It is that time of the year again when the Lakes Entrance Fire Brigade and the Toorloo Arm Fire Brigade join forces with the communities to raise funds for the Royal Childrens' Hospital Good Friday Appeal. There will be three trucks and four buses heading out on Good Friday to collect donations around Lake Tyers Beach and Lakes Entrance, so if you hear the sirens in your neighbourhood, head out...

Lakes Entrance Girl Guides had a fantastic time out on the water recently, paddling on the waters of Cunninghame Arm with Venture Out Australia. While the wind had them pushed down the lake a bit, it didn’t dampen the fun the Guides and their leaders had as they paddled kayaks and stand-up paddle boards with Venture Out Australia’s Sarah Carlisle, with unit leader, Sue Grima (Blue Wren), and...

Orbost Education Centre has welcomed back the Introductory to Floristry courses for 2024 in conjunction with Forget Me Not Studio in Lakes Entrance. "Our course has been so successful that we have been allocated hours from ACFE-Adult Community and Further Education to deliver a level two course, Working in Floristry, as part of our Learn Local programs," manager of Orbost Education Centre,...

Leap years bring an extra day each February and for the Cassar family it is a day they will never forget.  At 7.31pm on February 29, David and Amanda Cassar, of Lakes Entrance, welcomed their first child, baby boy Ezekiel, which they described as “miracle baby”. “We had tried for over seven years, trying multiple things including IVF to conceive a child,” David said. “Multiple...

Surf Life Saving Lakes Entrance (SLSLE) celebrated the club's ladies with its annual Pink Patrol last Saturday.  Life Saving Victoria has stated its 'Pink Patrol Mission' is "to acknowledge and celebrate the contribution of girls and women in shaping the lifesaving movement, and in doing so, make the opportunities and pathways in lifesaving more visible". SLSLE captain, Eden McMillan, said...