New Menin Gate lions are now a permanent fixture on the plinths in front of the Menin Gate Memorial, as the Australian Government’s gift to the city of Ieper (Ypres), Belgium, was unveiled on Remembrance Day. The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, said Australia and the city of Ieper, which was accepting the gift on behalf of the Belgian people, have a...

Four Metung Village businesses were destroyed on Tuesday, November 6, as firefighters battled for four and a half hours to contain a fire that started at around 5.30pm as the result of an electrical fault. Incident controller, Johnsonville Fire Brigade captain, Chris Seymour, told the Post around 70 to 80 emergency service personnel, including fire fighters, police and ambulance, were in...

Federal Member for Gippsland and Lakes Entrance local, Darren Chester, has paid tribute to outgoing East Gippsland Shire mayor, Cr Joe Rettino, and called on the community to unite to focus on the economic and social challenges facing towns such as Lakes Entrance. Mr Chester this week met with Cr Rettino and representatives from several Lakes Entrance community and sporting groups to discuss...

Contractors working on East Gippsland Shire Council’s Lakes Entrance seawall replacement project have en- countered some unexpected obstructions in recent weeks that slowed progress. However, council says every endeavour is being made to still have the works completed as soon as possible, but the need to remove large chunks of concrete (the result of decades of interim repairs to the seawall)...

A re-elected Labor Government says it will give the Gippsland Lakes back to recreational anglers, phasing out commercial fishing to boost local tourism and create jobs by opting with a compulsory licence buyout. Shortly after it was announced the Liberal Nationals Coalition would support a voluntary buyout last week, giving the 10 Gippsland Lakes commercial netting licence holders the option,...