Two Lakes Entrance projects secured vital funding through Pick My Project – the Andrews Government’s ground-breaking program that gives locals the power to choose the projects their community needs.Lakes Grain Shed received $196,000 for a community off lead dog park, while Gippsland Lakes Community Health received $177,456 for a fitness trail, which will provide a quality fitness circuit...
The Lakes Entrance Fishermen’s Cooperative celebrates 50 years since its inception this month.The co-operative was opened by the then Victorian Premier, Sir Henry Bolte, on October 23, 1968.Sir Henry had initially offered a loan to the fishermen to build the co-operative but when the Premier arrived in Lakes Entrance to open the building he was so impressed with what they had done, he turned the...