The Kalimna Jetty Walk, known as the Loop Walk, is closed until the end of June as East Gippsland Shire Council completes an upgrade. The path will have an improved gravel surface and rock will be installed to mitigate further erosion of the shoreline. “During the closure, pedestrians are asked to observe the construction signs and any directions from the contractor including traffic management...

Lakes Entrance Action and Development Association (LEADA) is on the hunt for new members to get involved in varying capacities within the committee or be active on a sub committee that may be of interest to them. Chairperson of LEADA, Alison Brewer, hopes to see new faces on the committees, which will allow some older members who have served in top positions for a long time to happily step...

Recreational fishing in the Gippsland Lakes has an even brighter future thanks to the State Government’s record stocking of dusky flathead fingerlings in recent weeks. Minister for Outdoor Recreation, Sonya Kilkenny, said the three-year stocking trial by the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) aims to boost the population of the highly regarded recreational fishing species. “The third year of...

The Dawn Service commemorating ANZAC Day always has a special atmosphere but this year was added to with a lone piper giving a haunting performance.  As dawn broke a dedicated crowd assembled at the Lakes Entrance Cenotaph on Marine Parade to the lamenting sound of a pipers' anthem, Lest We Forget, played by lone piper David Hynd, Corporal of Melbourne Rats of Tobruk Pipers and Pipe Major...

Lakes Football Netball Club season got an East Gippsland football boost last Saturday with the Seagulls humbling last year’s preliminary finalists, Lindenow, by 65 points at the Lindenow Recreation Reserve.After an even first term which saw the Cats lead by a goal, the Seagulls turned up the heat in the second quarter kicking eight goals to one to be in control at half time by 44 points. First...