Lakes Entrance
This extremely popular holiday town is at the eastern end of the Gippsland Lakes,& the largest inland network of waterways in Australia. The town caters well for both seaside recreation and exploration of the mountain country to the north. In town during Jan: Larger than Lakes Festival. Dec: New Year’s Eve Fireworks. 
Is a tourist resort and fishing port in eastern Victoria, Australia. It is situated approximately 320 kilometres (200 mi) east of Melbourne near a managed, man-made channel connecting the Gippsland Lakes to the Bass Strait. At the 2006 census, Lakes Entrance had a population of 4,094. The township was originally named Cunninghame, the Post Office of that name opening on 5 February 1870. It was renamed Lakes Entrance on 1 January 1915.
Description
Lakes Entrance, which lies almost at sea level, can be accessed from Melbourne via Bairnsdale and the town of Kalimna to the north west by a stretch of the Princes Highway, which snakes down and around a point protruding into the Gippsland Lakes known as “Jemmy’s Point”. Spectacular views of The Entrance and of the Lakes can be seen from various look-outs on Jemmy’s Point. The Princes Highway leaves the north east side of the town through hilly countryside towards Nowa Nowa and Orbost.
Lakes Entrance is predominantly a fishing and tourism-driven town; the main beach front is a safe harbour for many major commercial fishing and recreational watersport operations. The surf beach is patrolled by the Lakes Entrance Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) between November and March every summer, with lifeguard patrols from late December to late January. The waterfront is populated by restaurants, shops, caravan parks, a Woolworths, a Target Country store which opened in 2007, a McDonalds restaurant which opened in September 1997. The town’s main residential areas lie farther inland.
Lakes Entrance is a very popular spot for camping in caravan parks, and in free camping spots in Colquhoun State Forest.
Nearby major towns include Bairnsdale and Orbost.
Minor towns include Swan Reach, Johnsonville, Kalimna, Nicholson, Metung and Lake Tyers.
Sports
The town has an Australian rules football team competing in the East Gippsland Football League.The town is home to a hockey club in the East Gippsland Hockey Association, although the club still plays under the name of its original home town, Swan Reach.
Golfers play at the course of the Lakes Entrance Golf Club on Golf Links Road.
Lakes Entrance also provides access to some of the best fishing to be found in Victoria.
Lakes View 9 Hole Golf Course
Lakes Golf
Palmers Road Lakes Entrance VIC 3909
In Lakes Entrance on holiday or weekend away. Make sure you allow the time for a hit of golf at the picturesque Top Golf Course.
Follow Roadknight Street to Palmers Road the course is on your left 4 minutes from town.
It doesn’t matter whether you are a beginner or pro you can test your skills on our par 30 9 hole course with great views and a friendly, welcoming atmosphere!
Paddle Boats and Catamaran Hire
Paddle Boats and Catamaran Hire
Across Footbridge Lakes Entrance VIC 3909
“Holiday Fun For All Ages”
Paddleboats. Aquabikes. Catamarans. Canoes.
Paddleskis. Cruise Chair.
Body Boards for the Beach.
Family Paddle Boat – Up to 5 Persons
Lakes main beach is patrolled by the Surf Club in summer months, school holidays and weekends is just over the dunes behind the Paddle Boats. Make it a family day out, take a picnic lunch or grab a sandwich and drink at the kiosk opposite. Toilets and change rooms are nearby.
Fishing, Swimming, Surfing, and Body Boarding are popular, as is Sun Baking. For the more energetic, walk along the beach to the Entrance approx 6kms return. It is advisable to take a drink with you.
There are No Rubbish Bins supplied, so please take your rubbish home and keep the Ninety Mile Beach and Lakes Entrance clean and tidy for future visitors.
Lakes Riviera – Art on Show
Lakes Riviera - Art on Show
10 Myer St
Lakes Entrance
Victoria 3909
Australia
The annual Lakes Riviera – Art on Show is on again, over the Queens Birthday long weekend.
If you are interested in local quality art, come along and view over 200 paintings, created on a variety of surfaces.
Prizes start at AUD1500 for first place, AUD750 for second, AUD250 for third and some extra prizes for special categories.
If you are interested in having your work on display, use the contact details to request an entry form.
Lakes Entrance, East Gippsland, Victoria, is renowned for its mild weather during winter. Take a break from the daily grind, catch some culture while you are at it, and visit us here in Lakes Entrance.
Yokohama Alpine Rally
Yokohama Alpine Rally
The Esplanade
Lakes Entrance
Victoria 3909
Australia
Based in delightful Lakes Entrance the event was a huge success. If you missed out on the ‘rally of the year’ you’ll have to wait until 2011 ………
You Just Can’t Say No.
Planning is already under way for the next event in 2011 with lots of new innovations and exciting changes in the wind. The Yokohama Alpine Rally has the premier Classic Rally in Australia and will continue to grow in partnership with the community of East Gippsland.
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