Located some 320 km east of Melbourne, the Gippsland Lakes are the largest inland lake system in Australia, stretching over some 400 square kilometres. The network of shallow lakes, marshes and lagoons are collectively fed by the Avon, Thomson, Latrobe, Mitchell, Nicholson and Tambo Rivers. Basically, the lakes system is a culmination of river deltas partitioned from the ocean by a long, relatively narrow coastal dune known Read more…
Though the landscape has changed dramatically since the construction of the artificial Entrance linking the Gippsland Lakes to Bass Strait in 1889, historical accounts and records provide the tools to estimate the location of the intermittent and ever moving Natural Entrance that challenged shipping and transport between Gippsland and Melbourne in those early years of settlement. The Natural Entrance was situated between 4.5 to Read more…
Prior to the construction of The Entrance at Lakes Entrance, Victoria in 1889, the Gippsland Lakes would naturally fill to a high level before the pressure caused by the build up of water would be intense enough to break through the Ninety Mile Beach sand dunes which are continuously replenished by the ocean surf of Bass Strait. In the early years of Read more…
The Lions Park public toilets are located on the lakeside foreshore, in the direct vicinity of the Walkway Bridge that crosses from the township of Lakes Entrance in Victoria, to to the surf beach and the Surf Life Saving Club. Helpful Hints: – Within Close Proximity to Town Centre – obtain Directions here – Various Car Parks are available along the Esplanade Read more…
Some delightful waterfront picnic tables are situate adjacent to the Car Park located to the west of the Bullock Island Road and Princes Highway Intersection. Bestowing tranquil views across this small pocket of the magnificent Gippsland Lakes, they are perfectly located to make the most of the boating and fishing facilities available nearby. The car park precinct facilities also include: boat ramp & jetty, dump point, fish Read more…
Located adjacent to the Car Park to the west of the Bullock Island Road and Princes Highway Intersection, is a well appointed boat ramp and jetty, providing easy access to the magnificent Gippsland Lakes. The car park precinct facilities also include: fish cleaning facilities, dump point, skate park, a delightful beach area with picnic tables . . . Helpful Hints: Lakes Read more…
A large Car Park is located just to the south-west of Bullock Island Road and Princes Highway Intersection – off Bullock Island Road. It services a boat ramp & jetty with fish cleaning facilities, provides a public dump point, has a skate park, as well as access to a delightful beach area with picnic tables . . . Helpful Hints: – Approximately 2 km Read more…
Located in the Car Park to the west of the Bullock Island Road and Princes Highway Intersection, is a Dump Point available for public use. The car park also services a boat ramp & jetty with fish cleaning facilities, skate park, as well as access to a delightful beach area with picnic tables . . . Helpful Hints: – Approximately 2 km Read more…
