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Commences at 7pm for 7:30pm start, Tables of 8 required $15 per ticket. Nibbles suppied, drinks at bar prices. Heaps of Give aways and two of Lakes best Chefs are up for auction to cater for your own! Tables are limited so get your tickets soon! Contact Monica for more details and tickets.

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Arts, Culture & Heritage

EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE COUNCIL
LIBRARY RESEARCH

In person or online, where else can you access all the things you need, as well as personal service and assistance in finding it? Our libraries are the ultimate search engine.

The region of East Gippsland is vast. With such a large area to cover, a number of libraries are in operation in the main centres of Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Orbost and Paynesville, with shopfront locations at Mallacoota and Omeo. These permanent libraries have varied opening hours, which you should check below. Because of the large area that the libraries must service, a mobile library is in operation also that visits 42 sites throughout the region at various times. With access to the internet, magazines, story times and much more, a library is not just a collection of books. Membership is free.

Bairnsdale
22 Service Street, Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Tel: 03 5152 4225 Fax: 03 5152 6633

The library is housed in a beautiful heritage building. It also is home to the Hal Porter Study. A librarian at the Bairnsdale Public Library from August 1953 – February 1958, Hal Porter is synonymous with writing and literature. His novels, poetry, plays, short stories and even non-fiction are known to all. Within the library a memorial to him aims to recreate a private study he used at his final home in Ballarat. This area houses the East Gippsland Shire Library Local Studies Collection. A large collection of works by Hal Porter including books, journal articles and letters are also contained here.

OPEN HOURS:
MONDAY 10:00am - 5:00pm
TUESDAY 10:00am - 1:00pm
WEDNESDAY 9:00am - 6:00pm
THURSDAY 9:00am - 7:00pm
FRIDAY 9:00am - 6:00pm
SATURDAY 9:30am - 12:00pm

Lakes Entrance
18 Mechanics Street, Lakes Entrance VIC 3909
Tel: 03 5153 9500
OPEN HOURS:
MONDAY to FRIDAY 8:30am - 5:00pm

Mallacoota Shopfront
Mudbrick Building, Maurice Avenue
Mallacoota VIC 3892
Tel: 03 5158 0680 Fax: 03 5158 0743
OPEN HOURS:
MONDAY to FRIDAY 10:00am - 4:00pm

Omeo Shopfront
East Gippsland Shire Business Centre
Day Avenue, Omeo VIC 3898
Tel: 03 5153 9500 Fax: 03 5153 9576
OPEN HOURS:
MONDAY to FRIDAY 8:30am - 5:00pm

Orbost
Ruskin Street, Orbost VIC 3888
Tel: 03 5153 9500
OPEN HOURS:
MONDAY to FRIDAY 8:30am - 5:00pm

Paynesville
55 The Esplanade, Paynesville VIC 3880
Tel: 03 5153 9500
OPEN HOURS:
MONDAY 1:00pm - 5:00pm
WEDNESDAY 9:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm
FRIDAY 9:00am - 1:00pm

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Australia’s Coastal Wilderness National Landscape was launched by the Federal Minister for Tourism, the Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP last Friday 1 August in Torquay in association with the launch of the Great Ocean Road National Landscape. The Launch was attended by a number of East Gippslanders including Chair of the Australia’s Coastal Wilderness Steering Committee Phil Rickards who is also the Tourism Coordinator for the East Gippsland Shire. In his address, Minister Ferguson acknowledged that whilst he would have liked very much to have launched each of the eight individual landscapes in each region, due to time constraints that had not been possible. However, he said he hoped to be able to visit the Australia’s Coastal Wilderness region at some stage in the future. The Minister acknowledged the work of the Steering Committees in getting their respective landscapes accepted into the program. “I would particularly like to welcome members of the landscapes steering committees who I know are passionately enthused about this project. Enthusiasm in a service-oriented industry such as tourism is critical. So is innovation and I believe the National Landscapes Program will provide the impetus for Australia as a nation to view the relationship between tourism and our natural landscapes in an innovative light. “Much like the members of the Steering Committees, I am passionately enthused by the natural beauty of Australia. I do believe the landscapes which surround us are unparalleled in their beauty. In the fiercely competitive world of tourism they present us with enormous opportunity and point of difference. Who would not want to visit those National Landscapes already launched, they being The Australian Alps, Australia’s Red Centre, The Flinders Ranges, Australia’s Green Cauldron and the Greater Blue Mountains? I am pleased today to add the Great Ocean Road and Australia’s Coastal Wilderness to the list of regions included in the National Landscapes Program “To qualify as a National Landscape the location must be a world-class landscape of natural, cultural and spiritual assets, distinctive to Australia. “Australia’s Coastal Wilderness has a significance which has long been internationally recognized. It is a site of more than national significance and includes Croajingolong National Park which was in 1977 proclaimed a World Biosphere Region by UNESCO.” “The landscapes I am announcing today have been included in this unique program because they are more than just a group of appealing destinations. They are regions, which as a whole, are much greater than just the sum of their parts. They are distinctively Australian natural and cultural environments. And they will appeal to Tourism Australia’s target market, experience seekers; travelers of all ages who wish to experience new adventures and destinations which enable them to engage with a local culture. “I congratulate the steering committees for the Great Ocean Road and Australia’s Coastal Wilderness on achieving National Landscape status for these wonderful regions”, concluded Minister Ferguson.

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