The History of the Shrine Travelling Exhibition is touring regional Victorian centres from 2006 to 2009. Over 20 leading institutions are hosting this important exhibition which aims to connect all Victorians to the Shrine of Remembrance. The exhibition features information panels, archival photographs and audiovisual material. It traces the Shrine’s fascinating history from concept to construction through to its role as a contemporary commemorative and interactive learning space. The Shrine exhibition will be in Bairnsdale through June and July.
This recipe calls for natural beauty, energy and spirit. Add to the mix a great climate and dedicated growers and producers. Voila ! A developing menu of flavours is born – delicious and fresh and totally East Gippsland.
Behind the backdrop of picturesque scenery there are culinary gems emerging. A range of growers and producers are building on their enthusiasm and expertise to develop productive links with local chefs and restaurants. This is good news for you. Sample some of the best East Gippsland produce and take some home with you. Treats like ripe, juicy berries and flavoursome fruit, fresh fish with a ‘just caught’ flavour or prime Gippsland beef. Take your pick of cheeses with organic goat varieties at the forefront. This cornucopia of delights covers every food group you could imagine. Even back home you will probably be eating East Gippsland produce. The famous Four’n’’Twenty Pie and other baked delights are made in Bairnsdale. The fertile river flats of Lindenow and the Snowy River Region produce all kinds of vegetables and salad leaves that you buy each day from your supermarket. Our fish is shipped to Melbourne each day. Eat, drink and be very, very glad you visited East Gippsland.
Bairnsdale RSL
Experience the excitement! The Bairnsdale RSL facilities include the Sunset Bar and Bistro (open 7 days for Lunch and Dinner) and Chatts Café (Open all day everyday). Excellent entertainment is also on offer including leading national and internation...
Come and enjoy a relaxing meal at Clancy's Restaurant, fully licensed and BYO premises, there is a comprehensive wine list with local and regional wines available. Specialising in steak and seafood the restaurant is open seven nights a week.
Experience fantastic food and wine while overlooking the fishing fleet of Lakes Entrance! Open 7 days for breakfast and dinner. Happy hour every day from 5pm. The lounge bar boasts a full cocktail section, tapas bar, 106 cm plasma screen and fire pla...
• Browse the wine selection in our fully licensed wine bar.
• Stay over in our B&B or bunkhouse (incl. backpackers) accommodation.
• Enjoy our large selection of homemade jams, pickles & sauces.
• Group bookings welcome.
• Country hospitality.
Ferrymans Cafe is open daily from 10am until late, come and enjoy a beautiful meal for lunch served from 12 noon or dinner served from 6pm. Dine in style on the floating cafe set amongst the fishing fleet of Lakes Entrance and simply enjoy coffee and...
For those who are inspired by food and win, Season restaurant and bar within Kings Cove Club will delight you. A mouth-watering a la carte menu of modern Australian cuisine is offered by our award winning chef and his team using fresh local produce. ...
The Lakes Entertainment Centre offers fantastic bistro and bar meals, including Pizzas, Pasta and Aussie cuisine, Live entertainment, children's playground and gaming facilities.
The Lakes Entrance Bowls Club is open Monday - Saturday 9.30am till late and Sunday 10am till 11pm. Bowls is played Tuesdays-Sundays all year round, competition and social bowls or a 'roll-up'. Coaching available. Visitors most welcome.
The Bowls C...
The Lakes Entrance RSL club offers fully licensed Scallop Pot Restaurant which boasts Australian and Chinese cuisine including Chef's, the club can accommodate up to 150 guests in an elegant, relaxed atmosphere. Gaming facilities and Members Lounge. ...
The Mallacoota Hotel Motel is centrally located in Mallacoota's Main Street, close to shopping, walks, the Mallacoota Lakes, and just minutes drive to many of our beautiful beaches and Croajingolong National Park. The Motel has 20 motel units includi...
The Nicholson River Winery wines are very individual and show the regional character of softness and distinct lingering flavours. We make ddry, sweet and sparkling styles using Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Mrlot, Caber...
Bringing you over 120 varieties of quality cleanskin wines from some of the most awarded winemakers in Australia. Tasters provide Wine and Food tasting daily. Accompanied by, dips, pestos, anitpasti, cheese, smoked meats and seafood, local and import...
High quality wines. Enjoy wine tastings, wine by the glass, platters, terrines and much more in a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere overlooking the beautiful waterways of Paynesville.
Beautiful giftware, gourmet foods, boutique beers, local produc...
Wyanga Park Winery is Gippsland's oldest winery, with easy access by car or boat, estate grown reds and whites and free wine tasting they are open 7 days a week. Within the Winery is Henry's Winery Cafe that serves lunch every day and Dinner on Frid...
www.discovereastgippsland.com.au, our East Gippsland website launched only in November 2007, funded 50% by a grant from the Provincial Economic Partnership Fund and 50% by the East Gippsland Shire Council, has been a real hit and already reporting in excess of 30,000 unique visitors per month. The website is structured into three sections, they being Tourism (“Explore our regions”), Business (“Business opportunities & investment”) and Lifestyle (“Living & Employment”) and includes not only editorial information but also a large number of advertisements for local business operators.
Phil Rickards who is the East Gippsland Shire’s Economic Development & Tourism Coordinator and project manager for the development of the website, said that the website’s current success was a testament to a combination of sound planning, engaging a very professional website development contractor and having a strategy for ongoing improvements.
“To reach 33,623 visitors to the website in June 2008 from a base of 13,763 in December 2007 which was its first month of operation is a great result and shows that there is a real need for the sort of information available on the site. Essentially, our aims for the website were to put together a high quality economic development website to achieve the following - promote East Gippsland as a prime location in Victoria for investment and lifestyle migration, market the region as a prime tourist location to domestic and international visitors, and be a regional showcase and information portal linking regional businesses to the wider community”, said Phil Rickards.
The website advertising opportunities have been well received by industry with over 250 businesses, primarily in the tourism sectors such as accommodation, hospitality and tour operators being profiled to date.
But rather than resting on their laurels and being satisfied with the website’s success to date, the Shire and the local peak industry body, the East Gippsland Regional Business & Tourism Association, have begun a number of important upgrades to the site and have applied for support funding from RDV to assist achieving this.
“Improvements include increasing the advertising opportunities available for strictly non-tourism related business operators such as the Trades & Services and Retail sectors, and a Search Engine Optimization Editor enabling us to have optimal matching of the website to what search engines are looking for on an on-going basis. Upgrades such as these will make the website even more relevant to the needs of East Gippsland’s customers and help increase traffic even further”, said Phil Rickards.
