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.
Want to know more about this region. With an organized tour you can take to the air, encounter wildlife, visit wineries, head for the water or explore the bush. So where to from here?
Satisfy your wanderlust in East Gippsland. There are so many roads to travel, so many boating adventures to take. Float away on a yacht, cruiser, canoe, or kayak. Explore from the driver seat of a hired 4WD or be guided on a tour. Motor or peddle on 2 wheels down picturesque country roads. Let a local guide you, or plan it and do it yourself. Either way, make sure you don’t miss anything.
Happy Hour Scenic Cruise every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
Come aboard ‘The Director’ and let our experienced skipper and crew show you what cruising the Gippsland Lakes in style is all about!
- Cruise Reeve Channel via Nungurner to Flagstaff Jett...
Enjoy the breathtaking sights and sounds as you tour the vast inland waterways of the Gippsland Lakes on the best venue for your next function, conference, party, wedding or tour, The Enterprise. The Enterprise is a stylish, spacious boat that offers...
Enjoy offshore fishing charters and ocean reef fishing, all your fishing gear is supplied, Bookings Required as there is a limit of 6 people per trip. Catch Gummy shark or snapper, tea and coffee also supplied.
Come and enjoy yourself abour the Tambo Queen on the beautiful Lake Tyers with your skipper / host Peter McDiarmid. Free digital photo emailed to you, all fishing gear, bait and equipment supplied, all fish cleaned and packaged for you, morning and a...
Research Vessel Lakes-EXPLORER provides a range of on-water activities on the calm waterways around Lakes Entrance. Activities include one or two hour Sea-Safari which engages participants in monitoring of sea-birds and sea-life. Lakes-EXPLORER cater...
Lazy Days Cruises will take you aboard the Rubeena, enjoying either the nature cruise, sunset cruise or theme cruises, while exploring the arms of Lake Tyers. The open air style of Rubeena allows you to fully appreciate in comfort the infinite beauty...
Come aboard the historic 'Lonsdale' and enjoy Eco cruises to view dolphins, seals, birds, wildlife flora and fauna. Covering areas from Lakes Entrance through to Lake King, your cruise ticket includes a 3 hour, 24km cruise with tea, coffee, biscuits ...
Enjoy ocean or lake fishing in Lakes Entrance. Aboard the purpose built 35ft CAT. Cabin seating, toilet and galley, quality tackle, fishing gear and bait provided. Your catch is cleaned and chilled ready to take home! Vessel departs from the Post Off...
Conducting two hour scenic and historic tours of Mallacoota with local commentary. Available for group bookings. Connecting with V/Line services at Genoa twice a day, three days a week.
Come aboard the Mulloway and enjoy either a Cocktail Cruise or three hour fishing charter including dolphin tours, sea eagle feeding and eco tours. The Cocktail cruise tours the Gippsland Lakes while you indulge in your favourite cocktails, departing...
Affordable Champagne Taste Tours. Tailored for every budget. It's your Limo for the day. Stop whenever you like. Shop. Admire views, - whenever the impulse takes you. Sunroof Koala Spotting. Raymond Island Picnics. Perfect ! Cruise, sampling along th...
Peels Tourist and Ferry Service offer various cruises aboard the Thunderbird or Stormbird. Three scenic cruises are available aboard the Thunderbird touring the Gippsland Lakes and are around 2 hours in duration. A luncheon cruise is available aboard...
Sea Myth Fishing Charters take you ocean reef fishing or lake fishing. Your Skipper Paul Standerwick supplies your bait, tackle, tea, coffee and cleans your fish as well! A five hour ocean trip or 3.5 hour lake trip is available.
Experience the secrets of the bush at night on Wyungara Nature Sanctuary just 15 minutes drive from Lakes Entrance. Discover a unique nocturnal world most people never see! All tours led by experienced naturalist guide using own network of private wa...
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.
