Lakes Entrance is a coastal city in eastern Victoria, Australia. It is known for the Gippsland Lakes, a huge inland waterway system.
Lakes Entrance is a coastal city in eastern Victoria, Australia. It is known for the Gippsland Lakes, a huge inland waterway system. There is a footbridge at Ninety Mile Beach, which stretches along the coastline of the Tasman City coast. The wildlife around the beach and lakes includes kangaroos, pelicans, and dolphins. The Griffiths Sea Shell Museum has exhibits on marine life and coral reefs, as well as an aquarium.
1. Gippsland Lakes
The Gippsland Lakes are a network of lakes, marshes, and lagoons in east Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering an area of about 354 square kilometers. The largest of the lakes is Lake Wellington, Lake King, and Lake Victoria.
2. Ninety Mile Beach
The Ninety Mile Beach is a sandy stretch of beach on the south-eastern coastline of the East Gippsland region of Victoria in Australia. The beach faces Bass Strait and backs the Gippsland Lakes.
3. Griffiths Sea Shell Museum
One of Australia’s largest private collections of natural sea life featuring over 90,000 shells and sea creatures. Coral Reef room displaying hundreds of corals under special lighting. Aquariums featuring local sea creatures and fish. Some of the world’s rarest and weirdest fish such as Goblin and Frill Shark etc preserved and displayed. A Huge gift shop to suit all pockets including local shell handicrafts and jewelry.
4. Myer Street Jetty
The Myer Street jetty is a new and modern installation located on the eastern end of Lakes Entrance next to the Cunningham footbridge. The beautiful parkland will pleasantly surprise visitors to the Myer Street Jetty with bench seats overlooking Cunningham Arm, there are modern toilet and shelter facilities and easy access to the surf beach via the Cunningham footbridge. There are many shops and cafe’s within a short walking distance from the jetty.
5. Lakes Entrance Lookout
The Lakes Entrance Lookout is the ideal spot to begin your adventure in the waterfront resort town and fishing port, as well as the perfect place to mark the end of a fun-filled vacation. Make your way up to the hilltop lookout and enjoy sweeping views across the town’s breathtaking lake shores, coastal heathlands and the endless blue horizon of Bass Strait.