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arts & travel Gippsland Lakes Fed by the waters of five major rivers and fringed by the famous Ninety Mile Beach, the Gippsland Lakes region provides a haven for swimming, fishing, kayaking, boating and sailing. Lakes Entrance is the largest town on the lakes and is well- serviced with resorts, hotels, shops sail by, set up a deck chair for a spot Cape Conran and facilities. Metung is a scenic of fishing or take a swim in Lake Located in East Gippsland, Cape village located in a peaceful corner King. Nearby, Paynesville is another Conran Coastal Park consists of of the Gippsland Lakes. Surrounded waterfront village set on a network of 11,700 hectares of coastal wilderness almost completely by water, it’s canals. One of the local attractions is with 60 kilometres of remote sandy a swanky tourist destination with Raymond Island, known for its koala beaches. The park is teeming with nice cafes, restaurants and artisan population. The island is just 200m off wildlife and during May to October galleries. Here you can stroll along the coast of Paynesville and is linked whales and dolphins may be spotted the Metung boardwalk, watch yachts by a vehicle and passenger ferry. off the coast. The area is rich in linkonline.com.au travel 53