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From Paynesville, you can experience all that the Gippsland Lakes lifestyle has to offer ? boating, sailing, fishing, water skiing, swimming, restaurants, wineries and a whole lot more.

?Boating
?Boat hire / Charter tours
?Fishing
?Water skiing / Wakeboarding
?Walking
?Bike riding
?Tennis
?Golf
?Lawn bowls
?Snowfields
?Dining
?Wineries
?Picnic locations
?Shopping
?Entertainment
?Transportation
?Visitor Information Centres
?Links

Boating
Australia?s largest inland waterway, The Gippsland Lakes offers a vast array of boating opportunities, from kayaking, to sailing, cruising, jet-skiing, water sports and more!

There are many boat ramp and jetty locations in and around Paynesville, as well as boat & water sports hire companies, boat builders and sales, service and repair providers.

To cater for all types of ?boaties? Paynesville has both:

?Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club
?Paynesville Motor Cruiser Club
?Bulls Cruisers hire boats and Fuel Jetty
Boat Launching Ramps
?Paynesville: The Esplanade (Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club), Slip Road, Kings Road (Fort Kind Island), Sunset Cove Drive
?Raymond Island: Fourth Parade
?Loch Sport: Marina Seacombe at The Landing
?Marlay Point: Lake Wellington Yacht Club Hollands Landing
?Eagle Point: Silt Jetties, and Ramp Road
?Newlands Arm: Birrells Point
?Wattle Point: at the end of the Road
?Nicholson: at the river below the highway bridge
?Johnsonville: Punt Road near the Tambo River jetty
?Metung: Shaving Point
?Nungurner: Foreshore
?Lakes Entrance: Bullock Island (yachts only) & Marine Parade
?Lake Tyers: Lake Tyers Beach Road and Fishermans Landing
Boat Fuel Jetties
?Paynesville: McMillan Strait between the ferry and the Motor Cruiser Club
?Metung: near Riviera Nautic
?Lakes Entrance: North Arm near the boat ramp and Cunninghame Arm
?Loch Sport: Marina near the hotel
?Hollands Landing: near the jetty
Recommended places to visit:

?Paynesville Canals
?McMillans Straight
?Paynesville
?Newlands Arm
?Duck Arm
?Sperm Whale Head
?Barrier Landing
?Steamer Landing
?Bunga Arm
?Boole Pool Peninsula
?Rotemah Island
?Loch Sport
?Wattle Point
?Mitchel River
?Nicholson River
?Tambo River
?Metung
?Chinamans Creek
?Boxes Creek
?Barrier Landing
?Lakes Entrance
To find out more on places to visit check out Visit Paynesville, Gippsland Tourism, Discover East Gippsland, Dockside Boats, Paynesville Cruiser Club and Webster Marine websites.

Boat Hire / Charter Tours
Bulls Cruisers
Bulls Cruisers, located in the seaside town of Paynesville, has over 50 years experience in coordinating boating holidays for romantic getaways, family holidays and group boating adventures.

Bulls Cruisers is the longest established cruiser hire company operating on the Gippsland lakes. During the last century Captain James Bull owned and operated a number of small trading ships which, at the time, were an effective and essential part of the expansion of settlement around the Gippsland Lakes area.

Later, one of his sons, Joseph C. Bull, established a shipyard at Metung, building and repairing boats and supplying a variety of other marine services.

Bulls shipyards has been repairing and building boats in Metung since 1924.The Bull family name has been linked with ship building and cruiser hire on the Lakes for over 100 years.

Today they retain and operate some of the original hire cruisers built in the famous Bulls shipyard at Metung. This is a tribute to the excellence of the craftsmanship and robust design features of Bulls cruisers.

Bulls Cruisers has been under new management since December 2006. Their crew of 9 are passionate about the Gippsland Lakes, Rivers & Beaches and about our customers experiencing a truly magical holiday escape. From booking your holiday, to cleaning and maintaining your boat to your marine safety and cruiser briefing you will find their staff?s friendliness and dedication second to none. They may even tell you where the fish are biting!!

The Enterprise

Aquamania

Clints Ski School

Peels Cruisers

Riviera Nautic

Fishing
Fishing in the Gippsland Lakes is generally great all year round with an almost endless number of spots to visit ? from river banks, jetties, swing moorings, anchorage, surf beaches and the open ocean!

There is a wide variety of species on offer including:

Bream, Mullet, Trevally, Tailor, Flathead, Salmon, Garfish, Shark

Common bait used includes:

Prawn, sandworm, whitebait, spider crab, soft plastics, trolling lures

Visit the Bait Shack, Lakes Entrance Fishing Report, Fish Victoria and Bulls Cruisers for more information on fishing in the Gippsland Lakes.

Water Skiing / Wakeboarding
Water skiing is a favourite action sport pastime with many enthusiasts and beginners participating all year round particularly over the summer months. One of the fastest growing sports in the world ? wakeboarding is becoming increasingly popular throughout the Gippsland Lakes.

Whether it is out on the open lakes of King and Victoria or tucked in to one of the many inlets, arms and coves providing shelter from the changing weather conditions, with its vast expansion of waterways ? the Gippsland Lakes is a premier location for water skiing and wakeboarding.

Common locations to ski or wakeboard near Paynesville include:

?Newlands Arm
?Dawson?s Cove
?Bunga Arm
?Lake King
To help get you out there and into the water, if you don?t already have a boat and your own equipment ? you can get involved with Aquamania or Clints Ski School in Paynesville or Cactus Black in Bairnsdale.

Walking
Paynesville and surrounding areas have some fantastic walking tracks allowing you to take full advantage of the natural bushland, wild life and views of the lakes and sunsets.

There are many walking tracks around the edge of the waterways that can be found by simply driving to the end of roads that lead to the water.

Popular walks include:

?Sunset Cove / Newlands Arm
?Lake King / Eagle Point
?Raymond Island Boardwalk
?Raymond Island bush tracks

Bike Riding
Most of Paynesville is relatively flat land and riding a bike is a great way to get around and explore the area. As with walking there are many tracks and trails, both flat and easy, as well as undulating and challenging.

The nearby township of Bairnsdale has several sporting and cycling shops to cater for equipment sales, service and repairs, including:

Rawsons Bikes: 157 Main St, Bairnsdale

Riviera Cycles P/L: 193 Main Street, Bairnsdale

Tennis
Tennis Club Paynesville
Street: A.J Freeman Reserve, Ashley Street, Paynesville
Details: Annual General Meeting held end of July each year. Ladies days held each Tuesday and Thursday (except school holidays). Pennant teams are entered in the Bairnsdale & District Tennis Association (October to March). Coaching is available Thursday afternoons, or at arranged times. New members welcome.

Golf
Bairnsdale Golf and Bowls Club
Bairnsdale Golf and Bowls Club, situated on the Paynesville Road, Eagle Point, is a first class facility offering one of Gippsland?s most picturesque courses.

With spectacular views across Eagle Bay and the lake to the mountains, tree lined fairways and its rich variety of wildlife and birds, the course, Bairnsdale Golf Club is first choice for many district and pro-am tournaments.

The course features carpet like couch grass fairways, superb greens and challenging bunkers that test golfing skill to the full.

Green fee players are most welcome and the club can arrange accommodation packages to assist visiting players.

The club features:

?18 hole par 71 course, 6060 meters
?Two first class bowling greens
?Fully licensed Clubhouse ? for pleasant relaxation over a drink or two.
?Club & Buggy Hire
?Resident Golf Professional
Bairnsdale Golf Club: 1090 Paynesville Road, Eagle Point
Golf Bookings

Clubhouse and Office

Metung Golf at Kings Cove
Ted Parslow designed, Gippsland?s own resort-style golf course is right on the doorstep of the lucky people who live at Kings Cove. A challenging Par 72 golf course that has 9 holes, but with clever use of tees offers the player an 18 hole layout in excess of 6000 metres. Stunning greens, wide, generous and well-maintained fairways ensure a most enjoyable day?s golf. Green fee players are welcome and our Professional is on hand to assist you in all matters golf! We have a fully stocked Pro Shop and electric golf carts to make your golf day truly memorable.

Kings Cove Metung: 94 Kings Cove Boulevard, Metung, Victoria 3904

Goose Gully Golf Greens ? Bairnsdale
Privately owned nine hole public course, built on 33 acres of gently undulating country on the northern side of Bairnsdale with magnificent views overlooking Jones? Bay and Lake King.

Less than five minutes from the centre of Bairnsdale, the course caters for the competitive golfer and golfers of all levels.

Goose Gully Golf: Balfours Road, Bairnsdale Victoria, 3875

Lawn bowls
With superb conditions through spring to Autumn the East Gippsland bowling greens are second to none. Clubs can be found in Bairnsdale, Paynesville and surrounding regions, all hosting regular interclub bowling competitions and social functions. Visitors Welcome.

Bairnsdale Golf & Bowling Club: 1090 Paynesville Road, Eagle Point, Victoria 3878


Paynesville Bowling Club: 11 ? 17 Ashley Street, Paynesville Victoria 3880

Snowfields
Paynesville is within close proximity to The Great Alpine Road leading to Omeo and the Bogong Ranges the ski resorts of Dinner Plain, Mount Hotham, Mt Beauty and Falls Creek are only a short drive away. Within two hours of departing Paynesville ? you can be clipping into your skis, strapping on your snowboard and enjoying everything Victoria?s premium snowfields have to offer.

Check out these websites to find out more about Gippsland?s snowfields:

?Ski Victoria
?Vic Snow Report
?Tourism Victoria ? Victoria?s Snowfields
?Mt Hotham
?Falls Creek
?Mt Beauty
?Mt Buller
Dining
Paynesville has a vast array of dining options, from bakeries to cafes, fast food and take away to country pub style meals, a-la-carte menus and fine dining.

Caf?s, restaurants, wine bars:

?The Old Pub ? Paynesville
?The Motor Cruiser Club
?Soulliers Restaurant
?Alma?s Restaurant
?Fisherman?s Wharf
?Tham Dynasty Chines
?Ferry Caf?
?Fickle Fig
?Wine Justice
?Habourside Caf?
?Bancroft Bites (Located in Metung)
?Caf? Espas (Located on Raymond Island)
?Bairnsdale Golf Club (Located on Paynsville Road)
Bakeries:
?Water View Bakery
?Paynesville Bakery

Fish and chips, pizza and assorted takeaway:
?Paynesville Seafoods
?Mr Pizza

Wineries
The Gippsland Wine Zone stretches from Phillip Island in the west to the New South Wales border in the east. It is the south eastern tip of mainland Australia.

East Gippsland ? Beyond Rosedale, including the cities of Sale, Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance. A more Mediterranean style climate is experienced with lower rainfalls than the rest of Gippsland. Also traversed by the Princes Highway.

Experience Gippslands diverse range of wines, with the region boasting over 100 different vineyards and 40 wineries.