As you maybe aware Pat and I manage a park and it happens to be near Lakes Entrance. Have not utilised the forum for over a year now but have been watching closelly the change in membership for the better. For those that hung on, congratulations.

As I like to banter and have strong opinions on relative issues I am looking forward to other views. I hope Gerty is still aroung and the many other colourful characters as well.

I won't promote the park we are in except to say, find us. It will be very worthwhile. We have worked hard for the 14 months here and have on offer, seniors rates and the nicest park in the Lakes area. A great base to enjoy the area from only 8 minutes from the madding crowd. We struggle to attract the volumes we deserve offpeak as we are 4 k's off the Princes, but those, generally from recomendations, love it here.

Dog friendly except Xmas and Easter, camp fires and all forms of accomodation on offer will give you the oportunity to decide yourself if we deserve to be considered.

Last season for all the reasons made clear was a disaster for all forms of tourism. It was forecasted a couple of years ago but most involved in this industry hoped it may not eventuate as badly as predicted. Clearly the rot set in 2 years ago with the Queensland flood event, the rising dollar and the oportunity to travel overseas cheaply. Travellers filled the park at Mallacoota, some 600 sites as and indicator of fear to venture any further until confident the rain events ceased. We know the sad conclusion but it not only affected Queensland, but us as well. The passing army of tourists were not there, a very slow and dissapointing winter followed. Xmas 2012 wasn't any better for the same reasons, Sydney was developing also, and again Mallacoota was the indicator. Overseas visitors numbers that were predicted just never arrived, namelly India and China, but they also want value for money. I can just hear some comments as i have some of my own, but tourism flourishing tends to allow the industry to survive.

Believe me, free camping won't always be there, I hope I am wrong, for Pat and I will need to utilise this facility ourselves when we retire. But it is obvious that there is an element that is hell bent on ruining it.

So, WHERE IS LAKE TYERS BEACH?> and I say GOOGLE it.

When searching Lake Tyers and Lake Tyers Beach both bring up different sites. Lake Tyers, the history and Lake Tyers Beach has many other relevant features associated with tourism.

Lake Tyers Fishing, Great site with many links to local interests. Thanks to Ian in the past and now NO FUSS GUSS.

90 mile beach, extends past our park all the way east to Cape Conran. Our park has easy access to this beach, but we don't have a sea view, wouldn't want it either. Wouldn't allow my kids to swim there either but Red Bluff id renown for surfing oportunities. All of our sites are protected from the wind as we are in a hollow. The reputation of the cleanest of ammenities will satisfy all seeking this as rightfully the priority.

We are a Holiday Park ( actually a Retreat ) aiming at peak time, only Xmas and Easter, to offer a holiday experience to the many families that flood this park every year, as they always have.

We offer 2 villa's, 10 cabins and all forms of sites for caravans, limited number of very large units and sites powered or unpowered for true campers, for some reason in the bush like experience. Maybe age has caught up, heh!

I don't want to fire up the subject of parks versus free camping as it appears to me that both arguments need to survive.

For those who seek continually free camps, good luck and enjoy but help to look after this privelage.

Many travelling with their wives or partners need parks and will decide which parks are deserving of their choice. An honest assesment is a recomendation to us, although word of mouth is a slow rewarder it eventually recognises our efforts to give the experience sought.

To the Big4 bashers, they focus on families and supply the very high standards and facilities required, enjoy these parks offpeak when we know we can.

So Where is Lake Tyers Beach, have a look on Google, utilise Google Earth, Read Badgers Caravan Park Reports, cover hundreds of park reports, a great travellers bible.

Hope our efforts will be rewarded with a visit, a coffee, introduce yourself as a nomad, look around but feel free to leave gracefully even if we know, your tooooo fussy.

Looking forward, as we have in the past catching up in the near future.

Gets lonelly here in the best winter weather in Victoria.

Bye, Graham and Pat.