Lakes Entrance is a tourist resort and fishing port in eastern Victoria, Australia with a population of 6000 (2001). It is situated 320 kilometres east of Melbourne near a man-made channel connecting the Gippsland Lakes to the Bass Strait. Lakes Entrance lies at sea level, meaning that any approach to the township requires a drop from a higher geographical point. The main township is connected to the town of Kalimna by a stretch of the Princes Highway known as "Jemmy's Point", which snakes down and around a point protruding into the Gippsland Lakes. Spectacular views of the entrance and of the Lakes can be seen from the look-outs along Jemmy's Point.
