Jobs in Kalimna Lakes Entrance

Lakes Entrance has built its economy around its spectacular position where the Gippsland Lakes meet Bass Strait. Tourism and hospitality are the driving forces of local employment, with restaurants, cafes, boat hire operators, accommodation providers and souvenir shops along the Esplanade and marine precinct generating the bulk of job vacancies. The fishing industry, including commercial fishing through the port and the retail fish trade along the foreshore, also contributes to local employment in ways that are unique to Lakes Entrance among Victorian regional towns. Summer from December through January is the peak hiring window, with the Easter long weekend a secondary peak that can double hospitality staffing needs across the town in a short period.

Outside tourism, Lakes Entrance carries community-scale healthcare and social services employment through East Gippsland Health Service and local disability and aged care providers. Retail across the town's main shopping strip provides year-round casual and part time roles. Construction and trades are active given ongoing residential and holiday property maintenance demand. The broader Bairnsdale area, approximately 40 kilometres west, provides additional healthcare, education and government services employment for those willing to commute.