Lakeside Club Sale - Home of the Sale Bowls Club - is a place for locals and non locals to unwind, relax & enjoy the facilities we have on offer. The perfect venue for meals with friends and family or drinks in the bar, we provide a relaxed dining experience whilst offering quality gastro pub meals utilising the best local produce Gippsland has to offer.
There's a large playroom for the kids, along with a bar for the adults. Pull up a seat outside on the veranda, take the opportunity to get barefoot with a casual roll of lawn bowls. Hit the Bistro Grill up for a serve of modern Australian cuisine alongside favourites for lunch and dinner.
Chicken Parma's and Gippsland Porterhouse tick the pub grub box while ever changing specials give the flavour police something to sing about. BAR | TAB | BISTRO GRILL | LARGE CHILDREN'S INDOOR PLAY AREA | ALFRESCO DINING | BAREFOOT BOWLS | MEETING ROOM | FUNCTIONS OPEN 7 DAYS FROM 10am
Located at the Port of Sale Wellington Centre, you'll find The Dock Espresso Bar. Stop by and enjoy a glorious coffee (7 seeds blends), homemade sandwiches, wraps and other nibbles for either breakfast, lunch or in between. The Dock team also have delicious sweet treats for those tempted by their sweet tooth.
As well as serving coffee, brunch, lunch and sweet treats daily, we also cater to many local businesses for everything from formal functions to casual staff get-togethers (and everything in between).
Bring the kids in for a yummy milkshake, then enjoy the kids library, gallery and of course open spaces outdoors. Or of course, just sit overlooking the beautiful Port with a mid-afternoon pick me up coffee hit!
Drift back into a different time, when our waterways were our highways, and journey from the Port of Sale to the landmark Swing Bridge (1890). Spot birds and wildlife as you cruise and your guide recounts the region’s remarkable stories, from its first people the Gunnaikurnai, through early settlement to the present day.
Port of Sale Heritage Cruises operates a two hour heritage cruise twice daily (subject to change during off peak periods - Saturdays and Sundays 10am and 2pm) on the Rubeena (1912 ). If you have a special event or want a wedding celebration with a difference, the Rubeena can also be booked solely for your group.
The canal links the city of Sale via to the Thompson River, Latrobe River and the Gippsland Lakes to the open sea.
The Rubeena’s quiet electric motor and leisurely pace are ideal for spotting even the shiest creatures. Birdsong provides a constant soundtrack to your journey and keen eyes will spot Whistling Kites, Pelicans, Sea Eagles, Cormorants, Moorhens, and Azure Kingfishers.
As you pass downstream, the ancient river redgums form part of the Ramsar-listed wetlands abutting the river, home to an abundance of birdlife and native fauna including koalas. These ancient river red gum trees show scars left by the Brayakooloong clan of the Gunaikurnai as they created their canoes.
On your journey you will pass McArdells Gap, the site where the Enterprise was built – the first boat on the Gippsland Lakes. At the junction with the Latrobe River you will pass the oldest operating Swing Bridge, which was completed in 1883. The bridge still swings each Saturday and Sunday to allow vessels to enter the Port of Sale.
The abundant birdlife is significant to the region’s first people, the Gunnaikurnai, and a local artist commemorated their creation story of Borun the Pelican and Tuk the Musk Duck in an evocative sculpture set in parkland at the Swing Bridge.