PAGE 62 | LAKES COAST VISITOR GUIDE PAYNESVILLE Paynesville Wine Bar owner Jo Muller is ready to welcome you and your family. A lakeside town that knows how to live it up The small village of Paynesville is a popular holiday destination for lovers of boating, fishing and other water-based sports, from kayaking to kitesurfing. Located just a 15-minute drive south of Bairnsdale, the township has been set-up for outdoor family enjoyment, with expansive waterfront lawn areas, stretches of sand, chairs and paths. With saltwater lakes on three sides, a network of sheltered canals and inlets, as well as numerous boat ramps and jetties, Paynesville is the perfect place for boaters to launch their way into Gippsland’s vast network of inland waterways. In fact, it’s possible to travel by water from Paynesville all the way to Lakes Entrance, roughly 25 kilometres to the east (as the crow flies). Floating tin shed On public holidays and weekends, if the weather is fine, you might be fortunate enough to catch some live music being played from the town’s iconic floating tin shed – a watercraft fashioned to resemble a rusty stockman’s hut. The shed often plies Paynesville’s waterfront and canals, with amplified singers and musicians on board, much to the delight of locals and visitors. Island koala spotting Across the water, just 200 metres away from the Paynesville foreshore, is Raymond Island, which is home to a significant koala population, as well as a small residential population that co-exists with many native birds and animals, offering ideal bushwalking opportunities. The five-minute vehicle and passenger ferry to Raymond Island departs Paynesville regularly and is free for pedestrians and cyclists. The best way to see the koalas is to take the Koala Walk from the Raymond Island Ferry Park (where bike hire is also available). Just follow the signs...and remember to look up! Paynesville Wine Bar Paynesville Wine Bar is a small, licensed venue, located right across the road from the Raymond Island Ferry, with views over McMillan Strait. A longstanding local hub for meeting friends and enjoying live music, the Wine Bar offers a wide selection of local and interstate wines, as well as boutique beers and spirits. Here you can buy a bottle of wine to take away or enjoy on the premises, or you can enjoy wine, beer, spirits and soft drinks by the glass. Some of the many wines available at Paynesville Wine Bar, include Lightfoot & Sons, Pizzini, Tambo, Wild Dog Winery, Warrabilla Wines, Stanton & Killeen Wines, and Campbells Wines. You can also enjoy boutique beers and ciders from Gippsland brewers Sailors Grave Brewing and Wild Dog Estate, among many others. There is also a range of non-alcoholic drinks available to suit individual tastes. One of the great things about the Paynesville Wine Bar is that you can order takeaway food from the adjacent cafés and food outlets to ‘eat in’ at the venue, while enjoying a drink, entertainment and waterfront views. What a fantastic idea! Paynesville Wine Bar hosts regular live music, performed by an ever-changing array of local, Melbournebased, interstate and international artists. To find out more, including forthcoming live-music dates, visit paynesvillewinebar.com.au or check out the Paynesville Wine Bar Facebook page. Paynesville’s fun and quirky live music venue, the Floating Tin Shed. With waterfront views, outdoor seating and a wide range of drinks – there’s lots to like about the Paynesville Wine Bar. Shop 1/85 Esplanade Paynesville 3880 Ph: 5156 1395 Email: Paynesvillewinebar85@gmail.com Web: paynesvillewinebar.com.au Opening Hours Tuesday – Wed 3pm -8pm Thursday 3pm-9pm Friday – Saturday 2pm – 10pm Sunday 2pm – 8pm CLOSING TIMES VARY DEPENDING ON DEMAND Paynesville Wine Bar is a small, licenced venue across the road from the Raymond Island Ferry. Check our Web Page paynesvillewinebar.com.au for the latest entertainment news and dates or follow us on Facebook PB25108
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