beach for good surfing, and there are strong rip currents and cross-currents that make conditions rather hazardous. The local authorities recommend that anyone who wishes to swim should do so at Woodside, Seaspray and Lakes Entrance, which have life saving beach patrols during the summer season. The beach is believed to be the fourth longest uninterrupted beach in the world, behind Praia do Cassino on the Brazilian southern coast, Padre Island on the US Gulf Coast and Eighty Mile Beach in Western Australia, which is actually long. Wild horses were introduced to the park after the islands were explored to help eat and trample down small areas of bush so it could be more easily explored but they were left unchecked and their numbers quickly increased. Their large numbers grew and over time started to cause concern as environmental damage became an issue, but once the park was established as a national heritage the horses were rounded up and transported back across to the mainland. Gallery References External links Gippsland's Official tourism website - Ninety Mile Beach Parks Victoria - Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park Parks Victoria - The Lakes National Park Gippsland's official tourism website - Beach fishing Gippsland Ports Victoria East Gippsland Beaches of Victoria (Australia) 2