Better boating updates across Victoria
by VRFish 1 May 04:57 UTC
Boating updates across Victoria © VRFish
It's an exciting time for Victorian boaters with a suite of new projects under construction, existing facilities receiving much-needed upgrades and other plans in progress to make it easier to get out on the water.
Through the Victorian Government's Better Boating Fund, our boat registrations and marine licences are reinvested in projects and programs that benefit the boating community - such as funding planning and upgrades of boat ramp facilities across coastal and inland waters, boating safety and education, compliance and enforcement and marine search and rescue.
We're thrilled to see there have been so many project updates recently in the boating and access sector. Construction has started at Lake Eildon for a new boat ramp, upgrades are starting at Tooradin, and the extension of a boat ramp at Rocklands Reservoir is now complete - to name a few. We've compiled a list of recent boating and access related updates below from Better Boating Victoria, Parks Victoria, boat ramp managers and other organisations so you can see how projects are tracking at your favourite waterways.
We know that access to our waterways is a significant issue facing Victorian recreational fishers. Ensuring better access and appropriate facilities is a key priority for VRFish so that all Victorians can enjoy the vast range of fishing opportunities across the state.
Providing adequate access allows people of all ages, backgrounds, demographics and ability to enjoy wetting a line. VRFish and its members spend countless hours advocating for gaining or maintaining our level of access, improving pier and land-based fishing opportunities, safe harbours for ocean fishing and better boating infrastructure, governance and investment.
To ensure recreational fishers priorities are strongly represented ahead of the upcoming Victorian State Election, VRFish launched our Election Priorities to advocate for better recreational fishing outcomes. Through this plan, we are advocating for the Victorian Recreational Boating Strategy priorities to continue being delivered as well as increasing recreational fisher access to all urban waters and developing new recreational fisheries by opening Yan Yean Reservoir, Merrimu Reservoir and Djerriwarrh Reservoir to recreational fishing.
Take a look at the boating updates here...