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• Boating Vic data shows boaters better prepared

  20 November 2020

  In the 12 months since its release, our trip preparation website and app Boating Vic has helped 87 per cent of surveyed boaters decide whether to launch or stay home.

• Get Involved in steering future investment in recreational boating

  18 November 2020

  The Minister for Fishing and Boating is currently seeking expressions of interest from individuals who wish to be considered for the Ministerial Boating Round Table.

• Looking back on 2019-2020

  28 October 2020

  In the past financial year, there were: 9,000+ people engaged with by our education team at 70+ events and seminars, 200,000+ vessels registered, 168,000+ marine licences issued or renewed.

• Response to boating queries about coronavirus (COVID-19)

  27 October 2020

• Download Boating Vic to get your boat back in action

  7 October 2020

• Changes to local knowledge process

  1 October 2020

• National Safe Boating Week 2020

  22 September 2020

• Safe passage for boats big and small

  1 September 2020

• Exemption for low-powered kayaks and canoes now permanent

  1 July 2020

• Shipping containers posing a hazard to safe navigation

  12 June 2020

• Smart cameras for safer boating

  28 May 2020

• Get onboard with beacons

  7 February 2020

• Bushfire relief assistance

  31 January 2020

• Safety Warning: Restricted visibility due to haze

  15 January 2020

• Ramp cameras live on Boating Vic

  7 January 2020

• Fires impact marine radio service - now restored

  2 January 2020

• Do the five vital weather safety checks on Boating Vic

  23 December 2019

• Meet the Director: Cameron takes the helm

  29 November 2019

• Know the weather - Get Boating Vic

  22 November 2019

• Yarra River rules consultation suspended

  20 November 2019

• New rule for personal watercraft on Port Phillip Bay

  15 November 2019

• Consultation: Australian Builders Plate Standard

  7 November 2019

• Safety Alert: Carbon monoxide on boats

  29 October 2019

• Lessons Learnt: Boater reflects on lake plunge

  24 September 2019

• Will your boat float?

  10 September 2019

• Know the notices on your waterways

  4 September 2019

• Lessons Learnt: Lost in the fog

  30 August 2019

• Consultation: Code of Practice for boating event managers

  28 August 2019

• Consultation: New rule for jet ski riders on the bay

  5 August 2019

• Lessons Learnt: Overboard as night falls

  18 June 2019

• Vessel grounding – Maritime Safety Victoria salvage operation

  24 May 2019

• Coming soon: New ramp camera and waterway information website

  16 May 2019

• Prizes up for grabs at the Boat Show

  15 May 2019

• Safety Warning: Check your sealed decks

  28 March 2019

• Lessons Learnt: Lock in a buddy plan

  27 March 2019

• Look out for changing conditions

  22 March 2019

• Lessons Learnt: Carry a distress beacon

  15 February 2019

• Safety Alert: Navigation lights

  15 February 2019

• Lessons Learnt: Could you save yourself?

  15 January 2019

• MSV inspects boating industry safety plate compliance

  9 January 2019

• Safety warning: Goulburn River log jams

  21 December 2018

• Motorised kayak exemption trial extended

  20 December 2018

• Lessons Learnt: When weather turns deadly

  12 December 2018

• Prepare to survive: Know the five

  10 December 2018

• Water Safety Week 2018

  4 December 2018

• Lessons Learnt: Lake placid, then perilous

  27 November 2018

• NSW rules rule the mighty Murray

  2 November 2018

• Get set for summer boating and stay alert

  30 October 2018

• New emergency radio service improving boater safety

  23 October 2018

• Lessons Learnt: Radio rescues

  20 August 2018

• Boating activity event code of practice

  13 August 2018

• Safety Alert: Potential explosions due to fuel tank installations

  1 August 2018

• Melbourne 4x4 Outdoors Show

  6 July 2018

• Melbourne Boat Show 2018

  21 June 2018

• Lessons Learnt: Hidden hazards on a calm day

  7 June 2018

• New rules for commercial vessels in Australian waters

  29 May 2018

• Take our boating safety survey for a chance to win

  28 May 2018

• Bar crossing warning for paddlers

  4 May 2018

• Facebook competition: Emergency beacons up for grabs!

  3 May 2018

• Regulator puts jet ski hoons under intense scrutiny

  1 May 2018

• Ride Right: Jet ski safety campaign

  19 April 2018

• Lessons Learnt: Oh buoy, I'm in trouble

  27 February 2018

• Boaters need to expect the unexpected: Lifejacket and EPIRB campaign

  8 February 2018

• Safety Alert: Lifejacket batch fails testing - RECALL

  19 January 2018

• Trawler runs aground

  18 January 2018

• Jetpilot kids lifejacket model recall

  18 January 2018

• Lessons Learnt: How a routine commute led to capsize

  4 January 2018

• Trial exemption - Requirements for kayaks and canoes with electric motors

  29 December 2017

• Identifying boaters most at risk

  27 December 2017

• Changes to laws about children operating personal watercraft

  21 December 2017

• Safety Alert: Vessel overloading and stability

  21 December 2017

• Don’t go chasing waterfalls

  6 December 2017

• Safe Boating Season launch 2017

  27 October 2017

• Lessons Learnt: Out of sight, out of mind

  25 October 2017

• Notice to Mariners: Port of Apollo Bay Harbour Entrance Lead Lights

  25 October 2017

• New emergency radio service

  15 September 2017

• Updated HMDs for Port of Melbourne waters

  14 September 2017

• Lessons Learnt: Raising the alarm

  7 September 2017

• Safety Alert: Solo paddling risks

  25 August 2017

• You’re the skipper, you’re responsible

  15 August 2017

• The end of an era: 130 years of vessel surveys

  8 August 2017

• Lessons Learnt: Be safe, be seen on the water

  2 August 2017

• Coordinated rollout of GPS signage

  26 July 2017

• Partnerships for better boating safety

  20 July 2017

• Setting the standard for training providers

  11 July 2017

• Lessons Learnt: Explosion after refuelling

  30 June 2017

• Safety education trailer parks up at Boat Show

  28 June 2017

• Lessons Learnt: Trio tipped into cold water

  8 June 2017

• Sharing safety tips across the state

  29 May 2017

• GPS verification signs point to degree of accuracy

  23 May 2017

• Notice to Mariners: Bass Strait – Barwon Heads

  19 May 2017

• Safety education push after PWC blitz

  17 May 2017

• Lessons Learnt: Capsize at Geelong's Grain Pier

  13 April 2017

• PWC riders: Ride right or pay the price

  7 April 2017

• Consultation: Trial exemption for low-powered paddle craft

  16 March 2017

• Display trailer angling for safety

  2 March 2017

• Binned beacons cause false alarms

  23 February 2017

• Lessons Learnt: Dad shares beacon of hope

  1 February 2017

• Support our safety campaign

  23 January 2017

• Paddling deaths on the rise

  15 December 2016

• New marine and PWC practice tests launch

  30 November 2016

• Water Safety Week 2016

  16 November 2016

• Lessons Learnt: Trio lost at sea

  8 November 2016

• Talking Fishing with Marty

  27 October 2016

• Always take the weather with you

  20 October 2016

• Shipshape: Boating Safety News - September 2016

  4 October 2016

• Lessons Learnt: Anglesea angels of the sea

  3 October 2016

• Anglers snap to it

  28 September 2016

• Free safety checks for boating community

  27 September 2016

• Safety Alert: Dangers of paddling in offshore winds

  16 September 2016

• Take a rain check on boating on floodwaters

  15 September 2016

• A lifejacket will blow dad's socks off

  26 August 2016

• Safety regulator releases report on Anglesea kayak incident

  4 August 2016

• Spirit of Tasmania II incident report now available

  4 July 2016

• Don't buy a lemon when buying a boat!

  3 June 2016

• Consultation: Declaration of local knowledge waters in Victoria

  30 May 2016

• See you at the Winter Boatshow!

  27 May 2016

• Update - Anglesea kayak incident

  26 May 2016

• Regulator investigates Anglesea kayak incident

  5 May 2016

• Recreational boater prosecuted

  14 April 2016

• Paddle smart: Know how to get back in

  4 April 2016

• Lifejackets save lives, wear a lifejacket

  4 April 2016

• A summer of safer boating

  24 March 2016

• Paddle Smart | 10 tips for safer kayaking

  23 March 2016

• Bow riding declared unsafe

  18 February 2016

• Regulator warns boaters about low water levels

  20 January 2016

• Stay safe on the water this Australia Day

  20 January 2016

• Safety Alert: Hazards on inland waterways

  14 January 2016

• Safety Alert: New definition of Port Phillip Heads

  23 December 2015

• Boaters in South West advised of new zones

  22 December 2015

• Boaters warned of weekend weather conditions

  18 December 2015

• Boating Safety Action Plan 2015-2018

  10 December 2015

• Rise in boating fatalities a concern

  4 December 2015

• Boaters warned to wear a lifejacket or wear the consequences

  4 December 2015

• VIDEO | Ports Minister launches lifejacket campaign

  4 December 2015

• New direction for Victoria’s transport safety regulator

  21 October 2015

• Get hooked on safety this snapper season

  21 October 2015

• Victorian boating behaviour report

  5 May 2015

• Safety Alert: Incident sparks boat fire warning

  31 March 2015