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• Response to boating queries about COVID-19

  8 July 2020

  Victoria is closing boat ramps, piers, jetties, and other marine infrastructure to recreational boating and fishing activities. This includes members of private based facilities.

• Exemption for low-powered kayaks and canoes now permanent

  1 July 2020

  Paddlers of certain low-powered kayaks and canoes are now permanently exempt from licensing and registration rules in Victoria, following a trial exemption that ran from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2020.

• Shipping containers posing a hazard to safe navigation

  12 June 2020

  Boaters travelling from Victoria into NSW waters are advised that shipping containers lost from the vessel APL England continue to pose a serious hazard to safe navigation.

• 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