Simrad Marine Electronics, a brand within Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), today announced the launch of the Simrad® AutoCaptain™ Autonomous Boating System, a revolutionary advancement in marine technology featuring full auto-docking capabilities, including docking, undocking, and short distance maneuvering. Unlike assistance-based systems currently on the market, AutoCaptain delivers true autonomous maneuvering, engineered from the ground up [...]

Victorian Catchment Management Authorities are developing new waterway strategies for their catchments. North Central CMA Wimmera CMA North East CMA

Newcomers to the pastime of fishing will get the chance to hook a new hobby at eight free events hosted by angling clubs and fishing organisations on Gone Fishing Day, Sunday 19 October. Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said Gone Fishing Day is an annual event that celebrates the wonderful world of recreational fishing [...]

Recreational anglers have welcomed the opportunity to further improve the quality of Victoria’s rebounding kingfish fishery through a proposal to reduce the daily bag limit from five to two. Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said kingfish are considered royalty by saltwater fishers right along the coast, from Mallacoota in the east to Portland in [...]

Ben Godfrey is well and truly addicted to shallow reef snapper fishing and for good reason too. He’s honed his snapper fishing skills in the Gold Coast and shares with us his tips and techniques for tangling with the big bruisers. Background There’s always something special about chasing snapper on our local grounds. It could [...]

In the last few decades many styles of fishing have undergone radical change. Some of these changes were born from improvements in equipment, some from innovation by anglers and in some cases due to new fisheries that have sprung up. One such paradigm shift has been in the world of Australian bass, Greg Seeto explains. [...]

Trolling for flathead seems to be losing popularity amongst many anglers these days, yet it can often be the most effective technique to get amongst the fish. Roderick Walmsley explains. Flathead would have to be one of the most popular target species in Australia’s estuaries. This could be attributed to the vast array of techniques [...]

Freedom Boat Club, the world’s largest boat club and a Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) business, is excited to announce the opening of its newest Australian location in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs at d’Albora Rushcutters Bay Marina, set to open on October 1, 2025. This expansion marks a significant milestone in the Club’s Australian growth, launching just two years [...]

More than a year on from major restoration works on the Tweed River at Riverside Park, Uki, early results are in and they’re impressive. In early 2024, over 1,700 hardwood logs were placed in the riverbed to reduce erosion and trap sediment after the devastating 2022 floods. Bathymetric surveys now confirm the strategy is working. [...]

Recently, the NSW Government announced more than $930,000 of funding to improve and promote recreational fishing across the North Coast region. The North Coast fishing community will see the benefits of new fishing infrastructure, with some  $310,000 of grants awarded towards the construction of facilities including: $280,000 for new accessible fishing platforms at Tumbulgum Village and [...]