The highly anticipated St Kilda Pier redevelopment is a step closer with the release of construction ready detailed designs. The Andrews Labor Government is investing $50 million to rebuild St Kilda Pier which will breathe new life into the iconic bayside destination. Following a three-year consultation and design process, the new St Kilda Pier will [...]
The Andrews Labor Government is improving safety and supporting local jobs through work to upgrade the Portarlington Pier on the Bellarine Peninsula. Works to improve the pier will begin this week to upgrade the pier and improve safety for commercial operators, pedestrians, recreational boaters and fishers using the facility. Access to the Portarlington ferry will [...]
28 April 2021 — World-renowned high-performance boat builder Force Boats has just created a more sociable and family-friendly version of their world championship-winning F21 ski boat. Force has spent over 25 years cultivating a hard-earned reputation for producing race-winning ski boats. But this new bowrider – affectionately known as ‘The Transformer’ by Rod Bickerton and his [...]
The Fishing Licence Trust celebrates its twentieth birthday this month, having substantially improved fishing opportunities through hundreds of projects delivered by fishing clubs, community groups and government agencies. The Recreational Fishing Licence (RFL) Trust Account has made a significant difference to fishing in Victoria since its establishment on 1 April 2001 through a range of [...]
Sunday 18 April saw over 300 keen anglers attend the 5th Murray River Codference. Held at Shepparton , the Conference is an annual event that has been going from strength to strength and was ‘sold out’ well before the day! A great line-up of speakers enthralled the crowd and presented on a range of topics [...]
The Andrews Labor Government is working with Victoria’s peak recreational fishing body to ensure the interests of recreational fishers are served by a strong, modern and diverse representative body. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne today announced the outcome of the 2020 Review which will bring significant reform to peak recreational fishing body VRFish. [...]
Many flathead anglers are confident when targeting flatties at a particular tidal stage. Nige Webster reviews some tournament strategy that shows how to catch them all day long. Tournament fishing has grown in popularity in Australia over the past decade. Regardless of whether you like the idea or not, it is hard to dispute that [...]
Deep diving minnows are proven fish takers along deep, narrow corridors found in many impoundments Andrew McGovern divulges the secrets to a successful narrow water technique that combines trolling with cast and retrieve methods. It was around a decade ago when I penned a piece on working narrow ‘fingers’ of water for [...]
A host of projects to improve boating across Victoria will receive funding in the 2020-21 round of grants as part of the Boating Safety and Facilities Program (BSFP). The grants program is part of the Andrews Labor Government’s unprecedented $47.2 million investment to improve recreational boating in Victoria, which includes Better Boating Victoria (BBV) making [...]
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting local jobs and the economy by improving facilities at the Local Port of Portland Bay, where up to 40 per cent of fresh fish are caught in Victoria. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne said works will start in the coming days at the Trawler Wharf to install [...]
