Melbourne Boat Show

01/06/2026

⚓ Love boating? Ever wondered who keeps the industry running behind the scenes?

Check out Will's story and see how a passion for boats can become a rewarding career on the water.

22/05/2026

🌊 Happy World Boating Day!!

There’s nothing quite like time on the water with fresh air, freedom, and moments that stay with you long after you’re back on shore. From early morning fishing trips to cruising with family and friends, today is all about celebrating the boating lifestyle we love...Because Life’s Better with a Boat!

Whether you’re already out there or dreaming of your next adventure, today’s the perfect reminder to get inspired and make it happen. Make sure you save the Melbourne Boat Show dates in your calendar for this year

Thursday 15th October - Sunday 18th October 2026
DOCKLANDS

18/05/2026

What Floats Your Boat?

To celebrate World Boating Day, our friends at Better Boating Victoria are running a photo competition, and we’d love to see where boating takes you.

From hidden rivers to open coastlines, Victoria has no shortage of incredible spots to explore. Share a photo of your boat out on the water (bonus points for a boat ramp!), and you could win.

📸 Two winners
🎁 $100 voucher each
⏰ Entries close 5pm, Thursday 21 May

Life’s Better with a Boat, so show us what floats yours.

👇 Check out the original post for details and how to enter.

Saturday 23 May marks World Boating Day🚤. With this year’s campaign themed , we‘re running a photo competition to see what floats Victorian’s boats.

Better Boating Victoria is keen to see pics that show boaters launching from Victoria’s boat ramps and enjoying our coastal and inland waterways.

In the comment section, post a pic of your boat in a scenic location that showcases one of Victoria’s many beautiful rivers, lakes, or coastal waters (bonus if it includes a boat ramp!) with the location, and the images with the most likes win.
Prizes will be awarded to the best coastal boating and inland boating pics, with each winning contributor taking home a $100 voucher to a boating, tackle, or outdoor store of their choice.

Entries are now open and close 5pm Thursday 21 May. The winner will be announced on Friday 22 May in time for on Saturday.

13/05/2026

Help the Alma Doepel Hoist Her Sails before the end of this financial year.

Donations are tax deductible.

Click here to donate: https://chuffed.org/project/alma-doepel-hoist-the-sails-fund

12/05/2026

Hoist the Sails for Alma Doepel

The historic tall ship Alma Doepel is close to returning to sea, with one key step remaining, a full new set of sails!

An EOFY appeal is underway to raise $80,000 to make it happen, with all donations matched dollar for dollar before 30 June.

Please help support this final stage and bring Alma Doepel back under sail.

👉 Read more and donate here: https://chuffed.org/project/alma-doepel-hoist-the-sails-fund

11/05/2026

Proud to see Boating Industry Association of Victoria member Whittley Marine continuing to push the boundaries with the new CR 3100 OB 👏

A great showcase of local innovation and what Australian boating is all about.

10/05/2026

Behind every great day on the water is confidence at the helm 🚤

This Mother’s Day, we celebrate the growing role women are playing across boating, whether as customers, crew, skippers or working within the industry.

As an industry, continuing to create a welcoming and accessible environment helps support participation and strengthens the future of boating for everyone.

Happy Mother’s Day 💙


Women in Recreational Fishing & Boating Network

06/05/2026

Upcoming Better Boating Victoria and Women in Recreational Fishing & Boating Network free reversing clinics! Book now!

We’ve got two of our popular boating clinics coming up soon - Queenscliff on Saturday the 16th of May and Limeburners, Geelong on Sunday the 17th of May.

Both clinics are free and open to all genders. The Queenscliff clinic will provide an opportunity for participants to obtain their boat licence and improve their boating skills.

The clinic at Limeburners will include a boat trailer reversing clinic and a boating information session.

The clinics are made possible through the Victorian Government’s Better Boating Fund, which reinvests boaters’ licence and registration fees into improved facilities and programs for recreational boaters across the state.

To find out more and book a spot, go to: https://bit.ly/3PggQwU

15/04/2026

Victoria’s boom in boat ramp construction reaches Mornington next week with the start of work on an upgrade to the Schnapper Point boat ramp.

The upgrade is backed by the Victorian Government’s Better Boating Fund which reinvests boaters’ licence and registration fees into improved facilities for the state’s boat owners.

This project at Mornington means more than $173 million has been invested by the Victorian Government since 2021 to construct or upgrade more than 70 boat ramps, with a further 35 currently in the pipeline.

The work at Schnapper Point, Mornington includes:
· installation of a new finger jetty to provide more space to tie up and better access to boats,
· construction of a wider boat ramp to increase capacity; and,
· construction of a new concrete manoeuvring area and pedestrian shared area to make using the carpark safer and easier.

The existing boat ramp at Schnapper Point will be closed from Monday and will be back open in October, ready for the beginning of snapper season.

Nearby boat ramps that are open include Fishermans Beach boat ramp (Mornington), Kananook Creek (Frankston), Oliver’s Hill (Frankston), and Safety Beach.

To find out more about this project, including final concept plans, visit https://betterboating.vic.gov.au/ramp-upgrades/mornington-schnapper-point/

15/04/2026

Choose with confidence. Look for the Boating Industry Association of Victoria 2026 Member decal when buying from a Victorian marine business.