INFORMATION
Changes In Boat Building Standards
Members should note that there has been three changes made to the Australian Standard AS1977.1 with regards to boats built less than 6.0 metres LOA.These changes relate to:- Tiller Steered Outboard Installations- Time to Drain Water- Maximum Power Ca...
Want To Wash Your Boat?
Pier 35 now plays host to 3x 25,000 litre rain water tanks. With the water restrictions still in place, Pier 35 has decided in order for customers to still enjoy the luxury of washing their boats on site, they would implement these rain water tanks. ...
Pier 35 Diesel Pump
Pier 35 have recently implemented a high flow diesel pump located on the floating wharf on the Yarra River. This will allow for more efficient re-fuelling of diesel vessels with a system that now allows for around 52 litres to be pumped per minute. T...
Educational Material on Victoria's Marine Mammals
The Department of Sustainability & Environment has released 2 new brochures. The first "Seals & People: A reference guide for helping injured seals", provides information on what to do if you see a seal on land. It also instructs humans when ...
BIA Victoria's Accreditation Guide
Boating Industry Association of Victoria has created a guide to becoming an accredited member. To download the guide click on the link below.
Download Accreditation Guide Doc...
Review Of Boating Safety On The Murray River
For more information on the Murray River Safety review please download the PDF by clicking on the link below.
Download Murray River Review PDF...
New PFD's For Australian Boaters
Personal flotation devices made to the new Australian Standard AS 4758 can now be sold and worn around the country. National Marine Safety Committee CEO Margie O’Tarpey explained that Australia’s marine safety authorities have met the timeframe o...
Two Of Australia's Top Professional Anglers Dish Their Tips
Al McGlashan's tips-
The top end of Port Phillip Bay provides some amazing fishing options. You can fish for garfish off the open wharfs, and gummy sharks in deeper waters. The annual snapper run is what Port Phillip Bay is truly famous for. Ea...
Marine Parks
The Victorian Government has created a system of 13 Marine National Parks and 11 smaller Marine Sanctuaries.
All of these parks and sanctuaries protect 5.3% of Victoria's coastal waters. The result is that important marine habitats and speci...
Ramp Rage!
As there are approximately three common areas to launch your boat from in Victoria, North Rd Brighton, Altona & Patterson River, ramp rage can be rife.
On weekends there can be a myriad of people trying to launch their boats, albeit all at the sam...
Boat Club Benefits
The current Boat Club benefits include:
• Marine finance, through BIA Victoria Finance
• Personal Accident Policy through BIAV insurance providers IC Frith
• A 10% discount on Boat Handling Courses through (BIAV recommended) Performance Powe...
2010 Melbourne Boat Show Exhibitor List
Stand Name
Streaker Boats
Bar Crusher Boats
Evolution Boats
Garmin
BL Marine
Marine Barbecues Australia
Rolco Boats
Cover Craft Boat Covers
Cumberland Charter Yachts
Standard Communications
Ugly Fish Eyewear
Boati...
The spin on Propellers
Improved performance of modern day outboards has necessitated a rethink on the propellers they spin. Steve Evans of Solas Propellers has the story.
Back 20 years ago there wasn’t any perceived problem when selecting an appropriate propeller for ...
Northern Pacific Seastar
The northern Pacific seastar is a voracious predator native to Japan, Russia and Korea. It is considered a serious threat to our native marine ecosystems, native shellfish and shellfish industries. The first record of the seastar in Australia was in ...
Pew Looses Battle
Pew's no compromise gamble on creating the world's biggest no-take marine park in the Coral Sea has failed with federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett yesterday rejecting the US-based lobby group's controversial anti-fishing campai...
Mako Shark Ban
Local recreational fishermen and charter operators face the prospect of not being able to legally catch mako sharks in Commonwealth waters until after the next Federal Election, following the decision by the Rudd Government to stall debate on legisla...
