Better Boating Library

The Boating Behaviour Study delivers valuable insights about how Victorians choose to hit the water, how often and where. You can view the key findings from the 2022 report below.

The Victorian Boating Facility Maintenance Guidelines have been prepared based on a review of the existing maintenance standards and practices for boating facilities across Australia. Importantly, the guidelines have been prepared to be specific to Victorian conditions, rather than taking a general approach in their development.

The Victorian Boating Facility Design Guidelines identify the key design aspects that must be considered when planning and designing a boating facility, provide technical and operational advice that best assists the functional design and layout of the boat ramp or facility, and provides advice throughout the various stages of design, implementation and construction of a boating facility.

To help make it easier to get out on the water, we’ve developed a guide to assist boat owners to launch and retrieve their vessels.

The government committed to reforming the way recreational boating infrastructure is managed across Port Phillip and Western Port. This discussion paper was prepared as part of a public consultation to outline the current issues and seek feedback on from the boating community.

This discussion paper is the summary version of the paper prepared as part of a public consultation on reforming the management of recreational boating infrastructure in Port Phillip and Western Port.

This report summarises the feedback we received as part of a public consultation on reforming the way recreational boating infrastructure is managed across Port Phillip and Western Port.

This discussion paper was prepared as part of a public consultation to outline the current issues facing boating infrastructure management in regional Victoria and seek feedback on from the boating community.