St Leonards – Stage 1
St Leonards boat ramp has been upgraded with its jetty completely rebuilt, thanks to your boating licence and registration fees.
The end T-section is now twice as wide at 40 metres across, with wave screens added to provide protection from northerly and easterly winds and wave action.
The screens across the end of the T-shaped jetty are made of reinforced concrete, while those on the long section extending out from the ramp are made of super strong high-density plastic with a metal backing.
A new non-slip deck, additional rubber fenders, cleats to tie ropes to and solar lighting are also in place to make it easy to head out night or day and to protect your pride and joy.
A new accessible gangway and lower landing on the northern side is making boarding vessels easier for people of all ability levels, with stairs leading to another lower landing on the opposite side of the structure.
St Leonards – Stage 2
One in 10 Victorians now go boating in some shape or form, such is the attraction of Victoria’s coastline and inland waterways. The Victorian Fisheries Authority’s Better Boating Victoria (BBV) division has a large pipeline of infrastructure projects across the state. As such, the development of detailed designs for Stage 2 of the St Leonards boat ramp have been put on hold, to give priority to other boating projects that need funding from the Better Boating Fund.
Over the next 12-18 months, BBV will prioritise on-ground works at Werribee South, Limeburners Point in Geelong (Stage 2), Schnapper Point at Mornington, Lang Lang, Tooradin, Port Welshpool, Blue Rock Lake and Howqua Inlet at Lake Eildon, whilst also progressing future upgrades at Capel Sound, Port Fairy, Melton Reservoir, Shepparton Weir, Warneet and Tarago Reservoir to name just a few.
The Stage 1 upgrade to the St Leonards boat ramp has made it easier for local and visiting boaters alike to launch and retrieve at this popular boating facility. Finalising the detailed designs and approvals for Stage 2 of the project remains a priority for BBV.
Bellarine boaters have already enjoyed the benefits of significant boat ramp improvements and upgrades in recent years at Point Richards, Queenscliff, Swan Bay, Clifton Springs and stage 1 of St Leonards, along with facility and dredging works across the peninsula, all funded via the Better Boating Fund.
To help plan your trip you can view conditions at St Leonards before you leave home via the Boating Vic app and at www.boating.vic.gov.au
