The Warneet Boating Precinct Plan continues to progress, to provide a clear vision for future boating facilities at Warneet.
We released the Warneet Boating Precinct Plan in late 2021, with concept plans for upgrades to boating and local port assets.
BBV has been working with engineering firm Stantec and other asset managers, including Parks Victoria, to prepare detailed designs to facilitate future upgrades at Warneet. These plans are in the final stages and will be finalised by mid-2023.
Click here to view a fact sheet including the latest General Arrangement for works included in the detailed design phase.
Warneet’s jetties and boating assets like ramps, carparks and pontoons are complex and managed by several different organisations.
The local facilities provide access to Rutherford Inlet and Western Port – situated across Warneet North and South. With multiple managers of the area, a highly coordinated approach is required.
Two rounds of community consultation confirmed the key priorities initially identified by the local community and informed the development of the Warneet Boating Precinct Plan.
Feedback during both consultation rounds included replacing ageing jetties at the north and south sites, new public toilet facilities and an upgraded boat ramp and car park at Warneet South. The final master plan outlined concept designs addressing these and other infrastructure priorities.
Click here to view the final concept for Warneet north
Click here to view the final concept for Warneet south
Click here to view the final concept for Warneet car park
The steps identified in the plan include developing detailed designs and approvals for upgrades. The detailed design will be for elements specific for recreational boating and include:
Not all elements in the Master Plan eg. extended footpath network and toilet block included in the detailed designs and will be subject to future design works by the facility managers.
Asset managers are responsible for securing funding for asset upgrades. Works shown on this plan may be undertaken in stages.
Click here to view a fact sheet including the latest General Arrangement for works included in the detailed design phase.
The final detailed designs are nearing completion with final detailed designs expected in mid-2023. BBV has progressed these alongside other responsible authorities, including Parks Victoria, Warneet Foreshore Committee of Management, Casey City Council, the Department of Transport & Planning , and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.
The plan comes as the Government continues making boating more accessible for all Victorians with its $33 million Better Boating Fund – a promise at the 2018 election to ensure all money from licence fees and recreational vessel registrations is reinvested into boating infrastructure and programs.