Gippsland Ports was established in 1996 to provide a regional service to the local community, visitors and other user groups.
Gippsland Ports has provided local port and waterway management services across the Gippsland region since its establishment in 1996.
Our role is to support safe and accessible local ports, and the assets and services that enable recreational boating, commercial activity and the communities that depend on them.
Gippsland Ports manages approximately 1,431 square kilometres of waterways extending more than 720 kilometres along Victoria’s south-eastern coastline, from Anderson Inlet to Mallacoota.
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Our area of responsibility includes five designated local ports:
Gippsland Ports also manages the waterways of:
Services
As a Local Port and Waterway manager, Gippsland Port provides a diverse range of services.
Port and Water Waterway Management
- Managing vessel activities in accordance with published Harbour Master’s Directions and relevant legislation.
- Managing navigation channels and providing information to waterway users, including published bathymetric surveys and the publicly accessible Waterways Online desktop and mobile applications.
- Publishing Notices to Mariners and Local Navigation Warnings to provide important navigation and waterway information.
- Providing and managing public swing moorings and administering the allocation of private swing moorings.
- Managing waterway zoning and use through Victoria’s Vessel Operating and Zoning Rules.
- Supporting marine safety and managing navigation hazards across Gippsland Ports-managed waterways.
- Participating in preparedness and response to marine pollution incidents in accordance with Victoria’s maritime emergency management arrangements.
- Managing the allocation of recreational and commercial berths at facilities managed by Gippsland Ports.
Gippsland Lakes Ocean Access & Dredging
- Maintaining navigable access between the Gippsland Lakes and Bass Strait through ongoing sand management at the Lakes Entrance ocean entrance and surrounding inner channels.
- Operating specialised dredging infrastructure, including the Gippsland Ports-owned trailing suction hopper dredger Tommy Norton, cutter suction dredge Kalimna and an extensive piped sand transfer system.
Marine Infrastructure
- Providing and managing a network of more than 100 wharves and jetties across Gippsland’s ports and waterways, supporting recreational boating, commercial vessel operations and other marine activities.
- Managing a network of more than 1,000 aids to navigation across Gippsland Ports-managed ports and waterways.
- Inspecting, maintaining and renewing marine infrastructure to support its safe and reliable operation.
- Managing coastal protection and foreshore infrastructure, including the Lakes Entrance training walls, breakwaters and seawalls at various Gippsland Ports-managed locations.
Boatyards
- Vessel maintenance and repair services through Boatyards located on the Gippsland Lakes
- Vessel lifting and slipping services at Gippsland Lakes, Corner Inlet and MallacootaÂ
Our Organisation
Gippsland Ports is a Committee of Management, established under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, governed by a Board appointed by the relevant Victorian Government Minister with responsibility for Local Ports.
Get in TouchÂ
For more information about Gippsland Ports, please contact us.
