Media releases are issued from time to time, generally to advise of official statements or events that may also cover a wider area than Gippsland Ports management responsibilities. Local news items will generally be relevant to Gippsland Ports’ area of responsibility.
Gippsland Ports (GP) has identified potential safety risks with the ‘Special Purpose’ zone, commonly referred to as the ‘Water Ski Zone’ in Cunninghame Arm, Lakes Entrance.
Mariners, waterway users and Port Facility Operators are advised that Gippsland Ports through Maritime Safety Victoria intends to establish a Pilot Boarding Ground (PBG) near the approaches of the entrance to Corner Inlet.
Waters of the Local Port of Anderson Inlet – adjacent to Maher’s Landing Boat Ramp inside the area bounded by the shoreline and five (5) yellow exclusion zone buoys at the below approximate locations...
Waters of the Local Port of Anderson Inlet – adjacent to Maher’s Landing Boat Ramp inside the area bounded by the shoreline and five (5) yellow exclusion zone buoys at the below approximate locations...
Following the completion of the Bullock Island bridge replacement works, the temporary “No Boating Zone” between the Fishing Club and the Gippsland Ports Depot in Bullock Island Channel, Lakes Entrance has been removed.
Following the redevelopment and extension of the Raymond Island Public Jetty, McMillian Straits, Raymond Island the following set aside determinations now apply...
VicGrid (division of Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action) is excited to get started on their community engagement for Offshore Wind Transmission phase 2 Information Sessions throughout Gippsland.
Gippsland Ports is currently undertaking a series of customer surveys. Surveys have been completed with known customers (ie those that have used our services in the past two years), and Gippsland Ports is now seeking feedback from those who have used our facilities or services.
For the purposes of boating activity conducted by Victorian Outboard Club (VOC), persons and vessels involved in the Paynesville Race Weekend are exempt from the following requirements...
Gippsland Ports advises that replacement of Raymond Island Jetty will commence after Easter and continue until July 2023. During this time the jetty will be closed to all public access and no vessel berthing available on the jetty.
To help to maintain the health of the Gippsland Lakes, Gippsland Ports provides sewage pump-out facilities at a number of different locations around the Lakes.
Gippsland Ports is seeking expressions of interest for purchase and removal of a 10.7m (35’) timber vessel “MV Undine” from the Paynesville boatyard. The vessel was abandoned and removed from the waterway by Gippsland Ports in late 2022. The vessel is currently unseaworthy and in need of repair.
Please note that two sections of Marginal Wharf in Port Welshpool, as marked below – east and west of the main unloading area, are now closed to vehicle access until further notice. Recent inspections have indicated that it is not safe for those sections of the wharf to remain open to vehicle traffic.
Gippsland Ports Committee of Management Inc, as the Local Port Manager for the Local Port of Gippsland Lakes make the following notice under Division 3 Regulation 14 of the Port Management (Local Ports) Regulations 2015 (The Regulations).