Media Releases & Local News

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.

01/05/2023

Public Notice – Declaration of Boating Activity Exemption

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...

28/03/2023

Raymond Island Jetty Temporary Closure

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.

07/03/2023

Sewage Pump-Out on the Gippsland Lakes

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.

28/02/2023

Expression of Interest – MV Undine Purchase and Removal

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.

21/12/2022

Navigation Warning Advice on Ocean Access Bars and Crossings

Gippsland Ports is the Local Port Manager for 5 Local Ports and 4 Waterways; each of the following ports and waterways has an ocean access...

27/09/2022

Port Welshpool Marginal Wharf – Vehicle Access Restricted

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.

06/09/2022

Public Notice: ESTABLISHING SET ASIDE AREAS – Colour Coded Berthing Zones

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).

23/06/2022

Time to check your boat?

Every year Gippsland Ports’ Maritime Services Team responds to vessels in our ports and waterways that are sinking and/or leaking contaminants.

31/05/2022

Maritime Safety Alert – Carbon Monoxide

Stay safe from exposure to carbon monoxide (CO).

23/12/2021

BANCROFT BAY VESSEL OPERATING AND ZONING RULES NEW 5 KNOT ZONE ESTABLISHED

05/11/2021

Tarwin River Restricted Speed Zones

28/07/2021

Bullock Island Channel Exclusion Zone

29/06/2021

CCTV Installation at Public Jetties

16/05/2021

Gippsland Lakes – Public Swing Mooring Destinations

12/06/2020

McLoughlins Beach Jetty Information Sheet – UPDATE

24/03/2020

Watch Your Wake

24/09/2019

Gippsland Ports Swing Moorings Locations

20/06/2019

Official Opening of Port Welshpool Long Jetty

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Gippsland Ports is a Committee of Management established in 1996 to manage the State Government™ Ports and Harbours functions for the five designated local ports of Gippsland.

Media Releases & Local News

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.

01/05/2023

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...

28/03/2023

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.

07/03/2023

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.

28/02/2023

21/12/2022

Gippsland Ports is the Local Port Manager for 5 Local Ports and 4 Waterways; each of the following ports and waterways has an ocean access...

27/09/2022

06/09/2022

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).

23/06/2022

Every year Gippsland Ports’ Maritime Services Team responds to vessels in our ports and waterways that are sinking and/or leaking contaminants.

31/05/2022

Stay safe from exposure to carbon monoxide (CO).

23/12/2021

05/11/2021

28/07/2021

29/06/2021

16/05/2021

12/06/2020

24/03/2020

24/09/2019

20/06/2019

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