News & Events
The Reef in brief
April 24, 2020
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has come together with the Australian Institute of Marine Science and CSIRO to release an eight page ‘snapshot’ about the conditions on the Reef this summer and what this means for coral.
Recent spike in Great Barrier Reef zoning offences
April 17, 2020
Despite issuing a pre-Easter warning, Great Barrier Reef authorities were disappointed to encounter a high volume and array of illegal activity threatening the health of the Reef, and the communities dependent on it, over the long weekend. While data is still coming in from…
Boating Industry Association COVID-19 UPDATE: NSW
April 16, 2020
BIA has received confirmation from Transport for NSW Maritime that under current COVID-19 restrictions in NSW the following applies: A person can pick up a boat from a dealer, broker or person that they have purchased it from and tow it home as it…
Ramps and jetties closed across Victoria
April 9, 2020
Boat ramps and jetties across Victoria will be closed to keep everyone safe and help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Advice from Victorian State Government Department of Transport: From today, boat ramps, piers, jetties, and other marine infrastructure will be…
Compliance patrols continue to protect the Great Barrier Reef over Easter
April 8, 2020
While the past few weeks have been challenging for communities worldwide, Reef authorities are continuing vital work to protect the Great Barrier Reef; particularly in the face of severe and widespread coral bleaching. A key component of this is in-park…
Please stay at home this Easter
April 8, 2020
The Easter four-day weekend is typically a wonderful time for boating across Australia but 2020 is far from a typical year. Fires, floods and now a pandemic have made this an extraordinary and challenging time. The Boating Industry Association (BIA) supports…
Airlie Beach Race Week – the rounding mark on a distant horizon
April 7, 2020
Sometimes it’s really hard to see the rounding mark on the horizon, even when everyone aboard knows that it’s there – we just have to rely on the compass and keep all eyes focused ahead – like searching for cat’s paws wisps of wind…
Crest relaunched at Jervis Bay Maritime Museum
April 1, 2020
Crest relaunched at Jervis Bay Maritime Museum – 10th March 2020 In 1987 Crest was pulled up on the hard, presumably for the duration of its slow rot to destruction. An initial plan for restoration had it still on the hard…
Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide Boat Shows Cancelled for 2020
March 27, 2020
BIA President Darren Vaux A message from Darren Vaux, President of the Boating Industry Association: The Board and Executive of the BIA is constantly monitoring developments related to COVID-19 in the public domain, in communication with government and in discussion with members. Last…
Heaven Can Wait Regatta Posts New Fundraising Record
March 25, 2020
The Heaven Can Wait Charity Sailing Regatta (HCW) – organised and run by the Royal Motor yacht Club Toronto, has posted a new fundraising record in support of the Hunter Branch of Cancer Council NSW and their Home Help Program and Lake Macquarie Marine…
Port Cygnet Regatta draws the best
March 25, 2020
Regatta director Jeff Rowe summarises another outstanding weekend at the iconic Port Cygnet Regatta, an event first held in 1863. Late summer and autumn in southern Tasmania is traditionally regatta time, on the Derwent at Hobart and down the d’Entrecasteaux Channel…
RMYC 2020 Classic Yacht Regatta
March 20, 2020
Sixteen beautiful classic yachts took to the magnificent waters of Pittwater over the weekend of 7th and 8th March. The fleet comprised 4 Division A (spinnaker), 6 Division B (non spinnaker) and 5 Couta boats plus a Ranger making up Division C. Pittwater put…
