June 24, 2026
Over the coming months, Better Boating Victoria are running a series of boat trailer launching clinics to help make your boating easier. Whether you’re new to launching, or an experienced boater, these clinics will provide you with an opportunity to practice your trailer reversing skills with the support of experts.
The classes will provide an informative overview of launching and retrieving a boat, a detailed demonstration of how to launch and an opportunity for hands-on practice. By the end of the sessions, you’ll have learnt how to launch a boat safely and successfully.
The sessions run for 45 minutes and there are multiple sessions available throughout the day. When booking your spot, please be aware that some sessions are open to all genders while other sessions will be women only to ensure a comfortable and supportive learning environment for all participants.
Please visit the Better Boating Victoria website to find out more.
Better Boating Victoria’s Upcoming Events
Upcoming classes (for both women-only and all-gender sessions)
Free marine licence opportunity (women-only sessions)
Women in Recreational Fishing and Boating network (WIRFAB), along with Better Boating Victoria, will be delivering women-only events. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain their marine licence and also participate in a boat handling Q&A session, to learn about the complete boat launching process.
| Where | When | Booking |
| Elwood | 19 July 2026 | Marine Licence Test – Book Here |
| Elwood | 19 July 2026 | Boat Handling – Book Here |
Bookings are essential to secure your spot.
Please visit the Better Boating Victoria website to find out more.
These sessions are funded by the Better Boating Fund which reinvests recreational boaters’ licence and registration fees back into the sector.
VRFish advocating for better recreational fishing access
To ensure recreational fishers priorities are strongly represented ahead of the upcoming Victorian State Election, VRFish launched our Election Priorities to advocate for better recreational fishing outcomes.
At the heart of the plan, VRFish will be advocating for better fishing experiences through five core areas – better fish, better access, better environment, better regulations and better future.
To enhance recreational access to our waterways, VRFish is advocating for:
- Continue to deliver priorities from the Victorian Recreational Boating Strategy.
- Mandate recreational fishing access to all urban waters throughout Victoria, including Edwardes Park Lake and Newport Lakes.
- Develop new inland fisheries close to Melbourne by opening Yan Yean Reservoir, Merrimu Reservoir and Djerriwarrh Reservoir to recreational fishing.
- Roads to rivers: Provide additional funding to improve crown land access to public water, by activating ‘unused road reserves’.
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