The floating jetty at the Tooradin boat ramp will benefit from a $10,900 grant from the State Government’s Better Boating Fund Structural Maintenance Grants Program.
The grants are funded by the Better Boating Fund which is delivering on a 2018 state election promise to ensure all money from the licence fees and recreational vessel registration of Victorian boaters goes to improving boating infrastructure and programs.
Ross Wilkie from the Tooradin Foreshore Committee of Management said the committee were very happy to receive the grant.
“We’ll be repairing the ‘dog bones’, which connect panels of left hand floating jetty which have been breaking and falling over the last couple of years,” Mr Wilkie said.
“They’ve been in place since they were put in nearly 20 years ago. Some of them have been falling, and one panel has a hole in it.”
Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne said the grants will ensure ramp managers have the funds to upgrade and maintain their facilities, while also benefiting the thousands of Victorians who use them each year by improving accessibility and enhancing safety.
“This is another fantastic example of how we are putting Victorians’ boating licence and recreational vessel registration fees to work, delivering strong outcomes by re-investing in boating infrastructure and other programs,” Ms Horne said.
The Tooradin boat ramp is located at the bottom of Foreshore Road in Tooradin.
