Show News

Melbourne Boat Show has exceeded all expectations to achieve recession-defying attendance figures and spectacular sales for exhibitors.
“Recession? What recession?” was a frequent comment by exhibitors, many of whom were beginning to run low on stocks as early as half-way through the Show.
Total attendance was 37,634 for the five-day Show.
BIA General Manager Robert Coco said the [...]

Are you new to boating? Get the right start by attending an MSV approved training course at the Boat Show run by Australian Volunteer Coast Guard.
Three of the Coast Guard’s top trainers will deliver a total of 10 sessions from Thursday 2 July to Monday 6 July at the Show at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre.
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Water safety and smart fashion have been brought together in a new ladies’ personal flotation device being launched at the 2009 BIA Melbourne Boat Show next week.
PFD Australia has combined style and safety in the sleek new ladies’ Storm Rider Pro inflatable PFDs.
Designed and made in Australia, the smart new PFDs feature PFD Australia’s patented [...]

Melbourne Boat Show patrons can win a magnificent new Whittley Inflatable RIB package as part of $7,500 worth of great marine prizes over the five days of the Show.

Whittley Marine Group will launch a new all-Volvo Penta sterndrive offering at the Melbourne Boat Show, which runs from 2 to 6 July at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre.
Introducing Whittley’s Volvo Penta-powered range will be a Whittley Clearwater 1800 Bow Rider with a Volvo 3.0GL petrol engine driving a Volvo SX Single prop leg.
The Volvo Penta [...]

BRP is back at Melbourne Boat Show in 2009 with the first ever on-water PWC braking system in the Sea-Doo GTX Limited iS.
Already the winner of six prestigious awards including the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMAA) Innovation award, the new model is a big attraction at the Show, which runs from 2 to 6 July [...]

Online ticket sales for the BIA Melbourne Boat Show have gone live for the 2009 show, with discounted prices and a special two-day pass for online buyers.
Brand new this year and available only online is a two-day pass for just $25, as well as discounted tickets of $15 for adults and $10 for concession – [...]

A great BIA Victoria initiative returning for its fifth year at this year’s BIA Melbourne Boat Show is the free Boat Handling Course for everyone who buys a boat at the Show. The half-day course with boating expert Alan Rice gives one-on-one instruction in the essentials of safe, enjoyable boating:

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The Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association will again be training and testing would-be boaties at this year’s Show.
The Coast Guard will run sessions at 10:30am and 3pm daily, with each session comprising three hours of presentations and discussion followed by the test and marking.
Successful participants will receive a DVD and a certificate of completion which [...]

The Department of Transport will be holding question and answer sessions for the boating public throughout this year’s Melbourne Boat Show to address changes in legislation.
Boat show patrons are invited to come along and take part in the information sessions that are part of an extensive statewide consultation program in relation to the Department of [...]