Show News

This year’s Superstage will feature an exciting line of guest speakers and boating experts from around the country.
Features of the stage include presentations on fishing, boat handling and marine safety.
For detailed information regarding show times, check out the Superstage at this year’s Show.

The star attraction for kids is the famous Flathead Fred’s Fun Fishin’ Show, back again for another year.
Marching, cheering and loving every minute of it, the kids learn much more than fishing from Fred. They also learn Fred’s philosophy of good manners and good behaviour both when fishing and in everything else they do. There [...]

Here’s a treat for all mums of young children – if the kids are getting cranky and you all need a bit of a break, we have just the answer! In between Flathead Fred’s performances we have a professionally staffed play area for kids. With seats for parents to take a load off, Lulu [...]

New to the show is the Giant Titanic slide, a blow-up super-sized slide that is designed to be fun for kids of all ages – and best of all it is free so you can ride it all day.

We haven’t forgotten the big kids either. Back by popular demand is the Anaconda Pinnacle Rock Climbing Wall. Come along for hours of challenging fun as you try to conquer the wall.

Honda’s brand new BF60 four-stroke EFI outboard engine expands the premium product range available to Australian boaters.
Slotting in between the widely-acclaimed BF40/50 and BF75/90, the new BF60 combines exclusive Honda technologies in a lightest-weight-in-class package that delivers best-in-class performance.
Weighing 110kg, the newly-designed, water-cooled, 998cm3 three-cylinder engine incorporates electronic fuel injection, Honda’s revolutionary Boosted Low Speed [...]

Leisure Boating Club Melbourne will have one of the most exclusive offers of the 49th Melbourne Boat Show, with the show debut of its Platinum Membership. 
Early interest in Platinum suggests the new top-of-the-range level will be a big attraction at the Show, which runs from 2 to 6 July at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. 
Whereas existing [...]

Anchor Right is back at Melbourne Boat Show in 2009 with the all new Sarca Excel Anchor. 
Designed to be the most environmentally friendly anchor on the market, the Sarca Excel will be launched at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre from 2 to 6 July. 
Sarca Excel is designed and made in Melbourne, and is the only anchor [...]

An exciting new offshore fishing boat making its official launch at this year’s Melbourne Boat Show is the Bar Crusher 760 Hard Top (HT). 
The 760HT, designed and built for long-range offshore sportsfishing, will join hundreds of boats of all sizes at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre from 2 to 6 July. 
Constructed from pre-stressed 5mm marine grade [...]

The 2009 Melbourne Boat Show promises to be the perfect place to buy a new boat or the boating, fishing or other recreational gear to go with it. 
With fuel prices and interest rates at historic lows, the Boating Industry Association (BIA) of Victoria says there will never be a better time to buy. 
More than that, [...]