About the Boating Safety and Facilities Program
The Boating Safety and Facilities Program is a State government funding program that plays an important role in making boating safer and more accessible for all Victorians.
The Boating Safety and Facilities Program allocates funds to individual grant-based projects initiated by community, agency or stakeholder groups and to Statewide programs initiated by Transport Safety Victoria (TSV), Victoria's marine regulator.
The Program information booklet (PDF, 370 KB, 36 pp.) provides an overview of the program.
All applicants to the 2011-12 have now been advised of the outcome of their applications. The Department of Transport would like to recognise the time and effort taken by all applicants to prepare their applications.
A list of successful applications to the 2011-12 Boating Safety and Facilities Program can be found on the supported projects page.
The Boating Safety and Facilities Program offers grant-based funding opportunities across four categories.
Program objectives
The objectives of the program are to:
- ensure safe access to waterways
- decrease boating incidents and fatalities
- improve boating facilities
- promote increased safety, education and training
- provide improved search and rescue services
- improve navigation aids and signage
- highlight the importance of vessel maintenance and operating knowledge
- improve marine communications