The 60th Melbourne Boat Show is less than ten-days away.
The BIA Victoria, owners and organisers of the event say “It has been three years and there’s a great appetite for boats and boating lifestyle, and a huge crowd is building. Already over 10,000 tickets have been pre-booked. A figure that exceeds all pre-bookings for previous boat shows! There are over 70 fantastic Exhibitors, and their Brand list is amazing.”
The event is at the Melbourne City Marina and all along Newquay Promenade, Docklands from 20-23 October. The open hours are 3-7pm on the Thursday, 10am-7pm on the Friday and Saturday, and, 10am-4pm on the Sunday.
ET Andrew Ettingshausen heads up the stage talent, Tanya George the musical entertainment, Lobster & Co the seafood, Seaweed Sally the kids activities, and Adam D’Sylva the cooking entertainment. Dunbier, with the support of Better Boating Victoria are managing the Welcome to Boating Hub (edutainment (sic) and safety sessions or those new to boating).
Tickets are free and one lucky visitor that scans their ticket in at the show will draw for a Boat Show Voucher valued from $500 to $200,000. And maybe will take home that dream boat. This amazing opportunity is brought to the event by the Boat Owners Club.
BIAV CEO Steve Walker said “The boating community is voting with their feet and record pre-event ticket bookings have been made. We’ve got a great event planned and we can’t wait to get things underway next Thursday.” He added, “The list of exhibitors and brands is amazing, and the industry is right behind this event. We are extremely grateful to them, as well as to the Victorian Government and City of Melbourne.”
The Minister for Boating and Fishing in the Victorian Government, Sonya Kilkenny, will officially open the event at 3pm on Thursday 20 October. This will be on the main MitchMarket Stage, where she will be joined by BBV Director Katherine Grech, City of Melbourne Councilors Jamal Hakim and Philip Le Liu, and BIAV President Eleni Savva. They will arrive by boat to the main marina at 2.50pm and make their way to the stage area for the Welcome to Country and other formalities.
For more information visit the website https://www.melbourneinternationalboatshow.com.au/
