Resources

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival is a standout event on Tasmania’s vibrant events calendar. Set against the stunning backdrop of Hobart’s historic waterfront, this Festival is the State’s largest free event, drawing visitors from near and far.

The State Government has released the South Australian Recreational Boating Safety Strategy 2025-2030, to help combat irresponsible and dangerous behaviour across the state’s coastal and inland waters.

The Boating Industry Association (BIA) released the 2024 state of the industry data report revealing national turnover at $10.12 billion for 2023-24, a 5% increase on the previous year.

Australian Sailing’s 10-year Strategy “SAILING 2032” outlines our vision for the sport of sailing in Australia. This is the first Sailing Annual Participation Report and demonstrates Australian Sailing’s commitment to partnering with our Sailing Clubs, Class Associations and Discover Sailing Centres to grow active participants and members across Australia.

Smart infrastructure, and consequently a smart marina, is the result of combining physical infrastructure with digital infrastructure, providing improved information to enable better, faster and cheaper decision making.

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The marine industry in Australia by the numbers 2023 Industry data.

The boating industry data report card includes input from the Australian International Marine Export Group, Marina Industries Association and BIA along with data intelligence from Australia’s boating app Deckee.

Deloitte Access Economics undertook this analytical work for AIMS. Drawing on experience in developing and updating the AIMS Index of Marine Industry in the past, Deloitte Access Economics also drew on its in-house Deloitte Access Economics Regional Input-Output Model (DAE-RIOM) to estimate the flow-on and total economic contribution of the marine industry.

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The latest CommBank Manufacturing Insights Report unearths the drivers of business performance and the pathways to a more efficient, productive and sustainable future.

The South Coast Boating Network Plan (the Plan) identifies investment opportunities to revamp existing boating infrastructure and services that support marine tourism at 17 of the region’s waterways.