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BRIDGE ENTRANCE Ports controls and administers activities on the Gippsland such as Nicholson PLAN A SALE TO LAKES ENTRANCE PLAN C McLENNAN STRAIGHT 5 LUCKNOW Avon Stratford navigation of ships and boats, the provision of navigation aids, dredging of channels, Princes Highway River Bridge H6m Hwy SALE surveying, and the provision of wharves, jetties and other engineering works. Bengworden TN MN 4 Landing Fl.R 3s 1 Road BULL BAY No.2 Power H15.7m BAIRNSDALE TN The waters of Gippsland Lakes are safe and pleasant to navigate but there are areas Power H12.95m River No.4 EAST MN of shallow water which may not be identified by navigation aids. For this reason it is River NW CLYDEBANK Hollands N advisable to carry a compass and obtain good local knowledge of the Lakes system. 5 No.6 Road Sale Aerodrome O W Gippsland Hwy bs 2 Care should be taken at night time when on passage from to Paynesville or RAAF Base cu Medusa Point No.8 re NE when navigating south of owing to the existence of and Perry d 5 No.10 EAST SALE SW shallow water.

5 No.12 6 E Wellington STRATHFIELDSAYE Rail Trail 5 10 Highway Lake Wellington is relatively shallow and winds from the east or west can create a S HOLLANDS Bridge H7.0m SE Yacht Club River Bridge H2.5m Paynesville short choppy sea. Without a compass, a boat owner voyaging from South Griffin Point LANDING

2 NICHOLSON

Bridge H6.8 entrance to McLennans Strait and vice versa can become disorientated, particularly

Fl.7s Power

2 DISHER H9.8m

9 in daytime, and fail to find the entrance/exit to Lake Wellington. However, there are Fl.WG.2s O

Bridge H3.8 Lower Heart Road BAY b a number of single pile beacons marking the route across the lake.

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Power GREBE r Bairnsdale - e boat operator can expect to find the waters shared with large seagoing fishing vessels

H11.8m d Lake BAY Metres Marlay Point Power Princes and a knowledge of the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea is very necessary Nicholson Latrobe THE HEART 0.0 0.5 H17.5m 5 See Plan G in this area. Victoria Forge JONES BAY 5 Fl.R 4s Thumb The following is an extract of a port regulation governing the navigation of the Bay Road Hollands Nautical Mile Creek - ANDREW Fl.G 4s Point entrance to Gippsland Lakes and applies to all vessels less than 40 metres in length. Power Fl.R 4s River BAY Point Lardner Ck. BANDIN BAY H16.2m Fl.R 4s use (The master of a vessel means the person in charge of it). Eagle Point rho te McLENNAN STRAIT Road h (a) The master of a vessel when departing Cunningham Arm shall keep out of the 2 ug 21 Fl.G 3s5 la The Heart Point Foster S way of every vessel navigating Reeves Channel. Landing Fl. Bu 5S 10 Q(3) 10s JOHNSONVILLE (b) When two vessels in Reeves Channel are approaching each other in reciprocal or Fl.G 3s Landing EAGLE Fl.G 5s BAY See Plan G near reciprocal courses at its junction with Cunningham Arm the master of the Roseneath Point Fl.Y 3s Punt Rd Lake 2 vessel stemming the tide shall keep out of the way of the vessel proceeding with No 20 Fl.R 5s Fl.Y 3s Road 20 Fl.Y 3s Fl.R 4s Fl.G 4s 7 Fl.WR 5s Fl.R 3s SWAN Fl.R 5s SWAN REACH the tide and nothing in this Rule shall exempt the master of either vessel from 5 REACH River No 18 Fl.R 5s Point Fullarton BAY Tambo complying with the requirements of Rule 34 of the Regulation of Preventing Dowds Morass See Plan B Between 1 hour after Highway Bridge H6.6m Collisions at Sea. No 16 Fl.R 5s Hollands sunset and 1 hour Wellington Landing before sunrise 5 Power H15.05m (c) The master of a vessel when proceeding to sea and when navigating the waters of No 14 Fl.R 5s Road Fl 5s the port between the seaward end of the entrance moles and the offshore bar shall Victoria Jones See Plan E 8 Sheepwash Point Lagoon Bay 5 TAMBO keep out of the way of any vessel inward bound into the port. No 12 Fl.R 5s PAYNESVILLE Fl.R 2s BAY Highway DUTSON BOMBING RANGE Fl.WR 2s Blond Bay Wattle (d)5 The master of a vessel navigating the waters of the port between the seaward end No 10 Fl.R 5s Road of the entrance moles and the seaward (outer) edge of the offshore bar shall Ob Picnic Arm 2 s 2 5 Tucker c Cameron Point 5 5 FR Point maintain a distance of 100 metres astern of any other vessel proceeding in the No 8 Fl.R 5s u r Point e d Point FR King Willow Point same direction as his vessel and shall not overtake any vessel proceeding in the No 6 Fl.R 5s 15 Power H19.5m Iso.2s

10 PLAN LATROBE RIVER ENTRANCE Duck Arm B Road RAYMOND

See Plan C Fl.WG.2s 2 Montague Point same direction as his vessel.

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Banksia 10

18 5 Q(9)15s

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(e) All vessels whether inward or outward bound should not attempt to pass any

PODDY Blond Bay State Game Reserve

No 2 Fl.R 5s O Wattle Point Peninsula Lady Bay

Strait b Metung

s Bluff Head Fl.7.5s

c Steel 19 Tambo Bluff

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d BAY Fl.R 3s Bay See Plan C 2 Point Turner Nungurner outer edge of the seaward bar or when engaged in swinging at the landward side 72 See Plan I 5 Waddy Point Q (6)+LFl.15s Fl.G 2s Campbell Channel of the bar. Wild Dog Shore Plover Fl.R 5s Fl.3s Fl. 4s Fl.R 4s Fl.R 5s Point Spoon Bay QG.1.2s Q 1.2s Fl.G 3s King Fl.3s METUNG Road Bull Point Lake Storm Point Victoria CAUTIONS Fl.R 4.5s No.1 5 Fl.R 2s 2 No.3 BULL BAY 2 O No.5 Morley Fl.4s bsc No.7 Longford Jetty Point Walker Fl.R 3s 2 Fl.R 5s u TN MN Fl.G.3s Point Wilson r 1. NAVIGATION OF THE OCEAN ENTRANCE Boat Ramp 10 Swamp Thalia 2 2 e No.9 Fl.Bu 5s 2 d DUTSON 5 Further information on navigating the entrance may be found at No.11 Point Red Bluff Pelican Point 16 5 No.13 No.2 Fl.WR.5s See Plan D 2 Fl(2)R.10sLuderick Fl.R 4s NUNGURNER No.4 Wellington 2 www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au No.6 Park McLennan SPERM WHALE HEAD Point Letts 5 ANDREW Fl.G.5s No.8 Navigation of the ocean entrance to the Lakes system by operators of small boats Fl.R 4s Fl.R 4s See Plan F Round Head Fl.6s Fl.G 3 s 3 Trapper Point WOLLASTON Fl.WR.4s 2 is dangerous and attention is drawn to the caution notices erected at various points BAY No.10 Gippsland Lakes Fl.G.5s Fl.R 4s White Cliff BAY 5 5 on shore at or near the entrance and at boat ramps in the locality. Drownings have SEACOMBE Coastal Park Reeve Lagoon Jubilee Head State Game Gippsland Lakes Fl.Bu.5s Lookout Fl.Bu 5s See Plan H KALIMNA Beach Fl.R 1.2s occurred when boats have capsized at the entrance bar. Coastal Park Fl.Bu.5s LOCH SPORT Tower 17 BOOLE WEST BOMBING Sewerage Reserve POOLE PENINSULA 2. OVERHEAD CABLES Farm LAKE BOOLE Fl.2.5s Whale Road POOLE Yachtsmen are cautioned about the existence of overhead electric cables across Road COLEMAN Road BUNGA ARM PENINSULA 10 Head Ocean Grange Q(6)+LFl 15s Fl.R 3s rivers and similar areas and should keep a lookout for warning notices on river Head Gippsland Lakes MILE Lake Reeve Coastal Park 2 Q(6)+LFl 15s banks advising of these obstructions and safety heights. COLLIER Sperm 2 Fl.G.4s Fl.Bu 5s HILL LATROBE RIVER 2 RANGE BEACH Fl.R 3sSee Plan J 3. POLLUTION 5 0 5 10 Fl.G.1.2s It is an offence to discharge oil or oily water onto any part of the Port. Offenders 5 Dries 2 Oc.4s Arm are liable for fines. Dumping of rubbish or waste is also prohibited. NINETY Kilometres Fl.Y.5s Fl.R 3s 2.5 0 2.5 5 North LAKES 4. B unkering/Fuel Lake Wellington 2 ENTRANCE Fuelling can be conducted at approved Fuelling Installations. Fuel transfer Nautical Mile 2 Seacombe FW SCALE 1 : 100,000 3 5elsewhere on waterways within the port limits is prohibited without a fuel permit 10issued by Gippsland Ports. 5 5 5 Pelican 0 500 ZONES10

Point Metres PLAN I METUNG TO LAKES ENTRANCE TN MN PLAN D LOCH SPORT 0 500 1000 PLAN J LAKES ENTRANCE 0 0.25 5 Speed Limit 5 knots COLOUR CODED Metres Nautical Mile 10 (approx 10 kilometers/hr) BERTHING ZONES

5 0 0.5 1 10 k

e TEMPORARY BERTHING

e TN MN r 5 Nautical Mile Speed Limit 10 knots C Fl(2) R 5s 10 ZONE 47 s Road n Fl.R 4s 1 (approx 20 kilometers/hr) a Fl.R 4s Myer Street • Maximum time limit 48 m SCALE 1 : 25,000 N a NW 59

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i hours as per Port Fl.R 4s NE No Anchorage h 5 Fl.G 5s Dolomite 5 10 C 1 Stirling 48 Swamp Q.R 1s 2 Services Regulations 5 W E 13 14 2 Between 1 hour after Submarine Cable or Pipe Power 2 1 57 sunset and 1 hour • Vessel can be Creek Fl.Bu 5s H22.1m Fl(2) G 5s 1 before sunrise SE 1 1 2 unmanned LOCH SPORT SW 3 5 S Recreational Fishing 49 Waverley Fl.Bu.5s 1 5 ARM 12 2 3 Reef LOADING ZONE Point 2 2 1 1 Boxes QG 1s 3 2 • Loading zone for the Power 10 KALIMNA 3 1 Fl.G 3s 2 Unrestricted speeds No Boating Bridge LAKES ENTRANCE Compass 5 pick up and drop off of Metung Road H22.1m Mount Barkly 55 11 H6.5m 67 Footbridge between one hour before Oc.4s NORTH Itinerant Pile passengers and cargo BANCROFT BAY Itinerant Post Office Berthing METUNG 66 sunrise to one hour after Highway Power Marine Parade Berthing only. Princes 78 sunset except within 50 See Plan H 5 N 1 2 3 H15.2m 5 u 3 2 1 2 • Vessel has to be n 69 metres of another boat, g 54 4 1 u 56 61 manned at all times 50 Road r swimmers. 5 n 3 5 Fishing Esplanade 5 Fl.R 4s e 2 No

r TN 1 Club SHORT TERM ZONE 51 65 Unrestricted speeds for MN 3 2 Boating Mosquito Point 10 1 5 64 Zone Surf Club boats. Water skiing • Time limit as indicated Ob Princes 2 2 1 3 sc Power Watch NW 1 • Vessel can be ur NUNGURNER H8.4m Bridge prohibited. e N Fl.R 3s 77 H1.8m 2 5 Your Surf Beach Fl.Bu. 5s d 5 Fl.Bu 5s Fl.G 3s unmanned REEVES CHANNEL BULLOCK Wash Water between 0m and 63 No Boating Zone Walking Track 5 Highway 2 Fl.Bu. 5s W ISLAND 1 5m deep PERMIT ONLY ZONE NE Fuel 5 REEVES Harper’s Bight 3 Leading Lights 214 Fl.6s Bell Point Fl.G 3s Water greater than 5m • Berthing prohibited Silvershot 80 60 62 Between 1 hour after without a permit. Shaving Landing 2 sunset and 1 hour deep E QY2s Fl.R 4s 79 Sand and Scrub Fl.WR.4s Point FL.G 3s NYERIMILANG SW 75 before sunrise • Vessel can be 5 CUNNINGHAME3 ARM Fl.Bu 3s Parks and Reserves Nyerimilang QY2s unmanned 2 2 5 SE QY2s (Most foreshore area is CHANNEL S RIGBY Q.Bu 1s Bowran 2 2 Fl.2.5s Maringa QY2s 5 Fl.R 1.2s ISLAND Fl.G 3s 3 public land.) Point LIGHTS 5 Fl.R.3s Flagstaff FLANNAGAN ISLAND 5 10 68 Indicates a light structure or a light buoy 5 No Water 1 BAXTER ISLAND F.20m & F.Bu NINETY MILE BEACH 5 Creek 2 3 Skiing 74 2 Iso. Isophase G Green Q(6)+LFl 15s Reservoir HOPETOUN CHANNEL Fl.(2) 4s Oc. Occulting R Red Q(6)+LFl.15s 2 2 52 Fl.R 3s BOOLE POOLE PENINSULA F. Fixed W White 2 2 2 See Plan J Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park FG & Fl.G 3s 2 Fl.Bu 5s 10 F.Bu Fl. Flashing Y Yellow Baines 2 Fl.R.5s Q(9) 15s Fl.R 2.5s Fl.(2)8s A group of 2 flashes Bu Blue Perch Creek Fl.G 4s THE NARROWS Swamp YELLOW BAY Romley Point FRASER Fl.G 3s every 8 seconds VQ.Fl. Very Quick Flashing 2 F.Bu ISLAND Fl.G 1.2s NINETY MILE BEACH 5 Q.Fl. Quick Flashing CHANNEL 5 KALIMNA F.Bu BAR AREA Fl.R 3s Fl.R 3s Mount Barkly 5 WAVE MONITORING BUOY MARKS 2 REEVES CHANNEL & BAR - CAUTIONARY NOTE See Note 2 Mariners are advised that a wave monitoring buoy has been located at W N E Fl.R 3s Occ 4s Periodic dredging is undertaken by a THSD and cutter suction dredge. approximate position:S 37° 54.9075’ E 147° 57.9379’ (WGS 84) 2.8km Port hand - even numbers However, depths in Reeves Channel and on Bar as well as the alignment of SSW of the entrance. RIGBY RIGBY ISLAND Fl.Y 5s Fl(2) G 5s 10 Fl.R3s QG 1s the channel across the Bar are constantly changing and therefore charted A long elastic mooring system has been utilized to secure the buoy and Fl.G 4s 5 Q.R 1s depth cannot be considered reliable. Crossing the Bar should only be consequently the position of the buoy may vary with tide and currents. Starboard hand - odd numbers 2 Fl(2) R 5s Fl.G 3s NORTH ARM attempted by persons having local knowledge. The buoy is displaying the following light characteristic: Fl(5) Y 20s Rigby Island Reserve 10 Fl.R 3s Kelly Head 5 Fl.R 4s Groynes Mariners should contact Gippsland Ports Lakes Entrance (03) 5155 6999 Mariners are directed to navigate with caution when transiting the area, REEVES CHANNEL Fl.G 3s for the latest information on the BaR Further information on navigating the and to remain at least 200m clear of the buoy. No vessel is to moor to the Isolated Danger (Black and Red) 2 Oc.R 3.5s 2 2 Fl.R 2s Fl.R 3s ocean entrance and bar may be found at www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au buoy at any time. 5 Fl.G 2.5s BOOLE POOLE PENINSULA Fl.G 2s Fl.Y 4s CHANNEL Fl.G 3s LAKES ENTRANCE W Special N W NE E HOPETOUN Princes Fl.R 2.5s QY 2s BULLOCK Fl.R 1.5s Cardinal - Pillar buoy or pile (Yellow and Black) Fl.G 1.5s Fl.G 3s Fl.G 2.5s IS. QG 1s Fl.G 2.5s Highway Fl.R4s No Boating Zone with appropriate black topmark: Fl.Bu 5s Fl (2)4s 2 2 Fl.R 2.5s ARM IMPORTANT EXPLANATION and CAUTION W N E 2 Pile S 53 This publication is a guide only. 5 CUNNINGHAME 2 Fl.R 3s 74 5 NORTH EAST ARM Park Fl.G 3s Footbridge The maps are not navigation charts and should not be used for navigation calculations or determining precise locations. BUNGA BEACH Coastal Fl.Bu 3s 5 MILE F.20m & F.Bu The position of navigation marks, channels and other features may not be where they are shown on the maps. Gippsland Lakes Boating Guide Lakes Q.Bu 1s Gippsland Lakes Boating Guide NINETY Gippsland Water depths are based on hydrographic surveys believed to have been undertaken around 1986 and the depths shown may have changed SOUTH WEST Fl.R 2.5s FG & Fl.G 3s S S Second Blow Hole F.Bu since that time. Zone marker buoy (No Boating Zone) 5 Gippsland Ports staff have taken all reasonable steps to ensure the information in the guide is accurate at the time of publication. GIPPSLANDGIPPSLAND PORTSPORTS 5 BASS STRAIT But omissions and inaccuracies may exist and therefore vessel operators must be cautious in relying on the information in the guide. Zone marker buoy Copyright Gippslandports 2014 S Revised August 2014 No liability whatsoever will be accepted by Gippsland Ports for damages claimed to be sustained as a consequence of using this guide. Overhead power lines © Point LAKE RAYMOND ISLAND Fl.R.5s Fullarton KING Fl.WR.2s Harrington PUBLIC BOATING FACILITIES LEGEND PLAN E PAYNESVILLE PLAN F AURORA CHANNEL 3 PLAN G NICHOLSON, MITCHELL & TAMBO RIVERS 3 Point Fl.G 2s 5 5 2 2 3 Fl.(2) G 4s Fl.R 2s CARSTAIRS BANK Boat ramp with car parking. TN MN Fl.(2) G 4s 2 PLAN A Fl.(2) R 4s 1 Port of Sale 1&2 Fl.(2) G 5s Fl.(2) R 4s Fl.G.2s 1 Jetty/Wharf available for casual berthing. N SWAMP 2 Marlay Point NW Fl.(2) R 5s NE 3 Seacombe Landing 2 5 4 Bairnsdale Butter Factory Wharf TN MN Swing mooring buoy available for public use. W E 5 Bairnsdale Town Wharf No 2 Fl.R 4s RIVER NICHOLSON

5 10 Point N 6 Nicholson SE Time limit of 48 hrs applies to all public jetties, unless denoted SW NW 7 Johnsonville Jones NE S 5 Fl.Y 4s 8 Swan Reach otherwise by signs. 2 3 Bairnsdale Rd W 76 Howitt Park 1 Fl.R 5s E _ Kings CAMPBELL CHANNEL Paynesville Road 5 2 Slaughterhouse Creek Bridge 33 1 PLAN C Public toilets available in the vicinity of facility. Fl.G 5s SE 5 H5m 5 Fl.R 5s SW 9 Hollands Landing 2 King S Fort Road No 4 Fl.R 4.5s PLAN D Fl.R 5s Fl.G 5s 3 Point 10 FR STRAIT Loch Sport Mooring Jetty 1&2 2 Fresh water available for drinking purposes only. 5 2 Best Newlands Arm Power Thumb Point 11 Victoria Parade Boat Ramp 2 H22.9m No 6 Fl.R 5s Fl.G 5s Between 1 hour after RAYMOND ISLAND5 Strait BOOLE POOLE sunset and 1 hour 12 Loch Sport Marina & Public Jetty 2 Point PAYNESVILLE Fuelling installation for boats. All types of fuel usually available. Lotnamard before sunrise 38 Fl.R 3s PENINSULA Fl.R 4s Fl.G 4s 13 Seagull Drive Boat Ramp 2 5 Ogilvey 14 The Boulevard Boat Ramp 2 Point 37 32 SWAN REACH Road 31 McMillan Newlands Arm No 1 Fl.G 3s 2 FR BAY PLAN E Public house in near vicinity of the facility. 2 AURORA NoCHANNEL 2 Fl.R 3s GERGON BANK 5 Fl.R 4s 2 10Fl.3s 25 Boardwalk/Landing Jetty Butler QkFl Watch your Point 30 Harrington wash in Mud 26 Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club 2 Montague Point Point Shops or general store in vicinity of facility. 3 2 3

King St this area. Broome 3 5 27 Paynesville Wharf 1 5 TN MN 28 Raymond Island Boat Ramp Slip Rd 5 Point 2 5 39 Fl.R 4s Main Road Bridge 73 No 4 Fl.R 3s MULLET 29 Raymond Island Jetty Post Office and/or public transport in vicinity of facility. Fl.G. 2s Fl.R 1.5s Newlands H1.2m N 30 Bulls Cruisers Jetty 1&2 NW BAY Jubilee 2 5 PAYNESVILLE NE Q(3) 10s 1 2 31 Gippsland Ports Boat Yard & Marina Bluff Head 10 Reef Point No 3 Fl.G 3s Head Stevenson Point 5 1 Fl.G 5s 1 Cafe and/or restaurant in vicinity of facility. Marina 32 Raymond Is. Steamer Landing Ogilvey LADY e No Boating Zone d W E Fl.G 5s Fl.G 5s Fl.G 5s Fl.G 5s Fl.G 4s 5 BAY a 2 TAMBO R. 33 Fort King 2 Point n 2 5 la Fl.G 5s 2 p FR McMILLAN 5 Fl.G 5s 34 Birrell’s Peninsula / Dawson Cove 2 s 2 Drive The Espla SE Fl.R 5s Picnic tables available in vicinity of facility. na 26 E Keep clear of SW d e 3 3 35 Commissioner Point/Sunset Cove See Plan I e Point Dawson 35 h 27 vehicular cable ferry GOAT S Fl.R 5s Fl.R 5s Fl.R 5s Fl.R 5s Fl.R 4s James Point T No 6 Fl.R 3s Fl.R 3s 1 36 Progress Jetty 2 2 18 NEWLANDS No 5 Fl.G 3s ARM 25 29 ISLAND MITCHELL RIVER 1 Fl.R 5s 37 Slip Bight Marina Barbecues, either wood or electric, in the vicinity of the facility. 2 2 36 2 No 8 Fl.R 3s Q(9) 15s Fl.R 3s Gergon Bank No 10 Fl.R 3s Q 1.2s 2 5 Fl.G 5s 1 38 Paynesville Motor Cruiser Club DUCK BAY Grassy Pt. 2 A fee may apply. 5 Fl.G.3s 28 RAYMONDMud STEAMERFl.G 3sCHANNEL 3 2 73 King Street Boat Ramp Park Boundary BUNGA ARM Point Turner 5 BANKSIA PENINSULA Butler Point No 12 Fl.R 3s Fl.3s No 7 Fl.G 3s YB Fl.R 3s PLAN F ROTAMAHFl.Y 3s CHANNEL 2 ISLAND Fl.R 2s Clear WALLABY IS. Sand DAWSON 2 Fl.R 5s 5 22 Ocean Grange Jetty 1&2 Camping facilities available in the vicinity of the facility. 55 No 9 Fl.G 3s Fl.G.3s Point Fl. 3s and 5 COVE10 Fl.R3s WADDY 71 Fl.G 5s 23 Steamer Landing Jetty 1&2 A fee may apply Scrub 34 Point Q 1.1s Fl.G.5s ISLAND Fl.R 3s 24 Rotamah Island Wilson 2 Rotten 16 Fl.G 3s Fl.G 3s Fl.G 4s 71 Sewage Hopper Barge 1&2 Montague Point BARTONIS. Point Fl.G.3s 5 Fl.R3s Fl.Bu 5s Hot showers available in the vicinity of the facility. ROTTEN IS. VQ (3) 5s Fl.4s 5 Iso.2s RadfordShallow Bank Fl.R 3s Fl.R 3s PLAN G ROTAMAH CHANNEL Harrington Point 3 2 ROTTEN 39 Mitchell River Landing A fee may apply. Q(9)15s BEACH No Boating Zone 5 BARTON Fl.G 3s Fl.R 3s 23 2 ISLAND 5 PLAN H 2 ISLAND GRANGE CHANNEL 0 500 1000 40 Lake King Jetty 2 1 - Sewage pump out facility in operation. RADFORD BANK Park Boundary CRESCENT LAKE KING 0 500 1000 ISLAND MILE 41 Shaving Point 2 - Sewage disposal hopper. 0 0.5 1.0 Metres Shallow 0.0 0.5 43 Moorings Jetty Metres Fl.G.2s 5 Kilometres 44 Metung Wharf 0.0 0.5 Fl.Bu 5s 0 0.5 Nautical Mile 45 Silvershot Landing 1 - Access to surf beach from facility. LAKE Houses Nautical Mile Fl.R 2s ROTAMAH 46 Metung Yacht Club Marina 2 - Access to lake front beach from facility. 22 NINETY Nautical Mile SCALE 1 : 25,000 VICTORIA 24 ISLAND PLAN I SCALE 1 : 25,000 47 Chinaman’s Creek 2 48 Riviera Nautic 1

49 Boxes Creek NAVIGATION AIDS GIPPSLAND PORTS BOATYARDS R E 50 Bury’s Slipway Point V I R 51 Nungurner Navigation aids within Gippsland Lakes conform with the International Association of Lighthouse Bolodun N PLAN METUNG 52 Kalimna Jetty PAYNESVILLE: H Authorities (IALA) Buoyage System “A”. Starboard-hand marks are green, port-hand marks are red. O 0 400 53 Barrier Landing 1&2 S Cardinal marks (yellow and black) and plain yellow marks have special significance. • 40 tonne Travel Lift, 120 tonne Slipway. L Yacht Club Fl.Y 4s 54 Winery Landing JONES O Point Norgate H Metres 74 Drew’s Jetty • 3.7 tonne Tele Handler & attachments C 46 In using the system it is essential to remember that the direction of buoyage is taken from the seaward BAY I 0 0.25 80 Harper’s Bight 2 N entrance to Gippsland Lakes. • Engineering, Fabricating, Fitting & Welding. PLAN J Nautical Mile • Shipwright Repairs & Rebuilds. 2 74 Drew’s Jetty A boat operator entering the lakes from seaward and retaining an inward direction to his destination Paynesville Road MITCHELL 55 North Arm Boat Ramp 2 2 • Anti-Fouling, Fibre Glass Work & Painting. Fl.R 4s Fl.G 4s would keep all green starboard-hand marks on his starboard side and red port-hand marks on his port Thumb Point 56 North Arm Bridge Boat Ramp side. Orange lights refer to Port closure. • Condition Reports. 5 TN MN 57 - Marine Pde East Boat Ramp • Undercover workspace for vessels up to 38 feet. 59 North Arm Jetty When returning towards the entrance the situation would be reversed. Fl.R 4s Metung Road 60 Reeves Landing • Bilge water reception & washdown. 5 5 N Creek NW 61 Tourist Information Centre Point e NE s • Environmentally responsible boatyard. 5805000 5 Lardner 2 Fl.R 4s u 62 Fishermans Co-op (LEFCOL) Stirling Road o

RIVER 5 Knot Zone Boundary WEATHER CONDITIONS Bairnsdale h 63 Gippsland Ports Depot and Boatyard Telephone: (03) 5156 6352 r W E 1&2 Fl.G 5s Fl.G 5s te 64 West/Central/East Boat Harbour Fl.G 3s Fl.G 5s Broome Point gh Special care should be taken when boating in windy weather. Do not be fooled by winds which may Fax: (03) 5156 6816 Forge Creek - Masons 21 au 65 Post Office Jetty 2 l SE Point Dawson S SW Bend Fl.R 5s Q(3) 10s Fl.G 5s 5 66 Lakes Entrance Slipway appear light when you are on shore, they may be much stronger on the water. Keep informed of Fl.R 5s Eagle Point Road 5 S 67 Eastern Wharf Fl.G 5s Reef Point 44 Fl. Bu 5s weather conditions. Refer to www.bom.gov.au before leaving home. Carry a portable radio to obtain BULLOCK ISLAND, Lakes Entrance EAGLE Fl.R 5s Fl.Y 3s 5 68 Flagstaff Jetty 1&2 Fl.G 5s current weather forecasts. POINT Point Foster Fl.R 5s 69 Bank Jetty • 100 tonne Travel Lift Fl.G 5s Fl.R 5s 75 Bullock Island Wharf Look for changes in cloud formation, particularly in the western sky, as these often indicate a sudden Fl. Bu 5s See Plan G Fl.G 4s 43 10 • 12 tonne crane & loader Fl.R 4s Watch Your Wash 77 Bullock Island Fuel Jetty 1&2 change of weather bringing strong winds. Strong wind gusts and squalls can cause distress and EAGLE • Full underground services including air, in this area. 78 Cunninghame Quay danger to a boat and its occupants, particularly open boats. If caught in a dangerous sea keep your BAY 40 240V & 415V power. 5 2 5 79 SEAMEC boat’s bow pointing into the wind and sea and ride it out. Learn the advantages of using a sea anchor. 20

5 3 BANCROFT Fl.Y 3s 2

• Bilge water reception & washdown. Fl.Y 3s 5 3 PLAN K SWAN REACH Do not wait for water to half fill your boat, keep low in the boat and start bailing out any water. Fl.Y 3s Fl. Bu 5s 10 Loch Sport Mooring Jetty 1&2 2 • Anti-Fouling painting & polishing Fl.Y 3s BAY Shaving Point BAY 11 Victoria Parade Boat Ramp 2 Compass 5 • Environmentally responsible boatyard. 2 12 Loch Sport Marina & Public Jetty 2 Fl.R 3s Piles LAKE 5 13 Seagull Drive Boat Ramp 2 Telephone: (03) 5155 6950 TIDES/WAVES/WEATHER & WEBCAMS Point 3 14 Boulevard Boat Ramp 2 Fax: (03) 5156 6951 Fl.Y 2s Forge Fullarton 45 15 Wattle Point 2 Real-time Tides/Waves/Weather and webcams are available on Gippsland Ports website 2 16 Sperm Whale Head 2 www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au. Tidal predictions at the entrance to the Gippsland Lakes are Fl 4s Fl.G 4s 17 Rotamah Island published by the Bureau of Meteorology and can be accessed by the Bureau's website 5 5 41 18 Duck & Picnic Arms 1&2 Creek O www.bom.gov.au 2 Fl.6s 19 Resides Jetty 2 5 TAMBO BAY b 3 See Plan E 5 s

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NW JONES 5 HEaD Office Strait Lethé N PICNIC ARM Between 1 hour after KING 97 Main Street, (P.O. Box 388), VICTORIA Point BLOND 2 BAY W sunset and 1 hour Road 5 before sunrise FR Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875 LAGOON Shires NE McMillan RAYMOND ISLAND BAY Iso.2s Q. 1.1s Point Telephone: (03) 5150 0500 SW Montague Point 19 Fax: (03) 5150 0501 Luff Point Terrace 5 Fl.7.5s E Toms Fl.Y 4s Point Point MASON Fl.R 3s LADY Q(9)15s Harrington Tambo bluff email: [email protected] Tannin Point DUCK ARM James Point SE BAY S BAY Point Metung 5 www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au Cameron 18 Bluff Head 2 2 Elbow BANKSIA PENINSULA 2 O Point b Wattle Point 15 5 s Point PORT WELSHPOOL c 2 10 5 HOLLANDS u BLOND BAY STATE GAME RESERVE r Fl.Bu 5s Point Scott Lewis Street, Port Welshpool, Victoria 3965 e BULL Fl.3s LANDING d Fl.G 2s 5 Fl.3s BAY Telephone: (03) 5688 1303

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d Point Fl.R.3s Carstairs Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance, Victoria 3909 Fl.(2) R.10sFl. R.2s Fl.G 3sAURORA CHANNEL Q 1.2s Fl.R 5s Bank Fl.R.5s Waddy Point 2 Depot Telephone: (03) 5155 6900 McLENNAN 10 METUNG ROTAMAH CHANNEL O 5 5 b QG 1.2s 2 Fl.R 1.5s 2 s 10 Boatyard Telephone: (03) 5155 6950 Trouser Fl.R 3s c BANDIN See Plan F Luderick u Point Fl.Bu 5s r Fl.R.4s Fax: (03) 5155 6931 Point Green 16 e BAY 2 2 2 Point Storm Point Wilson Fl.Bu 5s d Point Walker Fl.Bu 5s VICTORIA Hill Point Airstrip 2 10 SAND MANAGEMENT Office: LAKE Hickey Lake Fl.G 3s 2 5 Fl.R 3s Reedy Point Swamp Killarney Fl.6s Telephone: (03) 5155 6911 SPOON Fl.4s Cherry Tree Beach Gergon Bank Fl.WR.4s See Plan C Fl.R 2s 2 Fax: (03) 5155 6901 BAY 5 5 Point Jones WOLLASTON 10 SPERM WHALE Round Mud BAY See Plan H 2 paynesville Hybla HEAD Point Best Head Fl.R 2s Point 2 Park Boundary Boatyard and WATERWAY SERVICES Pelican 2 Radford Bank 2 Thalia Point Shallow Slip Road, (P.O. Box 79), Paynesville, Victoria 3880 Red See Plan D 5 Salt Point 2 THE LAKES NATIONAL PARK Jubilee Head Purran Bluff Trapper ROTTEN IS. Lake Telephone: (03) 5156 6352 Corner 5 Point Fax: (03) 5156 6816 5 BARTON WADDY Fl.R 4s Fl.R 4s Lake Reeve (Very Shallow) IS. Other Sources for Information Fl.Bu.5s IS BOOLE POOLE Emergencies 000 Fl.R 4s 2 PENINSULA Fl.G 5s Dolomite 17 Swamp CRESCENT 71 Australian Volunteer Coast Guard (Lakes Entrance) 5155 1601 Lerna 5 13 ROTAMAH ISLAND 5 0 1 2 2.5 14 IS WALLABY ISLAND GIPPSLAND LAKES COASTAL PARK Australian Volunteer Coast Guard (Paynesville) 5156 0106 Point 2 Fl. Bu 5s Lake Reeve Lookout 2 BUNGA ARM LOCH SPORT Tower Department of Sustainability and Environment 136 186 Kilometres Waverley Fl. Bu 5s Ocean GIPPSLAND LAKES COASTAL PARK 12 GIPPSLAND LAKES 0 0.5 1 Point Grange Environment Protection Authority 9695 2722 10 MILE BEACH COASTAL No Boating Fisheries Victoria 136 186 Nautical Mile 11 First Blow Hole PARK NINETY Government Information Centre 1300 366 356 Second Blow Hole Marine Safety Victoria 1800 223 022 SCALE 1 : 50,000 BASS STRAIT Lake Reeve Surf Life Saving Victoria 9676 6900 Copyright Gippslandports 2014

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