Recreational Boating Fund Submissions - Dates for Public Forum Meetings

Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) has allocated $400,000 in funds this year derived from recreational boat registrations to develop and enhance recreational boating facilities around the State.

MAST called for public submissions for funding for suitable projects from January to March 2010 and held talks with applicants, including on site visits, to discuss the proposals during April. A full list of these proposals submitted to MAST can be viewed at www.mast.tas.gov.au.
A series of public meetings is now being planned to provide the boating community in various regions with the opportunity to provide input the proposed projects within their local area. At each of the meetings, MAST will give an overview of the relevant projects to enable a detailed discussion. Projects for inland waters and the East Coast will be discussed at each of forum, since freshwater anglers and boaters frequenting the East Coast live all around the State.
After the public forums, the MAST Board will meet to select the successful projects, which will be announced during June.
To have your say on the projects for 2010, you are invited to attend one of the regional meetings as detailed below. The meetings all commence at 7.00pm and will be held on:

·   Monday, 10 May at the Burnie Yacht Club, The Esplanade, South Burnie

·   Monday, 17 May, at the Tamar Yacht Club, Park Street, Launceston

·   Tuesday, 18 May, at the Bellerive Yacht Club, Cambridge Road, Bellerive