The Victorian Government will be allocating Crown land sites within 5 Aquaculture Fisheries Reserves in Port Phillip Bay in 2024-25.

The opportunity for interested parties will include 27 Crown lease sites totalling over 368 hectares of high-quality Victorian marine water. Available sites are located in the Pinnace Channel, Grassy Point, Kirk-Point Werribee, Dromana and Bates Point Aquaculture Fisheries Reserves. Most of these areas have many years of proven commercial production success.

Interested parties are invited to register as a supplier at tenders.vic.gov.au to access further documentation and submit applications.

Successful proponents will be awarded long-term Crown leases for 21 years under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, annually renewable aquaculture licences issued under the Fisheries Act 1995, and consent to use the coastal land under the Marine & Coastal Act 2018.

Please find attached the following documents to assist with the tender process.

1.1 Aquaculture Allocation Flyer 2024.pdf

2.1 Tender information for an aquaculture site 2024.pdf

2.2 Tender submission for an aquaculture site 2024 (pdf and word format attached for ease of completion)

3.1 Offshore Crown Lease Template.pdf

4.1 Pinnace Channel Management Plan.pdf

4.2 Pinnace Channel AFR Map.pdf

4.3 Pinnace Channel Current Wind & Wave.pdf

4.4 Pinnace Channel Baseline.pdf

4.5 Pinnace Channel Bathymetric.pdf

5.1 Geelong Arm Management Plan.pdf

5.2 Clifton Springs AFR Map.pdf

5.3 Grassy Point AFR Map.pdf

5.4 Kirk Point Werribee AFR Map.pdf

5.5 Bates Point AFR Map.pdf

5.6 Geelong Arm Current Wind & Wave.pdf

6.1 Eastern Port Phillip Management Plan.pdf

6.2 Dromana AFR Map.pdf

6.3 Eastern Port Phillip Current Wind & Wave.pdf

7.1 Guidelines for the Cadastral Survey of Victoria's Offshore AFRs.pdf

7.2 Mussel Translocation Protocol.pdf

8.1 Investor FAQ's Aquaculture allocation.pdf

Any updates will be made available on the tenders website and those registered will be notified.

Please contact the Victorian Fisheries Authority at aquaculture.leasing@vfa.vic.gov.au with any queries.