Dredging at Pelican Point in Progress
The dredging at Pelican point has commenced and we can look forward to an improved channel. Please take care while the dredging is in progress.
Category: St Helens Barway
News about the St Helens barway and activities to improve safety and access.
Barway Update, May 2010
Summer is over and boating activity has dropped off with only 3 boats requiring an escort into St Helens during April. The southern channel on the St Helens Barway is maintaining its position, generally providing good access. Care should be …
MAST CEO Interviewed by ABC
Marine and Safety Tasmania CEO, Colin Finch was interviewed by ABC Rural today at Blanche Beach, where dredging to remove 215,000 cubic metres of sand is almost complete. The sand is being moved from a major deposition area alongside the …
Dredging at Blanche Beach Underway
Works are are currently underway to remove sand from Blanche Beach. The project follows an earlier recommendation that sand be removed from Blanche Beach to help improve the conditions on the barway by allowing sand on the offshore bar to …
Marine Safety Tasmania Strategic Plan
Marine Safety Tasmania’s Strategic Plan for 2009/2010 makes provision for dredging work to improve access and safety across the St Helens Barway into Georges Bay: “In the 2008 State Budget the Government announced a $2.4 million dollar funding package to …