Melbourne Boat Show ticket sales go online

Tickets to the 48th Annual BIA Melbourne Boat Show are now available online for the first time in the Show's 48-year history.

Visit www.melbourneboatshow.com.auand follow the links for tickets at the usual prices: $40 family ticket for two adults and up to three children, $17 for adults and $8 for children under 16.

The BIA Melbourne Boat Show runs from 3 to 7 July at The Melbourne Exhibition Centre and features hundreds of beautiful boats plus all the latest in boating and fishing gear.

Special attractions include Flathead Fred's Fun Fishin' Show for Kids, Lulu Kids' Activities, the Anaconda Climbing Wall and the Yamaha Superstage featuring the giant Yamaha Supertank.

For those who want to get their boat licence, the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard will run licence training and testing sessions at 10.30am and?3pm daily, with additional sessions on Friday July 4 and Saturday July 5 at 6:30pm.

Best of all, visitors can win a fully equipped Quintrex 560 Freedom Cruiser boat package valued at over $40,000, courtesy of JV Marine World, as well as other great prizes

48th Annual BIA Melbourne Boat Show - 3-7 July 2008
Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Clarendon Street, Southbank (Melway Map 1C Ref G5)
Thursday - Saturday 3 - 5 July
10.00 am - 9.00 pm
Sunday 6 July
10.00 am - 7.00 pm
Monday7 July
10.00 am - 8.00 pm
Admission: Adults $17; Children (under 16) $8; Students & Pensioner Concession Card Holders $12 (with ID); Family (2 adults and up to 3 kids) $40

More information: www.biavic.com.au

by AAP MediaNet