New jetty four years in the making for Merimbula Big Game Lakes Angling Club

It's the culmination of a project started by the club in 2018 after the existing timber jetty was found to be close to failure due to rot and borers in its piles. The existing jetty was rebuilt by the club 35 years ago.

Vice president of the club Alan Wilkins, said it was a community asset but it was falling apart.

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To complete the project the club needed to obtain approvals from DPI Fisheries, NSW Maritime, Crown Lands and the Aboriginal Land Council and a new licence for the site was required by Crown Lands.

The Foundation for Renewal Regional Renewal supported the costs involving the DA process.

With letters of support from Andrew Constance, Sapphire Coast Destination Marketing and Marine Rescue Merimbula the Club was successful in obtaining co-grant funding from the federal Building Better Regions Fund and the DPI Recreational Fishing Trusts Fund.

Seaslip Pontoons Products, of Berry NSW was awarded the project and have already commenced manufacture of the new jetty in a modular format which will shorten the time required for the replacement, club president Peter Haar said.

Seaslip have recently completed projects at the adjoining Marine Rescue Merimbula facility, Top Lake Boat Hire and Quarantine Bay in Eden.

The jetty, which is also used for popular fishing workshops, will be unavailable until the new one is completed which is expected to be in early to mid May.

The club acknowledged the inconvenience but said it would be worth it to have to have a new and safe jetty.

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