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The Ultimate Fishing Expo is coming to Melbourne

by Boating Industry Association of Victoria 20 Dec 2022 13:45 PST 18-19 February 2023

The Ultimate Fishing Expo is coming to Melbourne, Saturday 18 to Sunday 19 February, 2023. The event is expected to attract 10,000+ fishing specific enthusiasts. Many of whom may be very interested in your boats.

The expo will take place at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with a cost to exhibit of just $50 per sqm!

If you'd like to exhibit a small number (1-3) fishing boats, please have a read of the full exhibitor info, the prospectus and send Caitlin Berecry from VFA, an email .

The government are behind this major event and will be heavily promoting it to the boating/fishing public.

1. Sign up before January 5, 2023, and your business will be included in the advertisement running in Fishing Monthly.
2. All displaying businesses will be promoted on the VFA website and social channels (approx. 86k Facebook, 140K database and 22K Instagram).

Pre-registration promotions, encouraging the public to book tickets, will launch soon and your business could be part of the prize pool and therefore the promotion. If you'd like to offer a prize, please contact Caitlin for more information.

BIAV will support and attend this event and if you get involved, we look forward to seeing you there.

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