General News
24 September, 2024
Popular point now open
Recreational fishers and boaters can enjoy upgraded facilities at Cairn Curran Reservoir’s Picnic Point, with works now complete.
Boat ramp improvements have been completed after the project secured a $112,700 Structural Maintenance Grant through the State Government’s Better Boating Fund.
A Recreational Fishing Grant to the tune of $50,000 along with $74,000 funding from waterway manager Goulburn Murray Water had also been put toward building a new all-abilities amenities block.
Located between Bendigo and Maryborough, Cairn Curran is a well-loved recreational fishing and boating destination for central Victorians and visitors from further afield. Picnic Point offers access to the western shore of the reservoir, off Joyces Creek-Baringhup Road.
Cairn Curran has benefitted from record stocking in recent years by the Victorian Fisheries Authority and scored a whopping 450,000 native fish in 2023-24 including 250,000 Murray cod — its most ever in a single year.
The new concrete boat ramp has been complemented by a resurfaced carpark, measures to reduce erosion alongside the ramp to stop ruts and potholes, and new signage to provide valuable information for boaters.
The adjacent amenities block is a self-composting, zero discharge facility featuring two unisex cubicles and a third big enough to be accessed by people in wheelchairs.
The area was closed for several weeks to allow contractors to conduct the works but has now re-opened and is ready to go.