UK Marina scholarship winner talks up Australian experience

THE UK winner of the Bellingham International Marina Education Scholarship Michael Glanville has returned to the UK after completing the Advanced Marina Management (AMM) course in Australia. 

These scholarships enable the winners to travel to the other side of the globe to participate in a six day Advanced Marina Management (AMM) course that is recognised by the Global Marina Institute (GMI). 

Glanville is the area manager from Marina Developments Ltd and the area manager for the Hamble and Cheshester region and Marina Manager at Northney Marina in the UK.

Glanville joined 13 other participants in the Marina Industries Association of Australia (MIAA) AMM course held at Port Stephens in New South Wales in late September. The course attracted delegates from around the world including Fiji, New Zealand, UAE and Thailand. 

“It was great opportunity to network and learn from Marina Managers from other countries," said Glanville.
 
"During the course we received lectures including Law, Capital Budgeting and Marketing and the course culminated in a redevelopment proposal project for a small quaint marina ready for a new lease of life. The caliber of candidate attending the course was high as is the professional level at which it is aimed.” 

After the course he undertook 10 marina visits during five days.

“Operationally, commercial Australian marinas are broadly run in the same way as the UK however Australia is home to many large yacht clubs operating substantial marinas on a not for profit basis. As in the UK, environmental issues ride high on the marina agenda and in Australia pressure wash run off filtration systems are essential and help to maintain water quality, a direction I am sure the UK will move in in due course," he said.