View from the club grounds

Visitors please note:

 

ABORIGINAL LAND ACCESS:
Dhimurru Land Management Aboriginal Corporation manages approximately 20 designated recreation areas in the vicinity of Nhulunbuy on behalf of the traditional Yolngu (Aboriginal) land owners. To visit any of the designated recreation areas a visitors permit is available from Dhimurru (Phone 08 8987 3992), email permits@dhimurru.com.au, for all other areas in Arnhem Land please contact the Northern Land Council. (Phone 08 89872602).

 

LIQUOR PERMITS FOR TAKE-AWAY ALCOHOL – Temporary Visitors will need to provide an intinerary, invoice or other information confirming the travel arrangements and a Photo ID (such as Drivers Licence) to obtain a Liquor Permit from local Police Station or the Courthouse in town .

 

CYCLONE SEASON: October to May

 

Local Numbers for:

CUSTOMS, 24 Hrs                                8986 8700             

QUARANTINE                                         8987 1136, and 0438 803 209

 

OPENING HOURS

11.30-22.00              Sun—Thurs

11.3023.30                Friday

10.00-23.30              Saturday

 

HAPPY HOUR

17.00-18.00 Tue & Fri

 

TAKE-AWAY LIQUOR

Btw. 14.00-22.00 with Permit only

Subject to NT Government Liquor Permit System

VHF RADIO

 

Call ‘Gove Harbour’ on 16, or

GYC on Channel 16 during opening hours.

 

FAX 08 8987 2111

 

BY POST:

POBox 1596, Nhulunbuy NT, 0881

How to contact us

View from the club—across the harbour

Gove Yacht Club

GYC Facilities

Local Services

What's in town

What’s Where MAP

Gugari Rip

WWII

Relevant Links

The gateway to Northern Territory and Indonesia

Gove Yacht Club Inc.

The sunsets in the harbour are spectacular

Nhamiri—Welcome to North East Arnhem Land!

If you are planning a trip across the Top (east-west), Gove Yacht Club will be a welcome stopover after your Gulf crossing! It should take you 2-4 days to reach here, depending on your boat speed and weather, of course.

Gove Harbour is situated in Melville Bay on the North West tip of the Gulf of Carpentaria at latitude 12 degrees 11' and longitude 136 degrees 42'. It has good holding to anchor for a few days or a few years! In fact many have decided to stop and make it their home.

 

The Gove Yacht Club has been welcoming visiting yachties since 1970. Our present clubhouse was opened in 1990 and is surrounded by lush tropical vegetation. It’s always warm here!

 

The town of Nhulunbuy, (population 4000) is 12 Km from the Yacht Club. Transport to town is via a taxi or hitchhiking (more on that elsewhere)! Nhulunbuy is serviced daily by Qantas jets flying between Cairns and Darwin if your crew needs to leave, or join you.

 

While visiting, take the time to explore the wilderness and unique culture of East Arnhem Land. (see our Links page for more info)

 

We hope that you will find our website helpful but if we’ve not mentioned something here please contact our friendly staff or committee, and we’ll endeavor to help if we can.

Enjoy your stay!

 

 

Phone

08 8987 3077

E-mail

goveyachtclub@bigpond.com