Householder – Expressions of Interest: Foreshore Items for Sale
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Lord Howe Island Board is inviting expressions of interest to purchase a number of unclaimed watercraft collected from the lagoon foreshore following the 2025 foreshore cleanup. About The Board collected these items as unattended property. They remain unclaimed and are offered for sale under the Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021. Items Offered for Sale Sizes are approximate and shown as length by width in millimetres. Tag numbers help identify each item at inspection. Item 1 (Tag No. 46): Tinny, Aluminium, approx. 3340 × 1440 mm Item 2 (Tag No. 169): Tinny, Aluminium, Mantacraft, approx. 3000 × 1360 mm Item 3 (Tag No. 122): Tinny, Aluminium, Yellow Interior, approx. 3500 × 1470 mm Item 4 (Tag No. 102): Tinny, Aluminium, Old Yellow Trim, approx. 3590 × 1450 mm Item 5 (Tag No. 81): Tinny, Aluminium, Glass Bottom, approx. 3650 × 1500 mm Item 6 (No Tag): Tinny, Aluminium, Safari, Rope Trim, approx. 3570 × 1400 mm Item 7 (No Tag): Tender, Polycraft, Yellow, approx. 2430 × 1130 mm Item 8 (No Tag): Inflatable Tender, Mercury, with Oars and Milk Crate, size not recorded Item 9 (Tag No. 97): Double Canoe, Nylex Pioneer, Yellow, approx. 3500 × 900 mm Item 10 (No Tag): Double Canoe, With Outrigger, approx. 3900 × 1500 mm (outrigger 880 mm) Item 11 (Tag No. 31): Single Kayak, Red, approx. 2730 mm long Item 12 (Tag No. 101): Single Kayak, Seaflo, Yellow, approx. 2600 mm long Item 13 (Tag No. 137): Surf Ski, Byron Bay, Red and White, approx. 2830 mm long Item 14 (No Tag): Surf Ski, Small, Blue, Sunset, approx. 2500 mm long Item 15 (No Tag): Surf Ski, Rodger Ninham, Long, approx. 3630 mm long Item 16 (No Tag): SUP (Stand-Up Paddleboard), NSP, approx. 4200 × 700 mm Photographs of the items are available: view images of the available items. Contract Terms and Conditions Conditions of Sale Items are offered on an "as is, where is" basis The purchaser is responsible for all transport costs Removal must occur within four weeks of purchase approval Site Inspection Inspection of the items is by appointment only. To arrange an inspection, contact Liam Murphy by phone (02) 6563-2066, extension 35, or email liam.murphy@lhib.nsw.gov.au. How to Apply Include your name, contact details and a reasonable offer, then submit your expression of interest in one of two ways: By email to administration@lhib.nsw.gov.au By letter to PO Box 5, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898 Expressions of interest close of business, Monday, 24 August 2026. The Board will review all offers but is not obliged to accept any expression of interest received.
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