Have your say about proposed changes! Maritime Safety Queensland (Transport and Main Roads Queensland) would like your feedback on proposed changes to the the wearing of lifejackets and kill switch safety lanyards. Take a few minutes and have your say…
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Heading out on the water? How’s the fuel looking? Maritime Safety Queensland is reminding boaters to make sure that you have enough fuel for your journey, plus reserves should the unforeseen happen. As the weather warms up and the days…
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Major changes underway with QFES review announced today. Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Mark Ryan announced today that a review and restructure of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services will commence. This will include an investment of $400m over 4…
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Choppy coastal bars are difficult to navigate and can cuase your boat to capsize! Maritime Safety Queensland would like to remind waterways users of the importance in understanding the increased risk of capsizing when crossing a designated coastal bar in…
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From the 1st to the 7th of October National Safe Boating Week (NSBW) is back. This initiative reminds boaters about the importance of wearing a lifejacket when out on the water and also the necessity of understanding how to use…
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Maritime Safety Queensland seeks feedback on demand! Recreational boating numbers in Queensland continued to rise at an unprecedented rate. Naturally this has a significant impact on the infrastructure that we use to get out onto the water and what we…
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This week we received some great news from Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) with the trialing of Virtual Navigation Aids on Wide Bay Bar now underway. Wide Bay Bar is a very popular coastal crossing that is renowned for being unpredictable…
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The Queensland Recreational Boating Council recently extended an invitation to the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) to become a member of the council. The QRBC has been actively working with QFES on the Marine Rescue Implementation Working Group since…
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Following the July committee meeting, the QRBC had their Annual General Meeting which included the election of the 2022-2023 executive committee. All committee positions were declared vacant and following the voting process, the following delegates were declared for the positions…
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Increasing numbers of incidents on Queensland’s waterways see reminders for safe boating The Gold Coast Bulletin (Brianna Morris-Grant) reports that almost 1500 warnings have been issued over the last 12 months by Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) just on the…
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