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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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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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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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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In an effort to encourage more women to take up fishing, the Palaszczuk Government has launched a new social media network. It is estimated that during the 2019-20 financial year some 347,000 women and girls spent time fishing as part…
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The Queensland Recreational Boating Council (QRBC) attended the Brisbane River Code of Conduct meeting at the Pinkenba office of Maritime Safety Queensland in May 2022. With increasing numbers of users and types of watercraft on the river during all hours…
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In just 4 years the War on Wrecks program has successfully cleaned up 1000 derelict vessels from our waterways Fantastic news today from the Maritime Safety Authority (MSQ) and the Queensland State Government with the 1000th derelict vessel being…
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The Boating Industry Association Ltd. announced this week that a new President and Chairman has been appointed. Andrew Fielding has been unanimously elected to the role following Darren Vaux’s 3 year term coming to an end. President Fielding paid…
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Following notification from a concerned member of the general public, the Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol caught a fisher south of Townsville with an illegal catch and equipment. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities,…
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