Coffs Coast Advocate

CQ’s Coast Guard doesn’t want another seven-rescue weekend

Log on before you go out: on the VHF radio, via TripWatch, or by phoning 49336600

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22nd Jan. 2021 11:01 AM

Coast Guard’s rocky rescue on Fitzroy River

It serves as a timely reminder for vessel owners to regularly check their mooring lines for wear and tear.

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11th Jan. 2021 3:01 PM

‘It’s a mess’: Boatie salvages stranded yacht

The owner of the 13m-long yacht stranded at the tip of Bribie Island has finally freed the vessel. Now, he’s counting the...

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31st Dec. 2020 3:12 PM

Yeppoon Coast Guard urges boaties to give accurate locations

Many of the rescues in the last week were for engine issues and fuel shortage

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18th Aug. 2020 7:08 AM

Vital volunteers quit ‘in droves’ over lack of clear future

‘Until the Cabinet says yay or nay, everyone’s future remains very unclear.’

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15th July 2020 1:07 PM

Coast Guard Noosa boat as huge seas are whipped up by a tropical low off the Queensland Coast.

Marine rescuers back at war over Blue Water plan

“If Joe Public is in trouble out on the water, he doesn’t care if Santa Claus comes in his red boat towed by reindeer, just...

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15th June 2020 12:06 AM

The Coast Guard has criticised Volunteer Marine Rescue Services for saying their services will cease if the Government doesn't press forward with the Blue Water Review funding outcomes

No Blue Water Review in sight for Coast Guard

LNP Keppel Candidate demands to know the future of the Coast Guard service which saved his life.

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28th May 2020 8:05 AM

CONCERNED: Adrian de Groot calls for a timeline on the Blue Water review into volunteer marine services. Picture: Contributed

Future of Mackay marine rescue group still uncertain

But a complete overhaul of Qld’s volunteer structure ‘should not be rushed’

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26th May 2020 5:05 AM

Crews sent home to ward off coronavirus

Coast Guard Noosa are on alert from invisible viral threat with volunteers ordered to go home.

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13th March 2020 2:03 PM

Coast Guard Noosa boat John Waddams' on the Noosa Bar in huge seas.

'It might save your life': Extended radio hours for boaties

Boaties can now feel a bit more comfortable on the water with extended hours of radio operation.

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24th Feb. 2020 12:02 PM

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