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Crab Wonton Soup: Sally Jenyns

The French, with their luscious shellfish bisques and sauces, have long known that crustacean shells are a valuable source of flavour. In this soup, the

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The boats of the surf lifesavers

When it is a matter of life or death, every second counts. For Surf Life Saving Queensland’s volunteer surf lifesavers, who return to Gold Coast

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Is your boat disaster-ready? Equipment that can save lives

For those enjoying the vast expanses of incredible waterways in this beautiful part of the world, our over-eagerness can sometimes lead to carelessness on the

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6 Steps to making an insurance claim

Boating is fun, until it isn’t. Such as when you get involved in an accident or the boat is vandalised or stolen. Lucky your boat

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Of spanners and mud: DIY crabbing basics

The Gold Coast has countless mangrove islands and mud banks with clean waterways with abundant food source making prime real estate for many crab varieties.

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Humpbacks in the limelight

From May to November every year, the humpback whales stage a grand nature show in Gold Coast waters. Juliet Saltmarsh goes behind the scenes to

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In or out? The engine choice

When deciding on your boat, you will also need to consider whether you would want an inboard or an outboard engine, or an inboard/outboard. In

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The Seaway Café: Floating on waters near you

Look out on the Broadwater! It’s a boat. It’s a floating shop. It’s a café. Yes, it is all of the above—it is the Seaway

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Hinze Dam: A fishing and boating hideaway

The day is Friday. You have had a long and hard week at work and you want to get in touch with nature and your

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Know your GSO: The boatie’s general safety obligations simplified

Safety can never be emphasised enough when it comes to boating. After all, the boat and everyone on board are always subjected to the elements

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