Posts From Boat Gold Coast Team

Improvements at Doug Jennings Park

Public and visitor experience of Doug Jennings Park will be enhanced with new public toilet facilities. Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) CEO, Hal Morris, said

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Avoid wildlife entanglements: Fish responsibly

Fishers are being urged to attend to lines and ‘think before they throw’ unwanted gear.   Wild Bird Rescues Gold Coast founder and operator Rowley

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Watching over the bars: Marine Rescue Currumbin

Marine Rescue Currumbin has been based at Currumbin and operational for more than 40 years. The area of operation ranges from the Gold Coast Seaway

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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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