Tag: National
Bomb experts swoop on mine at Ocean Grove beach
2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Snr Const Keogh said the appearance of the mine had sparked initial concern until closer inspection revealed that it was “non-threatening”…
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New fishing laws bite
2 hours, 24 minutes ago
Concerns have been raised new recreational fishing regulations, which come into force on October 15, could put some people out of business…
Three in hospital after boat hits rock
2 hours, 25 minutes ago
Three men have been injured when their six-metre fishing boat struck a rock just off Hinchinbrook Island in far north Queensland…
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Boat found in search for missing dad
2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Searchers have found a submerged boat thought to belong to a 35-year-old man who is missing after his five-year-old son was dragged from a river yesterday…
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Army rush to unexploded mine at Ocean Grove
23 hours, 8 minutes ago
An unexploded World War II mine has washed up on the beach at Ocean Grove, near Geelong…
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More Bluefin Tuna in Southern Ocean
23 hours, 9 minutes ago
Scientists believe there could be more Bluefin Tuna in the Southern Ocean than previously thought…
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Conservationists applaud fisherman's suspension
23 hours, 11 minutes ago
Conservationists have welcomed a two year suspension imposed on a professional shark fisherman for operating illegally in north Queensland…
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Marine offenders' Nemesis
23 hours, 12 minutes ago
It was the biggest remote controlled boat the spectators had ever seen and it had just come through hurricane weather of nine metre waves and 65 knot winds…
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Men fined $87,000 for sea hoax
1 day ago
Two Karratha men have been fined more than $87,000 for triggering a massive sea search in December after falsely convincing emergency services that they were on a boat sinking off Dampier…
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Insurance refunded Pasha Bulker salvage costs
2 days, 4 hours ago
The New South Wales Government says it has recovered all of the costs incurred by taxpayers during the operation to refloat the grounded bulk-carrier Pasha Bulker…
