Coast Guard Redland Bay - QF7

30/03/2025

Don’t miss out on your chance to buy raffle tickets online! Once sold there will be no more available as they are limited.

How exciting is this opportunity? Simply by purchasing a ticket in the Community Raffle you could win a $15,000 Bendigo Bank Savings account! All funds raised via the link below will be donated to Redland Bay Coastguard at the conclusion of the raffle. Help us continue to raise funds that enable as to support our local boating community.

Buy tickets through below link:

https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=pxn9y&sref=42wmbdmt

Thank you to Bayside Community Fund, Community Bank Victoria Point & Community Bank Wynnum-Manly for allowing as to be part of this initiative.

30/03/2025

Our new signboard is officially now up and running! It will show weather information, tides and will also have a QR code that you can use to log your trip when heading out of the creek. That way if you become overdue we will start checking in on your safety. Thank you to our amazing volunteers for organising.

26/03/2025

How exciting is this opportunity? Simply by purchasing a ticket in the Community Raffle you could win a $15,000 Bendigo Bank Savings account! All funds raised via the link below will be donated to Redland Bay Coastguard at the conclusion of the raffle. Help us continue to raise funds that enable as to support our local boating community.

Buy tickets through below link:

https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=pxn9y&sref=42wmbdmt

Thank you to Bayside Community Fund, Community Bank Victoria Point & Community Bank Wynnum-Manly for allowing as to be part of this initiative.

24/03/2025

Thank you to Community Bank Victoria Point for donating the funds to enable us to purchase a radar for our new rescue vessel!

14/03/2025

Update from Maritime Safety Queensland if you are looking to head out on the water this weekend.

📣⚓Attention Mariners 📣⚓

ALL CLEAR – Southeast Queensland coastal waters and navigable waterways.

Issued: 12:00 14 March 2025

The Regional Harbour Master Brisbane advises:

📣 The WATCH AND ACT – FLOOD warning for the Brisbane River upstream of Pelican Banks (Hemmant) is now CANCELLED.
📣 The ADVICE – CYLONE RECOVERY for other Southeast Queensland waters is now CANCELLED.
📣 There may still be debris and other hazards in the water which may pose a risk to vessels as an obstruction to navigation.
📣 It is expected that the Brisbane River will experience higher than usual current flow over the coming days.
📣 Mariners are advised to follow usual precautions, checking weather forecasts and warnings, and monitoring conditions before heading out on the water.
📣 Mariners are reminded that vessels must proceed at a safe speed to the prevailing circumstances and conditions.

Stay Informed:
🔊 Maintain a listening watch on VHF Channel 12 and 16
🔊 Maritime Safety Queensland Dashboard https://qldmaritime.msq.qld.gov.au/
🔊 Bureau of Meteorology www.bom.gov.au

12/03/2025

A couple of pics helping the local SES crew get across to the SMBIs to start the clean up work on the islands.

12/03/2025

Massive shout out to our volunteers for your efforts over the the weekend! In total the collective team completed over 728 Hours and 25 activations between Friday and Monday. This wouldn’t have been possible without your dedication! Thank you also to our volunteers families and friends for letting them out in times of need.

12/03/2025

On Tuesday the team at Redland Bay Coastguard managed to assist this vessel “King Harold” located in Canaipa Passage on the high tide. It went aground on the high tide and managed to re-float on Tuesdays high tide.. Well done team!

11/03/2025

Another very lucky vessel. This one came aground during the high winds on Saturday. The owner came to assess the damage on Monday where we assisted to pump out water ingress. We were later called back last night to pump out more water. This morning the team along side VMR Raby Bay and Coast Guard Brisbane - QF2 assisted vessel to Manly so it could be lifted out of the water for repairs. Thank you to our neighbouring units for assisting!

11/03/2025

While the Harbour Master Red Alert has been lifted, please do take extra care if you choose to go out on the water! This log was towed back to the ramp and removed from the waterways due to it being a hazard on the water.

11/03/2025

This is one very lucky vessel! On Sunday while doing welfare checks on those living aboard vessels, we received a radio call advising us of a vessel that went adrift. Given the vessel was heading straight towards Lamb island Ferry terminal with the potential to cause damage to infrastructure we received approval to assist. We managed to get a line on the vessel within a meter of it hitting the pontoon and towed it to the MSQ enforcement mooring in Browns Bay. Well done to the crew!

09/03/2025

Update for Sealink in relation to Ferries!

🌀 Cyclone Recovery Update – Sunday 9 March, 3:30pm🌀

We have approval from the Harbour Master to operate regular services and have some good news about tomorrow (Monday). The following is highly dependent on weather and other factors and is subject to change.

🔷 Vehicle Ferries:

Two of our vehicle ferries, our new vessel and Lakarma, will be operating tomorrow for all passengers. Emergency services and those with existing bookings will have priority, and our teams are working on contacting customers now.

Passengers wanting to book a vehicle on the ferry will be able to do so later tonight or tomorrow. We’re sorry we cannot provide a clearer timeline at this stage. Those unable to make a booking due to a lack of power or phone service can try joining our standby lanes tomorrow.

🔷 Passenger Ferries:

Our passenger ferries will be operating tomorrow from around 8am until dusk at around 5:30pm. They will run to the regular timetable where possible. We cannot operate at night due to the risk of debris. Customers are advised to consider this when making their travel plans.

🙏 Our teams are working incredibly hard behind the scenes to restore full operations. Some of our team members have also been deeply affected by this ongoing weather event, as we know many of you have. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through the challenges.

We’ll continue to provide updates here and on our website when there is new information to share.

09/03/2025

The team have been busy over the last few days assisting QPS, QAS, SES providing assistance as required in some pretty rough conditions.

06/03/2025

The team at Redland Bay Coastguard have had a busy day today supporting the SMBI’s alongside QPS, QAS and Energex. Shout out to our amazing volunteers that are supporting during this time.
Just a reminder that a Red Alert was issued by the Brisbane Harbour Master yesterday that means no Vessels are permitted on the water until further notice without prior approval from the Harbour Master.

06/03/2025

Latest update from Bureau of Meteorology

Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a category 2 system, is slowly moving towards the south-east Queensland coast with impacts expected to increase this evening.

Alfred is expected to remain a category 2 system until the centre starts to interact with the coast and Islands. The centre of Alfred is expected to cross the coast very early Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta.

Gales with damaging wind gusts to 120 km/hr are developing near the coast between Cape Moreton and Cape Byron and are expected to develop along the remaining south-east Qld and north-eastern NSW coastal and island communities between Double Island Point and Ballina during Thursday evening, possibly extending as far south as Grafton.

Destructive wind gusts of up to 155 km/hr may develop about coastal and island locations near and to the south of the cyclone centre, as Alfred's destructive core approaches the coast.

A dangerous storm tide is likely along the coastal foreshore for exposed areas between Cape Moreton and Yamba, including the Gold Coast and Byron Bay beaches, ahead of the coastal crossing time on the high tides.

Abnormally high tides are likely to continue causing minor flooding of coastal low-lying areas between Double Island Point and Grafton, particularly during the time of high tides Thursday night into early Friday morning and Friday night into early Saturday morning.

Damaging surf leading to significant beach erosion remains likely for the open beaches between Double Island Point and Grafton, and further south over the NSW coast. Separate Coastal Hazard and Hazardous Surf warnings are current for south-east Qld and NSW coasts.

Heavy rainfall may develop for south-east Qld and north-eastern NSW from Thursday night. Heavy to locally intense rainfall which may lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding may occur near and south of the cyclone centre as Alfred approaches and crosses the coast.

Separate Severe Weather Warning and Flood Watches are current for south-east Qld and north-east NSW.

For the latest tropical cyclone warnings and the Tropical Cyclone 7 day forecast, visit www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/

06/03/2025

Thank you for your support Community Bank Victoria Point.

⚓️Keeping our waters safe with Coast Guard Redland Bay - QF7 ⚓️

Did you know that volunteers at Redland Bay Coast Guard work tirelessly to assist boaties in need, provide emergency rescues, and keep our waters safe? 🛥 Whether it's a breakdown at sea or stormy conditions, they're always on standby to lend a helping hand.

How can YOU support them? 💙
Simply visit our Victoria Point branch, grab a Tokens of Appreciation token, and drop it into their box. The more tokens they collect, the bigger their share of $10,000 in funding!

📍Support Redland Bay Coast Guard with your token today!

05/03/2025

TC Alfred is expected to hit the coastline late Thursday night to early Friday morning.
This is a rare event and boaties need to prepare and take all warnings seriously.
A red alert for vessels came into effect from midday Wednesday 5 March 2025. This means no vessels can be out on the water without Harbour Master approval.
If you haven’t secured your vessel, ACT NOW to do so and return to safety.
Most importantly, STAY HOME. We need to keep you and our volunteers safe.
Marine rescue personnel and vessels have been pre-deployed to affected areas to help with disaster response.
We will be monitoring our radio channels and offering rescue services if it is safe to do so.
If you’re in danger, call Triple Zero (000) or VHF 16.

04/03/2025

Latest update from SeaLink Bay Islands on barge and passenger ferry services.

⚠ SMBI CYCLONE ALFRED UPDATE – 2PM, TUESDAY 4 MARCH ⚠

We now have sufficient information to determine when our ferry services will stop operating, ensuring the safety of our passengers, crew and vessels:

🔹 SMBI Vehicle Ferry
Vehicle ferry services will cease after the final scheduled departures tonight (Tuesday, 4 March).

🔹 SMBI Passenger Ferry
Passenger ferry services will cease at 12:00pm tomorrow (Wednesday, 5 March) or sooner if the weather worsens. Passengers are being advised to plan accordingly.

🔹 There will be no ferry services at all on Thursday, 6 March. Services for Friday, 7 March are under review, and we will provide further updates as the situation develops.

👉 Important Travel Advice
• We strongly advise postponing non-essential travel.
• Affected passengers will be contacted directly in due course. Please avoid calling us, as our team is receiving a high volume of calls and wait times are long.
• No cancellation or admin fees will apply to any services that we cancel due to the cyclone.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation—safety remains our top priority.

For real-time updates, visit www.sealink.com.au/southern-moreton-bay-islands/ferry-status.

🔔 Next update: 10am, Wednesday 5 March, or sooner.