Holiday in Hervey Bay

Holiday in Hervey Bay Queensland Australia

Name: Hervey Bay Surf Club
Address: P.O. Box 5518 Torquay QLD 4655
Telephone: 07 4125 1718
Fax: 07 4125 1718
Contact Email: hbslsc@herveybaysurfclub.com.au
Website: www.herveybaysurfclub.com.au

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Hervey Bay Surf Life Saving Club

The Hervey Bay Surf Life Saving Club was originally formed in the 1950′s by members living in Maryborough and spending their week-ends at the Bay.  Over the years with people leaving the district for education and employment, membership fell away.  However with the expansion of the Bay in recent years, the club was reformed in 1986 and the Clubhouse was built in 1994.

Last season the club again underwent expansion and refurbishment due to some successful grants the club had applied for. So new and old members alike will be treated to new and modern facilities over the coming seasons.

Recent membership totaled 300 members and included 140 Nippers.  Membership includes families from Hervey Bay, Maryborough and outlying areas.

The Surf Life Saving motto is

“Vigilance and Service”.

Holiday in Hervey Bay Queensland Australia

Name: Hervey Bay Chamber of Commerce
Address: PO Box 15, Hervey Bay QLD 4655
Telephone: 0428 725 662 – Sharon Philp
Fax: 1300 886 993
Contact Email: admin@herveybaychamber.asn.au

Website: www.herveybaychamber.asn.au

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The Hervey Bay Chamber of Commerce is your portal to business success

Businesses across Hervey Bay are united by a common goal to optimise their operations for success. Delivering an extensive suite of member services the Hervey Bay Chamber of Commerce is the driving force behind thriving local business.
Member Services
Networking opportunities with influential stakeholders and active business operators
Proactive dissemination of vital information from government and industry groups
Ability to contribute to a collective voice, lobbying for local business success
Targeted marketing opportunities for members

The Hervey Bay Chamber of Commerce is a highly active and dynamic resource for its local business members, and in doing so plays an integral role in ensuring the sustainable future of the Hervey Bay community.

Hervey Bay Chamber of Commerce – Making the business voice stronger

Holiday in Hervey Bay Queensland Australia

Name: Maritime Safety Queensland
Address: Buccaneer Drive Urangan QLD 4655
Telephone: 07 4194 9600
Fax: 07 4194 9650

Website: http://www.msq.qld.gov.au/Home/About_us/

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Maritime Safety Queensland

Maritime Safety Queensland is a government agency attached to the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Our role is to protect Queensland’s waterways and the people who use them – providing safer, cleaner seas. Maritime Safety Queensland is responsible for:

• improving maritime safety for shipping and small craft through regulation and education 
• minimising vessel-sourced waste and responding to marine pollution
• providing essential maritime services such as pilotage for regional ports and aids to navigation
• encouraging and supporting innovation in the maritime industry.

Aquatic events
An aquatic event is an organised water activity such as boat or swimming races, sailing regattas, waterskiing competitions, or fireworks displays that are likely to affect the normal operation of ships in the area of the event. If you want to hold an aquatic event you will require a permit.

Boating facilities
A list of boating facilities such as boat ramps and jetties in Queensland from south to north.

Buoy moorings
Maritime Safety Queensland is responsible for the management and control of buoy moorings in Queensland waters. Buoy moorings are an accepted means of securing vessels, providing a suitable alternative to methods such as anchoring.

Cyclone contingency plans
Cyclones typically strike between November and April. Boaties need to be prepared to protect themselves and their boats from the damage cyclones can cause.

• There are defined areas for various maritime-related activities. These include:
  - Compulsory pilotage areas
  - Pilotage areas
  - Port limits
  - Smooth and partially smooth limits.
  - Hydrographic survey standards

Maritime Safety Queensland has developed standards for hydrographic surveys within Queensland waters in consultation with all Queensland port authorities. These standards are based on the national Principles for Gathering and Processing Hydrographic Information in Australian Ports prepared by the Association of Australian Port and Marine Authorities (AAPMA). They supplement the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) Special Publication S44 which provides the minimum international standards for hydrographic surveys. The standards are to be used as a reference when undertaking hydrographic survey work for Maritime Safety Queensland.

• Marine zones
  Marine zones will be created to address a combination of safety, general amenity, noise, and enforceability issues that cannot be addressed through other regulatory means.
• Restricted areas on Queensland waterways
  Some activities such as water skiing, riding a toboggan or tube, operating a personal watercraft, anchoring, or mooring may be restricted in particular areas.
• Speed limits for Queensland waterways
  Maximum speed limits apply in boating areas. There are penalties and on-the-spot fines for exceeding a speed limit. For safety reasons, it may be necessary to stay well below these limits depending on the conditions.
• Vessel size restrictions for non-trading ports
• Tidal works applications Integrated Development Assessment System (IDAS)
  Applications for tidal works are administered under the Integrated Planning Act 1997 under a system called the Integrated Development Assessment System (IDAS). 

As the fundamental principle of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) legislation, the general safety obligation transfers the responsibility of safety to owners and operators and encourages risk management. The Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 imposes general safety obligations on:

• ship designers, builders and surveyors about the condition of ships
• persons involved with the operation of a ship to operate it safel
• owners and masters about safety equipment.

All owners and operators, masters and crew members must ensure the ship is:

• safe
• properly equipped and crewed
• operated in a safe manner.

These general safety obligations prohibit a ship from going to sea if it is not properly built and maintained, equipped, crewed and operated in accordance with its proposed operating environment.

The Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 provides penalties for breach of safety obligations.

Last updated 23 April 2009

Holiday in Hervey Bay Queensland Australia

Name: Great Sandy Biosphere
Address: C/- BMRG Inc P.O. Box 501 Bundaberg QLD 4670
Telephone: 07 41812999
Fax: 07 4154 1427
Contact Email: admin@bmrg.org.au

Website: www.bmrg.org.au

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Biosphere Success

The Great Sandy region has been declared as a Biosphere reserve.

At its meeting in Korea, UNESCO’s International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere program resolved on 26th May to accept the nomination.

The decision means that residents of Gympie, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, and nearby areas including Fraser Island now live in the “Great Sandy Biosphere” reserve.

The 370 page nomination was submitted to UNESCO in September last year by the Burnett Mary Regional Group after approval from all levels of government.

Chairman of the Group, Russell Stewart, said he was delighted with the success of the nomination.

“It’s a real coup for our region and for Australia,” he said.

“It gives worldwide recognition of the outstanding natural beauty and high levels of biodiversity that we sometimes take for granted.”

The International Co-ordinating Council considered 35 nominations from throughout the world, but the Great Sandy Biosphere was the only one from Australia in this round.

Mr Stewart said that although the nomination process was a big job, the real challenge will be to implement the program.

“We now have to keep our promises and make sure the Great Sandy Biosphere becomes a model for sustainability.”

Mr Stewart said the Group would move quickly to commence the implementation of the Biosphere program.

“To make it work, we will need to build on the trust and support already given to the nomination, especially from industry groups, tourism bodies, councils and community members.”

Great Sandy Biosphere

The Great Sandy Strait and adjoining hinterland has outstanding biodiversity values. The region is one of the most diverse in Australia, spanning a sub-tropical to temperate ‘transition’ zone, and contains representative species from both climates, including some that are unique to the region. Obtaining UNESCO (United Nations Environmental Scientific and Cultural Organisation) Biosphere status gives recognition of these values at the international level, and also creates an opportunity for international biodiversity investment. The Great Sandy Biosphere was officially accepted by UNESCO on 26th May 2009 at the meeting of their International Co-ordinating Council in Korea.

What is a Biosphere?
Biosphere reserves are sites recognised under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Program that innovate and demonstrate approaches to conservation and sustainable development. They serve as ‘living laboratories’ for testing and demonstrating integrated management of land, water and biodiversity. The program was launched in 1971.
They are endorsed by national governments based on a submission by the community, and remain under sovereign jurisdiction of the states where they are located, yet share their experience and ideas nationally, regionally and internationally within the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. There are 529 sites worldwide in 105 countries.

Each biosphere reserve is intended to fulfil three complementary functions:

• a conservation function, to preserve genetic resources, species, ecosystems and
  landscapes;
• a development function, to foster sustainable economic and human development;
  and
• a logistic support function, to support demonstration projects, environmental education and training, and research and monitoring