Improved services and safety for Cairns waterways
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Cairns will be home to Queensland’s first Marine Operations Base with Queensland Water Police, Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association QF9 Cairns, and the soon-to-be-established Marine Rescue Queensland regional operations to be centred alongside Maritime Safety Queensland.
They will be co-sited on the water and in offices as part of the Cairns Marine Operations Base, with the fit-for-purposes facilities enabling streamlined sharing of resources and knowledge and improving coordination between marine rescue services.
A new marine rescue vessel for QF9 Cairns is part of the Queensland Government’s $22.3 million vessel replacement program ensuring modern, safe, and responsive services for the Cairns community.