We don’t ever truly appreciate power until we don’t have it. Lifestyle 4×4 Portable Battery Box Blackouts at home are an instance that highlights the priority we put on power.  No lights, no fridge, no connectivity equals no fun! Lifestyle 4×4 Portable Battery Box For the simplest solution for campers who haven’t invested in a dual-battery setup or those who …

Epizootic ulcerative syndrome, or red spot disease, often appears after acid water run-off following heavy rains, with the unsightly lesions reducing product marketability. EUS is caused by a fungus aphanomyces invadans and shows as red lesions or deep ulcers. Secondary bacterial infections are often also associated with red spot disease. To identify EUS, look for red spots or burn-like marks …

The ultimate topwater presentation has arrived, designed in conjunction with Z-Man customers and fans over a period of about a year as they offered feedback on shape, size, design features, colour and more throughout the digital design, three-dimensional printing, single shot moulding and testing process. Z-Man 4” Goat ToadZ The 10 times tougher ElaZtech construction provides extreme durability and buoyancy, …

THE VMR Bundaberg Family Fishing Classic is back. Great prize pool at VMR Bundaberg Classic The fifteenth VMR Bundy Classic will be held from June 24-26, 2022. Great prize pool at VMR Bundaberg Classic The prize pool for lucky draws includes a Quintrex 420 Busta boat and trailer package, $5000 and $8000 cash and other great prizes. The total prize …

Calm before the storm – Well, here we are again, with an impending storm to hit the coast. This need not be a bad thing, so read on… you can make a plan. Mid-week the wind dropped out giving those not doing the 9-5 daily grind a chance to hit the offshore scene. We also had a great start to …

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a nice week. At the time of writing my report, we were once again under the threat of heavy rainfall and strong wind this week on the Gold and Tweed coasts. We can’t seem to get a break from this weather pattern. I do hope that everyone stays safe, and we see some …

OFFSHORE AND INSHORE Bundaberg weekend fishing Last Thursday to Saturday was the time to get out with good reports of big cobia and plenty of reefies such as coral trout, sweetlip, tuskfish and red emperor being caught. This weekend is shaping up to have winds around 10 knots but we all know what the weather is like and can turn …

Clarence Fisheries Officers would like to thank the member of the public who reported observing a mesh net in a small tributary of the Clarence River. Officers attended the location and observed the net partially in the water with a bass present that had recently become entangled and died. Officers seized two nets from the water and adjacent river bank. …

Repeat offender has vehicle, jetski and trailer seized at Ulladulla. Fisheries Officers from the Batemans Bay District and the Statewide Investigations and Operations Group Regional Mobile Squad – South have apprehended a repeat fisheries offender with an indictable quantity of abalone and a commercial quantity of Eastern Rock Lobster on the State’s south coast. The officers were conducting routine compliance …

Fisheries Queensland recently received information from the public reporting illegal fishing equipment adrift in an estuarine system south of Ingham. Apart from its risk to maritime safety, illegal fishing equipment can ‘ghost fish’ whilst it remains within the marine environment. As a result, the equipment can continue to trap and potentially kill marine life. QBFP field officers successfully located the …