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Your Committee is at present attending to observations, comments and at times complaints from members. To assist in acquiring a true and overall picture, members are invited to add their own comments or experiences by email, letters or phone call to our committee members. Read the background information on the current topic on which we would like your feedback. The current topic along with the committee member contact email address, are as follows:

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CURRENT articles of interest

FINED $4,581 FOR 'MIRACLE' CLOSE CALL.

A Central Coast man was fined $4,581 in the Woy Woy court for multiple boating offences committed near Ettalong last August. Read more in this article from the latest March BOA Newsletter.

planned anchoring restrictions in quarantine bay and manly cove

Yes, Roads and Maritime Services have put in place anchoring restrictions and the BOA thinks it is too severe and unnecessary. Read more in this article from the latest March BOA Newsletter.

frank talbot honoured.

Frank Talbot - one of the BOA's long term committee members has been honoured with the the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2012 Australia Day Honours List. Read more in this article from the latest BOA March Newsletter.

Oh mr o'farrell, please don't try to fool us with spin

The O'Farrell government has in effect placed a ban on ULP fuel forcing fuel users that cannot use bio-fuels to use the more expensive higher octane fuels. Read more in this article from the latest March BOA Newsletter.

Swansea channel and the zoning of lake macquarie.

Yes, dredging of the Swansea channel is continuing and planning for a longer term maintenance strategy is underway with the BOA being invited to participate. A bigger concern for Lake Macquarie boaters are the zoning changes being considered my the Lake Macquarie City Council. Read more in this update from the March BOA Newsletter.      

 

Previous articles of interest

Remembering Don France

Read more in this article from the December BOA newsletter.

Man builds Noah's Ark

Read more about this interesting project in this article from the December BOA newsletter.

New BOA president - Jeff Richards, an experienced 'old salt'

Read more in this article from the December newsletter.

Life jackets and recreational boating

Read more in this article from the December BOA newsletter.

Self service of inflatable life jackets

Read more in this article form the December BOA newsletter.

Swansea channel update

Read more in this December BOA newsletter and a media release from the Department of Primary Industries - the now responsible NSW government department.

Healthy Waterways - an 'Environmental and Education Strategy for the Boaters and Fishers' project.

Read more in this December BOA newsletter article.

These kids go where others leave their rubbish

Read more in this article from the December BOA newsletter.

Positions vacant - do you have some spare time on your hands,

Fnd out more in this December BOA newsletter article.