The Volunteer Marine Rescue crew are repeatedly asking the government for dredging as improve time response to emergencies.
The sand that surrounds the VMR base has shifted so much over the past years that the water is at times too shallow for the rescue boat to be taken out and it causes delays.
The government has countered with the Department of Transport and Main Roads spokesman saying “dredging would only be effective for a short period of time, resulting in costly maintenance at unpredictable intervals due to weather, currents and storm wave action.”