Great to catch up with VMR Treasurer Jeff Lind and volunteer Julie-Anne Crossley at their Jacobs Well headquarters.

365 days a year and 24 hours a day a group of dedicated volunteers provide an invaluable service to boaties in need.

They receive very little assistance yet they are always there to help, even in the middle of the night.

On South Stradbroke Island, they have a first aid station and a base that badly needs support.  It is hard to imagine that Gold Coast City Council cut their power off in 2012 without notice and then informed them that if they get any noise complaints from the use of a generator, that it would be considered a breach of their lease.  This shows just how far out of touch the Gold Coast City Council is with the community.  It is time for a change of culture.

They survive with one solar panel that keeps their radios going and provides a meager light in the night.  They have not had air conditioning since 2012.

If I am successful in being elected (which I am working very hard at) then the VMR station near Tipplers in Division 3 will get the support it deserves.

We are very lucky to have people like this in our community. It makes me angry to hear reports like this so tomorrow, I will just have to get out of bed even earlier to chase those extra votes that might be needed to get across the line on election day.