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Have fun, stay safe - Maritime NSW message for Australia Day

by Kate Mcloughlin 25 Jan 2019 12:25 PST
Sydney Harbour, Australia Day 2017 © Roads and Maritime Services

Australia Day is expected to be the biggest day of the year on waterways around NSW with thousands of extra boats on the water.

Clip of the Harbour Australia Day 2017 showing Maritime vessels enforcing exclusion zones:

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