Marine Rescue Queensland
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- Australian Volunteer Coast Guard
- Volunteer Marine Rescue
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| Formed | 1 July 2024 |
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| Type | marine rescue |
| Jurisdiction | Queensland |
| Motto | rescue ready |
| Annual budget | A$27M (2024)[1] |
| Minister responsible |
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| Department executive |
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| Parent department | Queensland Police Service |
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| Website | www |
Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ) is the primary provider of marine rescue in the state of Queensland.
In October 2022, following a review by State Disaster Co-ordinator Steve Gollschewski, it was announced that the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services would be dissolved in June 2024, resulting in the largest reform of emergency services in Queensland since 1990. The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service along with the Rural Fire Service would form the Queensland Fire Department, with a new central headquarters.[3][4] On 1 July 2024 the Queensland State Emergency Service will be merged with the Queensland Police Service along with the Volunteer Marine Rescue and the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Queensland, which itself is to be renamed Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ) and therefore made part of the Queensland emergency services.[3][5]