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Bundaberg (Bundaberg Port Marina): clearing in by boat

Port of entry of Australia (island: Queensland).

Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.

Services

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Clearing out possible here

Opening hours
Inspections biosécurité de jour, heures ouvrables (supplément week-end, fériés, hors heures)

Good to know

One of the busiest yacht entry ports (2024), notably from New Caledonia.

Offices to visit

In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.

  1. Quai de clearance – Bundaberg Port Marina (ABF et Agriculture)

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    Bundaberg Port Marina, rive bâbord de la Burnett River, ~1 mille de l'entrée, après la bouée 16

    Opening hours : Attribution des places : lun-ven 8h-16h30, sam 8h-14h, dim 8h-12h

    Marina staff help with docking; out of hours, anchor inside the entrance south of the channel markers. Advance Notice of Arrival to ABF at least 96 h ahead, plus a biosecurity Pre-Arrival Report.

  2. VMR 488 – Volunteer Marine Rescue Bundaberg

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    VHF : 81

    Call VMR 488 about 10 nm out; they direct you to the marina for clearance.

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Sources

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.