Council reminds anglers of life jacket requirement while fishing from high-risk local rock platforms

Updated January 21 2020 - 12:48pm, first published 12:23pm
SAFETY FIRST: Rock fisherman, Eric Xue, from Eastwood in Sydney, does the right thing and wears a life vest when he fishes at Snapper Point, in Munmorah State Conservation Area. Picture: Marina Neal
SAFETY FIRST: Rock fisherman, Eric Xue, from Eastwood in Sydney, does the right thing and wears a life vest when he fishes at Snapper Point, in Munmorah State Conservation Area. Picture: Marina Neal

Lake Macquarie City Council is urging rock fishers to play it safe as new legislation makes it compulsory for them to wear life jackets along the city's coast.

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