Ergon Energy and the Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) have joined forces urging boaties to be aware of overhead powerlines and submarine power cables crossing Queensland’s waterways.

It’s that time of year when people channel their inner Clark Griswold and begin the ritual of setting up Christmas lights and other powered decorations in and around their homes and workplaces.

Ergon Energy Network will soon be replacing more than 200 new lights to give turtle hatchlings along the Bundaberg coastline a better chance of survival.