A Rockhampton sporting club on the Fitzroy River says they’ve lost 40 per cent of their memberships because of safety risks associated with crocodiles in the waterway.

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Rockhampton Water Ski Club vice president Peter Darby has been skiing in the area for 16 years and said this was the first time he had been worried about crocodiles.

A Rockhampton sporting club on the Fitzroy River says they’ve lost 40 per cent of their memberships because of safety risks associated with crocodiles in the waterway.