 Based at , "Bundaberg" spent much of her career deployed as part of border protection and fisheries protection patrols as part of Operation Resolute.In addition, the patrol boat was involved in several national and multinational training exercises, visited Vanuatu in 2011 (the vessel's only overseas deployment), tracked a suspected drug-smuggling vessel that led to a multimillion-dollar seizure, and participated in the International Fleet Review 2013.In August 2014, a large fire broke out on the ship while she was undergoing refit.