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Annual General Meeting – 2021

Dear All Members, Please see below information below of our upcoming annual general meeting of the members of Volunteer Marine Rescue – Kingborough Inc. Due COVID-19 and number restrictions at our venue I ask that you RSVP if you are attending. If you are unable to attend in person but can join online please let …

Flare Collection

Latest Information visit MAST: Flares – Marine and Safety Tasmania (mast.tas.gov.au) Flares should be stored where they are accessible and remain dry. The storage area should be clearly marked; Read the instructions on distress flares carefully to ensure familiarity with the method of operation. Different brands of signals have different methods of ignition; Ensure passengers …

Commissioning of our replacement rescue vessel Kingborough Rescue 1

On Thursday 10th June 2021 we were proud to officially launch our rescue vessel “Kingborough Rescue 1” into service. The replacement vessel, ‘Kingborough Rescue 1 (KR1)’, was funded by a grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund. We are one of two Surf Life Saving Tasmania Volunteer Marine Rescue units located in the south of the …

Bendigo 1 – SOLD

UPDATE: Thankyou to everyone who inquired about the sale of Bendigo 1, Bendigo 1 has now been sold. Sale by Expressions of Interest – Ex Volunteer Rescue Vessel “Bendigo 1” has been managed and maintained by Volunteers since 2006. Vessel has had regular maintenance intervals including engine servicing, slipping, antifouling, prop guard and insurance inspections. …

Work continues getting our new vessel rescue ready

Although COVID-19 has placed some challenges on our organisation, getting our new vessel ready for summer has started to continue after we took a small break to ensure our volunteers where kept safe during these uncertain times. Installation of our Raymarine electronic equipment from Bendigo 1 continues which includes Chart Plotter’s, FLIR (Infrared Night Vision …

Kingborough Rescue 1 has arrived!

Kingborough Rescue 1 has arrived! Here’s a quick snippet of our new vessel arriving on Wednesday 15th March 2020. We now have the big task ahead of getting it ready for the water. Big thank you to Oyster Cove Marina for assisting us and being extremely supportive.

New Vessel is on its way!

Since our last update we have been extremely busy behind the scenes organising transport and ensuring our new vessel is compliant to operate in our local Tassie waters. Our new vessel was lifted on March 3rd by Burpengary Crane Hire and put on the back of a truck from Gradco (Heavy Haulage Specialists) at Marine …

Out of Date Flare Collection – SAT 29/02/2020

We will be collecting out of date flares on Saturday, 29th February 2020 between 10.00AM and 2.00PM for a $5.00 donation at Oyster Cove Marina. If you can’t make it to us you can call into any of the other Volunteer Marine Rescue units around the state. • Wynyard Yacht Club – Old Bass Highway, …

Replacement Vessel and AirBerth

We are extremely excited to announce that we have been successful in our grant application with the Tasmanian Community Fund. This grant will allow us to purchase a replacement marine search and rescue vessel as well as an air launching berth purpose fit to respond to incidents as well as expand and provide additional services …

Out of Date Flare Collection – SAT 13/07/19

We be collecting out of date flares on Saturday, 13th July 2019 between 10.00AM and 2.00PM for a $5.00 donation at Oyster Cove Marina. We will also be running a BBQ so come down drop off your old flares and grab a sausage for a Gold Coin Donation. If you can’t make it to us …