Grant from TasPorts 2023
On Sunday, October 1st, Our volunteers joined forces with our local emergency services, including Tasmania Police, Surf Life Saving Tasmania, Sea Rescue Tasmania, Ambulance Tasmania, and our local Surf Clubs for a joint southern Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise. This exercise took place near Iron Pot & South Arm under typical but real-world conditions. Our …
Harcourts Foundation Supports Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough
We are excited to announce that Harcourts Kingborough has generously donated $3,000 to Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough through the Harcourts Foundation. This support has allowed us to purchase a new winch for our rescue vessel, Kingborough Rescue 1, greatly improving safety and efficiency during operations. Covering 560 kilometres of coastline, our volunteers play a critical …
Annual General Meeting – 2022
Dear All Members, Please see below information below of our upcoming annual general meeting of the members of Volunteer Marine Rescue – Kingborough Inc. The details of the meeting are as follows: Date: Friday, October 28th 2022 Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Place: The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Marieville Esplanade, Sandy Bay TAS …
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 …
