Category: Grant

Rio Tinto Bell Bay Aluminium Community Grant 2024

Thanks to the generous support of the Rio Tinto Bell Bay Aluminium Community Grant, our crew recently completed first aid training to sharpen our lifesaving skills. With the updated first aid equipment made possible by the grant, our members practiced essential techniques, including CPR and airway management, using our rescue manikin while underway. They also …

Grant from TasPorts 2024

Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough a part of Surf Life Saving Tasmania, serving the waters surrounding Southern Tasmania, also benefited from the TasPorts grant. The unit replaced two outdated searchlights on their rescue vessel with modern, remote-controlled units, significantly enhancing their operational capabilities. VMRK Secretary Andrew Fogarty acknowledged the partnership, stating, “TasPorts’ commitment to marine safety …

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 …

Bendigo 1 – Major Overhaul

Work has begun aboard Bendigo 1! Thanks to some of our valued sponsors, supporters and fundraising by our volunteers, we are upgrading some of our saftey and navigation equipment aboard Bendigo 1. Work that is currently being done includes a Rewire of the Helm, New Navigation Equipment, 360° Search/Spot Light, FLIR Night Vision Camera and a Lift-raft. A …

Huon’s Helping Hand Community Grant – Round 5

Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough would like to thank Huon Aquaculture for there support with there Helping Hand Community Grant. This Grant has allowed us to upgrade someone of our safety equipment aboard Bendigo 1 keeping it in-line with the latest in marine technology. The main purchase was a new AIS unit which allows Bendigo 1 to track …

Coxswain Course – Part 3 (2015)

On the 13th of November 2015 VMR Tasmania members training for their Coxswain certificate met at VMR Dodges Ferry for part 3 of their course. The weekend was dedicated to navigation and rules and regulations. Out on the water we used charts to plot courses and marking waypoints. We used navigation methods like Cross Bearing Fix, Position Lines, …