Category: Kingborough Rescue 1

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 The unit replaced two outdated searchlights on their rescue vessel with modern, remote-controlled units, significantly enhancing their operational capabilities.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 …

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 …

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 …