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VMR-Magazine-Autumn-2013.Pdf Baywatch: BAYWATCH Autumn 2013 Inside this Issue: Support those who Support VMR Bribie What’s On 4 Archie’s Boat Licence Training Centre Commodore’s Report 5 Island Body Works Pty. Ltd URC Report 6 Bribie Green Social Committee 6 Victory Press Printing Company R&W Real Estate Information Day 7 Spinnaker Seafood Market First Aid Scenario 8 Gateway Bait & Tackle Profile Peter Morton 10 Sunshine Liferaft & Inflatable Crew Roster 11 Boat Service Bribie Island Bowls Club Out and About 12 Bribie Pontoons Curtin Reef 13 Bribie Auto Repairs Maintenance Report 14 Dossel’s Engineering Hire Service New members 15 Files & Stibbe Lawyers Flashback 16 Eyecare Plus Bellara Pharmacy Radio Report 25 Bribie Island Boat Charters Crew Work 26 Bribie Island RSL Radio Alert 27 Gerry Chee Bribie Marine In the Kitchen 27 Bank of Qld Bribie Island Bribie Island Stationery & Office Supplies Funnies 30 Spinnaker Sound Marine Workshop Vale John Mould 31 Sandgate Wreckers Classifieds 32 Pacific Blue Mobile Marine Servicing Hotel Roster 34 Barnacle Guard Caltex Bribie Island VMRAQ Conference 36 Cornetts IGA Directory 38 Pacific Harbour Marina Front Cover: Annette Mangel gets her Competent Crew stripes from her Skipper Nathan Gundrey. Photo from Peter McNamara Members who do not want to receive a hard copy of Bay Watch should notify the Secretary on 34087400 or 54295214 for their name to be taken off the distribution list. AUTUMN 2013 Page 4 What’s on at VMR Bribie - March - May 2013 13/03/2013 Coxswain Meeting 1830 hrs 20/03/2013 Committee Meeting 1830 hrs 29/03/2013 SUNSET DRINKS 1700 hrs 4/04/2013 General Meeting 1830 hrs 10/04/2013 Coxswain Meeting 1830 hrs 17/04/2013 Committee Meeting 1830 hrs 26/04/2013 SUNSET DRINKS 1700 hrs 8/05/2013 Coxswain Meeting 1830 hrs 15/05/2013 Committee Meeting 1830 hrs 31/05/2013 SUNSET DRINKS 1700 hrs Marine VHF Radio Course Volunteer Marine Rescue Bribie is running its next MROVCP and MROCP VHF Radio Course on the weekend of 27th and 28th of April 2013. It is a full weekend course at the base. No course fee for VMR Members but there is examination fee of $63.50 from Maritime College in Tasmania plus you will need a copy of the Marine Operators Handbook which costs $40.00. For non VMR members there is also an additional $50.00 course fee. Limited spaces available. Call Peter McNamara, VMR Radio Officer on 0413 083184 to register your interest. Notes from the Editor Hope you like the new look. This is my first Bay Watch, so apologies for mistakes. Herb Coleman Flashback Keep watching Flashback in Bay Watch or on going stories of many of our old members. If you have anything to add to old or new dedicated members stories or if you have an old member story or correction to a story please contact Betty Snell on 54975168. Betty would love to hear from you. AUTUMNSummer 2013 2012 Page 3 Page 5 COMMODORES REPORT - WAYNE SCLATER We recently held our AGM, where an election was held for office Commodoresbearers for the 2012/13 Report period. The position of Commodore, Vice WayneCommodore Sclater and treasurer were unopposed. Herb Coleman, who has been our Secretary since 2008 decided to stand down and Hifollow all aand different I hope direction. everyone I would has heldlike toout thank and Herb hasn’t for beenthe affectedwork he has too done much over with the years. all of the bad weather. Our new Secretary is Peter Morton. With Peter comes Maurie ItDoyle has beenand Denis fairly Ezzy quiet to aroundthe Committee. the base Cheryl the bad Fullgrabe weather did has beennot stand keeping for Committee everyone but willinside. remain Another active around cruise the raffle Base. has comeAlan Blackman to an end has with also all decided of the to tickets step down sold. as A the big Bay thankyou Watch editor. Thank you Alan for turning the Bay Watch into the magazine it is today, I think everyoneto everyone will agree that it gave is a pleasure up some to read. of their time to sell tickets. We hope to be run- Overning the another past couple one soonof months as these we have are beena great busy source with different of money. projects Thankyou around the John place. and Wethe were team lucky at Harvey enough Worldto get an travel invite Bribie to the MurrumbaIsland for Downs their continuingschool celebrations support. where we sold cruise raffle tickets and explained what we did. Energex Bribie 3 was also in attendance. As usual I would like to thank all of the volunteers that do a fantastic job, the Wefundraisers also attended , the an boat open crews night atthe BCF radio at operatorsMorayfield andwhere of wecourse had athe large woman number on of the memberssocial committee. turn up and sellCheryl cruise and tickets. the I girlswould do like a tofantastic thank the job members feeding that us attended no matter for donatingwhat the their occasion. time to bothI believe of these they events. are Weworking recently on hosted something the final special of the Bassfor the fishing State competition; this is where the competitors used our pontoon to start their days fishing and alsoof Originfor the weigh this year in. We when hosted NSW a BBQ win. for the event but the bad weather kept people away. If you have been past the Base lately you will see that the garden is missing (thank you Bob) TheWe gardenrecently is beenheld revampedan information with topsoil, day and plants BBQ and atmulch the basewe are to allowobtaining anyone from thewho Moretonmight be Council. interested in volunteering to come along and see what we do. We had Someover of60 our people senior attendradio operators and the have day decided was a to great call itsuccess a day. John with Goldsworthy, us getting quiteMike a Burgess, Kerry Spillane and Eric Stavley. I would like to thank these operators for their few new members . service over the years and all the best for the future. Unfortunately there was also the passing of a long time member John Mould. JohnUNIT was RESOURCE a long-time volunteer CONTROLLER and contributed - CLINT in every FULLGRABEway, from being on Notcrew a lot to hasbeing happened the Unit since Resource the last edition, controller although (URC) we broke to duty the hundredofficer. in activations. Crews have been working well in their efforts to provide an excellent service to the public which reflects highly on the Squadron. Stay safe in this weather we are having at the moment, and remember if you Withhave Christmas to think aboutaround goingthe corner boating and thein thisholidays, weather combined don’t withgo. our storm season, I expectRemember we will go be thefairly BLUES busy as always 2013 forthe this year time of ofNSW. year. This will be Alan’s last edition as Editor of Bay Watch as he is taking a well-deserved break. I would like to thank him (and his assistants) for the high standard he has set in developing our magazine and wish him well for the future. From Cheryl and myself, have a very happy Christmas and safe New Year. AUTUMN 2013 Page 6 Unit Resource Controller Social Committee Report Clint Fullgrabe Cheryl Robinson We have had our fair share of bad Welcome back to weather this year, as predicted. all our members The Squadron was kept busy with the and a BIG Welcome usual drifting vessel and break downs, aboard to our new also the removal of large debris from Members. Hope the Passage after the floods. Overall, you all had a relaxing festive season due to the conditions, it has been and we look forward to seeing you all relatively quiet as compared with past again throughout the coming months. years. Sunset Drinks has commenced Working with the UTC, night training again and if January’s attendence has progressed well with a good is anything to go by, we are in for a attendance from the Crews. The fantastic year. training involves all day time activities The Social Committee ladies have had that the Crews are familiar with only to a busy February doing funtions and improve their skills further by adding March has already some confirmed the adverse light conditions. bookings. With only 17 activations so far this The Function Room is available for year, to date, there is not a whole lot hire so remember to tell your friends more I can add. and family that VMR Bribie is the I would like to pass on my condolences place to hold their next function. to the Mould family. John passed on the Sunset Drinks are held on the last 7th Febuary and will be dearly missed Friday of every month finishing by all that knew him. I especially November. Hope to see you all again owe the man a lot as he was the one this year. responsible for training me as URC We are planning to hold a variety of back in January 2005, I replaced him functions this year so make sure you after 9 years on the job. have advised the office of your email address so that no one misses out. You That’s it, take care and stay safe. can keep up to date with whats on by tapping into the VMR Bribie website and go into “Calendar of Events. Until next time............Cheers AUTUMN 2013 Page 7 Information Day at Marine Rescue Bribie VMR Bribie recently conducted an Information Day for members, showing them how to become more active in the various aspects of our organisation.
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