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Quarterly Journal of Marine Rescue NSW | Issue 4 Sept 2010 Big RHIB for Merimbula ...4 Conference shines light Rescue Boat vandalised on many issues...13 at Narooma...24 Tragedy on Ballina Bar...7 Forster Tuncurry Update…8 Lake Macquarie Sudden sinking expands fleet ...15 of the Robin II...29 New face in Marine Rescue Evans Head tickled pink...17 at Ulladulla…9 Woolgoolga News...31 Kioloa switches on solar A ‘VersaDock’ MRNSW active at the Boat energy…12 for The Entrance ...18 Show …36 Rescue vessel for Crowdy Harrington...5 Print Post No: PP255003/09617 What’s new in this issue New face in Marine Rescue at Ulladulla Page 9 Cover photo Crowdy Harrington’s refurbished 6.8m Naiad RHIB 2 From the Editor’s Desk during its sea trials on Sydney Harbour. The Category 2 3 From the Commissioner RHIB is fitted with twin 115 HP Yamaha outboards and 3 From the Deputy Commissioner an impressive array of electronic aids. 4 Big RHIB for Merimbula 5 “Vessel aground”...no big deal... I thought! Editorial 5 Crowdy Harrington to get its own vessel Editor: Ron Cole 6 Solar Powered Rescues? PO Box 6058 West Gosford NSW 2250 7 Tragedy on Ballina Bar Tel: 02 4324 8742 7 Trial Bay at Kempsey Expo Mob: 0401 143 840 8 Update from Forster Tuncurry E: [email protected] 9 New face in Marine Rescue at Ulladulla 9 Ramblings from Broken Bay Design, Layout and Content by the 11 Activity at Newcastle Publisher, Marine Rescue NSW 12 Kioloa switches on Solar Energy Printing, binding & mailing by Galloping Press Pty Ltd 13 Conference shines light on many issues Unit 29/398 The Boulevarde, Kirrawee NSW 2232 15 Lake Macquarie expands fleet Advertising - Statewide Magazines Pty Ltd 15 Why we do what we do… PO Box 610, Fairy Meadow, NSW 2519 16 Radio refurbishment at Eden Contact: Deborah Stathakis 17 Evans Head tickled pink Tel: 02 4227 4396 18 A VersaDock for The Entrance Fax: 02 4227 4397 19 ‘Mullum to Bruns’ fundraiser Mob: 0414 319 339 E: [email protected] 19 Mark meets Evan in the ‘Bay’ Web: statewidemagazines.com.au 20 Photo Gallery 22 Training keeps Batemans Bay on the go Soundings is produced and distributed at no cost to 23 Shoalhaven - Busy on the south coast Marine Rescue NSW. It is wholly funded by its printers 24 Rescue Boat vandalised at Narooma and advertisers. Marine NSW is pleased to acknowledge 25 BBQ at Power House Discovery Centre this invaluable support. 26 Changes at Coffs Harbour © Copyright Volunteer Marine Rescue New South Wales. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited without 27 Out and about on the Central Coast permission of the publisher. 29 Field Day and Fishing at Sussex Inlet 29 Sudden sinking of the Robin II 30 ‘Inspiring Women’ at Terrey Hills 31 VALE Harry Taylor 1930 - 2010 31 Woolgoolga News 32 Meet the Members - Al Morris 33 Whale of a time at Cottage Point 33 CompassNet radio service launched 34 ‘Toughbook’ fitted to classic vessel 34 Joint exercise on Lake Illawarra 35 Yacht aground in oyster lease 36 MRNSW active at the Boat Show 37 Classic Cars at Gosford Base 38 A letter from Arthur 39 ‘Hello all ships’ - a poem 40 Emails SOUNDINGS MARINE RESCUE NSW Issue 4 - September 2010 1 From the Editor’s Desk operations on January 1, 2010. Now, some organisation, and its importance cannot be nine months later, these same members overemphasised. express less excitement and some The process of transmitting information, discontent at the apparent lack of progress. ideas, thoughts and plans between various We all want to believe things are moving parts of an organisation is critical to its forward. Soundings helps by bringing news success. The old methods of internal of past events and activities from units all communications can be supplemented by along the coast as well as information from electronic communications and electronic HO management, but it not the forum for newsletters and bulletins. What is good future organisational planning. internal communication? It must clear, Ron Cole Regional Coordinators hold meetings and credible, concise, consistent, constructive there has been a Conference for Unit … and timely. Building a new organisation is not an easy Commanders but is that enough? ‘Change is the law of life. And those that task. It is even more difficult when trying We know that without information rumours look only to the past or present are certain to meld three groups, widely dispersed and and speculation fill the void. There is a lack to miss the future’, wrote President John with different cultures into a single entity, of consistent internal communications Kennedy. even when those groups have a common within MRNSW. Operationally, the It’s positive to see the willingness to aim and a desire to serve their local organisation is working effectively at the answer questions and positive comments communities. ‘water’s edge’, doing what the three marine about the recent Unit and Deputy Unit The majority of the volunteer members rescue organisations have always done and Commanders Conference together with the involved in marine rescue over the past ten done well. Commissioner’s perspective both in this years and more have recognised that a The MRNSW original Board of Directors edition. single rescue organisation would be more is responsible to the members for the With more direct contact between Units effective for our ‘customers’, the running of the new Company. The Board and Regional Coordinators and the Deputy recreational boating community of NSW. meets regularly, yet we never hear about Commissioner Operations, there is some The volunteer members overwhelmingly their meetings or about their decisions for positive foundations for promoting approved of and embraced the decision to our future or the future of the organisation. engagement with the membership and form Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW. They keeping dialogue open. Good internal communication is one of the welcomed the move to commence key functions of management in any Ron Cole 2 SOUNDINGS MARINE RESCUE NSW Issue 4 - September 2010 From the Commissioner Pleasing progress Welcome to another edition of Soundings. It was great to see all It was the Unit Commanders with their Deputies at the recent humbling to conference. This saw a lot of information being given to your see just Commanders to share with you all. Information was provided on how much what had been achieved in Marine Rescue NSW thus far as well hard work as details of some new changes. These include proposed had been variations to the categories governing our new vessels, such as done in the offshore, sheltered waters, rivers and bars, and new competencies background which have been designed to get our new volunteers started on by you, the training and onto the water as quickly as possible. In addition, Volunteers in Glenn Finniss further competencies are being introduced for the radio side of the field, and those at Headquarters. our service leading to full Search and Rescue Coordination I would personally like to thank each and every one of you and qualifications. Other information provided related to the acknowledge everyone by name, however, this journal is just not proposed new Fleet and the progress our IT team has made on big enough, but you know who you are and I am very grateful for completed projects and soon-to-be completed projects including your efforts and your support. Although we still have a long way our new web site that is under construction. The Conference also to go, the commitment from Government for the extra funds gave me the opportunity to announce Heinz Mueller as the new from the levy is now set in concrete and we can soon start to Deputy Commissioner. After hitting the deck running, he is assist every Unit operationally and of course, help towards starting to settle in and get around to some of the Units. He has buying some much needed new vessels and rescue equipment. also taken a lot of work from me looking after the operations side Hopefully, by the time of publication, the uncertainty for those of Marine Rescue. This has allowed me to concentrate on all the within the AVCGA in NSW will be resolved and it will be great other matters necessary to make your job easier and more to have you all onboard. On a more sombre note, our thoughts enjoyable. and prayers are with David Campbell and his family of Tuross With Heinz’s assistance we have a new structure, ranks and Heads after his recent accident. We look forward to your speedy ratings, which will see the introduction of additional ratings to recovery, mate. line up with the training packages. Glenn Finnis From the Deputy Commissioner It has been a mere three weeks since I joined Marine Rescue better focus on training, recruitment NSW as Deputy Commissioner. I would like to say how proud (including Cadets) and supporting and privileged I feel to be part of this new organisation. I look the local communities that support forward to helping guide and develop MRNSW into the premier them. marine rescue organisation in Australia and the benchmark for It is important to understand that marine rescue arrangements in the other States. the new organisation was not I have 24-years of military experience as a senior army officer created to replicate or replace any including 6-years with the Army Reserve. I left the Army in 2000 previous marine rescue capability and joined Emergency Management NSW (formerly the Office or model. The vision for MRNSW for Emergency Services) where I spent ten years as Executive is to draw on the experience of the Officer to the State Rescue Board of NSW (SRB) and the NSW past, add the knowledge and State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC).