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M A R I N E www.sosmarine.com S.O.S SYDNEY AUSTRALIA CONTENTS Issue 12 | September 2012 FROM THE HELM 2 Commissioner’s report 4 Chairman’s report ON THE RADAR Quarterly Journal of Marine Rescue NSW 3 t#PBUTVQGPSHSBCTJOSBGþFCPOBO[B 4-5 t(PWFSONFOUHSBOUTGPS.BSJOF3FTDVFWPMVOUFFST t.FNCFSTWPUFGPSDPOTUJUVUJPOBMSFGPSN Cover Image 6 t(FOFSPVTDPVQMFEPOBUFTCPBUUP.3/48 CZ-JTB.BEEFO t4IPBMIBWFOQBJSNBEF-JGF.FNCFST Publisher 8 t'JSTU/BUJPOBM.FEBMTGPS.3/48NFNCFST .BSJOF3FTDVF/48 t/BNCVDDB6OJU$PNNBOEFSSFDFJWFT0". -FWFM :PVOH4USFFU 11 t4*#4SBJTFTBMNPTU 4ZEOFZ/48 Contact IN THEIR OWN WORDS ,BUF8PPET ,FO.D.BOVT 9 /FXDBTUMF6OJU$PNNBOEFS3PO$BMNBO 1IPOF MAKING WAVES 'BY &NBJMTPVOEJOHT!NBSJOFSFTDVFOTXDPNBV 14 Northern Rivers news t#BMMJOB Editor 15-17 Mid North Coast news "TIMFZ(SBZ t$SPXEZ)BSSJOHUPO t'PSTUFS5VODVSSZ t8PPMHPPMHB Design and Layout t$BNEFO)BWFO t$PGGT)BSCPVS /JDPMF#SPXO 18-28 Hunter/Central Coast news t5IF&OUSBODF t1PSU4UFQIFOT t-BLF.BDRVBSJF Advertising t/FXDBTUMF t$FOUSBM$PBTU t5FSSJHBM (SBIBN+PTT &NBJMHSBIBNKPTT!NBSJOFSFTDVFOTXDPNBV 29-30 Greater Sydney news 1IPOF t1PSU+BDLTPO t$PUUBHF1PJOU t#SPLFO#BZ t#PUBOZ#BZ t1PSU)BDLJOH Printing 31-32 Illawarra news 1SJOUJOH CJOEJOHBOENBJMJOHCZ(BMMPQJOH1SFTT1UZ-UE t6MMBEVMMB t+FSWJT#BZ t4IPBMIBWFO 6OJU5IF#PVMFWBSEF ,JSSBXFF/48 34-35 Monaro news .BSJOF3FTDVF/48JTQMFBTFEUPBDLOPXMFEHFUIFJOWBMVBCMFTVQQPSUPGPVS t#BUFNBOT#BZ t.FSJNCVMB t&EFO SoundingsBEWFSUJTFST FEATURES ª$PQZSJHIU7PMVOUFFS.BSJOF3FTDVF/FX4PVUI8BMFT 21-24 (FUSFBEZGPSTVNNFSPOUIFXBUFS 3FQSPEVDUJPOJOXIPMFPSJOQBSUQSPIJCJUFEXJUIPVUQFSNJTTJPOPGUIF 36-37 5IFTUBUFPGUIFBSU/BJBESFTDVFWFTTFM QVCMJTIFS .BSJOF3FTDVF/48FODPVSBHFTUIFVTFPGSoundingsBSUJDMFTPOCPBUJOH PICTURE GALLERY TBGFUZ1FSNJTTJPOUPVTFBOETVQQMZPGSFMFWBOUJNBHFTDBOCFPCUBJOFE 13 & 41 8IBUXFWFCFFOVQUP GSPNUIFQVCMJTIFS GEAR UP 38 .VTUIBWFOFXFRVJQNFOU FUNDRAISERS 40 $SFBUJWFJEFBTGPSEPOBUJPOEPMMBST MARINE RESCUE NSW EXTRAS 38 .3-BLF.BDRVBSJFXFMDPNFT0MZNQJDHPMENFEBMMJTUT Volunteers saving lives on the water 39 /481PMJDFBOE&NFSHFODZ4FSWJDFT4BJMJOH3FHBUUB Volunteer Marine Rescue New South Wales 42 0OXBUFSBXBSFOFTT ABN 98 138 078 092 Level 5 IN MEMORIAM 9-13 Young Street, Sydney NSW 2000 43-44 5SJCVUFTUPWBMVFENFNCFST Phone: 02 8071 4848 Fax: 02 9969 5214 LETTERS Email: [email protected] 44 'FFECBDL SOUNDINGS | MARINE RESCUE NSW 1 FROM THE HELM Official business From the Commissioner Generous donations demonstrate public’s appreciation of our members’ work. his year’s Sydney International Boat board our rescue vessels. SIBS marked the launch of our TShow (SIBS) was a marvellous Mr McWilliams, who does not own new fundraising initiative, with each showcase for the state’s boating a boat, said he had been lucky since unit being given a boat-motor-trailer industry – and also for the work of migrating to Australia from his native package to raf#e in coming months Marine Rescue NSW. South Africa 24 years ago and wanted (see our cover and story page 3). I’m The value the community places on to do something for the community. sure this will be an appealing prize MRNSW, our members and the work “I’m happy to donate to an that will attract strong support in local we do was evident in the compliments organisation where the money will go communities. and thanks our large contingent of straight to its proper use and doesn’t Our new donation boxes, modelled volunteers received over the !ve days get spent on administration,” he said. on our Steber and Kevlacat rescue of the Show – and also has been at the Mr McWilliams’ visit came three vessels, were also unveiled at SIBS heart of three acts of warm and very days after Deputy Commissioner Heinz and are on their way to units, along Commissioner, welcome generosity in recent weeks. Mueller and I took delivery of another with a kit of four new lightweight Stacey Tannos ESM Our SIBS volunteers were kept piece of water-borne generosity. yoke-style lifejackets for each busy providing safety information and Sydney couple Bruce Hogan and Tina operational vessel and #oating advice, answering questions on board Clifton have donated a $33,000 5.8m key rings that units can sell to boaters Middle Harbour 30 on the marina, 2002 Whittley Voyager to MRNSW (see keen to avoid that heart-stopping accepting donations and selling story page 6). moment of watching their keys sink thousands of tickets in our great raf#e. On behalf of the Board and our to the seabed. Ten members were on hand members, I want to place on the Members would recall that during at the of!cial Boating Industry record my thanks to Mr Hogan, Ms National Volunteer Week in May I Association breakfast at the show Clifton, Mr Vincent and Mr McWilliams. announced the MRNSW Volunteer when Stephen Vincent of Austral Their donations have not only Education Scholarship to help our Propeller Co received the BIA Hall of bene!tted our organisation !nancially members undertake professional Austral Propeller Co’s Stephen Fame Award and announced he but have also shown the value to our development to assist them in their Vincent donated $2500 from his would donate his $5000 prize to community of our members’ effort volunteering roles. We received many Hall of Fame award. MRNSW and the Melanoma Institute and commitment. more applications than we could of Australia. This kind gesture was In a similar recognition of our approve and I thank all the applicants much appreciated. contribution to the state’s emergency for their willingness to undertake Along with a number of boating management arrangements, Police further studies. industry, maritime authority and marine and Emergency Services Minister Mike Congratulations to the successful safety representatives, I took part Gallacher has appointed MRNSW to applicants: Gregory Atkinson (Jervis t t in a roundtable discussion at SIBS the State Emergency Management Bay), David Barker (Newcastle), t on ways to increase the number of Committee. This is the !rst time a Anthony Breen (Forster-Tuncurry), t boaters wearing lifejackets. Both NSW marine rescue service has been Geoffrey Hawes (Central Coast), t Police Force Marine Area Commander t Detective Superintendent Mark “The Minister has appointed MRNSW to the t Hutchings and I argued strongly that State Emergency Management Committee. ” wearing a lifejacket should be made Rob McWilliams handed mandatory at all times. represented on this peak body. Darren Howes (Shoalhaven), Andrew back his raffle prize with a At the close of the Show, the lucky While the wet and cold weather has Topp (Terrey Hills) and Shea Wicks generous donation. winner of the !rst prize in the MRNSW meant quieter times on the water, this (Central Coast). raf#e – a boat-motor-trailer package has been a busy period on land. The I also would like to welcome valued at $8900 – was Mr Rob new Marine Rescue NSW constitution a number of new advertisers to McWilliams. Before we could even was adopted at the Extraordinary Soundings and to thank those tow his prize to his Sydney door, Mr General Meeting on August 18. who have continued to support the McWilliams generously donated his We also have introduced a series magazine and through this, our prize back to MRNSW to raf#e again to of administrative reforms, including volunteers. This has enabled us to raise even more funds. providing units with operating budgets increase the size of the publication so As an added bonus, he presented us to assist them with the cost of we can bring you more news about the with a donation of $10,000, which will operating and managing their activities. great work of our members. boost our fundraising appeal to supply This has provided an overall increase in Stacey Tannos ESM life-saving automatic de!brillators on funding over last year. Commissioner 2 MARINE RESCUE NSW | SOUNDINGS ON THE RADAR Things to look out for Boats up for grabs in $400,000 raffle bonanza MRNSW units to boost coffers in new summer fundraising campaign. arine Rescue NSW has launched and Ben, featured on our cover on a Mits largest ever fundraising day’s !shing trip with their dad, Tim. campaign, with a $400,000 bonanza of At 3.84m, the !rst prize boat !shing boats to be won over summer. features a white-painted aluminium MRNSW units along the hull, two extra-large seats and a coastline and on the Alpine generous carpeted #oor area. Lakes will be raf#ing boat, motor It comes with a safety kit including and trailer packages valued at two lifejackets, anchor and chain, almost $9000.