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Repair work is scheduled to start later this month (April) on the Marine Rescue radio base and Salty Crew Kiosk at Town Beach in Port Macquarie. The Marine Rescue radio base and kiosk were damaged during a building fire on September 12, 2019. The blaze originated from a female amenities area, causing smoke and heat…

For Marine Rescue Port Macquarie 2019 was a busy year filled with daring rescues, accolades and lots of training exercises. The unit grew from just over 100 volunteers to nearly 200 with people working around the clock at the boat shed, radio base and in the fundraising arm of the organisation. Unit commander Greg Davies…

If Marine Rescue Port Macquarie’s Greg Davies had one wish it would be for more boaties to log on before they head to sea. The unit commander says logging on and informing the marine organisation just where boaties are heading is a simple procedure. “While we are happy with the way people are responding and…

We are having an expired / out of date boat flare collection morning on Saturday 23 November at the Westport Boat ramp from 7.30 – 10.00am

Dear PM Member, Due to the fires and weather event we have just experienced we have had to reschedule the PM Member Night Party We are now celebrating over 25 Years Service Saving lives on the water and would like to invite you to the PM Member Night Party Over the past 25 years we…

Marine Rescue Port Macquarie’s Town Beach SARCC radio base has been damaged by fire. NSW Fire and Rescue firefighters were called to reports of a building fire at Town Beach around 2am on Thursday, September 12. The fire is being treated as suspicious. Marine Rescue Port Macquarie unit commander Greg Davies said radio staff are…

Marine Rescue Port Macquarie volunteers have been recognised at the 2019 International Maritime Rescue Federation Awards in London by winning “The Award for Outstanding Team Contribution to Maritime SAR Operations”. Marine Rescue NSW Commissioner Stacey Tannos said the rescue was extraordinary. “It’s good that we get this type of recognition and it doesn’t come very…

Marine Rescue Port Macquarie has been congratulated after being named as a finalist for a prestigious international rescue award for a courageous overnight rescue mission to save three seriously injured men from a sinking motor cruiser. The unit has been shortlisted as one of two finalists in the Outstanding Team Contribution to a Maritime Search…