Browsing Posts published in 2011

The St Helens Market is on every Saturday morning in the library car park opposite the St Helens Post Office in Cecilia Street. The market is run by the St Helens Stall Holders Market Inc. Stalls are stacked with craftwork, homemade clothing, jewelery, cards, biscuits, cakes, jams, sauces, bric-a-brac (including second hand tools), furniture, crockery, […]

St Helens Marine Rescue wish to express their sympathy to Lorraine and the extended family of our esteemed member Ted Collings who passed away on 18 June 2011 after a prolonged battle. Ted has been a loyal, dedicated and active member of the service for a number of years. His sense of duty will be […]

St Helens Marine Rescue and Surf Life Saving Australia have agreed in principle to become affiliated. We would be retaining our name, St Helens Marine Rescue, as well as our uniform. We would, however, become an offshore arm of Surf Life Saving Australia. The affiliation would bring benefits to the two organisations that share the same objectives […]

St Helens Marine Rescue is one of four recipients of a Rio Tinto Alcan Bell Bay community grant. The $500 granted to us will enable the purchase of much-needed equipment to assist with night time rescues. As we are a totally self-funded organisation and rely totally on community donations we are grateful for Rio Tinto […]

Access to Georges Bay has become safer with dredging at Pelican Point now complete, providing better and safer access for larger boats to enter Georges Bay to unload their fish catch or to re-fuel. During the first stage of the project (2009) more than 200,000 cubic metres of sand was removed from the entrance to […]