Search and Rescue Exercise
St Helens Marine Rescue will participate in a multi-agency search and rescue exercise with the Tasmanian Police and the State Emergency Services in Bridport on 19 May 2010.
Rural Placement Students at St Helens
Two pharmacy students recently visited St Helens under the Rural Placement Program. The program is designed to give students an oportunity to develop an understanding of, and an interest in rural health issues. Sam and Elizabeth (3rd year pharmacy students) …
Barway Update, May 2010
Summer is over and boating activity has dropped off with only 3 boats requiring an escort into St Helens during April. The southern channel on the St Helens Barway is maintaining its position, generally providing good access. Care should be …
New Night Vision Equipment
The Break O’Day Council resolved at their meeting on 19 April 2010 approve a grant to the St Helens Marine Rescue Association to assist with the purchase of night vision equipment. The Yukon Sea Wolf Night Vision Monocular is a …
Summer 2009/2010 Statistics
It has once again been been a busy summer for the St Helens Marine Rescue Association. Our radio logs show that during this period we: logged 3,012 radio transmissions on VHF logged 262 radio transmissions on UHF Channel 94 provided …