VMR BRISBANE
OCTOBER 2016
Boat Talk VMR Brisbane’s Monthly Rescue Newsletter
UPCOMING EVENTS
FOOD TRUCKS 5 November Cancelled
Around the Rigging Emergency Services Expo, Jamboree of the Air, Bribie Combined Emergency Services Expo, PVOCC BBQ and more… VMR Brisbane participated in a few community events in October to raise awareness in our local area and on the Sunshine Coast. We participated in the Emergency Services Expo as part of the Emergency Services Games, attended Bribie’s Combined Emergency Services Expo, helped with the Jamboree of the Air at our base for our local Scout group and all eyes were on our base when our Sandgate Canoe Club and our Polynesian Va’a-alo Outrigger Canoe Club joined forces for their Open Day. Energex Sandgate 1 and Sandgate Rescue 2 made a `splash’ for WATERSIDE ASSIST providing lighting for the Long Table Shorncliffe Edward Pearson Pier dinner. John White
PVOCC BBQ 25 November 6:00pm - 9:00pm
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ACTIVE CREW Kyle Bennett Ian Simmons Mark Della Sabina Jaason Verlent Darren Bates
2 FULL MEMBERS Tim Riley David Chadwick
Karl Harris Adam Tully Anthony Burke Antonio Botor Shaun Green Ramon Lindsay Murray Walters Anton Smith
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CHRISTMAS PARTY 17 December TBA
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as Junior Vice President.
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President’s Report
for our crews to log some night hours for their qualification. All of this and more in just the first month of this new Management Year.
We l c o m e t o a n e w Management year and welcome to David Davis as Senior Vice President and Karl Nast
For those of you who attended the AGM I thank you for your interest and willingness to have your say in person on your Management Team and hope you enjoyed the presentation we prepared to remind everyone what an amazing year VMR Brisbane had. For those who couldn’t make it you can find the presentation here AGM Presentation.
I look forward to keeping the momentum we have created going and would like to hear from you the Members for anything you would like to see us try or be involved with this year. We have had a very busy October and have already had 5 new Active Crew members join us since the AGM!! A very warm VMR Brisbane welcome to all new Members who have joined us. I look forward to meeting you this year and hearing about your experiences with VMR Brisbane and more importantly your ideas for your Association. We attended the Emergency Services Games Expo which was put on as part of the Emergency Service Games held on the Sunshine Coast and also attended the VMR Bribie Emergency Services Expo again at VMR Bribie’s base. Quebec crew did us proud in representing our Squadron for the day along with a few of our new Active Crew members who were lucky enough to be on rotation for that crew day. It was great to see nearly 9000 people attend the Expo and get to talk first hand to the amazing volunteers and Emergency Services Crews. Both of these days gave us the opportunity to connect with other Emergency Services and discuss how we can complement each other’s services to assist our communities. I was very pleased to meet Sally Baisden, Emergency Service Cadet Program Manager and look forward to exploring having Emergency Services Cadets involved with VMR Brisbane. If you would like to assist with this initiative please let me know so I can keep you in the loop on how this is progressing. We were invited to and attended the first Shorncliffe Pier Long Table dinner held by our new local Chamber of Commerce. This involved us sending a vessel to the Pier with some fairy lights to attempt to set a mood for the night. While a few vessels attended the weather was not particularly kind that night but we did conduct some night training as part of this event. These types of opportunities are great at lifting our Community Profile and providing the opportunity
“A Sailor without a destination cannot hope for a favourable wind.” - Leon Tec Some of the events we are considering being involved with this year are: Einbunpin Festival | Brisbane Boat Show | Food Truck Events | Tinnie & Tackle Show |University Volunteer Days | RiverFire | Octoberfest | Nundah Festival | Camping/Fishing/Cruising Event | Emergency Expo - VMR Brisbane | Emergency Expo - VMR Bribie | Fishing Comp | Our Village Community Challenge | New Year’s Eve If you can help out with any of the following over the next 12 months please contact someone from Management with what you would like to assist with. Even just a little help goes a very long way in our Association to achieve some amazing results as we saw from last year. We also have a few projects on the go and if you have a particular skill or contact for any of the following projects we would love to hear from you: Boat Ramp Repair/Replacement Hardstand Automatic Gate Refurbishment of Downstairs Amenities IT and Systems Upgrade If you can help with any of the above or can recommend someone that would be interested in assisting us please let us know. We would much prefer to see these projects completed by Members or by referrals of Members. Safe Boating Thomas Grice President
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Activation Report OCTOBER 1st - Energex Sandgate 1 towed a broken down vessel from Cabbage Tree Creek back to the Public Boat Ramp. The vessel had 1 POB. 3rd - Sandgate Rescue 2 assisted a 30ft sail boat which broke down at Hamilton Reach. The vessel was towed to Rivergate Marina.
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ACTIVE CREW ANNIVERSARIES It appears that no members joined in October who have over 5 years of service so we will instead thank each and every one of our Active Crew members for volunteering your time to helping to make Moreton Bay a safe place for water lovers who boat, fish and participate in various water sports. Thank you!
7th - Sandgate Rescue 2 towed a broken down vessel with 2 POB from Mud Island to Cabbage Tree Creek. 16th - Sandgate Rescue 2 was tasked by the Brisbane Water Police to assist a jet-ski at the Port of Brisbane back to the White Island Boat Ramp. 26th - Energex Sandgate 1 was requested to assist a 5.8m tinny located near the Measured Mile with 1 POB. The vessel with engine failure was towed back to Cabbage Tree Creek.
EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNITY EXPO VMR Brisbane was invited to participate in the Emergency Services Community Expo held at the Sunshine Coast Stadium on the 15th of October as part of the Emergency Services Games. As always there was much interest in Sandgate Rescue 2 by both little and big kids and was a hit for the majority of the day.
BOATING SAFETY DISPLAYS
Thank you to Bob Chapman, Ryan Massingham and Thomas Grice for representing VMR Brisbane for this event.
Stirling Hinchliffe has teamed up with Marine Safety Queensland to host two Boating Safety Displays around our local area this weekend. 5th Nov from 1pm to 2:30pm Deep Water Bend Boat Ramp, Bald Hills 6th Nov from 1pm to 2:30pm Baxters Jetty, Cabbage Tree Creek, Shorncliffe Topics discussed will be: - Marine safety information and advice by VMR Brisbane. - Ways to work toward less marine pollution. - Information about the Palaszczuk Government’s $30 million addition to the Marine Infrastructure Fund to deliver new and upgraded recreational boating facilities and how you can contribute to the discussion. VMR Brisbane will have a stall liaising with members of the public about boating safety, lifejackets, EPIRBS and Waterside Assist. If you would like to help out, please click here.
THANK YOU KEDRON-WAVELL SERVICES CLUB Lisa (Secretary of Kedron-Wavell Services Club) and Rebecca accepting our token of appreciation for the support they have provided to VMR Brisbane over the last 12 months. We look forward to continuing receiving much needed support from Kedron-Wavell Services Club into the future.
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PVOCC BBQ THIS MONTH Our Polynesian Va’a-alo Outrigger Canoe Club, will be holding a night of feasting, fun, singing and dancing on the 25th of November. Come down and see how an Umu is cooked and the fun which surrounds the whole experience. Cost is $20.00 p/p. Family members and friends are welcome when accompanied by a member. We would like to wish PVOCC a very happy 1st Birthday!
JAMBOREE OF THE AIR On the 15th of October, VMR Brisbane assisted the Scouts attending Brownsea to participate in the Jamboree Of The Air or JOTA thanks to two of our newer Members, Shane Barnes (also of SEQUEST fame) and Ian Robertson (of Tango Crew fame) and one of our older Members Alan Eustace (of Bravo Crew fame) who helped make this a reality and kept the Scouts engaged and entertained for the 2 days.
FOOD TRUCKS AND LOCAL CRAFTED BEER For reason beyond our control, unfortunately the Food Trucks which we were planning for on the 5th of November will not be going ahead.
7 ESSENTIAL KNOTS YOU NEED TO KNOW Learning these knots may get you out of trouble both on water and dry land. We kid you knot, this is a great video to learn from! 7 Knots
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