About

Marine Rescue Hervey Bay

History of VMR

This rescue organisation was founded due to 2 fishermen from Burrum Heads going missing and the locals deciding to go looking for them. Over a period of 2 days sadly the vessel was located but nothing was to come of the missing men.

The relatives of the missing men decided to donate over $1,000 to implement a rescue organisation called “Burrum Rescue”. As funding became more available the operation grew in size and changed its name to “Air Sea Rescue”. After a number of years the state association changed the name to “Volunteer Marine Rescue” which we are widely known as today.

Timeline

• 1972 – Founded
• 1974 – Rescue 1
• 1979 – Opening of base station (Sandy Straits Marina)
• 1980 – Rescue 2
• 1983 – Bay Rescue
• 1988 – Extentions to the base station
• 1990 – Suncorp Rescue Vessel
• 1992 – Kingfisher Bay Rescue Vessel
• 1995 – Bay Central Rescue
• 1998 – Fishermans Corner Rescue (11H72QC)
• 2002 – Fishermans Corner Rescue (24895QC)
• 2004 – Boat Club Rescue (23618QC)