Augusta Volunteer Marine Rescue WA

07/10/2026

Good morning for training today as Mark Seares took out Mark Davies and Adam Mathews for practical experience on the RV Ryall using the new Furuno Chart Plotter. Also an opportunity to identify coordinates of a local rock awash, and enter coordinates in the system as a local hazard. Good for future reference.

26/08/2026

Congratulations Phil, Eion, Dennis and Gary. Well done. Front page!

20/07/2026

Port Hedland Grand Opening

10/07/2026

Our flagship vessel the RV Ryall has returned from a long awaited major refit and upgrade. This includes upgraded Furuno Chart Plotter, Radar and a new Radio Direction Finder. These are major upgrades which significantly enhance the crews ability to find and intercept vessels in distress. Also boat antennas and sensors are now automated avoiding the need to raise and lower manually which improves safety. Thanks to Margaret River Marine Rescue for being on standby during refit. And special thanks to Dennis, Steve and Daniel for making the long trip to Albany to collect the Ryall. Well done guys.

24/06/2026

Article from the Albany Advertiser.

15/06/2026

Our Training Officer Gary Inions took 11 of our members through the DFES "Basic Navigation" course on Saturday. A very useful and practical introduction to understanding marine charts and chart plotters, navigation marks and hazards. All passed and looking forward to upcoming courses on sea survival, seamanship skills and onboard training when our vessel, the RV Ryall, returns from a refit in Albany. Special thanks to Gary, and well done everyone.

08/06/2026

Whalesong Festival long weekend in Augusta! Huge thanks to Noreen and Jeannie for the fantastic effort in getting the prizes organised and running the raffle from the early hours on Sunday - despite the wind and the rain. The prizes looked amazing. A great result from this fundraising, and an opportunity to promote the Augusta Volunteer Marine Rescue group. Special thanks to Ruth Jackson making the effort to bring promotional materials from Manjimup to the CRC. This event was also well supported by Mark, Daniel and Fiona who helped with the display and the raffle. In the morning we also had the annual Blessing of the Fleet attended by members from the club, despite the inclement weather. Thanks to everyone involved. Well done.

01/06/2026

17/05/2026

14/05/2026

Augusta Volunteer Marine Rescue Group undertook a fundraising workshop last night. It was well attended by 37 members, new members and guests. Murray did a great job facilitating ideas across the tables and prioritising these for the committee to examine. Focus was on the $1million challenge to complete the new building. Thanks to Spencer Signs for supplying Thermometer, and Dale Alcock for kicking this stage of fundraising off with $150,000. See the Augusta-Margaret River Times for more information in National Volunteers Week 18-24th May.