❓ Mr. Alban asks how the upgraded Geraldton Volunteer Marine Rescue Group facility will support services to coastal communities. The Minister details the improvements and acknowledges the volunteers' contributions.
AnsweredQoN 657Legislative Assembly
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GERALDTON VOLUNTEER MARINE RESCUE GROUP —
FACILITY
657. Mr F.A. ALBAN to the Minister for
Fisheries:
Can the minister please inform the
house how the upgraded Geraldton Volunteer Marine Rescue Group facility will
support the services provided by volunteers to coastal communities in the
midwest?
FACILITY
657. Mr F.A. ALBAN to the Minister for
Fisheries:
Can the minister please inform the
house how the upgraded Geraldton Volunteer Marine Rescue Group facility will
support the services provided by volunteers to coastal communities in the
midwest?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
The member for Geraldton could not be here today but he is a huge supporter of
the Geraldton Volunteer Marine Rescue Group. Not too long ago, I was joined by
a number of members—including representatives from the Labor and
National Parties—to open the newly refurbished Geraldton Volunteer
Marine Rescue Group facility just opposite the iconic red-and-white lighthouse.
The government acknowledges—I am sure everyone does—the
magnificent job that volunteer marine rescue workers do. They give their time
for free, whether they stay behind to look after the radio system or go out in
boats onto dangerous seas to help people when they run out of petrol or break
down. They also do lots of searches for missing people. In the last few months,
a number of both recreational and professional fishermen have gone missing and
lost their lives at sea. Volunteers go out and do all this kind of work out of
the goodness of their hearts, for free. We put $800 000 into refurbishing the
old facility. It has new technology for internet and radio services so that the
volunteers can transmit and relay messages now, including weather signals, as
far as the Abrolhos Islands. There is a disabled access lift for people in
wheelchairs to get up there. Just because people have disabilities does not
mean they should not be able to volunteer with an organisation such as sea
rescue. There is new equipment and new training facilities. It is a great group
of people. We are committed to supporting volunteer emergency services workers
across the state. Again, I want to take my hat off to the Volunteer Marine
Rescue Group in Geraldton and the member for Geraldton for his great support of
that group.
The member for Geraldton could not be here today but he is a huge supporter of
the Geraldton Volunteer Marine Rescue Group. Not too long ago, I was joined by
a number of members—including representatives from the Labor and
National Parties—to open the newly refurbished Geraldton Volunteer
Marine Rescue Group facility just opposite the iconic red-and-white lighthouse.
The government acknowledges—I am sure everyone does—the
magnificent job that volunteer marine rescue workers do. They give their time
for free, whether they stay behind to look after the radio system or go out in
boats onto dangerous seas to help people when they run out of petrol or break
down. They also do lots of searches for missing people. In the last few months,
a number of both recreational and professional fishermen have gone missing and
lost their lives at sea. Volunteers go out and do all this kind of work out of
the goodness of their hearts, for free. We put $800 000 into refurbishing the
old facility. It has new technology for internet and radio services so that the
volunteers can transmit and relay messages now, including weather signals, as
far as the Abrolhos Islands. There is a disabled access lift for people in
wheelchairs to get up there. Just because people have disabilities does not
mean they should not be able to volunteer with an organisation such as sea
rescue. There is new equipment and new training facilities. It is a great group
of people. We are committed to supporting volunteer emergency services workers
across the state. Again, I want to take my hat off to the Volunteer Marine
Rescue Group in Geraldton and the member for Geraldton for his great support of
that group.
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