Marine Rescue Broken Bay

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Marine Rescue Broken Bay is a 100% volunteer organisation, dedicated to saving lives on the water, around Pittwater, Broken Bay and Offshore.

We rely on donations and the generosity of local businesses. The Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol, established in 1937, was Australia’s oldest and largest volunteer maritime search and rescue organization. The Broken Bay Division, originally a foundation part of the Sydney region command, became a separate entity in 1947 under the leadership of Skipper Ray Weingott. Over the years, the Division oper

ated from various bases, including Church Point, Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, and from 1992 , the Royal Motor Yacht Club who kindly provided dedicated facilities and berthing for our rescue vessels. In 2005, the Division moved to its own premises at Bayview Boat Ramp, with support from Pittwater Council. On January 1, 2010, the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol, Australian Volunteer Coast Guard, and Volunteer Rescue Association unified to form Marine Rescue NSW. Over the years the Unit has provided radio coverage and rescue services and contributed to the establishment of further units at Brisbane Water, Hawkesbury, and a central Radio Centre, now located at Belrose. Currently, Marine Rescue Broken Bay operates two high spec rescue boats from a dedicated wharf at Bayview. The base was rebuilt in March 2023, featuring modern crew facilities and a purpose-built training space available for public hire. Approximately 100 volunteers support the local community, collaborating closely with NSW Police (Marine Area Command), Surf Life Saving, SES, NSW Ambulance, and NSW Maritime for maritime and flood response needs.

03/05/2026

Today members from Westleigh joined Marine Rescue Broken Bay for joint familiarisation training between our two volunteer emergency services.

It was a great opportunity to learn more about each other’s equipment, capability and operating environments - from our Cat 1 tanker and land-based emergency response role, through to Marine Rescue Broken Bay’s 10m Naiad offshore and 7.5m Walkthrough Naiad rescue vessels.

Marine Rescue Broken Bay plays a critical role in keeping the community safe across Pittwater, Broken Bay and offshore, and we’re very grateful to their volunteers for hosting us and sharing their knowledge.

Strong relationships between local emergency services matter, and today was a great example of volunteers learning from each other to better support our community when it counts.

02/05/2026

🛟Again, we had the pleasure of acknowledging the additional efforts of our volunteers who not only help to keep Pittwater and Broken Bay safe everyday, but in need, take time away from their own families to head out into NSW to support communities impacted by floods. Over the next few weeks those that supported the 2022/2023 flood events, will be indivually recognised by our NSW Premier for their dedication and support.
🏆Congratulations to Chris Guy from our Yankee watch, who received this citation, presented by our Unit Commander and Zone Duty Operations Manager. ⚓

01/05/2026

🌭Our volunteers will be at Bunnings Frenchs Forest, this weekend raising funds towards keeping our boats on the water. 🛟If you are in the area, pop in an have a chat with us. Hoping to see you there!⚓

30/04/2026

We are proud to support (BYRA) , who will holding their annual Peter Loft Marathon race on Sunday 3rd May 2026 with an "off the beach" Le Mans start at 12.00pm 🏆🏆
It promises to be a fun afternoon with around 70-90 dinghies, catamarans and sail boards to take part in the event. 🛟
The larger boats will sail around Lion Island back to Riddle Reserve while the smaller boats will remain within Pittwater.
If you are in the area, please be mindful of this event and navigate with caution.

29/04/2026

📚 Our new volunteers spend a significant amount of time training and learning new skills. 🛟 This weekend MR Broken Bay hosted 16 new members for a Fighting Fires and Sea Survival Course, from across our own unit and other local areas.
😁This fabulous team worked hard across a long day, demonstrated dedication, determination, and above all a great sense of fun! They each successfully completed safe handling of flares, practical sessions focused on the use of different extinguishers for different fire types and a number of different rescue and sea survival techniques. 🏆 This achievement goes towards their progressing their full crew rating. Well done team. It was a pleasure to watch your success 👏👏

28/04/2026

🧭Sometimes the unexpected happens.
⚓This weekend our Sierra watch went to the rescue of a 7.5m vessel in trouble and were drifting into West Head rocks. We were able to get them under tow, away from the danger and return the 5 people in board to safety. 🛟
👋A shout out to all those volunteers who not only manned our base throughout the weekend but also gave up family holiday time on Monday, to make sure we were ready to assist at short notice if needed.

26/04/2026

This weekend we had the pleasure of presenting 2 of our members with Premiers Awards for Service during the 2022/2023 floods. Some of our volunteers not only serve our communities on our local waters but also participate in additional support of NSW communities experiencing hardships due to flooding. Congratulations to Andrew Majewski and Ray Parker for their service. Seen here being given their awards by our Unit Commander Mike Charlton.

25/04/2026

Members of MR BrokenBay attended the sunrise ANZAC ceremony in Newport today and laid a wreath in honour of all who served and sacrificed.

Standing alongside our community, we paused to remember the courage, commitment and selflessness of those men and women whose legacy continues to shape the values that we also hold close — service, dedication and commitment to others, on land or at sea.

Lest we forget.

21/04/2026

Heading out on the water? Let us know.
Sharing your trip means we know you are on the water and when to expect you back. It could make all the difference if conditions change or help is needed.
Log On with our FREE Marine Rescue NSW app or via VHF Channel 16.

20/04/2026

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂?
You can donate directly to Marine Rescue Broken Bay, recycling via Return and Earn
🛟Download the Return and Earn app, edit payout to Donation, find us under Charities (search Broken Bay), set as your preferred payout method, then scan the displayed barcode under the reader on arrival.
🛟No phone app?? Still easy... recycle your items, select the "Donate" option on the screen at the end of your session, choose us! It's that easy⚓🐟
If everyone reading this even 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗬𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗣 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀 it would make the world of difference and contribute towards our 2026 fundraising target 🙏🙏

19/04/2026

⚓There are many ways to support your local Marine Rescue Unit.
Watch out for us next time you at at your local Bunnings and if you see us, come and give us a wave 👋👋 Even better buy a sauage or two. 🌭🌭🧃
Every little purchase helps us fund ourselves and our volunteers really appreacite it.
Thanks this week to Balgowlah, members of our Golf watch, our Unit Commander Mike, and our Zone Duty Ops Mgr Joel.

18/04/2026

Hazardous surf warnings in place for NSW East Coast - see info below

Address

Rowland Reserve, Pittwater Road
Bayview, NSW
1670

Telephone

+61299739200

Website

https://brokenbay.marinerescuensw.com.au/

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