Our next social outing will be a belated visit to the Maritime Rescue Lake Macquarie Headquarters located on Swansea Headland. The access road is receiving its final resurfacing today, so all should be fine for this visit.

 

Just to update, the Marine Rescue operation, manned 24/7 by volunteers provides radio contact to ‘boaties’ operating on the lake or up to 30 nautical miles out to sea. Services include a log on/log off monitoring system, radio checks, weather reports, tidal information, bridge bookings and, if the need arises, rescues. Two rescue boats and a jet-ski based on the lake at Pelican are available for assistance on the water. Their NSW Marine Rescue Network has the capacity to track and monitor vessels cruising along the whole NSW coast, offering some peace of mind for those operating out to sea, and all are urged to make full use of the facilities provided to avoid unwanted safety issues.

 

After our visit, those interested might like to adjourn to the Swansea RSL Club for lunch. Details as follows;