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A generous donation from the network has ratified its support for the Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough.
Harcourts Foundation’s Andrew Henry recently presented Ben Podolak and Andrew Fogarty from the marine rescue organisation, which comprises a team of dedicated volunteers vying to improve maritime safety in Australia’s southernmost state, with a cheque for $3,000.
Aside from conducting rescue operations in Tasmania’s cold and choppy seas, the Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough also contribute towards the promotion of safety, education, and awareness within the boating community of southern Tasmania.
The Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough team forms a crucial component of the state’s rescue fabric, playing important roles in the delivery of emergency marine response, supporting emergency services in the area, and aiding the Tasmanian Police in their search and rescue operations. The team is able to cover 560 kilometres of pristine, yet dangerous, Tasmania coastline.
As part of their rescue operations, and thanks in no small part to a new vessel funded by the Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF), the team’s marine rescue operations can stretch as far and wide as Maria Island and Tasman Island, with the latter around 70 km from state capital, Hobart.
The donation from the Harcourts Foundation went towards the purchase of a brand-new winch for the vessel, dubbed Kingborough Rescue 1. The winch will make anchor retrieval easier and faster for the 8.8 metre catamaran, enhancing its efficiency and safety for the volunteers on the water.
Mr Henry explained he’s “incredibly proud to present Ben and Andrew with the cheque from the Harcourts Foundation.”
Describing the crew as “worthy recipients of a Harcourts Foundation grant,” he celebrated the Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough team for doing “essential work, patrolling our coast and waterways, and promoting water safety with various community groups.”
Mr Henry described existing crossover between the two groups’ values, which includes “putting people first [and] supporting our communities.”
Since its inception in 2008, the Harcourts Foundation has contributed over $7 million to over 1,078 charities, impacting well over 356 communities across Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States of America.
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