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Marine Rescue TV celebrates a year of stories
Telling our story to the world
Deputy Commissioner Alex Barrell has been a regular on MRTV, appearing here at the opening of the State Communications Centre.
Launched in November 2020, and now in its second season, MRTV is an online video magazine and was conceived as a more engaging way to highlight the vital work undertaken by our members.
Over the past year’s nine episodes, stories have included the commissioning of vessels at MR Tuross and MR Lord Howe Island, our support for the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s whale disentanglement team, the Monaro, Mid North Coast and North Coast SAREXs, the opening of the State Communications Centre and our participation in the multi-agency response to severe flooding in March.
A regular segment by fishing guru and long-time supporter of Marine Rescue, Michael Guest, has provided handy hints and tips on such topics as lifejacket use, boat launching and trailer maintenance.
All segments are produced entirely in-house and have been subtitled as part of Marine Rescue’s commitment to providing greater access to information for people with disability.
MRTV is the brainchild of acting Greater Sydney Regional Operations Manager Brad Whittaker, and is a partnership between the MR Training and Education and MR Corporate Services teams with the project reporting against MRNSW’s public education strategies.
Mr Whittaker said that the episodes were proving popular with members and the public alike, and were also being used by high school students undertaking Marine Studies.
“Each episode is placed on the Marine Teachers’ Association Facebook page, and we’ve written student activity worksheets for each story that tie into the curriculum - giving teachers a valuable classroom resource that introduces Marine Rescue NSW to a youth audience.“
“This will hopefully translate not only to a greater appreciation for the marine environment and the work of our members, but into a greater number of young persons joining as volunteers.”
