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Marine Rescue vessels launched during Premier Minns far south coast visit
Bega District News
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9/1/2023
During a trip to the far south coast on August 29, NSW Premier Chris Minns has launched two Marine Rescue vessels during a ceremony with dignitaries and Merimbula volunteers.
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Hi Chris, good thank you.
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It's beautiful down here isn't it?
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Hey Chris, hey Liz, how are you going?
00:06
Really started coming down here when the Bega by-election was on, so not this March but
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the one prior.
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Got to know Marimbula and Marui Abatements Bay and some of the beautiful parts of this
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southern part of New South Wales.
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But it's also the case that because it's quite remote and because it's not too far, only
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a couple of nautical miles or 30 nautical miles off the continental shelf, it is subject
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to some wild weather and it comes up quick, particularly from the south.
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And surfers will tell you that, boaties will tell you that, fishermen will tell you the
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same thing.
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So you need the infrastructure to keep people safe because the weather can turn quickly
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and people's lives can be tipped upside down in a moment's notice.
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The aspect of volunteerism is so strong on the New South Wales south coast and that is
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regular people deciding to give something back to their community and in some cases
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put yourself in harm's way.
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But I can promise you that if a boatie's out there or someone is suffering or in distress,
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seeing you come up over the horizon in those blue uniforms will make a world of difference
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and I've got no doubt that the Marine Rescue in Maroondula and the Marine Rescue in New
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South Wales in particular has a proud history of being there when no one else could be there
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and saving people's lives.
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Never done it before, so I hope I don't damage the hull by smashing a champagne bottle on
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top of it.
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Probably a good waste of some champagne.
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That be right, Dr Mike?
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The commissioning of a vessel is definitely steeped in maritime history and for us to
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officially welcome Boat Police Craft into our fleet officially is a very important day
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on our schedule and to look around the crowd also and to see our maritime partners in New
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South Wales Maritime, New South Wales Marine Area Command, it's great to have you here
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because as a collective on water agency that actually do make boating safer in New South
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Wales, there's no doubt about that, it's important that we stand shoulder to shoulder
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and we continue to work together.
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So on behalf of all Australians, thank you for your service during the 2019-2020 bushfires.
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We have two vessels to commission today and we thought since we've got two we'll start
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with the smaller one and build up.
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You the commander, there you go Bill.
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Tip it over there.
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Where the boat is.
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Alright, it's now launched.
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Well maybe we could continue to see what's going on.
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Don't fall in.
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Alright, it's good.
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Lord God Almighty, bless these vessels and all who serve and sail within them.
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For two great new vessels, hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray.
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Thank you very much.
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Premier, you've been in government for a number of months now but your first commissioning
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of marine rescue New South Wales vessels, how are you feeling?
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I feel great, that's the first one, got to tip some champagne on the front of MB31, that's
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right Bill isn't it?
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And MB20.
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And MB20, so fantastic to have them as part of the fleet, I've got no doubt they're going
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to do amazing work over the summer months and keep people safe and keep fishers safe
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and make sure that people get back to shore and everything's intact.
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And it really is a great investment from the New South Wales Government in a service like
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Marine Rescue New South Wales to keep boaters safe on the water.
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We're happy to do it and particularly when we're partnering with what is mainly a volunteer
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organisation, I'm just in awe at the hundreds of people down here at Marimbula who join
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this organisation and want to give something back to their local community.
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A little bit of money from the State Government goes a long way.
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