What do you do when you are on holiday in the beautiful Shoalhaven, and more to the point, Pine Park at Greenwell Point? You raise funds for Shoalhaven Marine Rescue. That is just what these kids did, and raise they did with over $430.00 raised toward the running of the largest marine rescue organisation in the Shoalhaven Local government Area.

Pictured are Jordan Tsagalias, Jordan Phillips, Alana Webber, Katrina Slattery, Amber Perrot-Jones & Shaun Garrad who took the fund raising bucket to residents of Pine Park on Easter Sunday.

Shoalhaven Marine Rescue’s annual Easter Raffle was drawn at the Greenwell Point Bowling Club on Easter Sunday evening. The raffle winners are:

1st Prize; 3.7 metre Seajay Nomad boat with all safety gear, 9.9hp Johnson 4 stroke outboard on a Dunbier Centreline Trailer - valued at $9,720.00 - supplied by Dave Hill Marine of Nowra. Ticket No 16865 in the name of G. Gall.

2nd Prize; Fishing charter for 8 people supplied by Silver Star Charters Greenwell Point - valued at $880.00. Ticket No 62875 in the name of P. Zancovic.

3rd Prize; A weekend (off peak) at Angler’s Rest Holiday Park Greenwell Point for 4 people - donated by the Innes family - valued at $380.00. Ticket No 46450 in the name of S. Pomroy.

4th Prize; A 7 inch digital picture frame supplied by Clive’s Licensed Telstra Shop - Stocklands Nowra and valued at $300.00. Ticket No 48781 in the name of B. Perkins.

5th Prize; GME GX 300 Electrophone 27meg Marine Brand Radioand aerial valued at $219.00, supplied by Dave Hill Marine 1 Berry Street Nowra. Ticket No 26838 in the name of Clem.

6th Prize; Sunday lunch for two at Pelican Rocks Restaraunt, Greenwell Point. Ticket No 75445 in the name of K. Dickens.

Shoalhaven Marine Rescue’s Category 3 rescue vessel SA-24 was despatched to sea to assist in a search for two fisherman who were overdue from a fishing trip which started at Kiama the previous morning. SA-24 was tasked by Police from Marine Area Command to an area off Ulladulla, along with vessels from Jervis Bay, Sussex Inlet and Ulladulla Coastal Patrol and search aircraft. The overdue vessel was located by a trawler 7nm east of Burrill Lake in the search area identified by Police, with the two occupants clinging to the upturned hull. Their vessel, a 4.5 metre Webster twin hull had drifted south in the offshore current. The men were taken to shore and then conveyed by helicopter to Wollongong Hospital for treatment.

If you want to know more about marine rescue, how to join, how to be a volunteer ring 1300 872 777 for further information.