Volunteer Marine Rescue Southport-Surfers Paradise
VMR was originally formed as the Southport-Surfers Paradise
Air Sea Rescue Association in December 1968.

The aim for this enthusiastic group was to assist boaties and
fishermen in crossing the notorious Southport Bar.

VMR400 rescue base at Southport is manned 24 hours each day,
7 days per week and monitors all distress frequencies and a
number of working frequencies.

For assistance, call VMR400 on your marine radio

Call us on VHF 73 or 27MHz 91 - these are our working frequencies 
                        or
Phone 07 5591 1300 or 07 5532 3417

 
All Active Members of
Volunteer Marine Rescue - Southport / Surfers Paradise are Volunteers.

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Meet Our Senior Skippers

Our Senior Skippers at VMR Southport are a critical asset to our organisation

Senior Skippers provide the training, information and are mentors to the rest of
the organisation.

Senior Skippers can only gain there rank by showing their dedication and
commitment to VMR Southport, It is not a rank that you study for, you can only
ain a Senior Skippers Rank from being nominated to the  committee

Most of the Senior Skippers have given over 20 years of their lives to helping the
Gold Coast Community

Recently We got all our Senior Skippers into our base for a Photo Shoot.

Trevor Parks            Bruce Andersen                 Greg Turner           John  Wise                 Chirs Leech



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Special News:

One of our members is hosting an event at the Bundall PCYC