URUNGA Surf Life Saving Club has received a welcome addition as we enter the summer season.
The club was one of 12 successful surf life saving clubs across the country to receive a new Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) hull to support lifesaving capability, training and emergency response.
The club received the boat as part of the Ampol IRB Hull competition.
First introduced in the 1970s, the IRB has become a familiar and highly versatile tool for lifesavers.
Its speed and manoeuvrability allow trained crews to respond quickly to people in difficulty, while also supporting patrols, surveillance, training and other emergency operations.
The new IRBs will be put to work by clubs with a range of local needs and operating environments, helping support the next generation of lifesavers while enhancing the capability of experienced volunteer crews.
Urunga Surf Life Saving Club member John De Can OAM highlighted the importance of the club’s new addition.
“Being a country club that’s isolated, we always need new equipment,” he said.
“We do a lot of emergency services being on the Coffs Coast with all the flooding and things like that, we often get call outs to do that, so it will be great for the community.”
By Aiden BURGESS
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