Marine Rescue Hawkesbury 3.49

The Hawkesury River division of Marine Rescue NSW is located in the grounds of Revesby Workers Club at Mooney Mooney, just east of the road bridges.

Marine Rescue Hakesbury is a State Rescue Board accredited and fully operational Marine Rescue Unit (MRU) and Marine Radio Base (MRB). The base is continuously attended from 6pm Fridays to 6pm Sundays and the group responds to call-outs when necessary at other times. All members of MR Hawkesbury are volunteers.

Two Class 2 rescue vessels serve approximately 1200 water access only properties and 1.15 million visitors who use the river every year for recreational purposes.

The group is higly regarded for its assistance with logistics, operational management and rescue services for some of the biggest aquatic events in Australia.

In addition to rescue and marine safety operations the group also provides boating safety classes, NSW Maritime license courses and testing, voluntary boating safety checks and general advice to the public.