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173 people brought home safely

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Sussex Inlet Marine Rescue crews responded to 75 incidents on the water this last year, bringing 173 people home safely.


Behind every call-out is a base that never really switches off, fielding 6,262 comms to its radio room and 245 formal vessel log ons, plus another 608 people who checked in separately just to say they were out there.


Across those 75 incidents, 1,418 people were on board, each one relying on a crew of local volunteers ready to go at any hour.


Community Bank South Coast’s Community Engagement Manager Caroline Boland saw what those numbers mean in practice when she sat down with the team.

“Every one of those numbers is a person. A crew that got out the door, a boat that made it home, a family that didn’t have to wait. That’s what this support is actually for,” Ms Boland said.

It’s support made possible through Community Bank South Coast’s community banking model, where branch profits stay local rather than leaving the region. Since 2004, that model has returned more than $1.6 million to local groups and organisations, including funding that helps keep crews like Sussex Inlet Marine Rescue on the water when it matters most.



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