"Marine Watch", our replacement vessel for our former "Bay Watch", has arrived!!!! We will be arranging an "Open Day" for everyone to attend and celebrate the new state of the art vessel. A HUGE THANK YOU to Westerberg for building and delivering our new vessel. Marine Watch (Rescue 2) Ocean Watch (Rescue 1) and Marine Watch (Rescue 2) on Pontoon.

Hello to all of our valued Boat Members. Thank you so much for your wonderful support of our Group over the past year - we truly appreciate you!! It's the start of the new Financial Year on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 and Carla, our wonderful Treasurer, will be emailing membership renewal invoices to you. Please keep an eye on your inbox. For those still using 'snail mail' you should receive your invoice in the post by mid July. If you have changed postal or email addresses

A huge thank you to Jurien Carpentry (Zak, Mackenzie) for installation and Ryan, Coby with Peter and John of Jurien Plumbing who made the time to relocate the pipe work. Thank you also to Jim Rees for installing/shifting power points. Our Bosun, Mike, was also involved with finishing a bit of gyprock and now there are just a few tiles to be done to finish the job. Many thanks to everyone involved!!

Whether you are going fishing, skiing, diving or just cruising, when you mix alcohol with boating the consequences can be fatal. In a boat, the combination of wind, waves and the sun can all magnify the effects of alcohol and negatively impact your judgement and skills. This applies to everyone on board, the skipper and the passengers. New laws mean it is illegal for skippers to have drugs in their system or blow .05 or more for alcohol. Limits and penalties are the same

Marine Rescue Jurien Bay would like to regretfully farewell Jim Bayne who passed away peacefully on Friday, 22 May 2026. Jim was a valued volunteer who served with our Group for over two years as a Committee Member and also Crew. Jim was always willing to assist with any given task ensuring that it was completed on time and achieving the required outcome. We send our deepest condolences to Denise, Family and Friends. R.I.P.

With the approaching long weekend to celebrate Western Australia Day on Monday, 1 June 2026, we would like to encourage any visiting boaties to use our FREE services to log your boating plans. You are welcome to call down to the Marine Rescue Tower, 34 Breakwater Drive, (past the Marina car park at the end of the road) and lodge your boating details with us by completing a Visiting Boat Form. One of our friendly radio operators will be able to assist you. You can also lodg

Unattended Boats: The Department of Transport (DoT) states: “The practice of divers leaving vessels unattended can be very dangerous. DoT strongly recommends that a responsible person stays on board at all times to raise the alarm if the diver is overdue or to attend to the vessel should it start to drift. In the case of an unattended boat, ensure your anchor is set to hold for the duration of the dive.” Diving Flag: “A boat with divers working from it must carry the app

Marine Safety WA have advised that from 1 September 2026 parachute flares will no longer be accepted as part of the required safety equipment for recreational vessels. Only red and orange flares will be accepted. If you carry a GPS enabled EPIRB or Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), transition to an electronic visual distress signal (EVDs). Marine Safety WA have also advised that the “Life Jacket Checker” is here. Unsure of the type of lifejacket required for certain activit

On 2nd May “Ocean Watch” (Rescue 1) was deployed with Chris and Steve onboard for a tow-in at Boullanger Island. Our Radio Operator was James Livingstone. Well done to all involved.

It was a beautiful day at the Jurien Bay Federation Memorial Park marking the 111th year Anniversary of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli, honouring the courage and sacrifice of Australian and New Zealand soldiers. In attendance were many people from past and serving Defence Services, families and friends. Representing Marine Rescue Jurien Bay was our Life Member Eve Trutwein, Bosun Mike Cockburn and Skipper Chris Ams. Many thanks to everyone who organised the event. Thank yo

On Friday, 10 April 2026 night training was held from 1900 to 2100 hours on “Ocean Watch” with Mike, Chris, Scotty and Chrissy onboard. Training in the Bay with all the electronics to play with and learning at the same time! Good old Bob volunteered to go overboard and be retrieved (man overboard exercise). Grid search patterns were conducted and getting used to the night and sea conditions made the exercise a good training experience for all involved. Man overboard exercis

It was a very enjoyable Easter Weekend with beautiful weather and lots of activities for everyone. Our Group had a few break downs in our Marina and thankfully everyone made it back to the jetty. On Saturday, 4 April 2026 “Ocean Watch” (Rescue 1) was deployed to the north end of the Bay with Andrew and Chris onboard, with our radio operator, Ali Bates, manning the radios at the Tower. Skipper Andrew Chris Ali manning the radios Cyclone Narelle passed by and a big THANK YOU t

The Easter Holidays are upon us and there will be an influx of visitors into our beautiful area. If you are a visiting boatie, call down to the Marine Rescue Tower, 34 Breakwater Drive, (past the Marina car park at the end of the road) and lodge your boating details with us by completing a Visiting Boat Form. One of our friendly radio operators will be able to assist you. There is no fee to join as a Visiting Boatie and it is FREE to log on and off with us. When loggin

Dear Marine Rescue Jurien Bay Boat Member We are excited to let you know that Marine Rescue Jurien Bay (and ALL WA Marine Rescue Groups) are transitioning to a new log on system in the Deckee App, which will make logging on/off even easier for you – no matter where you are in the state! If you normally log on with our Group, you will be able to use your Jurien call sign to log on over the radio (or via the Deckee App once the new system goes live later in the year) – from

On Saturday, 14 March 2026 from 1500 to 2045 hours our logistic team of Sharon Foale and Chrissy Heu were deployed to Dongara to assist during the Port Denison Fires. A huge thank you to the locals who dropped off the beautiful zucchini slice, muffins and cookies etc, which were enjoyed immensely by all of our Emergency Services and Volunteers. Thank you also to everyone who participated at the Fires – it was good to see Bob and Luke from Jurien assisting.

On Friday, 13 March, our new aerial mast was installed, replacing our old one in front of our tower. Many thanks to Ben and Butch!!

On Monday, 9 March 2026 at 0550 hours our Group was notified of a flare sighting and several people were also woken up by a loud noise. After investigating, someone had inappropriately let off a parachute flare and caused a spot fire on the corner of Seaward Drive and Harbour Road at Jurien Bay. A BIG SHOUT OUT to our Local Firies and our radio operator, Jan Ackland. Well done to everyone involved. A reminder that there are severe penalties for the improper use of flares.

On the 25 February 2026 at 1000 hrs Marine Rescue Mandurah's new 12mt arrived in Jurien Bay to be refueled by our Group with Andrew, Scotty, Chris and Chrissy. Driven down by Gavin from Dongara Marine and crew John from MR Mandurah. The awesome vessel is named “Rita G” after one of the founding members for the Mandurah Group. Refueling the "Rita G"

To prevent the theft of your Vessel or Property: There are some basic steps that we can all take to protect our property from theft as follows: Record all details of your boat and equipment – including serial numbers – and keep this list in a safe place. Engrave any valuable items – you can use your driver’s licence number. Mark your dinghy with an identifying feature, such as your driver’s licence number. Fit an anti-theft device to your trailer. Fit a quality lock to your b

On the 17 February our Group was visited by Jarrad and Greg from Border Force who were touching base with our members. If you notice anything out of the ordinary or suspicious on the water or land, please contact Border Force direct on 9430 1570 .