ORRCA
Australia is a country familiar with whale strandings.
ORRCA (Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia) works with the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage and other government agencies at these events.
Effective rescue procedures took quite a long while to perfect. Even by the mid 1980s few animals could be saved. However, Australia now has a leading role in the development of whale rescue techniques and has an excellent success record at mass strandings.
ORRCA is leading the way in developing more effective ways to rescue whales and other marine mammals and is the most experienced and successful whale rescue organisation in Australia.
Every year ORRCA trains many members of government agencies (including the Office of Environment and Heritage) and its members in marine mammal rescue.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Your invitation to ORRCA’s 27th Annual General Meeting
We would like to invite all ORRCA members, their families and friends:-
When - Sunday 5th February, 2012
Time - 11am sharp
Venue - The Illawarra Yacht Club,Warrawong NSW 2502
The present Committee will stand down at our AGM and the new Committee for 2012 will be elected.
There will also be reports given by various Committee Members as well as general business, followed by a friendly discussion of past and upcoming events. You will also be able to meet other ORRCA Members, swap ideas, look at photos and watch some videos.
What to bring - Photos, videos or CDs you have and would like to share.
Lunch - Why not join us in the Bistro after the AGM for lunch?
RSVP - Please RSVP or send your apologies by contacting the hotline on 02 9415 3333 or by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Please let us know if you will be joining us for lunch so that reservations can be made.
This is to enable us to know how many people to expect and who to look out for, especially if you have never been to the venue before
Join the Committee - Joining the Committee will give you the opportunity to become more involved with the organisation, learn more about marine mammal rescue and research, contribute ideas, initiate projects and participate in a wide range of activities.
There are ten committee members.
Five of these are office bearers and their ORRCA roles are specified in our constitution; five are ordinary committee members who do not have specific titles. “Ordinary” by name but not by nature.
If you wish to join the 2012 Committee but are hesitant for any reason, please contact our current Committee Members. They’ll be more than happy to answer your questions.
When you decide you would like to be a part of the Committee fill in the Nomination form.
There are three things you must do:
Firstly, fill in your details, secondly, tick the Committee position you wish to stand for and thirdly, send the form to two ORRCA Members who will endorse your nomination.
If you are a new member of ORRCA and don’t know two other members to endorse your nomination please contact any Committee Member.
Rescue Training Workshops
The next scheduled Marine Mammal Rescue Training Workshop is to be held in Batemans Bay in March 2012 depending upon the number of people wishing to undertake the training.
Members, please remember that your membership must be current to enable you to attend and that all fees are paid two weeks prior to the workshop.
For those of you who are not yet members, please complete the membership form and workshop application form.
For current members, please complete the workshop application form and email or complete and mail to PO Box 2262, Bomaderry NSW 2541.
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