Marine Rescue life membership granted

A Daleys Point resident has been made a life member of Marine Rescue NSW.

Marine Rescue Central Coast skipper Mr Al Morris was appointed a life member of the organisation at its annual general meeting on Saturday, November 26.

The presentation of life membership was made by MRNSW chairman Mr James Glissan.

Mr Morris had been a member of Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol, since September 1989 and has been an operational rescue skipper since 1991.

He was appointed Division Commander of Central Coast Unit in 1996 and served a two-year term.

He undertook responsibility for compiling the NSW statistics for RVCP and continued in that role when MRNSW was formed.

In December 2005, Mr Morris received the National Medal for 15-years' community service and received a clasp for the medal in April 2016 recognising a further 10-year contribution.

Al was joined at the presentation ceremony by his wife Judith and six members of Marine Rescue Central Coast including unit commander Roger Palmer and Marine Rescue NSW director Patricia Fayers.

Media release, 27 Nov 2016

Ron Cole, Marine Rescue NSW Central Coast