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Posts by category
- Category: Alpine
- Victorian Backcountry Festival – Mount Hotham 3-5 Sep 2021 has been cancelled
- BSAR Steep Snow and Ice Training 2013 at Mount Buller
- Steep snow and ice dryland training day, July 2010
- 2010 winter training including steep snow and ice
- Steep snow and ice training Mount Hotham 2009
- Steep snow & ice training Mount Buller 2008
- Steep snow & ice training Mount Hotham 2006
- Category: Article
- BSAR is 70 years old
- Peter Briggs AO leads successful search for missing submarine AE1
- The Police Search and Rescue Squad turns 60
- BSAR Field Organiser Peter Briggs on a different type of search – for submarine AE2
- 2013 Emergency Services Volunteer Leadership Forum
- Our name is now Bush Search and Rescue Victoria
- Category: Award
- BSAR receives Divisional Commendation from Victoria Police Eastern Region
- Duncan Brookes awarded Emergency Services Medal
- 2013 Bushwalking Victoria Distinguished Service Awards for BSAR members
- Chief Commissioner’s Certificate 1989
- 2005 National Bravery Award to members of the Birkebeiner Ski Club
- Stuart Brookes OAM
- Rik Head awarded Emergency Services Medal
- Category: Event
- 13 November 2024 – Presentation to Essendon Bushwalking Club
- 17 October 2024 – Members’ Night
- 9 September 2024 Presentation to Waverley Bushwalking Club
- 31 August – 1 September 2024 Backcountry Festival
- 19 August 2024 Presentation to SES Moorabbin
- 20-21 July 2024 NavShield
- BSAR 75th anniversary
- Presentation to YHA Bushwalkers
- Emergency Services Expo – Jamieson
- Emergency Services Expo 2023
- Mansfield Emergency Service Expo – October 2019
- 2019 Victorian Backcountry Festival at Mount Hotham
- Jim’s ‘Memorial’ Parkrun: Saturday 1st June at 8am
- Victorian Backcountry Ski Festival at Falls Creek 1-2 Sep 2018
- Premier, Minister for Emergency Services and family thank emergency services workers
- Presentation to Army Reserve training day
- Category: First aid training
- Category: News
- Category: Peer support
- Category: People
- Category: Police SAR
- Category: Rescue
- Category: Safety clothing
- Category: Search
- 20 July 2024 – Search for missing woman at Lysterfield
- Further searching at Native Dog Flat
- Search for missing Kallista man in Sherbrooke Forest.
- Search for missing man near Native Dog Flat
- Search for missing man near Winton Wetlands
- Search for man missing near Golden Beach
- Search for missing man near Kinglake
- Search for missing person near Mirboo North
- Search for missing person close to Newlyn near Daylesford
- Search for missing person near Chetwynd
- Search for missing person near Toorloo Arm
- Search for missing person near Merrimu
- Search for missing person near Neerim South
- Search for missing person near Flinders
- Search for missing person Dinner Plain
- Search for missing person near Goongerah
- Search for missing person near Bendoc
- Search for missing person near Inverloch
- Search for missing person near Mt Donna Buang
- Search for missing person near Yarra Junction
- Search for missing person near Langwarrin
- Search for missing person near Neilborough
- Search for missing person near Molyullah
- Search for missing boy near Mt Disappointment
- Search for missing person near Princetown
- Search for lost bushwalker near Mt Howitt
- Search for missing woman near Taradale
- Search for missing person near Mount Buller
- Search for missing person near Dargo
- Search for missing person in bush near Marysville
- Resumed search at Mount Dom Dom, 11 May 2019
- Search for missing walkers on Mount Buffalo
- Search for missing man near Bright
- Search for missing person at Werribee Gorge
- Search for missing man near Wonyip in the Strzelecki Ranges
- Search for missing man at Werribee Gorge
- Search for missing person near Mount Stirling
- Missing person found near Tyers Junction in Gippsland
- Search for missing person near Sugarloaf Reservoir
- Search for missing person near Aireys Inlet
- Missing person found near McLoughlins Beach
- Search for missing person on Mount Bogong
- Search for missing person near Kancoona
- Search for missing person at Willung South
- Missing deer hunter found near Tamboritha saddle, May 2017
- Search for missing person in Grampians, September 2016
- Search near Yea for missing person, August 2016
- Search for missing person near Monbulk, May 2016
- Search at Merrijig/Sawmill Settlement, April 2016
- Missing person found near Lerderderg State Park, February 2016
- Mt Burrowa search locates missing bushwalker, October 2015
- Missing woman located on Mt Erica on 26 Aug 2015
- Mount Bogong rescue of injured skier 12 Aug 2015
- Injured skier rescued from Mt Bogong, September 2014
- Missing boy found in Lake Eildon National Park after five day search, April 2015
- BSAR search for missing snowboarders on Mount Bogong 13-15 July 2014
- Search and rescue on Mount Bogong for two missing snowshoers 5-6 July 2014
- BSAR call-out to South Viking missing hiker, March 2014
- BSAR call-out to Wellington Plains to assist school group, October 2012
- Missing person found in Blue Range, August 2012
- Search for missing hiker near Mt Donna Buang, April 2012
- Tomahawk Hut resumed search with dogs, October 2011
- Search for 13 year old girl at Mt Erica, August 2011
- Otways search call out, June 2011
- Search for missing deer hunter at Tomahawk Creek, June 2011
- Search for missing boy resolved near Ballarat, March 2011
- Search and Rescue for three people on Mount Bogong, 9 August 2004
- Search for missing man at Combienbar, December 2010
- Rescue of injured walker at Eagles Peaks, 4 December 2010
- Missing woman found at Lake Mountain, July 2010
- Search for Brumby Hunter near Davies Plain, November 2009
- Search at Point Nepean, October 2009
- Search for missing photographer near Cambarville
- Search at Mount Feathertop on Monday 31 August 2009
- Search at Gormandale – Missing boy found, May 2009
- Search for two missing men at Lorne successful, December 2008
- 2nd Resumed search at Dom Dom Saddle, 4-5 October 2008
- Resumed search at Dom Dom Saddle, 26-27 April 2008
- Mount Dom Dom search, 24-27 March 2008
- King River search, December 2007
- Sabine Falls Search, April 2007
- Missing woman at Mount William found, January 2005
- Mount Buffalo search for missing man, May 2004
- Lake Mountain Search for missing man, August 2002
- Cambarville search, March 2003
- Search for Alfred Howie at Wilsons Promontory – the first search
- Category: Call out
- Call out for missing camper in Gippsland
- Search for missing person Halls Gap
- Search for missing person Anglers Rest
- Search for missing person near Warburton
- CALL-OUT: Search for missing person near Noojee
- Search for missing horse rider at Howqua near Mansfield
- Search for missing man near Halls Gap
- BSAR call-out to Snowy River National Park for search for missing woman, April 2013
- Category: Training
- 2019 Annual Training Mt Stirling – CANCELLED
- Training Advice: Voucher offer for VRA rogaine events
- Category: Alpine training
- 27-28 July 2024 – SSI Training, Falls Creek
- Steep Snow and Ice Training Weekend
- Steep Snow and Ice Training Weekend
- BSAR Steep Snow and Ice alpine training scheduled for 19 Sep 2020 is CANCELLED
- Steep Snow and Ice alpine training 27-28 July 2019 at Mt Bogong
- 2018 BSAR Steep Snow and Ice training at The Razorback
- BSAR Steep Snow and Ice training 29-30 July 2017
- BSAR Steep Snow and Ice training 29-31 July 2016
- 2015 BSAR Steep Snow and Ice training
- BSAR Steep Snow and Ice training at The Razorback, September 2014
- Steep snow and ice training 2012
- Steep snow and ice training 2011 at Mount Stirling
- Category: Search and Rescue training
- 1-2 June 2024 – Annual Main Training
- 2023 Main Training
- Training Weekend Fryers Range
- 2021 BSAR search and rescue training at Lyonville, May 15-16
- 2018 Annual Training at Chewton – June 23-24
- BSAR training day in Williamstown
- 2017 Annual Training Korweinguboora – March 25/26
- BSAR annual training at JB Plain 15-17 July 2016
- Training Weekend in Korweinguboora, May 2014
- Winter search training weekend Lake Mountain July 2013
- Training weekend near Eldorado, October 2012
- Training Weekend in the Wombat Forest, November 2011
- Brisbane Ranges training weekend, September 2008
- Category: Ski skills training
- Category: Uncategorized