ORARC has been invited to assist with communication for this year’s White Ribbon Coastal Walk.  Henry VK2ZHE writes:

The White Ribbon Coastal Walk is a free community event consisting of walking the Coastal Walk from Lighthouse Beach, Flynns Beach or Town Beach Kiosk to the Town Green to raise awareness about White Ribbon Day, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

This year’s White Ribbon Coastal Walk takes place on Sunday the 27^th of November 2016. The walk commences at 8 am from the Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club at Lighthouse Beach. The finish is at the Town Green in Port Macquarie. Walkers can start from Lighthouse Beach, Flynns Beach or from the Town Beach Kiosk. A bus will transport walkers from the Town Green to the Lighthouse Beach and Flynns Beach starts.

Full details of the walk and an entry form are available here.

Members of ORARC provided the safety communications for the event last year and we have been invited to provide the safety communications again for this year’s walk.

This is a call for at least 10 volunteers to assist with communications for the walk on Sunday the 27^th of November 2016. The bus for walkers leaves the Town Green at 07:30 am and the opening address at the start at the Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club takes place at 07:50 am with the walkers starting at 08:00 am. The event should be over by 12 noon. Communications will need to be in place by 07:30 am. Net control will run from the Town Green and check points can close down when all the walkers have reached the next check point. The walk is an important community event that the club is proud to support.

Check Points:

1. Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club at Lighthouse Beach
2. Shelly Beach Picnic area
3. Flynns Beach Surf Life Saving Club
4. Town Beach Kiosk
5. Town Green Port Macquarie

Two operators are needed for each check point so that someone can remain at the radio in the event that it is necessary to speak with the officials at the location.

If you can help, please contact Henry Lundell VK2ZHE via the normal channels.

Sunday the 27^th of November is the day after the VK2BOR Spring VHF UHF Field Day at North Brother Mountain. Both these events will be discussed at the ORARC November Friday Night Get Together in the SES Building at 7:30 pm on Friday the 18^th of November 2016.