VRA

[Bigfella237]

You have to remember that a couple of decades ago every agency and their dog had access to VKG, from SES to VRA, maritime, fisheries, even RSPCA

It's a whole new digital age and nobody wants to share their toys any more.

Andrew

[AML]

So does anyone know if they have any sort of central dispatch point?

With most VRA Squads lossing access to local VKG channels, many VRA Squads have complained about communication issues between VKG and individual VRA Squads seeking updates on incident locations etc, there has been talk around establishing a central VRA Call Centre that would act as go between between VKG and responding VRA Resources.

As you could imagine the VRA being a non-Government orginisation, staffing, logistics and funding of such a proposal is a little issue

Easy solution, fold the VRA's current structure and put everyone on the same radio system with the SES, RFS etc. If WA can do it, so can everybody else...

http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/volunteers/Pages/default.aspx

[JAFO]

Easy solution, fold the VRA's current structure and put everyone on the same radio system with the SES, RFS etc. If WA can do it, so can everybody else...

http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/volunteers/Pages/default.aspx

In most part, this has already happened in NSW with the thaseing in of the NSW Government Radio Network (GRN) over the past 20 odd years. Since its creation in the Blue Mountains in 1993, it has been NSW Government Policy that as the Government Radio Network Footprint expended, which if you go by their Website now covers 1/3rd of the State, all Government Departments were to migrate from their own Radio Systems onto the GRN as it became available and matched their own radio network coverage, with majority of Ambulance, FRNSW, SES and RFS Comm's within it's footprint now having been moved from their own orginisation's PMR Systems onto the GRN as it has expended and became available.

the issue for the VRA and other Non Government Organisation (NGO's) with involvement in Public Safety & Emergency Response Responsibilities like the NSW (Volunteer) Marine Rescue, St John Ambulance NSW and other less known emergency response services, they are not Government Departments thus are not entitled to access to the GRN.

So the WA Solution . . . not so easy.

Apart from NSW Marine Rescue, majority of theses NGO's receive very little to NO Government Funding at all, in fact majority of the NSW Government Funding that the VRA Receives, majority goes towards Insurance Cover for the 70 odd VRA Squads across the state.

Funding for Radio Communication's Infrastructure used by these organisations usually has to be raised through their own funds Raising Activities within their local communities, and there lays the problem . . . spend $5000 on Radio Equipment or $5000 on Rescue Equipment? Rescue Equipment usually is the higher priority.

The VRA does have a Central Call Center for contact with the various VKG Centers. VRA State Management has been looking into some kind of Dispatch System for its Squads & Members, but as it mill most probably be funded by the member squads themselves, it needs to be cost effective and fordable.

And yes there are plans a-foot for a New Radio Network

[Wonky]

Numerous new VHF-Hi frequencies appeared in the ACMA database today assigned to the VRA???

Cheers
Allison

Allison, can you give a couple of the freqs you found - I have done a vhf hi band search on ACMA and can't find any new VRA allocations?

Thanks

[Garry]

there is about 20 odd new VHF Hi new ones

[matthewn1983]

77.575 80.075 ALBURY
467.35 457.35 ALBURY
467.35 457.35 ARTARMON
78.4625 80.9625 BALRANALD
164.5875 159.9875 BALRANALD
78.9375 81.4375 BATEMANS BAY
77.6125 80.1125 BOCOBLE
77.6125 80.1125 BOWRA/NAMBUCCA
162.5 0 157.900 BOWRA/NAMBUCCA
77.2875 77.2875 BRUNSWICK HEADS
77.2875 77.2875 BRUNSWICK HEADS
77.2875 77.2875 BULAHDELAH
77.2875 77.2875 BULLI
77.6125 80.1125 BURREN JUNCTION
153.7375 153.7375 CANOBOLAS
153.575 153.575 CANOBOLAS
77.725 80.225 CAPOOMPETA TRIG
77.2875 77.2875 CASSILIS
467.35 457.35 CENTRAL MANGROVE
78.4625 80.9625 CESSNOCK
467.35 457.35 CESSNOCK
491.35 496.55 CHAPMANS HILL
77.2875 77.2875 COLEAMBALLY
77.725 80.225 COLEAMBALLY
77.2875 77.2875 COOLAH
78.9375 81.4375 COONABARRABRAN
165.0375 160.4375 COONABARRABRAN
77.2875 77.2875 COROWA
78.625 81.125 COROWA
77.6125 80.1125 DENILIQUIN
77.6875 80.1875 DENMAN
77.575 80.075 DORRIGO
78.150 80.650 DUBBO VRA
78.4625 80.9625 DUBBO VRA
467.35 457.35 DUBBO VRA
77.6875 80.1875 GALORE HILL
78.150 80.650 GARLANDS HILL
78.625 81.125 GLEN INNES
164.75 160.15 GLEN INNES
77.6125 80.1125 GLOUCESTER
77.725 80.225 GULGONG
77.2875 77.2875 GUYRA
78.9375 81.4375 GUYRA
77.725 80.225 HAYTERS HILL
77.2875 77.2875 JUNEE
77.575 80.075 KANDOS
150.6875 155.2875 KANDOS
78.4625 80.9625 KELLYS PLAINS
150.75 155.35 KNIGHTS HILL
77.2875 77.2875 LEETON
77.750 80.250 LITHGOW
467.35 457.35 LITHGOW
77.2875 77.2875 MACKSVILLE
77.725 80.225 MANILLA
467.35 457.35 MENDOORAN
77.2875 77.2875 MERRIWA
78.9375 81.4375 MOUNT TOMAH
77.6875 80.1875 MT BOBBARA
153.675 153.675 MT BOBBARA
78.9375 81.4375 MT GIBRALTER
77.6875 80.1875 MT RIVERVIEW
150.7375 155.3375 MT RIVERVIEW
491.35 496.55 MT RIVERVIEW
153.575 153.575 MT TOMAH
78.4625 80.9625 MT ULANDRA
78.625 81.125 MUDGEE
467.35 457.35 MUDGEE
78.625 81.125 MUMBULLA MOUNTAIN
77.725 80.225 MURWILLUMBAH
162.6375 158.0375 MURWILLUMBAH
77.2875 77.2875 NARRABRI
77.575 80.075 NARRABRI
77.2875 77.2875 NARRANDERRA
491.35 496.55 NARROMINE
77.6875 80.1875 NAUGHTONS GAP CASINO
153.575 153.575 NAUGHTONS GAP CASINO
162.6 158.000 NAUGHTONS GAP CASINO
77.575 80.075 NORFOLK ISLAND
77.2875 77.2875 NSW STATEWIDE 25W
465.9125 455.9125 NSW STATEWIDE 5W
465.925 455.925 NSW STATEWIDE 5W
467.35 457.35 NSW STATEWIDE 5W
467.35 457.35 NSW STATEWIDE 5W
491.35 496.55 NSW STATEWIDE 5W
496.55 496.55 NSW STATEWIDE 5W SIMPLEX
78.4625 80.9625 PEAK ALONE
78.625 81.125 PEPPERS MOUNTAIN
77.6875 80.1875 QUIRINDI
150.7625 155.3625 QUIRINDI
77.575 80.075 ROZELLE
150.6875 155.2875 ROZELLE
150.6875 155.2875 SAPPHIRE
153.675 163.675 SINGLETON
78.625 81.125 SOMERSBY
164.75 160.15 SOMERSBY
78.4625 80.9625 SPRINGBROOK QLD
77.2875 77.2875 TAREE
163.2875 158.6875 TAREE
78.4625 80.9625 TOCUMWAL
467.35 457.35 TUROSS HEAD
77.2875 77.2875 TWEED HEADS
78.625 81.125 TWEED HEADS
77.575 80.075 WAGGA WAGGA
467.35 457.35 WAGGA WAGGA
77.2875 77.2875 WELLINGTON
77.725 80.225 WERRINGTON
491.35 496.55 WERRINGTON
78.6875 80.1875 YARRABA
467.35 457.35 YARRABA

[matthewn1983]

Thanks to Garry these were added yesterday
150.6875 155.2875 NARRABRI
162.5 157.9 BURREN JUNCTION
164.75 160.15 BEGA
165.05 160.45 MT GIBRALTER
153.575 153.575 MT BELMORE
161.35 161.35 MT BELMORE
150.75 155.35 BROKEN HILL
150.75 155.35 ALBURY
153.675 153.675 MT CANOBOLAS
162.5 157.9 MT BERRICO

[Wonky]

Thank you guys

[Farsouthscanner]

Just heard Bega VRA for the first time in years.
I am getting them on 81.125 which seems to be an input channel as I am only getting one side of the conversation.
Mark

[Garry]

any ctcss Mark ?