1. A new Mission to Seafarers centre was launched in Whyalla, South Australia with support from local parishioners and ports. A similar centre was also launched in Thevenard led by local volunteers. 2. The International Committee for Seafarers Welfare provides resources for seafarers' welfare including information on health, well-being and assistance. It recently merged with another organization to form the International Seafarers Welfare & Assistance Network. 3. The document reminds readers to complete serious incident reports for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and notes that three deaths were reported by missions in January, including one suicide.

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GLAD TIDINGS No. 12 PART B
In this edition:
• Launch of new centre
in Whyalla
• Thevenard follows
LAUNCH OF NEW CENTRE IN WHYALLA Whyalla’s lead
A big number turned up for the (Point Lowly) and other • ICSW resources for
launch of the new Mission to stakeholders. Thankfully, both seafarers
Seafarers centre at St Martin’s premises and a transport vehicle
• Reminder to complete
Hall, Whyalla in January. The have been secured to ensure
the AMSA serious
Revd Ali Wurm was delighted an effective service is offered.
incident form
with the support and Brisbane MTS has very kindly
enthusiasm from parishioners donated one of its buses to the
• Andrew and Mahada
and other locals keen to offer a Whyalla ministry. The Mission to
in Eden
service to seafarers visiting the Seafarers had a busy centre in
ports of Whyalla and Port Whyalla until the 1950s when it • AMSA thanks Brisbane
Bonython. A committee has closed for reasons unknown (or mission centre
been formed and negotiations forgotten) to local historians. So
started with port operators the “good news” is we are back • Ian McGilvray on the
Arrium Mining (formerly One in town. ABC
Steel) and Santos Port Bonython
THEVENARD FOLLOWS WHYALLA’S LEAD
Thevenard residents and Although not a busy port
parishioners Daine and Pam Thevenard is very isolated and
Burden have volunteered to for some ships their only port of
head the MTS ministry to call in the southern hemisphere.
seafarers visiting Thevenard So the needs of the crew can
port. A few days after the be great- if we cannot reach
Whyalla launch Thevenard them no one else will. We wish
formed its own committee Daine and Pam well and hope
made up of local church that they have fun and receive
volunteers, ship agents and Port much satisfaction as they
personnel. Daine and Pam live “welcome the stranger” to
close to the security gates to Denial Bay.
Thevenard port and are ideally
suited to ship visit there, and
generally help the seafarers with
the usual- including phone
cards, internet and shopping
excursions.
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THE ICSW RESOURCES FOR SEAFARERS
The International Committee wellbeing, weight control,
for Seafarers Welfare has an skin care and STI, HIV/AIDS
excellent website from which are available at
can be obtained books, www.seafarerswelfare.org/shi
posters and information p-shop/mental-care
pamphlets designed for the Very recently the ICSW
benefit of the world’s merged with the
seafarers and as resources for International Seafarers
welfare practitioners to the Assistance Network (ISAN) to
maritime industry. Information become a new entity called
on areas such as dental the International Seafarers
care, onboard fitness, food Welfare & Assistance Network
safety, healthy foods, malaria (ISWAN) that will provide a 24
avoidance, mental hour help line for seafarers.
REMINDER TO COMPLETE THE AMSA SERIOUS INCIDENT FORM
Over the month of January deceased’s family have
a number of our centres travelled from the Philippines
forwarded Reports detailing and have been comforted
a range of onboard by people from our
accidents and illnesses Fremantle and Bunbury
suffered by seafarers. Sadly, centres. Needless to say, our
three deaths were also chaplains and volunteers do
reported one of which was all they can possibly do to
a second officer tragically assist crews (and grieving
suiciding off the port of families) in such testing
Bunbury. Members of the circumstances.
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3. ANDREW AND MAHADA IN EDEN
Andrew and Madaha Lund are Twofold Bay, and both he and
going great guns running the Madaha have created a warm
Eden centre. Andrew’s and welcoming seafarers centre
considerable IT and people skills in the middle of town. The 14 year
and Madaha’s accounting and old Tarago continues to give
managerial expertise have got reliable service as it does the 70
the centre into good shape. kilometre round trip from the
Andrew has been visiting the log town to the port.
and woodchip ships arriving in
AMSA THANKS BRISBANE MISSION CENTRE
The Australian Maritime survivors and deceased from to all maritime incidents. This
Safety Authority has recently the MV Rabual Queen. The is a credit to the centre staff
commended the staff of the Diocese also was placed on and volunteers alike.”
Brisbane Mission to Seafarers standby to deliver detailed
for services offered following counselling. The search and
the tragic sinking of the MV rescue were conducted over
Rabual Queen, off Papua many days, fifteen merchant
New Guinea in February vessels were involved, and a
2012. In the words of AMSA, “ total of 246 survivors were
The MTS made arrangements rescued.
with the agents of all vessels The Mission to Seafarers
2 involved in particularly Brisbane can always be
challenging operations relied upon to provide a high
including the retrieval of level of response and support
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4. IAN McGILVRAY ON THE ABC
Dampier’s long serving
chaplain and a former many of the things I like
seafarer himself Ian doing most: messing about
McGilvray had the pleasure on ships and relating to
of recently being interviewed seafarers, helping others
on the ABC’s Regional when they need it; and most
Pilbara programme that of all being able to share my
features the lives of local faith in Jesus Christ”. For the
identities. Ian shared with the full interview please visit
interviewer his reasons for https://open.abc.net/openre
chaplaincy, “This job, if I can gions/wa-pilbara
call it a job, is a joy and a
wonder for it combines
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