Marine Rescue Newcastle unit commander Ron Calman awarded Emergency Services Medal

Xavier Mardling
Updated June 8 2020 - 2:05pm, first published 2:00pm
HONOURED: Ron Calman, left, checks out Marine Rescue Newcastle's new 10-metre Naiad craft last month with Rick Neville. Mr Calman has been honoured with an Emergency Services Medal for his contribution over more than six decades. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
HONOURED: Ron Calman, left, checks out Marine Rescue Newcastle's new 10-metre Naiad craft last month with Rick Neville. Mr Calman has been honoured with an Emergency Services Medal for his contribution over more than six decades. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

HE first joined the Toowoon Bay Surf Life Saving Club as a 12-year-old and 63 years later, Ron Calman is as passionate about helping those on the water today as he was in the 1950s.

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Xavier Mardling

Xavier Mardling

Border Mail Editor

Xavier started at The Border Mail in Albury-Wodonga in 2001, covering sport and general news before moving to the subs' desk. He was editor of his hometown masthead from 2016 to 2020 before swapping the Murray for Merewether. He returned to The Border Mail as editor in 2023.

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