Servicing Taree & Manning Valley & the Mid North Coast NSW
The Manning Valley stretches from the Manning River entrance at Harrington down through Old Bar, Wallabi Point and Black Head. Coastal Water Safety Australia provides drone shark surveillance, event safety and rescue services across the Manning, dispatched from our Port Macquarie base less than an hour north.
Beaches we cover
Our drone, sonar and rescue capabilities are deployed across:
- Old Bar Beach
- Wallabi Point
- Black Head
- Diamond Beach
- Hallidays Point
- Harrington Beach
- Crowdy Head
Events we’ve worked on near Taree & Manning Valley
Old Bar surf festivals, Manning River paddle and ocean events, Black Head SLSC carnivals, and Manning Valley triathlon-style events.
Local conditions & hazards
Old Bar's beach erosion creates shifting sand banks and unpredictable rips, while the Manning River entrance at Harrington has a reputation for tricky bar conditions. Our drones provide real-time imaging that ground crews can't see.
Services in Taree & Manning Valley
Event Water Safety
End-to-end safety management for surf comps, ocean swims, triathlons and beach festivals — risk assessment, on-water crews, drone overwatch.
Drone Shark Surveillance
Real-time aerial monitoring with sonar and thermal imaging — species ID and direction of travel reported to lifeguards within seconds.
Search & Rescue
Rapid-response jet ski rescue with trained operators, integrated drone surveillance and seamless coordination with Marine Rescue and Surf Life Saving.
Also covering
From our Taree & Manning Valley deployments we also routinely service: Harrington, Old Bar, Wingham, Forster, Crowdy Head.
