It’s easy to look around, in almost any community in Australia and see that there are more and more people who are overweight or obese, and sadly this observation is backed up with data from the Australian Government, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare...
In recent years there has been lots of ideas and suggestions in relation to how rescue operators are to best deal with isolating and stabilising any type of Electric Vehicle (EV), either Fully Electric or Hybrid. One of the major initial concerns and arguably one of...
Welcome to the second article in a series about winches in rescue operations. In a road crash rescue scenario, vehicle re-directs using a winch (it doesn’t matter if it’s a vehicle mounted/powered winch or manually operated winch like a Tirfor) requires the use of a...
We are seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for members who would like to contribute to the ongoing development of rescue capability across our region. We’re seeking passionate, experienced ARO members to join various ARO Technical Committees, including emerging and...
The ever-popular Australasian Water Rescue Challenge and the Australasian Rescue Boat Challenge are now locked in for 4-5 September 2026. ARO will again provide a professional development day along with separate water rescue and rescue boat challenges to again crown...
I feel it would be safe to say that any operator who has been involved in the rescue field for the last 10 years or so has seen some major developments in vehicle design and construction as well as a significant change in the tools we use and how we use them during...
Welcome to the first article in a series about winching operations. The humble winch, arguably until recent years, probably one of the least utilised pieces of equipment on any operator’s rescue. When I started my rescue journey back in the early 90’s, I found that...
Welcome to ARRO's new website! Browse our current and archive folders for answers to your technical questions, or to find key information about how ARC2022 will run. If you have technical content you would like to share in this portal, send it to us at...