9 3 6 ▁and ▁met ▁several ▁times ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁formal ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Section . ▁ ▁The ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Section ▁was ▁formally ▁established ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁when ▁The ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Federation ▁of ▁Bush walk ing ▁Club s ▁concluded ▁at ▁a ▁committee ▁meeting ▁that ▁a ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Section ▁was ▁acceptable ▁and ▁un anim ously ▁moved ▁that ▁the ▁section ▁" should ▁be ▁emp ower ed ▁to ▁act ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁initi ative " ▁rather ▁than ▁as ▁a ▁sub - comm ittee ▁of ▁the ▁Federation . ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁organisation ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁with ▁a ▁" lo os ely ▁organ ised ▁unit " ▁established ▁and ▁the ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Police ▁was ▁informed ▁of ▁the ▁unit . ▁The ▁unit ▁was ▁" sub sequently ▁called ▁out ▁on ▁many ▁occasions " ▁and ▁seemed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁high ▁success ▁rate ▁at ▁loc ating ▁lost ▁bush walk ers . ▁This ▁unit ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁Bush walk er ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Section ; ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁Bush ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Aff ili ation ▁with ▁the ▁V RA : ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁ ▁The ▁Vol unte er ▁Res cue ▁Association ▁( V RA ) ▁was ▁formed ▁as ▁an ▁o vers ight ▁organisation ▁to ▁ensure ▁standard isation ▁of ▁equipment ▁and ▁practices ▁amongst ▁the ▁many ▁community ▁raised ▁rescue ▁squad s ▁in ▁NS W . ▁Bush walk ers ▁Search ▁and