Sunday 07 Apr 2013. Â Bush Search and Rescue was called out for a 3pm departure from Melbourne. Â The call-out was cancelled when the missing person was located by Police Airwing helicopter and winched out from the banks of the Snowy River in East Gippsland.
Training weekend near Eldorado, October 2012
Sixty participants took part in BSAR’s annual training weekend held on 27-28 October 2012 in the Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park near Eldorado in north east Victoria. Fifteen BWV Clubs were represented, plus a number of BWV individual members.  It was especially pleasing to welcome 22 prospective members, many from the Melbourne, Monash and RMIT Universities, on their first BSAR training event.
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BSAR call-out to Wellington Plains to assist school group, October 2012
Victoria experienced cold winter conditions, including snow in alpine regions. Â A high school group of 11 students and 3 staff was stranded by bad weather and snow while on a bushwalk in the Wellington Plains region of Gippsland.
Thurs 11 Oct. Â Bush Search and Rescue was called out for a late evening departure from Melbourne.
Fri 12 Oct. BSAR members travelled to Licola to render assistance, but their assistance was not required. The group was successfully evacuated by the SES and Victoria Police using oversnow transport.
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Missing person found in Blue Range, August 2012
Sun 19 Aug 2012. Bush Search and Rescue was called out for a search for a missing person in the Blue Range near Rubicon.
The missing man was separated from his companion while in the bush at about 11am on Sunday 19 August.
BSAR searchers travelled by bus to the search location on Monday morning. Shortly before arriving at search base the missing man was located safe and well in a gully having spent the night out.
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Vale Snow Girl
The Donna Buang search of 1953 was one of the pivotal searches in the history of Bush Search and Rescue Victoria. Bill Bewsher performed the role of Field Organiser at a time when the Victoria Police did not yet have a search and rescue squad. Â BSAR personnel conducted the structured searching and recovered the two missing people, stretchering them both to the road. (Source The Scroggin Eaters).
One of the survivors, Jennifer Laycock, lost her legs to frostbite and the media labelled her the “Snow Girl” as they followed her recovery.
Steep snow and ice training 2012
Two events were held for Steep Snow and Ice training sessions this year; a dryland training day covering theory and some exercises at Williamstown on 22 July, followed by the steep snow and ice traiing in an alpine environment at Mount Buller on 28-29 July.