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19Feb
2026 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships, proudly presented by Your local club
We’re excited to announce that the 2026 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships, proudly presented by Your local club, will return to Blacksmiths Beach, often considered the unofficial home of State Champs.
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Introducing the new Beach & Coastal Safety Resource Hub! Your place for everything beach and coastal safety related.
The Hub, has been designed with our diverse communities in mind and the needs of each of these individual and unique communities. The hub provides a fun, engaging and interactive space to learn about beach and coastal safety.
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#STATECHAMPS26 // Three weeks to go until we hit Blacksmiths Beach for the 2026 SLSNSW State Championships⚡️
Age entries are open, with the general close on Sunday 25 January and the late close on Sunday 1 February. Make sure you're locked in before deadlines roll around.
With Country Champs hitting the sand and surf this week, the season is already firing 💪🌊
Your local club Ingenia Holiday Parks ABE'S BAGELS #slsnsw #surflifesavingnsw #surfsports
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#DRONES // The @australianuavs Service has more than doubled it’s service on Sydney’s northern beaches this week after a spate of shark attacks. Here’s a look at some of the technology being deployed to spot and identify sharks.
#sharks #sharkattack #sydneysharkattacks #drones #uav #sharksmart
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#mysurflife // A wild weekend across much of the NSW coastline, with hazardous surf and wet, windy weather. Checkout the stats.
🏊 14 Rescues
⛑️ 46 First Aids
✋ 3,205 Preventative Actions
👣 40,783 Beach Attendance
Heading to the beach soon? Check conditions before you go at beachsafe.org.au
#WeekendStats #mysurflife #volunteers #LifeSavers #slsnsw
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#HAZARDOUSSURF // Hazardous surf alert for parts of NSW.
Large, powerful surf is set to impact beaches from Sydney to the Victorian border over the coming days, with dangerous conditions already affecting the Illawarra, Batemans Bay and Eden coasts.
A warning remains in place, and from today the Hunter, Central Coast and Sydney will also be impacted. If the beach is closed or the ocean looks rough, please stay out of the water. These conditions make it harder and more dangerous for lifesavers to respond quickly so the safest choice is to avoid the coastline altogether.
Rock fishers are a key concern this weekend, with rock platforms becoming extremely risky in big surf. One unexpected wave can be life‑threatening.
Rock Fishing Safety Advice:
• Wear a lifejacket and non‑slip footwear
• Check tides, swell and weather
• Never fish alone
• Carry a phone and tell someone your plans
• Never turn your back on the sea
• Watch the conditions before you start and keep scanning
• Don’t jump in if someone is washed off the rocks
• If swept in, stay calm and swim away from the rocks
• In an emergency, call Triple Zero (000)
For patrolled beach locations and more safety info, visit beachsafe.org.au
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#COUNTRYCHAMPS // One week out and we are READY TO GOOOO! The 2026 NSW Country Championships are set to take over South West Rocks SLSC, with Main Beach hosting three massive days of racing, rivalry and red‑hot surf sports action 💪⚡️
Around 1,100 competitors, 150 officials and 2,000 spectators will roll into town as athletes from U8s through to Masters hit the sand from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 January. It’s shaping up to be one of the biggest and most electric Country Champs yet, with the whole community coming together to celebrate everything that makes this event so special.
Hit the link in our bio final event info as we count down to a huge weekend ahead.
Your local club Ingenia Holiday Parks #slsnsw #surflifesavingnsw #surfsports
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#rescue // Members of the public have rescued two swimmers struggling in a rip in the Illawarra on Monday night, with the help of a rescue tube affixed to the Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) Emergency Response Beacon (ERB) located at the unpatrolled Coniston Beach, just south of WIN Stadium.
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Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the traditional custodians across all the lands on which we live, work and patrol, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.