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Quick thinking by a group of off-duty lifesavers, combined with the assistance of Lifeguards and paramedics, saved the life of a 30-year-old man at Maroubra Beach in Sydney last week.
In a first, Surf Life Saving NSW has launched a ground-breaking online CPR training program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact more people are working, exercising and socialising at home due to social distancing measures.
The 2019/20 Surf Life Saving season has been one of the most challenging we have seen – following the catastrophic bushfires impacting coastal communities across the state, followed by storms and floods, and now we are all feeling the impacts of social distancing and an early end to the season.
Many of those who keep our beaches safe as volunteer surf lifesavers also defend our country as members of the Australian Defence Force. This ANZAC Day, we thank them for their service.
Surf Life Saving NSW has teamed up with the original “Yellow Wiggle”, Greg Page, to launch a new video demonstrating safe cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) technique during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The body of a rock fisher, missing since late Friday afternoon, has been recovered in a joint search and rescue operation between Surf Lifesavers, Police and Marine Rescue.
Surf Life Saving NSW recently donated personal protective equipment (PPE) masks to Fire and Rescue NSW for use by frontline personnel who are at risk of being exposed to the Coronavirus.
A mass rescue that was described as incredible and heroic, has won lifesavers James and Kirsty McLennan a Rescue of the Month Award for saving the lives of nine people who were caught in the notorious Bronte Beach rip and swept hundreds of metres out to sea.
The 2020 NSW Junior Lifesavers of the Year (JLOTY) have been decided.
