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The 2018/19 Surf Life Saving patrol season came to an end on Sunday 28 April. All 129 surf clubs in NSW lowered their flags for the final time until September.
The following contains excerpts from Evolution of an Icon: 100 Years of Surf Lifesaving in NSW. Today we remember and pay tribute to all surf lifesavers who have served their country.
Surf Life Saving NSW has announced its 30th Junior Lifesavers of the Year. Ainsley Dalton from Woolgoolga SLSC and Mikala Campbell from Ballina Lighthouse & Lismore SLSC have been presented with the coveted award for 2018/19.
Shortly after Midday today a rock fisherman was washed into the surf at Boulders Beach, Lennox Head.
The first three days of the Easter long weekend have seen surf lifesavers respond to a large number of incidents and emergencies across NSW, including two coastal deaths.
Easter is a notoriously high-risk holiday for drownings and surf lifesavers are on standby for what is sure to be a busy Easter/Anzac Day period on NSW beaches.
In the great family that is Surf Life Saving, heroes are not always made in the water. Some win their personal Golds in other ways.
NSW’s only current competitive female surf boat sweep says other sports have a lot to learn from Surf Life Saving.
A mass rescue of any kind is a big operation for a patrol to manage. On 17 February 40 people fell victim to being swept off a sandbar suddenly at North Cronulla. In a single moment what seemed like a perfect day at the beach could have ended in tragedy. This incredible operation has now been awarded with both the Surf Life Saving NSW Rescue of the Year and Australian Rescue of the Month.
