350 rock fishers representing 36 different spoken languages will descend on Little Bay on 12 September as Surf Life Saving NSW’s highly successful rock fishing safety and skills workshop, Gone Fishing, returns in 2026 for the first of nine coastal and in-community workshops.
Lifesavers Take Beach Safety to the Bush in Vital Program
Surf Life Saving NSW’s flagship educational program, Beach to Bush, hits the road again on 3 November for the 2025 instalment, with a host of volunteer lifesavers heading inland to promote surf safety to primary school students across regional and rural NSW.
Young Swim Brothers Graduate as Surf Lifesavers
In a state and national first, a group of young participants from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities – many of them teenagers – have completed their Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) and become fully fledged volunteer lifesavers through a culturally sensitive training program at Wanda Surf Life Saving Club.
Rock Fishing Safety Program Targets Coastal Drownings
A new series of vital rock fishing safety and skills programs has launched with great success on the Central Coast, with Surf Life Saving NSW’s Gone Fishing program running the first of nine coastal and in-community workshops at Avoca Beach on 19 July.
Regional Surf Safety Highlighted Through Beach to Bush Program
Surf Life Saving NSW’s flagship educational program, Beach to Bush, has hit the road again for 2024, with a host of volunteer lifesavers heading inland to promote surf safety to primary school students across regional and rural NSW.
Rock Fishing Safety Program to Return Bigger and Better
Surf Life Saving NSW’s highly successful rock fishing safety and skills program, Gone Fishing will return in 2025, with funding from the NSW Government allowing for the rollout of phase two which will target at-risk communities with a complete package of critical safety workshops, multicultural resources and free lifejackets.
History of the Awards – Education
For Trainers, Assessors and Facilitators, it’s about getting the right people on the beach. Plain and simple. These roles are critical to the development, progression and, ultimately, achievement of our goals as members of Surf Life Saving.
Report Shows Rock Fishing Program Saving Lives
More than 45 community groups, 90 languages of origin, 1,080 life jackets and nearly 20,000 people reached directly or otherwise – these are the numbers behind Surf Life Saving NSW’s Gone Fishing initiative, a report into the ground-breaking safety education program has revealed.