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Over 7000 international students gearing up for their first year of study are set to be given a crash course in beach culture as surf lifesavers take messages of water safety directly to them in an effort to ensure their safety as they enjoy a break from the books on some of NSW’S most magnificent beaches.

A prominent partnership between Transport for NSW and Surf Life Saving NSW is successfully delivering the ‘Swim Between the Flags’ message to commuters on key bus routes and train stations around Sydney.

Boasting a population in excess of a billion people and thousands of kilometres of coastline, India is a nation on the rise. One challenge that the country desperately needs to address is its alarmingly high rate of drowning. Two young men are keen to do their part to arrest the problem with the help of Coogee SLSC.

The international reputation of the Australian Lifeguard Service (ALS) NSW continues to be enhanced with the professionalism, skills, and knowledge of its personnel praised for recently updating the qualifications of Resort Lifeguards in the Maldives. 

Tamarama SLSC has reinforced their commitment to the safety of new migrants to the community by hosting an important beach safety workshop late last month.

In 2016 Laura Thurtell was named the state’s best Masters Surf Sport Competitor but it is waves of a different kind that is making a real difference in the community that she proudly calls home.

Australia’s most popular primary aged surf education program has closed the books on another successful season with almost 9000 country students taking part in a lesson on surf safety from our volunteer lifesavers last week.

Students from across Western Sydney are preparing for this summer by participating in a program designed to equip them with the skills they need to stay safe while enjoying time at the beach.

It will be a blast from the past for a group of travelling surf lifesavers next week and brushing up on classroom etiquette will be mandatory as they prepare to take the message of beach safety to regional NSW.