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We often recognise the great friendships made and the sense of ‘saltwater family’ in Surf Life Saving, as Simon Lee from Forster puts it, but we rarely take stock of the romances that blossom within the movement.
The latest round of the NSW Government’s Surf Club Facility Grant Program has opened for 2024/25, with surf clubs up and down the coastline able to apply for funding from a pool of $5.4 million.
A historic journey replicating a feat completed half a century ago ended with great fanfare at Coolangatta last week, after members of Soldiers Beach SLSC drove an Inflatable Rescue Boat from Sydney Harbour to the Gold Coast for the 2024 World Lifesaving Championships.
Maria Flor Santana De Castro’s dad was a professional lifeguard in Brazil and when the family moved to Australia 13 years ago, he wanted nothing more than for his daughter to have a good experience on the beach and, hopefully, get involved with lifeguarding or Surf Life Saving.
Three key awards for lifesavers on the North and Far North Coast of NSW, announced at the SLSNSW Awards of Excellence, has highlighted the strength of volunteers in key regional areas across the state.
Lifesavers on the NSW Central Coast have picked up a quarter of the awards on offer, including the blue-chip Surf Lifesaver of the Year category, at the SLSNSW Awards of Excellence – the culmination of a stellar season for the Branch.
A huge season has been celebrated and reflected on by nearly 500 volunteer lifesavers and their supporters, coming together on Saturday 24 August for the annual Surf Life Saving NSW Awards of Excellence event in Sydney.
Coastal drowning deaths and drownings in total in NSW are up for the 2023-24 year, detailed in the National Drowning Report released on Tuesday 20 August.
At the core of the mission of our membership is saving lives – the ultimate aim of what all the training, education and dedication represents when we hit the beach.
