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129 new publicly accessible Shark Bite Trauma Kits will be installed at each of the state’s surf clubs as part of Surf Life Saving NSW’s continued focus on increased community safety.
Kiama Council will opt in to provisions of the Rock Fishing Safety Act following a series of coastal fatalities.
The City of Sydney and across NSW was a sea of colour yesterday as the inaugural Red & Yellow Day – a national day that provides an opportunity to recognise the vital work of volunteer lifesavers along our coastline – was celebrated on 4 March.
Surf Life Saving NSW’s world-leading drone surveillance program will expand and improve as part of a funding package worth $4.2 million from the NSW Government to help keep people safe at the beach.
Members of the public have rescued two swimmers struggling in a rip in the Illawarra on Monday night, 12 January, with the help of a rescue tube affixed to the Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) Emergency Response Beacon (ERB) located at the unpatrolled Coniston Beach, just south of WIN Stadium.
The NSW Government has announced a funding uplift of $2.5 million for shark management ahead of what’s set to be a huge summer, with SLSNSW drones set to be in the air earlier and for longer.
Surf Life Saving NSW is trialling new Artificial Intelligence (AI) camera technology to help prevent rock fishing tragedies at some of the state’s highest-risk coastal locations.
Two thirds of coastal drownings happen more than 1km from a lifesaving service, according to the latest data released as part of the 2025 National Coastal Safety Report – a joint initiative of Surf Life Saving Australia and Surf Life Saving NSW.
Surf Life Saving NSW, alongside the NSW Government, has today launched a fleet of new jet skis to increase coastal safety ahead of what’s anticipated to be a busy summer season.
