Surf Life Saving NSW has an additional 14 jetskis positioned along the coast to protect and save lives this summer.
Despite predictions of severe thunderstorms and rain across Eastern Australia to end 2023, volunteer lifesavers and lifeguards are remaining vigilant ahead of what has traditionally proven one of the most challenging and dangerous times of the year.
A large group of tourists have been rescued at Birubi Beach this evening, just two days after a man drowned and a further three were transported to hospital having come into trouble at the same beach.
Surf Life Saving NSW is asking beach goers to heed the safety warnings and watch the conditions this Boxing Day and throughout the festive season.
The 2023 NSW Coastal Safety Report has highlighted a stark increase in bystander rescue drownings along with the finding that more than half of coastal drownings are happening in regional and remote areas.
The search for a missing swimmer at Fairy Meadow in the Illawarra has continued after the man was initially reported as in distress just after 6.30pm on 29 October.
More than 20,000 active volunteer lifesavers will begin patrols today on beaches across the state. The NSW Premier Chris Minns and Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib took part in a symbolic raising of the red and yellow flags at Maroubra Beach this morning, marking the start of the Surf Life Saving season.
Eight young Muslim men are the latest to graduate from Surf Life Saving’s ground-breaking, culturally sensitive lifesaver training program, earning their Bronze Medallions and becoming fully fledged volunteer lifesavers at Wanda Surf Life Saving Club.
A daring rescue off One Mile Beach in Forster in June has been praised by Lower North Coast Director of Lifesaving, Nathan De Rooy due to the high level of inter-agency cooperation between Surf Life Saving and NSW Police.
