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Surf Lifesavers celebrated a milestone anniversary of the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) on 2 November 2019, 50 years to the day that the first prototype was trialled at Avalon Beach in Sydney in front of a sceptical crowd of onlookers.
The rescue of a kitesurfer at Kurnell has won volunteer surf lifesavers the NSW Rescue of the Month award for September 2019.
New technology and strategically positioned rescue equipment is making life easier for surf lifesavers responding to emergency callouts in the Batemans Bay area this season.
The rescue of a rock fisherman at Kiama has won volunteer surf lifesavers the NSW Rescue of the Month award for July/August 2019.
Powercraft play a vital role in rescues especially on the Far South Coast where emergency callouts can often be tasked to remote locations.
A group of off-duty surf lifesavers have emerged as unsung heroes after performing back-to-back rescues at the remote Seven Mile Beach on the NSW Lower North Coast.
Surf Life Saving NSW is putting the call-out to people who would like to undertake free training to become a UAV (drone) pilot.
Off-duty surf lifesavers are being praised for their quick-thinking after they revived a man who had a severe heart attack and collapsed in Copacabana on the NSW Central Coast yesterday.
In the space of just a few hours, two men have died along the NSW coast in separate incidents.
