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After impressing at the 2018 Lifesaving Exchange Program over the Australia Day Weekend, young club members Hamish Christie (Long Reef SLSC), and Lewis Warne (Cudgen Headland) were selected to represent NSW at the Annual Lifeguard Exchange in New Zealand earlier this month joining facilitators Nixy Krite and Damien Woods in a unique experience that will improve their skills and knowledge.

The hottest March day on record and a deceptively strong swell combined to create a challenging weekend on the beach for the state’s surf lifesavers all of whom proved once again to be up to the task in extreme conditions.

A sweltering autumn weekend forecast for much of NSW has volunteer surf lifesavers on their toes as they prepare for an influx of people to hit the beach.

While total drownings in NSW dropped this summer compared to the previous year, coastal drownings experienced a 50% increase during the December to February period.

On what was one of the busiest weekends of summer so far, Sutherland Shire Council lifeguards and volunteer lifesavers around Bate Bay had plenty of work on their hands ensuring that visitors to Sutherland Shire beaches were kept safe in very challenging surf conditions.

Surf Lifesavers experienced one of their busiest weekends of the season as hazardous conditions caused chaos on NSW beaches.