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Black Sunday Remembered 80 Years On

More than 150 lifesavers from across Australia recently commemorated the 80th anniversary of Australia’s deadliest mass surf rescue on Bondi Beach by recreating Black Sunday, when the backwash from three enormous waves washed hundreds of swimmers out to sea.


Burning Palms SLSC Wins National Award

A team of surf lifesavers from one of Sydney’s smallest clubs were in the nation’s capital on Thursday to receive their award for winning the prestigious Australian Rescue of the Month award for October.


Whale Beach Patrol Honoured For Top Rescue

A team of surf lifesavers from Whale Beach on Sydney’s Northern Beaches who prevented a double drowning just days before Christmas last year have been honoured with the prestigious NSW Rescue of the Month Award for December.


Lucky Coincidence for Early Morning Swimmers

A male and female were rescued from the Hastings River entrance on Wednesday morning after being caught in a rip at Port Macquarie’s Town Beach. The tourists took to the beach just before 8am for an early morning swim beside the notorious southern rock wall.


Swimmer Drowns at Pretty Beach

Despite the best efforts of multiple rescue agencies a man has been unable to be revived after getting into difficulty while swimming at a remote beach on the State’s Far South Coast. 


SLSNSW UAV In World First Rescue

Lennox Head on the state’s Far North Coast made history earlier this month when it became the scene of a dramatic rescue involving the Westpac Little Ripper UAV and Rescue Pod.