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A $200 million funding commitment by the NSW Government will see Surf Life Saving NSW, along with the state’s other volunteer and emergency service organisations, receive additional budget to aid existing and future disaster response efforts.
The importance of Surf Life Saving NSW UAVs has been acknowledged with a further funding commitment for the vital public safety program.
21 NSW volunteer surf lifesavers are among a list of 36 nationally to be recognised by Surf Life Saving Australia with a SLSA Rescue Medal in recognition of their outstanding rescue efforts and commitment to keeping Australia’s coastline safe.
Four new Emergency Response Beacons (ERBs) across the Lower North Coast will ensure heightened safety for beachgoers this summer as the rollout of the lifesaving technology by Surf Life Saving NSW continues.
A remarkable rescue midway through the afternoon on National Water Safety Day has rammed home the message that lifejackets save lives, as two men were brought back to shore safe and well after their vessel capsized off Newport reef.
A busy weekend for lifesavers, headlined by a successful resuscitation at Ocean Beach on the Central Coast, has once again highlighted the value of volunteers patrolling our coastlines.
Two males in their 20s have been rescued at the notorious drowning hotspot, Dreamtime Beach on the state’s far north coast after a woman activated the Emergency Response Beacon (ERB), alerting the Surf Life Saving NSW State Operations Centre that the men were drowning.
Flood relief efforts across the state continued in earnest this week, with volunteer lifesavers deployed to assist SES in daily taskings and distress calls.
Proving lifesavers are never truly off duty, Avalon Beach SLSC’s Nick Sampson and Jason Dale’s quick thinking and sound action in a high-pressure situation has seen the Northern Beaches pair awarded with Surf Life Saving NSW’s Rescue of the Month for July 2022.
