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She may have come late to surf lifesaving, but Cheryl McCarthy has certainly thrown herself into the movement, and in process has given a little, and changed a lot.
From a wide-eyed Nipper at the tender age of nine through to becoming a respected leader of her club, Shannon Fox epitomises the give a little, change a lot ethos of National Volunteer Week.
Volunteer surf lifesaver Karl Solomonson has lifesaving in his blood arguably even before birth, but it was a love affair with boats that began at the tender age of 15 that has kept the Sydneysider coming back each season.
The general health and wellbeing of surf lifesavers across northern NSW will be firmly on the agenda from Monday as Australia prepares to celebrate National Volunteer Week.
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Harold John Brown OAM earlier this week.
The tenacity and resilience of surf lifesavers has been demonstrated to great effect over recent weeks, as the tiny Tathra community struggles in the aftermath of the recent devastating fires.
Beachgoers at Bilgola on Sydney’s Northern Beaches on Sunday were fortunate enough to be part of history as Australia’s oldest active lifesaver bade farewell to his patrol for the final time.
The final day of the 2018 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships will be fondly remembered by the state’s newest Life Members after they were formally recognised for their dedication to the movement.
The job of a patrolling lifesaver is always varied as you never know what challenges can be thrown up each weekend, but at the core of everything our volunteers do is to help people with one young member recently showing how it’s done.
