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The following contains excerpts from Evolution of an Icon: 100 Years of Surf Lifesaving in NSW. Today we remember and pay tribute to all surf lifesavers who have served their country. 

Surf Life Saving NSW has announced its 30th Junior Lifesavers of the Year. Ainsley Dalton from Woolgoolga SLSC and Mikala Campbell from Ballina Lighthouse & Lismore SLSC have been presented with the coveted award for 2018/19.​

Shortly after Midday today a rock fisherman was washed into the surf at Boulders Beach, Lennox Head. ​

The first three days of the Easter long weekend have seen surf lifesavers respond to a large number of incidents and emergencies across NSW, including two coastal deaths.

Easter is a notoriously high-risk holiday for drownings and surf lifesavers are on standby for what is sure to be a busy Easter/Anzac Day period on NSW beaches.

In the great family that is Surf Life Saving, heroes are not always made in the water. Some win their personal Golds in other ways.

NSW’s only current female surf boat sweep says other sports have a lot to learn from Surf Life Saving.

A mass rescue of any kind is a big operation for a patrol to manage. On 17 February 40 people fell victim to being swept off a sandbar suddenly at North Cronulla. In a single moment what seemed like a perfect day at the beach could have ended in tragedy.

A new, exciting short course version of traditional surf boat racing may be here to stay after a successful debut at the 2019 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships last week on the Gold Coast.

With school holidays about to commence, the Australian Lifeguard Service (ALS) is pleading with the public to always swim at a patrolled location. Three people were pulled from the water in the last four days and remain in a critical condition.