The Sharkskin NSW IRB Premiership Series is back for season 2024, with a bumper crop of eager and enthusiastic teams ready to bring the unique blend of competitive speed and technical, lifesaving precision to Collaroy ahead of Round 1.
Vale Richie Lytham OAM
Surf Life Saving NSW is saddened to advise of the passing of Collaroy SLSC, Sydney Northern Beaches Branch, SLSNSW, and SLSA Life Member, Richie Lytham OAM, on Tuesday 7 May 2024.
Lifeguards Double Up in State Rescue Award
The Australian Lifeguard Service has been recognised twice in three months for exemplary skills and diligence along the coastline, with lifeguards on the Far North Coast and Sydney Northern Beaches earning state awards for rescues over the busy summer.
Volunteer Patrols Finish After Huge Season
Surf Life Saving NSW wishes to thank its active volunteer patrol force of more than 20,000 statewide, as well as their Australian Lifeguard Service counterparts, as another testing season comes to an end.
Southern Kids Star as Junior Lifesavers of the Year Announced
Zara Hall of Moruya SLSC and Archie Weir of Kiama Downs SLSC have been named the Ingenia Holiday Parks Junior Lifesavers of the Year after three days of team building and leadership development on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Incredible First Highlights NSW’s Open Charge at Aussies
Dan ‘The Man’ Collins became the first Newcastle Ironman, and just the fourth New South Welshman in the last 20 years, to win the coveted Aussies Open title at the weekend as the state’s elite surf sport athletes starred across five days of intense competition on the Sunshine Coast.
Golden Youngsters Win Big at Aussies
NSW’s best and brightest have shone on the national stage, bringing home a bagful of medals – plenty gold – from the 2024 Australian Youth Surf Life Saving Championships on the Sunshine Coast at the weekend.
New Independent Director Joins Board of SLSNSW
Surf Life Saving NSW is pleased to announce the appointment of the organisation’s first independent director to join the seven elected members of the Board.
Warriewood Cliff-Face Rescue Wins State Award
The lifesaver behind a major rescue on Sydney’s Northern Beaches in January believes the efforts of herself and her patrol team should act as a reminder that swimming where there are no flags in challenging surf is a recipe for danger.