As one of the largest volunteer organisations of its type in Australia counting almost 75,000 people among its number in NSW alone, the surf lifesaving movement remains indebted to everyone who helps make what we do possible.
Celebrating Our Volunteers – Sophie Oakeshott
Port Macquarie’s Sophie Oakeshott represents the next generation of surf lifesaver having grown up around the beach from a young age.
Celebrating Our Volunteers – Cheryl McCarthy
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.
Celebrating Our Volunteers – Shannon Fox
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.
Rubber Ducky Racers Soar At Round 2
The first ever Inflatable Rescue Boat meeting hosted by The Lakes SLSC went off without a hitch on the weekend as the state’s top racers consolidated their positions during Round 2 of the 2018 NSW Sharkskin IRB Premiership season.
Celebrating Our Volunteers – Karl Solomonson
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.
Wellbeing Of Members Crucial For Lifesaving’s Future
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.
Young Guns Set For World Stage
Seven of the state’s rising surf sport stars will be heading to the city of churches later this year after being selected in the Australian Youth Surf Life Saving Team that will take on the world in Adelaide.
IRB Races Into Second Round
After a pulsating start to the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) season at Stockton Beach a fortnight ago, competitors are gearing up for a trip to The Lakes on the scenic Central Coast this weekend.