With just over a month until the 2024 Oakberry Acai NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships kicks off at Warilla-Barrack Point SLSC, the host club and reigning champions say they’re ready and raring to go in the bid to defend their title.
Sydney Goes Back to Back at Interbranch Championships
Despite a spirited fight from Central Coast Branch, including consecutive All-Age Board Relay wins to close out the carnival, Sydney Branch has claimed its second straight Interbranch Championship title, this time at Fingal Bay Beach.
Untrained Rescuers Drowning on our Beaches – Report
The 2023 NSW Coastal Safety Report has highlighted a stark increase in bystander rescue drownings along with the finding that more than half of coastal drownings are happening in regional and remote areas.
Report Shows Rock Fishing Program Saving Lives
More than 45 community groups, 90 languages of origin, 1,080 life jackets and nearly 20,000 people reached directly or otherwise – these are the numbers behind Surf Life Saving NSW’s Gone Fishing initiative, a report into the ground-breaking safety education program has revealed.
Career Pathways Highlighted by Drone Race Day
Stepping out of the classroom and into the field, students from across Sydney have experienced the thrills and spills of remotely piloted aircrafts following the University of NSW’s Drone Racing Day – a joint project between UNSW’s School of Aviation and Surf Life Saving NSW.
1000 Students Make Human Flag for Bush Beach Safety
In recognition of 30 years of Surf Life Saving NSW’s flagship educational program, Beach to Bush, 1,000 students from The Riverina Anglican College just outside Wagga Wagga have come together to make the world’s largest human red and yellow flag.
New Boat Series to Shake Up Surf Sports
A supercharged surfboat series is set to hit the Surf Sports calendar in 2024 – the latest move by Surf Life Saving NSW to streamline representative pathways for athletes of all disciplines across the state.
Lifesavers Issue Schoolies Safety Message
With Schoolies celebrations set to officially kick off on Saturday 18 November, surf lifesavers are reminding potential revellers that alcohol, drugs, and the ocean do not mix.
$5 million for NSW Surf Clubs in 2023-24
Surf clubs up and down the NSW coastline will have access once again to a pool of more than $5 million following the announcement of the NSW Government’s Surf Club Facility Grant Program for 2023-24.