A specially designed pilot beach safety program has been successfully delivered at Coogee SLSC, as lifesavers across NSW continue to explore methods to better educate and empower communities to feel safe when visiting the coastline.
NSW Junior Lifesavers of the Year Announced
Kaylah Broadhead of Nobbys SLSC and Calum Reiter of Coogee 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.
Shocking Easter Sunday Sees Three Drown in NSW
Surf lifesavers are urging beachgoers to swim between the red and yellow flags for the final two weekends of the patrol season after three drownings in NSW on Easter Sunday capped a horror day for volunteers.
Bright Aussies Future for NSW Open Athletes
NSW best and brightest up-and-comers have brought home a bagful of gold medals from the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships in Scarborough, Western Australia, shining a light on the tremendous future the state can look forward to with its stable of capable and competitive athletes.
NSW Masters Dominate at Aussie Surf Titles
The Australian Masters Surf Life Saving Championships has been run and won in Scarborough, Western Australia, with several NSW clubs featuring heavily on the final day and having an impact across each competition event.
Golden Aussies for NSW Youth Athletes
NSW athletes have brought home the most gold medals of any state at the 2023 Australian Surf Life Saving Youth Championships, following an exciting two days in Scarborough, Western Australia.
Vale Michael Byrnes OAM
It is with great sadness that we inform members of the passing of a truly significant surf lifesaver, a former President of Surf Life Saving NSW and Avalon Beach SLSC stalwart, Michael Byrnes.
Lifesaver Reunites with Rescued Swimmer
To Olivia Rosewall, her rescue effort at Bronte Beach last month was simply the product of her three years in Surf Life Saving; an unassuming, even unspectacular – save for a few dumping waves – paddle out to a swimmer who had floated a little too far outside the flags. To Isabella Mancera, it was a sequence of actions that meant the world.
ALBERT Program Developing On-Water Skills
50 women are now far more skilled on the water after a successful Australian Lifesaving Boat Emergency Rescue Training (ALBERT) program ran in the Hunter at the weekend.