Two teenagers have been rescued from the Warriewood blowhole by a team of lifesavers in an effort the on-scene Duty Officer has described as ‘what surf lifesaving is all about’.
Super Surf Teams ready for fierce competition at North Bondi
With a stacked field and quality competition at every turn, the NSW teams in the national Super Surf Teams League, set down for North Bondi SLSC from 14-16 January, are hungry for victory in 2022.
Incredible first rescue for rookie lifeguard
Just a handful of patrols into her lifesaving journey, Iluka SLSC volunteer and Australian Lifeguard Service employee Lillian Young may have already completed her most daring and remarkable rescue – saving a kangaroo from choppy surf on New Year’s Eve.
Lifesavers get through biggest operational period in five years
Three days of hot weather, challenging surf and large crowds at our beaches has resulted in the busiest starts to a new year in recent memory, as Surf Life Saving NSW lifeguards and volunteer lifesavers were faced with a record number of incidents, rescues and preventative actions up and down the coastline.
Lifesavers challenged for a second day
A second consecutive exceptionally busy day for Surf Life Saving NSW volunteer lifesavers and lifeguards has resulted in one fatality, a successful resuscitation and several high category serious incidents registered across the state.
Lifesavers challenged by exceptionally busy New Year’s Day
A drowning fatality at Warriewood and successful rescues and resuscitations at North Palm Beach and Cronulla were among a spate of serious incidents up and down the NSW coastline which ensured a difficult start to the new year for lifeguards and volunteer lifesavers.
Lifesavers Standby for Hazardous Surf and Heatwave
To cap off an extremely challenging year, 2021 will end with a major contrast of weather and surf conditions across the NSW coast.
Surf safety message amplified as Christmas break begins
As safety measures ramp up across the state once again in the face of a new strain of COVID-19, Surf Life Saving NSW is reminding holiday beachgoers to swim between the flags this Christmas.
All abilities program producing beach safe kids
“Being part of the Surf Life Saving movement, it’s our duty to be doing something about this.”