Athletes experienced four seasons in one day and some extremely challenging surf, but faced it all with a huge smile and some incredible skills as the first day of the 2025 NSW Country Championships was contested at Warilla Barrack Point surf club on Friday 24 January.
Warilla to Host and Retain Country Surf Titles
Surf Life Saving clubs from regional NSW have their boards and skis packed and have hit the road to Warilla with the 2025 NSW Country Championships ready to run from this Friday and across the weekend, January 24–26, at Warilla-Barrack Point SLSC on the state’s South Coast.
Brave Broulee Ready to Roar on South Coast
It was perhaps the story of the 2024 Country Championships – a club leaping from comfortably outside the top 10 to fourth place with a points increase of more than 3x its previous tally – and Broulee Surfers SLSC is back this year to rattle more cages in Warilla.
Woolgoolga Working on Winning Ways
There’s been heightened enthusiasm around Woolgoolga surf club in the weeks and months leading up to the 2025 Country Championships, with the North Coast club eyeing a further jump this year on the overall point score.
Lifesaving Tech Upgrade to Improve Surf Emergency Response
Surf Life Saving NSW’s State Operations Centre (SOC) is proud to officially be connected to a statewide emergency management messaging system which allows for internal information sharing and requests for assistance between key rescue and response agencies in NSW.
Welborn Wins Eliminator, NSW Athletes Progress in Iron Series
Five NSW athletes have progressed to the final weekend of the new-look Iron Series after a huge weekend in Newcastle also saw Newport SLSC’s Lizzie Welborn outlast a stacked field to win the Eliminator event on Sunday.
Lifesavers Prepared for Increased Risk this New Year
Despite predictions of possible ‘unsettled weather’ across parts of coastal NSW to end 2024, volunteer lifesavers and lifeguards are remaining vigilant ahead of what has traditionally proven one of the most challenging and dangerous times of the year.
Lifesavers Urge Beachgoers: ‘Make Safety a Priority This Holiday Season’
With the holiday season upon us and hundreds of thousands of beachgoers set to visit the coastline, volunteer lifesavers and lifeguards are reminding the public that alcohol and the ocean never mix and the safest place for them this summer is at a patrolled beach between the red and yellow flags.
NSW Stars in the Mix after Iron Series Round 1
Seven NSW athletes have progressed to the next rounds of the new-look Iron Series after a gruelling weekend at Wanda beach saw the field of 56 athletes whittled down to 44.