Like many 15-year-olds, Charlie Watts loves skateboarding. He also loves spending his time at the beach as a lifesaver. One night, while skating down a hill, he fell off his board and shattered his skull - leaving him in a coma. Now fully recovered, Charlie is determined to thank the medical teams that saved his life and the surf club that supported his recovery.
Mental Health Week: New Member Welfare Process Launched
This week is Mental Health Week across Australia. This coincides with World Mental Health Day which fell on 10 October. Mental Health Week provides organisations with an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health and wellbeing. Surf Life Saving NSW is taking this opportunity to launch our new member welfare procedures following critical incidents.
Surf Life Saving NSW Launches New Podcast Series
Surf Life Saving NSW today launched a new podcast series. The irreverently titled What the Surf?! podcast features news and interviews with volunteer surf lifesavers who dedicate thousands of hours each year to saving lives.
Surf Life Saving NSW Offering Free UAV Drone Pilot Training
Surf Life Saving NSW is putting the call-out to people who would like to undertake free training to become a UAV (drone) pilot.
Quick-Thinking Surf Lifesavers Revive Copacabana Man
Off-duty surf lifesavers are being praised for their quick-thinking after they revived a man who had a severe heart attack and collapsed in Copacabana on the NSW Central Coast yesterday.
Two Drown in Horror Sunday for Surf Lifesavers
In the space of just a few hours, two men have died along the NSW coast in separate incidents.
Junior Athletes Inspired by Olympian
On the back of Team Australia’s impressive win in South Africa this week, our future sport stars have spent three days getting inspired and learning from the professionals at the Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen.
Lifesavers Remind Holidaymakers to Swim Safely After Tragic Drowning
The tragic drowning of a man on the South Coast on Thursday has surf lifesavers on high alert for the long weekend.
Inaugural Senior Officials Workshop a Success
As part of a new initiative to improve learning and development pathways for surf sport officials, Surf Life Saving NSW hosted 27 of NSW’s up-and-coming officials at the inaugural Senior Officials Workshop at SLSNSW headquarters in Belrose, Sydney.