The Australian Life Saving Team, including eight NSW athletes, has taken out the overall International Surf Rescue Challenge (ISRC) Trophy for the eighth consecutive year.
NSW Surf Patrol Season Kicks Off
This weekend heralds the start of a new patrol season for NSW surf lifesavers as they return to protect the public on beaches across the state from tomorrow.
Western Sydney, Your Beaches Need You!
With the official summer patrol season kicking-off on Saturday 28 September, Garie Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) desperately needs more volunteer lifesavers. In an effort to recruit more members, they are launching a unique training program to attract people from diverse communities across Western Sydney.
High Winds and Inexperience Land Kitesurfer in Trouble
At 11.20am on Saturday 21 September, an inexperienced kitesurfer was reported missing at Silver Beach, Kurnell. The man had last been seen heading out into Botany Bay at 7.30am but hours later had not returned.
Man Drowns at Nambucca Heads
Just before 7am on Friday 20 September the North Coast Branch callout team was asked to respond to a boat capsize south of the Nambucca River bar by the Surf Life Saving NSW State Operations Centre (SOC). Reports included a man was in the water.
Masterclass Empowers Next Generation of Leaders
Seven NSW lifesavers attended the recent National Leaders’ Masterclass at the University of South Australia, with some participants describing it as “life-changing”.
Illawarra Lifesavers Get Royal Treatment
Australian beaches are well-known for their propensity to attract English tourists, but it was an unusually high-profile Englishman who visited North Wollongong Beach last Saturday 14 September.
New Surf Life Saving Beacon Activated in Emergency
On Sunday 15 September, a Surf Life Saving NSW Emergency Response Beacon at the beautiful but notorious Dreamtime Beach on the NSW Far North Coast was pivotal in getting help quickly to a badly injured surfer.
Coastal Drowning Spike in NSW – Lifesavers on High Alert
NSW has recorded a 22 percent spike in coastal drowning deaths over the 2018-19 year with 44 people tragically drowning along the NSW coast.