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Surf Life Saving NSW would like to congratulate two Directors who were re-elected to the Board on Saturday, 13 November for a two-year term.

More than a century of wisdom, experience and dedication has been recognised by Surf Life Saving Australia, with two of Freshwater SLSC’s finest awarded Life Membership by the national organisation.

NSW volunteers have been recognised for their outstanding service to the community throughout the 2020-21 season at the Surf Life Saving annual National Awards of Excellence. 

Over 21,000 competitors, spectators and volunteer officials will descend on Sydney’s Northern beaches when the 2022 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships, proudly supported by Your local club, returns to metropolitan Sydney after five years based at Lake Macquarie.

A mass rescue effort in the Illawarra has unfortunately resulted in the death of a man and six other males receiving CPR or first aid after their boat overturned at Waniora Point, Bulli on Sunday morning.

SLSA has advised that, following social media and also direct enquiries they are receiving, there are strong rumours circulating about SLSA having already made a decision to take the Aussies to QLD in 2022.

Surf lifesavers will have state-of-the-art communications systems able to respond sooner in an emergency when an upgrade to the radio network servicing the Hunter and Lower North Coast regions of NSW is complete.

An incredible exhibition of composure and bravery in difficult circumstances has seen a potentially awful accident become a shining example of Nipper education after a young Newport SLSC member was rescued during a club training session.

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Corrimal SLSC, Illawarra Branch and Surf Life Saving NSW Life Member, Ron Bradley OAM, who passed away on Tuesday 19 October.

There’s just two weeks to go until the 2021 24 Hour Row for Mental Fitness supporting Gotch