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It’s the time of day that you expect to be packing up and heading home after a day volunteering on the beach, but surprisingly frequently, it’s at that exact time when you are called into action.
Batemans Bay SLSC on the Far South Coast can now access a crucial outpost at South Durras to the north, to improve response time to remote incidents and help save lives ahead of what is forecast to be a challenging summer weather-wise.
Surf Life Saving NSW’s highly successful rock fishing safety and skills program, Gone Fishing will return in 2025, with funding from the NSW Government allowing for the rollout of phase two which will target at-risk communities with a complete package of critical safety workshops, multicultural resources and free lifejackets.
Surf lifesavers across the state play an invaluable role in keeping local communities safe, and perhaps that’s felt most strongly in our regions.
Beachgoers into the summer have 21,000 more reasons to smile as Surf Life Saving NSW’s active core of volunteer lifesavers returned to our beaches on Saturday 28 September, marking the start of the 2024/25 patrolling season.
Coastal drowning deaths and drownings in total in NSW are up for the 2023-24 year, detailed in the National Drowning Report released on Tuesday 20 August.
At the core of the mission of our membership is saving lives – the ultimate aim of what all the training, education and dedication represents when we hit the beach.
With hazardous weather conditions forecast continuing to batter parts of southern NSW, Surf Life Saving NSW is urging the public to exercise caution when visiting the coastline.
Surf Life Saving NSW with support from the NSW Government has completed the installation of eight new Emergency Response Beacons (ERBs) in key coastal blackspots.
