Reports & Publications

SurfLIFE Magazine Issue 42 – April 2020

In this edition of SurfLIFE we feature the astonishing rescue of four people by a fourteen-year-old Nipper in northern NSW, the development of a Surf Life Saving Club in Gaza (thanks to the support of a Northern Beaches surf club) and the response of surf lifesavers during the devastating NSW bushfire emergency. We celebrate 40 years of women in Surf Life Saving with the all women’s March Past at the 2020 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships and the heroic mass rescue by an off duty surf lifesaver on Sydney’s Bronte Beach. We also look at the positive impact unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) are having on extending lifesaving services.

SurfLIFE Magazine Issue 41 – December 2019

In this edition of SurfLIFE, we feature the 50th anniversary of the iconic “Rubber Duckie” surf rescue boat, the inaugural Surf Life Saving Day event at NSW Parliament House and the launch of our new podcast series. We report on the successful Beach to Bush program and we congratulate five new SLSNSW life members. We also bring you the story of the rescues, performed by a group of off-duty surf lifesavers, that won them the National Rescue of the Month Award – presented by Prime Minister Scott Morrison

2019 Surf Life Saving NSW Coastal Safety Report

The 2019 SLSNSW Coastal Safety Report is a comprehensive summary and analysis of community perceptions, activities on the coast, coastal and ocean drowning deaths and related fatalities.

2019 Surf Life Saving NSW Annual Report

The 112th Surf Life Saving New South Wales Annual Report details the achievements and performance of Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) for 2018-19 and highlights the breadth of our services and activities. Across our 129 Surf Life Saving clubs, our 75,000 volunteer members worked together to achieve the key goals of; saving lives, creating great Australians and building better communities. 

SurfLIFE Magazine Issue 40 – September 2019

In this edition we feature the inaugural Surf Life Saving Day event at NSW Parliament House, the 50th anniversary of the iconic Rubber Duckie (IRB) and the launch of our new podcast series. We celebrate the achievements of our wonderful volunteer surf lifesavers who were recently nominated for Australian of the Year Awards and we congratulate five new life members. We also look at the national award-wining rescues, performed by a group of off-duty lifesavers, at Seven Mile Beach near Forster. 

2019 National Coastal Safety Report

The National Coastal Safety Report provides a detailed analysis of annual and long-term coastal drowning deaths.