Two Central Coast lifesavers have been honoured with Surf Life Saving Australia Life Membership. Shelly Beach SLSC Don Van Keimpema and Umina SLSC Brett Harrod. Both men have contributed to the Surf Life Saving movement in various areas over their lifesaving years. To receive SLSA Life Membership is a great honour as it recognises the countless hours of volunteering each individual completes over decades of involvement within the movement. Brett Harrod has made a significant impact in
Nippers are top of mind
Our Annual Junior Activities Conference was held on Saturday 4th September. The online format had four sessions with various focuses areas for JAC’s, age managers and water safety personnel. The Conference aims to deliver the latest Nipper information and deliver thought-provoking topics to ensure our clubs continue to lead the state in Nipper’s program delivery and innovation. With the current
Our Lifesavers win big at NSW Annual Awards
Surf Life Saving Central Coast volunteers have been recognised for their achievements at the 2021 NSW Surf Life Saving Awards Night taking out a third of all awards. In the seven award categories four were for major awards, Rescue of the Year, Surf Lifesaver, Volunteer and Youth Surf Lifesaver of the year. Rescue of the year was awarded to a young group of lifesavers from The Lakes Beach who had just completed
Inaugural Pool Lifesaving Championships
Central Coast Surf Life Saving athletes competed in the Inaugural Regional Pool Lifesaving Championships on the 19th June 2021. Pool Lifesaving combines rescue techniques and the swimming ability of lifesavers into races each simulate real life rescues. The competition provides our lifesavers with continuous skill development and keeps our lifesavers fit during the off -season. “It is fantastic to see
Surf Life Saving Central Coast celebrates 40 years of Women in Lifesaving
This season marks 40 years since women began to gain their Bronze Medallion and participate on patrol. To celebrate this milestone Surf Life Saving Central Coast hosted the inaugural Women in Lifesaving luncheon. As early as 1904 Surf Life Saving had women involvement in gaining their bronze medallion and proficiencies in water safety. Sadly, in 1930 the Surf Life Saving
Awards of Excellence Evening 2021
The Awards of Excellence Evening recognises our clubs and members achievements of the past season. And recognise our member’s outstanding patrolling service. This season our 15 clubs from The Lakes to Umina have patrolled our beaches ensuring zero drownings. Our beaches also saw an approximate increase in visitors during patrolling hours of 34% to 1.1million visitors. The night recognises the
SLSCC qualifies new Search and Rescue operators
Central Coast assessors have trained twenty new SMAR candidates in the last two months, providing two training courses over two weekends to lifesavers across the coast. The Silver Medallion Aquatic Rescue course provides participants with the skills and knowledge to participate insearch and rescue operations. One of the most physically challenging courses in Surf Life Saving, Smar is run across
Gold Medallion Recipients
After a few delays, our sole Gold Medallion Course was conducted on the 1st of May 2021 at Wamberal Surf Club. The Gold Medallion is the pinnacle of awards within the SLS movement and is only suitable to be attempted by our highest calibre of surf lifesavers. The branch had 2 candidates from our local clubs along with a 3rd
Streets Boats Series Results in
The 2020/21 Streets Boats series came to an exciting finish at Caves Beach, with Ocean Beach taking out the title in the Open females, whilst Avoca came second in the Open Males. In the Reserves Divisions, Macmasters Crew dominated, taking out the win in both the male and female events. The U23’s Macmasters crew also followed suit, winning the U23
SLSCC RWC Operators showcases what they do best at Open Day.
As we move into winter our support operations team begin their recruitment drive to find their next group of RWC operators. The RWC operators plays an important role in protecting the entire Central Coast coastline. They provide the additional support to our lifesavers by responding to remote location incidents or supporting rescues outside of the flags. On Saturday 1st May