Surf Life Saving Central Coast

Central Coast athletes brought back a swag of medals and top 10 places at the NSW state championships held across the last two weekends. Our juniors did well against the best in NSW at the opening weekend of the championships, performing particularly well in both the water and beach events. The championships were split across two locations to work within

Lifesavers showcased their emergency response capabilities across a number of scenarios at the regional championships over the past three weekends. Competitors aged from Under 14’s through to Opens were tested on their lifesaving skills and knowledge, working in teams to respond to simulated emergencies involving live patients and manikins. Surf Club members across the coast compete in three lifesaving events

Surf Life Saving Central Coast has just delivered the final round of the 2020/21 Newcastle Permanent Junior Ironperson Series in exciting fashion at Ocean Beach SLSC. The Series supports emerging lifesavers by testing their skills across a number of Ironperson formats. Round 1 – Enduro, round 2 – Side by Side and round 3 – Double M Shape. The long

Beachgoers attendance was up at record levels this summer as Covid restrictions kept people closer to home, giving Central Coast lifesavers a busy few weeks on the beach. With almost 650,000 visitors on our beaches over the summer holidays, clubs recorded over 450 rescues, 28,000 preventative actions and over 1000 first aids. “It’s been a challenging holiday period for our

Young lifesavers battle fierce conditions at the Regional championships last weekend. Copacabana SLSC hosted the Newcastle Permanent’s Junior Branch Championships, where nippers from all 15 Central Coast clubs fought it out on the sand and in big challenging surf to see who took out the championship titles. “With over 1,000 nippers participating, the skills on display were exceptional. Being able

Young lifesavers from across the coast were recognised at the Newcastle Permanent Junior Lifesaver of the Year announcement last weekend. The group of 19 nominees, each representing their own surf club, were congratulated at the Junior Branch Carnival in a special award ceremony. A female and male winner are selected from the nominees. This year Tarah Bryers from Terrigal SLSC

Young lifesavers competed in the Surf Life Saving Central Coast’s Branch First Aid competition last weekend, showcasing their emergency response across a number of scenarios. Competitors aged from Under 15’s through to Opens were tested on their lifesaving skills and knowledge, working in teams to respond to simulated emergencies involving live patients and manikins. Whilst the situations didn’t have the

The Central Coast Rookie Lifesavers Challenge 2021 showcases the Central Coast rookies skills at Terrigal Beach on 16th January competing in the Rookie Lifesaver Challenge. All events conducted were team orientated and designed around lifesaving scenarios that the Rookies could be expected to face whilst on surf patrol. Rookies also participated in theory tests and on their flag signals used

SLSCC Community Education teams have been hosting back to back surf fun and surf survival days at both Terrigal and Umina Beach this term. “With the restrictions placed on school in terms of excursions and camps, the surf days that SLSCC offers have been extremely popular this year, giving students an opportunity to learn some surf skills and have some

Four teenagers and two other members of The Lakes Surf Life Saving Club carried out a mass rescue of 18 young people at Soldiers Beach, Norah Head. The rescue began at about 6.30pm on Friday 27th Novmber when 14 year old Ben McCulkin saw a number of people caught in a fast moving rip sweeping them out to sea. The