Surf Life Saving Central Coast was crowned NSW Branch of the Year for 2019/2020 at the NSW Awards of Excellence last weekend, with the achievements of the branch highlighted in a live virtual awards presentation. Umina SLSC also took out 3 major lifesaving awards. The club won NSW Club of the Year for the second year in a row, Patrol of
Meet The Team – David Unger – SLSCC Surf Sports Director
This month on Meet The Team Jemma Smith caught up with David Unger – SLSCC Surf Sports Director
Female Mentoring Program
Two Central Coast female lifesavers were selected to take part in the SLSA Female Mentoring program announced this week. SLSA established the Female Mentoring Program to strengthen and support females in positions of leadership within Surf lIfe Saving. The program consists of 20 mentors and 20 mentees and run for a period of 12 months. Jenni Darwin from Umina was
Community Education off to a flying start
Community education is off to a busy start with much of Term 4 fully booked as plans get underway for a new season. Last year over 16,000 kids on the Central Coast took part in one of our community education programs. The team delivered free surf safety talks to 54 Central Coast schools as part of our drowning prevention initiative
RWC hosts an Induction Day
The RWC team are holding an induction day this weekend for new RWC operators to begin their training. The training regime developed in house by SLSCC’s support services team has been nominated for an innovation award at the upcoming NSW Awards of Excellence. The course is based on AIM principles and involves targeted training at the known black spots on the
Surf Life Savers Prepare for the Surf Season
Central Coast Surf Life Savers hosted the State Operation Centre (SOC) over the weekend to brief them on the Central Coast Coastline. The State Operation Centre (SOC) provides critical communications to your 15 clubs to coordinate and assist our local Surf Lifesavers in all our patrolling activities. The aim of the day was to familiarise the SOC team with the
Patrolling season ends with No Lives Lost between the Flags
As the patrolling season ends, our lifesaving statistics showcase the incredible work our volunteers do.With over 22,000 preventative actions, lifesavers across the coast can be proud of their work keeping the community safe. 559 rescues were recorded on our beaches, with over 800 first aid’s administered. “With almost one million visitors to Central Coast beaches, these figures are a testiment