While Victoria’s 57 volunteer lifesaving clubs have taken down the red and yellow flags until season 2021-22, the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service will still be on standby ready to help as required.
This wouldn’t be possible without our incredible …
Life Saving Victoria thanked its volunteers for their efforts during season 2020-21 at its annual Valuing Volunteers Evening, held at URBNSURF Melbourne.
The Valuing Volunteers Evening concluded National Volunteer Week, a week where LSV takes the time to thank its …
For a swimmer caught in a rip or struggling in the sea, the sight of Life Saving Victoria’s Rescue Water Craft (RWC or jet skis) hurtling through the waves to assist is most welcome.
Being so agile in the surf …
James Coutie has one of the more unusual roles of LSV’s volunteers, as our Chief Remote Pilot.
The Point Lonsdale SLSC member oversees using drones to perform beach surveillance and mapping as part of a modern water safety initiative.
Giving …
Hamish McKendrick is one of our valued volunteers who helped keep Victorian swimmer safe during season 2020-21, spending his summer patrolling the Mornington Peninsula.…
After five months, Victoria’s 57 life saving clubs have taken down the red and yellow flags for the last time in 2020-21, marking the end of the state’s longest and busiest lifesaving season to date.
The extended season, which was …
Lifesavers have turned Victorian beaches pink in a series of Pink Patrols to celebrate Life Saving Victoria’s (LSV’s) female leaders this International Women’s Day.
Led by females, the majority female or all female patrols symbolise the importance of women in …
Life Saving Victoria have welcomed Rachael Moloney aboard as their newest recruit of the helicopter crew.
Ms Moloney joined Williamstown Swimming & Lifesaving Club as a Nipper in 2002 and competed in senior carnivals before discovering her passion for IRB …
As a way to come together and say thank you to the wider lifesaving community, Mallacoota SLSC is inviting members of all clubs to head to the far east of the state for a special patrol over Easter 2021.
“The …
Lifesavers welcomed Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club’s new lifesaving facility in a COVIDsafe club opening earlier this month, foreshadowing the additional safety measures in the season to come.
“We would have liked to invite all our members …
