Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club has been named JLT Club of the Year at Life Saving Victoria’s annual Awards of Excellence.
It is the third time the club has won the coveted Beaurepaire Shield, which recognises outstanding achievements in …
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Tony Strahan, Stafford Smith, and Peter Maishman were all recently bestowed a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to surf life saving in the recent Queen’s Birthday honours.
Tony Strahan OAM joined Torquay Surf Life Saving Club …
Sandra Madeley is a member of Wonthaggi Life Saving Club, where she is the Junior Activities Coordinator. Sandra is actively involved in competition officiating and was recently named the ‘Official of the Meet’ at the Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships in …
Pre-season conferences, and a new range of forums, have been running over the last month as lifesavers around the state meet, learn, share and network in preparation for the upcoming lifesaving season.
“This year, we’ve turned the lifesaving conference into …
This summer, Woolamai Beach Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) will admit it’s twentieth Bronze Medallion squad made-up of students from partnering Upwey High School.
Since 1999, an estimated 575 Upwey High School students have gained their Bronze Medallion at Woolamai …
Port Fairy SLSC Nipper program coordinator Nicole Dwyer recently accepted the Nipper Program Volunteer Award at LSV’s Awards of Excellence. The patrolling member of 18 years took on the coordinator role in October 2016, after helping out during daughter Lexie’s …
Eighteen-year-old lifesaver Daniel Smith was recently named the 2018 Surf Coast Shire Australia Day Award Young Citizen of the Year, in recognition of his dedication to keeping his community safe.
As a member of the Jan Juc Surf Life Saving …
Surf Life Saving Australia represents the largest volunteer movement of its kind in the world and Life Saving Victoria’s 32,000 volunteer members, from 57 affiliated lifesaving clubs, have had their lives made that much easier this season thanks to the …
LSV’s volunteer training team has recently conducted trials on a new app, which is set to improve training delivery for volunteer trainers and assessors.
Built on the success of an offline app launched last year by LSV’s Public Training and …
Emma Olivier was born with one arm, but this hasn’t stopped her pursuing her dreams.
The 46-year-old mother of two recently completed her bronze medallion and now patrols with Black Rock Life Saving Club.
She hopes her story will inspire …