July 2019

Western Suns head east for IRB Champs

Described as the V8s of surf rescue, over 1,000 of Australia’s best IRB competitors took to Kingscliff Beach, NSW, from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 July, to compete in the 2019 Australian and Interstate IRB Racing Championships. With swell and wind conditions conducive for good racing, our Western Suns put…

Meet the man behind the drone

While most members patrol on land and sea, our Support Operations Volunteer of the Year, Tony Greenfield, is our eye in the sky through the Drone Patrol program. Joining Mullaloo SLSC 21 years ago, Tony has proven to be one of our most ambitious and driven members, contributing significantly to…

Series wild card provides sponsorship opportunity

With the recent announcement of the new Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series, Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) has announced it will provide sponsorship to any WA athlete that qualifies for the series. SLSWA’s High Performance Officer Andrew Mosel said they had been working closely with Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA)…

Surf lifesaving to return to Denmark for 2020 championships

Following a hugely successful carnival which saw nearly 1,000 competitors from across WA converge on Ocean Beach, Denmark over the 2019 Australia Day long weekend, Surf Life Saving WA have announced that they will return to Denmark as the site of their 2020 SunSmart Country and Masters championships next February.

2019/20 Nutri-Grain Iron Series announced

SLSA has announced a new look Elite Series which will feature the Nutri-Grain Ironman and Woman Series, plus a separate team-based Super Surf League Series. The Nutri-Grain Ironman Series will be held over five rounds, with 20 of the best male and female athletes competing in traditional Iron…

Western Suns IRB Team announced

Congratulations to the following athletes from Mullaloo and Scarboro, who have been selected to represent WA in the 2019 Western Suns IRB Team. The team of 16 will head east in coming days to contest the SLSA IRB Interstate Championships, held at Kingscliff Beach, NSW from the 11 – 14…

Youth Volunteer of the Year inspires our future lifesavers

Meet 14-year-old Jackson Ballardin from Trigg Island SLSC, our Youth Volunteer of the Year and an incredible young man. Jackson has been a member of surf life saving for seven years now and has since made a huge impact at his club, coaching nippers, implementing new surf sports technology and…

2019 Western Suns Pool Rescue team announced

Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected in the 2019 Western Suns Pool Rescue Team. Boasting five members who have also been selected in the Australian Life Saving Team (Jake Smith, ALST High Performance Squad; Callan Smith, ALST Pathways Squad; and Chalise Pratt, Harrison Hynes and Tupou Chong…