Media Release
23 . 01 . 2025
Lifesavers plead for beachgoers to make sensible decisions when it comes to beach safety
Last weekend, surf lifesavers on West Australian beaches performed 222 rescues, a massive 1,608% increase on the same weekend last year. Research shows that the coastal drowning risk is more […]
Media Release, Safety & Rescue
15 . 01 . 2025
SLSWA APPEAL TO PUBLIC: Help us keep you safe this summer. Please swim at a patrolled location.
The ocean can be a dangerous place. Nationally, there were 141 beach-related drownings last season, and 100% of these occurred where no patrols were present. Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) […]
Media Release, Safety & Rescue
09 . 01 . 2025
Risky behaviours called out at abalone fishing
With 15 rescues performed by lifesaving services at the opening session of the 2024/25 abalone fishing season on 14 December 2024, Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) is calling out risky […]
Media Release, Safety & Rescue
12 . 12 . 2024
Safety a priority as abalone season opens
With the first session of the 2024/25 South West Zone abalone fishing season confirmed to go ahead this Saturday, Surf Life Saving WA is calling on fishers to prioritise their […]
Media Release, Safety & Rescue
29 . 11 . 2024
Beachgoers urged to Stop, Look, Stay Alive, with summer around the corner
With summer only one day away and rising temperatures likely to see more and more West Australians heading to the beach to cool off, Surf Life Saving WA is reminding […]
Media Release, Safety & Rescue
11 . 11 . 2024
Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service lands important message among young Aussies to stay safe this season
For more than 51 years, the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service has been keeping Australians safe along our coastlines, waterways and mountain regions through to the bush. Ahead of another […]
Media Release, Safety & Rescue
31 . 10 . 2024
SLSWA and Woodside renew long-term partnership
Surf Life Saving Western Australia (SLSWA) and Woodside Energy have renewed their long-standing partnership which supports coastal safety programs across the state. The partnership between SLSWA and Woodside commenced in […]
Media Release
24 . 10 . 2024
Westpac Rescue Helicopter drops in for beach safety lesson
More than 360 students at Marmion Primary School had an extra special session about beach safety on Wednesday, welcoming the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter and its crew to their […]
Media Release, Safety & Rescue
01 . 09 . 2024
Beach helicopter patrols return ahead of summer
Surf Life Saving WA’s (SLSWA) Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service will return to the West Australian coastline today, guarding over beachgoers until April 2025. Last season, between September 2023 […]
Media Release, Safety & Rescue