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Vigilance urged ahead of weekend abalone season opener

Surf Life Saving WA, the state’s peak coastal safety organisation, are reminding fishers to use caution ahead of this weekend’s West Coast zone abalone fishing season opener. Surf Life Saving WA General Manager Lifesaving, Chris Peck says that despite no fatalities last season, abalone fishing is still the most dangerous…

Scarborough Sunsets rise to the challenge

More than 100 athletes from across Australia lined up for round 1 of the inaugural Super Surf Teams League held at Bulli, NSW yesterday. With 15 events across the sand and in the ocean, WA fielded three of the 13 teams, comprised of athletes from Trigg Island, North Cottesloe, Mullaloo,…

Benefits of Providing Corporate First Aid Training to Your Employees

Every workplace is different; however, they all share a need for progress and innovation in order to be successful. Providing opportunities for staff professional development contributes greatly to improved performance, but what about enhancing the overall environment, employee interactions and morale? This is where corporate first…

Western Suns team announced ahead of Interstate Championships

A stellar lineup of up-and-coming youth athletes will team up with some of WA’s best open athletes as part of the Western Suns team for the upcoming SLSA Interstate Championships. To take place on 24th January, 2020 at Alexandra Headland in Queensland, the Western Suns will join more than 160…

New national series set to hit the sand in December

Surf Life Saving Australia’s summer of surf sports will heat up as the first round of the Super Surf Teams League hits the sand on December 1 at Bulli NSW. The Super Surf Teams League is a surf carnival-style competition, based on WA’s own SunSmart WA Surf League which is…

What it takes to be Surf Life Saving WA’s AGL Volunteer and Trainer of the Year!

Our multi-award winner, Mike Shaw (Fremantle SLSC) is hard to miss, not just because of his height, but because he is always one of the first on the beach helping out his local club. Whether it’s fulfilling club roles, training Bronzies, or being neck-deep in water as the team ‘turning…

Good luck to our 2019 SLSA Awards of Excellence finalists

The category winners of Surf Life Saving WA’s 2019 Awards of Excellence, held in June, will be heading to the Gold Coast to proudly represent WA at Surf Life Saving Australia’s National Awards of Excellence; where SLSA will recognise the hard work, selflessness and enthusiasm of surf life saving’s volunteers…

The not so cosy encounter at Cosy Corner

Three teenage divers found themselves in a distressing situation last Saturday as they became stranded on reef being circled by sharks, some 80 metres offshore at Cosy Corner, just south of Hamelin Bay. Alerted to the situation by WA Water Police, SLSWA’s Busselton based Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service…