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Good luck to our 2018 national Awards of Excellence finalists

The category winners of Surf Life Saving WA’s 2018 Awards of Excellence, held in June, will be heading to Sydney 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 across Australia.

Mullaloo SLSC take their skills to Indonesia!

Lifesaving volunteers aren’t just heroes in their own community, they often seek out ways to assist people from other clubs, states and even countries. This October, for the 19th consecutive year, 12 volunteers from Mullaloo SLSC will travel to Bali to assist the local professional lifeguards to train local people…

2018 Awards of Excellence Winner Profile: Trigg Island Open Male Taplin Relay

Let us take you back to the 2018 SunSmart WA Surf Life Saving Championships and the 2018 Aussies, where we witnessed some legendary racing from the Trigg Island Open Male Taplin Relay team! The Trigg Island dream team, made up of…

WRAP: SunSmart WA Short Board Riding Champs

Secret Harbour SLSC played host to the 2018 SunSmart Short Board Riding Championships on Saturday, with conditions small, but clean for the athletes who competed. Ten clubs took part in the day, with Trigg Island taking out the first stand alone SunSmart SLSWA Board Riding Championships with a nine point…

2018 Awards of Excellence Winner Profile: Sandy Clarke

To be a member of the Surf Life Saving a family, you don’t have to grow up close to the beach or “know it all”, but you have to have an open mind and a willingness to learn and take on a challenge! Our AGL Volunteer of the Year and…

Coastal and ocean drowning deaths in WA on the decrease

  Surf Life Saving Australia’s (SLSA) National Coastal Safety Report 2018 (opens in a new tab), released by Senator Bridget McKenzie at Parliament House earlier this month, revealed 110 people lost their lives to drowning on the Australian coast over the 2017-18 period, 13 of…

Two bronze for WA’s Jake Smith in Germany

While most people in WA enjoyed the relaxing spring sunshine and Queen’s Birthday long weekend, Trigg Island’s Jake Smith was taking on the world’s best pool rescue athletes at the DLRG Cup in Warendorf, Germany. The SLSWA Youth Athlete of the Year was named in the six-strong Australian Life Saving…

2018 Awards of Excellence Winner Profile: Liam Burke

Being the youngest in a family of lifesavers, Liam grew up around the sun, sand and surf down at Fremantle SLSC, joining Nippers as an Under 8. Fast forward to now, and Liam is one of our two AGL Lifesavers of the Year for 2018. He’s a true leader and…