Safety & Rescue
14 . 02 . 2025
Lifesavers on edge ahead of final abalone session
With the fourth and final session of this year’s West Coast Zone abalone fishing season confirmed to go ahead this Saturday, surf lifesavers are bracing for what they expect to […]
Media Release, Safety & Rescue
31 . 01 . 2025
Stop, Look and Stay Alive: Lifesavers warn against complacency.
With the third session of the 2024/25 South West Zone abalone fishing season confirmed to go ahead this Saturday, and as WA continues to see a rise in coastal drowning […]
Media Release, Safety & Rescue
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
11 . 12 . 2024
Emergency taskings kick off busy week for Heli service
It was a busy time for our North Fremantle-based Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLRHS) last week, with the crew tasked to attend multiple Search and Rescue operations in […]
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
30 . 04 . 2024
Shark sightings up as helicopter patrols wind down for the season.
Surf Life Saving WA’s State Government-funded Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLRHS), which operates out of bases in North Fremantle and Busselton, will fly its final patrols today as they […]
Media Release, Safety & Rescue