Safety & Rescue

City Beach Lifeguard Saves Two Young Lives

A potential tragedy at City Beach was averted earlier this month thanks to the brave and swift actions of Ethan Lewins, an additional on-duty Surf Life Saving WA lifeguard contracted by the Town of Cambridge. The incident occurred on 12 July when three young children were playing at the water’s…

First Surf Alert Module to be installed at Claytons Beach for trialling

The first of Surf Life Saving WA’s Surf Alert Modules (SAM) has been installed at Clayton’s Beach (Mindarie South) to undergo extensive testing over the coming months before additional units will be rolled out at select locations along the WA coast. The development of the Surf Alert Module was driven…

Beach safety urged across the holiday season

As WA looks set to deliver ideal beach weather for the Christmas break, Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) urges beachgoers to remain vigilant when heading to the beach over the coming holidays. “We know that going to the beach on Christmas Day and over the holiday period is a truly…

Rescue numbers remain cause for alarm as abalone season set to open

Despite no fatalities last season but with rescue numbers alarmingly high, Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) is urging fishers to put safety ahead of their catch as the annual West Coast Zone abalone fishing season opens this weekend. Last year, volunteer surf lifesavers performed 46 rescues, administered 48 cases of…

Spring heralds return of patrols to WA beaches

Surf Life Saving WA’s Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service will return to the sky tomorrow, watching over West Australian beachgoers through until April 2023. Surf Life Saving WA General Manager Lifesaving Chris Peck, said the Service continues to play a central role in helping keep WA beachgoers safe. “While…

Surf joins Water Police & Marine Rescue for training day

Last Thursday, 18 August, with representatives from six of our clubs, we joined forces with the Peel Water Police and Mandurah Volunteer Marine Rescue in a multi-agency training exercise in preparation for the coming season. With more than 50 participants, including 18 members from Secret Harbour, Port Bouvard, City Of…

Inaugural Heli Crew School set to take off

With SLSWA’s Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter (WLRH) Service recently wrapping up patrols ahead of winter, preparations are well and truly underway for the coming season, as the team kicked off the first stages of its Crew recruitment process for 2022/23. Following an Expression of Interest process, which saw almost…

Spotted a shark at the beach? Would you know how to report it?

Our vibrant marine ecosystem here in WA means a range of marine life, including sharks, may be present at your chosen beach. Beachgoers are always encouraged to report a sighting of a shark to ensure necessary actions can be taken by the authorities to help keep other beachgoers safe. These…