Safety & Rescue

Beach safety urged across holiday season

As Perth looks set to provide some warm summer days for the Christmas and New Year period, beachgoers are reminded not be complacent when it comes to their personal safety, and that of friends and family, when at the beach. “While we encourage people to get out and enjoy the…

Near perfect conditions for season opening

  The first of the west coast zone abalone fishing sessions kicked off on Saturday and saw thousands of fishers descend upon onshore reefs to collect their quota of the popular delicacy in the one-hour fishing period. Warm weather and near ideal conditions saw surf life saving services perform two…

Warnings keep south-west heli service busy

After a busy couple of weeks in the air, the crew of the south west Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter service has praised the actions of ocean users, who heeded warnings to leave the water following two recent shark sightings. At around 10.30am on Tuesday morning, while conducting a patrol between…

Thousands of fishers prepare for the summer abalone season

  Abalone fishing season commences this Saturday, 8 December 17,000 fishers will target abalone over the summer months World Class seafood on the doorstep of Perth for the community Authorities urge fishers to take appropriate safety precautions to ensure their safety and that of their friends and family. With changes…

Warm weather heralds return to daily patrols for the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter

Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) patrol services will kick up a gear with the Busselton based Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter moving to daily patrols as of Monday through until the 3 February 2019. SLSWA General Manager Chris Peck said that with the warm weather seeing the return of people heading…

Lifesaving patrols commence at Alkimos Beach

Western Australia’s 31st and newest surf life saving club has grown so fast that they have kicked off their first season of volunteer beach patrols this year. Alkimos Surf Life Saving Club opened its doors to volunteers in 2017 and is the State’s fastest growing, with more than 320 members.

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…

SLSWA helicopter patrols take to the air for the 2018-19 season

Surf Life Saving WA’s (SLSWA) Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopters, funded by the State Government, will be back in the skies over Perth and the South West as of today (1st September) as the service kicks off for the 2018-19 season. Last season, the longest to date thanks to $2.8m…