Surf Life Saving

One year after his daughter was killed by a shark, a proud Queensland surf lifesaver says her legacy lives in the ocean.

At this popular Victorian beach, children who once may not have gone more than ankle-deep in the surf are swimming past the break.

Young nippers are sprinting for flags, paddle boards and practising CPR despite the nearest beach being 150 kilometres away.

Disability groups, nippers and members of the LGBTQIA+ community are among thousands celebrating love and inclusion on Aussie beaches. 

Heatwave conditions and Australia Day long weekend activities are expected to draw crowds back to the water after a dangerous 48 hours on the New South Wales coast.

Catering to children with autism spectrum disorders, it is the first of its kind in regional Western Australia. 

Surf Life Saving NSW is testing artificial intelligence cameras at Kiama Blowhole to detect when fishers are swept into the water and alert rescuers within seconds.

Lucy Derbyshire enters this year's Iron Series as the defending champion and has set her sights on winning the Coolangatta Gold for the first time.  

The Coolangatta Gold may have been trimmed down, but the quality of the field sets up an exciting opening round of the 2025/26 Iron Series.

A record number of beaches in SA are set to have Surf Life Saving patrols seven days a week this summer, as the state grapples with its toxic algal bloom.

Some of the Gold Coast's most influential figures speak out against the council's controversial plan to transform Snapper Rocks' foreshore which could include knocking down the Rainbow Bay Surf Club.

Col Laing became a surf lifesaver in 1958 and went on to found a club at a hotspot for rescues, but is now ready to leave North Entrance beach patrols to the younger generations. 

A multi-million-dollar shark control investment — the biggest in the Queensland program's history — looks to protect beachgoers with "innovative technologies". But some are questioning if the move is even legal.

Families and communities face an enormous commitment getting regional athletes like Broome swimmer Jasper Barnett to state and national competitions. 

The 2025 Australian WPGA Championship at Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club has been cancelled due to Cyclone Alfred.

Authorities tell central and southern Queenslanders to stay off the water this weekend as the severe tropical cyclone flexes its muscle offshore.

A Queensland council will put an asbestos-riddled former surf life saving clubhouse out of its misery after erosion put it at risk of falling into the sea.

SLSC NSW have 129 clubs across the state and three of those clubs’ dwell within the Royal National Park, just north of Otford.

A new generation of lifesavers will hit the beach this summer, as Australians are urged to heed warnings and swim between the flags.

Rowers are celebrating after crossing the finish line in Eden of what is considered to be the toughest and longest surfboat race in the world.