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The first Australian Surf Life Saving Championships were held at Bondi Beach, New South Wales in March 1915. The first Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) Masters Championships took place in 1987. It has since become an annual event, providing a platform for experienced surf life savers to showcase their skills and compete at a high level.
The following is a partial list of Australian surf lifesaving clubs. Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club. Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club. Cabarita Beach Surf Life Saving Club. Clovelly Surf Life Saving Club. Coogee Surf Life Saving Club. Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club. Darwin Surf Life Saving Club.
Surf Life Saving Australia ( SLSA) is an Australian not-for-profit community organisation that promotes water safety and provides surf rescue services. SLSA strives to create a safe environment on Australia's beaches and coastline through patrols, education and training, public safety campaigns and the promotion of health and fitness.
The sport of Ironman was developed in 1964 in Australia by Valentine Trainor to combine the four main disciplines of surf lifesaving into a single race; swimming, board paddling, ski paddling and running. The sport should not be confused with Ironman triathlon. It is typically run as a single event as a part of a surf life saving carnival ...
Helicopter Rescue Service Limited. The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service is a helicopter surf lifesaving service that operates in Australia . Founded in 1973 by Surf Life Saving Australia, a not-for-profit organisation, the service has carried out more than 80,000 flights [1] ranging from aeromedical to search and rescue missions.
The Main Beach Pavilion and Southport Surf Lifesaving Club were constructed on Main Beach at Southport, in the mid 1930s by the Southport Town Council. The Main Beach Pavilion was erected in 1934, and provided public bathing facilities. The Surf Lifesaving Club was built 1936, and provided dormitory space, equipment shelter and club room ...
Geography. The small rocky headland Kirra Point separates Kirra Beach to the north and Coolangatta Beach to the south, and is noted as one of the world's premier surf breaks. In the past the surf break was known for producing high quality barrels. Today sand pumping across the Tweed River mouth has filled it in and changed its character.
The Ithaca–Caloundra City Life Saving Club is a Royal Life Saving Club (one of only a few in Queensland) based in Caloundra, Queensland, Australia. History [ edit ] The Club started operations in March 1954 with a group of six men whose aim was to form a Royal Life Saving Club that catered for men.