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Sunday the 6th February 1938 began as a normal summer’s day in Sydney. Since early in the morning on popular Bondi Beach, an estimated crowd of 35,000 Sydneysiders had been enjoying the soaring temperatures. The mood was festive, as the city had recently celebrated Australia’s one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary with a jubilant parade ...
Surf Life Saving Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that provides water safety, drowning prevention and surf rescue services. Australia's first official surf lifesaving club (and the first in the world) was founded on Bondi Beach in 1906. Local by-laws had banned daylight bathing since the 1830s, but these rules had gradually been ...
Bondi Rescue is an Australian TV series broadcast by Channel Ten. It follows the daily activities of the professional lifeguards who patrol Sydney's Bondi Beach (the world's busiest beach). First broadcast in 2006, the show was devised by lifeguard Ben Davies, and is narrated by Andrew Günsberg. Celebrities like David Hasselhoff, Kelly Slater ...
On 6th February 1938, hundreds of bathers were swept out to sea by a series of huge freak waves that hit Bondi Beach. It was the largest mass surf rescue in Australia's history, and a transformative event for the Surf Live Saving movement. This is the remarkable true story.
All lifesavers present on the beach must proceed to the location and assist with the rescue. The largest ever mass surf rescue in Australia's history occurred in 1938, when hundreds of swimmers were dragged out to sea by freak waves on Bondi Beach, in a tragedy that became known as Black Sunday.
Grange SLSC. Henley SLSC. Lower South East Surf Life Saving Service. Moana SLSC. Normanville SLSC. North Haven SLSC. Port Elliot SLSC. Port Noarlunga SLSC. Robe Surf Life Saving Club.
Australia's first and only chat forum for Surf Sports fans. Pop in and say hello! All you need to know about surf sports - surfing, paddleboards, surf skis, waveskis, kayaks, kite surfing, bodyboards, windsurfing, bodysurfing, racing mals, SUP, ocean swimming, surf life saving, nippers, SLSA, surf safety, surfwear and more!
Western Australia: 30 SLS WA Branches and Clubs. South Australia: 23 SLS SA Branches and Clubs. Tasmania: 14 SLS TAS Branches and Clubs. Northern Territory: 5 SLS NT Branches and Clubs. With more than 166,000 members and 311 surf clubs, Surf Life Saving has grown to become Australia's largest volunteer organisation, and one of the largest ...
The Aussies was first held on Bondi Beach in March 1915, and in the intervening years has grown to become a major event on Australia's sporting landscape. It is now a two-week festival that showcases a broad range of surf sports, including board paddling, surf ski paddling, ocean swimming, Ironman, running, Taplin, lifesaving and surfboat events.
Stretching from Broome in the north, all the way down to Esperance in the south, Surf Life Saving Western Australia operates thirty surf clubs along the west coast of Australia. Follow the links below to find out more about your local club.
