The area’s undeniable beauty masks its darker side with a number of high profile incidents in recent years occurring as a direct result of visitors getting trapped in the cave systems by rising tides.
In the latest incident on Monday afternoon Lifeguards from the Australian Lifeguard Service patrolling nearby Frazer Park Beach were tasked after reports […]
Despite the best efforts of emergency responders two people were unable to be revived in separate incidents at Kiama and Boomerang Beach on Monday.
Shortly before 12:30pm a group of people got into difficulty while scuba diving near the notorious Kiama Blowhole.
Council Lifeguards and Paramedics raced to the site while an ambulance helicopter was also tasked […]
Iluka’s famous community markets got a taste of the ocean on Sunday with Lifeguards from the Australian Lifeguard Service on hand to personally deliver a community defibrillator to the local Rotary Club.
ALS Lifeguard Education Coordinator Ruben Roxburgh and Clarence Supervisor Mitch Imeson were joined by Chris Gulaptis MP Member for Clarence for the ceremony.
The donation of this […]
It’s been a busy patrol season thus far for lifeguards from across the Far North Coast, but the group found time to sharpen their skills last month after they were invited to participate in an important training session with other local emergency services.
Lifeguards from the Tweed, Byron and Ballina Shire areas and their supervisors joined […]
A male and female were rescued from the Hastings River entrance on Wednesday morning after being caught in a rip at Port Macquarie’s Town Beach. The tourists took to the beach just before 8am for an early morning swim beside the notorious southern rock wall.
Members of the Australian Lifeguard Service, assisted by UAV pilots from […]
Visitors to Tathra Beach on the state’s Far South Coast will once again be able to enjoy the benefits of a lifeguard patrolled beach on weekdays into February after local businesses united to fund an additional month of patrols for a fourth straight summer.
The Australian Lifeguard Service (ALS) will provide a lifeguard service to […]
As the weather warms in the lead up to summer, residents and visitors to the Tweed Shire will be able to cool off at the beach under the watchful eye of Lifeguards from the Australian Lifeguard Service.
This season marks a first for the ALS with Lifeguards now patrolling Kingscliff Main Beach for seven months from […]
Powerful surf on Sydney’s Northern Beaches was causing havoc on Thursday with one surfer fortunate that Lifeguards from the Australian Lifeguard Service were on hand after he got into difficulty while enjoying the swell.
Sets in excess of 6 foot on the old scale had drawn a number of surfers to the popular spot at […]
The 2017/18 patrol season might be only a week old, but Lifeguards from across Northern NSW are confident that their hard work will pay off during what they are anticipating will be another busy summer.
The combination of the school holidays and rising temperatures have meant they’ve had to be on top of their game, and […]
Port Macquarie school kids aren’t the only ones counting down the days until the break with local Lifeguards itching to get back on patrol for the new season.
There is a touch of summer tranquillity in the air and a sense of optimism within the team of Lifeguards at Port Macquarie who are currently putting the […]
