Surf Life Saving Clubs at Lakes Beach, Soldiers Beach, North Entrance, The Entrance, Toowoon Bay and Shelly Beach will all receive a share of $213,500 provided to Coast Surf Clubs by Council for ongoing operations.
The $213,500, which goes to all 15 clubs on the Coast, will include a share of $38,000 to coordinate beach safety activities and educational messaging.
It will also include a share in $78,000 for each Club to purchase an inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) motor, plus an IRB hull over a multi-year replacement scheduled cycle; a serviced radios, a service for oxygen equipment and the purchase of one rescue board.
Each Club will receive a payment of $6,500 to support beach safety operations.
In 2020-2021, SLSCC had a total of 8,338 active members across the 15 Coast surf clubs, who delivered over 94,742 patrolling hours, with 42,436 preventative actions and 530 rescues completed.
SLSCC support operations team also responded to 106 emergency call outs and incidents.
A high number of community education programs were delivered by SLSCC in 54 schools across the Coast reaching approximately 15,500 students to promote the importance of beach safe swimming and mitigating risks.
Council Administrator, Rik Hart said, “This partnership supports the multitude of ongoing benefits surf lifesaving brings to the community, including coastal safety and lifesaving, education and training, social benefit of volunteering and increased physical activity.
“Council’s financial and in-kind support, along with subsidised rental fees for Council-owned surf clubs, acts as a life support for these clubs.”
Nicola Riches