Central Coast Council will provide $213,500 p.a. for the next two years support to Surf Life Saving Central Coast (SLSCC) and the region’s 15 surf clubs.
Of this, $38,000 will be provided each year to SLSCC to coordinate beach safety activities and educational messaging across the Central Coast with an additional $78,000 per year to buy and maintain equipment including an Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) as well as service radios, oxygen equipment and rescue boards for each surf club in the region.
Additionally, each of the 15 surf clubs will receive $6,500 per year to support beach safety operations.
A report to Council on September 27 said the service provides a safe beach and aquatic environment for residents and visitors to the region.
“SLSCC, through the individual Surf Clubs, provides lifesaver patrols on the weekends and public holidays, covering the same span of hours and beach locations as our Council service,” the report says.
“This creates a seven day a week seamless service for the community.
“This support will allow Council, SLSCC and the surf clubs to continue to deliver vital beach safety patrols and educational programs on the weekend to Central Coast’s residents and visitors, keeping them safe and informed of the importance to ‘Swim Between the Flags’.”
The Central Coast’s 15 Surf Clubs are: The Lakes, Soldiers Beach, North Entrance, The Entrance, Toowoon Bay, Shelly Beach, Wamberal, Terrigal, North Avoca, Avoca Beach, Copacabana, MacMasters Beach, Killcare, Ocean Beach and Umina Beach.
Following two years of annual agreements in light of Council’s financial position, the two-year agreement provides SLSCC with a longer-term commitment, following the positive financial turnaround of the organisation.
Source:
Central Coast Council agenda and minutes, Sep 27