The Broken Bay Joeys learnt a little more about water safety at the beach when Louise Lambeth from Ocean Beach Life Saving Club popped in for a visit on November 13.
Lambeth is the author of Annie and the Waves.
The children’s book follows Annie as she goes on holiday to the beach with her family and discovers that the sea is unpredictable.
Initially wary of the waves, she soon finds joy in swimming after meeting the lifesavers and with the help of her dad.
Her confidence grows until she experiences a surging wave that drags her into deep water.
She must remember how to tell the surf lifesavers that she needs help.
The Joeys is a group for children aged five to seven years with the aim of educating them on being safe at the beach.
The children learn such things as the importance of lifesavers and lifeguards, how to be sunsafe and how to swim safely.
“They learn the colours of NSW Surf Life Saving, the importance of lifesavers and guards and the uniforms that they wear,” a spokesperson said.
“They are told about the trained guards and volunteers who monitor and patrol the beaches for the safety of beachgoers, provide first aid, rescue people who get into difficulty and the devices that are used to perform these rescues.”
“They also learn to be sunsafe and what to wear, the colours of the flags and the importance of swimming between the flags.
“They are taught how to spot a rip current, how rips form and what to do if caught in a rip.
“The children have dressed up as lifesavers and practised a rescue as well as talking about and looking at warning signs and dangers on the beach.”
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