Surf Life Saving Lower North Coast branch

21/10/2026

Great Lakes Advocate Great Lakes College Senior Campus Surf Life Saving Lower North Coast branch Forster Tuncurry Business Chamber Forster - Tuncurry (Foster)

05/10/2026

Over 30 and looking for some fun?

The Wamberal Surf Life Saving Club Nutty Masters turns 30 this season - why not celebrate their event milestone with a little bit of healthy competition. 🏃 🏊🏼‍♀️ 💪

⭐ SAVE THE DATE ⭐

The NUTTY MASTERS Carnival turns 30! 🎉

Three decades of sand, surf, laughs and a little bit of madness, and we want you there to celebrate with us.

📅 Saturday 21 November 2026
📍 Wamberal Surf Life Saving Club
⏰ 9am SHARP start
🌊 Water & sand events
🏆 Presentation, lunch and refreshments to follow

Whether you're a regular or it's been a few years since you pulled on a cap, come down and be part of this milestone carnival. Bring your mates, your club and your competitive spirit 😉

📝 Entries via LiveHeats
📧 Further info: [email protected]

See you on the beach! 🏖️

26/09/2026

From 26 September until 26 April 2027, hundreds of our SLS Lower North Coast Branch volunteers will be back on patrol, helping keep beachgoers safe. Our 6 surf clubs will provide volunteer patrols on weekends and public holidays for their respective beaches. Additionally, ALS lifeguards will have weekdays covered at busy locations during school holidays.

Remember: swim between the red and yellow flags and follow the advice of lifesavers and lifeguards. If our lifesavers can’t see you, they can’t save you! ❤️💛

Huge thanks to Crowdy Head SLSC for hosting the offical for our Branch - it’s great to be back and helping to keep our communities safe!

📲 Make sure you download and use the BeachSafe App for advice, tips, and important location specific information.

Surf Life Saving NSW

14/07/2026

On Saturday evening, 11 July, we celebrated another successful season for our humble little Surf Life Saving Branch with the Lower North Coast 2025-26 Awards Of Excellence. 🤩
We wish to congratulate our award winners (many of whom were unable to be present on the night):

🏅 Chelsie Lyons (Pacific Palms) - Young Surf Lifesaver Of The Year
🏅 Greg Randall (Forster) - Surf Lifesaver Of The Year
🏅 Wayne Barry (Cape Hawke) - Patrol Captain Of The Year
🏅 Aria Tritico (Cape Hawke) - Youth Athlete Of The Year
🏅 Kim Winter (Pacific Palms) - Masters Athlete Of The Year
🏅 Forster IRB Team - Surf Sports Team Of The Year
🏅 Linda Forrester (Cape Hawke) - Rookie Official Of The Year
🏅 Jeff Horn (Cape Hawke) - Official Of The Year
🏅 Darren Bourke (Crowdy Head) - Trainer Of The Year
🏅 Scott Graham (Cape Hawke) - Assessor Of The Year, Facilitator Of The Year, and Presidents Award
🏅 Sienna Elmer (Crowdy Head) - Administrator Of The Year
🏅 Ron Hartley (Forster) - Club Member Of The Year
🏅 Evie East (Cape Hawke) - Youth Volunteer Of The Year
🏅 Forster SLSC Community Water Safety Team - Community Engagement Program Of The Year
🏅 Jim Willis (Forster) - Support Operations Member Of The Year
🏅 Mauricio Cobra Siqueira (Black Head) - Presidents Award
🏆 Crowdy Head SLSC - Club Of The Year

We also wish to applaud and recognise the recipients for the 5yr, 10yr, 15yr, 20yr, and 25yr SLS Officiating Service Awards; and thank the efforts of those who received the NSW Premier’s Flood Emergency Citation for their work during the 2022-23 flood events.

Well done to all 👏

11/07/2026

As we come together for the SLSLNC Awards of Excellence tonight, let’s take a moment to recognise and celebrate the incredible efforts of our volunteer Surf Life Saving members across the Mid Coast Council region and the Lower North Coast Branch throughout the 2025–26 patrol season.
Every patrol, every rescue, every first aid treatment, every training session, and every hour dedicated to keeping our beaches safe reflects the commitment and selflessness of our volunteers. These are ordinary people giving their time to perform the core purpose of Surf Life Saving: preventing drowning, protecting our communities, and providing vital first-response support in and around our coastal and aquatic environments.
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To all members, clubs, officials, trainers, assessors, support crews and volunteers who played a part this season: thank you and congratulations. Your dedication, teamwork, and service make a genuine difference to the safety and wellbeing of our communities.

Well done to everyone involved, and best of luck to all nominees this evening. 👏👏👏

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Crowdy Head Surf Life Saving Club Taree Old Bar Surf Life Saving Club (Official) Black Head Surf Life Saving Club Forster Surf Life Saving Club Cape Hawke Surf Life Saving Club Pacific Palms Surf Life Saving Club MidCoast Council

08/07/2026

📢 Calling all photographers in our Branch!
Do you have any pics or footage from the 25/26 season you’d like to share?

Please upload them to https://www.slslnc.org.au/media-sharing/ so we can feature them in our mega-slideshow at the Awards Of Excellence this coming Saturday night!

If you have more than 50 to share, you can also upload them to
https://slslnc.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/lnc_exec_files/IgBjDpJYED-dTbtA7sRgERmKAYQ6R3IrAu2443530kfXD1w?e=2VuKgq (temporary password is slslnc)

30/06/2026

Lower North Coast Branch and Mid Coast beaches that will receive additional surveillance every single day are:

• Crowdy Head, and
• Forster/Tuncurry Break Wall

The following beaches will have additional surveillance on weekends, Spring school holidays (every day), and every day between 1 December to 30 April:

• Black Head,
• Cape Hawke (One Mile), and
• Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest.

10/06/2026

The Lower North Coast branch and MidCoast Council beaches are safer for the efforts our SLS volunteers put in. ❤️💛

Over the recent long weekend (6/7/8 June), our trainers and facilitators spent over 12 hours on the waters of Wallis Lake and Forster-Tuncurry beaches with the latest intake of Rescue Water Craft (RWC) Operators.

We thank you for your dedication to the Surf Life Saving movement! 🤝

Surf Life Saving NSW Pacific Palms Surf Life Saving Club Cape Hawke Surf Life Saving Club Forster Surf Life Saving Club Black Head Surf Life Saving Club Taree Old Bar Surf Life Saving Club (Official) Crowdy Head Surf Life Saving Club

29/05/2026

Shout-out to Greg from Forster Surf Life Saving Club’s Emergency Call-Out Team who was first on scene for a call-out at 13:50 today with reports of an inflatable in distress being pulled out through the Wallis Lake entrance.

Greg not only prepped the jet ski launch solo in the rain and wind, but took a certain amount of convincing to don a wetsuit before heading out😂 🥶

Fortunately, after a quick search of nearby beaches outside the entrance, it was suspected that the POI had managed to safely return to the harbour without intervention. A stand-down was issued for others who responded to the call-out.

While the pic might look like a friendly conversation between Greg and ‘the cause of worry’, I’m sure there was a stern reminder in there about the use of communications with Marine Rescue Forster Tuncurry before crossing the bar.

Props to the LNC Branch DO’s and RWC operators for swift responses - as always.

11/05/2026

Are you an aspiring young female athlete, or do you have a child in your care that is one? 🏃‍♀️🏊‍♀️🏄‍♀️

Join KaMana Community and Ironwoman Lizzie Welborn for the 'Female Athlete Health and Understanding the Menstrual Cycle Workshop' program hosted in Tuncurry this coming Wednesday night!

This is a FREE program for girls aged 12yrs and over, and all women in sport. Created by Surf Ironwomen Lizzie Welborn and Harriet Brown, they draw on their experiences of being elite athletes, Harriet's expertise as an Exercise Physiologist, knowledge from experts, and stories from other female athletes.

When: Wednesday 13th of May
Time: 6pm - 7:30pm
Where: Tuncurry Beach Bowling Club
What to bring: Please bring a phone for a kahoot

Parents and coaches are welcome to join too!



Thank you, Port Macquarie SLSC Surf Sports Team for organising 🙏