Megan Jones

Fishers’ Safety A Focus As Abalone Season Opens

With the first session of the 2025/26 Western Zone abalone fishing season confirmed to go ahead this Saturday, Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) is calling on fishers to focus on their safety, with recent seasons experiencing a massive surge in incidents. “Once again this year, we’ll have hundreds of surf…

Arrival of summer brings safety plea from Surf Lifesavers

Summer has arrived, and, following one of their worst summers on record, WA’s peak coastal safety organisation is pleading with the public to be aware of the dangers and take necessary precautions when heading to the beach. Between 1 December 2024 and 28 February 2025, 13 coastal drowning deaths were…

Volunteers’ efforts celebrated at Surf Life Saving WA’s annual awards

Thousands of volunteers’ hard work and commitment was recognised and celebrated as Surf Life Saving WA hosted their annual Awards of Excellence on Saturday night. Joined by SLSWA Chief Patron, His Excellency, the Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM, Governor of Western Australia, more than 460 attendees representing WA’s 31 surf…

WRAP: 2023 WA Board Riding Champs

Trigg Island SLSC played host to the Surf Life Saving WA Board Riding Championships for 2023 on Saturday 13th May with tough, stormy conditions for the competitors across, both short and longboard disciplines. Eight clubs took part in the day, with Trigg Island taking out the Championship Club Flag with…

Surf Life Saving’s Nipper & Youth contributions celebrated

Over 300 guests gathered at this afternoon’s 2023 Nipper & Youth Awards presented by the Scottish Masonic Charitable Foundation of WA, (opens in a new tab) as more than 100 outstanding young members from across WA were recognised for their achievements across a range of…

2023 Nipper & Youth Awards finalists announced!

The Surf Life Saving WA Nipper & Youth Awards presented by the Scottish Masonic Charitable Foundation of Western Australia are a way to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our Nipper and youth members across Western Australia. Now in its fourth year, we are delighted to recognise the hard work of the…

WRAP: 2023 SunSmart WA Surf Life Saving Champs – Lifesaving

The 2023 SunSmart WA Surf Life Saving Championships were officially underway with the Lifesaving events this weekend, hosted by City of Perth SLSC at City Beach. With clear skies and light onshore winds, athletes were thankful the recent heatwave had passed to allow for a full day of competition on…

Western Suns claim 4th and multiple Australian records at Pool Rescue Championships

Western Suns Team close out a huge weekend in the pool, placing 4th at the 2022 Interstate Pool Rescue Championships, the first to be held since 2019. Following three days of action in the pool, the team, comprised of only 6 female and 5 male athletes, performed exceptionally well…