Our Story
We are a Volunteer Life Saving Club Since 1913, Affiliated with Life Saving Victoria (LSV) & a Finalist for 2019 LSV Club of the Year. We have 850 members, 240 Nipper Members, with Nippers held Sunday Mornings in December, February & March. We also do Water Safety for Primary & Secondary Schools & Special Events that require remuneration. We have 100 Surf Rescue Qualified Patrollers from Surf Rescue Certificate through to Bronze, Silver and Gold Medallion Levels. Many of our Patrollers have Beach Management, Advanced Resucitation, Spinal Management & Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) Driver & Crew qualifications. We also have Specialised Trainers and Parents Qualified as Age Managers for our Nipper Programs. In Season 2019 our club provided over 4000 voluntary patrol hours, performed 3 rescues, assisted to provide First Aid to 100 Patients and conducted over 1300 preventative actions. Our aim is to prevent acquatic related drowning or serious injury. Our patrol area is between Lagoon Pier Port Melbourne down to Kerferd Road Pier, South Melbourne along with our adjacent club at South Melbourne.
