Each year many thousands of Australians and visitors enjoy our beautiful coastline and its natural wonders, and the excitement of spending in a day at the beach. Watching carefully over that sparkling blue water are the red and yellow guardians of our beaches. This year I met some of our surf lifesavers at Coogee Beach while they were on patrol. They were among 165,000 members who volunteered over 1.3 million hours, saved thousands of lives and performed countless first aid treatments and preventative actions. We admire and respect these members of our community who have been dedicated to the protection of others for over 100 years. They embody the professionalism of generations past while leading the organisation with strength and fortitude into the future. As Patron-in-Chief, I join all Australians in thinking these inspiring volunteers for their commitment, effort and devotion to keeping us safe.
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, AC CVO Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Section 1 – Review of SLSA Operations ............................... 4 Section 2 – Governance................................................... 58 Section 3 – Financial Report ............................................ 78 Section 4 – Awards & Honours ........................................ 92 Section 5 – Sport Results .............................................. 100 Section 6 – Statistical Summaries .................................. 118 Section 7 – SLS Entities/Groups ..................................... 148 Section 8 – Glossary of Terms ....................................... 153