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celebrating our waterbased lifestyle
Lifeguards gearing up for busy Riversdale Summer
2022 CELEBRATING OUR WATER-BASED LIFESTYLE
We all like to feel safe when heading into the sea and at Riversdale Beach, lifeguards have been ensuring it’s a safe environment for the last 47 years. The highly valued Riversdale Beach Surf Lifesaving Club (RBSLSC) is back in action again this summer, helping make the beach a safe place for swimmers and surfers alike. It’s the seventh year that the Club is enjoying being in its new clubrooms at the north end of the beach. Lifeguard coverage is by way of regional and volunteer lifeguards. Labour Weekend saw the ÿ rst patrols on the beach for this 2022/23 summer. Regular weekend patrols 12- 5pm Saturday & 10am–3pm Sunday. From Christmas Day, it’s all on. when daily patrols occur. Lifeguards will be on patrol 9.30am5.30pm until 29th January. Weekend patrols then occur until 5th March. The patrol season closes at Easter. It’s a busy and intense time for all involved. As well as patrols, the Club o° ers a Nipper’s beach education programme for children 5-14 years culminating with a carnival over anniversary weekend. Nippers is a fun introduction to surf skills and water safety for children. At Riversdale Beach there is a team of trained Nipper coaches and lifeguards that run the sessions. Apart from being a great introduction to surf lifesaving, it is a great way for children to meet others and to build their conÿ dence and water skills.
WAY MORE THAN JUST A SURF CLUB! Since 1955 the RBSLSC has provided a surf lifesaving facility and sta° at Riversdale Beach. In that time, no one has drowned between the ˛ ags - a proud record. The club also provides many ÿ rst aid assists each year for a range of beach-related and everyday situations that arise in and around the coast and community. The clubrooms is also the search and rescue base for the area. Fire Rescue New Zealand utilise the premises too as their base, and with Wellington Free Ambulance we have a community partnership responding to local emergencies. The new clubhouse was built in 2016 in partnership with the Masterton District Council. It provides: A dedicated ÿ rst aid facility able to be accessed 24/7 which o° ers support, triage and medical equipment (AED, CPR, First Response kits, spinal boards) to the wider community of Castlepoint, Tinui, Homewood, Uriti, this gives residents a facility they can go to in an emergency. The public toilets o° er a disabled toilet, benched changing rooms and outdoor showers. An In˛ atable Rescue Boat (IRB) is prepped year-round, ready to go, if a rescue is called upon. Upstairs the club is open plan, allowing a large classroom size area for training and workshop groups of the club members.
Contact Riversdale Surf Club Captain Michael Taylor Phone (06) 372 3700 or 0274 626 260 Email beaumaris@wise.net.nz or riversdalelsc@gmail.com FB Riversdale Beach Surf Life Saving Club Website www.riversdalesurf.org.nz
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