On Friday 20 March 2020, Chaplain Gary Visitacion from the Philippines and Terry Legg from Life Saving Chaplaincy International meet over a coffee to discuss Life Saving Chaplaincy in the Philippines. Gary was in favour of the project and being able to work together to give lifesaving club in the
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North Burleigh welcome new Chaplain, Mark Flavell
This season North Burleigh SLSC said good bye to their Chaplain of 6 year, Ian Bargh. Ian has been helping the club and LSCA to find a new Chaplain to take his place and was fortunate to find one of North Burleigh’s very own members, Mark Flavell wanting to take
Life Saving Chaplaincy at the 2020 NSW State Open Championships
On the weekend of the 6-8 March, NSW’s best lifesavers converged on Swansea Belmont SLSC for the 2020 NSW State Open Championships. This year LSCA was present at the event with local Chaplain, Jason Been from Caves Beach SLSC, David McCallum from Redhead SLSC, Thomas Schmid from Wanda SLSC as
New Chaplains training on the Gold Coast
On the weekend of 18 and 19 of January 2020, Russ Harmon, National Ministry Coordinator and SCA trainer, took 3 Chaplains thru the Level 2 Certificate of Sports Chaplaincy. Sports Chaplaincy Australia’s (SCA) training is recognised as a world leader in sports chaplaincy training. It is a requirement for all of our
Chaplains attend the 2020 Envirobank NSW Country Championships
As one of the biggest events on the SLS NSW surf sports calendar, the Envirobank NSW Country Championships is the only event on the surf sport calendar to feature a full range of events including surfboats, as well as all age groups from U8’s through to Masters, within a two-day surf
Bondi Community Talks wins at the Sydney Branch Awards of Excellence night
Last season, Marty Nezval, Bondi Chaplain organised several community talks centering on mental health and wellbeing. At the end of season, at the Sydney Branch Awards of Excellence night, Marty’s Mental Health Initiative was awarded the Innovation Award of the Year. Marty was thrilled with the award and considered this
Three generations of our family have been blessed to patrol together at Dicky Beach.
Dicky Beach SLSC has a unique family of 3 generations all patrolling together. Samantha gained her Surf Rescue Certificate last season and joined Mum, Teresa, and Grandad, Ian Grant, on patrol. Ian started patrolling in 1961, while mum joined him in 1983 after coming thru the ranks of nippers. Samantha who
SLS State CEO’s all in favour of Chaplains in lifesaving clubs
On Friady the 23 August, Russ Harmon, National Ministry Coordinator for Life Saving Chaplaincy Australia (LSCA) was intived by Adam Weir, COO of SLSA to speak at the meeting of the state CEO’s in Bondi, NSW. L-R Marty Nezval, Steve Pearce NSW, Russ Harmon, Tony van den