Despite thousands visiting the beach every summer, East End’s proactive lifeguarding skills mean rescues are few and far between.

Vote today and help East End Surf Life Saving Club win a new Inflatable Rescue Boat.

Why us?

• East End sees thousands of visitors enjoying the surf every summer
• The IRBs are old and have had many repairs over the years – a new IRB would give lifeguards confidence everything will work as it should when someone is in danger
• The club’s usual funding streams and grants have been declining in recent years
• To afford a new IRB, it would take the club 18 years of sausage sizzles (180 total)
• The club is committed to protecting its community

A Case Study:

It was a hot summer’s day when East End lifeguards used an Inflatable Rescue Boat to save two young swimmers who had been swept out in a rip. A young girl (about 15 years) put her hand in the air and immediately an IRB was taken out to surf. She was picked up first then the lifeguards circled around to rescue the boy who quickly complained of nausea having swallowed sea water. He was then transported to A&E via an ambulance. The patrol captain on the day has been a lifeguard for 35 years and remembered a time before IRBs existed. Without the use of an IRB that day, he said the possibility of a tragic outcome would have been high as there was no way the two swimmers could have been reached so quickly.

Vote today to help East End Surf Life Saving Club replace their old equipment and continue keeping thousands of beachgoers safe each year.

Numbers from the 2018/19 summer:

• 1,385 hours spent patrolling the beach
• 609 preventative actions taken
• 365 club members
• 106 volunteer surf lifeguards

Click below to cast your vote for East End Surf Life Saving Club to win a new Inflatable Rescue Boat!