The Latest Breaking News from Surf Life Saving Australia

Report reveals 357 deaths from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 – 27% more than the 10-year average

Australia's drowning deaths have hit a sobering new high, with two at-risk groups accounting for an alarming number of incidents.

Australia is one of several countries currently considering a social media ban for children. Nationally, there are calls to raise the age a young person can legally use social media from 13 to 16, while South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas is leading calls to raise the age to 14.

A spike in summer drownings in Victoria has pushed the national toll higher but surf lifesavers suggest it could have been much worse.

Families of those held by Hamas are camped outside the Israeli PM Netanyahu’s private residence, demanding a deal be made

Sportswoman Candice Warner and her daughters have joined a beach safety campaign that is targeting kids to reduce drownings.

A man was airlifted to hospital last weekend after falling ten metres from a waterfall in Queensland’s Tamborine National Park, which was closed to due to storms. And last month, a major safety operation was launched to rescue nine bushwalkers in Wollemi National Park near Sydney after one walker fell…

This summer, millions of people will flock to Australia’s beaches – and tragically, not all will survive. Last summer, 54 people drowned along the Australian coast. This included 28 people in New South Wales – the highest number in the state’s recorded history.

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