Council launches 2018/2019 swim season
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Wollongong City Council will begin the 2018/2019 swim season on Saturday 29 September with Council’s ocean lifeguards and volunteer lifesavers patrolling 17 beaches from Stanwell Park to Windang, six days a week.
Anthony Turner from SLS NSW and Tim Jennett, Leading Hand Ocean Lifeguard, at the launch of the 2018-2019 swim season.
Council Lifeguards and volunteer surf lifesavers will be on duty until 28 April 2019. Beach-goers are reminded to swim at patrolled beaches and all swimmers are strongly advised to heed all surf warnings, and NO FLAGS, NO SWIM.
Wollongong City Lord Mayor Councillor Gordon Bradbery AM said: “We have 42 kilometres of coastline in our city with 17 patrolled beaches – the oldest lifeguard service in NSW.
“Not only are our beaches popular they are a wonderful place to visit during the summer months. So we recommend that beach goers talk with our friendly lifeguards if they wish to know more about surf conditions and to always swim between the flags.
“We see many community members on our beaches and we are also seeing an increasing number of visitors from South Western Sydney come to our beautiful coastline.”
During the 2017/2018 season we had an estimated 1.35 million people visit beaches from Stanwell Park to Windang. During this time lifeguards also conducted 507 rescues and conducted about 38,000 preventative actions on the beaches.
Council also has developed a three-staged pro-active approach regarding sharks off the beaches. Council uses:
coastal aerial patrols, from Stanwell Park to Windang drone video surveillance to track sharks when there have been confirmed sightings lifeguards have electronic shark-deterrent devices on their jet skis, called Shark Shield.For more information on beach patrol hours and beach safety, contact our Customer Service Team on (02) 4227 7111 or visit Council’s website.
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