Far South Coast (FSC) Branch is one of eleven Branches in NSW. FSC is a not-for-profit organisation registered under the Charitable Fundraising Act 1991.
Our charitable purpose is to support our clubs to ensure beachgoers are safe at our patrolled beaches and surrounding areas and to provide surf safety education. The funds we raise help us achieve that purpose.
While we’re small in numbers with around 2,350 members, we’re large in size with the Branch spanning over 230 km and 184 beaches. The commitment, dedication and innovation of our members has been recognised through FSC being named SLSNSW Branch of the Year for the past two years in a row.
FSC has seven clubs from Batemans Bay in the north to Pambula in the south. We have a dedicated team who not only patrol our beaches between the red and yellow flags but also provide emergency call-out capabilities 24/7 throughout the year. Our clubs work closely together to provide a valuable service to beach goers and we work with other emergency services to provide search and rescue services whenever required.
Never has our combined skills and commitment to serving our community been more evident than during this past summer’s bushfire emergency. When called upon to step into an unfamiliar role in order to best serve our communities and help keep visitors and locals alike safe, our lifesavers rose to the challenge. Across the Branch our clubs and members supported well over 8,000 people during the New Year’s Eve bushfire emergency, providing shelter, bedding, food, first aid, emotional support and a place of belonging for those driven from their homes or stranded in our region.
Whether it be patrolling our beaches, responding to out-of-hours emergencies, providing community education programs, honing skills through surf sports competitions or supporting our communities in a time of need, these are just some of the many ways in which our Surf Life Saving family contribute to our Far South Coast community and visitors to our region.
