Surf Life Saving Day at NSW Parliament House - MP's messages
David Elliott- Minister for Emergency Services:
“A big thank you to all surf lifesavers this summer I mean Australia is, Australian Summers are synonymous with Surf Life Saving, we are very grateful for the volunteer hours they have put in, we are also very grateful for the training and risks that they take to make sure that our families are safe”
Lee Evans MP for Heathcote:
“First of all for Surf Life Saving, thank you for what you do and have a safe summer, but I know you guys in the red and yellow, if you are not there we will have more deaths on beaches so thank you so much for the work you do, you are the best volunteer organisation I have in my electorate and I think you for all the work that you do”
Adam Crouch MP for Terrigal:
“All of our fantastic surf lifesavers thank you for everything you do, on the Central Coast alone almost 100,000 volunteer hours every year to keep our beaches safe for both locals and visitors alike, without that contribution we know that lives would be lost, we have not had a drowning on a patrolled beach for years and that is because of all the fantastic work that our thousands of surf life savers do every year to keep our beaches safe, our volunteers and also the work that is done from one day to the next is just incredible”
Dugald Saunders MP for Dubbo:
“The Beach to Bush program is incredibly important for regional areas like mine, having surf lifesavers come out in the bright yellow and red it really stimulates children’s imaginations straight away. We have different waterways inland like rivers and dams but of course a lot of families do go away for beach holidays particularly over Christmas so I think the Beach to Bush program is a really important one to keep doing year to year to make sure that we keep spreading that safety message for our young people. Look we are all obviously really grateful for the volunteers to get out there and patrol our beaches and help spread that message of safety around our major waterways during this summer period, so well done keep doing the good work and thanks for what you do.”
Eleni Petinos MP for Cronulla:
“To all our amazing volunteers throughout the state who are protecting our community wearing that red and yellow uniform, a big thank you for keeping our communities safe and to those clubs in the south Wanda, Eloura, North Cronulla and Cronulla thank you for making sure Bate Bay has had no lives lost in recent years we really appreciate your efforts and I want to thank you for everything you do for our community”
Gurmesh Singh MP for Coffs Harbour:
“To all the Surf Live Savers out there, to all the volunteers you absolutely do a fantastic job, you are the reason that we have such fantastic beaches and keep them open during some pretty challenging conditions and you are the reason that we can have our tourism industry do what it does, getting so many people onto our beaches and enjoy them in a safe way”
James Griffin MP for Manly:
“James Griffin, Member for Manly and an important message for all of our Surf Life Savers across the beaches across the beaches of New South Wales; thank you for doing what you do, keep up the great work and lets hope it is a safe but happy summer ahead”
James Griffin, MP for Manly, and Harold Marshall
Paul Scully MP for Wollongong:
“To all our volunteer Surf Life Savers, whether you are in the Illawarra or further afield in the state thank you for the time, energy and effort that you are putting in on the beach but also behind the scenes to make sure your clubs are ready and that everyone who does come to your beaches are safe and protected, you do an incredible job and as a member of a club I know all the hard work that goes in to ensure everyone that comes to a beach leaves a beach safe and secure.”
Marjorie O’Neill MP for Coogee:
“I just want to say a big thank you to all our volunteer Surf Life Savers who are our patrolling this summer, last summer was the most dangerous we have had on record so the fact we are getting more and more people who want to be out there volunteering it is so important and I just want to say thank you.”
Yasmin Catley MP for Swansea:
“I want to say to all you Surf Life Savers out there thank you so much for dedicating your volunteer time to Surf Life Saving, it is one of the organisations that with the work you do is synonymous with Australia it is synonymous with our summer on that note make sure we keep those beaches out there safe, have fun because that is apart of Surf Life Saving too, and lets have another successful summer.”
Tim Crakanthorp MP for Newcastle:
“Keep up the awesome work that you do in our communities particularly in Newcastle with my six clubs, I know you are all very passionate, you love to give to the community and the community is so grateful to have you there all the time, so I know you are going to be very vigilant so have a great season and we don’t want to see many rescues in fact so I hope you enjoy yourselves… cheers.”
