Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club

❤️💛 A MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS! 💛❤️

A huge shoutout to two of our legends, Ben and Jess, who completed the Advanced Lifesaving Development Program at Sunshine Beach this past weekend! 👏🌊

This program pushes participants well beyond their comfort zones, testing their skills, resilience and teamwork through challenging scenarios including:

🌙 Night searches
🚨 Rescue & recovery operations
👥 Leadership & teamwork
📋 SMEAC operations
💪 And plenty of challenges along the way!

Ben and Jess, what an achievement! We’re so proud of you both. 🙌

It’s fantastic to see our members continually developing their skills, challenging themselves and bringing new knowledge and experience back to patrolling Mooloolaba Beach and keeping our community safe. 🏖️🚩

Well done legends — we can’t wait to see what’s next! ❤️💛

🛟❤️💛 A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our fantastic new Surf Rescue Certificate qualified U14 Cadets! 💛❤️🛟

After an intensive week-long training camp on the Gold Coast, our crew have passed their Surf Rescue Certificate with flying colours! 🎉👏

They’ve worked incredibly hard, learned heaps, had plenty of fun and are now officially Rescue Ready and ready to patrol Mooloolaba Beach! 🏖️🌊

We couldn’t be prouder of every single one of you. ❤️💛

Welcome to the next generation of Mooloolaba lifesavers! 🛟🌊

Well done, team! 👏🔥

🚤🌊 ARE YOU READY TO STEP UP? 🌊🚤

A quick reminder that our Mooloolaba SLSC Young Guns Surfboat Academy is coming up — and we’ve made it even easier to jump onboard!

Thanks to the amazing support of Maroochy RSL, who have just sponsored the program, we’ve been able to reduce the cost to just $25 for the full 4-week program! 🙌 Thanks Maroochy RSL!!!!

We’ve also pushed the program back to start after the school holidays, which means **more availability and more young guns can get involved!**

💪 What’s included?

🔥 Learn surfboat rowing and surf lifesaving skills
🔥 Gym sessions to build strength, commitment and teamwork
🔥 Get hands-on with patrols, craft and beach training
🔥 Learn first aid and important safety skills for life
🔥 Cool Young Guns merch
🔥 Graduation dinner to finish it all off!

The program is designed for 15–23-year-olds who want to give surfboats a go, get fitter, learn new skills and be part of an awesome crew.

START DATE WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER
Wednesday – 4:30pm: Gym
Saturday – 6:30am: Surfboats

There’s no major commitment — sign up, give it a crack and see what you think!

And you don’t need to be a member of a surf club.
All 15–23-year-olds are welcome.

👉 Only $25 for the entire 4 weeks!

📲 Register here:**
https://mooloolabaslsc.jotform.com/262308626379970

Questions?
📧 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
📞 Brent Harris – 0422 816 185

A massive thank you again to **Maroochydore RSL** for helping make this program so accessible to our young people.

🚤🌊 Come and have a crack — you might just find your new favourite sport! 🌊🚤

❤️💛 **CONGRATULATIONS STEVE!** ❤️💛

A huge congratulations to our very own Steve Barclay on his appointment as President of Surf Life Saving Queensland.

Steve has been a proud member of Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club for more than 40 years and has made an incredible contribution to surf lifesaving at both club and state level.

His passion for our volunteers, our clubs and the wider surf lifesaving movement is second to none. Steve has served on the SLSQ Board since 2023 and brings a wealth of leadership, governance and public service experience to the role.

We are incredibly proud to see one of our own take on this important leadership position and know Steve will continue to champion the incredible volunteers who keep Queensland’s beaches safe.

Congratulations Steve — a fantastic achievement and one the whole Mooloolaba family can be proud of! 👏❤️💛

Its here!!! 📣📣
Off the Podium - A Youth Development Program by NeuroLead & Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club🏆

8️⃣ Eight sessions.
🎱 Eight mentors.
😎 Eight chances to grow. 🌳Here's what's ahead for our U13–U17 athletes 👇

1 | Wed 7 Oct — Youth Performance Bootcamp with UFIT Australia Ryan O'Neal 🏃‍♀️🏃
The UFIT team put the group through a bootcamp built to test fitness, leadership and teamwork.

2 | Sun 11 Oct — Mercer Mindset Method with Jordan Mercer 🏄‍♀️
World Ironwoman Champion Jordan Mercer on confidence, resilience and a positive mindset.

3 | Sun 15 Nov — Fuel School with Ali Miles 🥗
Advanced Sports Dietitian Ali Miles on practical performance nutrition for sport, school and life.

4 | Sat 5 Dec — OPC Breath-Hold Training with Kerry Keightley 🌊
A pool session on breathwork and controlled breathing with an ASCA Level 3 Elite Coach who works with Olympians and world champions.

5 | Sat 16 Jan — Team Building with Kylee Byrne ⚡️
20+ years coaching elite netball, including Head Coach of Sunshine Coast Lightning. Kylee shows how team culture gets built one choice at a time.

6 | Sun 7 Feb — Movement & Performance with Luke Howie, be inspired with Sonia Heath OLY
A movement session with Luke Howie from Athletic Ecosystems, then Olympian, surf lifesaver and MSLSC Gold Medal Boat Rower Sonia Heath. 🚣🏻‍♀️

7 | Sun 28 Feb — Building Your Personal Brand with Jack Reed 🏈
Former Brisbane Broncos NRL player Jack Reed on first impressions, reputation and becoming the best version of yourself.

8 | Sun 7 Mar — The NeuroLead Amazing Race 🧐🧠
The finale. Teams, challenges and a whole lot of fun across the club and the Mooloolaba community.

Not every young person will stand on a sporting podium, but every young person has the potential to make an impact. And that's what this program is all about.📣😁

We're not just building better athletes. We're building better humans. 🤗

Registrations are open now for MSLSC Nippers, Cadets and Opens. Check Team App for full registration information. 📋

🎟️ MASSIVE SHOUT OUT TO OUR NIPPERS CADETS! 🙌

First raffles of the season on Saturday and the crew absolutely smashed it, raising over $1,000! 💰👏

Every dollar raised through our raffles makes a real difference. Raffles help fund valuable lifesaving equipment for our club and help cover carnival entry fees for our athletes - from Nippers and Boaties through to Masters. 🛟❤️💛❤️💛

A huge thank you to our Nippers Cadets (and a slightly older dad helper 😎) for getting stuck in and making it happen!

Well done, crew! What a fantastic effort! 👏🌊

🌊🏆 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW BRONZIES! 🏆🌊

A massive congratulations to our U16 Age Group crew who have successfully transitioned from their Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) to their Bronze Medallion! 👏🌊

What an incredible achievement — these young guns are now fully qualified surf lifesavers and ready to hit the beach and help keep our community safe! 💪🏖️

A HUGE thank you to our amazing trainers Lisa and Nathan (from Dicky Beach 😉) and Soo, who assisted as a content specialist throughout the training. And a big thank you to Clive for being our assessor. 🙌

Well done, kids! 👏👏👏 Giving up part of your school holidays to put in the hard work, learn new skills and achieve your Bronze Medallion is something to be incredibly proud of. ❤️💛❤️💛

Welcome to the ranks of our lifesavers! 🌊🛟💪

Check out the front cover and article in today's My Weekly Preview. Celebrating the start of the volunteer lifesaving season and the start of Nippers!
Thank you so much My Weekly Preview for supporting our local lifesavers and Nippers.