CHarity Partners
Westpac LIfesaver rescue helicopter service queensland
SAVING LIVES FOR OVER 45 YEARS
The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service patrols beaches from Rainbow Bay to Rainbow Beach and carries out surveillance, shark warnings, preventative actions, missing person searches and rescues. The service is also used for emergency response, searches and rescues, working in conjunction with emergency service organisations including the Queensland Police Service, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, and Queensland Fire & Emergency Services.
Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service was founded in 1976. This is a free service is the communities eyes in the sky. The helicopter is crewed by 25 volunteer aircrew and rescue crew officers, available 24/7 for emergency services. These volunteers dedicate their time to this vital community service and keep our Queensland beaches safe.
Surfers Paradise Surf Lifesaving Club
EVERYDAY HEROES SAVING LIVES SINCE 1925
The Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving club has been saving lives and creating everyday heroes since 1925. The golden sands of Surfers Paradise Beach have been kept safe by our life savers for almost 100 years. Our club has nurtured many local, state and national life saving champions inspired by the everyday heroes of our community the volunteer life savers that patrol our beaches fastidiously. We would like to celebrate those that have made this club the place it is today.