North Coast lifeguard services cease this weekend
April 25, 2008
Northern NSW lifeguards finish their patrol season this weekend.
The Australian Lifeguard Service, in partnership with local councils, has patrolled more than 40 beaches along the northern NSW coast during the swimming season, utilising more than 120 lifeguards.
“Whilst most services were for the five-week Christmas holidays, daily services have been provided right through the season at Salt, Byron Bay, Lennox Head and Shelly Beach,” co-ordinator Stephen Leahy said.
“Despite beach attendance figures being well below average due to the generally poor weather right through the season, lifeguards were kept busy.
FNC lifesaving has two new national champions
April 7, 2008
Far North Coast surf lifesaving branch has two new national champions.
Lennox Head-Alstonville’s Tanyn Lyndon and Byron Bay’s Shannon Hulbert-Green are the male and female Under-17 ironman and ironwoman champions after surprising more-fancied opponents at the nationals at Scarborough Beach in Western Australia over the weekend.
Tanyn has been a prolific winner for his club and NSW over the past few years but went into the nationals under a cloud after coming down with a chest infection.
However, he made light of his limited preparation to break through at national level for a second time after his win in the Under-15 event last year.
