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Climate Action Motions for your AGM & Director Duties

Posted on May 29, 2022 by admin

AGM Motions Annual General Meetings are coming up and it’s time to get involved in your club committee. One other important action can be proposing motions for your club to pass at the AGM. A motion can provide the incoming committee with a mandate to act and advocate in regard to climate change. Some ideas… Continue reading

Electric ATV on patrol?

Posted on May 15, 2022 by admin

Electrification of mobility is a essential step in reduction of carbon emissions and will have benefits for surf life saving members and beachgoers. Electric vehicles have much fewer moving parts and less maintenance requirements. An electric ATV will simply be plugged in to a 10 amp power point overnight to charge. Whilst they may have… Continue reading

When will we have an electric IRB or jetski?

Posted on February 13, 2022 by admin

The inflatable rescue boat (IRB) has been the workhorse of rescuing and string-line setting work for since the 70’s and not a lot has changed recently. The two-stroke engines commonly used by SLSCs on their IRBs are now banned from sale in Australia, due to their polluting performance. SLS has an exemption of some sort,… Continue reading

Line in the sand: No future for fossil fuel sponsors in surf lifesaving

Posted on November 20, 2021 by admin

In the other parts of our website you can read about why climate change is a threat to surf lifesavers, our clubrooms and beachgoers. There are now two petitions on the same topic! SIGN THE GETUP PETITION HERE or SIGN THE “Free the Nippers” PETITION HERE Surf Lifesaving has one of the most respected and… Continue reading

Socials: Contact and collaborate with us

Posted on September 13, 2021 by admin

Contact us – via the Facepage here

  • Climate Action Motions for your AGM & Director Duties
  • Electric ATV on patrol?
  • When will we have an electric IRB or jetski?
  • Line in the sand: No future for fossil fuel sponsors in surf lifesaving
  • Socials: Contact and collaborate with us

Sustain.Surf

1 week 1 day ago

E Class Outboards we like the look of your turbo jet electric outboard on the back of an old IRB. Let's get it made 'lifesaver

World first electric turbo jet outboard

6kW with greater speeds than 6kW regular electric. 12 knots with one up.

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1 week 1 day ago

Great to see the The Climate Council ramping up pressure on Surf Life Saving Australia and Surf Life Saving WA to remove fossil fuel sponsorship

Call Time on Fossil Fuel Sponsorships | Climate Council

From flooded festivals, to concerts cancelled by bushfire threats and unsafe heat disrupting play at the tennis, footy and more, climate change is wreaking havoc on the activities and events we love. Meanwhile, polluting fossil fuel giants are using these events to buy community goodwill and distrac...

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2 weeks 6 days ago

The Guardian has a great article on the issues with Fossil fuel sponsorship of #woodsidenippers. Let’s do the right thing by our kids and find

‘Walking billboard’ for Woodside: parents want end to fossil fuel company sponsorship of WA Nippers

New campaign supported by Greenpeace urges Surf Life Saving WA to scrap $5m naming rights deal

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3 weeks 16 hours ago

2 years ago we started having the public discussion about Nippers being used as billboards for fossil fuel proliferation, after behind the scenes conversations were

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3 weeks 16 hours ago

It’s going to be a hot summer on the beach. Check out some of the health risks for outside sports at sustain.surf/health-impacts-of-climate-change/

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3 weeks 2 days ago

Ahead of the upcoming season it's time to see how your club is set up to deal with the risks and opportunities that climate change

Surf Club Sustainability & Adaptation Checklist - Sustain Surf

Why should clubs act? All surf clubs need to consider urgent action on climate change as it effects the health of members, changes surf conditions and puts club infrastructure at risk. Many club constitutions will demand this or will reflect SLSA’s constitutional objectives which include: Y) ensur...

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1 month 2 weeks ago

How we deal with climate change will affect our beaches, infrastructure and communities.

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1 month 3 weeks ago

Kick the habit. Fossil fuels need to be rapidly wound back for community safety & health. Using sport to promote companies who continue to expand

Pressure mounts on Dockers to give Woodside sponsorship the heave ho

High-profile West Australian organisations have left fossil fuel partnerships recently. Now fans are questioning whether Freo will kick its Woodside habit.

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1 month 3 weeks ago

unsealed4x4.com.au/electric-converted-landcruiser-attempts-to-drive-under-darwin-harbour-7-kilometres-in-length-and-up-to-30-metres-deep/ If they can manage an EV underwater, 30m deep, then I reckon we shouldn't have too much trouble waterproofing an electric IRB ...

Electric converted LandCruiser attempts to drive under Darwin Harbour - 7 kilometres in length, and up to 30 metres deep!

Engineering an old Toyota LandCruiser to drive for seven kilometres under Darwin Harbour. At depths of up to 30 metres.

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