Download - Surf Life Saving Australia

Highlights
Our key drivers:
• Growing lifesaving and emergency services capabilities.
• Enhancing knowledge/intelligence creation via research.
• Building smart, effective ICT systems.
• Growing sustainable and diversified revenues.
• Improving alignment, integration and delivery of ‘owning the beach’
strategies and programs.
• Enhancing and formalising SLSA’s peak authority status and reputation.
• Implementation of SLSA’s continuous improvement plan.
Our key successes in 2009/10:
• We performed 11,912 rescues, 53,799 first aid treatments and 658,397
preventative actions.
• We increased total membership numbers by 2% to over 153,000.
• We released the 33rd Edition of the Public Safety and Aquatic Rescue
Training Manual.
• We expanded public safety campaigns targeted at rip currents, rock
fishing, blackspots and international tourists and migrants.
• We increased competitor entries into the Australian Surf Life Saving
Championships, Coolangatta Gold and the Australian Pool Rescue
Championships.
• We had surf lifesaving recognised as a Tier One sport by the Australian
Sports Commission (ASC).
• We commenced a talent identification program with Australian Canoeing
and the ASC to develop SLS members in the sport of sprint kayaking.
• We adopted a National Research Agenda, appointed a National Research
Manager and formed a Research Advisory Committee.
• We commenced a revolutionary ICT project to improve the ICT systems
used by the entire SLS movement.
• We reached an in-principle agreement to integrate the fundraising
capacities of all national and state and territory SLS entities.
Our priorities in 2010/11:
• Continued focus on key strategic ‘drivers’.
• Development of a new Strategic Plan for the SLS movement.
• Continued implementation the findings of the Organisational
Effectiveness Review/Continuous Improvement Plan.
• Launching the new SLS brand.
• Completion and release of the ‘Economic Contribution of Surf Life Saving
in Australia’.
• Implement research activities in the areas of rip current safety
interventions, social capital of SLS, surf sport injury prevention and rock
fishing safety.
• Rolling out phase two of the ICT Project, and continuing to educate our
members about the new IT system.
• Further enhancements to SLSA’s Licensing and Retail Program, including
the launch of the new range of SLS branded sunscreen.
• Successfully relocate SLSA to our new offices and refurbish ‘Surf House’
at Bondi Beach.
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