SURF LIFE SAVING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2007–08

SECTION 05
STATISTICAL SUMMARIES
Whatever it takes
• Total membership up by 8%
• Active membership up by 8%
• Junior members (aka nippers) up by 9%
• Rescues by surf lifesavers up by 35%
• Preventative actions up by 16%
• Total awards issued up by 19%
Table 9: Actions by surf lifesavers 130
Table 10: SLSA membership by category 131
Table 11: Australian Lifeguard Service employees 132
Table 12: Actions by Australian Lifeguard Service (ALS) employees 132
Table 13: Gear and equipment owned by clubs and operations 133
Table 14: Gear and equipment owned by ALS services 133
Table 15: SLSA awards and educational qualifi cations issued 134
Table 16: SLSA service awards 140
Table 17: Surf sports—coaching and offi ciating 141
SECTION 05—STATISTICAL SUMMARIES
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