SURF LIFE SAVING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2007–08

CONTENTS
Surf Life Saving Australia—who we are 2
Section 01—overview and highlights of 2007–08 5
Key achievements 6
A snapshot 7
Key dates 8
President’s report 10
Section 02—Overview of operations and activities 15
How we met our objectives 16
Chief Executive Offi cer’s report
Operations reports:
23
Lifesaving 27
Australian Lifesaving Academy 28
Coastal Safety Services 28
Surf Sports 29
Development 30
Commercial Operations 31
Stakeholder map 32
Finance
Subsidiary entities
Northern Region (Westpac) Life Saver
35
Helicopter Rescue Service
Southern Region (Westpac) Life Saver
37
Helicopter Rescue Service 40
Our governance structure 42
Corporate governance policy 45
2007–08 boards and committees 48
Boards of subsidiary entities 54
Our operational structure and staff 55
Section 03—Financial statements 59
Section 04—Surf lifesaving in Australia 91
Surf lifesaving in Australia 92
How we raise funds 96
Meritorious Awards 98
Recognising excellence—Awards of Excellence 100
Recognising excellence—Hall of Fame 102
Recognising distinguished service—Life Members 104
Recognising distinguished service—New Life Members 105
Surf Sports results 106
Section 05—Statistical summaries 129
List of clubs and services 142
List of acronyms 144
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