Mollymook Surf Club to get facilities upgrade
Liberal candidate for South Coast, Luke Sikora, has welcomed the Mollymook Surf Life Saving Club receiving a $53,709 cash injection to improve its facilities as part of the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government’s Surf Club Facility Program.
“The volunteering spirit is strong on the South Coast and the Perrottet Liberal Team has always invested in our Surf Life Saving Clubs to show support,” Mr Sikora said.
“This grant will upgrade key areas of the surf club and support the life saving volunteers who put themselves in harms way to keep our beaches safe.”
Minister for Sport Alister Henskens said the program aims to create more modern, accessible facilities and to ensure lifesavers have what they need to keep the community safe on our beaches.
“Surf clubs are at the heart of coastal communities and the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government is investing in them to ensure they remain an integral part of local communities on the South Coast,” Mr Henskens said.
“This program will deliver a range of game-changing projects for surf clubs that will result in improved facilities, increased participation in sport and recreation activities, and general uplifts in usage to ensure overall community benefit.”
The program provides grants of between $50,000 and $650,000 to develop facilities that will boost participation, increase usage and improve safety.
The project at Mollymook will see the resurfacing of the club’s main gear shed floor to improve safety as well as security improvements to the clubhouse.
Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock said a busy summer period highlights why our local surf clubs must be modern and fit-for-purpose.
“We have some of the most beautiful and popular beaches on the South Coast, and it is crucial our surf clubs have the facilities they need to protect both visitors and locals on our beaches,” Ms Hancock said.
Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke said the surf club upgrades build on the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government’s investment in equipment and training to support volunteer lifesavers.
“Our 75,000 volunteer lifesavers patrol 129 every weekend and public holiday between October and April, so it’s vital that they have modern and fit-for-purpose facilities,” Ms Cooke said.
“Their work is quite literally life saving and I’m very grateful for the thousands of rescues they’ve undertaken this summer to protect locals and visitors to our coastline.”
Surf Life Saving NSW President George Shales OAM said ensuring surf clubs across NSW were maintained and upgraded is vitally important.
“Our volunteers deserve safe, accessible, and secure facilities in order to train new lifesavers and support the community,” Mr Shales said.
“Many Surf Life Saving Clubs have been on the frontline in the last year, responding to incidents and emergencies including the recent flood disaster, and they need to be able to safely store and access vital rescue equipment at short notice.”
More details on the program are available online.
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