SLSQ Fast Facts

• QLD mainland coastline stretches over 6,089kms
• There are some 714 accessible beaches along the QLD coastline
• There are over 30,000,000 visitations to QLD beaches every year

During the 2024/2025 season, SLSQ performed the following:

• 3,101 lives saved
• 588,993 preventative actions
• 10 resuscitations
• 50 oxygen therapy cases
• 84 spinal injuries treated
• 12 defibrillation cases
• 11,685 marine stinger treatments
• 96 fracture treatments
• 293,794 volunteer patrol hours

Total lives saved (since recording began in 1930) – 152,751

58 Clubs in QLD

5 x clubs North QLD Branch
7 x clubs North Barrier Branch
8 x clubs Wide Bay Capricorn Region
15 x clubs Sunshine Coast Branch
12 x clubs South Coast Branch
11 x clubs Point Danger Branch

Surf Beach Related Drownings

2011/2012 – 14
2012/2013 – 8
2013/2014 – 6
2014/2015 – 14
2015/2016 – 13
2016/2017 – 2
2017/2018 – 8
2018/2019 – 20
2019/2020 – 10
2020/2021 – 19
2021/2022 – 15
2022/2023 – 14
2023/2024 – 8
2024/2025 – 13