20 Oct CHSLSC & THE C.ex GROUP CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
The red and yellow flags have once again gone up on Park Beach, Coffs Harbour for the hundredth year in a row.
The Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club (CHSLSC) has been the heart and soul of the Coffs Harbour coastal community since its official formation in 1923.
2023 will mark a century of CHSLSC – a hundred years’ worth of volunteer efforts, including surf patrol, water safety education and community programs.
In order to continue to provide this community service, the club requires funding to purchase and maintain lifesaving equipment as well as providing training and fitness opportunities for its members, to ensure volunteers are able to perform to the best of their abilities.
By the Club’s side has been The C.ex Group. If you pop your head into the club, you will even see an old rescue reel from the early 1970’s provided by the Coffs Harbour Ex-Services Club.
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of the C.ex Group through their ClubGRANTS Program, the club have been able to purchase and maintain much needed lifesaving equipment. Funding from the sponsorship also goes into providing up to date training for all volunteer members.
“Patrons at Park Beach are blessed to be able to enjoy the water while being watched over by our exceptional, volunteer patrol members,” Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club President, Terry Maher said.
“We need to have life-saving equipment like all-terrain vehicles, inflatable rescue boats, patrol shelter and oxygen equipment. These things aren’t cheap, and they also need to be maintained. Not only that, we invest a lot into our volunteer education and training to upskill our members to ensure our beaches are as safe as they can be.” Maher explained.
“So, we are extremely grateful of the C.ex Group who are continuing their Platinum sponsorship again for this season. The C.ex Group have contributed $20,000 in much needed and very much appreciated funding to the Club.”
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The C.ex Group’s Board Members, Mr Jim Hogno and Wayne Edwards along with Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club patrol members, Hudson Barry, Lilly-Grace Herden, Andrew O’Rourke and Titan Barry.