As crowds in the water increase at all well-known surfing breaks, Noosa World Surfing Reserve aims to create a welcoming surf culture in Noosa in which both visitors and locals share the waves and respect the rights of others to enjoy them. There are growing concerns around safety in the NWSR for surfers and swimmers
Did you know Melanoma claims the lives of nearly 1,400 Australians every year! Those numbers are far too high for something that can be avoided. Come and join us within the Noosa World Surfing Reserve during the @noosa_festival_of_surfing with @_bakslap for the first @melanomamarch_ in Noosa! This is your chance to support an amazing
Noosa World Surfing Reserve and Noosa Surf Museum present an evening of surf film nostalgia Mark down Thursday, 10 March in your diary. That’s when the Noosa Surf Museum comes alive with incredible surfing footage, old and new, celebrating the pioneering days of the 1960s and ‘70s. The first part of this free-entry family entertainment
One surfer’s serious head injury while surfing the Noosa points and another’s lucky escape while attempting to launch off Dolphin Point in dangerous conditions has sparked a round of seasonal media frenzy calling for action. The catalyst was 42-year-old Noosa surfer Derek Symons’ sliced scalp last weekend at National Park break – “‘Blood pouring out’:
🚨 NEWLY INSTALLED DEFIB AT GRANITE BAY 🚨 Located at access 25d along the National Park coastal track. Thank you to our generous sponsor Jason Kerr of McCormick Lawyers in Noosa Heads and Director of Maple Street Surgery in Cooroy for making this happen. As well as @bcr_medical and QPWS for helping acquire and install
Following two possibly avoidable deaths at Tea Tree Bay this year, Noosa World Surfing Reserve this week installed a second defibrillator station within the National Park, thanks to the generosity of a group of local surfers and business people. Rob and Charity Warburton, along with friends Adrian and Sonya Stephenson from Noosa Van Lines and
Your chance of surviving a snake bite, stroke or drowning in Noosa has increased slightly since the Noosa Council Community Development team gave local volunteers the opportunity to brush up on their First Aid and CPR last April. Two NWSR stewards, Di and myself, jumped at the chance to join other volunteers from organisations
Noosa World Surfing Reserve, in partnership with Queensland Parks and Wildlife and BCR Medical, national distributors of the Lifepak CR2 defibrillator kits, last week installed the first of a projected five defibrillators outside the Noosa Parks Association information centre and kiosk adjacent to the National Park surf break. The NWSR is negotiating with Parks
If you’ve been to Noosa Main Beach or Little Cove over the past 18 months – and is there anyone who hasn’t? – you may have wondered where all the sand came from and how long it will stay. Anecdotally, many old Noosa hands and veteran surfers have been claiming that this is the
“The Surfers Christmas Ball” hosted by Noosa World Surfing Reserve. A night of fun, film, live music, dancing and stories, 6pm till late, Saturday 12 December 2020 at the Sunshine Beach Surf Club Function Room. Live music with The SandFlys, special guest speaker Gary “Kong” Elkerton in conversation with Phil Jarratt, and a nostalgic screening