Sharing our work with the community

Lifesavers with Pride is grateful for the media exposure we’ve received both locally and internationally—through press, radio, television, and online platforms. This coverage helps us share our message of inclusion and visibility in surf lifesaving.

    • ABC Radio Darwin – Darwin Pride Festival

    • Joy Radio Melbourne: Lifesavers with Pride encourages people to become a lifesaver, sign up for the Proud Beaches Mentorship program, and apply for a Proud Beaches Scholarships.

    • Channel Nine – TODAY breakfast- LWP at Mardi Gras 2025

    • ABC Breakfast – LWP at Mardi Gras 2025

    • The Guardian Australia: Coverage of LWP’s rehearsal for Mardi Gras 2025

    • Star Observer: The Gold Coast will launch the 2025 Rainbow Beaches Program in February, featuring events like a Pride Panel and Pride Paddle to promote inclusivity and support for the LGBTQIA+ community, with a record 133 surf clubs nationwide participating.

    • Tweed Coast Times: The Rainbow Beaches event in Coolangatta, scheduled for February 8, 2025, aims to promote diversity and inclusion within surf lifesaving by celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community through activities like a 1km paddle and a pride patrol

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    • NBN news: Video documentary on Proud Beaches at Brunswick SLSC

    • ABC News: The Brunswick Heads Surf Life Saving Club is using WorldPride as an opportunity to promote greater diversity and inclusion within its ranks, aiming to make everyone feel welcome on the beach and in surf lifesaving.

    • ABC Radio Adelaide: Rescue boards celebrate pride on SA's southern beaches

    • Sydney Morning Herald: Lifesavers with Pride are featured in SMH’s coverage of Sydney World Pride 2023

    • Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras: Lifesavers with Pride stall and the Sydney Mardi Gras Fair Day receives special commendation

    • Pride in Sport: LWP member, Ivan Power, is finalist for the Pride in Sport LGBTQIA+ Ally Award

    • ABC Article - Proud Beaches: Rob Power came out as gay at 65 after a lifetime of hiding his identity—highlighting why inclusive spaces like Lifesavers with Pride are vital, so no one in surf lifesaving feels they have to hide who they are.

    • Concrete Playground: A heap of Aussie surf clubs are getting kitted out with rainbow hues to celebrate pride and diversity

    • 9News: Proud Beaches featured as one of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras' fun and flamboyant displays

    • Star Observer: Lifesavers with Pride is called out in Fair Day’s return after covid-19 lockdowns

    • Star Observer: Highlights Lifesavers with Pride’s mission to make Australian beaches more inclusive by supporting LGBTQIA+ members in surf life saving

    • Sydney Morning Herald: Lifesaver Michelle Ricketts is featured with Mardi Gras chief executive Albert Kruger and performer Coco Jumbo on the return of the Mardi Gras parade at the SCG due to covid-19 restrictions

    • Out in Perth: Lifesavers with Pride has launched new scholarships to support and encourage LGBTQIA+ participation in surf life saving, helping to create more inclusive and diverse beach communities.

    • LOTL: Lifesavers with Pride launched the Proud Beaches Scholarships for the 2020–21 summer to support LGBTQIA+ surf lifesavers and promote greater diversity and inclusion within surf life saving clubs.

    • Australian Pride Network: Lifesavers with Pride launched the Proud Beaches Scholarships for the 2021–22 summer to support LGBTQIA+ surf lifesavers and foster more inclusive, welcoming environments within surf life saving clubs across Australia.