The ocean is for everyone

LIFESAVING IS TOO

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Australian surf lifesavers creating a welcoming, progressive and inclusive surf life saving culture for the LGBTQIA+ community

We lead community events to promote our inclusive surf life saving culture

Community events

We support national and state bodies, and local clubs with LGBTQIA+ inclusion

Surf club support

We empower LGBTQIA+ & allies to join their local surf club

surflife saver assistance

We lead in diversity and inclusion and share our work with the community

advocate guidance

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

NSW - 18 Oct 2025

Member ‘Dip & Sip’ (fortnightly)

8:30 am

Coogee Beach

Member Dip & Sip

Short swim followed by coffee. Great opportunity to meet fellow LWP members and enjoy a fun, social morning by the sea!

Sign up HERE!

WA - 25 Oct 2025

Stirling Square, Guildford

2:00 - 9:00 pm

Pride Swan Festival 2025!

Come meet our Aussie lifesavers changing the landscape of our beaches. Interested in becoming a lifesaver? Come say hi! Keen to join? Send us an email at info@lifesaverswithpride.com.au

WA - 1 Nov 2025

Walyalup Koort

1:00 - 6:0pm

Freo Pride Fest 2025!

Come meet our Aussie lifesavers changing the landscape of our beaches. Interested in becoming a lifesaver? Come say hi! Keen to join? Send us an email at info@lifesaverswithpride.com.au

AUSTRALIA WIDE - 18 October 2025

Bondi Beach

8am

Production filming: Our Proud Lifesavers video series

Our members are participating in filming for our new video series. This series will launch in January, 2026 and is a bold, fun, light hearted way for our lifesavers to tell their story, and to answer questions we get from surf clubs.

Interested to get involved? Register your interest HERE.

NSW - 15 Nov 2025

8:00 am

Bondi Beach

Trans Awareness Week Coastal Walk

Lifesavers with Pride (LWP) will be hosting the inaugural Trans Awareness Week Coastal Walk event as part of Trans Awareness Week. This will be an opportunity to celebrate trans pride, advocate for trans rights, and promote further inclusion of trans people in lifesaving.

Register here!

Perth Pride Fair Day

LWP members will stand alongside Surf Life Saving WA to celebrate lifesaving as welcoming, progressive and inclusive. Can you help out? Send us an email at info@lifesaverswithpride.com.au

WA - 23 Nov 2025

Supreme Court Gardens
Perth, WA

Rainbow Beaches 2026

Surf clubs across Australia participate in this event to showcase their surf clubs as welcoming, progressive and inclusive for the LGBTQIA+ community. More info can be found HERE. REGISTER for your FREE pack and to confirm your participation here!

AUSTRALIA WIDE - 14 Feb 2026

National Launch event - Port Macquarie SLSC.

NSW - 15 Feb 2026

Sydney Fair Day 2026

Lifesavers with Pride is proud to be at Sydney Fair Day 2026, championing LGBTQIA+ inclusion in surf lifesaving. Our presence helps break down barriers, build connections, and show that everyone is welcome on the beach and in the red and yellow. Come visit our stall to learn more, show your support, or just say hi! Want to make an even bigger impact? Join us as a volunteer and help us spread the message of diversity and inclusion in surf life saving. See you there!

Victoria Park
Sydney, NSW

Mardi Gras 2026

Lifesavers with Pride is hitting the Sydney Mardi Gras parade in full force, proving that surf lifesaving is for everyone! Under the dazzling lights, we’re making a powerful statement—our beaches and our clubs are open to all, no exceptions. March with us, cheer us on, or simply soak up the energy as we bring visibility, inclusion, and pride to the surf lifesaving movement. The waves of change are here—are you ready to ride them with us?

NSW - 28 Feb 2026

Oxford Street
Sydney, NSW

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