Surf clubs says non-locals in ‘majority’ of surf rescues

Kate McIlwain
February 25 2017 - 12:00pm
People cool off at City Beach during February's heat. Picture: Adam McLean.
People cool off at City Beach during February's heat. Picture: Adam McLean.

Surf Life Saving Illawarra says the majority of people being saved at Wollongong and Shellharbour beaches are from outside the area, and has called for better education for residents from “over the mountain”.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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