Surf Life Saving is Australia's major water safety, drowning prevention and rescue authority, to which Michael Crismale has been appointed onto the Board as an Independent Director.
SLSA came about when Australians decided to embrace the ocean as a site of active recreation in the early part of the 20th century. The need for a lifesaving movement - to protect and save lives – grew, and from that day onwards, Surf Life Saving became part of the fabric of our country.
SLSA provides a safe environment in and around our beaches, through patrols on, in and above the shore and through education and training programs.
Surf Life Saving is the largest volunteer movement of its kind in Australia. It is a not-for-profit movement that exists only through community donations, fundraising and corporate sponsorship.
For people young and old, Surf Life Saving inspires a positive and uniquely Australian attitude, because every member, every club, the entire movement, embraces and promotes a 'can do' attitude to life.