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August 20:

Surf Life Saving Australia will host the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman Series Trial at Tugun Beach on September 18 and 19.

August 16: Surf Life Saving Australia today announced that dates for the 2011 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships will be extended.  The event will run from Saturday 2 to Sunday 10 April at Kurrawa on the Gold Coast.

July 16: Long standing chief instructor and treasurer Les Brodie and popular club captain Mark Goodwin have both been awarded Life Memberships of the Currumbin Beach Vikings SLSC.

The pair were formally inducted into the Vikings "Life Membership Club" at Currumbin's Annual General Meeting last Sunday.

June 25: Adelaide's Glenelg Beach has been named the host venue for Surf Life Saving's 2011 Australian Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) Championships, which will be held from 29-31 July.

The Australian IRB Championships is one of the major events on Surf Life Saving's sporting calendar attracting more than 500 of the best surf lifesavers from around the country.

June 21:

Eckstein will be joined by defending World Ironwoman Champion Naomi Flood, defending world inter-club surf race champion Chris Allum and two-time Australian Ironwoman Champion and 2006 world surf race champion Kristyl Smith.

June 7: Melbourne - Northcliffe Surf Life Saving Club has taken out the 2010 Australian Pool Rescue Championships following an action packed final day of competition at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

Outstanding performances from Dev Lahey and Kristyl Smith led the Gold Coast club to the overall title, with Cronulla and Maroochydore rounding out the top three. Lahey and Smith each took home six medals over the two days of competition.

April 18:

Heading into today's finals there was certainly a buzz on the beach that this could be the year Williamstown tops the medal tally. Not only did they win, but they managed to pick up five of the nine gold medals on offer as well as take a silver and bronze.