SURFERS will get free water safety training at Surfing WA’s Surfers Rescue 365 program at City Beach this Sunday.
The three-hour program teaches surfers CPR, first aid and board rescue techniques to minimise risks at the beach.
Surfing WA chief executive Mark Lane said safety training for surfers was important.
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Cambridge Mayor Keri Shannon wants her local surfers to practice water safety.
“Having a contingent of trained up locals will be an asset to our beach-loving community, to other visitors to our beaches and to the surfers themselves, who will take these skills with them through life,” Ms Shannon said.
A second Surfers Rescue 365 session supported by the City of Stirling will be held at Trigg Beach from 9am to noon on July 19.
More information is at www.surfersrescue365.
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