Our SR30 Team
| Name | Role | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Lucas | SR30 Coordinator | Garie |
| Jake McDonald | SR30 Deputy Coordinator | Maroubra |
| Phil Sylvester | SR30 Gear and Equipment Coordinator | Maroubra |
Across our coastline, Surf Life Saving Sydney continues to adapt and evolve in response to emerging challenges, embracing diversity and inclusion as central strengths. Our members not only save lives but also educate, connect, and protect our communities, by the community, for the community, and that is something we are deeply proud of.
Surf Life Saving Sydney respects and acknowledges the traditional custodians across all the lands on which we live, work and patrol, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Background Image credit: 'Eora Dreaming' depicts the community of the fifteen Surf Life Saving Clubs throughout Sydney, stretching from North Bondi south to Burning Palms in the Royal National Park - Artist 'Billy Reynolds', proud Dharawal and Yuin man.
Sydney beaches and coastline has been patrolled by Surf Rescue 30’s offshore rescue boat from its Malabar base since 1969.
Surf Reccue 30 (SR30) supports our Rescue Services, providing a robust and agile water based rescue service, particularly away from easily accessible beaches and our Surf Clubs, focusing along our rocky coastline.
We are dedicated to preventing loss of life along our Sydney coastline, with our mantra being safer beaches, safer coastlines and safer lives. Our main areas or operations include
- Assisting swimmers in difficulty
- Assisting divers and rock fisherman
- Backing up beach patrols
- Partnering with other Emergency Service Organisations
- Assisting other boats and their crews in distress
- Supporting aviation emergencies at sea
- Providing rock, cliff and platform rescues
For more information contact the team directly, either the Coordinator, or the Deputy
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Become an SR30 Crew Member
We’re always on the look out for enthusiastic members to join our SR30 crew. If you’re keen to join a passionate team of community minded members, just reach out and we’ll talk you through the steps you need to take to become our newest crewmember. From here you can progress through to driver and skipper.
We’ll post the link below for those keen to join, once it’s released for the season.
Keen to Join SR30?
Ever considered joining the amazing crew at Surf Rescue 30? Why not give them a call and see how you can help support them?
SR30 EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY.
To be able to perform vessel operations each season the crew, drivers and skippers must undertake training in line with AMSA established units of competency. Each course appropriate to the candidate’s level provides the required skills, and knowledge to effectively crew, drive or skipper the Offshore Rescue Boat (ORB) in patrol and surf rescue taskings. There are no specific units of competency offered under these SLS awards, however it is noted that each course is mapped to the equivalent criteria as outlined in AMSA EX24 and relevant components National Standards for Commercial Vessels – Part D (NSCV) for the safe operation of a Surf Life Saving Offshore Rescue Boat (AMSA defined ‘Volunteer Marine Rescue’ vessel).
For more information click on the relevant links to undertake training as either a crew, driver or skipper.
Operations Fact Sheet
Find out details about the vessel, from it’s operations to training required, vessel capacity to equipment, tasking and navigation details. Check out the attached for all this and more.
Launch of Vessel
Our current vessel “City of Randwick IV” was launched in February 2024 with much celebration. Check out the media release of the event.
SR30 News
08/10/2025
We are recruiting to join Surf Rescue 30. All information in SLSS Announcement 17
09/09/2025
We are proud to announce that Doug Lucas, Surf Rescue 30 Coordinator and Captain, has been awarded the Emergency Services Medal (ESM).
19/08/2025
Surf Rescue 30 extends its sincere thanks to Maroubra Seals and Souths Juniors for their generous contributions through the Randwick ClubGRANTS program.
05/07/2025
Lifesaving Excellence
Honouring our Rescue Services Winners, John Restuccia, Charlie Hort, Brett Jamieson and Marie Bowen
05/07/2025
The Best of the Best
The most anticipated honours of the night.
Congratulations to Garie’s Doug Lucas
20/12/2024
EOIs are open for interested and eligible members to join SLSS Rescue Services Surf Rescue 30.
28/07/2024
On Wednesday our crews welcomed visitors from Surf Life Saving SA onboard Surf Rescue 30 for a familarisation opportunity.
SR30 Events
Last updated: September 5, 2025