The Iconic Noosa Surf Club

Today we had to pack up the campervan and move sites in the caravan park as we had decided to stay an extra night. Normally an easy proposition but at 9.00am it was so hot and humid, we must have lost a few kilos packing the gear.

I have given up putting a tee shirt on as it just becomes saturated in the humidity.

We met up with The Delaneys once more at the iconic Noosa Surf Club overlooking the beach for lunch. As well as Brendan & Janine, we met their daughter Sophie and Sophie’s boyfriend Marley.

Cold local beer and a bucket of fresh prawns are the house favourite, but I settled on The Big Kahuna Burger.

In 1929 a Club House was placed on the Noosa beach and in May 1931 the name was changed to Noosa Life Saving and Surf Club. Since then the club has continued to patrol the beach with the proud record of no lives lost on Noosa Beach while lifesavers were on patrol.

Surf lifesaving began on the beaches of Sydney then spread around the country, first to Western Australia and Queensland then later to the other states. The Royal Life Saving Society, which originated in Britain, placed lifelines on beaches and held classes.

Today, most of the major beaches in Australia have designated patrolled surf life saving areas and the distinctive SLSA with their red and yellow caps, yellow top and red shorts are a major part of the Aussie culture.Read more