maroochydore slsc centenary
The Maroochydore Branch of the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSSQ) was formed on 1 January 1916, at a meeting in a tent at the Cotton Tree Camping Reserve. There were two "Reel Squads", one from Bli Bli and one from Maroochydore. 5 dramatic rescues were performed by the Squads on Maroochydore Beach the next day.
Maroochydore was the dominant Royal
club in competition between 1923 and the formation of Surf Life Saving
Queensland in 1931.
Maroochydore was crowned the
inaugural Champion Club of Queensland at the first State Surf Lifesaving
Championships held at Coolangatta in 1932. Maroochydore SLSC hosted the second
Queensland Surf Championships in 1933.
This is an extract from the December 2014 Newsletter.
