Surf Life Saving Tasmania is pleased to announced the the 21 candidates who will participate in January's Lifesaving Development Camp.

The week-long live-in program gives surf lifesavers aged 16 to 21 from nine different Tasmanian surf clubs the opportunity to develop and enhance the knowledge and skills of young people to the next level.

Since 2014, the camp has developed to suit the needs of our state and members and what has evolved is a program that prepares Tasmania's youth take on more responsibility in their patrol teams, their own clubs and the wider community.

This is achieved by providing the young people who attend the Lifesaving Development Camp with a higher level of award training and exposure to exciting, fast-paced simulated lifesaving scenarios.

Camp attendees will use the standard patrolling equipment to manage ‘No Notice’ scenarios that become more complex as their skills develop. This style of delivery uses expert feedback to cement skills and knowledge in a relevant and practical medium.

Led by Camp Coordinator Nicholas Canales (Penguin), participants will receive awards in First Aid, Advanced Resuscitation Techniques, IRB Crewperson Certificate and Silver Medallion IRB Driver (If applicable).

Canalaes is one of 15 members of the Camp management team drawn from seven different clubs - many of whom are former ‘Dev Camp’ participants themselves - who also benefit from the camp by developing their own leadership and training skills.  

2025 LIFESAVING DEVELOPMENT CAMP
3-9 January 2025 | Ulverstone SLSC

Candidates
Jordy Armistead (Port Sorell), Xavier Bailey (Devonport), Olivia Clement (Bicheno), Anna Clingeleffer (Clifton Beach), Chase Enright-Norris (Kingston Beach), Ava Hamilton (Carlton Park), Ciara Harvey (Boat Harbour), Hannah Jager (Kingston Beach), Heidi Kable (Penguin), Ethan Leary (Carlton Park), Bella Lovell (Carlton Park), Will Mackinnon (Carlton Park), Rose McWilliam (Port Sorell), Hudson O'Neil (Ulverstone), Amanda Padman (Ulverstone), Alexa Parker (Ulverstone), Sienna Patmore (Bicheno), Lulu Peart (Carlton Park), Rita Schofield (Clifton Beach), Caitlin Sherlock (Carlton Park), Chloe Webb (Kingston Beach).

Management
Nicholas Canalas (Camp Coordinator, Penguin), Makayla Atherton (Kingston Beach), Oliver Bailey (Devonport), Toby Bailey (Devonport). Eloise Bound (Burnie), Katarina Cubit (Kingston Beach), Hannah-Jane Eberstein (Kingston Beach), Holli Fitzgerald (Carlton Park), Ella Griffin (Boat Harbour), Jai Mollison (Burnie), Romany Paine (Burnie), Sophie Sherlock (Carlton Park), Olivia Smith (Kingston Beach), Kate Suttor (Kingston Beach), Nathan Williamson (Clifton Beach).