Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
The Trigg Island Surf Life Saving Club has had $300,000 worth of upgrades just in time for the peak beach season at one of the most in-demand beaches in the State.
Trigg Island SLSC president Cas Ryan said the upgrades came after a State Government election promise and include upgrades across the entire building.
The club has had upgrades to its western-facing alfresco area, an expansion of its administration area, refurbishment of the training room with glass windows, new cupboards and improved lighting, and the creation of a meeting room.
“There’s a lot of training and education that goes on and before it was quite a pokey little dark room that we did it in,” Ms Ryan said.
“So now it’s fresh and bright.”
The Dulux Community Program also provided paint to help give the well-used clubhouse a fresh new look.
The club’s volunteers will be out on patrol from October through to March, covering weekends and public holidays, alongside paid lifeguards during the week.
The coastline between Trigg and Scarborough accounts for around 55 per cent of WA’s surf lifesaving rescues and the club is approaching its 10,000th rescue.
Trigg Island has been part of the WA surf lifesaving community since 1953 and now has around 1340 members, including almost 500 Nippers aged between five and three years old.
Ms Ryan said volunteers have played a significant role in overseeing the refurbishment, including managing the project, checking works and dealing with permits.
The timing comes as new drowning data highlights the continued importance of surf lifesaving services.
The National Drowning Report 2026, released last week, recorded 35 drowning deaths in WA, with beaches the leading location at 34 per cent. More than half of WA’s drownings were in summer.
The latest WA summer statistics also recorded eight coastal drowning deaths, 503 rescues and almost 98,000 preventative actions, with 63 per cent of coastal drownings more than 1km from a surf lifesaving service.
