JUNIOR / SENIOR / MASTERS CARNIVAL PROGRAM 2025/26
Sat
25
Oct 25
Sat
15
Nov 25
Youth Senior #1 Battle of the Waves
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Jan Juc SLSC
'The Shaka Project'
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Program TBC
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Registrations open TBC
Sun
16
Nov 25
Battle of the Beach #1
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Altona LSC
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Program TBC
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Sun
7
Dec 25
Youth Senior #2 Summer Carnival
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Ocean Grove SLSC
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Program TBC
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Registrations open TBC
Sat
13
Dec 25
Battle of the Bay (Club led)
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Warrnambool SLSC
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Program TBC
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Registrations open TBC
Sun
4
Jan 26
Jim Wall Iron Classic (Club led)
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Torquay SLSC
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Program TBC
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Registrations open TBC
Sun
11
Jan 26
Youth Senior #3 Summer Carnival
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Anglesea SLSC
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Program TBC
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Registrations open TBC
Sat
24
Jan 26
Youth Senior #4 Battle of the Waves
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Jan Juc SLSC
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Program TBC
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Registrations open TBC
Sun
1
Feb 26
Battle of the Beach #2
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Mordialloc LSC
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Program TBC
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Sat
7
Feb 26
World Ocean Series (Club led)
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Lorne LSC
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Program TBC
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Registrations open TBC
Sun
8
Feb 26
Youth Senior #5 Summer Carnival
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Pt Leo SLSC
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Program TBC
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Registrations open TBC
Sat - Sun
7-8
Feb 26
Victorian Masters Lifesaving Championships 2025/26
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Pt Leo SLSC
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Program TBC
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Registrations open TBC
Fri - Sun
20-22
Feb 26
Victorian Youth Senior Lifesaving Championships 2025/26
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Lorne SLSC
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Program TBC
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Registrations open TBC
​​Proficiency and Patrol Hour Requirements for the Victorian Lifesaving Championships
Skills maintenance
â–ª Awards expire 31st December of each year
â–ª Skills maintenance needs to be completed prior to close of entries for the carnival after 1st Jan in the next year and first patrol
You can check your awards by logging into your SLS account.
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Patrol Hour Requirements:​
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U14's (Must have their SRC to compete at carnivals)
â–ª Minimum of 4 hours of Patrol Service to be eligible for carnivals and Victorian & Australian Championship event.
Example
If an U14 completes their SRC in November, they must have completed 4 patrol hours by the 31st Dec (of the same year) in order to compete in carnivals and states. This is from the 1st of Jan in the same season.
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U15's (Must have their SRC to compete at carnivals)
â–ª Minimum of 16 hours of Patrol Service to be eligible for carnivals and Victorian & Australian Championship event.
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U17's - above (Must have their BRONZE MEDALLION to compete at carnivals)
â–ª Minimum of 16 hours of Patrol Service to be eligible for carnivals and Victorian & Australian Championship event.
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