JUNIOR / SENIOR / MASTERS CARNIVAL PROGRAM 2026/27
Ocean Grove Junior Saturday 5/12/2026
Ocean Grove SLSC
Fisho’s Junior Wednesday 6/01/2027 (note change of date) Fisherman's Beach (Torquay)
Mount Martha Junior Sunday 17/01/2027Mt Martha LSC
Mordialloc Junior Sunday 31/01/2027Mordialloc LSC
Lorne Junior Saturday 20/02/2027Lorne SLSC
Registrations in Team App under the Nippers/Youth/Senior Carnivals 2026/27 Season tab
Proficiency and Patrol Hour Requirements for the Victorian Lifesaving Championships
Skills maintenance
▪ Awards expire 31st December of each year
▪ 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.
Patrol Hour Requirements:
U14's (Must have their SRC to compete at carnivals)
▪ 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.
U15's (Must have their SRC to compete at carnivals)
▪ Minimum of 16 hours of Patrol Service to be eligible for carnivals and Victorian & Australian Championship event.
U17's - above (Must have their BRONZE MEDALLION to compete at carnivals)
▪ Minimum of 16 hours of Patrol Service to be eligible for carnivals and Victorian & Australian Championship event.