Very informative. Very eye-opening. I personally have leant a lot and I have a lot of information to take away with me.
- Faten El Dana, Muslim Radio
Rock Fishing Drowning Prevention Night
The Rock Fishing Drowning Prevention Night, hosted in Sydney's Bankstown, saw panelists and speakers discussing themes around drowning and drowning prevention and sharing personal experiences as rock fishers and front-line rescuers, all in the name of safety awareness within our diverse rock fishing communities. This event saw a coming together of communities, organisations and cultures in an event full of discussion and storytelling.
Led by guest MC, Hadi Thahar.
Hadi joins us as a rock fisher and rock fishing safety ambassador to lead and support discussions around rock fishing safety challenges and insights.
Highlights of the night!
Watch this short highlight video of the night or view the whole event below.
Featuring panelists & guest speakers:
Anthony Turner
Surf Lifesaving Illawarra
Bede Elphick
Sutherland Shire Council
Russel Agland
Port Kembla Water Police
Brianna Coyte
State Operations Centre SLSNSW
Turkan Aksoy
Welcoming Cities
Mandy Nour
TAFE NSW
Amr Sheiba
Community Rock Fisher
Alex Yu
Community Rock Fisher
Hongyang Geng
Community Rock Fisher
Mike Anderson
Surf Life Saving NSW
Chris Jacobson
Transport for NSW
Spyros Vasiliades
Australian Land Based Anglers Association
Mayor Carmelo Pesce
Sutherland Shire Council
George Mannah
Department of Primary Industries
Louise Lambeth
Children's Book Author
It is fantastic. Brings us a lot of knowledge and awareness that we can take back to our communities.
- Ernest Yung, Chinese Australian Services Society
