Starfish Nippers join Point Lonsdale SLSC

A LIFESAVING skills program at Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) is giving young people with disabilities the chance to learn about beach safety and water awareness.

Originally started by volunteers from Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club, the Starfish Nippers program is now being run at lifesaving clubs around Australia, including Point Lonsdale.

The program ensures students with disabilities and their parents can be involved with surf skills and lifesaving like their siblings, friends and others on the beach.

Activities include the traditional beach games and activities, beach running, beach flags, swimming, board skills, water familiarisation, beach, water and surf safety.

Starfish Nippers caters for children and young adults aged 7-18 years with special needs, including autism, attention deficit disorder, Down’s syndrome, Asperger’s syndrome, physical and intellectual disabilities and learning difficulties.

The Point Lonsdale SLSC said it believed everyone deserved access to Nippers and that the popular Point Lonsdale Nippers had been greatly enhanced by the addition of the Starfish program.

Starfish Nippers sessions will be conducted from 9.30am-11am on the same days as the club’s existing Nippers program.

For more information, phone the club office on 5258 1257 to register your interest.