Dr MARJORIE O'NEILL (Coogee) — I rise today to acknowledge the important work done by our Surf Life Savers across the state, and in my electorate of Coogee as the new summer season fast approaches. The Coogee electorate is lucky to have some of the most famous and most widely visited beaches in Australia. Our volunteer and professional surf life savers do an amazing job on our beaches every year, yet the summer of 2020 is likely to throw up more challenges than ever. Across the 2019/2020 season, surf lifesaving clubs in the Eastern Suburbs over 1,000 rescues. This year, we are likely to see an even hotter summer, bringing more visitors to our local beaches, with the added complexity or redesigning beach and water safety to ensure both visits and our life savers are COVID-safe. The work that our surf life savers do is so essential to our way of life in the Eastern Suburbs and allows both locals and visitors to enjoy our wonderful, natural asserts in safety. So to all of our Eastern Suburbs lifeguards and surf clubs thank you for the amazing work you for and best of luck for the upcoming season.