New jetski for life saving club

Umina Beach Surf Life Saving Club will buy a new jetski after receiving a grant from the Community Building Partnerships program.

Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch said she was pleased to see the new ski put to life-saving use.

"The delivery of the new jetski is perfect timing for summer and is a fantastic addition to our surf-life saving season," Ms Tesch said.

"The new ski will allow our community and tourists to be safe at the beach this summer, and with more resources for our life guards it will make our beaches safer for us all," she said.

This is an example of just one of the projects funded under Community Building Partnerships which granted $300,000 to community groups in the Gosford electorate at the discretion of the sitting Member.

Ms Tesch said the community had more to look forward to as part of the 2018 Community Building Partnerships Program.

"This is just one of the many community organisations we will be awarding in the coming weeks and the safety of the community and helping our community thrive is at the forefront of my decision making when allocating these funds," she said.

She said she hoped the new jet ski would give the community extra assurance that they would be kept safe this season.

"Umina Beach Surf Life Saving Club has been keeping our community safe year-in and year-out and is a well-deserving applicant for this jet ski and will make sure locals and visitors alike can get out and about this summer to take advantage of our great local lifestyle."

SOURCE:

Media release, 18 Oct 2018

Richard Mehrtens, Office of Liesl Tesch MP