Carnivals
2026 Events:
- 2026 QLD Youth Surf Life Saving Championships, Maroochydore, 19-22 Feb State Champs 2026 | Surf Life Saving Queensland
- 2026 QLD Masters & Senior Surf Life Saving Championships, Maroochydore 27 Feb-1 Mar State Champs 2026 | Surf Life Saving Queensland
- 2026 Australian SLS Championships, North Kirra & Tugan, 21-29 March The Aussies – Surf Life Saving Australia Event Page
2026 NQB Carnivals

Competition Eligibility
The Competition Eligibility Policy serves to recognise that SLS Members perform a number of tasks that directly contribute to the organisation’s ability to provide services to the community. It also acknowledges that the opportunity to compete at Branch, State and National Championships is recognition and reward for Members who have fulfilled their Club and community service obligations.
For the full policy click on the below:
5.04-SLSA-Competition-Eligibility-Guidelines-1
Surf Sports Manual
The Surf Sports Manual describes all the events and how they are conducted. Team Managers, Age Managers and Coaches should know this manual very well.
For the full manual click on the below:
Surf-Sports-Manual-37th-Edition-Revised-March-2024