Hunter Region Beaches

Beach Scanning

In the warmer months, thousands of people flock to our beaches. Below is a list of frequencies being used from Birubi Point in the north, to Catherine Hill Bay to the south.

Mid-week, our beaches are patrolled by Council Beach Inspectors. Volunteers from Surf Lifesaving Clubs patrol the beaches on weekends and holidays.

Our region’s Surf Clubs have a close working relationship with Swansea Coast Guard. You can hear clubs from the various beaches talking to Swansea Coast Guard on the following frequencies

The SurfCom Network

472.675 Sheppards Hill

471.200 Gan Gan

484.825 Southern Lake Macquarie beaches

Links 455.625 / 465.175 Shepards Hill to Swansea Coast Guard

413.625 / 404.175 Shepards Hill to Gan Gan

Council paid Beach Inspectors / Life Guards can be heard on

485.950 Newcastle ctcss 94.8

486.425 Lake Macquarie ctcss 123.0

472.375 Wyong ctcss 123.0 (thanks Guru)

472.725 Gosford ctcss 88.5

488.125 Wollongong

484.875 Waverly – Bondi Beach (needed to be confirmed as active)

470.175 Tamarama Beach (needed to be confirmed as active)

463.075 Cronulla Beach (needed to be confirmed as active)

If you have found any alterations or additions, please email your findings to lakescanslist@netspace.net.au

Hunter Region Beaches

Birubi Point SLSC
485.000

Catherine Hill Bay SLSC
484.825

Caves Beach SLSC
484.825

Cooks Hill SLSC

Dixon Park SLSC

Fingal Beach SLSC

Merewether SLSC
485.000

Newcastle SLSC

Nobbys SLSC
485.000

Redhead SLSC
484.825

Stockton SLSC

Swansea-Belmont SLSC
484.825

Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest SLSC

Call-signs may consist of :-

CLUB
Units .........................Call-sign
Patrol Captain or Patrol Base [Club Name] Patrol
Patrol or Radio Tower [Club Name] Tower
Roving Foot Patrol [Club Name] Roving
Patrol IRB [Club Name] IRB
Roving Patrol by vehicle [Club Name] Mobile

BRANCH
Branch Position ......... Call-sign
Branch Duty Officer Lifesaver 10
Branch Duty Officer 2 or Other Lifesaver 11 & 12
Branch Duty Officer 3 or Other Lifesaver 14

Rescue Water Craft Services (Jetski)
Unit .................Call-sign
Branch RWC 1 Support 1
Branch RWC 2 Support 2
Branch RWC 3 Support 3
Branch RWC 4 Support 4
Branch RWC 5 Support 5
Note: Each Branch should allocate its RWC call-signs numbered 1-5 geographically (by patrol area) from the North-South.

Hunter Helicopter Westpac 1
Hunter Helicopter Westpac 2

Other Regions –

485.000 Statewide

484.950 Statewide

UHF CB 25 Statewide

UHF CB 28 Statewide

UHF CB 30 Statewide

489.225 Far North Coast

471.200 Far North Coast

485.600 Far North Coast

465.175 Far North Coast

471.200 North Coast

489.225 North Coast

489.225 Mid North Coast

472.950 Mid North Coast

489.225 Lower North Coast

465.175 Lower North Coast

471.200 Hunter

472.675 Hunter

488.650 Central Coast

489.225 Central Coast

473.250 Northern Beaches

472.950 Northern Beaches

471.200 Sydney

467.550 Sydney

472.950 Illawarra

489.225 South Coast

488.650 South Coast

471.200 Far south Coast

489.225 Far south Coast

485.000 Far South Coast

Please note – the above regions use a different ctcss tone to separate the regions comms

Australian Aerial Patrol Wollongong (beach air patrols Nth Syd to Sth Coast beaches)

AirPat One = P68T Partenavia

AirPat Two = C182 Cessna

473.600

470.525

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