New rescue board for Papamoa surf club

Members of Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club with Harcourts Advantage Realty managing directors Nigel (left) and Simon Martin. Photo/Supplied

A new rescue board for Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club will help keep swimmers safe along the 16 km stretch of Papamoa Beach this summer.

Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club is responsible for maintaining water safety - preventing drowning and injury - at Papamoa Beach.

It also trained life guards and educated children in water safety.

A donation from Harcourts Advantage Realty through the Harcourts Foundation would assist the club in purchasing a new rescue board, which is a vital tools for lifeguards rescuing swimmers in the water.

The company have also donated a marquee to the club for use at events.

Harcourts Advantage Realty managing director Simon Martin said Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club provided incredibly important services to the local community and it was gratifying to be able to assist them.

"Thousands of people flock to Papamoa beach every summer, and the Surf Life Saving Club does an outstanding job of keeping people safe in the water. If there's anything we can do to help with that, it's important we do it."

Harcourts Foundation ambassador Emma Revell said no matter what the cause, the foundation provided support to hundreds of organisations, enriching the lives of thousands of people in our communities.