2026 Collaroy Hands on Day

DSAA Sydney invites Participants (Surfers) and Volunteers to attend... 

Collaroy 2026 Hands on Day - 40 Years of Smiles on Dials

The Sydney branch of the Disabled Surfers Association is holding their annual Hands on Day on Saturday 28th February 2026 to provide people of all disabilities with a surfing experience in a fun, friendly and safe environment. This will be our 40th year of putting smiles on dials - come and be part of the celebration!

Places are limited for participants, so register now! Once the event is fully booked, no further registrations will be accepted for participants. This is a ticketed event, so all participants (surfers) and carers must pre-register as we will not accept surfer walk-ups on the day. Volunteers are requested to pre-register so we know how many we have (this dictates how many surfers we can accept).  Volunteers will always be welcomed and accepted on the day. 

Please note - at least one carer is required per participant (surfer) who is 100% responsible for their surfer outside of their surf time.

We surf rain or shine and we couldn't run our events without your help. Volunteers will be briefed as to what to expect on the day and they will also be teamed up with Red Shirt Team leaders who will help / guide our volunteers in and out of the water. Volunteering consists of helping surfers to and from the beach, assisting them in and out of the water including tandem board riding. We always need help with set up and clean up too so if you could make it to the beach earlier than the start time we'll be setting up from 6am and then cleaning up after the event.

Volunteers no experience necessary and you don't need to know how to surf, you just need to be willing to get wet and have some fun! If you surf or have water skills, it's a bonus. A rash shirt will be provided for use on the day and volunteers are encouraged to bring their own wetsuits (we do have some loan wetsuits).

We will host a sausage sizzle BBQ at lunch, drinks throughout the day with a presentation at the end of the event. 

With DSA events you can guarantee whether you're a participant, volunteer or carer you will come away with a massive smile on your dial!

For more information about the DSA and our events please check out our website: www.disabledsurfers.org

 
General Outline of the Day:

• 6.00am - 9.00am... Event set up (volunteers only) 

• 9.00am - 9.30am... Sign in & Registration - everyone attending the event must sign in

• 9.30am... Surfing begins

• 10.30am... Last Surfer Sign-in. NO further surfers (participants) will be accepted.

• 12.00pm - 1.30pm... Lunch 

• 12.30pm... Surfing finishes

• 1.30pm - 2.00pm... Presentation 

• 2.00pm - 3.00pm... Event Clean up
  

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the day.

Regards 

Shane Henn