Shoalhaven Heads Surf Lifesaving Club is celebrating it's 50th year of service this year providing the beach going public with safe patrolled swimming areas. Shoalhaven Heads is a busy club, based in the village of Shoalhaven Heads, south of Kiama and east of Berry, situated in the middle of Seven Mile Beach.
One of the longer beaches on the South Coast, Seven Mile runs for just over 7 miles (11.8 km) from Black Head down to the mouth of the Shoalhaven River at Shoalhaven Heads. The large Shoalhaven River has been supplying fine sand to build out this beach and its 1.5 km wide low barrier making it one of the younger beaches in the state. Because of the fine sand, particularly in the northern end, the beach has a wide low gradient. The northern headland houses the settlement of Gerroa, established in the 1920s. At the base of the headland Crooked Creek flows out over the beach, with a long foot bridge providing access from a car park and park to the northern end of the beach.
South of the creek the road runs inland of the beach to Shoalhaven Heads. A caravan park backs the northern 1 km, then the Seven Mile Beach National Park runs for 7 km along the beach. The 729 ha park encompasses a beautiful littoral eucalyptus forest with a ground cover of bracken and Burrawang palms. Road access to the beach is provided in the north, and at the central Berry turnoff with an excellent park and shady picnic area behind the beach. Further along is a sandy track to the beach through the forest, with the southern access being at the Shoalhaven Heads Surf Club and car park, and from the river side car park.
