President of Royal Life Saving Queensland, Mr Les Mole, has stepped down from the role. Royal Life Saving would like to thank Mr Les Mole for his service to Royal Life Saving. Mr Mole departs as President after many years on the Queensland board.

Mr Mole commenced with Royal Life Saving Queensland as Executive Director in 1994, a role he held for 10 years until 2004. Following this, Les became a board member holding the offices of Treasurer, Secretary, Deputy President and most recently, President. Les was also on the RLSSA National Board from 1994 to 2011 and was also a member of the Rescue Committee of the International Life Saving Federation. Les is a Life Member, trainer and assessor for Royal Life Saving and has authored several publications including Free Chlorine, a book on the history of RLSSQ and the story of China Life Saving.

The board would like to thank Les for his outstanding service to Royal Life Saving over the years and wish him all the best for his future.