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2025 National Rotary Emergency Services Community Awards Officer of the Year
OSS founder and Director Barry Randall has been awarded the 2025 National Rotary Emergency Services Community Awards Officer of the Year. Baz and Mrs R. headed to Canberra for the National Awards Ceremony recently, after Baz won the 2025 Victorian Officer of the Year...
Making Waves for Wellbeing: Operation Soul Surf Teams Up with Buddy Up Australia
Operation Soul Surf Joins Buddy Up Australia Operation Soul Surf is stoked to be supporting Buddy Up Australia (BUA) by providing our 4-week surf therapy/learn-to-surf program for BUA members. Buddy Up Australia aims to strengthen the physical health, social...
Getting stoked with OSS 16
Getting stoked with OSS 16 A heatwave of 37’c in November greeted us as we kick-started the session, with our new group of soul surfers enjoying some small but fun waves at our HQ. Our new group includes current and former members of Ambulance Victoria, Fire Rescue...
Annual Melbourne Defence Ball
Annual Melbourne Defence Ball What a night! Thank you to the committee of the Melbourne Defence Ball for putting on a terrific event last night at the Melbourne Town Hall. We were honoured to have been recognised, along with the Australian National Veterans Arts...
Barry speaks on the Arrive & Thrive Career Podcast
Many emergency front-line workers and defence force veterans experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
Barry Randall talks about the healing power of surfing and the ocean as an alternative pathway for Post Traumatic Growth and for better mental and physical health.
Surfing to sanity
The Bare Facts Podcast with Ross Pollard Speaking with Extraordinary People Barry Randall is in his 30th year as a Victorian Police officer with the rank of Sergeant. Three decades ago in only his ninth year, he was involved in a fatal confrontation with an armed...
Mornington Penninsula Business Excellence Awards
2023 Business Excellence Awards Announcement from Mornington Penninsula Business Excellence Awards Recognising innovation, sustainability and excellence across all industry sectors.It’s a chance to showcase the excellent work that local businesses do. Launched in...
Podcast – Invisible Injuries Part 2
Episode Description Routine Jobs With Big Consequences In the concluding episode of Barry's story we visit how he's continued to manage life living with his PTSD along with his role as a carer for his wife with PTSD and the amazing work he's also doing with Operation...
Podcast – Invisible Injuries Part 1
Episode Description Routine Jobs With Big Consequences In this episode were thrilled to have Barry Randal, a career first responder of 30 years and excitedly our 1st police officer on the podcast join us to share his story and the inspirational work he's doing with...
Riding the waves
Operation Soul Surf - Channel 9 News Melbourne Shout out to Mark Santomartino from 9 News Melbourne for coming along to OSS7 and chatting with us about what we are doing to support current and former first responders and veterans through surf therapy. Mother...
Using the ocean to treat trauma
One year into walking the beat for Victoria Police, Barry Randall's life was almost stolen.An attempt on his life in 1995 ended in a fatal police shooting. Nightmares haunted the now sergeant as he battled insomnia and PTSD; a diagnosis that encouraged him to leave...
LG Local Legends
LG Local Legends Award winner Announcement from LG Global26 July 2022 It's our pleasure to announce Barry Randall as the first receiver of the #LGLocalLegends award for 2022. Barry founded Operation Soul Surf, a surf therapy program with a mission to provide...
Riding a wave for therapy
AN emergency service worker is reaching out to first responders and veterans who have experienced trauma, offering a free, ocean-based program for “post-traumatic growth”. Operation Soul Surf is the brainchild of Sergeant Barry Randall, who is based at Forest Hill...
Australian Police Journal – 2022
The APJ is always keen to hear from and assist the many officers out there who are daily taking action to help and support their colleagues. Barry outlines how OSS came to be and what he hopes to achieve…
Podcast – Man, Barry Randall
My guest for this episode is Barry Randall. He is first and foremost a friend. He is also a husband and father, a police officer, surfer, rugby player and the guy behind Operation Soul Surf, Listen to the Podcast here…
TPAV Journal – October 2021
The Police Association Victoria Journal – October 2021 Introducing Operation Soul Surf. Keen to learn to surf but don’t know where to start? Well, we have a solution -Operation Soul Surf! Aimed at delivering ‘learn to surf courses for first responders…
OSS learn to surf programs are open to current or former police, fire or ambulance employees as well as military veterans.
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Surfing is a ‘whole of body’ experience that engages both mind and body, providing an overall health benefit to those involved with our programs. Our learn to surf programs are open to current or former police, fire or ambulance employees as well as military veterans.
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