by OSSAdmin1 | Dec 1, 2025 | Media
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...
by OSSAdmin1 | Jan 16, 2023 | Media
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....
by OSSAdmin1 | Oct 27, 2022 | Media
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...
by OSSAdmin1 | Aug 4, 2022 | Media
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...
by OSSAdmin1 | Jul 12, 2022 | Media
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...
