 SoS has supported action by and participated in organisations such as the National Surfing Reserves Committee, which has established surfing reserves in key and iconic surfing locations, such as Angourie and Lennox Head, New South Wales.Cuming was a forum panel speaker at the Byron Bay Surf Festival in 2014, on the impact of surfing culture in the developing world including indigenous communities.The forum was facilitated by surfer Lauren Hill, representing the SoS principles related to the influences surfing has, both positive and negative, on existing cultures, and the potential for surfing to support and strengthen the connection people have to their land, local communities, and cultures.