July 19 - 25, 2015: Issue 223
Surf Life Saving NSW 2015 Awards of Excellence Finalists Announced
Picture: Georgia Miller (Surf Sports Athlete of the Year) with James Brooks and Trent Herring (Surf Sports Coach of the Year) on the Gold Coast, courtesy Newport SLSC
Surf Life Saving NSW 2015 Awards of Excellence Finalists Announced
Friday 17th of July, 2015
Surf Life Saving NSW is getting ready to celebrate the commitment and heroic actions of the season’s most outstanding volunteers at the 2015 Surf Life Saving NSW Awards of Excellence, proudly presented by Stramit Building Products.
Every year Surf Life Saving members are officially recognised for their hard work and dedication to Surf Life Saving in NSW. The Awards of Excellence will be held at The Four Seasons Sydney on Saturday 29 August. Layne Beachley is once again the Master of Ceremonies for the night, making it an event not to be missed.
Some of the night's top awards include Surf Lifesaver of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Branch and Club of the Year.
Tickets to the event are selling fast, visit the event page to purchase your ticket.
Surf Lifesaver of the Year
• Nicholas Pierce, Evans-Head Casino SLSC
• Marie-Louise O’Neill, Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC
• Rodney Croker, Crowdy Head SLSC
• Michael Baldock, Swansea Belmont SLSC
• James Buckton, Soldiers Beach SLSC
• Adam Kent, Long Reef SLSC
• Rosemarie Taliano, North Bondi SLSC
• Scott Gordon, Bulli SLSC
• Shaun Pike, Moruya SLSC
Volunteer of the Year
• Charles Buchanan, Cudgen Headland SLSC
• Michelle Kirkwood, Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC
• Beth Lee, Forster SLSC
• Sharon Greenland, Redhead SLSC
• Glenn Clarke, The Entrance SLSC
• Melinda Pelly, Manly SLSC
• Craig Howie, Coogee SLSC
• Madeline Bow, Woonona SLSC
• Michael Hallahan, Moruya SLSC
Club of the Year
• Cudgen Headland SLSC
• Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC
• Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest SLSC
• MacMasters Beach SLSC
• Woonona SLSC
Trainer of the Year
• Chris Van Der Waal, Cudgen Headland SLSC
• Paul Rayner, Port Macquarie SLSC
• Toni Jones, Terrigal SLSC
• Matthew Molinia, Dee Why SLSC
• Beck Mister, Coogee SLSC
• Charles Hegyi, Towradgi SLSC
• Michael Lambert, Broulee Surfers SLSC
Assessor of the Year
• Darcy Morrow, Ballina Lighthouse & Lismore SLSC
• Tony Wright, Port Macquarie SLSC
• Debbie Booth, Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest SLSC
• Gary Hyland , Soldiers Beach SLSC
• Ray Merton, North Curl Curl SLSC
• Craig Howie, Coogee SLSC
• Jayson Norris, Windang SLSC
Surf Sports Official of the Year
• Gavin Marshall, Cudgen Headland SLSC
• Ray McDonagh, South West Rocks SLSC
• Kylie Moore, Crowdy Head SLSC
• Stephen Marley, Catherine Hill Bay SLSC
• Ken Sellers, The Entrance SLSC
• Louis Tassone, North Curl Curl SLSC
• Tony Hughes, North Cronulla SLSC
• Dave Greene, Bulli SLSC
• Sue Hunt, Batemans Bay SLSC
Surf Sports Coach of the Year
• Gary Timperley, Byron Bay SLSC
• Rick Rolff, Port Macquarie SLSC
• Wayne Whiteman, Cooks Hills SLSC
• Damien Benson, Avoca SLSC
• Trent Herring, Newport SLSC
• Dean McMahon, Wanda SLSC
• Daniel Robberds, Helensburgh-Stanwell Park SLSC
• Neil Innes, Batemans Bay SLSC
Surf Sports Athlete of the Year
• Ela Heiniger, Byron Bay SLSC
• Stewart McLachlan, Redhead SLSC
• Timothy Schofield, Terrigal SLSC
• Georgia Miller, Newport SLSC
• Andrew Bowden, Bronte SLSC
• Siobhan Dibley, Helensburgh-Stanwell Park SLSC
Masters Athlete of the Year
• Helen Murray, Byron Bay SLSC
• Carolyn Turnham, Port Macquarie SLSC
• Paul Lemmon, Terrigal SLSC
• Michael Kirkby, Freshwater SLSC
• Scott Thomson, North Bondi SLSC
• Jeff Banks, Fairy Meadow SLSC
• Peter McKay, Broulee Surfers SLSC
Young Athlete of the Year (U19)
• Luke Chaffer, Cudgen Headland SLSC
• Ryan Carroll, Tacking Point SLSC
• Jemma Smith, Umina SLSC
• Charlie Brooks, Newport SLSC
• Lizzie Welborn, North Bondi SLSC
• Keeleigh Mccauley, Helensburgh-Stanwell Park SLSC
• Matthew Sperring, Warilla-Barrack Point SLSC
• Samantha Law, Broulee Surfers SLSC
Team of the Year
• Byron Bay U17 Girls
• SLSMNC Member Services
• Redhead SLSC 6 Male Taplin
• Avoca Beach U19 Surf Boat
• Newport Male Taplin teams (Opens, U19 and U17)
• Bronte Rescue Tube Rescue
• Bulli SLSC Open Male Surf Boat
• Batemans Bay SLSC Thunderbirdz Surf Boat
Initiative of the Year
• Hunter Branch Sustainability Charts
• Adopt-a-Nipper - Warren Evrard and Glenn Clarke
• 100 Boats for 100 years - Bryn & Janice Russel and Wayne & Lisa Settree
• North Bondi SLSC ‘Swapsea 2.0 and Skills maintenance’ Application
• April Hockey, Windang SLSC
Facilitator of the Year
• Rod Balkin, Ballina Lighthouse & Lismore SLSC
• Kim Rayner, Port Macquarie SLSC
• Henry Scruton, Nobbys SLSC
• Robert Powell, Umina SLSC
• Clare Hagon, North Curl Curl SLSC
• James Brighton, North Wollongong SLSC
Administrator of the Year
• Teena Redman, Evans Head-Casino SLSC
• Joanne Hawkins, Tacking Point SLSC
• Maxine Cook, Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest SLSC
• Robert McLeod, Umina SLSC
• Kelly Windsham, Manly SLSC
• Sean Taylor, Bulli SLSC
• Wendy Law, Broulee Surfers SLSC
Branch of the Year
• Hunter
• Central Coast
• Sydney Northern Beaches
• Sydney
• Illawarra
Young Lifesaver of the Year (U19)
• Luke Blunn, Evans Head-Casino SLSC
• Lachlan Hawkins, Tacking Point SLSC
• Ruby Jones, Forster SLSC
• Darcie Van Huisstede, Cooks Hill SLSC
• Gabby Tinson, Ocean Beach SLSC
• Adam Hockley, Dee Why SLSC
Newport Taplin Team - picture by Jamie Nilsson
100 Years - 100 Boats - Photograph by Jamie Nilsson - SLS NSW and – Roar Digital Services.