2020 Surf Life Saving NSW Virtual Awards of Excellence Program

Streamed live online 29 AUG

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welcome A message from our President On behalf of Surf Life Saving New South Wales, congratulations for being recognised as a finalist in the 2020 Surf Life Saving NSW Awards of Excellence. This year marks the first virtual Awards of Excellence as we come together from around the state to celebrate some of our most outstanding surf lifesavers, administrators, educators and athletes.

This year we are celebrating the achievements of all who wear the red and yellow and not just those receiving awards and accolades.

The efforts of every volunteer are vital to the success of our movement and I congratulate all 76,000 of our members for the countless hours they contribute to our great organisation.

The contributions of our members during an unprecedented season have been immense and you deserve to be recognised amongst your peers as we thank you for all you’ve done.

Congratulations again for being named a finalist in the 2020 Surf Life Saving NSW Awards of Excellence.

Cheer along and show us how you’re watching #SLSNSWAwards

George Shales Surf Life Saving NSW President

membership Youth Volunteer of the Year

Services Team of the Year

• Sven Loemker, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Stephanie Clark, Tacking Point SLSC • Lachlan Steffner, Redhead SLSC • Jamie Cairns, Ocean Beach SLSC • Trae Hare-Boyd, North Steyne SLSC • Charles Watts, Bondi SBLSC • Sean Ritter, Scarborough Wombarra SLSC • Ella Cleal Cook, Kiama Downs SLSC • Ryley Spoelder-Hanlon, Moruya SLSC

• Cudgen Headland Event Organising Team, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Shelly Beach Education Team, Shelly Beach SLSC • Avalon Beach Emergency Call Out Team, Avalon Beach SLSC • Randwick Surf Rescue 30 • Bulli SLSC Surf Festival Event Management Team, Bulli SLSC • Batemans Bay SLSC Bushfire Response Team, Batemans Bay SLSC

Administrator of the Year • David Rope, Cudgen Headland SLSC • John Eyles, Woolgoolga SLSC • Jenny Cooper, Camden Haven SLSC • Peter Brown, Dixon Park SLSC • Daniel Kingsley, Shelly Beach SLSC • Wayne Freakley, Freshwater SLSC • Donna Hargreaves, North Cronulla SLSC • David Forst, Wollongong City SLSC • Jan Horspool, Kiama Downs SLSC • Marcela Vitouchova, Pambula SLSC

education Innovation Award

Trainer of the Year

• Enhanced Water Safety at Country Championships, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Macleay Nippers, Kempsey-Crescent Head, Hat Head and South West Rocks SLSCs • RWC Training Group, Central Coast Branch • Soldier On, Newport SLSC • Australian Defence Force (ADF) Pilot Bronze Medallion Course, North Bondi SLSC • U13 & U14 Nippers Leadership Camp, Helensburgh–Stanwell Park SLSC

• Matthew Bell, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Mark Beavis, Coffs Harbour SLSC • Craig Schweikert, South West Rocks SLSC • Anthony Tietze, Merewether SLSC • Pam Edmonds, Umina SLSC • Andrew Hjorth, Mona Vale SLSC • Doug Hawkins, Coogee SLSC • Larry Jennett OAM, Wollongong City SLSC • Steven Guy, Kiama Downs SLSC • Emma Prowse, Pambula SLSC

Community Education Program of the Year • Community Surf Safety, Byron Bay SLSC • Rotary to Surf Life Legends, Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC • Superheroes, Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest SLSC • SLSCC Community Education, Central Coast Branch • The Gaza Surf Life Saving Project, North Steyne SLSC • Garie Vanguard Program, Garie SLSC • UOW Homestay Surf Safety Program, Wollongong City SLSC

Assessor of the Year • Kris Beavis, Ballina Lighthouse & Lismore SLSC • Charles Bugbird, Merewether SLSC • Chris Fillingham, Toowoon Bay SLSC • Joe Mastrangelo, North Steyne SLSC • Paul O’Donohue, Maroubra SLSC • Kate Balding, Coledale SLSC • Trina Jensen, Kiama Downs SLSC

Facilitator of the Year • Michael Pontefract, Evans Head-Casino SLSC • Gail Henderson, Redhead SLSC • Ramzy Fawzy, Shelly Beach SLSC • Clare Hagon, North Curl Curl SLSC • Ryan Rosenbaum, Maroubra SLSC • Jamie Caldwell, Bulli SLSC • Paul Schloeffel, Shellharbour SLSC

lifesaving Lifeguard of the Year

Patrol of the Year

• Anthea Warne, Tweed Shire • Reece Dobbin, Ballina Shire • Gabriel Francis, Byron Shire • Max Milligan, Port Macquarie-Hastings • Clement Sarrazin, Clarence Valley • Jack Hawkins, Port Stephens Council • Marc Andrews, Shoalhaven City • Jake Russo, Kempsey Bellingen Nambucca Shire • Darcy Marr, Northern Beaches Council • Ty Judson, MidCoast Council • William Vaughan-Smith, Bega Valley Shire Council • Matthew Calbert, Munmorah State Conservation Area - Frazer Beach

• Patrol 4, Fingal Rovers SLSC • Patrol 5, Umina SLSC • Newport Bronze Patrol, Newport SLSC • Patrol 10, Wanda SLSC • Patrol Lawson, Wollongong City SLSC

Youth Surf Lifesaver of the Year • Bede Curnow, Cudgen Heandland SLSC • Rachel Hosick, Camden Haven SLSC • Makayla Gay, Caves Beach SLSC • Kai Darwin, Umina SLSC • Tyson Dulieu, Bungan Beach SLSC • Thomas Small, Clovelly SLSC • Sam Giles, Windang SLSC • Ruby Bichard, Pambula SLSC

Patrol Captain of the Year • Beau Monks, Byron Bay SLSC • Nathan Wood, Stockton SLSC • Laura Luchi, Copacabana SLSC • Doug Lucas, Palm Beach SLSC • Marcus Kennedy, Cronulla SLSC • David Winner, Coalcliff SLSC

Rescue of the Year • July/August 2019, Kiama SLSC • September 2019, Sydney Branch Support Operations • October 2019, Mona Vale SLSC and Palm Beach SLSC • November 2019, Redhead SLSC • December 2019, Sydney Branch and Australian Lifeguard Service • January 2020, Clayton Schilg QLD • February 2020, Bronte SLSC • March 2020, Fingal Bay SLSC • May 2020, Thirroul SLSC • June 2020, Illawarra Branch

surf sports Official of the Year • Debbie Pawsey, Evans Head-Casino SLSC • Mark Gawne, Coffs Harbour SLSC • Wendy Evans, Hat Head SLSC • Stacey Gay, Caves Beach SLSC • Chris Gathercole, Avoca Beach SLSC • Mark MacKenzie, Dee Why SLSC • Jeff (Charlie) Brown, Wanda SLSC • Kevin Starling, Bulli SLSC • Dene Herbert, Shellharbour SLSC

Coach of the Year • Samantha Miller, Lennox Head-Alstonville SLSC • Ted McCartney, Woolgoolga SLSC • Steven Monaghan, Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC • Ryan Cook, Swansea Belmont SLSC • Mick Magurren, Umina SLSC • Michael Clues, North Curl Curl SLSC • Nathan Smith, Wanda SLSC • Hannah Minogue, Bulli SLSC • Nathan Foster, Kiama Downs SLSC • Robert Pollock, Broulee Surfers SLSC

Surf Sports Team of the Year • Cudgen Pool Rescue Team, Cudgen Headland SLSC • The Full Cassowaries, Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC • Open Mens IRB Tube Rescue Team, Caves Beach SLSC • North Avoca Ladies Masters, North Avoca SLSC • U15 Male Water Team, Newport SLSC • Funkys U23 Girls, North Cronulla SLSC

• Bulli SLSC Open Men’s Boat Crew, Bulli SLSC • Kiama Downs Female IRB Team, Kiama Downs SLSC • Batemans Bay 180 YRS Phoenix, Batemans Bay SLSC

Youth Athlete of the Year • Lily O’Sullivan, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Tom Osborne, Tacking Point SLSC • Bella Williams, Cooks Hill SLSC • Lachlan Braddish, Umina SLSC • Jake Morris, Newport SLSC • Noah Steiner, Wanda SLSC • Jasmine Locke, Bulli SLSC • Elli Beecham, Narooma SLSC

Masters Athlete of the Year • Joe Dougherty, Yamba SLSC • Raelene Myers, Tacking Point SLSC • Tara Johnson, Stockton SLSC • Paul Lemmon, Terrigal SLSC • Kris Monnock, Mona Vale SLSC • Laura Thurtell, Bondi SBLSC • Ross Taylor, Thirroul SLSC • Joanne Helson, Shellharbour SLSC

Athlete of the Year • Bailey Copeland, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Flynn Wallace-Smith, Caves Beach SLSC • James Koch, Shelly Beach SLSC • Kendrick Louis, Manly LSC • Noah Havard, North Bondi SLSC • Hannah Minogue, Bulli SLSC • Payton Williams, Mollymook SLSC • Darren Drewsen, Broulee Surfers SLSC

overall awards Branch of the Year

Surf Lifesaver of the Year

• Central Coast • Sydney • Illawarra

• Paul Ransom, Fingal Rovers SLSC • Mark Aspinall, Red Rock-Corindi SLSC • Tony Worton, Camden Haven SLSC • Jason Gay, Caves Beach SLSC • Paul Dowdell, Shelly Beach SLSC • James Crittenden, Freshwater SLSC • Jessika Hay, Garie SLSC • Craig Walker, Coledale SLSC • Andrew Curven, Bermagui SLSC

Club of the Year • South West Rocks SLSC, Mid North Coast • Umina SLSC, Central Coast • Garie SLSC, Sydney • Bulli SLSC, Illawarra • Shellharbour SLSC, South Coast

Volunteer of the Year • David Field, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Louise Rodgers, Urunga SLSC • Sandra Slattery, Tacking Point SLSC • Debbie Booth, Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest SLSC • Richard Green, Terrigal SLSC & Avoca Beach SLSC • Cameron Powell, Warriewood SLSC • Phillip Carter, Maroubra SLSC • Morgan Clarke, Woonona SLSC • Brad Moore, Kiama SLSC • Anthony Bellette, Batemans Bay SLSC

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