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A busy summer for Sydney Surf Sports Director Wayne Druery has ended in the best possible fashion after the Cronulla member was named Volunteer of the Year at the 2017 NSW Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence last weekend.

They might be small in numbers and have endured a tough few seasons but all that was forgotten as Bermagui SLSC was crowned the Stramit Club of the Year at the 2017 NSW Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence in Sydney last Saturday.

A successful 12 months for Surf Life Saving Sydney has culminated in Branch of the Year honours at the 2017 NSW Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence held at the Hilton Hotel last weekend.

A courageous rescued undertaken by Camden Haven Surf Lifesavers earlier this season has been honoured with the Rescue of the Year Award at the 2017 NSW Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence in Sydney last weekend.

Ryan Chiswell’s outstanding commitment to Surf Life Saving was recognised before his peers last Saturday with the honour of Young Lifesaver of the Year.

It’s been a highly successful summer patrolling beaches across northern NSW for Jai Sheridan who was crowned Lifeguard of the Year at the 2017 NSW Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence in Sydney last Saturday night.

As the curtain finally falls down on her time in Nippers, Matilda Shirley can reflect on a journey that has taken her across three states and culminated in the prestigious title of Female Junior Life Saver of the Year.

After winning the prestigious award of Male Junior Lifesaver of the Year earlier this season, Narrabeen Nipper Elliot Prasad was able to enjoy acknowledgment in front of his peers at the 2017 NSW Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence in Sydney last Saturday night.

A scintillating season on the beach where he achieved success both at home and abroad has propelled Newport’s Jake Lynch to the honour of Surf Sport Athlete of the Year at the 2017 NSW Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence held in Sydney last weekend.