Finalists Named in the 2021 Awards of Excellence

Surf Lifesaver of the Year

• David Rope, Cudgen Headland SLSC


• Steve Steward, Bellinger Valley-North Beach SLSC


• Matt Worrall, Kempsey-Crescent Head SLSC


• Darren Moses, Taree-Old Bar SLSC


• Nicola Young, Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest SLSC


• Paul Sharpe, Umina SLSC


• Jake McDonald, Maroubra SLSC


• Morgan Clarke, Woonona SLSC


• Ben George, Kiama SLSC


• Euan McKenzie, Bermagui SLSC


• Rod McGibbon, Bungan Beach SLSC

Youth Surf Lifesaver of the Year

• Lara Wegemund, Cabarita Beach SLSC


• Brieanna Rumsby, Camden Haven SLSC


• Bradyan Lee, Forster SLSC


• Riley Petheridge, Newcastle SLSC


• Liam Drake, Ocean Beach SLSC


• Will Brown, Bronte SLSC


• Brody Robertson, Bellambi / Bulli SLSC


• Harry Wicks, Gerringong SLSC


• Lochlan O’Duibhir, Pambula SLSC


• Emily Thornton, Queenscliff SLSC

Volunteer of the Year

• Matthew Bell, Cudgen Headland SLSC


• Jim McCullagh, Urunga SLSC


• Elaine Walker, Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC


• Kristy Franc, Taree-Old Bar SLSC


• Leanne Johnson, Swansea Belmont SLSC


• Harold Marshall, Umina SLSC


• David Love, Maroubra SLSC


• Peter Evert, Woonona SLSC


• Mitchell Payne, Gerringong SLSC


• Nadine Hills, Bermagui SLSC


• Tom Waters, Avalon Beach SLSC

Youth Volunteer of the Year

• Sven Loemker, Cudgen Headland SLSC


• Alyssa Slattery, Tacking Point SLSC


• Luke McNeil, Cape Hawke SLSC


• William Gunn, Nobbys SLSC


• Kai Darwin, Umina SLSC


• Imogen Barham, Clovelly SLSC


• Lachlan McDonald, Helensburgh Stanwell Park SLSC


• Macey Guy, Kiama Downs SLSC


• Benjamin Buchli, Bermagui SLSC


• Sam Capell, Newport SLSC

Club of the Year

• Cudgen Headland SLSC


• Wauchope Bonny-Hills SLSC


• Ocean Beach SLSC


• Wanda SLSC


• Helensburgh-Stanwell Park SLSC


• Kiama Downs SLSC


• Warriewood SLSC

Coach of the Year

• Samantha Miller, Lennox Head SLSC


• Neil Charles, Urunga SLSC


• Mick Lang, Tacking Point SLSC


• Ryan Cook, Swansea Belmont SLSC


• Damien Benson, Avoca SLSC


• Grant Wilkinson, Elouera SLSC


• Peter Anderson, Windang SLSC


• Nathan Foster, Kiama Downs SLSC


• Neil Innes, Batemans Bay SLSC


• Luke Morrison, Newport SLSC

Official of the Year

• Kylie Ryan-Milroy, Cabarita Beach SLSC


• Andrew Martin, Sawtell SLSC


• Tina Woodward, Tacking Point SLSC


• Amanda Williams, Forster SLSC


• Matt Egan, Cooks Hill SLSC


• Ken Sellers, The Entrance SLSC


• Robyn Allan, Elouera SLSC


• Melissa Gorgijovski, Wollongong City SLSC


• Kath Bonniface, Kiama Downs SLSC


• Andrew Holt, Pambula SLSC


• Steve Haggett, North Narrabeen SLSC

Athlete of the Year

• Hayley Smith, Cudgen Headland SLSC


• Bella Williams, Swansea Belmont SLSC


• Ryan Green, Terrigal SLSC


• Ali Najem, Wanda SLSC


• Hannah Minogue, Bulli SLSC


• Sam Zustovich, Mollymook SLSC


• Luella Boulton, Tathra SLSC


• Jemma Smith, Newport SLSC

Youth Athlete of the Year

• Kalani Ives, Yamba SLSC


• Nick Caldwell, Tacking Point SLSC


• Zara Foran, Swansea Belmont SLSC


• Natalia Drobot, Avoca SLSC


• Lily Finati, North Bondi SLSC


• Jasmine Locke, Bulli SLSC


• Karla Jones, Mollymook SLSC


• Dominque Melbourn, North Curl Curl SLSC

Trainer of the Year

• Jill Ennever, Yamba SLSC


• Ian Everingham, South West Rocks SLSC


• Rebecca Austin, Pacific Palms SLSC


• Steve Westcott, Fingal Beach SLSC


• Tim Pittolo, Terrigal SLSC


• Michelle Cowans, Tamarama SLSC


• Bindi Adams, Scarborough Wombarra SLSC


• Andy Depree, Gerringong SLSC


• James Flick, Broulee Surfers SLSC


• Emily Buckle, Dee Why SLSC

Assessor of the Year

• Dennis Eyre, Cudgen Headland SLSC


• Mark Beavis, Coffs Harbour SLSC


• Richard Ellery, Cape Hawke SLSC


• Steve Westcott, Fingal Beach SLSC


• Paul Dowdell, Shelly Beach SLSC


• Phillip Carter, Maroubra SLSC


• Jaclyn Percy, Bellambi SLSC


• Annette Chapman , Mollymook SLSC


• Barry Antella OAM, Queenscliff SLSC

Community Education Program of the Year

• EAC Surf Awareness Program, Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore SLSC


• Welcome to the Beach Program, Cooks Hill SLSC


• The Lakes SLSC and St Brigid’s Catholic College Inflame Program, The Lakes SLSC


• Wanda Beach Safety Community Talks, Wanda SLSC


• Surf Lifesaving Dreams Take Flight, Coalcliff SLSC


• Community Resuscitation, Queenscliff SLSC

Innovation Award

• Low Profile SSV Roof Rack, Fingal Rovers SLSC


• Little Rippers, The Lakes SLSC


• Sea Turtles to Lifesavers, North Cronulla SLSC


• Learn to Surf Program, Sandon Point SLSC


• 24 Hour Row/Nathan & Melissa Wellings, Avalon Beach SLSC

Patrol Captain of the Year

• Michael Pontefract, Evans Head Casino SLSC


• Anthony Dunn, Taree-Old Bar SLSC


• Natalie Tucker, Ocean Beach SLSC


• Anna Crane, Cronulla SLSC


• Markus Meier-Lindner, Bulli SLSC


• Stephen Guy, Kiama Downs SLSC


• Nick Fewtrell, Bungan Beach

Support Operations Member of the Year

• Garry Meredith, Evans Head Casino SLSC


• Lindsay Ellis, Forster SLSC


• Emma Gale, Merewether SLSC


• James Irwin, Umina SLSC


• James McLennan, Bronte SLSC


• Jamie Caldwell, Bulli SLSC


• Joel Doble, Batemans Bay SLSC


• Peter Probert, Newport

Administrator of the Year

• Teena Redman, Evans Head Casino SLSC


• Anthea Martin, Sawtell SLSC


• Ian Latham, Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC


• Jason Woods, Pacific Palms SLSC


• Andrew Pettit, Cooks Hill SLSC


• Karen Hickmott, Toowoon Bay SLSC


• Anne Caterson, Wanda SLSC


• Nathan Boscaro, Port Kembla SLSC


• Tracey Freeman, Shellharbour SLSC


• Kerry Bourke, Pambula SLSC


• Victoria Sweetman-O’Halloran, Manly LSC

Services Team of the Year

• Cudgen Major Events Commitee, Cudgen Headland SLSC


• Pacific Palms Call Out Team, Pacific Palms SLSC


• Administration and Finance Team, North Avoca SLSC


• Sydney Branch RWC Group, Sydney Branch


• Maroon & White Silver Salties, Wollongong City SLSC


• South Coast Support Ski 1, Kiama Downs SLSC


• Wambiri Youth Leadership Camp, Far South Coast Branch


• Nippers Dolphins Marlins, Newport SLSC

Branch of the Year

• Far North Coast


• Hunter


• Central Coast


• Sydney Northern Beaches


• Sydney


• Illawarra


• Far South Coast

Masters Athlete of the Year

• Joanne Kay, Byron Bay SLSC


• Raelene Myers, Tacking Point SLSC


• Kim Winter, Pacific Palms SLSC


• Brendon Ross, Redhead SLSC


• Hayden Smith, Terrigal SLSC


• Scott Thomson, North Bondi SLSC


• Michael Locke, Bulli SLSC


• Jo Helson, Shellharbour SLSC


• Shannon Job, North Steyne SLSC

Surf Sports Team of the Year

• Open Female Board Rescue, Cudgen Headland SLSC


• The Kockatoos, Wauchope Bonny Hills SLSC


• U15 Female Board Relay Team, Cooks Hill SLSC


• U17 Female Ski Relay Team, Avoca Beach SLSC


• Open Mens Taplin Team, North Bondi


• U19 Female Double Ski, Bulli SLSC


• Open Female Teams Rescue, Kiama Downs SLSC


• Burley Griffin Braves, Broulee Surfers SLSC


• Open 6 Person R&R, Freshwater SLSC

Facilitator of the Year

• Stephen Perris, Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore SLSC


• Jim Wills, Forster SLSC


• Henry Scruton, Nobbys SLSC


• Ramzy Fawzy, Shelly Beach SLSC


• Doug Hawkins, Coogee SLSC


• David Winner, Coalcliff SLSC


• Bruce O’Sullivan, Mollymook SLSC


• Peter Fenley, Bilgola SLSC

Lifeguard of the Year

• Daniel Buck, Tweed


• Amber Whipple, Byron


• Liam Worling, Ballina


• Morgen Parkin, Clarence


• Luke Allman, Bellingen/Nambucca/Kempsey


• Kye Polverino, Port Macquarie


• Kyle Mullis, Mid Coast


• Grant Cook, Port Stephens


• Tim Dedman, Northern Beaches


• Ben Porter, Royal National Park


• Anthony Jones, Munmorah State Conservation - Frazer


• Tyson Davies, Shoalhaven


• Tony McCabe, Bega


• John Plenkovich, Water Events

Thursday 22 July 2021