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The
BlueScope Steel Awards of Excellence were held on Saturday
July 17th at Woonona Bulli RSL Club. Special guest presenter
Matt Russell from WIN News did an excellent job of hosting
the awards and his follow up story on Monday night on WIN
News was deserving of an Award of Excellence. Thank you Matt
and thankyou WIN News.
Since
1906 Australia's surf lifesavers have saved over 500,000 lives.
Last season in the Illawarra we can again proudly declare
No Lives Lost on Patrolled Beaches during patrol hours. As
volunteers how are we able to achieve and sustain our service
to the community? - It is by partnering with sponsors and
government that we are able to educate the public and provide
safe beaches throughout the Illawarra. It is a real team effort.
Ted
Marshall Memorial Life Saver of the Year
Shannon
Cummings - Helensburgh-Stanwell Park
Lord
Mayor Alex Darling and Councillor Alice Carton present Shannon
with his award.
Rookie
Athlete of the Year &
McDonald's™ Junior Life Saver of the Year
Chris
Astill
- Helensburgh-Stanwell Park SLSC
Junior
Athlete of the Year - Samantha Hammond
Coalcliff
SLSC
Mike
Haloran from Illawarra Credit Union Presents Samantha with
her award.
Youth
Athlete of the Year - Matt
Heisley
Wollongong City SLSC
Senior
Athlete of the Year - Matt Freeman
Bulli
SLSC
Masters
Athlete of the Year - Kaye Norris
Windang
SLSC
Team
of the Year - U19 First Aid Team
Kimberley
Harvey & Laura Scott Windang_SLSC
Junior
Branch Point Score Trophy
Wollongong
City SLSC
Wollongong
City's Ken Lawrence is presented with the Junior Branch Championships
pointscore trophy by Dave Sommers from Sydney Water.
John
Meehan Senior Branch Point Score Trophy
Bulli
SLSC
It
is great people like Keith Cauldwell that carry Bulli to winning
the Senior Branch Pointscore. Keith was also the manager of
the Illawarra Branch Team and achieved outstanding results.
Administrator
of the Year - Ken Lawrence
Wollongong
City SLSC
Ken
humbly accepts his award as Best Administrator from Maria
Thomson representing the Illawarra Mercury. Ken has been central
to the negotiations and building of new Surf Life Saving Facilities
for Wollongong City SLSC. Ken accepted the award on behalf
of the great team he has had the privilege of working with.
Coach
of the Year - Geraldine Miller
Bulli
SLSC
Competition
Official of the Year - Jeff Lucke
Helensburgh-Stanwell
Park SLSC
Jeff
Lucke is looking forward to mentoring younger officials to
become legends of carnival officiating.
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BMS
Training Officer of the Year
Joe
Zautsen - Woonona SLSC
Joe
lives in Appin and travels to Woonona to exercise his passion
in Lifesaving.
BMS
Assessor of the Year - Dave Winner
Coalcliff
SLSC
Penny
Papadimas Deputy Flotilla Commander from Coast Guard Port
Kembla presented Dave Winner with his award. Penny has been
our "illawarra surf" radio operator over the past
season. Dave, a TAFE teacher has used his expert skills in
assisting the branch with the new training and assessment
process for our awards.
McDonald's™
Age
Manager of the Year
Kerry
Cuthbert - Windang SLSC
Kerrie
is the Age Manager for the U7 & U8 age groups. She attended
all carnivals with the under 8's age group and assessed all
awards at Windang this year. Kerry also managed to do 108
hours of patrol and compete in the open first aid at Branch
& State championships. Kerrie was awarded Windang Club
person of the year for her achievements this year.
McDonald's™
Junior Life Saver of the Year
Joint
winners Emily Costello Sandon Point SLSC & Chris Astill
Helensburgh Stanwell Park SLSC . Emily also received a highly
commended at the SLSNSW State Championships held at Shellharbour.
McDonald's™
Youth Volunteer of the Year
Laura
Scott - Windang
Laura
c ompleted 118.5 hours on patrol at Windang. She achieved
branch & state gold medals, trained squads in surf rescue,
bronze and radio certificates.
Surf
Life Saving Australia Bravery Award
Gerald
Davies & Dave Macey Coledale SLSC
National
Councilor and President of SLSNSW Mr Peter Pearce presented
the award for bravery shown during the successful rescue of
a spear fisherman in large seas off Coledale Beach. The IRB
used had the motor fowled with seaweed on many occasions during
the rescue and both Gerald and Dave suffered back strain in
getting the rather large patient into the IRB before safely
returning to shore.
DHL
Senior Volunteer of the Year - John McInally
Woonona
SLSC
John
was instrumental in the planning and driving of the regrowth
at Woonona this year. Played a major part in fundraising and
sponsorships, 100% patrol attendance and helps out at nippers.
John McInally
“ lives & breathes surf lifesaving”.
BlueScope
Steel Patrol Person of the Year
Grant
Smith - Coalcliff SLSC
Mike
Archer presented Grant with his Award of Excellence. Grant
lives for Surf Life Saving
BlueScope
Steel Patrolling Club of the Year
Woonona
SLSC
Troy Johnson (left) from Woonona accepted the award from Mike
Archer Manager of External Affairs BlueScope Steel and explained
the incredible task they had achieved over the season in tripling
their patrolling members.
BlueScope
Steel Club of the Year
Helensburgh
- Stanwell Park SLSC
Mike
Archer Manager of External Affairs from BlueScope Steel presented
President Don Harris with the award of Best Club in the Illawarra.
Now in the clubs 96 year they are certainly a club that believes
in the one cap - one club policy. The "Park"have
excelled in all areas of lifesaving and are definitely the
benchmark for surf life saving clubs in the Illawarra. Congratulations
to Don Harris and all your members for maintaining the momentum
and winning this award for the second year running.
Wollongong
City Council Youth Life Saver
Ben
Allan Nth Gong & Amanda Scott Windang
Lord
Mayor and great supporter of Surf Life Saving Alex Darling
presents Ben and Amanda with joint winners awards. Ben is
a great Surf Sports compeditor and works as a professional
Lifeguard on our city beaches. He is passionate in helping
the development of young nipper life savers. Amanda assisted
Matt Russell in presenting the awards and is a key youth leader
at her club Windang and is now organising a rookie camp for
the Illawarra to be held later this year.
Surf
Life Saving Illawarra Council
The
next meeting of Branch Council will be the Election Meeting
7.15pm Monday 26th July, 2004.
Previous
Editions of Life Saving News
02/03
No.1,
No.2, No.3, No.4,
No.5, No.6,
No.7, No.8,
No.9, AOE
03/04
No12, Christmas
News, No.14,
No.15,
No.16,
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