Member recognition

Over recent months we have seen members doing some great things around the club and/or outside of the Club. Please join me as we acknowledge (in no particular order):

• Our dedicated team of Trainers, who since September have delivered twice-weekly CPR sessions, annual skills maintenance, IRB award training, and BM/SRC training. Their commitment at the start of this season has been exceptional—thank you to all our Trainers and subject matter experts: Nicole Cooney, Codie Wem, Isabelle Garay, Angelina Garay, Maria Garay, Olena Stanilovskiy, Genevieve Andersen, Iona Dyson, Scott Parker, Fiona Phelps, Karen Briffa, Rene Prochnow, Andrew Wem, Simon Torsellini, Cathie Hall, Tim Jeffries, Kai Jones, Jackson Raymond, Ben Keenan Smith, Tom McIntyre, and David Dubois 
• Andy Newrick – Beach lead coach of the Far South Coast Branch team for the Interbranch Championships
• Our U13’s boys and girls attending the Branch U13 Development Camp
• Ffyon McCabe, who has been leading the team in delivering Community Education and Surf Awareness programs to schools within the area Our Nipper Captains – Makayla Kondilios and Billy Holford
• Our Junior Leadership team – Emily Jeffries, Sophie Maley , Olivia Philip, Makayla Kondilios, Billy Holford, Liam Knibbs
• Sydney Branch Team Representatives : Chris Kondilios - Team Captain ,Katahra Boyle-Raniga, Billy Holford - Junior Captain, Sophie Maley, Ethan Costa, Grace Kiernan
• Our IRB Team who have been front and centre in the production team for the Santa photos fundraiser. Great effort team.
• All members who assisted at Oktoberfest, U8 Carnival, Boat Carnival and the Beach Stormers which is coming up on 13 December. Team work is the dream work.
• Our competitors who have been representing at carnivals and wearing our cub cap with pride.
• Our lifesavers Angelina, Ffyon, Emily, Maia and Valerie who represented our club at an SLSA photo shoot for SLSA sponsor Lifesavers… well done Ladies!!
• To all our members who completed their HSC exams! Congratulations
• Our Sunday morning BBQ volunteers – great to see our so many friendly faces serving up bacon & eggs!
• Jett van der Wallen who at at the Wanda One Carnival was the winner of the Brooks Marc Leabeater Memorial Open Men’s Beach Sprint for the 2nd year running— an outstanding performance in one of the most meaningful events of the Wanda carnival program. This race holds a very special place in Wanda SLSC hearts, honouring the memory of their late member Marc Leabeater — a former Australian Champion beach sprinter and much-loved Wanda member. The event celebrates the passion, mateship, and spirit that Marc brought to our club and remains a deeply personal moment for his family and Wanda club each year.
• Randwick City Council Sports Award category nominees. Category Randwick Junior Sports award : Ethan Costa, Callie Simpson, Niamh Perry. Congratulations to Callie for winning the award category- a super multi talented athlete indeed!
• Coolangatta Gold results :
  • Ari Swan GOLD U20 dash - what a champion
  • Tim Jeffries – SILVER medal for his age group and 132/199 overall
  • Aidan Renford – 29th in his age group and 51/199 overall
• Youth Challenge
  • Sophie Maley Bronze
    
  • Billy Holford 7th
  • Alexa Jeffries 8th
  • Grace Kiernan 20th
  • Olivia Philip 21st
  • Harry Maley 29th
• Our Director of Lifesaving Services, Simon Torsellini for chalking up 1,000 voluntary patrol hours over his journey as a lifesaver ! A milestone his father in law Life Member Horst Menzel would be so proud of.

• Billy Holford 7th
• Alexa Jeffries 8th