Surf club wins lifesaving awards

Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club has won three awards at the Central Coast Surf Lifesaving Annual Awards of Excellence held on Saturday, June 15.

The club won the Club of the Year award which was determined on governance, accountability, engagement with the community, attendance at meetings and fundraisers, patrolling strength and the number of awards achieved.

The club also won the Patrol Marking Competition award and club member Jane Davis won the Trainer of the Year award.

Jane coordinated the training of over 200 senior awards and oversaw the proficiencies of all the junior members from Ocean Beach as well as mentoring trainers and assessors from Killcare Surf Life Saving Club.

For winning these awards Ocean Beach received a brand new Malibu rescue board, an IRB fuel tank, a computer and a first aid kit.

Email, 26 Jun 2013

Nigel Fitzgibbon, Ocean Beach Surf Lifesaving Club