Selected for Central Coast team

Lucy Lovell from Umina Beach and Elyssia Gasparotto from Ocean Beach will be among the Surf Life Saving Central Coast representative team attending the Inter-Branch Championships at Crowdy Head on December 9 and 10.

Brian Johnson and Dean Porto of Killcare will also be in the team.

Umina coach Peter Noble, Umina manager Garry Mensforth and Ocean Beach chaperone Shelley Smith will also attend.

The competition is conducted between the 11 NSW branches.

Surf Life Saving Central Coast chief executive officer Mr Chad Griffith said the Central Coast had won the event for the past four years and was endeavouring to retain the title for a fifth consecutive time.

"The team is also out to impress the NSW selectors who will choose the NSW team to compete at the Inter-State Championships to be held at Middletone, South Australia from January 20 and 21," Mr Griffith said.

Press release, November 14 Chad Griffith, Surf Life Saving Central Coast