News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Bondi Beach and nearby suburbs.
Democracy sausage – vote at the surf club and reward yourself with a snag to support our IRB team
the team have started setup for the greatest show in Australia – and the film crews have started lining up their shots so make sure you have your best swimmers on!
Here are some shots from the papers over the last 20-30 years to get you warmed up
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Democracy is always the winner of a peaceful and civilised voting process, and we should never take that for granted. But yesterday the rain held off in the morning, and the feeling was festive and energetic around the club.
Admittedly, much of the world finds some of our Election Day processes harder to understand, and love showing these off – #democracysausage and #smugglersdecide certainly were out in force despite the weather conditions.
As usual, our club formed the backdrop for the worlds view of Australian elections – there may only be a few thousand votes cast in the world’s #firstsurfclub – but you would think otherwise from the media coverage!
Below are a few of the articles we have seen this year – if you find any other photos or videos etc. please pop them in the comments below so we can keep track of them.
Well done to our IRB team and Steve
Well done to all our nominees for the Branch Awards of Excellence – som great athletes, lifesavers and educators being recognised.
Masters Athlete of the Year – Dori Miller
Athlete of the Year – Ryan Wilkes
Patrol of the Year – Fullwood Patrol
Patrol Captain of the Year – Mark Fabik
Trainer of the Year – Kristy McIntyre
Assessor of the Year – Marissa Saunders
#slssaoe #aoe2022 #bondibeach #bondisurfclub #bondisblsc #lifesaving #bondilifesavers #bondi #sydney #australia #beach #sand #bondirescue #surf #ocean #mysurflife
Well done to all our junior and youth nominees for the Branch Awards of Excellence – some are too young for Facebook, but go team!
Youth Volunteer of the Year – Rory Davey
U15 Surf Lifesaver of the Year – Jessica Ryan
Youth Athlete of the Year – Zoe Fletcher
Junior Age Manager of the Year – Maggie Markham
Junior Athlete of the Year (11-12yrs male) – Krishna Inder
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Well done to our nominees for the Branch Awards of Excellence – recognising significant service to the club and lifesaving.
Surf Lifesaver of the Year – Kristy McIntyre
Volunteer of the Year – Rozanne Green
Club of the Year – Bondi
Administrator of the Year – Paul Ure
Support Operations member of the Year – Nicole Krite
RWC member of the Year – Ronny Krite
ORB member of the Year – Kristy Smith
Surf Sports team of the Year – Open Mens Rescue Tube Rescue Team
#slssaoe #aoe2022 #bondibeach #bondisurfclub #bondisblsc #lifesaving #bondilifesavers #bondi #sydney #australia #beach #sand #bondirescue #surf #ocean #mysurflife
Funeral details for Peter Meyer
2pm on Friday at Eastern Suburbs memorial park then wake 4-9pm at North Bondi Surf Club
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Bondi Surf Club Silver Salties – SLSA held a very informative First Aid Awareness program over 2 weeks. It was presented by Peter Quartly, thanks Peter and to those that attended. It was such a great success that we will run another one later in the year. Most that attended First Aid also did the weekly Walk & Talk, one week again in the rain and last week 20 walked in beautiful sunshine. Last week we also had a visit from some Roosters. Walks are still held weekly on Wednesday’s. Feel free to join us.
It’s time – to get your tickets for the Surf Club’s End-of Season Party!
Dress as your favourite hero or villain – super, political, personal, whatever takes your fancy – and head for the Harbour.
Cocktail food, beer and wine, great music and great company are all included in the ticket price.
International DJ Brett Martin will be pumping out the tunes for those who want to hit the dancefloor all night long, there’s plenty of space on the balconies to catch up with friends and soak in the views and we’ll have a screen showing the election results for those who can’t tear themselves away.
When: Saturday 21 May
Time: 6pm till late
Where: Woollahra Sailing Club, Vickery Avenue, Rose Bay
Tickets are $50 each for members and guests. Buy your tickets now – https://bsblsc.createsend1.com/t/i-i-ckitill-l-h/.
Found: Smart watch outside rhe front of the surf club. Please contact the office if you lost this. It has no battery so I can’t check recent calls until it is charged.
With ANZAC day coming up we were very glad to get our war memorials back from the conservators on Thursday. Watch the video attached as they explain some of the work that took place to protect them. https://youtu.be/9AIQlo2oSRI
We are grateful to Scott Laney (ex-president and life member) and Tanya Jackson for gaining this grant and supervising the restoration. Our application was strongly supported by the North Bondi RSL, Gabrielle Upton MP and Dave Sharma MP, and we greatly appreciate the NSW Department of Veterans Affairs program that enables this project to go ahead.
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North Bondi RSL, Dave Sharma MP, Gabrielle Upton MP, NSW Office for Veterans Affairs
The names of our members who served are listed and can be searched here
https://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw.gov.au/memorials/bondi-surf-bathers-life-saving-club-first-world-war-honor-roll