COVID-19 Safety Plan The purpose of this COVID-19 Safety Plan is to provide an overarching plan for the implementation and management of procedures by Bondi Surf Bathers Lifesaving Club to support Bondi Surf Bathers Lifesaving Club and its members and participants in the staged resumption of community sport and club activities. The guidance and arrangements […]
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March 2020 Clubbie of the Month
James Allison One of our early morning swimmers, James has also been quietly carrying out a very important job for the club, hosting in his warehouse 34 pallets of our supplies for the bushfires. He’d turned up in the Main Hall, ready to get his hands dirty on one of those mad mornings in early January […]
Bondi Surf Cam – Live!
During the ‘rona pandemic the best way to enjoy Bondi Beach is from the comfort of your unit. Take me to the beach!
That’s a Wrap
As we wrap up the 2019/2020 season in the most unprecedented of circumstances, we have time to reflect on what has been a difficult season in many ways. We have battled the elements with difficult surf and weather conditions in the first half of the season, followed by air so thick with bushfire smoke our Nippers were unable to […]
Back in the Water
On Tuesday 28 April Bondi re-opened for exercise between 7am and 5pm on weekdays with many Bondi Surf Club members (including Tim Read who took the photos above) waiting patiently on the promenade for entry points to be opened. Before the opening, Waverley Council Mayor Paula Masselos emphasised that access to its beaches was for […]
April 2020 Clubbie of the Month
Scott Laney Scott is a member of the Raise Your Hand Committee that makes recommendations to the Board of Management on assistance to eligible Club members who are suffering hardship, normally through non-refundable capped grants. He’s also joined 14 others checking in on more than 150 of our oldest members as part of a Welfare Committee initiative. Scott […]
Bondi Surfer No. 103
Intro & Welcome I would like to thank everyone for your patience and support over the past month and a half since we first discussed the COVID-19 virus. It is clear that the problem is still escalating faster than people can mentally process, however we have now got logical and enforced steps in place that […]
Bondi Surfer No. 102
Intro & Welcome Sad news last weekend with the loss of life at Ben Buckler/Mermaid Rocks on Saturday around 5:45pm. This incident demonstrates how rapidly something can go wrong. The review for this incident will include evaluation of the surf warnings and ways to ensure tourists are aware of the risks. On Sunday night we saw a team […]
Bondi Surfer No. 100 – Special Edition
Bushfire Support Special Edition #2 We know the RFS teams have had many busy weeks and are still working hard. The forecast is that heavy rain on Thursday should extinguish many fires and allow a move from emergency to recovery. As lifesavers we generally have an important but relaxed duty. We walk up and down […]
Bondi SBLSC Kayak Auction
Bondi SBLSC Kayak Auction The Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club is auctioning off a hand-crafted wooden kayak to raise funds for bushfire relief on NSW’s south coast. The kayak was crafted by a man who lost his own home to bushfires 35 years ago and took more than 600 hours to build. He saw […]