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Patroller of the Year: Bill De Araujo

Patroller of the Year: Bill De Araujo

Patroller of the year is a special award that is akin in parts to Clubman of the Year, as it recognises an  individual’s exemplary qualities and actions that have been regularly noted by the Patroller’s peers. Like Clubman, Patroller of...

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Patron's Award: Marc Braun

Patron's Award: Marc Braun

Marc has been a member of Bronte since 2008 when Sam, his first of three children, joined U6 nippers.  Like many parents he quickly dived in to help run the Sunday morning activities, he then went on to do his...

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President's Award: Craig

President's Award: Craig "Bettsy" Betts

Bettsy first joined the club in 2012 and the Betts family have been an integral part of our club ever since. Testament to his great character is the fact that Bettsy has been Nipper Director for the last 4 years...

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 Competition Club Spirit Award : Tim Jeffries

Competition Club Spirit Award : Tim Jeffries

Apart from his role as a Patrol Captain and Trainer, Tim is also one of the keenest athletes we have in the Club. He puts in plenty of training on the sand, and retained his NSW State title in the...

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Competition Team of the Year: State Surfing Team

Competition Team of the Year: State Surfing Team

2019 saw Bronte SLSC continue its domination of the NSW Surfing Champs, scoring nearly twice the number of points as the nearest club. This was a back to back title defence after an equally emphatic win the previous year. Surfing at...

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Newsletter 10th July 2020

Newsletter 10th July 2020

Newsletter 10th July 2020

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Rescue of the Year : Feb 1st After Hours Mass Rescue

Rescue of the Year : Feb 1st After Hours Mass Rescue

This award recognises the Bronte SLSC members that responded without hesitation to the “mass rescue - all assistance required” after hours call for backup from Club Captain James and his wife Kirsty on the evening of Saturday 1st February 2020....

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Newsletter 3rd July 2020

Newsletter 3rd July 2020

Newsletter 3rd July 2020

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Patrol Captain of the Year: George Double

Patrol Captain of the Year: George Double

Season after season, Patrols are often a mixed bag of fun, boredom, achievement, terror and elation … especially when the clock ticks over at 1pm or 6pm … or 7pm or 7:30 or 8pm ! Holding that level of diligence,...

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Patrol Team of the Year: Patrol 5

Patrol Team of the Year: Patrol 5

I wish at times there was a Patrols of the year award as all of our Patrols did an exceptional job this season dealing with record numbers visiting Bronte Beach and Park. The improvement in communication and depth of skills...

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