Happy New Year to all of our members! We’ve kicked off 2025 with plenty of action, with some fantastic events already taking place. Here’s a quick update on all the highlights from the past few weeks:Back in the Water: Nippers Return on Australia DayWhat better way to celebrate Australia Day than with a splash of surf and sand! We were thrilled to welcome our young Nippers back to the beach after the summer break. The energy was high as our future surf lifesavers got straight back into their training. It was wonderful to see all the kids eager to get back into the water and work on their skills, building confidence and teamwork in the process. We’re excited for another season of fun and learning as our Nippers grow both in ability and spirit.Club Championships – U12 to U14Our Club Championships for the U12 to U14 age groups were a
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A Word from Our President Stretch Feb 2025
Members, with the Christmas Holidays now well behind us and students back at school after a long break, its full steam ahead on all fronts at the club.Here’s a short summary of the last 2 months;Our Patrolling members have carried out a remarkable job tending to record crowds, significant first aid cases and blue bottle stings and on some patrols numerous rescues in challenging conditions.On the 27th January, Patrol 12 led by Simon Torsellini confronted massive crowds and challenging surf conditions resulting in a big group of swimmers being washed off a sand bank and into a massive rip. It was fantastic to see the team swing into action on rescue boards, IRB and tubes alongside Lifeguards. This mass rescue was recognised by Sydney Branch as their Rescue of the Month. Well done team and a great lesson for all our lifesavers to be vigilant and competent on rescue boards and
Lifesaving Feb Update
Our lifesaving team is always busy on our beach and this past month has been no exception. Our competitors are often training on the beach either early in the morning or late in the evening and this seems to be the time that our community needs us the most. Just this week our Boatie and lifesaver Kai Jones rushed to rescue and bring in a lady in distress during a training session. A reminder of just how vital our after hours rescue equipment is and for all members to be vigilant when down there, regardless of the day or time.On Australia Day long weekend, Patrol 12 found themselves with an extremely packed beach, topped with bluebottles stings and a medical episode occurring during the morning and afternoon patrol handover, requiring an ambulance call. While continuing to keep a close eye on the flash rips, it finally culminated in a large
End of Season Nipper Update
On Friday, 28th February 2025, we hosted our Annual Nipper Trivia Fundraiser, and what an incredible night it was! We had an amazing turnout, with 250 nipper parents attending. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us; your support helped us raise just over $22,000 for our nippers! These funds will go towards purchasing essential equipment to keep our fantastic program running for our kids.A special thank you also goes out to our generous sponsors:Nixco Holfords Pool Services In Control DJ’sThe Juniors Maroubra SealsJoseph MedcalfEngineTop Cat CateringScarecrow Foods6X TrainingKaboo StudioFirst Education Maroubra Good & FuglyWestfieldHoley Moley Golf ClubClaygroundRitzYoung HenrysDr Jason Kaplan – NSW CardiologyDes Renford Leisure CentreManhattan Super BowlLets Go SurfingTaronga ZooKristen Wells Hair StylistArchie Rose Distilling CoSydney FCVerve PortraitsSports LabFlooring XtraSydney Beer CoOutpost AgencyBetty’s BurgersConditin. Maroubra2025 NSW Surf Life Saving ChampionshipsWe are thrilled to share the outstanding achievement of our nipper competition team at the 2025 NSW Surf Life Saving Age Championships,
Words from President Stretch
Hello again Members and Friends and welcome to the March edition of our Bluing Club Newsletter. Please take the time to have a read this newsletter in full, we very much want to keep you up to date.So what’s news in brief at South Bra?State Title Competitions concluded last weekend with South Maroubra SLSC realising its best results ever. The first competition was State Age Championships (Nippers) where South Maroubra surged on the last day taking out an outstanding 4th place in the State of New South Wales. To say we are proud of our young athletes, their coaches and supporters would be a massive understatement. Success also extended to our Inclusive Competitors taking out multiple Gold and Silver medals. Plenty of photos on our South Maroubra SLSC Facebook site!Last week our Masters and Open competitions took main stage and achieved the BEST ever result taking out 4th Place in the State, just incredible. Our Masters Team