Awards of Excellence

WA’s surf lifesavers recognised in online awards ceremony

2020 Awards of Excellence Finalists

The Surf Life Saving WA Awards of Excellence recognise and celebrate the achievements and contributions of our members throughout the season, across a wide range of categories. In what was once again a very competitive field, we are excited to announce our 2020 finalists! While this year, due…

Outstanding contributions by young members recognised

More than 60 outstanding young individuals from across Western Australia were recognised yesterday at Surf Life Saving WA’s inaugural Nipper & Youth Awards, presented by the Scottish Masonic Charitable Foundation of WA. With nearly 10,000 nipper and youth members across 31 West Australian surf life saving clubs, the Nipper &…

Good luck to our 2019 SLSA Awards of Excellence finalists

The category winners of Surf Life Saving WA’s 2019 Awards of Excellence, held in June, will be heading to the Gold Coast to proudly represent WA at Surf Life Saving Australia’s National Awards of Excellence; where SLSA will recognise the hard work, selflessness and enthusiasm of surf life saving’s volunteers…

Meet the fastest man on the sand

This year, Jackson Symonds (Sorrento SLSC) etched his name into the surf life saving history books as he earnt his fifth Open Beach Sprint title, a new Australian record, as well as his fifth Open Athlete of the Year award at the SLSWA Awards of Excellence. However, Jackson isn’t just…

AGL Lifesaver of the Year speaks about his time at surf

Our AGL Lifesaver of the Year, Russell Price proves you don’t have to be a member for long to make a real difference. Joining Mandurah SLSC as a nipper parent just six years ago, Russell has made a huge impact at his club as well as the local community, helping…

Meet our 2019 Assessor of the Year

Growing up on Port Beach in North Fremantle, John Summers has been a respected and influential member of Fremantle SLSC for over 20 years, holding board positions for 15 of those. John was also an important contributor to SLSWA’s Wesfarmers Emergency Response Team, particularly in its early days as a…

Get an insight into our 2019 Official of the Year!

“Dreams are for catching, races are for chasing and people are for inspiring” are the words of our back-to-back Official of the Year and current Surf Life Saving Australia DHL Volunteer of the Year, Sandy Clarke from Mullaloo SLSC. A passionate member for 20 years, Sandy has seen and…