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EOIs SLSS Director Positions 23-24
Surf Life Saving Sydney (SLSS) currently has two executive positions vacant on its Board of Management and is calling for the expressions of interest for the following roles:
• Deputy President (12 month midterm vacancy)
• Director, Finance (24 month term
EIOs close 7 July 2023. Please refer to Branch Memo
for all information.
SLSS Office Bearers, Standing Committees and Sub Committees Season 2023-2024
Please welcome our new Surf Life Saving Sydney, Board of Management and Patron for season 2023/ 2024 :
Patron – Geoff Forshaw OAM
President – Elissa Hancock
Director Administration – Marissa Saunders
Director Surf Sports – Brooke Thatcher
Director Life Saving & Support Operations – Scott Muir
Director Education – David Kowald
Director Youth and Junior Development – David Love
Director Member Services – Doug Hawkins
We would like to acknowledge and thank the outgoing Directors, Peter Agnew ESM, Athenia Pascoe, Carlo Villanti and Craig Howie for their service to Surf Life Saving Sydney.
The positions for Deputy President and Director Finance are currently vacant. Expressions of Interest will be issued to the membership on Friday 9 June 2023.
A full list of our office bearers can be found in Circular 01 ![]()
Thank you season 2022-2023
Sydney Branch Director Lifesaving & Support Operations Scott Muir and Manager Lifesaving Michael Bonnici went live on the weekend to thank and acknowledge our Clubs for season 2022-2023. Please review via the link provided
Branch Rescue of the Month March – Cronulla SLSC
Congratulations to Cronulla SLSC and in particular 17 year old member Brandon Leelong who has been recognised and rewarded as Branch Rescue of the Month March 2023.
At around 7.15 pm on Monday 6 March 2023, a lady in her mid 40s went into the water at Cronulla beach on her own but outside of the rip (middle north end of the beach) she looked confident entering the water and looked like she could swim. A few minutes later the swimmer was caught in the rip and within seconds dragged about 70 metres out to sea. While members of the public started to seek help, one of Cronulla newest patrolling members, 17 year old Brandon Leelong picked up the club rescue board and paddled out to the lady in distress.
Brandon was not just able to get to the patient quickly, he was also the first one to notice the lady had been taken further out to sea.
Upon paddling back to shore with the lady, Brandon observed the lady looking to be non responsive. Fellow club member George Ordenes assisted the lady from the board assessing the patient who was in shock and thankfully responsive, she advised that she had not swallowed any water.
This rescue by Brandon certainly may have had a different outcome if he had not spotted the situation as early as he did to be able to effectively rescue this swimmer.
Congratulations to you Brandon and thank you.
