Surf Lifesaver of the Year • Paul Ransom, Fingal Rovers SLSC • Mark Aspinall, Red Rock-Corindi SLSC • Tony Worton, Camden Haven SLSC • Jason Gay, Caves Beach SLSC • Paul Dowdell, Shelly Beach SLSC • James Crittenden, Freshwater SLSC • Jessika Hay, Garie SLSC • Craig Walker, Coledale SLSC • Andrew Curven, Bermagui SLSC Youth Surf Lifesaver of the Year • Bede Curnow, Cudgen Heandland SLSC • Rachel Hosick, Camden Haven SLSC • Makayla Gay, Caves Beach SLSC • Kai Darwin, Umina SLSC • Tyson Dulieu, Bungan Beach SLSC • Thomas Small, Clovelly SLSC • Sam Giles, Windang SLSC • Ruby Bichard, Pambula SLSC Volunteer of the Year • David Field, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Louise Rodgers, Urunga SLSC • Sandra Slattery, Tacking Point SLSC • Debbie Booth, Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest SLSC • Richard Green, Terrigal SLSC & Avoca Beach SLSC • Cameron Powell, Warriewood SLSC • Phillip Carter, Maroubra SLSC • Morgan Clarke, Woonona SLSC • Brad Moore, Kiama SLSC • Anthony Bellette, Batemans Bay SLSC Youth Volunteer of the Year • Sven Loemker, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Stephanie Clark, Tacking Point SLSC • Lachlan Steffner, Redhead SLSC • Jamie Cairns, Ocean Beach SLSC • Trae Hare-Boyd, North Steyne SLSC • Charles Watts, Bondi SBLSC • Sean Ritter, Scarborough Wombarra SLSC • Ella Cleal Cook, Kiama Downs SLSC • Ryley Spoelder-Hanlon, Moruya SLSC Club of the Year • South West Rocks SLSC, Mid North Coast • Umina SLSC, Central Coast • Garie SLSC, Sydney • Bulli SLSC, Illawarra • Shellharbour SLSC, South Coast Branch of the Year • Central Coast • Illawarra • Sydney Patrol Captain of the Year • Beau Monks, Byron Bay SLSC • Nathan Wood, Stockton SLSC • Laura Luchi, Copacabana SLSC • Doug Lucas, Palm Beach SLSC • Marcus Kennedy, Cronulla SLSC • David Winner, Coalcliff SLSC finists Patrol of the Year • Patrol 4, Fingal Rovers SLSC • Patrol 5, Umina SLSC • Newport Bronze Patrol, Newport SLSC • Patrol 10, Wanda SLSC • Patrol Lawson, Wollongong City SLSC Administrator of the Year • David Rope, Cudgen Headland SLSC • John Eyles, Woolgoolga SLSC • Jenny Cooper, Camden Haven SLSC • Peter Brown, Dixon Park SLSC • Daniel Kingsley, Shelly Beach SLSC • Wayne Freakley, Freshwater SLSC • Donna Hargreaves, North Cronulla SLSC • David Forst, Wollongong City SLSC • Jan Horspool, Kiama Downs SLSC • Marcela Vitouchova, Pambula SLSC Services Team of the Year • Cudgen Headland Event Organising Team, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Shelly Beach Education Team, Shelly Beach SLSC • Avalon Beach Emergency Call Out Team, Avalon Beach SLSC • Randwick Surf Rescue 30 • Bulli SLSC Surf Festival Event Management Team, Bulli SLSC • Batemans Bay SLSC Bushfire Response Team, Batemans Bay SLSC Athlete of the Year • Bailey Copeland, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Flynn Wallace-Smith, Caves Beach SLSC • James Koch, Shelly Beach SLSC • Kendrick Louis, Manly LSC • Noah Havard, North Bondi SLSC • Hannah Minogue, Bulli SLSC • Payton Williams, Mollymook SLSC • Darren Drewsen, Broulee Surfers SLSC Youth Athlete of the Year • Lily O’Sullivan, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Tom Osborne, Tacking Point SLSC • Bella Williams, Cooks Hill SLSC • Lachlan Braddish, Umina SLSC • Jake Morris, Newport SLSC • Noah Steiner, Wanda SLSC • Jasmine Locke, Bulli SLSC • Elli Beecham, Narooma SLSC Masters Athlete of the Year • Joe Dougherty, Yamba SLSC • Raelene Myers, Tacking Point SLSC • Tara Johnson, Stockton SLSC • Paul Lemmon, Terrigal SLSC • Kris Monnock, Mona Vale SLSC • Laura Thurtell, Bondi SBLSC • Ross Taylor, Thirroul SLSC • Joanne Helson, Shellharbour SLSC Surf Sports Team of the Year • Cudgen Pool Rescue Team, Cudgen Headland SLSC • The Full Cassowaries, Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC • Open Mens IRB Tube Rescue Team, Caves Beach SLSC • North Avoca Ladies Masters, North Avoca SLSC • U15 Male Water Team, Newport SLSC • Funkys U23 Girls, North Cronulla SLSC • Bulli SLSC Open Men’s Boat Crew, Bulli SLSC • Kiama Downs Female IRB Team, Kiama Downs SLSC • Batemans Bay 180 YRS Phoenix, Batemans Bay SLSC Coach of the Year • Samantha Miller, Lennox Head-Alstonville SLSC • Ted McCartney, Woolgoolga SLSC • Steven Monaghan, Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC • Ryan Cook, Swansea Belmont SLSC • Mick Magurren, Umina SLSC • Michael Clues, North Curl Curl SLSC • Nathan Smith, Wanda SLSC • Hannah Minogue, Bulli SLSC • Nathan Foster, Kiama Downs SLSC • Robert Pollock, Broulee Surfers SLSC Official of the Year • Debbie Pawsey, Evans Head-Casino SLSC • Mark Gawne, Coffs Harbour SLSC • Wendy Evans, Hat Head SLSC • Stacey Gay, Caves Beach SLSC • Chris Gathercole, Avoca Beach SLSC • Mark MacKenzie, Dee Why SLSC • Jeff (Charlie) Brown, Wanda SLSC • Kevin Starling, Bulli SLSC • Dene Herbert, Shellharbour SLSC Trainer of the Year • Matthew Bell, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Mark Beavis, Coffs Harbour SLSC • Craig Schweikert, South West Rocks SLSC • Anthony Tietze, Merewether SLSC • Pam Edmonds, Umina SLSC • Andrew Hjorth, Mona Vale SLSC • Doug Hawkins, Coogee SLSC • Larry Jennett OAM, Wollongong City SLSC • Steven Guy, Kiama Downs SLSC • Emma Prowse, Pambula SLSC Assessor of the Year • Kris Beavis, Ballina Lighthouse & Lismore SLSC • Charles Bugbird, Merewether SLSC • Chris Fillingham, Toowoon Bay SLSC • Joe Mastrangelo, North Steyne SLSC • Paul O’Donohue, Maroubra SLSC • Kate Balding, Coledale SLSC • Trina Jensen, Kiama Downs SLSC Facilitator of the Year • Michael Pontefract, Evans Head-Casino SLSC • Gail Henderson, Redhead SLSC • Ramzy Fawzy, Shelly Beach SLSC • Clare Hagon, North Curl Curl SLSC • Ryan Rosenbaum, Maroubra SLSC • Jamie Caldwell, Bulli SLSC • Paul Schloeffel, Shellharbour SLSC Community Education Program of the Year • Community Surf Safety, Byron Bay SLSC • Rotary to Surf Life Legends, Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC • Superheroes, Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest SLSC • SLSCC Community Education, Central Coast Branch • The Gaza Surf Life Saving Project, North Steyne SLSC • Garie Vanguard Program, Garie SLSC • UOW Homestay Surf Safety Program, Wollongong City SLSC Innovation Award • Enhanced Water Safety at Country Championships, Cudgen Headland SLSC • Macleay Nippers, Kempsey-Crescent Head, Hat Head and South West Rocks SLSCs • RWC Training Group, Central Coast Branch • Soldier On, Newport SLSC • Australian Defence Force (ADF) Pilot Bronze Medallion Course, North Bondi SLSC • U13 & U14 Nippers Leadership Camp, Helensburgh–Stanwell Park SLSC Lifeguard of the Year • Anthea Warne, Tweed Shire • Reece Dobbin, Ballina Shire • Gabriel Francis, Byron Shire • Max Milligan, Port Macquarie-Hastings • Clement Sarrazin, Clarence Valley • Jack Hawkins, Port Stephens Council • Marc Andrews, Shoalhaven City • Jake Russo, Kempsey Bellingen Nambucca Shire • Darcy Marr, Northern Beaches Council • Ty Judson, MidCoast Council • William Vaughan-Smith, Bega Valley Shire Council • Matthew Calbert, Munmorah State Conservation Area - Frazer Beach Rescue of the Year • July/August ‘19, Kiama SLSC • September ‘19, Sydney Branch Support Operations • October ‘19, Mona Vale SLSC and Palm Beach SLSC • November ‘19, Redhead SLSC • December ‘19, Sydney Branch and Australian Lifeguard Service • January ‘20, Clayton Schilg QLD • February ‘20, Bronte SLSC • March ‘20, Fingal Bay SLSC • May ’20, Thirroul SLSC • June ’20, Illawarra Branch