2022 SLSQ Awards of Excellence Winners

Life Members:
• John Brenan
• Ken Clark OAM
• Lenore Grice
• Melinda Jackson
• Charles Melloy
• Kirsten Phillips
• John Thorpe

Presidents Medals:
• Rachel Wynberg
• Ray Fien

Under 14 Junior Lifesaver of the Year:
• Kaitlin Dobinson – Met Caloundra SLSC

Under 18 Junior Surf Lifesaver of the Year:
• Kye Yeabsley – Cairns SLSC

Junior Athlete of the Year:
• Byron Oliphant – Alexandra Headlands SLSC

The ‘Andy Frizzell OAM OBE’ Award for Services to Junior Activities:
• Jonathan Stride – North Kirra SLSC

Junior and Youth Development Club of the Year:
• Kurrawa SLSC

Community Education Program of the Year:
• Mermaid Beach AEME SLSC for the QA Lifesavers Partnerships

Innovation Award Winner:
• Currumbin SLSC for Currumbin’s Surf Rescue Education Portal

Team Manager of the Year:
• Kane Pilkington – Alexandra Headlands SLSC

Youth Athlete of the Year:
• Claudia Bailey – Northcliffe SLSC

Masters Athlete of the Year:
• Penny-Anne Burgess – Mermaid Beach AEME SLSC

Sports Team of the Year:
• Open Male Taplin Relay Team – Alexandra Headland SLSC

Professional Coach of the Year:
• James Porter – Alexandra Headland SLSC

Volunteer Coach of the Year:
• Trent Rowe – Northcliffe SLSC

Ron ‘Boppo’ Tallon OAM Official of the Year:
• Melinda Jackson – Kurrawa SLSC

Presidents Cup:
• Alexandra Headland SLSC
• Maroochydore SLSC

Youth Surf Lifesaver of the Year:
• Dylan Chapman – Miami Beach SLSC

Lifeguard of the Year:
• John Murray – Cairns SLSC

Operations Support Person of the Year:
• Anita Moore – Alexandra Headlands

Trainer of the Year:
• Andrew Easton from Hervey Bay SLSC

Assessor of the Year:
• Melinda Jackson – Kurrawa SLSC

Jack Dearlove MBE Medal – for Lifesaving Excellence – Outstanding Rescue:
• Thomas Badford, Shane Punter, Sam Princehorn, Maggie Princehorn, Daniel McShea, James Creedy and Kenneth McGrath from Metropolitan-Caloundra SLSC – For the successful rescue of an adult male at Kings Beach boat ramp on the 16th of January 2022
• Jessi Lloyd-Stewart from Noosa Heads SLSC – For the successful rescue of an adult male at Little Cove Noosa Heads on the 7th of February 2022

• Mary Walsh, Amanda Noble, Lilliana Walsh, Brian Biddle, Shelley Janssen and Daniela Medina Hidalgo from Mooloolaba SLSC – For the successful rescue of an adult male at Tower 3 Mooloolaba on the 18th of April 2022
• Ross Gee, Marnie Shepherdson and Macarthur Mills from Eimeo SLSC – For the rescue and resuscitation of a teenage boy at Eimeo Beach on the 26th of February 2022
• Andrew Richards, David O’Shea, Chris O’Shea and Aaron Clarke from Metropolitan-Caloundra SLSC – For the successful rescue of a group of adults at Happy Valley Beach on the 5th of March 2022
• Bryden King, Angus Robinson, Campbell Watts, Angus Cooke and Scott Ellice-Flintfrom Brisbane Lifesaving Service – For the successful rescue of an adult male at North Kirra on the 9th of April 2022

Peter Lacey Athlete of the Year:
• Ali Day – Surfers Paradise SLSC

Volunteer of the Year:
• Ray Fien – Currumbin SLSC

Surf Life Saver of the Year:
• Guy Tanner – Mudjimba SLSC

Clive Hammond OAM Silver Medals:
• Joshua Grant from Mackay SLSC, North Barrier Branch
• Alexander Rogers from Cairns SLSC, North Queensland Branch
• Paul O’Shea from Currumbin SLSC, Point Danger Branch
• Greg Foster from Southport SLSC, South Coast Branch
• John Roderick from Coolum Beach SLSC, Sunshine Coast Branch
• Kevin West from Hervey Bay SLSC, Wide Bay Capricorn Branch

Clive Hammond OAM Gold Medallion:
• Paul O’Shea from Currumbin SLSC, Point Danger Branch

Marsh Club of the Year:
• Mermaid Beach AEME SLSC