Karen Andrews (McPherson, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On Saturday I attended the annual awards night for the Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club and I would like to congratulate the club award recipients. They are: Jim Purdon, president of the club and best club member; Ryan Rigney, overall club champ; Billy Ryan, best masters competitor; Stuart Hogben, masters champ and best competitor; Carly Flood, open senior female and outstanding patrol attendance; Susie Harker, female masters champ and 100 per cent patrol attendance; Ty Henrisson-Lopez, male cadet champ, best cadet member, YIPS silver and 100 per cent patrol attendance; Kate Marshall, best cadet member and 100 per cent patrol attendance.

They include: Dylan Swaney, male under 17 camp, coach's award and 100 per cent patrol attendance; Nic Bell, male under 19 champ; Michelle Linsdell, female under 19 champ, president's award, YIPS silver and 100 per cent patrol attendance; Phil Hammond, best patrol captain, Surf Life Saving Australia award for being patrol captain for five years and for outstanding patrol attendance; Nolan McGuire, IRB award, appreciation award and outstanding patrol attendance; Graham Matthews, best new member; Rick Van Kampen, club captain's award and the George Best senior trophy; Fiona Jones, best committee member; Stuart Marshall, best senior member and outstanding patrol attendance; Zac Wyper, best junior member, YIPS bronze and outstanding patrol attendance; Phil Wyper, Robert Gattenby memorial shield; Andrew Putland and Mitchell Phillips, champion rowers.

The best competitive team consisted of Billy Ryan, Russell Zahn and Rick Van Kampen. Celestine Nicholson, Ysabel Wilson and Nikaila Hartley received their YIPS bronze awards. Patrol Group 12, the best patrol group, were Steve Mason, Garry Doyle senior, Garry Doyle junior, Michael Bugden, Michelle Linsdell, Fiona Jones, Susie Harker, Caroline Bellenger and Marty Naughton. Awards for those with 100 per cent patrol attendance were awarded to Brian Smith, Allyson Marshall and Darren Swaney. Outstanding patrol attendance awards went to Chaylea Walsh, Adam Mazzarella, Robbie Swaney, Vincent Loubet, Paul Teitzel, Tyler Swaney, Ryan Vaughan and Ellen Flood. Appreciation awards went to Greg Piper, Brett Dorrington and Danny Hoyland. Surf Life Saving Australia patrol captain five years awards went to Damian Ling, Dion Ezzy and Belinda Doman. Surf Life Saving Australia patrol captain three years award went to Garry Bell.

I want to acknowledge all people on the night who were involved in the outstanding rescue of a man found unconscious on a groyne and given life-saving resuscitation and the mass rescue of six tourists. All of them survived. I congratulate the members of the Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club. Coolangatta is a fantastic club and the passion on the night was palpable.