Lennox Head-Alstonville wins Country Surf Lifesaving championship
January 17, 2010
Far North Coast clubs have dominated on the final day of the 2010 Stramit NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships at South West Rocks.
With the final teams events contested today, Lennox Head-Alstonville claimed the top spot in the overall pointscores, followed by Byron Bay in second place and Cudgen Headland in fourth place.
Defending title holder for the last two years, Warilla-Barrack Point, slipped to third position.
Sawtell was the best performing club from the Mid North Coast region, while the host club, South West Rocks, finished up in 11th spot.
Far North Coast clubs lead on day two of Country surf titles
January 17, 2010
Far North Coast clubs led the charge in the overall pointscore with three in the top four after Day Two of the 2010 Stramit NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships at South West Rocks on Saturday.
With Open and Masters events contested, Byron Bay finished up on top, while strong performances by Cudgen Headland competitors snared second place. Shellharbour took third spot and Lennox Head-Alstonville was in fourth position.
Leading the charge for Cudgen were some powerful performers in the water including Scott McCartney, Jarrad Cain, Rohan Small, Ben James, Bill Hamilton and Dylan Klein, who took out the first three places in the Open Board Rescue.
A very happy Jarrad Cain won the Open Ironman event.
Lennox Head-Alstonville makes great start to Country surf titles
January 16, 2010
The 2010 Stramit NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships kicked off yesterday under blue skies and smooth seas at South West Rocks.
With almost 2000 competitors expected to take part in the three-day event, the juniors took to the beach and water to contest a range of individual and teams events.
Competitors as young as seven battled it out, with championship title holder Warilla-Barrack Point SLSC ending the day on top in the overall pointscore.
Northern club Lennox Head-Alstonville finished up second after great performances from a particularly strong junior contingent.
2000 expected to contest Country Surf Life Saving titles
January 11, 2010
Far North Coast life savers will be among the almost 2000 who will compete in the 2010 Stramit NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships at South West Rocks this weekend.
Kempsey Shire Council and South West Rocks Surf Life Saving club will host one of the biggest events on the surf sports calendar.
With almost 2000 competitors already registered to take part at the event, the Stramit Country Championships will be the fourth largest surf carnival in 2010, only surpassed by the NSW, Queensland and Australian Championships.
The event will take place from Friday 15 January to Sunday 17 January 2010 and will feature competitors aged seven to 73.
South West Rocks to host Country surf lifesaving titles
December 17, 2009
The 2010 Stramit NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships were launched today at South West Rocks SLSC.
The event will run from 15-17 January, 2010, and will attract competitors from every non-metropolitan surf life saving branch in the State.
The event will run at South West Rocks for the next two years and will bring more than 5000 people to the region for the carnival.
With almost 2000 competitors, the Stramit NSW Country Championships is the second largest surf lifesaving competition in NSW this season.
FNC lifesaver Scott McCartney wins Interbranch board event
December 13, 2009
Far North Coast surf lifesaver Scott McCartney won the Open Male Board at the 2009 NSW Interbranch championships at Cape Hawke SLSC, Forster, over the weekend.
The titles were dominated by Sydney and Central Coast branches, with Sydney taking the championship by only two points from Central Coast.
FNC’s Joshua Brown won the Under-13 male surf race. Joshua, Lorne Greenlaw and Jay Meaney each picked up several minor placings for FNC.
FNC competitors Eliza Armstrong, Kaitlin Bakker, Samantha Corbett and Tahnee Fleming were placegetters.
Far North Coast results
Male
Under 14 Iron Man 3. Lorne Greenlaw (Far North Coast).
Under 13 Iron Man 3. Joshua Brown (Far North Coast).
Under 13 Iron Man Teams 2. Far North Coast (Gold).
Under 14 Male Surf Race 3. Lorne Greenlaw (Far North Coast).
Under 13 Male Surf Race 1. Joshua Brown (Far North Coast).
Under 15 Male Beach Flags 3. Jay Meaney (Far North Coast).
Under 17 Male Beach Sprint 2. Nathan Sharp (Far North Coast).
Under 15 Male Beach Sprint 3. Jay Meaney (Far North Coast).
Open Male Board Rescue 3. Far North Coast (Gold).
Open Male Board 1. Scott McCartney (Far North Coast).
Open Male Board Teams 1. Far North Coast (Gold).
Under 17 Male Board Teams 3. Far North Coast (Gold).
Under 14 Male Board Rescue 3. Far North Coast (Gold).
Under 12 Male Board Rescue 3. Far North Coast (Gold).
Female
Under 12 Iron Woman 3. Eliza Armstrong (Far North Coast).
Under 12 Iron Woman Teams 3. Far North Coast (Gold).
Under 19 Female Beach Sprint 3. Kaitlin Bakker (Far North Coast).
Under 15 Female Board Teams 3. Far North Coast (Gold).
Under 12 Female Board 3. Samantha Corbett (Far North Coast).
Under 12 Female Board Teams 2. Far North Coast (Gold).
Under 19 Female Single Ski 2. Tahnee Fleming (Far North Coast).
Under 19 Female Ski Teams 3. Far North Coast (Gold).
Under 17 Female Ski Teams 3. Far North Coast (Gold).
Tweed Coast secures NSW Surf Lifesaving Championships
December 8, 2009
Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club at Kingscliff has been selected by NSW Surf Life Saving as the host club for the 2011 and 2012 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships (with an option for 2013).
Mayor of Tweed Councillor Warren Polglase welcomed the announcement, which has the financial and in-kind support of the council.
“The Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving is to be congratulated for their efforts in securing this prestigious championship event and taking on this challenge. We at Tweed Shire Council are the back room engine and we are fully supportive of their endeavours,” he said.
“Tweed Shire is fully supportive of sports tourism and surf lifesaving is a healthy, active sport for young people and men and women of all ages.,”
Lifesavers go back to school at Lennox Head
November 26, 2009
Thirty surf lifesavers from northern NSW and south-east Queensland are attending the 2009 Lifeguard School being held in Lennox Head next week.
The lifesavers from as far north as the Gold Coast south to Macksville have been selected to take part in the school, being held at Camp Drewe.
The school is the training program for those lifesavers who wish to be appointed as employed lifeguards over summer and is being conducted by the Australian Lifeguard Service, a division of Surf Life Saving NSW.
The program kicks off on Sunday with an 800 metre pool swim and a physical and skills assessment in testing conditions at Lennox Head Beach.
DA lodged for new surf club in Ballina
August 27, 2009
A development application has been lodged for a new clubhouse for the Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore Surf Lifesaving Club.
The surf club has been operating out of the Shelly Beach Club facility for several years after its original clubhouse at Lighthouse Beach was demolished in 2005 when refurbishment solutions were exhausted.
Lennox Head’s Kayla Laverty named NSW Lifeguard of the Year
July 5, 2009
A Ballina Shire lifeguard has been named the NSW Lifeguard of the Year.
Kayla Laverty, 21, a member of the Lennox Head-Alstonville club, received her honour at a function held on Saturday night in Ballina.
She has been an ALS lifeguard for the last four seasons and has worked on some tough beaches including Salt, Hastings Point and Pottsville in the Tweed Shire before being appointed the senior lifeguard this season at Lennox Head.
Kayla is well-known to the local community for her caring nature and she has appeared in many family albums and Facebook pages when local visitors all want to have their photo taken with the friendly lifeguard.
