BELLARINE surf lifesaving clubs enjoyed some success at Life Saving Victoria\u2019s annual Awards of Excellence at the weekend, with Ocean Grove Lifesaving Club the overall point score winner of the Victorian Lifesaving Championships.
\nPoint Lonsdale SLSLC\u2019s Jessica Robinson was also named Westpac Youth Lifesaver of the Year.
\nThe event, held at Albert Park, was attended by over 400 dignitaries and lifesaver on Saturday July 27.
\nLorne Surf Life Saving Club featured prominently during the night.
\nThey won Outstanding Achievement of the Year for conducting its first Indigenous program, which hosted 10 students and two teachers from West Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
\nLorne\u2019s John Takac also received the Graeme Long Memorial Medal for Holden Volunteer of the Year for both his roles as chief lifeguard for the Surf Coast and director of the Pier to Pub race.
\nTakac also received a Life Saving Victoria Life Membership, the highest recognition awarded to life savers at state level.
\nLorne Surf Life Saving Club also saw chief instructor Jessica Sincock awarded Volunteer Trainer of the Year.
\nElsewhere on the Surf Coast, Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club\u2019s Samuel Dripps was the joint winner of the Mike Martin AM Champion Junior Lifesaver award.
\nAnglesea Surf Life Saving Club\u2019s Janet Jones received a Membership and Leadership Development Service Award for her role developing lifesaving skills for youth members with disabilities in the Starfish Nipper program.
\nFairhaven Surf Life Saving Club also featured, with Laura Buckley earning Volunteer Assessor of the Year.
\nGrace Lightfoot was awarded Beach Lifeguard of the Year for her contributions to ensuring the safety of beaches on the Surf Coast and the Otway.
\nOn the competitive sports front, Ocean Grove Lifesaving Club was the overall point score winner of the Victorian Lifesaving Championships.
\nAnglesea Surf Life Saving Club\u2019s Naantali Marshall won Athlete of the Year having won multiple gold medals at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships and been similarly successful in Victoria open swims.
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BELLARINE surf lifesaving clubs enjoyed some success at Life Saving Victoria\u2019s annual Awards of Excellence at the weekend, with Ocean Grove Lifesaving Club the overall point score winner of the Victorian Lifesaving Championships. Point Lonsdale SLSLC\u2019s Jessica Robinson was also named Westpac Youth Lifesaver of the Year. The event, held at Albert Park, was attended […]<\/p>\n