All nominees must be SLSA financial members (or affiliated organisations). Nominations should focus on activities during the 2023/24 Surf Life Saving season, from 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024.
Where ages are mentioned, this refers to the members age as at 30 September in the 2023/24 season.
Winners may be called upon to act as ambassadors of Surf Life Saving, both within the organisation and to external audiences.
Paid employees at any level may nominate for the awards listed. However, paid service will only be counted if nominating for the Lifeguard of the Year and Coach of the Year award – all other awards recognise voluntary contributions only. Unless otherwise specified, these awards are in recognition of individual achievements, team submissions will not be considered.
SLSA will accept one award from each State/Territory, per category to ensure the process is streamlined and transparent.
If you require further support, enquiries should be directed to state/territory centres or to: SLSA, officereception@slsa.asn.au
Guidelines for submission
States/Territories are required to complete and submit an ONLINELINK Form by 30 August 2024. No nominations will be accepted via email or post.
States/Territories must follow the nomination process for the relevant award (found in Section 3 of the circular).
Nominations are to include a digital profile image of the nominee (for the individual awards) or logo (for ‘Club of the Year’ and ‘Community Education Program of the Year’) via the online nomination form. Please ensure all nominee photographs are from the shoulders up and of a high-resolution quality. Please wear a club shirt or patrol uniform, no ‘selfies’.
Clubs are to send their completed nominations to the respective Branch and/or State/Territory by the closing date specified by each State office. State/Territory winners will be submitted online to SLSA as finalists for consideration for the national award.
Selection Process
All finalists for the national award will go through a volunteer selection panel which will involve a review of applications.
Finalists for the ’Surf Lifesaver of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Youth Surf Lifesaver of the Year and Club of the Year will be required to participate in a face-to-face interview or presentation (Club of the Year only); details of which will be available following the close of nominations. The selection panel will determine a winner from both a review of the application and the interview.
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