The Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club is an Australian
Surf Life Saving Club. The Club offers a range of activities and encourages members to continually develop and update their lifesaving skills. It is located at the southern end of
Palm Beach, New South Wales
Palm Beach is a suburb in the Northern Beaches (Sydney), Northern Beaches region of Greater Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is located north of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Aus ...
, and members provide voluntary patrols on weekends and public holidays. Its members participate in internal and external competitions. Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club is a voluntary, non-for-profit organisation. It is considered that "if you have on your resume that you're a member of Palm Beach Surf Club, you've really made Sydney's social set."
History
Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club was founded in 1921 to patrol and improve beach safety for the local community and all beach-goers. Its early membership included members of the
Bullmore,
Curlewis,
Raine
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Given name
* Raine Allen-Miller (born 1989), English film director
* Raine Baljak (born 1996), Fi ...
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Forrester and
Hordern families. The club was established with just a £93 three-seater double-ender surf boat and a six-square-metre wooden shed. Its current heritage-listed clubhouse, Powhokohat, was purchased in 1954 for £16,000 and was one of the first reinforced concrete private residences in Australia when it was built. The purchase is the first since In 1955, the club bought an adjoining Florida Road vacant block for £1,575 and now owns nine blocks of land totalling one hectare on Ocean Road. In 2009, it spent $3,325,000 on a neighbouring residential property.
Notable members
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Charles Challice
Alan Bernard Chalice (17 August 1914 – 29 January 1975) was an Australian accountant and stock broker who flew with the RAF and RAAF during World War II. His preferred Christian name was Charles so was referred to throughout his life in pr ...
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Adrian Curlewis
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Peter Green
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Gordon Grimsley King
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John Mant
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Henry Austin Wilshire
Henry Austin Wilshire (HA Wilshire) was an architect and prominent member of Sydney society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was an active and innovative architect, and a contributor to the community through interests in town plan ...
Affiliated clubs
After seven years full membership of Palm Beach SLSC members are eligible to join the adjacent men’s only social club known as the Cabbage Tree Club or the women's club known as the Pacific Club.
See also
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Surf lifesaving
Surf lifesaving is a multifaceted social movement that comprises key aspects of voluntary lifeguard services and competitive surf sport. Originating in early 20th century Australia, the movement has expanded globally to other countries, in ...
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Surf Life Saving Australia
Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) is an Australian not-for-profit community organisation that promotes water safety and provides surf rescue services.
SLSA strives to create a safe environment on Australia's beaches and coastline through patro ...
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List of Australian surf lifesaving clubs
Australia has over 300 surf lifesaving clubs affiliated with Surf Life Saving Australia. Notable clubs include:
* Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club
* Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club
* Cabarita Beach Surf Life Saving Club
* Carrum Surf Life Savin ...
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Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suita ...
References
External links
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Palm Beach - the richest surf club in Sydney?
Surf Life Saving Australia clubs
Sports clubs and teams in Sydney
1921 establishments in Australia
Sports clubs and teams established in 1921
Palm Beach, New South Wales
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