CLUB HISTORY
The City of Bunbury Surf Live Saving Club was founded in 1915 and was the second club founded in Western Australia (Cottesloe SLSC was first in 1909). Since those early days members have volunteered countless hours of Surf Patrol duty to keep Bunbury’s beaches safe for swimmers and surfers. Members have performed numerous rescues and attended to thousands of major and minor first aid incidents. The City of Bunbury SLSC is one of 315 Surf Life Saving Clubs in Australia with a total membership of over 181,603 members. We are affiliated with Surf Life Saving Western Australia (SLSWA).
Core objectives to achieve this:
To study and practice the methods of surf life saving as specified by Surf Life Saving Australia Ltd. (SLSA)
To minimise injury and the loss of life from drowning and render all possible aid to those in distress by providing lifesaving services in accordance with surf life saving rules, policies and procedures.
To promote and conduct member and public education in water safety, lifesaving, first aid and resuscitation.
To organise and conduct competition to improve the efficiency and lifesaving skills of members.
To co-operate with the local government authority, and relevant state and federal authorities, in taking such measures as are considered necessary by the club to ensure the safety of users on the beach.
Vision
The City of Bunbury Surf Life Saving Club will be a progressive family club with strong links to the community.
Mission
The City of Bunbury Surf Life Saving Club is dedicated to providing best practice in Surf Life Saving services in a positive family oriented and safe environment for our members and the community.
Purpose
To consistently align ourselves with our vision and mission, develop and implement operational best practice in order to grow our club into the community and the community into our club.
Life Members
Life Members who are no longer with us are respectfully acknowledged with an asterisk (*).
1931 Herb Cook *
1933 Reg Monkhouse *
1943 Charles Higgins *
1949 Fred Wilcox *
1955 Dan White *
1960 Norm Freeman *
1961 Ted Johnston *
1963 Rod Baker *
1965 Kevin Hoskins *
1966 Guy Castieau *
1966 Ross Ranson
1966 Ray Whiteaker *
1971 Bob Hannah *
1974 Ron Westwood *
1974 Robert Wilson
1982 Greg Wallis
1983 Tony Snelling
1986 Neville Sharpe
1989 Trevor Neaves
1992 Wayne Mould *
1992 Kevin Nettleton
1996 David Barton
1997 Steve Earnshaw *
1998 John Fradelos *
1999 John Barton
1999 Troy Gard *
2004 Robbie Drummond
2005 Mike Smith
2012 Peter Duncan *
2012 Denise Duncan
2012 Rhonda Pilgrim
2012 Gordon Smith
2015 Gary Carthew
2018 Julie Kelly
2018 James Smith
2025 James Duncan
2025 Paul Smaniotto
2026 Susan Neaves
2026 Julie Snelling