Perth’s northern surf life saving clubs dominated this year’s State-wide Nipper & Youth Awards on Saturday.
More than 350 guests gathered to recognise and celebrate the Surf Life Saving WA awards, with categories including lifesaving, surf sports competition and volunteering.
Scarboro Surf Life Saving Club’s Jack Brohman was named U14/U15 Lifesaver of the Year in recognition of his service patrolling local beaches over the season.
Brohman was recognised as an active and committed club member who displayed a solid dedication to his responsibilities.
Trigg Island Surf Life Saving Club’s Indiah Reidy was named Youth of the Year due to her exceptional leadership and community engagement.
Reidy is actively involved in club activities and officiating at surf sports carnivals. This season she achieved her Gold Level in SLSWA’s Youth Leaders Program after volunteering more than 230 hours.
Also hailing from Trigg Island, Trent Yates was awarded the U14/U15 Athlete of the Year after a season in which he claimed gold in the U14 beach flags and beach sprints at the SunSmart WA Surf Life Saving Championships and, for the second year in a row, took out the beach sprints and beach flags for his age group at the Australian titles.
Earlier in the year, Yates was selected for SLSWA’s Youth Pathways State team, where he travelled to Maroubra in NSW for the Interstate Championships, taking gold in the U14 beach flags event.
Ethan Rapley from Mullaloo Surf Life Saving Club took out the 2024 Youth Official of the Year award.
SLSWA president Heidi Gan said she was incredibly proud of the contributions these young members were making to their club and local communities.
“Surf Life Saving WA’s ethos of saving lives and building great communities starts with these young people as they journey through the Woodside Nippers and youth programs at their local club,” Ms Gan said.
“The calibre of these award recipients was exceptional and demonstrates that the future of Surf Life Saving in WA is bright.”