7 Burning Palms Surf Life Saving Club Inc. – 86th Annual Report – 2024-2025 Season Whilst I had hoped to be able to confirm the completion of two outstanding tasks this season, more work is still required by us, the Branch and SLSNSW to ensure our transition to accommodation of emergency gear and equipment at the Heathcote SES facility. We also appreciate their prosecution of the helicopter landing area just north of our Clubhouse facility. These actions do need to see conversion to completion as soon as possible! Late in the season our coastline was again battered by large seas, high tides and strong winds. Fortunately, Geoff Phillips, and a band of ‘first responders’ mentioned in Peter’s report, made an unscheduled dash to the beach and removed, just in case, all the items in the Boat House so if it did wash away, only it would be gone. A huge job done mostly in the dark! Much appreciated. On behalf of the Club, I would like to record my appreciation at the positive support offered by our Federal Member, Alison Byrnes, on her several visits to the Club during the season and take this opportunity to congratulate her on retaining her seat of Cunningham in the just concluded federal election. Yes, she did walk in and out as well as taking time to visit Era! It was certainly our pleasure to provide accommodation and a social dinner at the Palms for her and her very supportive husband, our State Member and Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, the Hon Paul Scully. We look forward to hosting them again through the 2025 – 2026 season! With track work nearing completion between Era and Otford, it is certainly worth recording our Club’s appreciation for the work this wonderful team has done in completing the track from our Clubhouse to our Boat House. They also sculpted the immediate area in front of our Boat House making it a more userfriendly IRB Trolley loading area. Thank you! It would be remiss of me to not highlight our appreciation of the continuing support provided through our Branch’s leadership team under the tireless leadership from Elissa Hancock. In regards operational matters, the Club would like to record its appreciation to Branch for its continued support, especially through the office staff primarily Linda, Catherine and Mason with the hope, in the not too distant future there will be a means by which the club level administration can be moved to Branch! I would also like to record the Club’s appreciation to Steve Pearce ESM CEO and Peter Agnew AM ESM President, from SLSNSW and the supportive relationship they have with our Branch, as without their collective efforts, change would be more than a challenge. Finally, I would like to record my continued appreciation for the work completed on your behalf and the support provided to me, by your Committee being Tim Conde, Dr Rebekah Helyer, Scott Barwick, Chris Fogwell, Terry Farley, Adam Dansie, Kerry Langham, Margaret Pearce and Peter Pearce OAM. Dr Paul Cooper President
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