NOMINEE - 2223 Otago Awards of Excellence

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
OTAGO/SOUTHLAND
2023
NOMINEES

INTRODUCTION
The 2022 Otago/Southland Awards of
Excellence recognise the contribution of our
amazing members, from the grass-roots of
Surf Life Saving during
the 2022/2023 season.
Nominations are judged against the criteria
outlined for each award by a local Honours
and Awards Committee.
The winners of some categories of the local
Awards of Excellence will automatically
become finalists for the prestigious SLSNZ
National Awards of Excellence
to be held later in 2023.
Congratulations to all of our nominees. We
are incredibly proud and grateful for all
that you do and achieve.

CONTENTS
SURF SPORT AWARDS
Surf Official of the Year
Event Guard of the Year
Coach of the Year
Service to Junior Coaching
Sports Team of the Year
Sports Person of the Year
LIFESAVING AWARDS
Regional Lifeguard of the Year
Beach Education Instructor the Year
Instructor of the Year
Rescue of the Year
Rookie Lifeguard of the Year
Patrol Support of the Year
Lifeguard of the Year
SUPREME AWARDS
Volunteer of the Year

SURF
SPORT
AWARDS

Surf Official of
the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a
member who has made an outstanding
contribution to the officiating of surf sports
competitions in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Doug Henderson - Kaka Point
Joel Tyndall - St Clair
Kate Jerram - St Kilda
Maaike Duncan - Warrington
Rebecca Aburn - Brighton

Event Guard of
the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a
member who has made an outstanding
contribution to the event guarding of surf sports
competitions in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Immy Doyle - St Kilda
Kata Hanna - Brighton
Lara Tyndall - St Clair
Paul Gager - Warrington

Coach of the
Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a
member who has made an outstanding
contribution to the coaching of surf sport teams
and/or individuals in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Fiona Wilkinson - Kaka Point
Mark Hastie - Warrington
Rosie Falcous - St Clair
Peter Gibbons, Sam Kinraid & Michael Kinraid - St Kilda

Service to
Junior Coaching
The purpose of this award is to recognise service
and coaching for Junior Surf in the 2022/2023
season.
Nominees
Abe MacCormick - St Kilda
Connor Jones - Oreti
Chris & Sarah Chittock - Kaka Point
Isaac Davies - St Clair
Nathan Laws - Warrington
Jon Richardson - St Clair

Sports Team of
the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a team
who has achieved outstanding results in
competition in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Brighton Masters Male Canoe
Kaka Point Junior Surf Team
St Clair Under 19 Male Board Rescue
St Kilda Under 23 Female IRB Crew
Warrington Under 19 Female Canoe Crew

Sports Person of
the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a female
who has achieved outstanding results in
competition in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Charlotte Aburn - Brighton
Hollie Harrex - Kaka Point
Jackson Boyd - St Kilda
Rebecca McNaughton - Warrington
Will Laws - St Clair

LIFESAVING
AWARDS

Regional Lifeguard
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a
member who has made outstanding development
and enhancement of the Paid Lifeguard Service
capability within the local area during the
2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Madelene Ozanne - Warrington
Madeline Loudon - St Kilda
Phoebe Aburn - Brighton

Beach Education
Instructor of the
Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a
member who has made outstanding contribution
to the Beach Education Service in the Canterbury
Area throughout the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Charlotte Underwood-Nicol - St Clair
Gabby Trotter - Brighton
Olivia Andrew - St Clair
Phoebe Aburn - Brighton

Instructor of the
Year
The purpose of this award is to
recognise a member who has made an outstanding
contribution to the development and enhancement of
Surf Lifeguard capability within the local area during the
2022/2023 season, or a member who has made an
outstanding contribution to the local area examination
capability and has gone above and beyond
during the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Amelia Lane - Brighton
Carla Murray - Kaka Point
Madelene Ozanne - Warrington
Madeline Loudon - St Kilda
Niam Chronican - St Clair
Rachel Crago - Oreti

Rescue of the
Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise and reward
members involved in outstanding rescues
during the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
St Clair/St Kilda SLSC - 4th February 2023
St Kilda SLSC - 26th February 2023

Rookie Lifeguard
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a rookie
lifeguard who has made outstanding contribution to their
training and becoming a lifeguard during the 2022/2023
season.
Nominees
Gregor Watts - St Kilda
Jamie Blair - Brighton
Olivia Harrex - Kaka Point

Patrol Support
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise an emerging
lifeguard who has made outstanding contribution and
showing leadership traits of an advanced lifeguard during
the 2021/2022 season.
Nominees
Gregor Chrystal - St Kilda
Sarah Chittock - Kaka Point

Lifeguard
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a member who
has made an outstanding contribution to the delivery and
development of drowning prevention services for SLSNZ. It
is aimed at active Surf Lifeguards undertaking lifeguarding
duties in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Aedan Dinnissen - Brighton
Lara Tyndall - St Clair
Madelene Ozanne - Warrington
Madeline Loudon - St Kilda
Sam Webster - Oreti
Trent Dickie - Kaka Point

SUPREME
AWARDS

Volunteer
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise an
outstanding member who has made a significant volunteer
contribution to enhancing Surf Lifesaving
within their local area during the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Felix Cook - St Kilda
Jacqui Alcock - Oreti
Jon Richardson - St Clair
Nevan Trotter - Brighton
Nyree Dickie - Kaka Point
Paul Gager - Warrington