18 Dec 2017 | News
Following our recent article on Alan Chinner recounted by our treasurer Mal MacCormick, here’s another blast from the past brought to us by Tony Frost, one of our Long Serving members, who witnessed the eventful visit of the Bundaberg SLSC during the 1964...
18 Dec 2017 | News
The Nippers ATV naming competition proved to be a great success with many very creative entries. All names were put to the vote during the Nippers Xmas party. There could only be one winner, but in the end everybody walked away with a fabulous prize. The winning name...
18 Dec 2017 | News
On Sunday 17 December the first round of the Longy club championships was held in perfect conditions. Competition was fierce, spirits high and everybody, even the more ambitious, had lots of fun. All in all it was an epic first championship round. The girls were...
18 Dec 2017 | News
The sun was shining and the waves were rolling in at the Nippers Annual Christmas Party on Saturday 9th of December. The Long Reef SLSC had an action packed afternoon ready and waiting for the 420 nipper kids that were buzzing with pre-Christmas excitement. With the...
4 Dec 2017 | News
Dear Long Reef Patrollers, As we all know Christmas is fast approaching and I’m sure that you are all excited. We, however, still need to keep our great beach safe for the day. As there are no Patrols rostered on 25 December, I am calling on our Active members...
3 Dec 2017 | News
There’s a beautiful epilogue to the news post “Longy in the 60s – Alan Chinner” published last week (to read the original article again, click here). At this year’s new nippers registration day we were approached by Nico Deloux, a...
28 Nov 2017 | News
A meeting at Longy with the Northern Beaches Mayor Michael Regan and the Deputy GM Ben Taylor on Monday this week proved to be very fruitful. Our club was represented by Peter Kinsey (President), Rob Pearson (VP Building) and Ross Jenkins (VP Community &...
28 Nov 2017 | News
The club championship dates for the 2017/18 season have been finalised. They are Dec 17th, Feb 18th, Mar 4th. The events include swim, run, paddle board, surf ski and flags and will be run in different age and experience categories. All Bronze Medallion holders and...
28 Nov 2017 | News
Did you say a pod of 50 dolphins?! There’s a 9-year-old nipper out there who’s not going to forget what he experienced last weekend anytime soon! One of our young Shore school patrollers took him out on a paddle board to be with a pod of around 50 dolphins...
28 Nov 2017 | News
Alan Chinner joined Long Reef and did his Bronze in 1963. Bronze training centred around the reel and belt and mouth to mouth. Cardiac massage was still not on the training horizon. Other rescue equipment included the surf boat. In the surf boat there was a bow box...
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