The Secret Harbour Surf Life Saving Club has swept the pool at the annual Surf Life Saving Australia Awards of Excellence in Sydney, taking home three of the major awards.
The club took home the prestigious DHL Club of the Year award, Robert Bates won the DHL Lifesaver of the Year and Sharee Hart was named the Assessor of the Year for 2014.
The national wins are the club's first since Gary Williams was named to DHL Volunteer of the Year in 2009.
The full list of winners from the 2014 Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence is:
DHL Club of the Year – Secret Harbour SLSC - WA
DHL Lifesaver of the Year – Rob Bates, Secret Harbour SLSC - WA
DHL Lifeguard of the Year - Timothy Wilson, Australian Lifeguard Service – QLD
DHL Volunteer of the Year – Andy Cross, South Narrabeen SLSC - NSW
Surf Sports Official of the Year - Julie Kay, Clifton Beach SLSC – TAS
Surf Sports Coach of the Year - Jack Patison, Austinmer SLSC – NSW
Surf Sports Athlete of the Year – Shannon Eckstein, BMD Northcliffe SLSC – QLD
Trainer of the Year - Davina Jackson, Jan Juc SLSC – VIC
Assessor of the Year - Sharee Hart, Secret Harbour SLSC – WA
Community Program of the Year - Seahorse Nippers, Noosa Heads SLSC – QLD
