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Surfing walk of fame

Surfing walk of fameRandwick City Council

NOMINATE NOW!

Nominations are now open for the Australian Surfing Walk of Fame at Maroubra Beach

NOMINATE NOW!BACKGROUND INFORMATIONRandwick City Council initiated the Australian Surfing Walk of Fame in 2006, which was the first of its kind in Australia. The Surfing Walk of Fame recognises and celebrates the outstanding achievements of Australia’s leading surfers and surf life savers. The Surfing Walk of Fame is a prestigious and sought after award within Australia’s surfing beach culture, whereby inductees are highly regarded as ‘Legends of Surf’ – water men and water women.

The surfers and surf life savers inducted into the Australian Surfing Walk of Fame will have a bronze plaque in recognition of their efforts laid into the promenade at Maroubra Beach at an annual event.

The 2015 Surfing Walk of Fame presentation will be held at the Beach Breaks Carnival on Sunday 26 July at 1pm.

Nominations close Monday 22 June 2015.

Contact events@randwick.nsw.gov.au or call (02) 9399 0792 For more information visit www.randwick.nsw.gov.au

Australian Surfing Walk of Fame at Maroubra Beach

SELECTION CRITERIA • Nominees should be men and women,

who have won world-class surfing or surf life saving championships and/or made a significant contribution to the sport.

• A local Maroubra person will be considered at each event. Someone who either began their surfing/surf life saving career at Maroubra or who currently resides, trains or is strongly affiliated with a local surfing association or surf club.

• There is no set number of inductees.

• The selection committee reserves the right to not induct anyone to preserve the high standard of inductees.

Nomination process• Randwick City Council (the Council) will

administer the annual nomination and selection process.

• The Council will organise a meeting of the Selection Committee and provide the nominees names and biographies/supporting information for the committee’s consideration.

• Local, state and national surf riders associations are to be invited to nominate each year.

Selection criteriaSelection criteria

Selection Committee •The Selection Committee will be a panel

appointed by the Mayor annually who will meet to review the nominations and select inductees for that year.

•Recommended nominees receive at least 75% of the Committee vote.

•The Council will contact the agreed inductees invite them to the induction ceremony.

Australian Surfing Walk of Fame at Maroubra Beach

2006• Snow McAlister

Outstanding contribution to surfing

• Nat Young World Surfing Champion

• Midget Farrelly World Surfing Champion 1964

• Barry Rodgers Australian Ironman Champion 1967, 1968, 1969

2009• Dennis Heussner OAM

Captain Australian Surf Life Saving Team 1970-1971

• Karla Gilbert World Ironwoman Championship 2000-2002

• Larry Blair 2SM/Coca Cola Surfabout Championship 1978

• Mark Richards World Surfing Championship 1979 – 1982

InducteesInductees

Australian Surfing Walk of Fame at Maroubra Beach

2013• Grant Kenny OAM

World Ironman Champion and Outstanding contribution to surf life saving

• Tony Seddon Australian Surf Life Saving Champion and outstanding contribution to surfing

• Lynette MacKenzie World Surfing Champion

2014• Mark Scott

1980 World Surfing Champion and outstanding contribution to surf life saving

• Dennis Green Australian Surf Life Saving Champion

Australian Surfing Walk of Fame at Maroubra Beach

Nomination form

Please complete the form (one form per nomination) and return it to Council before Monday 22 June 2015 for consideration for the 2015 inductions. Please email to events@randwick.nsw.gov.au or mail to Council at 30 Frances Street, Randwick NSW 2031. Enquiries (02) 9399 0792.

NOMINEE DETAILS Nominee’s name:

Date of birth: / / Gender M F

Place of residence:

Address:

Suburb: State: Code:

Phone: Email:

Nominated for: Surfing Surf Life Saving

Based on the selection criteria, explain in a short paragraph why you believe this individual should be considered as a nominee. List their achievements, contributions to the sport, history, and other information pertinent to the nomination. A resume or biography may also be submitted.

NOMINATOR DETAILS

Name:Phone:

Email: Date: / /

Nomination form

Australian Surfing Walk of Fame at Maroubra Beach

Australian Surfing Walk of Fame

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