Brunswick SLSC patrol captain, Simon Ceglinski, has been awarded NSW Surf Life Saving Officer of the Year at the 12th annual Rotary Emergency Services Community Awards (RESCA) at Bankstown Sports Club.
Held last night, the club congratulated Ceglinski and said the honour was in recognition Simon’s longtime service and commitment to surf life saving and ongoing efforts to show that our diversity is what makes us stronger, as national lead for Lifesavers with Pride’s Rainbow Beaches initiative.
The club said, ‘Simon first joined Bruns as a Nipper more than 40 years ago. Since then, he’s been an active patrolling member, trainer, IRB driver, vice club captain, and emergency callout team member. During the 2022 floods, he was part of Bruns SLSC’s responder team, evacuating residents from South Golden Beach and New Brighton, and coordinating our branch members to assist with the evacuation centres in Lismore’.
‘Well done Simon and congratulations to all finalists in the awards, including fellow Far North Coast branch member Daniela Berti Carrabs from Byron Bay Surf Life Saving Club’.
For more info on RESCA, visit https://www.rescawards.org.au
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