Nominations for the 2025 Surf Life Saving Tasmania Awards of Excellence are officially open.
With categories spanning Volunteer, Surf Lifesaver, Youth Surf Lifesaver, Trainer, Athlete of the Year, and more, it's time to celebrate the dedication and achievements of our outstanding members.
Talk to your Club/VMR today about putting forward a nominee—don't miss the chance to honour those who make a difference!
Nominations close Monday, 23 June 2025
Venue Ricky Ponting Room, Ninja Stadium, Bellerive
Date Saturday 23 August 2025, 6.00 pm.
Cost $50.00 pp
Dress Cocktail
Event Bookings
Individual Bookings (payment via credit/debit card only). Book Here
Group Bookings (will be invoiced to Club/VMR post event).
Contact SLST – Darleen, slst@slst.asn.au or Karyn, kblakey@slst.asn.au
Accommodation in Hobart
SLST has arranged some special member accommodation offers at the following hotels in Hobart.
Details of the special member rates can be found here
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Award |
Summary |
| Surf Lifesaver of the Year | An active patrolling member who has made an outstanding contribution to the delivery and development of surf lifesaving frontline services. |
| Youth Surf Lifesaver of the Year | An active patrolling member under the age of 21 who has made an outstanding contribution to the delivery and development of surf lifesaving frontline services. |
| Volunteer of the Year | An impressive member who has made a difference through their volunteering efforts. |
| Club of the Year | An outstanding SLS-affiliated club that is committed to improving the experience of its members, providing a safer environment for the community, and improving club operations. |
| Athlete of the Year | An athlete aged 15 or older who has achieved sporting excellence in Open Aged Competition. |
| Youth Athlete of the Year | An athlete aged between 15-18 (this refers to the members age as at 30 September) who has achieved sporting excellence in Youth and/or Open Aged Competition. |
| Masters Athlete of the Year | An athlete aged 30 years and over (this refers to their age at 30 September) who has achieved sporting excellence in Masters and/or Open Aged Competition. |
| U15 Athlete of the Year | An athlete aged eligible to compete in the U15 age category (this refers to their age at 30 September) who has achieved sporting excellence in U15 competition. |
| Team of the Year | The 37th edition of Surf Sport Manual defines a team as an event that is contested by more than one competitor from the same club or lifesaving unit who may either complete an event or race together as a discrete unit (e.g., boat race, IRB race, surf teams, R&R etc.) or separately (e.g., relay events, board rescue etc.). |
| Coach of the Year | An accredited coach who has made a significant contribution to athlete performance at a state, national and/or international level, to the development of athletes in SLS activities outside of surf sports, and to the educational development of other coaches in SLS. |
| Official of the Year | An accredited surf sports official who has made a significant contribution to both officiating at a state, national and/or international level, and to the educational development of other officials in SLS. |
| Trainer of the Year | An endorsed Trainer who is passionate about building the skills of others, consistently delivers a positive learning experience, and who encourages other members to engage in the delivery of training. |
| Assessor of the Year | An endorsed Assessor who is passionate about building the skills of others, consistently delivers a positive and supportive assessment experience, and who encourages other members to engage in training or assessment. |
| Community Education Program of the Year | A SLS-delivered activity or program which has significantly contributed to the organisation’s mission of saving lives, creating great Australians and building better communities. |
| Innovation Award | A well-researched concept, piece of equipment, program or event which is/has been implemented to improve any facet of Surf Life Saving. |
| Marine Rescue Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution | The Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution is presented to a volunteer who made an exemplary contribution to Marine Rescue in Tasmania during the year. |
| Marine Rescue Youth Achievement Award |
This award recognises a stand-out volunteer under the age of 25 who has shown exceptional qualities and has made a remarkable contribution during the year. |
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