Wonderful morning for nippers with our Annual MNM friendly carnival held at Miami beach! A day when 3 clubs @miamibeachslsc @nobbysbeachsurflifesavingclub and mermaid surf club come together for a friendly carnival and to give thanks to the Henderson Family for their years of unwavering support of these 3 neighboring clubs. Kids had a ball , Miami surf club hosted a wonderful morning. Mermaid came away with the winners cup for the day proudly accepted by junior captains Tom Emery and Marley Fritsch! But I think the true winners were all the kids who participated and gave everything a go with the biggest smiles on their faces! Thank you to Miami for hosting and to Andrew Henderson for being there on behalf of the Henderson family and for all your support over the years @coastalpropertyagents .

Honored to represent Mermaid Beach Surf Club at the National Awards for Excellence in Sydney over the weekend . The Mermaid surf club shallow water rescue and nipper safety improvement program lead by Muriel Plonk and Ian Tanahill with support from the patrol members and water safety personnel of our club was nominated for an award in the innovations category. We unfortunately didn’t come away with a win but were grateful for the nomination and recognition of the amazing work that has helped ensure our nippers are safe on the beach. Congratulations to Inverloch SLSC from Victoria who took out the win with their “search and rescue camp” developing skills in Searching the water and conducting rescues. Fantastic to see that their camp and our program align with the overall aim to ensure people who go to the beach return home safely to their loved ones at the end of the day!

Fun Day at nippers the rain held off and despite the clouds the water was warm and clear. We loved welcoming the @bushtobeach_aus kids from Toomelah and Boogabilla state schools to Mermaid Beach. The bush to beach program has been set up to reward good behavior and attendance at school and since it’s induction has had a massive positive impact on both behavior and attendance for these children. Mermaid Beach is proud to help support this program