Who Are We
Whale Beach Surf Life Saving Club is home to a small but dedicated team of surf life savers on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, who patrol every weekend and public holidays from September through April.
Our tight-knit community is united through a common love and respect for the ocean. We pride ourselves on excellence in surf safety and education. The diversity of our community is its strength, with our lifesavers, associate members, and wider community working together to keep the beach safe for all.
Everybody is welcome at Whale Beach, a place where you can connect, train hard, and belong.
Community
Whale Beach surf club was founded in 1937 at a time when campers and weekenders dominated beach users. The Club is housed in a superb, multi-storied clubhouse that, unusually for a surf club, is owned by the members rather than the local council.
All active and associate members have full access to our first class facilities, including sleeping accommodation, full bathroom and kitchen amenities, as well as a gym and board and ski storage. The Club has around 200 active and reserve active members and some 130 supporting associate family members.
Whale Beach has a place for everyone and welcomes the unique skills and personalities each individual brings to our club. We’ll see you on the beach!
Location
Whale Beach is situated on the northern peninsula of Sydney’s Northern Beaches. It is 600m long, east facing and bordered by Little and Careel heads and backed by slopes covered in houses. The beach is accessed via winding Whale Beach Road and a steep descent to the beachfront reserve, which includes a large car park, southern picnic area and rock pool on the southern rock platform.
The beach receives waves averaging 1.6m resulting in an energetic surf zone, dominated by a single bar, which is always cut by three to four rips, including permanent rips against either headland. The north end, known as "The Wedge", is a favourite surfing spot breaking over a rock reef providing a good take off and short but solid left. The north and south rock platforms are easily accessible and along with two to three gutters found along the beach, make it a very popular fishing location.
2024/25 Management Committee
Meet the team responsible for managing our club, learn about their roles and reach out to them if you have any questions or suggestions.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Brett Babicci |
| Treasurer | Andrew Pearce |
| Secretary | Vacant |
| Immediate Past President | Kieran Gallagher |
| Club Captain | Olivia Rees-Ewen |
| Vice President | Greg Hannaford |
| Ocean Swim Director | Simon Morgan |
| Chief Instructor | Jacqueline Rees |
| Competition Secretary | Harry Millard |
| Marketing Officer | Mirek Craney |
| Property Officer | Brian Lamrock |
| Junior Activities Captain | Peter Myers |
| Social Secretary | Ziarne Wyatt |
| Membership Officer | Laura Mears |
| Gear Officer | Hamish Jones |
Other Club Officers
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Vice Captains | Hamish Jones & Dylan Rees-Ewen |
| Handicapper | Brett Babicci / Greg Hannaford / Harry Millard |
| IRB & Power Equipment Co-Captains | Cameron Cormio & Jayden Yiu |
| Boat Captain | Brett Babicci |
| Board and Ski Captain | Toby Milroy & Angus Wines |
| Radio Officer | Reuben Hackett |
| First Aid Officer | Ziarne Wyatt |
| OH&S Officer | Vacant |
| Social Media Officer | Natasha Hodgkinson |
| Digital Officer | Vacant |
| Communications Officer | Nat O’Carroll |
| House Captain | Olivia Rees-Ewen |
| Sponsorship Officer | Annette Fausboll |
| Merchandise Enquiries | Vacant |
| Member Protection Officer | Alexander Burchett, Peter Myers |
Committees & Sub-committees
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Executive Committee | Brett Babicci (chair), Andrew Pearce, Olivia Rees-Ewen |
| Life Saving Committee | Olivia Rees-Ewen (chair), Hamish Jones, Dylan Rees-Ewen, Cameron Cormio, Jayden Yiu, Toby Milroy, Angus Wines, Ziarne Wyatt, Reuben Hackett |
| Education sub-committee | Jacqueline Rees (chair), Lara Boyle, Eloise Love, Laura Mears, Maddie Zagorski, Cameron Cormio, Jayden Yiu |
| Competition Sub-committee | Harry Millard (chair), Olivia Rees-Ewen, Toby Milroy, Angus Wines, Simon Morgan, Brett Babicci, Greg Hannaford |
| Ocean Swim sub-committee | Simon Morgan (chair) |
| Finance Committee | Andrew Pearce (chair) |
| Administration committee | Ziarne Wyatt, Mirek Craney, Nat O’Carroll |
| Entertainment sub-committee | Ziarne Wyatt (chair), Mel Love |
| Election sub-committee | Laura Mears |
| Property committee | Brian Lamrock (chair), Olivia Rees-Ewen, Andrew Pearce |
| Junior Activity committee | Peter Myers (chair) |
| Governance Committee | Graeme Stewart, Robert Burfitt-Williams, Jonathon Pratten, Anthony Leonard, Danny Ryan, Brett Babicci |
| Life Membership sub-committee | Graeme Stewart, Robert Burfitt-Williams, Jonathon Pratten, Anthony Leonard, Danny Ryan, Brett Babicci |
| Judiciary sub-committee | Vacant |
| Constitution sub-committee | Graeme Stewart, Robert Burfitt-Williams, Jonathon Pratten, Anthony Leonard, Danny Ryan, Brett Babicci |