Georgie Wettenhall

It is unlikely that anyone in the club’s recent history has achieved such a diverse and wide ranging contribution to the club as Georgie Wettenhall.

Georgie has provided enormous service to the Club and has filled nearly every major Committee role in the Club: President, Director Admin & Finance, Club Captain, Chief Instructor, Patrol Captain.

In her role as President and Director of Administration & Finance Georgie has put in place structures still used by the current Club Board.

Georgie has won most of the Club’s significant awards.

She is also an amazing role model who is extremely generous with her time, particularly in mentoring and helping younger member.

As a training officer, Georgie has trained a generation of lifesavers including Bronze squads, SRC, Radio, Resuscitation & IRB

Plus multiple state AND Australian titles in IRB’s and Lifesaving events.

The first Victorian female to win a national Champion Lifesaver medal, won her first Aussie IRB title as a crew, at West Beach iRB Aussies - no Victorian female had won an Australian IRB title prior to this.

Georgie is also a highly accomplished competitor winning the Woolamai Beach SLSC Club Championship a record 7 times.

Patrolling member for 27 years

Bronze Medallion in 1992

Sir Charles McGrath Memorial Award for Outstanding Junior Member 1993/94

Darren Adams Memorial Award for Most Courageous Rescue 1996/97

Chief Instructor 1997/98 & 1998/99

Club Captain 2001/02 & 2002/03

President 2014/15, 2015/16

Director Admin & Finance 2016/17

7 time Club Champion (1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04)

Training Officer Bronze 1994, Radio 1996, Resuscitation 1999, IRB 2000, SRC 2002