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soon followed Bondi's lead and, in 1908, hired the first paid lifeguard in
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In 1923 it was proposed that the name of the association be changed to
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restorations and tree planting commenced shortly after this event as the importance of the beaches' natural landscape was realised. After 15 years of advocacy, a new clubhouse was built in 1987 and opened in 1988. The former building was heritage listed and restored. Trees were also planted around
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Surf craft became established in the 1930s in
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After its initial construction in 1910 the club was renovated numerous times, including the addition of an extension, electricity and a phone line. However, it was proposed in 1930 that a new clubhouse was needed as the original was outdated. The process of planning and building a new clubhouse
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Competition grew from the conception of the club. From 1920, surf carnivals became a common practice. Freshwater Surf Life Saving Club member, Rainsford
Matheson, won the first ever surfboat race. During this time Freshwater considering itself as one of the "strongest surf clubs in existence".
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The club and land ownership moved from private to a council lease and officially opened its first clubhouse in 1910. The focus was on beach safety and the improvement of club facilities—attempts to employ paid permanent lifesavers did not occur until many years later. The first official
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Freshwater Surf Life Saving Club leases out a section of the club to The Pocket
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In the 1960s, there needed to be improvements to the clubhouse that required an extension due to the influx of younger members. The club required a bunkroom and ski shed. These plans were approved. In 1974, a storm that hit caused
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Freshwater SLSC volunteered for the war effort. 79 members participated, with 11 losing their lives. This changed the makeup of members and morale of the club, adding a sombre feel to the association.
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mid-eighties. Prior to that, Joanne Venis was a notable
Freshwater member who competed in open and male events and was successful at winning multiple events. The first Freshwater female boat crew was formed in 1999.
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relationship between council and the SLSC, which resulted in a lack of funding from the council. The SLSC held many fundraisers to raise funds for the club and were put under heavy supervision from the council.
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Captain in 1908. The
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Although many young men were absent from patrol, numbers were consistent and unfailing due to older members acting as reserves and the recruitment of younger boys. The beach became a "battle station" full of
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and events were developed over the next decades. The group included 134 boys by the mid-1970s and girls were invited to join in the 1980s. By 2003, the Nippers had over 500 registrants at Freshwater.
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1980s- Darren Bogg - Local Freshwater member wins Australian surf racing titles as cadet, junior and senior. He also was the only Freshwater member to win the open surf race title.
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Women were appointed as beach inspectors in 1918 at Freshwater SLSC, unlike other clubs that banned female participation entirely. Along with the introduction of the
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in 1965, the feminist movement helped redefine the club in the 1960s. The notion that women were inferior was a popular viewpoint prior to the movement and
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