About Us

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 Jeffrey Cullis
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 Hamish Lapsley
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), Jeffrey Cullis, 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 Jeffrey Cullis (chair), Ziarne Wyatt, Mirek Craney, Nat O’Carroll
Entertainment sub-committee Ziarne Wyatt (chair), Mel Love
Election sub-committee Jeffrey Cullis (chair), Laura Mears
Property committee Brian Lamrock (chair), Olivia Rees-Ewen, Andrew Pearce
Junior Activity committee Hamish Lapsley (chair)
Governance Committee Graeme Stewart, Robert Burfitt-Williams, Jonathon Pratten, Anthony Leonard, Danny Ryan, Brett Babicci, Jeffrey Cullis
Life Membership sub-committee Graeme Stewart, Robert Burfitt-Williams, Jonathon Pratten, Anthony Leonard, Danny Ryan, Brett Babicci, Jeffrey Cullis
Judiciary sub-committee Jeffrey Cullis (chair)
Constitution sub-committee Graeme Stewart, Robert Burfitt-Williams, Jonathon Pratten, Anthony Leonard, Danny Ryan, Brett Babicci, Jeffrey Cullis