60th Anniversary Sunset Celebrations

The night was enjoyed by a packed room of members, old and new, who were dressed to the nines.

The sell-out event marked the milestone of 60 successful years of our contributions to community safety, building family connections and service to others by our members, resulting in a memorable moment in our Club’s proud history.

The Club has never looked better, sparkling in a silver and candlelight glow and our beach also performed to perfection at sunset.

The informal Cocktail Party format allowed guests to mingle, share reminiscences and enjoy delicious finger food, music from Coastal Drift inside and the buzz outside on the seaside balcony. A slideshow of people and events from the Club’s history was a great conversation starter, sparking many memories.

It was wonderful to see so many of our Life Members in attendance, sharing stories of the formative years of the Club and it was particularly inspiring to see Jeff Davidson in attendance.

The Board would like to thank Cindy de Bomford, Tracy Cox and Penny Fortmann, our party planners extraordinaire, for their exemplary organisation and for pulling together an amazing band of volunteers to make it happen:

• Bar Managers Trevor Bulley and Rob McGregor, server Andrew Dalton, bar volunteers Lorraine Spiers, Ewa Opiela, Sandy Clarke and Donna Harris
• Jenni Wood – MC duties
• Our young members who helped to serve food and set up: Amelia Rowe, Lauren Mucci, Claudia Ketteringham, Jay Firth, Jack Grant, Kirra and Sarah Truter
• The setup and pack up crew: Sarah Gregson, Jenny Orme, Katrina West, Kay Smith, Tracy Cox, Simone Truter, Chrissie Payne and Steph Draycott
• Julie Rapley, Amanda Davies, Kirsten Dobson, Nicole Barret, Tracy Bartlett, Debbie Kelleher, Jackie Martin, Alison Gerrard and Helen Gigney
• Slideshow compilation: Sandy Clarke
• Additional help: Noel Fortmann, Terry Upston, Steve Nestor and Laurie De Mamiel
• Apologies in advance if we have missed you out: you know who you are, please have a pat on the back!