Bronte Surf Life Saving Club

Club Life Member Garry Luscombe's legendary 6am swims have been immortalised in a brick for the new clubhouse breezeway. Now in its 16th year, Garry's 6am swim is an institution — 70 people contributed to share his message on the wall: YOU NEVER REGRET A SWIM.

When the new building opens next year, the breezeway will be the emotional heart of the Club — Nippers and Patrol bricks, memorial bricks for loved ones, lines of poetry, and family names all set into the foundations.

What message do YOU want stamped into our new home? 30 August is your last chance — bricks go off to be fired next month.

Buy a brick or get more info at
https://brontesurfclub.com.au/fundraising-2026

All donations are fully tax deductible.

An exciting opportunity exists to lease the beachfront kiosk in our brand new Bronte SLSC clubhouse.

Spread the word - have a chat to your favourite coffee shop owner and invite them to be part of the next chapter of the Bronte story.

To find out more visit brontesurfclub.com.au/clubhouse-progress

Bronte pool at its finest, get your last dip in before the upgrade works commence on the pump house

Thank you to Surf Life Saving NSW shark surveillance drones and Waverley Council lifeguards for alerting us to a visitor at Bronte today.

Bronte Ocean Pool Closure

Waverley Council will soon commence Stage 2 of the Bronte Ocean Pool Upgrade Project. Works are scheduled to commence in the next fortnight, with an expected completion date of October 2026. This will involve;

▪ Demolition of the existing pumphouse and associated equipment
▪ Construction of a new pumphouse incorporating a dual pump system
▪ Installation of temporary electrical infrastructure
▪ Protection of retained infrastructure.

Bronte Ocean Pool will remain closed throughout the construction period. Please direct all questions to Waverley Council on (02) 9083 8000 or [email protected]

📷 Charles Alex Clement

Bronte community - Coogee SLSC in conjunction with Randwick City Council, will host a community swim at Coogee Beach at 9:00am on Sunday 21 June.

We recognise that everyone is processing this traumatic incident in their own way. For those wishing to return to the water, this swim offers a supportive community environment, with safety support provided by a drone, jet skis, inflatable rescue boats and board paddlers.

All members of the community, along with neighbouring surf clubs, are welcome to join. Participants should meet near the Coogee Boatshed on the northern side of the rainbow steps.

Following the swim, Coogee SLSC will host a BBQ on the beach, with all proceeds going towards supporting Leah.

Whoop! Congratulations to our Second Chance Brick Raffle winner, Matt Johnston.

Matt did his Bronze Medallion at Bronte in 2014 and, a decade later, you can almost always find him participating in some sort of water activity. A dedicated member of Patrol 8, and a familiar face at Saturday morning Bronze training, Matt is never far from a board, paddle or ocean swim.

Matt - we're delighted that your name will be permanently etched on the wall of Bronte SLSC. (Seen here, left, with brother-in-law and Bronte member Geoff Golovsky on B2B Water Safety duty.)

Congratulations to the winner of our Bronte SLSC brick raffle, Ric Arber! Ric won a brick in the wall of our new Clubhouse, which will be stamped with the names of his choice before being fired and built into the wall.

Ric is the perfect example of how Bronte etches a place in your heart. After moving to Australia, Ric and his partner Georgie earned their Bronze Medallion and became Bronte lifesavers, patrolling from 2019-2022. Ric says he was 'blown away by how welcoming everyone was ... and discovered a new family'.

The couple, pictured here, have now relocated to the Central Coast. Ric told us he bought his raffle tickets because still loves Bronte and the amazing work being done at the Club.

If you would like to support Bronte SLSC as we rebuild, and potentially put your own name on the new Clubhouse wall, please check out our fundraising page: https://brontesurfclub.com.au/fundraising-2026

All donations are 100% tax deductible, and go toward the Clubhouse fitout, and essential equipment we use to train people like Ric to save lives on the beach.

Congratulations Ric, and thanks for the support! Just as Bronte left its mark on you, you can now leave yours on our Clubhouse for many years to come.

In a stellar week for Bronte SLSC, not one, not two but THREE of Bronte's young superstars shone bright.

Bronte SLSC Cadets Jade Visch and John Ziros have been selected to represent Australia in the U16 Women’s and U16 Men’s Water Polo Teams at the World Championships in Croatia this July/August.

Bronte's Poppy O’Reilly was crowned the U18 Girls State Champion in Coffs Harbour after a standout performance in the VW State Classic 2026. Poppy's win makes her 2nd in Australia in her age category and earns her a place on the NSW team who will compete in the national competition. said 'Remember the name.'

Couldn't be prouder of these talented, young athletes representing our Club, our State and Australia!