Mayor's Weekly Message

Manly Surf Carnival is on this Saturday!

23 Jan 2015

The 2015 Manly Surf Carnival gets underway on Saturday (24 January) at Manly Beach delivering a thrilling event that you won’t want to miss.

Presented by Manly Life Saving Club, the Manly Surf Carnival is one of the largest, and most exciting, events of its kind in Australia.

Surf sport is one of the cornerstones of the Surf Lifesaving movement, allowing competitors of all ages to pursue a healthy lifestyle and gain recognition for their sporting efforts. 

An amazing job done! 

Manly Surf Life Saving Club Patrol Captain Lauren Elder has told me of the outstanding job done by Manly and Queenscliff Surf Lifesavers and Manly Lifeguards last Sunday (18 January) on an exceptionally busy day at the beach.

On the day, they were involved in nine rescues, three major incidents (including assisting a patient with a broken leg, getting him off rocks to an ambulance; an unconscious patient, and a 14 year old boy suffering hypothermia), various minor first aid incidents - and finding a lost child!

“The teamwork, support and vigilance they displayed made me really proud to be their patrol captain and I just wanted to say what an amazing job they did,” said Lauren.

We are fortunate to have these dedicated men and womenin our community. 

Australia Day celebrations this Monday 

Don’t forget Australia Day this Monday.  Manly Council’s Australia Day celebrations will take place on the Manly Town Hall forecourt at the corner of Belgrave Street and The Corso from 8.30am.

A highlight of our Australia Day celebrations will be the announcement of Manly’s 2015 ‘Citizen of the Year’, ‘Young Citizen of the Year’, ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ and ‘Community Event of the Year’ awards, acknowledging many outstanding contributions to the community.

Another wonderful feature of Manly’s Australia Day celebrations is our Citizenship Ceremony, this year granting citizenship to 48 men, women and children from eight nations.

Our Australia Day Ambassador this year will be Krystal Barter who founded the ‘Pink Hope’ women’s health education charity.

I would like to wish you all a very Happy Australia Day however you decide to celebrate.

Jean Hay AM

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