Life Members
Warren White
Foundation Member 1974
Bronze Medallion 1974
First competitor to represent the Club at the 1974/75 Port Macquarie Surf Carnival
Member of first team to represent the Club at 1975 NSW Country Championships
Chief Instructor 1975-77
Mid North Coast Lifesaver of the Year 2005
District Supervisor 2006
Mid North Coast Surf Sports Scrutineer 2001-current
Mid North Coast Assessor 2001-current
Graham Bingham (deceased)
Foundation Member 1974
Club Captain 1979-80
Chief Instructor 1977-81
President 1981-84, 1990-92, 1999-2002
Awarded Life Membership of Mid North Coast Branch 2007
David Patterson
Joined Tacking Point SLSC in 1975
Bronze Medallion 1975
Advanced Resuscitation Certificate 1976
Instructors Certificate 1978
Club Secretary 1975-76
Treasurer 1977-2000
Ken Corbett
Foundation Member 1974
Bronze Medallion 1956
Member of Coledale SLSC 1956
Member of Port Macquarie SLSC 1970
Bob Rosenbaum
Joined Tacking Point SLSC in 1979
Held several Executive club positions over 40 years
Patrolling member 1979 – present
Managed Port Macquarie Council’s Lifeguard system for 30 years
Medallist at Branch, NSW Country, State and Australian Championships
Graeme Nash
Joined Tacking Point SLSC in 1985
Juniors Vice President 1992-94
Juniors President 1996-99
Superintendent Mid North Coast Juniors 1992-95
Team Manager Mid North Coast Juniors 1992-95
President Mid North Coast Juniors 1995-2000
Mick Lang
Joined Tacking Point SLSC in 1995
Club Captain 1997-2004
Club President 2002-10 and 2015-present
Branch Director of Competition 1999-2004
Branch Coach & Official 1999-present
Branch/NSW/Australian Surfboat Referee 2003-present
Richard Broomby
Joined Tacking Point SLSC in 1999
Club President 2011-2015
Director of Surf Sports (current)
Club, Branch and Inter-Branch Coach
North Coast Academy of Sport (NCAS) Coach
Bronze Medallion Trainer and Assessor
Held several positions at the Club, including Patrol Captain, IRB Captain, IRB Trainer, Age Manager, Team Manager, JAC Deputy Chairperson, Junior Registrar and Water Superintendent
Tony Hallinan
Joined Tacking Point SLSC in 1983
Bronze Medallion 1975
Held several positions at the Club, including Chief Instructor, Training Officer, IRB Captain and Club Captain
Mid North Coast Branch Support Services Member 2007
Mid North Coast Branch Training Officer of the Year 2017
NSW Police Certificate of Merit for action taken during triple fatality at Lighthouse Beach in 2002
Medallist at Branch, Country, State and Australian Championships
Mitchell Dawson
Joined Tacking Point SLSC in 1999
Bronze Medallion 2001
Held several positions at the Club, including Deputy President, JAC Vice Chairperson and Director of Lifesaving
Mid North Coast Branch Support Services Member 2007 – RWC Operator and Duty Officer since 2013.
Mid North Coast Branch Director of Lifesaving since 2023
2019 awarded SLS Mid North Coast Distinguished Service Honours Currently MNC Interbranch Team Manager
Graeme Mason
Joined Tacking Point SLSC in 1994
Bronze medallion 1995 and patrolled until 2021
Held several positions at the club including Junior President, Senior Vice President, Gear Steward,
patrol captain and bar manager.
Outstanding contribution to Junior Development being an integral leader and organiser of the
“Magnificent 7”.
Sandra Slattery
Joined Tacking Point SLSC in 2006.
Bronze medallion 2007 and has been patrolling since then.
Held several positions in the club including Junior Activities Chairperson and since 2020 holds the position of Director of Finance.
MNC Branch Deputy Director of Member Services 2019 – 2021. Deputy Director of Surf Sports 2022 and current MNC Director of Surf Sports.
Instrumental in organizing and running the Dippers program in conjunction with Autism Australia.
Was awarded Administrator of the Year at the 23/24 NSW Surf Lifesaving Awards of Excellence. 2024 awarded NSW Sports Administrator of the Year.