It was respect; there is no other word for it. At 3pm on Saturday 900 plus people gathered at the St Thomas More Catholic School to bid farewell to David (Dave) John Glassock who left us after a long illness.
People from all levels of our community, education, water polo, rugby and lifesaving were in attendance – the young and the old.
Definitely a man for all ages and all seasons, and proud to say – One of Our People.
Another weekend in paradise, Noosa at its best. To say the beaches were busy is an under-statement. Lifesavers on patrol and the Festival of Surfing heading into yet another successful week.
Sunshine Beach Surf Club was busy performing several rescues using both rescue boards and tubes.
Happy to relate all ended well.
“It certainly was a weekend with a difference,” club captain Scott Summers said.
“We had rescue work Saturday and Sunday but Sunday was Melbourne weather with almost four seasons in one day.
“But one area of concern for us Alexandria Bay had plenty of visitors but happy to say there was no trouble.”
For Noosa the weekend started on Friday with the by-annual Sponsors’ Breakfast.
With 62 people, sponsors and club representatives in attendance, club President Ross Fisher thanked sponsors for their ongoing support.
The highlight of the morning was a demonstration of the latest resuscitation training techniques during which a sponsor was, much to the delight of other guests, invited to take part.
His rating at the completion of the exercise will, and always will, remain hidden in the depths of club archives.
The championship season is now well underway and both Sunshine and Noosa had a great start.
At the recent Queensland Surf Rescue Championships held at Dickey Beach, the Noosa Team came home with five medals – two gold, two silver and one bronze.
Interesting to note that the gold and silver medals were all won in First Aid section Competition and the bronze in Champion Lifesaver.
Sunshine’s success was along similar lines with four medals being won in Champion Lifesaver section and two being for Patrol Competition.
These results are something to be proud of because all the medals won were for competition in events that are, basically, what lifesaving is all about – individual lifesaving, patrolling and first aid.
Unfortunately, not being glamour events little is heard of these teams and their efforts often go unrecognized.
With both clubs continually achieving good results it is only right we should pause for a moment and go behind the scenes – and take a look at the unsung heroes of this success. At Sunshine there can be no doubt that a major influence is the long serving Jo Redwood; now ably assisted by her son and former top competitor, Brock Redwood.
For Jo it has been some eight years since she took the big step into coaching.
“Our coach at the time was Glyn Jones and he had decided to retire, so I said I would step in to help and that was the start.
“Down through the years I have had a lot of help and some has come from retired competitors who stayed on to assist.
“Now my son Brock has started a coaching career and last year he was named the Queensland Life Saving Rookie Coach of the Year.”
At Noosa there are also several people involved with coaching but one in particular has become something of a legend.
It’s another lady and her name is Lenore Grice and she has the distinction of being not only a Life Member of Noosa but also a member of the Australian Surf Life Savings Hall of Fame, a result of her outstanding success as a medal winning coach in the areas of First Aid Competition.
Well done to both ladies – a credit to their clubs.
