Good citizenship will be rewarded as much as good surfing at the inaugural Noosa World Surfing Reserve Awards Night, to be held at the Noosa Surf Museum next month.
Surfers (and others) who have value-added to the Surfing Reserve’s mantra of “share, respect, preserve” through word, deed, or creativity will be honoured over a broad range of categories.
NWSR stewardship council president Kirra Molnar told Noosa Today: “Noosa became the tenth World Surfing Reserve in 2020, covering the world class point and beach breaks from the river mouth to North Sunshine Beach. Our motto of Share. Respect. Preserve. encapsulates the goal of NWSR to preserve surf zones and their surrounding environments and, by recognising and protecting the key environmental, cultural, economic and community attributes, to ensure that they are around for future generations.
“There are a numerous people who contribute to these goals within the local community, and the NWSR stewardship council would like to publicly acknowledge these wonderful contributions at the NWSR Annual Awards on Saturday, 27 November.”
The Awards and NWSR Summer Party at the Surf Museum will raise funds for the Surfing Reserve’s stewardship programs, including completion of its defibrillator (AED) coverage of Noosa’s outer bays, and the installation throughout the Reserve of “life-rings” or rescue tubes.
Noosa Boardriders Club couldn’t wait another month to donate, with president Paul Peterson kicking off the fundraising by presenting Kirra with a $1000 donation towards the life-rings.
For more about the Awards Night and Summer Party, including how to nominate people and how to buy tickets, go to Life of Brine on page 47.
