Dawson Building Midway Surf Lifesaving Club

13/11/2025

Time to swap the email inbox for the ocean outlook. 🌊🍷

🐎A Night at the Races – Midway SLSC Fundraiser 🐎 – Friday 21 November - 4.30pm till late

Join us on the Midway balcony for a night of laughs, good company and easy networking with fellow locals.

On the cards:

* A relaxed, social vibe
* Great auction items to bid on
* Plenty of laughs and a few friendly rivalries
* The unbeatable Midway balcony view

Tables are going fast and individual, couple and small group seats are also available on a limited basis – ideal for bringing a client, a colleague, your better half or a couple of workmates.

👉 Email us to secure your spot and support the team that looks after your beach all summer. fundraising@midwayslsc.co.nz

12/11/2025

Become a Midway Lifeguard (or Patrol Support) by Christmas 🎄🏖️

You don’t need to be an Olympic swimmer or know everything on day one. We train you, support you, and make sure you feel confident on the beach.
Prefer to patrol without getting in the water? Patrol Support is for you.

Info “show & tell” session with Rama
📍 Midway club, Training Room (downstairs)
📅 Saturday, 15 November 2025
🕒 3:00 pm
👤 Rama will run through what’s involved and answer questions.

Who can join?
✔️ New adult recruits welcome
✔️ **Age 14+**
✔️ Keen to learn, be part of a team, and give a few summer afternoons to your community

Keen? Comment below, or just pop in on Saturday to see if it’s for you.
👉 Your surf club needs you — and you’ll love it.

11/11/2025

Thank to the wonderful team at The Sunrise Foundation - Gisborne/Tairawhiti for their expertise and guidance in assisting the club and Jude in helping make Rocky’s wish to continue his support of Midway for decades become a reality.
❤️🤍💚

🌊 Honouring the past, securing the future 💛

Midway Surf Life Saving Club has launched an endowment fund with Sunrise Foundation, seeded by a donation from Jude Hall in memory of her late husband and club life member, Rocky Hall.

The club then added a generous contribution of their own to establish the Midway Surf Life Saving Club Endowment Fund, a lasting investment that will support lifesaving, surf sport, and community for generations to come.

Club Chair Jared Phelps says it’s about making decisions now to strengthen Midway for the future. “We want to ensure Midway can keep doing what it does best – providing a safe, welcoming place for families, young people, and beachgoers to connect, grow, and stay safe in the surf.”

With membership numbers soaring, this new fund helps underpin vital services while supporting the next generation of surf athletes and nippers. 🌞

Follow the link below to learn more about their fund or to actively help grow it with a donation. Any donation, regardless of the size helps support the club, both now and for future generations.
https://www.sunrisefoundation.org.nz/our-funds/special-interest-endowment-funds/midway-surf-lifesaving-club

09/11/2025

We are proud to announce the following Midway members passed their Surf Lifeguard award on Saturday! Thank you for your efforts and a huge congratulations 👏

🌊Patrol Support Award🌊
Sarah Garret
Aimee Braybrook
Sam Dalcom

🌊Surf Lifeguard Award🌊
Ida Berg
Tyson Ingoe
Mike Claffey
Phill Claffey
Blair Mckenzie

09/11/2025

Another massive morning at Midway. Once again a big thank you to all our parents, coaches and lifeguards for all your efforts this morning. Kids your awesome have a go attitude and sense of fun is what we are here for. See you all next Sunday!

08/11/2025

Looks like an epic day for nippers tomorrow. 🌊

🔥 Rippers: 9.30
🔥 Nippers: 10am

🍖 BBQ Team- 6yrs old on duty tomorrow, thanks to those that have volunteered

DON'T FORGET:
⭐️ club vests
☀️ sunblock

06/11/2025

Yesterday saw the annual Intermediate Schools Challenge down at Midway. Thank you to the Lifeguards who attended from Wainui and Midway SLSC and all the parents and teachers from Gisborne Intermediate, Ilminster Intermediate, Tauranga Intermediate, Mt Maunganui Intermediate, Whakatane Intermediate and Taupo Intermediate who helped make the day a huge success.

05/11/2025

Midway Beach 5.45am 👌

Make it a 2025 goal to see this at least once with your barefeet in the sand

Courtesy of Mark Van Wijk

02/11/2025

What a fantastic start to the season! 🌞🏖️
A huge thank you to the over 150+ Gizzy kids and their families who joined us this morning for the first Nippers session of the 2025/26 season at Midway! It was amazing to see so many familiar faces returning all just that little bit taller and keener and to a huge welcome to lots of new faces too.

We also want to give a massive shoutout to all our parents, volunteer coaches, and committee members who helped keep things running smoothly — especially for handling over 250 sausages at the BBQ! Your support and energy make mornings like this possible.
The future of surf lifesaving at Midway is looking bright, and we’re so excited to be on this journey with you all.
If you have any registration questions, please contact Gina in the office or email 📧 admin@midwayslsc.co.nz.

All the info and registration details are available on our website. www.midwaysurf.org.nz

See you all next Sunday!

01/11/2025

Nippers at Midway SLSC is ON tomorrow 😎

🕘 9:15am – Vest collection (if you pre-purchased or still need one). PLEASE NAME YOUR VESTS with a permanent marker!
🕤 9:30am – Little Rippers start
🕙 10:00am – Nippers kick off

🌭 Sausage sizzle FREE for kids in vests, proudly run by our awesome club committee 💪
🥤 Juicies & Fizzy just $2
☕Havana Coffee @ The Kiosk

Please register to join on our website before you come.
Going to be an epic opening day — see you on the beach! 🌊

30/10/2025

Reminder: come and collect your pre purchased Nippers vest this afternoon 3.30-4.30, downstairs