Meet the Team

Ken Bateman

President

Ken has been a member of Beaumaris since 1997. He has held many roles within the club including: President, Vice-president, Coach & Training Officer and Member Protection Officer. He enjoys watching the kids learn new skills and seeing them develop. His favourite part of our club is the peace and quiet by the pole, "a favourite place to sit and watch the club from the water".

Margaret Hewett

Vice President

Margaret has been a member of Beaumaris since 1992. Firstly watching her daughter grow and compete through the club. She has held many roles over the past 25 years including: President, Vice-president, Trainer, Member Protection Officer and Venue Hire Co-ordinator.
After recently retiring from 40 years as a school teacher Margaret enjoys working with children.

Davida Joyce

Club Captain

Davida came to Australia from Ireland in 2011. One of the first items on the agenda was for her children to participate in Nippers. It was only natural living near the coast and being lucky enough to have beautiful Beaumaris beach on her family's door step. It wasn’t long before she got involved, initially as a Bronze Life Saver and then she was elected as Club Captain. Davida's entire family enjoys BLSC in various active roles. They love it ! Her role includes making sure all the patrol members have the necessary equipment, skills and training to Patrol the beautiful beach.

Melissa Joy

Secretary

Melissa is one of the powerhouses behind the club. She is a dedicated volunteer and makes sure the cogs tick and things get done. Always a smile on her face and like her name sake - a joy to be around. Her children have progressed through the nippers program and her eldest is about to embark on doing the SRC.

Anthony Joyce

Treasurer

Anthony is our money man and makes sure all our accounts are up to date. Another active volunteer of the Joyce Family :-).

Sasha Long, Cian Rennie, & Luke Joyce

Nippers Coordinators

This dream team has been through our nippers program themselves and have gone on to do the SRC and Bronze Medallion, as well as seizing many other opportunities and development and leadership courses with Lifesaving Victoria (LSV). These team members highlight how valuable life saving skills are going into adulthood and the advantages these skills bring as a point of difference to employers. They are the energy and passion behind our nippers program and their enthusiasm, organisation and drive can be seen in the amazing initiatives we provide our nippers. Always a smile on their faces whether it be teaching lifesaving and water safety skills, to encouraging our nippers to dress up like superheroes or pirates and having a blast on the beach.