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Welcome to The Bondi Patrol Podcast; a conversation with the people who volunteer their time to keep Bondi beach safe for swimmers, run the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club as well as the Bondi community who embrace & support our club, and our values – I’m your host Glen Frost, I’m a Volunteer surf life saver at Bondi, and each episode I’ll be meeting with a member of the club, or from the Australian surf life saving community, or from in and around Bondi.
We exist to save lives, create great Australians and build better communities, and we couldn’t do that without our 1500 volunteers and an engaged and supportive Bondi community, so thank you, we salute you.
The Bondi Patrol Podcast is owned by The Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club. All advertising and sponsorship revenues are paid directly to the Bondi SBLSC. Glen Frost is the Co-Founder and Host of the podcast, and does not profit in any way from the podcast. Glen donates his time to make the podcast happen.
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The Bondi Patrol Podcast Liz Webb, President Bondi SBLSC, and Steve Larnach, President North Bondi LSC HOST: Glen Frost, Nightingale Patrol, Bondi SBLSC In Australia, support is available at Lifeline on 13 11 14. On 14 December 2025, an Islamic State inspired terrorist attack occurred at Bondi Beach during a celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah attended by around 1,000 people. Two gunmen killed 15 people (11 men, 3 women and a 10-year-old girl). Volunteer surf lifesavers...
Bondi Patrol Podcast GUEST: Lawrie Williams (Loz); Bondi SBLSC Long Service Member and Bondi Historian This podcast is supported by Bondi’s most experienced real estate agents; Richardson & Wrench Bondi Beach – we thank the whole team for their ongoing support of our club and the surf life saving community - visit their website at rwbb.com.au In this episode, I’m delighted to welcome Lawrie Williams to the podcast – Lawrie – or Loz to his friends – is a club veteran and Bond...
Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 27: Gareth Robinson: Purpose led habits: Hear about Bondi’s Wellbeing Team who are building mental health for Clubbies Gareth Robinson is the Founder of Your Happiness Flywheel, a mental health and wellbeing consultancy. Gareth is known at the Bondi SBLSC as “Chop” and is Vice Captain on the famous Baldock Patrol, and a Leader on the Club’s Wellbeing Team. Chop discusses Four initiatives for mental health and wellbeing: Each patrol has a Wellb...
Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 26: Sandra Fox, President, Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club. Tamarama: small club, big heart, taking the lead on many issues Sandra is currently President of Tamarama SLSC, the first woman to be in this role. She has been at Tamarama SLSC just over 20 years and has served in many roles in the surf club and seen many changes over that time both at a Club level and within surf life saving. Sandra works for CSIRO in business development in the environment and clima...
What does it take to be a great Club President? In this episode, Glen talks with President of Clovelly Surf Life Saving Club, Susie Peterson. Susie talks about her love of surf life saving, how she has held various roles in the club, and came into the role of President ‘by accident’ on her retirement, and how she loves the role. Susie reflects on what makes a great President, from having a vision for the club, understanding the diversity of members, appreciating that people are volunteers,...
Bondi Surf Life Saver Lauren Tischendorf first woman to swim solo around Lord Howe Island! Lauren recently became the first woman to swim a solo, single session, 32km swim around Lord Howe Island where she faced sharks, strong currents, 25 knot winds and 2.5m swell. Lauren is an Athlete for The Minerva Network, a group that supports female athletes, and a member of various global swimming clubs and associations. Lauren grew up in South Africa, came to Australian in 1999, joined Bondi Bathers...
The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Liz Webb, Club President About Liz: Liz was born in Griffith Country NSW. She has lived and worked in various regional places in the Murray Darling Basin (Wagga Wagga, Albury, Leeton) and then worked overseas. Liz moved to Sydney for work in 2001, moved to Bondi and completed her Bronze medallion in 2002. Liz’s experience in the club is as an active patroller for many years, takin on the vice captain role for Meagher patrol back in the day. Liz has held vario...
The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 22: Paula Masselos, Mayor of Waverley Today, I’m delighted to welcome Mayor of Waverley, Paula Masselos to the podcast. Paula is the Managing Director of Embrace Society which is a communications agency specializing in hard-to-reach audiences and in values based behavior change, community engagement, advertising and communications, and creative strategy and development. Paula is a highly experienced and award-winning communicator with a career spanning...
The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 21: Lucy Macdonald (Allon) In this episode we are delighted to welcome Lucy Macdonald (Allon) to the podcast Lucy has been with the Bondi SBLSC for eight years with Besomo Patrol (aka 'Bes-t-omo' patrol). And like many people, Lucy started her involvement with the club earlier than that – when her kids were part of the Nippers program. In this episode we’ll talk about what motivated Lucy to become a volunteer surf life saver, the variety of roles and activiti...
The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 20: Michael Hallam, Patrol Captain, Nightingale Patrol What does it take to become a Patrol Captain? It takes time and effort, but anyone can do it if you have the motivation and interest! What is an unconscious rescue really like? Michael describes how the team rescued an unconscious surfer. This podcast is supported by City Ford Sydney. Ford have supported the “Blue Water Challenge” for many years - we appreciate their ongoing su...
“It was the friendly people at Bondi who encouraged me to join and made me feel welcome,” says Amy. Amy O’Brien arrived in Australia in 2022 from Ireland, where she was a full time surf life guard as well as water safety teacher for primary school children. In this episode, Amy shares her journey from Ireland to Bondi, why she chose Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club, and the opportunities available for people interested in surf sports. Amy competed in the European and...
“Surf Life Saving gives you Leadership skills for life” Grant joined Bondi Surf Club as a 13 year old in 1988 obtaining his Surf Rescue Certificate (the same time as Harries!), Grant has been heavily involved in many aspects of the club during his 35 years as a member. Some of Grant’s achievements include: ● Four time Australian Champion ● the youngest ever Patrol Captain at 18 ● winner of the Open Club Champion o...
Our skin is our biggest organ, and it’s our first line of defence. Every day, our skin can be damaged by the sun. This can cause cell mutation which may turn into skin cancer. Thankfully, if you find and treat a suss looking spot early enough, your chances of survival are better than almost any other cancer, which is why getting a skin check is so important. Scott started Skin Check Champions after losing his best friend to skin cancer at an early age; he turned this tragic event into a natio...
“Always ask questions, always ask for help – and support Movember!” Chris grew up in Sydney, started at Coogee Nippers aged 5 and then moved to Bondi in his teens and has been here ever since; he was Age Group Champion in Nippers and has an Australian Surf Life Saving Title; he’s now a lead Bronze Trainer at Bondi. Outside of Bondi surf life saving, Chris works in fashion retail and is a Movember Ambassador. Chris is a classically trained musician (having learnt the clarinet and pian...
Felicity joined the Bondi Life Saving Club in 2015 and is patrol Captain for Jeppessen Patrol (the Best patrol!). Felicity has held various roles at the Club, she’s taught 8 Bronze and SRC Courses, has been a Spinal, ARTC Trainer, Bronze Assessor, and was the ‘Destination Patrol Captain’ for 3 years leading the Club’s away trips to places like Pacific Palms in NSW. Felicity competes in Champion Lifesaving and First Aid – she is the go-to person for Community, Inclusion and Diversity; Felicity...
We are all Ocean Lovers! Anita is a positive, passionate and dynamic change-maker. She is the Founder of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, an annual celebration of Ideas, Art+Music and Actions, showcasing some of the latest innovations, science, state-of-the-art technology and cool ideas for helping the ocean. Anita successfully staged the first Ocean Lovers Festival in April 2019 at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach, as a place to provide hope and positive messaging around ocean issues. The ...
In this episode, we are delighted to welcome Bronte Surf Life Saving Club President, Basil Scaffidi as our guest. Basil has been a member of Bronte Surf Lifesaving club for 20 years. From nipper age manager, then Nippers President, and now the Club President for the last 13 years. Originally from Perth, Basil has three daughters, who all attained their Bronzes and have competed for the Club. When not on the beach, Basil is Managing Director of SEL which is a sports and enter...
Cyril is the longest serving Life Member of the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club with an incredible 66 years as a member. Cyril qualified for his Bronze Medallion in 1959 and has held many roles at the club including Patrol Captain, Club Vice President, Club President, Surf Carnival Organiser, Club Touring Team Manager, and now Life Member and Club Patron. Cyril Baldock is one of only two living life members to have a patrol named in his honor. Cyril’s achievements in s...
Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 11: Interview with James Stewart: “We train to a very high standard at Bondi” Delighted to welcome Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Member James Stewart as our guest. Originally from England, James has lived and worked in Germany, China, USA, France, UAE and for the past 12 years, Australia. This is James’ 10th season at club – he’s just received his “Long Service Leave” - over the past ten years James has invested a lot of time in training the bro...
In this episode, we are delighted to welcome Chloe McCardel Chloë holds multiple swimming World Records and has been inducted into the Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chloe pushes the boundaries of marathon swimming and what the human mind and body can achieve. On October 13th 2021 Chloë broke the World Record for Greatest Number of Crossings of the English Channel. Chloë’s 44 crossings of the English Channel include 35x single, 3x double and a triple non-stop crossing (Australia...
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