It was my pleasure to announce that Robert Bryant of Kirrawee, a stalwart of water polo in the Sutherland Shire, is the 2025 Cronulla Senior of the Year.
Robert received the award at a presentation to recognise the contribution of 12 local volunteers nominated for the Cronulla Seniors Awards, which are presented as part of the annual NSW Seniors Festival.
Robert has made an enormous volunteer contribution to water polo in the Sutherland Shire over half a century of involvement with the sport locally.
Affectionately known as ‘Rocko’, Robert has continually dedicated his own time to pass on his knowledge and skills as a two time Olympian to up and coming players.
He’s been a coach and mentor for both the Cronulla club and the Sutherland Shire Junior Water Polo Association and can be found at the Sutherland Leisure Centre most days and evenings helping teams and coaches.
Robert is also actively involved with planning and organisation of the junior association’s ‘Polobility’ competition, a modified game designed to allow young people with a diverse range of disabilities to get involved in water polo.
On top of his efforts in coaching and administration as a volunteer, Robert also managed to notch his 900th game for the Cronulla Sharks in late 2024.
His community involvement has also extended to Cronulla Polar Bears, Elouera Surf Life Saving Club and St Patrick’s Football Club.
Robert is person with huge community spirit and this award is well-deserved recognition for what he’s done for local sporting organisations, individual players and officials and the sport of water polo over many decades.
I congratulate Robert and the 11 other finalists for the awards on what they’ve done as volunteers. Their efforts are a glimpse of the extraordinary work done by thousands of seniors who volunteer across the Shire every day to help our many community organisations do what they do and help make it a great place to live.
It was great to see the 12 finalists, together with their family, friends and representatives of the organisations where they volunteer, at the Cronulla Seniors Awards presentation in Caringbah South.
The other finalists for the Cronulla Seniors Awards were:
Greg Allum AM of Cronulla for service to the community through surf lifesaving
Lynette Bates of Woolooware for service to the community through Rotary, Probus and Wrap with Love
Andrew Britton of Burraneer for service to the community through Surfing Sutherland Shire
Robert and Nerida Broady of Caringbah for service to the Community through Caringbah Baptist Church
Helen Forsyth of Cronulla for service to the community through the Sutherland Shire Council Animal Shelter.
Bob King of Cronulla for service to the community through Elouera Surf Life Saving Club
Noel Parkinson of Caringbah South for service to the community through Marine Rescue NSW
Ernest ‘Solly’ Stephens OAM of Cronulla for service to the community through Wanda Surf Life Saving Club
Lyn Turnbull of Caringbah South for service to the community through Caringbah Baptist Church
Steve Willett of Caringbah South for service to the community through Lilli Pilli Football Club.
Congratulations to Cronulla electorate recipients of King’s Birthday honours!
🎖️Hon Scott Morrison AC (Scott Morrison (ScoMo)) of Port Hacking for eminent service to the people and Parliament of Australia, particularly as Prime Minister, to notablecontributions to global engagement, to leadership of the national COVID-19 response, to economic initiatives, and to national security enhancements, especially through leadership of Australia's contribution to AUKUS.
🎖️Emertius Professor Jason Middleton AO of Grays Point for distinguished service to environmental research and marine sciences, particularly coastal oceanography and aviation meteorology, and to tertiary education.
🎖️Detective Inspector Mardi Forsyth APM of Cronulla for distinguished service as a member of the NSW Police Force for more than 27 years including as a member of the Terrorism Investigations Squad for the last 10 years. ... See MoreSee Less
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If you guys put Don Harwin back in you’ve learnt nothing. IDC what faction… What leader challenges a covid fine when so many people did exactly the same thing and got fined. None. Then all his rigging and the epic failure Don should never work in politics again.
Last night a gathering at the NSW Parliament witnessed an extraordinary moment — the conferral of one of France’s highest honours, upon two remarkable individuals: Silas Despreaux and Damien Guérot.
This decoration is a solemn recognition of extraordinary courage.
On 13 April 2024, Australia witnessed a tragedy that will long be etched in our national memory. A brutal stabbing attack at Bondi Junction took six innocent lives and wounded many more.
In those terrifying moments, when instinct tells us to run, two men — Silas and Damien — chose to stand.
With only bollards in their hands, they ran towards the danger, towards the unknown.
They warned civilians, helped usher them to safety, and positioned themselves between a knife-wielding attacker and innocent lives.
They later joined Inspector Amy Scott — herself a hero — and offered their strength and resolve.
Their actions were spontaneous, fearless, and deeply human.
It is fitting that France has chosen to honour them — and here in Australia, we too honour them – recognising not only their courage but also how their actions reflect the longstanding friendship and cooperation between our two nations. ... See MoreSee Less
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🎶🎤🎸🥁🎹🎺 A fabulous weekend of jazz and blues music with over 100 acts for the fifth annual Cronulla Jazz & Blues Festival. ... See MoreSee Less
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You are potentially the next premier, so now is the time to outline a grand plan to cover Sydney in fast, efficient metro lines. This can be paid for by selling land rights over existing rail corridors.
Disabled clown mp reading out an email in senate claiming he was bullied by it, absolutely soft and disgusting for someone whose entire salary and lifestyle is paid by the tax payer to think that listening to the tax payer is bullying, you are everything wrong with the liberal party and politics in Australia in general and the party will never get anywhere as long as morally bankrupt soft clowns like you stick your hand out and keep asking for our money
For over 60 years Woolooware Golf Club’s Legacy Golf Day has raised money for Legacy - well over $1M in that time.
Congratulations and thanks to John Stoffels (2022 Cronulla Senior of the Year) and his committee more great work today. ... See MoreSee Less
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Just make sure Minns doesn’t sell it off.
Mark … have you called out the Minns govt over the buses coming from China ?
Congratulation legacy golf day.
Speakman is a weakman
Disabled clown mp reading out an email in senate claiming he was bullied by it, absolutely soft and disgusting for someone whose entire salary and lifestyle is paid by the tax payer to think that listening to the tax payer is bullying, you are everything wrong with the liberal party and politics in Australia in general and the party will never get anywhere as long as morally bankrupt soft clowns like you stick your hand out and keep asking for our money
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Here in North Shore Port Macquarie taking part in the massive flood clean up efforts happening along the Mid North Coast and in the Hunter.
A huge thanks to thousands of NSW SES, NSW Rural Fire Service, Marine Rescue NSW and other volunteers. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you Mark
Well done to you all.
Good work Mark Speakman ,m
Important that political leaders get out from behind the microphones and see the impact and the people. Well done Mark Speakman
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Disabled clown mp reading out an email in senate claiming he was bullied by it, absolutely soft and disgusting for someone whose entire salary and lifestyle is paid by the tax payer to think that listening to the tax payer is bullying, you are everything wrong with the liberal party and politics in Australia in general and the party will never get anywhere as long as morally bankrupt soft clowns like you stick your hand out and keep asking for our money
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⚽️ Congratulations @sutherlandsharksfc on yesterday’s opening on its new clubhouse facility at Seymour Shaw Stadium. ... See MoreSee Less
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Disabled clown mp reading out an email in senate claiming he was bullied by it, absolutely soft and disgusting for someone whose entire salary and lifestyle is paid by the tax payer to think that listening to the tax payer is bullying, you are everything wrong with the liberal party and politics in Australia in general and the party will never get anywhere as long as morally bankrupt soft clowns like you stick your hand out and keep asking for our money