A new Board was appointed at the North Steyne Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 26 July 2026. Many of last season’s Board members are returning, but in different roles.
After 7 years, Chris Gibbs Stewart has stepped down as President and Paul Mathew has taken up the reigns. We thank Chris for all her hard work over those 7 years. She is not quite done yet, however, as she fills the role of Immediate Past President and remains on the Board in this capacity.
For those of you who don’t know Paul, he is a Life Member, Patrol Captain Patrol 9 and has held several roles on the board over the years. He was most recently Deputy President and so is well qualified to step into being President.
Jack Sutherland becomes Deputy President, having recently served as Assistant Youth Director. Jack is also a Life Member and served as Deputy President for 6 years beside Chris.
Antony Kwan remains on the Board but moves from Treasurer to fill the position of Secretary. This is a swap with Tony Falzarano, recently Secretary, who now becomes Treasurer. Tony was previously Treasurer of North Steyne and knows this role very well. He will, no doubt, hit the ground running.
Dan Hillier, who has been Club Captain, becomes Vice Captain, to support the new Club Captain Antonio Remedios. Likewise, Eve Killick steps into the General Activities Director role and Jon Holman, formerly in this role, becomes the Assistant.
Thank you to Anthony, Tony, Dan and Jon for your continued service and it is great that they remain on the Board, although in a changed role. Just shows how dedicated and talented they are!
The 2026-2027 Season Board members are:
- President, Paul Mathew
- Deputy President, Jack Sutherland
- Immediate Past President, Chris Gibbs Stewart
- Treasurer, Tony Falzarano
- Assistant Treasurer, Philip Du
- Secretary, Anthony Kwan
- Assistant Secretary, Maxine Peacock-Smith
- Club Captain, Antonio Remedios
- Vice Captain, Dan Hiller
- Chief Instructor, Jodie Frazer
- Assistant Chief Instructor, Jo Cooper
- Junior Activities Director, Simon Herfort
- Assistant Junior Activities, Martin Lam
- Youth Director, Carly Switzer
- Assistant*
- Surf Sports Director, Sarah Lally
- Assistant Surf Sports, Deb Foote
- Marketing Director, David Cowell
- Assistant*
- General Activities Director, Eve Killick
- Assistant, Jon Holman
Those confirmed to Panels are:
- Honoury Trustees: Arthur McCarroll OAM, Paul Day, Adam Traugott, Vacancy*
- Judiciary: Gordon Lang, Shannon Job, Keith Abraham, Vacancy*
- Life Membership and Honours: Ron Morton, Arthur McCarroll OAM, Paul Day, Deb Foote
- Rules: Gordon Lang, Keith Abraham, Vacancy*, Vacancy*
We also confirmed as our Honorary Auditor, Trevor Lane, and Honorary Legal Advisor, Christine Jones.
*Denotes casual vacancy. Please contact [email protected] if you would like more information about these roles. Casual vacancies will be filled by the Board.
All Board members contribute many hours to ensuring the Club properly functions. This includes taking care of all administration and financial duties, putting together a calendar of events, running key activities, looking after the building and, of course, ensuring our lifesaving responsibilities are carried out in our strong North Steyne tradition.
The Board always welcomes questions or feedback from members. Director’s contact details can be found here.
We are looking forward to another great season!