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The Omaha surf lifesaving club celebrated in style, with past and present supporters, to mark its 30th anniversary on August 3.
Lifeguard Frank Maher says not much has changed with the club in the last three decades, but the beach has certainly become more popular.
Frank Maher
“Omaha and Matakana are growing, and we are getting higher numbers in the water. You can’t blame them because it’s a nice beach.”
He says that the club plans to set up posts at Mathesons Bay and Tawharanui in the summer, when there are more visitors to the area.
The club has 70 active guards and they are rostered on for one weekend a month.
“I am in awe of the people involved who are really busy, but they still come. It keeps me motivated to continue helping out.”
Omaha lifeguard Jamie Peterson recently competed the Molokai to Oahu paddleboard race in Hawaii and came ninth in his division.
It’s a 50km race and Jamie paddled for five hours and 50 minutes to achieve his placing.
