Griffith University research fellow Dr Shelley Roberts from the university’s Menzies Health Institute Queensland, is celebrating after winning the title of 2017 Summer Surf Girl.
The Summer Surf Girl program is a Surf Life Saving Queensland initiative, first established in 1964. Since then, the program has raised over $16 million for surf life saving clubs across Queensland. Summer Surf Girl is a member development and leadership program and seeks to engage female lifesavers and develop their skills and experience.
Community fundraising
Participants are heavily involved in fundraising, club and member development, and community awareness around surf safety.
After raising a massive $43,000 for her Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Queensland club as a result of 12 months’ worth of relentless fundraising, Dr Roberts will now act as an ambassador for the surf life saving movement, having shown exceptional surf life saving skills and a dedicated commitment to the cause.
“It was hard work but it
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