Committee member Kurt Nyholm said the club had donated money, as well as man power, to many organisations, charities and facilities in the district. 

“We have donated stuff to the hospital, the local schools, and we have done things for the public, like cleaning up rubbish or rebuilding the car parks at potholes and the bombie. 

“I have personally been involved in walking through different bush tracks with trailers and loading them up full of rubbish. 

“When stuff happens, the boardriders are one of the first groups to put their hand up to help.”

Mr Nyholm said the club used to have a committee dedicated to organising social events to raise money for the community. 

Rave nights in the 70s and 80s were a hit, he said. 

“In the 70s and then the 80s we used to have rave nights. They were big,” Mr Nyholm said. 

“We have raised funds all sorts of different ways over the years. The events we have done recently are the nocturnal surf tag competition and the single fin surfing events. 

“We did a fundraiser for Turia Pitt and raised nearly $100,000.

“Most recently, we raised money for Carrie’s chair. That is supporting one of our own but it is something the whole community can use and enjoy.”

Boardriders members never held back from volunteering their time, Mr Nyholm, who has been involved in the club since 1987, said. 

“All of our members volunteer their time for these things. They jump straight to it. That is one thing that is really fantastic about our club, we really support each other and the community,” he said. 

“There is definitely a nurturing focus in our club. 

“We have raised and donated a lot of money. It just shows we are out there, not just for the surfing, but for the community as well.”

Although the club has changed over time, their community focus has not. Mr Nyholm said the club’s first president Jacko Histon, who is now in his 60s, was still living locally. 

Now, more than 80 surfers take to the beach at the club’s monthly surfing competitions.