About the scholarship

The Peter Daley Tertiary Scholarship Award provides an opportunity for Club members to access financial support for their current tertiary studies. The award is offered jointly by the Club and Cunninghams because of the shared value by the Club and John Cunningham of the importance of tertiary education and the opportunity to establish vocational skills. The Scholarship program is another example of our Club’s values in action and is named after the Queenscliff Club member who exemplified those values, Peter Daley.

Peter’s passion for surf lifesaving started in 1970 in Caloundra, Queensland when he was awarded his Bronze Medallion. He was a First Aid Officer and Boat Sweep/Captain and was highly regarded by that Club as a boat sweep and general club member. Peter moved down the coast in 1976 and joined Queenscliff SLSC where he held the roles of Deputy President for one year and Club President for 12 years. He was on numerous committees over the years and was Captain of the Queenscliff SLSC Touring Team to Japan in 1990-91.  Peter received Life Membership of Queenscliff SLSC in 1999. He was a Boat Official at Club, State and Australian Championships and Coach of the SNB touring Team in 1992-93.

Peter didn’t have a bad word to say about anyone and, more importantly, nobody had a bad word to say about Peter. His family was his priority, closely followed by the surf club and its members. Peter was passionate about everything, but especially the personal development of his fellow Club members.

John Cunningham in 2015 kindly offered the opportunity for the Club to re-name the Scholarship whilst continuing to be the key sponsor in partnership with the Club. In honour of Peter Daley’s commitment to the personal development of Queenscliff members, the Club accepted John Cunningham’s offer and renamed the scholarship in memory of Peter.

We fondly remember Peter who passed away on 17 July 2014 at age 68 years.

About the Sponsor

John Cunningham is a highly regarded real estate identity in Australia and a true veteran of the industry. He began his career with a very simple philosophy, to establish business relationships built on trust and transparency while delivering first class service and results for his clients. Cunningham’s operates over four offices across Manly, Balgowlah, Dee Why and Avalon Beach

John has been a keen supporter and sponsor of Queenscliff Club for many years.  John says “When I was originally approached by Peter to look at putting a tertiary support program together, I was immediately in favour of doing what we could to support the idea. It did not take us long to put the bones together and the Peter Daley scholarship program was born with both Cunninghams and QSLSC contributing equally. Over the years I have been so impressed with the calibre of the applicants which has made it very difficult to judge but we always manage to make some good decisions that have positive impacts.

What are the Award Criteria? 

You must be:

• an active, currently proficient and contributing member of Queenscliff Surf Lifesaving Club.
• Currently undertaking, tertiary studies enrolled as either a part time or full-time student with a VET Institution (e.g., TAFE) or University.

And able to demonstrate:

• current commitment to the Club including patrols, competition, and volunteering.
• future commitment and how you plan to contribute to the Club into the future.
• commitment and application to your tertiary studies and provide information regarding your previous and current study results (e.g., School results, previous tertiary course results and current tertiary course results.).

How do I apply?

To apply, please use form below

If you have any questions, please email admin@queenscliffslsc.org.au