S&R Co-ordinator & Bush Search & Rescue Victoria Delegate
- From 1977 (the club was formed) to 1981, there was no S & R Club Group.
- 1982 to 1994 (13 years of service) — Bruce Vine
- 1995 to 2011 (17 years of service) — Phil Evans
- 2012 to 2018 — Ian Franzke
- 2019+ — Warren Sanders
Phil Evans (left) – 17+years of service & Bruce Vine – 13 years of service
— Both have been awarded life membership of the Club —
Phil Evans – 30 years of service to Bush Search & Rescue Victoria recognise (1982–2012)
Fellow Birkebeiner member, Jim Gargan, left, presents Phil Evans with his 30 year Bush Search & Rescue Victoria Award
Group Bravery Citation — 2006
In November 2006, six Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club (BNSC) members received a group bravery citation at Government House, Melbourne.
Group Citation awardees comprised the Birkebeiners Nordic Ski Club members and a community member.
- Robert Boland (BNSC)
- James Gargan (BNSC)
- Paul Grusovin (BNSC)
- David Panozzo (BNSC)
- Jarrod Paine (BNSC)
- Gordon Guest-Smith (Mt Hotham Ski Patrol)
(From left) Dave Panozzo, Jim Gargan, Jarrod Paine, Rob Boland, Gordon Guest-Smith. Absent: Paul Grusovin
Bill Little (2023)
Bill Little (right) received the Bush Search & Rescue Victoria (BSAR) Certificate of Appreciation from Warren Saunders, BNSC’s current S&R co-ordinator. Read Bill’s citation HERE
