Historic surf life saving clubrooms under the hammer

Kaka Point Surf Life Saving Club chairman Mark van Asperen in front of the clubrooms which are up...
Kaka Point Surf Life Saving Club chairman Mark van Asperen in front of the clubrooms which are up for sale. PHOTO: NICK BROOK
A piece of surf life saving history is up for sale though it may take plenty of horse and manpower to move it.

As part of plans to build new clubrooms for the Kaka Point Surf Lifesaving Club, the old clubrooms are for sale.

The club is looking to offload the clubrooms which over the years have housed surf skis, equipment for the club, search and rescue gear and also been the place to look out for swimmers on the beach.

It was now offering the removal of the timber-framed buildings located on the beachfront.

Club president Mark van Asperen said he thought former members may be interested in the buildings which would bring back memories from their time at the club.

The buildings could be bought together or separately.

One section of the building is two-storeyed and houses the lookout, kitchen, living room and stairs up to a loft; the other is more of a storage unit.

Mr van Asperen said both units were in reasonable condition and seemed structurally sound.

It was made of good solid timber and would suit someone who could use it on a farm or a lifestyle block.

"The buildings have served us well and have been there for a long time.

"But it is time to get something new and we want to see the old buildings go to someone who can use them," he said.

The club is more than 90 years old and the first of the current buildings was constructed in the 1950s.

It was then updated in the 1980s and had served the club well since then.

But plans had been hatched to build a new clubrooms and the old clubrooms would have to go.

It was hoped someone would buy them and ship them away as the club did not want to demolish them but would be forced to if they did not sell.

A young couple had shown some interest but did not end up buying the land where the buildings would sit.

The club was working hard on its goal of building new clubrooms and designs were being finalised.

It had been a long journey for the club as planning for the new build had started before the pandemic.

Covid had forced the club to slow down any plans and there had been other issues which had led to the build not going as quickly as first envisaged.

Mr van Asperen hoped to have some plans to share in the next few months.