Wanda Beach or Wanda is the northernmost patrolled beach on Bate Bay

Bate Bay

Bate Bay is a bay in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bay is south of the Kurnell peninsula and its foreshore makes up the beaches of Cronulla....

 in Cronulla

Cronulla, New South Wales

Cronulla is a beachside suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cronulla is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Sutherland Shire....

, New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. Green Hills or Green Hills Ridge is the name given to the sand hills

Cronulla sand dunes, Kurnell Peninsula

The Cronulla sand dunes are located on the Kurnell Peninsula in the local government area of Sutherland Shire, Sydney Australia.The Cronulla sand dunes are a protected area that became listed on the NSW State Heritage Register on 26 September 2003.-History:...

, just north of Wanda.

History

Wanda is an Aboriginal word for beach or sand hills.
The beach became notorious in 1965 after the Wanda Beach Murders

Wanda Beach Murders

The Wanda Beach Murders refers to the case of the unsolved murders of Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock at Sydney's Wanda Beach on 11 January 1965. Their partially buried bodies were discovered the next day....

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The original inhabitants of the land were the Gweagal

Gweagal

The Gweagal are a clan of the Tharawal tribe of Indigenous Australians, who are traditional custodians of the southern geographic areas of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....

 Aborigines who were are a clan of the Tharawal (or Dharawal) tribe of Indigenous Australians. They are the traditional custodians of the southern geographic areas of Sydney.

Wanda Surf Lifesaving Club

The Wanda Surf Lifesaving Club was established in 1946 after World War II

World War II

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 by a group of men who banded together, as they did in warfare, to patrol the beaches. The colours of Army

Australian Army

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 red, Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force

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 blue, and Navy

Royal Australian Navy

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blue were adopted as the club colours. The club, located on Marine Esplanade, has grown in size to its current membership of over 900 male and female members, ranging in age from five year old Nippers to the original Founding Members.

The primary objective of the club is to patrol the beach in an effort to ensure the safety of the surfing publicbut it is also actively involved in the competition arena, with excellent performances at State and National Competitions. A number of social activities are organised throughout the year to bring together members from all sections of the club.