Bob Bastow and Joyce Bastow with their daughters and Pat Walsh at Scarborough Beach 1947

The photograph was submitted to the 2020 History and Heritage Awards with the following text:

Bob had not long returned from fighting in World War 2, in the Middle East and New Guinea. Bob and Joyce fell in love with the northern beaches, and bought a block at 315 West Coast Highway, Trigg. Bob built their first home there in 1954.