Shoredump Newsletter February 2017

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1 Shoredump Newsletter February 2017 Issue / th Feb - Coldies on 26th Feb - Coldies NOT on (Surfest) 3rd - 5th March Nippers Fingal Bay 25th March Vinnies Come and Try Day (Saturday) 26th March 1-3pm, Nippers Presentation 30th April Sponsors (and members) end of Season Lunch 2nd August Bronze Medallion Course starts MEREWETHER LIFESAVER CHOSEN TO REPRESENT NSW IN LIFESAVING EXCHANGE TO NZ An account by Sarah Bugbird Late in January I was given the opportunity to participate in the 2017 Country to City Exchange program in Sydney. The program aims to provide participants with a vastly different patrolling experience compared to what they would normally encounter. The program was a fantastic opportunity in regards to meeting new people, gaining valuable Surf Lifesaving experience and seeing how the operations of Surf Lifesaving in NSW work on a larger scale. Some of my personal highlights from the exchange were patrolling both a different beach, including patrolling Bondi, North Bondi and Maroubra and learning about the operations of Surf Lifesaving in other areas. Another highlight for me was both learning new skills and applying previously learned skills into practice. During the program, whilst patrolling on the offshore rescue boat, I was able to put aspects of my search and rescue training into practice, being a part of a real-life search and rescue situation. The program was a wonderful opportunity that I would highly recommend to future participants and I believe the experience has given me more motivation to remain involved in surf lifesaving. As a result of my participation in this program I was humbled to be selected as one of two representatives from NSW surf Lifesaving to attend an International Lifesaving exchange in New Zealand in March. I am very much looking forward to this extended opportunity. It is a great honour to be able to represent Merewether SLSC, Hunter Branch and Surf Lifesaving NSW at both a local, state and international level. Thank you! New Webcam up and running check it out from the club website

2 INTERESTED IN BECOMING A LIFESAVER? Our Merewether surf lifesavers are trained male and female volunteers that patrol on the weekends and public holidays throughout the summer. They undertake a number of roles including aquatic rescues, providing first aid and emergency care and providing surf safety information to the public. To become a lifesaver you require a Bronze Medallion. Bronze Medallion Course - Cert II Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue) Commences - Wednesday 2 August 2017 Duration - 8 weeks Final assessment - Sunday 24 September 2017 Times - Wednesdays 6pm till 8.00pm and Sundays 9am to 11am Cost - $150 (this includes one year membership with club) Prerequisite for a candidate - Must be able to swim 400m in under 9 mins in a pool. Assessment During the final assessment, candidates will only be required to demonstrate the following: 200m Run - 200m Swim Run in under 8:00 minutes radio operations basic first aid 10 signals lifts and carries board and tube rescues spinal management resuscitation and defibrillation Expressions of Interest to Warren Sterling at mslsc.education@gmail.com MEREWETHER SURF CLUB BEACH BUSINESS BREAKFAST If you're in business or thinking about starting one up you need to come and join us at the Beach Business Breakfast (BBB). The BBB is held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at Merewether Surf Club Function Room, and runs from 7.30am-8.30am. And it only costs $10 which includes tea/coffee/juice and breakfast items such as fruit, muffins, croissants and our signature bacon and egg sandwich cooked by our international BBQ artiste. At February's BBB's foundation member Jeremy from Jezweb (one of the World's Leading Website Marketing Firms) presented a FREE educational session on "How to get found on Google" (see pictures attached). It's relaxed and informal yet designed to help you grow your business network. For more information visit or sms/call Dave on

3 SPONSORS SPOTLIGHT JUICE PLUS+ For this month s newsletter, we caught up with Merewether Surf Club Major Sponsor Peter Glennie CEO from The Juice Plus Company Australia. Growing up on Sydney s Northern Beaches Peter was a member of both Warriewood and North Narrabeen Surf Clubs, and moved to Newcastle in 1991 to work in the Regional Fruit Market. In 1998 Peter was introduced to Juice Plus+, and having previous experience in sales and marketing with Hilton Hotels and the Sydney Fruit Markets it didn t take long for Peter and his wife Louise to embrace the concept. And then as the saying goes in 2005 they were so impressed they bought the company. Juice Plus + has had 100% growth in each of the last 2 years, and with beach regulars Celine and Mick Egan they are now expanding into NZ and Fiji. We attribute our current growth to the One Simple Change and Parents with a Purpose programs. Peter said there were a lot of similarities between Warriewood and Merewether, both being close knit clubs that were focused on no drownings and keeping people safe between the flags. As part of their sponsorship Juice Plus+ sails are placed on the promenade on each Patrol, a rescue board displays their logo and they will soon be featured on our Surf Club webcam. On behalf of the Committee and all Club members we would like to thank Peter, Louise, Celine, Mick and the Juice Plus+ team for their generous support. For more information on Juice plus+ please visit: NOTE : Health and wellness night featuring Juice Plus, Hosted by the Russel s at MSLSC March 1 st at 6:30pm, all are welcome to attend this free event.

4 LIFESAVING NEWS - RADIO UPDATE A new Radio Procedure has been developed to assist patrol members in using one of our most exciting pieces of equipment. It is hanging from the front right side of the Patrol hut so take a look next time your down on the beach. Radios are vital to patrol success - allowing us to log on/off with Surfcom, keep in touch with other members while on Patrol, and in working with Surfcom and other clubs on our stretch of the beach if an incident requires additional support and/or resources. Each week the Radio Team checks the radios after patrols - with a focus on ensuring all radios are working and on charge. Twice per month Henk checks the radios and chargers for sand, lubes the radios with CRC and tests them by calling Surfcom. If you have any radio issues, please advise your Patrol Captain so that it can be logged and the radio or other equipment tagged out and fixed. And remember the radio team are available to attend Patrols to assist with refresher sessions, however we would recommend booking early to avoid disappointment :) Henk / Dave DUCKS 4 DOLLARS UPDATE Thank you to those members who helped on Australia Day with the setting and cleaning up of the DUCKS down on Newcastle Harbour. To those members who sold tickets at the beach and up at the Beaches Hotel was a huge effort and especially to Karen Wallace who no doubt led the way. This year saw 10,000 ducks race to the finish line with the winners listed below: 1st Nicole Davis sold by Fingal SLSC 2nd Julie-Anna sold by Merewether SLSC 3rd Nick Lambropoulos sold by Merewether SLSC (images from Hunter Surf Life Saving)

5 FINGAL MASTERS CARNIVAL On the 21 st January a team of five headed to Fingal Bay, including 4 competitors (Kevin Buckley, Jacqui Sterling, Emma Gale and Bruce Rummins) and one pom pom cheerleader (Waz, who was injured). Kevin was the standout competitor competing in both water and sand events. HUNTER BRANCH AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS A team of eleven junior competitors attended the Age Champs at Fingal Bay and came home with the following wonderful results. Well done to all competitors. U9s Surf Team (male) 1 st Liam Sidwell, Lucas Burton, Boston Byrnes, Ben Keeling U9s Surf race (male) 3 rd Lucas Burton U9s Beach sprint (male) 3 rd Ben Keeling U9s Beach relay (male) 4 th Liam Bryant, Liam Sidwell, Lucas Burton, Ben Keeling U9s Flags (male) 4 th Ben Keeling U9s Surf race (female) 5 th Kayla Ebrill U11s Flags (male) 4 th Sam Ebrill U11s Sprint (female) 3 rd Eve Keeling U11s Flags (female) 6 th Eve Keeling (all photos taken by parents and displayed with permission)

6 UPCOMING CARNIVALS DATE CARNIVAL LOCATION 3 rd - 5 th March NSW SLS Age Championships Blacksmiths Beach, NSW 8 th - 9 th March NSW SLS Masters Championships Blacksmiths Beach, NSW 10 th - 12 th March NSW SLS Open Championships Blacksmiths Beach, NSW 25 th - 26 th March Australian Youth Surf Life Saving Championships North Kirra Beach, QLD 25 th March Australian Board Riding Surf Life Saving Championships TBC - Burleigh / Miami, QLD 25 th March Australian Lifesaving Surf Life Saving Championships Bilinga, QLD 26 th March Aussie Ocean Swim North Kirra Beach, QLD 27 th - 28 th March Australian Masters Surf Life Saving Championships North Kirra / Tugun, QLD 29 th March - 2 nd April Australian Open Surf Life Saving Championships North Kirra / Tugun, QLD IRB Carnivals 29 th 30 th April NSW IRB Championships Rd 1 Caves Beach 20 th 21 st May NSW IRB Championships Rd 2 Mollymook 3 rd 4 th June NSW IRB Championships Rd 3 Ocean Beach 17 th 18 th June NSW IRB Championships Rd 4 Cape Hawke 1 st 2 nd July NSW State IRB Championships South West Rocks TRAINING COURSES APPLIED FIRST AID - Sunday 19 March am to 3pm The aim of this course is to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response, life support, management of casualty(s), the incident and other first aiders, until the arrival of medical or other assistance. This is the current government approved course and the generalist first aid course that employers in Australia require. Participants will need to complete an on-line theory activity prior to attendance. To register contact Charlie at robbugbird@live.com or on FUNCTION ROOM NEW KITCHEN The function room now has a fully functional kitchen available to hirers. The bar area will be the next area to be upgraded. COLDIES DURING SURFEST Coldies will be on this Sunday the 19 th February, but won t be on next Sunday 26 th February due to Surfest. If you would like to assist at COLDIES and already have a current RSA competency card, please Norm Rodgers Bar Captain. rodgers0@bigpond.com NEW WEB PAGE COMING. The Club s web page is getting a makeover to introduce more information and easier access for members. One of the biggest issues we have is renewing membership, updated events and Club matters. We will keep you posted with its progress.

7 WANT TO EARN SOME MONEY AND HELP THE CLUB? Come and join the MSLSC Raffle Team. Earn $20 selling tickets on Friday nights at the Beach Hotel, or do 5 raffles and get your club membership for free! For info call or sms Penny on MEREWETHER SLSC NRL 2017 FOOTY TIPPING COMPETITION The best $10 value you will ever spend! Registration Instructions 1. Tipping Comp member in 2016 Login with your username and password from You will be asked if you want to rejoin Merewether Surf Comp # click <YES> And that s it you are registered for the 2017 Comp 2. New Registration for 2017 Go to click <register> tab Fill in your personal details as required Code <NRL> Do you want to join a public tipping comp click <NO> Tip Reminder click <YES> ITipFooty notifications click <YES> Agree to terms and conditions Click <register my details> o THEN Click <join tipping comp> Comp number: Password: Louie123 That s it - you are ready to choose your picks for round 1! Good luck and have fun! $10 is payable to Glenis by the end of Round 2 Prize pool distributed 60% (winner), 30% (2 nd ), 10% (3 rd ) last prize wins a DVD copy of the Complete Baywatch Season 2! Glenis For further details contact Glenis Powell: glen_is@optusnet.com.au or Ph:

8 FINAL NOTE Thank you to all our ongoing and one off sponsors! The Junction Public School Thank you to the children from The Junction Public School for their kind donation of $2500 from their Charity Day fundraiser. The money will purchase a surf rescue board so that the club can provide more water safety for nippers to be able to get out into the water each weekend. Keep an eye out for the board with the big school sticker on it, on the beach! Grill d recently donated $ as a result of their patrons choosing Merewether SLSC in their Local Matters program. The club would also like to thank Australian Kenkokan Karate Merewether Dojo for their ongoing support and monetary donations.