Chelsea-Mordialloc News, Chelsea, VIC 26 Mar 2014, by Neil Walker. General News, page cm² Suburban - circulation 15,000 (Fortnightly)

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1 Chelsea-Mordialloc News, Chelsea, VIC 26 Mar 2014, by Neil Walker General News, page cm² Suburban - circulation 15,000 (Fortnightly) ID BRIEF WATERSAFE INDEX 1 PAGE 1 of 2 Surf club s up MORDIALLOC Life Saving Club won the seniors title at this year s Victorian championships. Nippers (from left) Alexandra, Stephanie, Cooper, Paige, Olivia and Bianca celebrate the club s win. Full story Page 6. Picture: Gary Sissons Mordi saves best for final MORDIALLOC Life Saving Club has beaten the state s best to win this year s Victorian Lifesaving Championships, narrowly beating Anglesea in the final event of tournament at Ocean Grove on the weekend of March. Mordialloc pipped runners-up Anglesea to top spot with a final score of 478. Anglesea finished with 467 points. Half Moon Bay placed third on 360 points. Club president Grant Rattenbury said everyone at the club had pitched in to get the seniors over the line. Everyone put in a great team effort in such a big competition, Mr Rattenbury said. Club officials, first aid helpers and other Mordialloc Life Saving Club teams competing at other levels contributed to this fantastic win. The club s victory is the first seniors championship Mordialloc has won in the current tournament s format, run by Life Saving Victoria. Nearly 1000 athletes from 35 lifesaving clubs across Victoria compete in beach and water events over several months at state beaches, with points allocated for individual and team performances. Mentone, Chelsea Longbeach and Bonbeach lifesaving clubs also competed. Mordialloc s medal haul included 18 gold, 19 silver and 30 bronze wins. Mordialloc s Jemimah Lam won the Open Women s Beach Flags contest, and teammate Emily Carty won the Under-19s Women s Beach Flags comp and was second in the Open Women s event. Bonbeach s won gold in the under- 17s men s Iron Man and silver in the under-17s Men s Surf Race events. LSV sports event coordinator Tom Mitchell said there was fierce competition between clubs across all events. Bayside clubs have done a fantastic job to finish with such outstanding results, he said. Visit com.au for full Victorian Lifesaving Championships results. Neil Walker

2 Chelsea-Mordialloc News, Chelsea, VIC 26 Mar 2014, by Neil Walker General News, page cm² Suburban - circulation 15,000 (Fortnightly) ID BRIEF WATERSAFE INDEX 1 PAGE 2 of 2 Champion effort: Mordialloc Life Saving Club seniors back in training a week after winning a state lifesaving title. Picture: Gary Sissons

3 Echo - Bellarine Edition, Bellarine VIC 20 Mar 2014 General News, page cm² Regional - circulation 10,735 (---T---) ID PAGE 1 of 1 lifesaving scholarship OCEAN Grove SLSC member Kira Kinsey was awarded the Maurie Raynor Surf Sports Scholarship at Life Saving Victoria s pinnacle event of the year, the 2014 State Lifesaving Championships. Kinsey, 18, was awarded the scholarship in recognition of her excellent sportsmanship and impressive lifesaving skills, which she has shown throughout the season. Kinsey has been an elite competitor over the last two seasons. As an under-19, she won the Open Ironwoman at the 2013 Victorian Lifesaving Championships, as well as numerous board, swim and ski events. Half Moon Bay life member Cliff Goulding congratulated Kinsey on being awarded the prestigious scholarship. The Maurie Raynor Scholarship Foundation is proud to award the $1000 grant to Kira and we hope that it assists her to succeed at this year s Australian Lifesaving Championships in Western Australia and to continue to compete in professional competition, and at higher levels, he said. The scholarship is awarded in memory of Maurie Raynor, who was an inspirational coach to Victorian lifesaving athletes in the 70s and 80s.

4 Surf Coast Times, Surf Coast 20 Mar 2014, by Tiffany Pilcher Regional Changes - Bellarine, page cm² Regional - circulation 35,584 (-T-----) ID PAGE 1 of 1 Kinsey scores Maurie Raynor scholarship BY TIFFANY PILCHER OCEAN Grove Surf Life Saving Club's Kira Kinsey was awarded the prestigious Maurie Raynor Surf Sports Scholarship at the Victorian Lifesaving Championships hosted by her home club over the weekend. Kinsey, 18, also won gold in the Under 19 and Open Ironwoman challenges at the event. She was awarded the scholarship in recognition of the excellent sportsmanship and impressive lifesaving skills she has shown throughout the 2013/2014 lifesaving season. Kinsey has been an elite competitor over the last two seasons, winning the Open Ironwoman at the 2013 state championships, as well as numerous board, swim and ski events. She has also been an outstanding competitor in Victorian state teams over many years. Half Moon Bay Life Member Cliff Goulding, who was coached by Mr Raynor in Torquay, congratulated Kinsey on being awarded the prestigious scholarship. "The Maurie Raynor Scholarship Foundation is proud to award the $ 1,000 grant to Kira and we hope that it assists her to succeed at this year's Australian Lifesaving Championships and to continue to compete more in professional competition, and at higher levels," he said. The scholarship is awarded in memory of Maurie Raynor, who was an inspirational coach to Victorian Lifesaving athletes in the 70s and 80s, in the golden era of Surf Life Saving in Victoria. "The scholarship was first awarded in 2002, and it's our way of passing the baton onto the next generation of lifesaving athletes, in honour of how Maurie helped us achieve success," Mr Goulding said. BUIISIK Kira Kinsey is congratulated by Cliff Goulding on winning the Maurie Raynor Surf Sports Scholarship at the Victorian Lifesaving Championships on the weekend.

5 Surf Coast Times, Surf Coast 20 Mar 2014, by Tiffany Pilcher General News, page cm² Regional - circulation 35,584 (-T-----) ID PAGE 1 of 2 Close competition at Life Saving Championships BY TIFFANY PILCHER IN AN incredibly tight finish, Mordialloc Life Saving Club has clinched the top title at the Victorian Lifesaving Championships in Ocean Grove over the weekend. Almost 1,000 athletes from 35 different clubs came together to attend the competition hosted by Ocean Grove SLSC for a variety of beach and water events. The competition was so close, the final result was not announced until Monday after the results had been carefully counted. Finishing up on 478 points, Mordialloc won by only 11 points after beating out Anglesea SLSC, whose final total was 467 points. Half Moon Bay SLSC came in third on 360 points, followed by Ocean Grove SLSC on 330 points, Torquay SLSC on 225 points and Point Leopold on 224 points. Jan Juc SLSC weren't far behind on 221, Mount Martha LSC finished on 107, Momington finished on 67 and Lome rounded out the competition on 64. Jan Juc SLSC was named the Life Saving Victoria Club of the Year for the club overall point score after all senior championship events for 2012/13. Individually, Torquay Surf Life Saving Club had a hugely successful day with Tess Dubbcrley, Millie Holding and Soph Thomas taking home 23 gold, five silver and four bronze medals for a total of 32 medals between them. LSV sport events co-ordinator Tom Mitchell said the second day of competition was exciting for competitors and spectators alike. "It was finals time, and there was clearly a strong sense of competition and rivalry on the beach today," he said. "We saw some exciting finishes across the competition and strong performances from both bayside and coastal clubs alike." Winners from the weekend will now set their sights on the Australian Lifesaving Championships to be held at Scarborough Beach in Western Australia from March 31 to April 6. South Barwon MP Andrew Katos paid tribute to the state's lifesavers at the championships at Ocean Grove. "With more than 28,000 Life Saving Victoria volunteer members in 57 lifesaving clubs, our lifesavers symbolise strength, safety, resilience, community spirit and the importance of volunteering."

6 Surf Coast Times, Surf Coast 20 Mar 2014, by Tiffany Pilcher General News, page cm² Regional - circulation 35,584 (-T-----) ID PAGE 2 of 2 ABOVE LEFT: Torquay Surf Life Saving Club's Tess Oubberiey, Millie Holding and Soph Thomas came away with a huge haul of 32 medals between them. ABOVE RIGHT: Competitors charge into the water at the Victorian Lifesaving Championships held at Ocean Grove over the weekend.

7 Warrnambool Standard, Warrnambool VIC 18 Mar 2014, by Surf Lifesaving Justine Mccullagh-Beasy General News, page cm² Regional - circulation 10,704 (MTWTFS-) ID PAGE 1 of 2 Kerr gets back on board Fourth successive open men s title after frantic sprint fi nish SURF LIFESAVING By JUSTINE McCULLAGH-BEASY WARRNAMBOOL athlete Stephen Kerr survived a sprint finish to win his fourth consecutive Victorian Life Saving Championships open men s board title on the weekend. Kerr was one of three Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club members to collect gold at the Ocean Grove-based titles. Teenage pair Jane McMeel and Eve Aulsebrook saluted in the under 17 women s beach run and under 17 women s board events respectively. They combined with Freya Parrotte to win bronze in the open women s board relay. Matthew Hardiman snared silver in the under 15 men s board race and joined Paddy Carr and Mick Slockwitch to claim silver in the under 15 men s board relay. Kerr said the open men s board win was his sixth overall. The junior coach credited his vast experience for giving him an edge in the fight to the finish. It was a tough paddle. The conditions on Sunday were fairly tough, he said. There was a metre-anda-half swell running and an offshore cross wind to paddle into. At the first turning mark I managed to hit the lead and around the buoys I managed to build a gap. A young Lorne competitor Darcy Hansen joined me in on a wave and it was a sprint to the finish. The tide was up so I p was lucky it was a shorter sprint. Kerr said Aulsebrook, McMeel and Parrotte s success in the open women s board relay was a breakthrough for the club. It was our first medal in that event for 10 years, he said. It s good to see the young girls step up in open Eve and Jane came up from under 17s. Kerr praised Aulsebrook and said McMeel handled the competition pressure well. It was Eve s first individual board medal, he said. It was a terrific paddle by her. Jane was second last year in the under 17 girls two-kilometre beach run and managed to turn the tables and get gold. It s been a very successful couple of weeks so hopefully we get more into the senior state team next year. Kerr said Slockwitch had found form at the right time of the season. He was one of our under 14 competitors the weekend before (at the junior state titles) and it was his first senior carnival, he said. After his performances at the junior titles we managed to chat to him and get him to go to the senior ones and he acquitted himself well. Warrnambool took 20 competitors to the championships. Port Fairy s Jake Hetherington finished behind joint winners Mordialloc s Matthew Taylor and Mooloolaba s Joel Simondson in the under 19 men s board race and was the club s sole medallist. Justine.mc@fairfaxmedia.com.au

8 Warrnambool Standard, Warrnambool VIC 18 Mar 2014, by Surf Lifesaving Justine Mccullagh-Beasy General News, page cm² Regional - circulation 10,704 (MTWTFS-) ID PAGE 2 of 2 State medal winners Stephen Kerr (left), Paddy Carr, Mick Slockwitch, Matt Hardiman, Eve Aulsebrook and Jane McMeel.

9 Age, Melbourne 17 Mar 2014 General News, page cm² Capital City Daily - circulation 130,767 (MTWTF--) ID PAGE 1 of 1 Lifesaving championships defy an ominous sky It was a sea of colour beneath ominous skies, as Victoria s lifesavers vied for glory at the state championships. Close to 1000 competitors from 35 lifesaving clubs donned their caps for a host of surf and sand events at Ocean Grove, for the two-day Victorian Lifesaving Championships. Life Saving Victoria senior sports co-ordinator Tom Mitchell said the weather had been kind despite a grim weekend forecast. Kira Kinsey, of Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club, was named the competition s iron woman, while Joel Simondson, formerly of Anglesea surf club, won the iron man event. The men s team from Half Moon Bay Surf Lifesaving Club was victorious in the six-person taplin relay for the third year running. Mr Mitchell said Ocean Grove lifesavers had made the most of the home beach advantage, with the club s Mark Graham second in the iron man competition. Chris Hingston, Photo: Paul Jeffers

10 Hometown lifesaver awarded surf sports scholarship at Victorian championships 16/03/2014 Hometown lifesaver awarded surf sports scholarship at Victorian championships Ocean Grove SLSC member Kira Kinsey has today been awarded the Maurie Raynor Surf Sports Scholarship at Life Saving Victoria s pinnacle event of the year, the 2014 State Lifesaving Championships. Kinsey, 18, was awarded the scholarship in recognition of her excellent sportsmanship and impressive lifesaving skills which she has shown throughout the 2013/2014 lifesaving season. Kinsey has been an elite competitor over the last two seasons. As an Under 19, she won the Open Ironwoman at the 2013 Victorian Lifesaving Championships, as well as numerous board, swim and ski events. She has also been an outstanding competitor in Victorian state teams over many years. Half Moon Bay Life Member Cliff Goulding congratulated Kinsey on being awarded the prestigious scholarship. The Maurie Raynor Scholarship Foundation is proud to award the $1000 grant to Kira and we hope that it assists her to succeed at this year s Australian Lifesaving Championships in Western Australia at Scarborough Beach from 31 March April and to continue to compete more in professional competition, and at higher levels. The scholarship is awarded in memory of Maurie Raynor, who was an inspirational coach to Victorian Lifesaving athletes in the 70s and 80s, in the golden era of Surf Life Saving in Victoria. Following Maurie s passing, a number of lifesaving athletes who had been coached by him created a trust, with the intention to support young lifesaving athletes who showed great potential who could use a boost to take their sporting ability to the next level.

11 The scholarship was first awarded in 2002, and it s our way of passing the baton onto the next generation of lifesaving athletes, in honour of how Maurie helped us achieve success. The scholarship is awarded to provide financial support for an aspiring Victorian lifesaving athlete. The scholarship can either be used as a boost to get to the national Surf Life Saving titles, or to purchasing equipment for their lifesaving sport. For further information about lifesaving sport or about joining your local Life Saving Club, visit:

12 Bayside Half Moon Bay Surf Lifesaving Club one to watch at 2014 Victorian Lifesaving Championships Staff writer Bayside Leader March 13, :52PM Victorian Lifesaving Championships at Anglesea SLSC. Picture: Supplied Source: News Corp Australia HALF Moon Bay SLSC is one of the teams to watch at this weekend s 2014 Victorian Lifesaving Championships at Ocean Grove. After six rounds of the Summer Surf Series Half Moon Bay is in third place behind Anglesea and host team Ocean Grove Nearly 1000 senior competitors from 35 different clubs across the state will compete at Ocean Grove and Lifesaving Victoria coordinator of sport events Tom Mitchell said Half Moon Bay would put in a strong performance at the championships.

13 The bayside clubs have really shone this summer and Half Moon Bay s Open men s taplin team will be looking to take home gold for the third consecutive year. Athletes will compete in an array of water and beach events including the traditional rescue and resuscitation event, tube race, ski race, beach sprints, beach flags, and surf boats. It s the last senior competition of the season and the athletes are looking to finish the season on a high, Mitchell said. Many placegetters will advance to the week-long Australian Lifesaving Championships at Scarborough Beach in WA beginning March 31.

14 State success for Seaspray March 31, 2014, 2:30 p.m.

15 SEASPRAY Surf Life Saving Club recently enjoyed a successful state titles campaign at Ocean Grove. Board and ski captain Ben Greenwood said it was one of the club's most successful state titles in recent years with the it taking home numerous medals. The club has been developing its ski team over the past few years with a focus on junior development. Under the watchful eye of coach Greenwood and veterans such as Ern Ronchi, the success of the training program is certainly paying off with over five medals and numerous finalists at the recent state titles. Robert Jones won four medals at the championships and will contest the under 17 single ski at the national titles at Scarborough Beach, Western Australia, this month. At the state titles, he won a gold medal in the under 17 single ski and joined Angus Mason and Josh Jones in winning silver in the under 17 ski relay. Robert Jones, Josh McGrath and Richard Young won bronze in the under 19 ski relay. Robert Jones and Mason claimed bronze in the under 19 double ski. Greenwood and Ronchi won silver in the open double ski.