The BLACK SWAN March Edition 2017 Inside this issue PAGE 3 Lifesaving Everything you need to know about patrols and updates from the team. PAGE 4 Membership & Admin For all updates regarding your membership, administration and finance. PAGE 6 Surf Sports Find out what the current activities and updates are. PAGE 08 Junior Activities All the updated details on Junior events and activities. PAGE 09 Events & Promotions Key dates for upcoming events you need to have in your calendar. Dear Members President Report The competitive part of the season is well underway, with surf lifesaving s competition events ramping up. The recent Youth State Championships held at Hervey Bay SLSC in early February were the first. Congratulations to our Junior Activities competitors on their close 2nd placing to Alex Headland SLSC. The Junior Activities Board, Coaches, Age Managers, Officials and supporters have worked hard to keep at the top of the competition ladder to match their last 2 successive wins. The team demonstrated great club spirit, determination, friendship and resilience and our club is proud of the great result achieved. Building on the wonderful results at the Youth Championships, the club took out 3rd place overall at the Qld State Surf Rescue Champs held at Dicky Beach SLSC on 25th 26th Feb. Coaches Lenore Grice Copyright 2016 Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club, All rights reserved. 34-36 Alexandra Parade, Maroochydore, Queensland 4558 p (07) 5443 1298 f (07) 5443 8963 lifesaving@marochysurfclub.com.au 1
(First Aid) and Maddi Korac (Champion Lifesaver) with their skilled charges represented the club well by taking out 1st Place in the Open Mixed and U19 First Aid, 2nd place in U15 First Aid and placing 3rd in U19, U17 and U15 Female Champion Lifesaver events. On behalf of all club members, I wish every competitor at the upcoming State and Aussie surf lifesaving championships good luck, and hope that you achieve your goals which you have trained so hard for this season. In these final weekends of the patrol season members are reminded that the club needs you to fulfil your patrol commitment to meet our service contracts with the Sunshine Coast Council and SLSQ. If you can t make your patrols make sure you find a sub and advise your Patrol Captain what you organised. The newly engaged Lifesaving Development Officer has been busy since starting, having set up an online booking system for clients and marketing the business to the local community and businesses. So far two First Aid courses have been completed and a number are in the pipeline. If you are aware of a business that requires staff to be skilled in first aid or CPR then suggest that they contact Maroochy First Aid Training for a solution to their training needs. Once again I congratulate our Grants Officer, Kim Musgrove, on securing funds to purchase a Patrol Rescue board and patrol defib. Life Governor Ralph Devlin AM, Pauline & Glynn Topfer OAM and Life Governor Mal Pratt launching Mr Toppy Last weekend was memorable with a number of events held that celebrated our members, past and present. Saturday we dedicated the latest IRB to much admired club member, Glynn Topfer OAM. The IRB named the Mr Toppy was christened with champagne and is ready for active service. Sunday morning started with a High Tea event run by Summer Surf Girl, Darcey Starr-Thomas and her team. The event Michelle (Helloworld), Darcey Starr-Thomas and Amanda (Panda Pearls) was a great success and all who attended thoroughly enjoyed it. Darcey would like to thank major Sponsors HelloWorld Maroochydore and Panda Pearls for their support of the day. 11:00 am Sunday the club launched the Robby T in memory of much loved Australian Champion and Black Swan, Robbie Thomasson. The new boat was sponsored by Cyril & Diane Thomasson and Ralph Devlin, combined with funds raised by the Boat Section at the 2016 Aussies Mad Monday event organised by Melissa Carnie and her fellow Female Open Boat crew, and hosted by Tony Scanlon, Surf Air Beach Hotel. It was great to see the excellent coverage of the launch of the Robby T in today s Sunshine Coast Daily Steve Wieland President@maroochysurfclub.com.au 0409 497 912 Surf Life Saving Maroochydore From September 2016 to May 2017 every weekend and public holiday, surf lifesaving activities on the beach are always carried out by our volunteer lifesavers. Paid SLSQ lifeguards patrol during the week and keep our Sunshine Coast visitors safe. Patrol Statistics for the month of February: 280 Preventions Maroochydore Beach Preventions 0 Rescues Total Maroochydore Rescues 4,709 beachgoers Maroochydore Beachgoers 48 First Aids Total Maroochydore First Aids 2
Lifesaving Lifesaving Contacts DOLS - Director of Surf Lifesaving - Scott Steele DOLS@maroochysurfclub.com.au CTO - Chief Training Officer - Brad Kildey CTO@maroochysurfclub.com.au IRBC - Inflatable Rescue Boat Captain - Drew Moles Club Supervisor - Mike Dwyer clubsupervisor@maroochysurfclub.com.au "High Distinction" is the way Ollie Hoelsher summarises his patrol's 331/346 result for our second inspection. Great job Patrol 4 and we remain on track for our goal of a 'top 5' finish in the Buhks-Wilkes, with two inspections to go. Please remain diligent with equipment checks; these are easy points that we should not miss. The case scenarios are more difficult to maximise, but our LSDO, Ray Johnson, will be dropping in on patrols for the rest of the season to refresh the behaviours that inspectors are ticking off. He has the check list so please take advantage of his visits. Letters will be sent out in early March to all patrolling members who've missed patrols through January or February without informing their PC or posting on Facebook for a sub. If you are in that category, please contact your PC to advise of your make up patrol plans and "save a tree". Maroochy First Aid Training is operational and the feedback from clients so far has been overwhelmingly positive. We're a start-up business in a competitive market but Ray is reaching out to the community and Maroochydore SLSC is branded in all he does. The current bronze squad will only yield 6 new members to our patrols. Many of us came through eras where every course was 20-25 strong. Clearly we are being well beaten by Maroochydore South (Alex), and Maroochydore South- South (Mooloolaba) in recruiting for courses. The marketing now in place for First Aid Training and Ocean St Markets will help but we are always open to suggestions from our best assets - YOU. If you're interested in becoming a trainer, please let the Lifesaving Admin Office know. If you want to do a new award (i.e. ATV, IRB, FA, ARC, PC, etc) also let the Office know as courses are organised on demand. Kim Musgrove, has done it again - a new defibrillator and 3 new rescue boards will soon be added to our gear steward's inventory courtesy of grants. Fingers crossed for grant applications in place for a tractor in the next few months to help towing capabilities in the sand. Three boards are now stored next to the fuel bunker where the IRBs live. These can be used through the day by members but must be back on those racks between 5pm and 6am for "After Hours Emergency Use". Please advise the Office if these are damaged so repairs can be arranged. Finally, another impressive performance from a first time patroller. Roy-J Olive pulled two patients out of a rip including a pregnant woman, after conditions became difficult north of the flagged area just after low tide on Feb 25. His father Gary, and Ethan Irvine also made rescues in that event which reinforced to all of Patrol 14, the importance of having "eyes on the water" at all times on patrol. See you on the beach. Scott Steele. - 0458 003 622 Need to swap a shift? Join our private Facebook group - search for: Maroochydore Volunteer Lifesavers Or you can visit the website if you are looking for a current copy of the Patrol Calendar and Patrol Team rostered dates. Golden Oldie Rescue Peter joined MSLSC as a Lifesaver in 1957 and at 75 years of age he still has a passion for saving lives 60 years later!! Recently a female had pranged her yacht on a sandbank off Shorncliffe and had to swim back to shore against an outgoing tide. Lucky MSLSC Member Peter Molineux was out and about that day on his surf ski and was able to come to the recuse by towing her back to shore safely!! Great rescue story Peter. Its good to hear you ve still got it! 3
Membership & Admin Membership & Admin Contacts Director of Administration and Membership Narelle Souter Secretary@maroochysurfclub.com.au General Administration & Enquiries Lauren Mulholland & Chelsea Roxburgh Lifesaving@maroochysurfclub.com.au Youth Development Officer Ben Ellwood 0450 241 118 Go Girls Congratulations to Phoebe Wills- Grace and Sarah Bryan who are Maroochydore SLSC s representatives at the 2017 Breaka Youth Excellence Program from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th April 2017, at Maranatha Recreation Camp, Yandina. Sarah and Phoebe will work along with other young lifesavers to develop their strengths and capacity to be leaders and shapers of our club s future. Have fun girls and we look forward to hearing about your experiences when you get back. Future Strategic Plan Thank you to the club members who responded to the Future Strategic Plan survey sent out in January. Results are back and an informal workshop for members to come long and discuss the results will be announced after Aussies Go Alyce and Jordan! Well done to Alyce Burnett placing first in the K1 500 and K2 500 AND Jordan Wood placing first in the K2 1000 at the 2017 Canoe Sprint and Marathon National Championships. YEP Mudjimba Island Thank you to all who attended our last YEP event to Mudjimba Island. Our youth team manned the IRB's and travelled across for a well worthwhile adventure to the Island, perfect clear and flat conditions made snorkling around and walking onto the island the perfect get away. Whilst on Mudjimba our youth lifesavers assisted a stranded and injured woman ashore. I would like to congratulate them all on their professional response. It is fantastic to see our young members running their own social activities and being able to implement their lifesaving skills set in an instant. The next YEP event will be held on Saturday 18 March 6:00pm till 9:00pm, for dinner and games at the club. 4
Club Chaplain Clive Herald Spread the word... Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club is now offering First Aid courses to the community through Maroochy First Aid Training. All proceeds will benefit the volunteer surf life savers within the club. Courses can be booked online at: http://www.maroochysurfclub.com.au/first-aid/ Over the last couple of weeks I have had to spend time with several people who have recently been told they have a terminal condition. The most upsetting was with a 41 year old mother with a 7 year old son. She has pancreatic cancer and has between 6 weeks and maybe 6 months to live. Husband is still in shock, but it is amazing how the lady has accepted her fate. She is not a particularly religious person but spending an entire day with her just last week she has an inner strength and in her own words, she is ready. She has found a peace with Jesus and has faith enough to accept that she will be welcomed into heaven when her time comes. She even told me she will have a glass of nice red waiting in years ahead when my own time comes. Death is something we all face at some time, and for some sooner rather than later. She has time to consider and make peace with her God, but sadly for many that opportunity is never taken up Food for thought. God bless Clive Herrald Go Ella! Ella Brown has just contested the Nutri Grain Series final at North Cronulla. This was Ella s second year in the series. Unfortunately Ella has struggled with injury for most of the season and was unable to complete a lot of the training required to be up with the front runners. Ella showed great character in her racing and continues to be a positive, disciplined and approachable leader to our youth. This experience will only serve as a positive for Ella, she will be back stronger and fitter than ever. 5
Surf Sports Surf Sports Contacts Director of Surf Sports - Rob Elford doss@maroochysurfclub.com.au Coach - Nathan Greig coach@maroochysurfclub.com.au Team Manager - Stuart Travers teammanager@maroochysurfclub.com.au Masters - Larissa Hallam Masters@maroochysurfclub.com.au The competitive season is almost over with State and National titles being contested just weeks away. All the training is now about to pay dividends, so enjoying the ride. Aussie and Youth titles are just around the corner with a planned briefing and uniform pack meeting to be scheduled in the coming weeks. The National s uniform strip has been finalised and the Aussies Dinner logistics are being sorted. Briefing times will be advertised. We are still in dire need of IRB personnel to cover the 12 shifts the Club has been allocated at the National titles. The shifts are only 3-4 hours, please if you have Drivers or Crewies award we really need your help. You can contact Stuart Travers teammanager@maroochysurfclub.co m.au for more details. Patrol attendance is beginning to slump in some areas and as per policy if you miss 2 patrols your nomination for the upcoming events will be withdrawn, so please if you are one who has slipped make-up your time before your actions wreck your competitive season. Congratulations to the First Aid and Surf Rescue teams for their outstanding performances in their recent State qualifying titles. Full Club results can be found on the website for recent events. Entry info is also available on the website ONE CLUB Coach Welcome to the time of year we have all been looking forward to and working towards. This season is a short one, but as a group we have completed strong training blocks and are progressing at a pleasing rate. This has been the best season of training I have witnessed from the senior group. The vast majority have enthusiastically applied themselves to what s been asked of them and should be poised to compete strongly at the Aussies. With State and Aussies so close, athletes really need to be looking after themselves; nutrition, body maintenance (stretch, physio) and ensuring the body is getting enough recovery with sleep and staying out of the midday sun. You have worked hard for the last 8 months, give yourself every opportunity of achieving your goals! Youth State Titles The Youth Team travelled to Hervey Bay for the State Titles in February. Unfortunately we were not able to defend our Title, finishing a close second to Alexandra Headland. This was the 9th year in a row we have managed to finish in the top 2 (overall point score). Our consistency over this period far exceeds all the opposition. The team performed strongly, I m proud of the performances and sportsmanship on display from our members. We have a great group of young athletes who have done themselves and the club proud. Joey McMenamin again led the way with 6 gold medals. The under 14 age group Joey is a part of managed to claim gold in all water based team events. It s great to see the boys do so well, hopefully we will soon see them do this in the Senior ranks. Changes to Squad Schedule U11-13 s are finished for the season. Enjoy your break, we will recommence board training in August. 6
Maroochydore Masters Maroochydore Masters competed in the Sunshine Coast Branch Masters on the 11th Feb 2017 in Big Surf at Alexandra Headlands. With some impressive results: 1st Surf Ski Relay: Peter Madden, Peter Mitchell and Craig Vipond 1st Surf Swim: Stuart Louth 2nd in Beach Flags and Sprints: Yoshinao Nagamizu 1st in Surf Race, 2nd on Rescue Tube and 2nd in Ironman: Andrew Keegan 1st in Beach Run and Rescue Tube; 2nd in Surf Race: Harry Pegg 1st in Surf Ski: Craig Vipond 1st in Beach Sprint: Glen Wilson 3rd in Beach Sprint and 2km Run: Deb Steele Overall Maroochydore finished 7th! Don t forget to enter for Aussies via the Team Manager. Masters Training Board Training continues Saturday mornings with Jobbo at 7am from the club. Check out the Maroochydore Masters Facebook Page to keep up to date with training activity. AUSSIES 25 MARCH-2APRIL, 2017. NORTH KIRRA BEACH,GOLD COAST In 2017 The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships will head back to North Kirra Beach from 25 March until 2 April. Across 9 days, over 7000 Surf Life Savers from 313 surf clubs will compete in over 400 events from Youth, Open and Masters categories. Download Timetable. Dates for Aussies 2017: Youth Championships 25-26 March Masters Championships 27-28 March Opens Championships 29 March 2 April All Lifesaving Events will be held from March 27 April 1 and all Board Riding events will be held from March 27-31. Download a calendar of key dates. 7
Junior Activities Junior Activities Contacts Director of Junior Activities - Kirk Jarrott DOJA@maroochysurfclub.com.au Secretary of Junior Activities - Natalie Jarrott nippers@maroochysurfclub.com.au Junior Team Manager - Steve Rychvalsky juniortm@maroochysurfclub.com.au Nipper Break-up Our Maroochydore Nippers did our club proud with their gracious conduct in defeat and in victory at the recent State Championships at Hervey Bay. Tenacious, was one of many words that described some of our nipper s amazing efforts. Despite us not winning the event, every Competitor, Age Manager, Official, IRB crew, Team Manager Steve, coaches Bugsy and Glen certainly lifted the bar when it comes down to a team moving in one direction and achieving an incredible result. Congratulations also go to Alex Headland who have been working hard especially in the sand this year, their competitor engagement has certainly paid handsome dividends. Hervey Bay Surf Club were perfect hosts and did an amazing job for such a small dynamic club. I'd also like to thank Queensland SLS for putting together one of the best run State Carnivals that I have been to in 26 years. Our mighty under 8 s to under 10 s contested he Sunshine Coast Branch Championships last Sunday (5th March) at Redcliffe Beach. No doubt they will have some fun for their last carnival which will conclude their 2016/17 season. The Cadet Age group (U14 to U15) are training hard, ready to peak for the Youth National Championships being held at North Kirra on Sat 25th and Sun 26th March. We welcome all our Nipper families to come down and cheer them on especially on Sunday when the exciting Cameron Relay finals are on. Finally, congratulations to those who competed in Surf Rescue last weekend at Dickys Beach, really testing their knowledge on the first aid side of our business. On behalf of our awesome Nipper committee, I wish all Nippers and their families a safe and happy off-season and we all look forward to seeing you again next summer. My best in lifesaving, Kirk Jarrott After a big season we look forward to seeing everyone at the Nipper Break-up! Sunday 9 th April Twin Waters Resort Aqua Park All age groups - From 9am Presentation of awards and break-up party SOCIAL MEDIA To keep up to date on what is happening with Nippers, make sure you are connected via Team App. Team App is free! If you have not yet registered, use the Team App - How to Guide to get started! Also you can find us on Facebook Maroochydore Nippers. 8
Events & Promotions Events & Promotions Contact Director of Marketing and Promotions Fran Boulton Marketing@maroochysurfclub.com.au Upcoming Club Events Make sure you have the following key club event dates saved in your Calendar. Summer Surf Girl TRIVIA NIGHT Friday 7 April 2017 Save the date. Sponsorship opportunities available. Send your expression of interest to Darcey if you are keen for a Trivia Night! Email dstarr-thomas@hotmail.com or message Maroochydore 2016/2017 Summer Surf Girl MSLSC Annual Sports Lunch IRONMAN LEGENDS Friday 14 July 2017 Save the date. Expressions of interest can be sent to Fran Boulton Updates on events will be posted on the Clubbies Facebook page leading up to each event. THANKS Grill d Grill d have counted up all the tokens for the month of January and they we re pretty stoked to be able to hand over a $100 donation to Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club. We hope that the $100 can come in handy and that being a part of the Local Matters program has helped you drum up some extra awareness and support in your local community". Grill'd Sunshine Plaza Get your friends together and book a table for an awesome evening and support our 2017 Maroochydore Summer Surf Girl Darcey Starr- Thomas!! http://surfgirl.com.au/ Join us at the culmination of the 2017 Summer Surf Girl program with a celebratory Gala Ball as winners are announced and total funds raised by the 13 entrants from around Queensland. 6:30pm pre-dinner drinks (seated by 7pm) Tickets include a three-course meal, beverages and live entertainment. On sale until Friday 21 April. Over 18s event only. NEW PLATINUM SPONSOR MSLSC is excited to announce Surf Air Beach Hotel as a NEW PLATINUM sponsor for the 2016-2017 season. A huge thank you from the Club! 9
SILVER SPONSORS GOLD SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSORS THANK YOU to our Major Sponsor Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Supporters Association Inc (Maroochy Surf Club) Thank You to our Sponsors DEVLIN FAMILY THOMASSON FAMILY CLATWORTHY FAMILY BRONZE SPONSORS Visit our website www.maroochysurfclub.com.au Copyright 2016 Maroochydore Surf Lifsaving Club, All rights reserved. 34-36 Alexandra Parade, Maroochydore, Queensland 4558 p (07) 5443 1298 f (07) 5443 8963 Lifesaving@marochysurfclub.com.au 10