Friday 12th August 12.00pm 2.00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 3:15pm REGISTRATION and TRADE SHOW OPENS CONFERENCE OPENING & WELCOME VOLUNTEERISM - Why do we volunteer, how good are we at engaging our volunteers, and what can make a great volunteer organisation greater? KEY NOTE SPEAKER: Ralph Devlin AM QC, Surf Life Saving Queensland President Capital Finance 10,000 Club (Bequest & Fundraising) RPL Process and Who Can Train and Assess Child Protection it s your responsibility 3:25pm 4:10pm Find out what the banks want to see before they will lend money to clubs. Learn about finance and leasing in the current market. Learn how the Surf Life Saving Foundation's 10,000 Club can assist your club with bequests and fundraising. Hear the principles of recognition of prior learning (RPL) explained by an expert. Angela has experience as both a registered training organisation (RTO) manager as well as an auditor, and will explain the requirements for RPL that SLSQ must meet as an RTO. Phil Hurst Senior Sergeant Child Protection Unit, QPS will talk through real life cases that he has encountered to share why child protection is everyone s responsibility. Gary Frankish, Senior Relationship Manager, Brisbane Greater North Westpac & Stephen Shirley Brett Lucas (Bequest Manager, Surf Life Saving Foundation) Angela McGregor RTO Consultant Phil Hurst Detective Senior Sergeant, Child Protection Unit, Queensland Police Service Ninderry Room Mudjimba Room - 1 Mudjimba Room - 2 Mudjimba Room - 3 The Wandiny : Providing a Safe Environment for our Children and Youth 4:20pm 5:00pm Learn how we can provide a safe environment within our clubs to protect our most important asset. Blue Cards are but a small part of this process. Fiona Fraser & Ross Lam, Blue Card Services Ninderry Room The Wandiny
Welcoming & Engaging New Parents Grant Seeking Workshop New ARC Guidelines and Spinal Management Developing Future Leaders Coastsafe Rips & Drownings 5:10pm 5:50pm Presenting a club case study for success (Family Participation Program) Learn how to identify and increase your success rate with grant applications. This session will discuss how to respond to application questions, understanding grant budgets, and acquitals. Changes to the ARC Guidelines were released in January 2016. These changes and the implications for Surf Life Saving Queensland members will be explained during this session. This interactive session will look at what has been reviewed within the Member Development Project and take a look at what is framing together for the future of member development. * Member Development Project * Development Gap Analysis * Future Development Framework * Development Network Launch Rips are responsible for at least 21 drownings per year in Australia and countless rescues. This session will explain how rips work as well as provide a snapshot of coastal incidents. It will highlight some of the key initiatives that SLSQ is continuing to implement to help reduce injuries and fatalities in Queensland public waters. TBA Susan Ahmelman (Manager Grant Seeking Unit, Surf Life Saving Foundation) Ken Clark (Academy Operations Manager, SLSQ) & QAS Brianna Heaney, National Youth Advisor Chantel Fife (Coastal Safety Officer, SLSQ) & George Hill ESM (Chief Operating Officer, SLSQ) Mudjimba Room - 1 Mudjimba Room - 2 Mudjimba Room - 3 The Wandiny Maroochy Room 5:50pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 8:30pm Trade Show NETWORKING FUNCTION: Mix and mingle with your fellow lifesavers from around the state. Cash bar available for guests Location: Lorikeet Beach, Novotel Twin Waters
Saturday 13th August 8.00am 8:20am 8:20am 8:30am 8:30am 9:30am REGISTRATIONS & TRADE SHOW OPENS WELCOME TO DAY 2 & OVERVIEW OF THE DAY KEY NOTE SPEAKER: PAUL DE GELDER Key Note Session proudly brought to you by JLT Junior Activities: Doing Things Differently LIMSOC Understanding Team Dynamics Sponsorship - is your club Sponsorship Ready'? When the Patient Leaves the Beach 9:40am 10:25am This session will take a look at different ways of running a Junior Activities Program and structuring a program for success. There is the potential to explore the Junior Activities review and to seek feedback from members through an interactive session. This session will introduce LIMSOC, a program designed to be used by patrolling members on the beach. Club Captains and Vice Club Captains will learn how to use the following features: * Sign on/off patrol * Record the location and status of patrol items * Update patrol status * Log hazards * Log statistics * Log incidents This will be a fun and interactive session on behaviour and its impacts on others. Participate in DISC profiling and a discussion around how the concept is effective in understanding different behaviours within your club committees. Learn how to maximise your club sponsorship opportunities. Being 'Sponsorship Ready' is vital to ensure you have the best opportunity to both acquire and leverage sponsorships for your club. Learn essential skills to set your club up for success in the competitive environment of sponsorships. This session will take a look at what generally happens after the patient has left the care of lifesavers and/or lifeguards. Panel of Club JACs Jason Argent (State Lifesaving Operations Support Coordinator, SLSQ) & supporting SLSQ staff Chris McGrath (Human Resources Manager, SLSQ) Terry Johnston (Director, Brand Ambassadors) Dr Ogilvie Thom - Snr Staff Specialist and Director of Emergency Medicine Research, Nambour General Hospital Ninderry Room Mudjimba Room - 1 Mudjimba Room - 2 Mudjimba Room - 3 The Wandiny 10:25am 10:45am Morning tea and Trade Show Future of Junior Activities LIMSOC (continued) Insurance, and the risk of not insuring properly Social media tips from QPS Media The importance of a good handover to Emergency Service Personnel 10:55am 11:45am Workshop the way forward for juniors, what does a nipper look like in future, how can we improve? This session will introduce LIMSOC, a program designed to be used by patrolling members on the beach. Club Captains and Vice Club Captains will learn how to use the following features: * Sign on/off patrol * Record the location and status of patrol items * Update patrol status * Log hazards * Log statistics * Log incidents Insurance mitigates risk. This session will detail the polices you need to cover the risks that exist in and around a modern club, and how the risk is accounted for in the premium and policy response. This session will provide insight into one of Australia's most popular emergency service social media accounts, providing you and your club with tips and tricks for how to increase your online presence and engage with members of the public. This session will be presented by an Intensive Care Paramedic who will use his experience to highlight the differences between excellent and poor handovers, and their consequential flow-on effects. Ray Fien (State Junior Activities Advisor, SLSQ) Jason Argent (State Lifesaving Operations Support Coordinator, SLSQ) & Supporting Staff, SLSQ Brent Jaenke (Account Manager, JLT) Simon Kelly (Director of Media & Public Affairs, Queensland Police Service) Peter Drew (Critical Care Paramedic, Queensland Ambulance Service QAS) Ninderry Room Mudjimba Room - 1 Mudjimba Room - 2 Mudjimba Room - 3 The Wandiny
11:55am 12:55pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Terry Ryan, QLD Coroner 12:55pm 1:50pm Lunch and Trade Show 1:50pm 2:30pm Summer Surf Girl Program Sports Physio Session The importance of Psychological First Aid CPR Master Class IRB Compliance Workshop This session will provide an overview about the Summer Surf Girl programs. This will include changes This session will see one of Australia's premier sports physios provide to the 2017 Summer Surf Girl program and benefits tips on injuries and recovery within the sport of surf lifesaving. for your club and female members. The focus for SLSQ's Peer Support Service is on enhancing the psychological wellbeing of Surf Life Saving members following their involvement in a trumatic incident. This session aims to outline the Peer Support Service, when and how to access it, and for what types of incidents. The CPR Master Class will cover the history of CPR to the latest up-to-date guidelines, reviewing the current Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, and detail the cardio pulmonary resuscitation process. This session will be a beach activity and will highlight the latest in IRB Compliance for Surf Life Saving Queensland for the frontline of lifesaving. Members will also be given the opportunity to complete their IRB proficiency. Anne-Marie Westby (2016 Summer Surf Girl Winner) & Shannon Morgan (2016 Summer Surf Girl Runner Up) Nick Marshall (SurfLife Physio) Peter White (State Peer Support Advisor, SLSQ) Ken Clark (Academy Operations Manager, SLSQ) Guy Tanner (State IRB Advisor, SLSQ), Chantel Fife (Coastal Safety Officer, SLSQ), Nathan Fife (Lifesaving Services Coordinator Gold Coast, SLSQ) & Demi Meredith (State Lifesaving Services Coordinator, SLSQ) Ninderry Room Mudjimba Room - 1 Mudjimba Room - 2 Mudjimba Room - 3 Maroochy Room Beach Activity - offsite 2:40pm 3:25pm Principles of Risk Management and Special Events Applications The State of Volunteering in Australia Developing & Retaining Younger Members Using the Members Portal to communicate with your members IRB Compliance Workshop (cont) This session will discuss special events. Learn what they are, how to conduct a risk assessment, and find out what else is required when applying for a special event. Are we sustainable for the future? Referencing the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report released by Volunteering Australia, this session will discuss what today's volunteers want and expect How do our sustainability projects address the need for change? Learn strategies for developing and retaining your younger members and athletes through different programs in this session. This session will provide you with an in-depth look into the SLSA Members Portal, which you can use to improve internal communication with members. This session will be a beach activity and will highlight the latest in IRB Compliance for Surf Life Saving Queensland for the frontline of lifesaving. Members will also be given the opportunity to complete their IRB proficiency. Andrew Murray (Enterprise Risk Manager, SLSQ) Membership Team, SLSQ Kirk Jarrott (Maroochydore SLSC) Yvette Rutherford (SLSA) Guy Tanner (State IRB Advisor, SLSQ), Chantel Fife (Coastal Safety Officer, SLSQ), Nathan Fife (Lifesaving Services Coordinator Gold Coast, SLSQ) & Demi Meredith (State Lifesaving Services Coordinator, SLSQ) Ninderry Room Mudjimba Room - 1 Mudjimba Room - 2 Mudjimba Room - 3 Maroochy Room Beach Activity - offsite 3:30pm 3:45pm Afternoon tea Navigating the Online Side of Education Online learning platforms, SurfGuard and TAF Portal Risk Assessment App & Surf Hazard Rating Information SLSQ Workplace Volunteer Program: A New Initiative Women in Leadership 3:45pm 4:30pm With SLSQ's new elearning platform coming online, this session will run CTOs, Club and Branch Administrators through the hows and whys. Assessment and SurfGuard problemsolving will also be tackled. This session will include information on the new Surf Hazard Rating, how it works, and how it will affect the persoal protection equipment (PPE) implementation and rollout. It will also discuss the SLSA Risk Assesssment App, how it works, and how it can make your life easier as a coach, age manager, or JAC. This session will provide participants with a clear understanding and vision of the new SLSQ Workplace Volunteer Program. Hear from SLSQ Workplace Volunteers on their experiences with the new program and the new skills they have developed. Fiona will share her experiences as one of Queensland s most prominent and accomplished women in Parliament. She will provide advice on how you can successfully engage women within your organisation to become our leaders of tomorrow, and will ask: what constitutes good leadership?
Aleisha Fisher (State Education Supervisor, SLSQ) Stuart Hogben (Surf Sports Manager, SLSQ) & Gary McCoy Chris McGrath (Human Resources Manager, SLSQ) Fiona Simpson MP (Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships & Multicultural Affairs; and State Member for Maroochydore) Ninderry Room Mudjimba Room - 1 Mudjimba Room - 2 Mudjimba Room - 3 6:30pm Midnight 2016 SLSQ AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE GALA DINNER - Proudly presented by Summit Fleet Leasing and Management
Sunday 14th August 9:00am - 9:45am KEY NOTE SPEAKER - Mike Wassing, Deputy Commissioner Emergency Service Volunteers, QFES : Patrol Planning Made Easy High Performance Training Special Needs Nipper Programs in Australian Surf Lifesaving Creating a Safe Club Operations Support 9:55am - 10:40am This session will look at the Patrol Gap Calculator and will discuss how this tool can be used for planning purposes. This session will involve several aspects of high performance training, including training programs, loads, phases, athlete recovery, and game day. Increasing numbers of surf lifesaving clubs throughout the country are running special needs nippers programs. This session presents a summary of what is happening and where, why these programs are so beneficial for all involved, and resources for clubs looking at starting a nippers inclusion program at their club. We're leading the charge on issues affecting our members in modern society. This session will deliver the real risks affecting members in our clubs today, both on and off the beach, through case studies that have been personalised to the club setting. This session will highlight the latest changes in Operations Support, and will detail how members can join Operations Support and get involved in the digital radio network upgrade. Kirsten Phillips (State Membership Services Committee Member, SLSQ), Michael Kearney, (PDB Director of Lifesaving) & Troy Draman (Membership Sustainability - Project Officer, SLSQ) Matt Palmer, (Sports Development Coordinator, SLSQ) Steve Mawby, Nikki Mawby & Lorna Garden (Noosa Heads SLSC) Ian Fullagar (Partner, Landers and Rogers) Kevin Dunn (Operations Support Officer, SLSQ) & Jason Argent (State Lifesaving Operations Support Coordinator, SLSQ) Ninderry Room Mudjimba Room - 1 Mudjimba Room - 2 Mudjimba Room - 3 The Wandiny Maroochy Room Patrol Member Management & Rostering Education Open Forum Sport Review Info/Open Forum Judiciary and Grievances Understanding Our Brand 10:45am - 11:20am This session will provide information and an Keeping members motivated, dedicated and vigilant update on the Sport Review conducted by SLSQ on patrol can be a challenge. This session will look at This session presents an opportunity to ask all your education-related and SLSA. It will also include an open forum for successful strategies from a range of clubs to help in questions to an experienced panel. members to have their say on the current managing and motivating your patrolling members. issues facing surf sports. This session will discuss issues management and how to use the greivance and judicial processes available to clubs and members. What is Intellectual Property (IP) and how do we use and protect it? This session will provide an overview of Surf Life Saving's IP, its value and importance, and how IP is used correctly (in practical applications) within Surf Life Saving entities. Clint Swanton (State Lifesaving Officer, SLSQ) & Demi Meredith (State Lifesaving Services Coordinator, SLSQ) State Education Advisor, SLSQ Academy Manager and selected Panel members Stuart Hogben (Surf Sports Manager, SLSQ) & Charles Melloy (State Surf Sports Officer Chairman, SLSQ) Ian Fullagar (Partner, Landers and Rogers) Bill Brassington (Marketing & Communications Manager, SLSQ) & Jules Clarkson, National Partnerships and Licensing Manager, SLSA Ninderry Room Mudjimba Room - 1 Mudjimba Room - 2 Mudjimba Room - 3 The Wandiny Maroochy Room 11.25am - 11.55am 11:55am - 12:25pm KEY NOTE SPEAKER CONFERENCE WRAP UP & TRADE SHOW PRIZE GIVEAWAYS