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Woonona Surf Life Saving Club Inc. Illawarra Club of the Year 2016 SLSNSW Quality Club – Bronze status Annual Report 2015 – 2016 Having fun and keeping our beach safe
Woonona Surf Life Saving Club Inc.
Illawarra Club of the Year 2016
SLSNSW Quality Club – Bronze status
Annual Report 2015 – 2016
Having fun and keeping our beach safe
CONTENTS
PAGES
OFFICE BEARERS 2015 – 2016 .................................................................................................... 3
COMMITTEE MEETING ATTENDANCES FOR SEASON 15/16 ...................................................... 6
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS ................................................................................................... 7
MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ............................................................................. 11
MEMBERS 2015 – 2016 ............................................................................................................ 15
WOONONA SLSC 2015 – 2016 AWARDS .................................................................................. 21
PRESIDENTS REPORT ................................................................................................................ 26
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION REPORT ................................................................................ 29
DIRECTOR OF LIFESAVING REPORT .......................................................................................... 30
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION REPORT ......................................................................................... 33
DIRECTOR OF JUNIOR ACTIVITIES REPORT .............................................................................. 35
WOONONA SLSC STINGRAYS AGE CHAMPIONS 2015-16 ........................................................ 40
BOAT CAPTAIN’S REPORT ........................................................................................................ 42
IRB CAPTAIN’S REPORT ............................................................................................................ 44
GYM MANAGER REPORT .......................................................................................................... 47
SOCIAL COMMITTEE REPORT ................................................................................................... 48
FUNDRAISING REPORT ............................................................................................................. 49
HALL REPORT & HOUSE COMMITTEE ...................................................................................... 50
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE REPORT FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2015/2016 ......................................... 52
OFFICE BEARERS 2015 – 2016
Board of Directors of the Club 1 President Stacey Paddon 2 Director of Life Saving Rachel Fenwick 3 Director of Finance Craig Odewahn 4 Director of Administration Cathi Rigby 5 Director of Education Madi Bow (resigned 31/12/15) 6 Director of Surf Sports Josh Clarke (resigned 02/02/16)
Morgan MacKinnon (appointed 17/02/16) 7 Director of Junior Activities Anthony Arnold Office Bearers of the Club 8 Vice President Peter Evert 9 Vice Club Captain Morgan Clarke 10 Treasurer Gabrielle Bow 11 Member Services Officer Jacquie Hundt 12 OH & S Officer Emma Prowse (vacated 17/02/16) 13 Sports Team Manager Morgan MacKinnon (resigned 17/02/16) 14 Youth Coordinator Beth Quinn (vacated 17/02/16)
Jaime Carter (appointed 16/03/16) 15 Facility Manager Peter Rigby 16 General Committee Members Matt Green 17 Justin Brown (resigned 31/12/15)
Gerard Dorge (appointed 17/02/16) Standing Committees Positions 18 Special Awards membership committee Kevin Crick (3 must be Life members and 2 with at Barry Cavanagh least 10 years’ service) Peter Evert David Pratt Joe Zausten 22 Trustees Peter Evert (1 must be a life member, 1 must have Rachel Dixon 15 years’ service, 1 ordinary member) Kevin Crick 25 House Committee (5) Steve Bow (control, maintenance, and supervision Cathi Rigby of the premises occupied by club) Peter Rigby Peter Evert Stacey Paddon 30 Junior Activities committee (5) Will Gilmour (Govern the ‘stingrays’ junior activities) Jaime Carter VACANT VACANT VACANT
Non-Management Committee and Non-voting, AGM ELECTED positions;
36 Child Protection Officer James Naughton (resigned 31/12/15) 37 Junior Competition Convener VACANT 38 Power craft Captain Josh Clarke (resigned 02/02/16)
Ben Clarke (appointed 16/03/16) 39 First Aid Officer Emma Prowse 40 Gear Steward Joe Zausten 41 Radio Officer Justin Brown (resigned 31/12/15) 42 Uniform officer Peter Rigby 43 Fundraising Officer Katie Bell 44 Grants and Sponsorship Officer Steve Bow 45 Minute Secretary Matt Green 46 Publicity Officer Vanessa McInally 47 Registrar Jocelyn Odewahn 48 49
Education Administration Officer Beach Captain
Gerard Dorge (position created &
appointed 17/02/16)
Katie Bell 50 Water Craft Captain Joe Zausten 51 Surf Boat Captain Mitch Bell (resigned 16/09/15)
Aaron Green (appointed 16/09/15) 52 IRB Captain Josh Clarke (resigned 02/02/16)
Ben Clarke (appointed 16/03/16) 53 Swim Captain Justin Brown 54 Gym Manager Mitch Bell (resigned 16/09/15)
Aaron Green (commenced 16/09/15) 55 Social Organiser Helen Bow 56 Social Committee Gail Evert Beth Quinn Mitch Bell Matt Green VACANT 57 Grievance Officer Brad Ryan-Agnew 58 Hall Booking Officer Troy Johnson Non-Management Committee and Non-
voting, APPOINTED positions: For note only.
Webmaster Trainers, Assessors, Facilitators Officials Age Managers
Peter Rigby Madeline Bow Kieran Smith Katie Bell Ben Clarke Phil Geary Peter Evert Mitch Bell Morgan Clarke Tamarah Clarke Mark Pyc Peter Hackett Alex Chaston
Water Safety Supervisor Coaches Touring Team Managers Licensee
Gabrielle Bow Jess Saywell Jaime Carter Mitch Bell Anthony Arnold Morgan MacKinnon Bruce Blunden Caitlyn Odewahn Rachel Dixon Eon Chapman Troy Johnson Stacey Paddon Josh Clarke Morgan MacKinnon Gabrielle Bow Helen Bow Megan Tremain
Another beautiful day at Woonona
COMMITTEE MEETING ATTENDANCES FOR SEASON 15/16
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June
Board of Directors of the Club
President Stacey Paddon
P P P P P P P P P P P
Director of Life Saving
Rachel Dixon
A P P P P P A P P A P
Director of Finance
Craig Odewahn
P P P P P P P P P P A
Director of Administration
Cathi Rigby P P P P P P P P P P P
Director of Education
Madi Bow P A A A P - - - - - -
Director of Surf Sports
Josh Clarke A P P P P P - - - - -
Morgan MacKinnon
- - - - - - - P A P P
Director of Junior Activities
Anthony Arnold
P P P A P A P P P A P
Office Bearers of the Club
Vice President Peter Evert A A P P P P A P A P P
Vice Club Captain
Morgan Clarke
A P P A A A A E E E E
Treasurer Gabi Bow P P P A P P P P P A P
Member Services Officer
Jacquie Hundt
P P P A P P A A P A P
OH & S Officer Emma Prowse
A A A A A A A - - - -
Sports Team Manager
Morgan MacKinnon
P P A A P A P - - - -
Youth Coordinator
Beth Quinn P P A A A A A - - - -
Jaime Carter
- - - - - - - - P P A
Facility Manager
Peter Rigby
P P P P P P P P P P A
General Committee Members
Matt Green
P P P P A A P P A P A
Justin Brown
P A A A A - - - - - -
Gerard Dorge
- - - - - - P P P A P
A = Apology E = Excused P = Present
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
We wish to acknowledge the assistance of our many sponsors and supporters as without
their assistance we would not be in existence.
Woonona Bulli RSL
Joy Global
BHP Billiton
Leisure Coast Marine
Woonona Bowling Club
Surf Life Saving NSW
RUS Mining
Westrac/CAT
Jenmar
Fitzpatrick Group
Surf Lifesaving Foundation
Clubs NSW
National Major Sponsors of Surf Life Saving:
DHL Telstra
WOONONA SLSC TRIVIA NIGHT 2016 SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
Demon Surfboards
Hawthorne’s Meats
Team Flex
Cheryl Anne’s Beauty
Woonona Beach Shop
Woonona Fruit Basket
Buddy Thai
Samara’s
Liquorland Woonona
Rejuvenate Skin and Body
We would also like to thank the generous support of the general public of Woonona and surrounding areas for their purchases of many raffle tickets and multiple donations and support throughout the year.
The competition is fierce in Club Championship
Balranald visit
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
26TH JULY 2015
Meeting opened – 3.10pm
Present - Helen Bow Stacey Paddon Rachel Fenwick
Morgan MacKinnon Justin Brown Kaitlyn Bell
Mitch Bell Peter Rigby Cathi Rigby
Josh Clarke Phil Geary Bethany Quinn
Matthew Green Joe Zausten Craig Odewahn
Peter Evert Barry Cavanagh Dave Pratt
Jaime Carter William Gilmour Boyd Germayn
Apologies- John McInally Vanessa McInally Brianna McInally
Scott McInally Kevin Crick Gina Crick
Troy Johnson Steve Bow Keiran Smith
Gabrielle Bow Madeline Bow Ben Clarke
Nathan Bow Morgan Clarke Lachlan MacKinnon
Doug MacKinnon Leanne Zausten Aaron Green
Gail Evert Jim Parker Anthony Arnold
Agenda- To consider notices of Motions
1. Stacey welcomed life members present – Peter Evert, David Pratt, Barry Cavanagh
2. To set the fees for the 2015/16 season.
Motion: “That the membership fees for 2015/16 season be set as follows:
Junior (nippers and rookies – u18) $45 (no increase from 14/15 season)
Senior $55 (no increase from 14/15 season)
Associate $55 (no increase from 14/15 season)
General $55 (no increase from 14/15 season)
Family $130 (no increase from 14/15 season)
With an Early bird discount for senior members of $10 for all membership applications
completed on line and paid by 31 October 2015.”
MOVED: Morgan MacKinnon SECONDED: Joe Zausten Carried
3. To set surf sports levies for the 2015/16 season.
Motion: “That the surf sports levies for the 2015/16 season be set as follows:
Surf Boat $50 (no increase from 14/15 season)
IRB $30 (no increase from 14/15 season)
Watercraft $30 (no increase from 14/15 season)”
MOVED: Beth Quinn SECONDED: Morgan MacKinnon Carried
Meeting Closed – 3.15pm
MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Held at WOONONA SLSC on Sunday 26th July 2015
Meeting opened 3.15pm
Present - Helen Bow Stacey Paddon Rachel Fenwick
Morgan MacKinnon Justin Brown Kaitlyn Bell
Mitch Bell Peter Rigby Cathi Rigby
Josh Clarke Phil Geary Bethany Quinn
Matthew Green Joe Zausten Craig Odewahn
Peter Evert Barry Cavanagh Dave Pratt
Jaime Carter William Gilmour Boyd Germayn
Apologies- John McInally Vanessa McInally Brianna McInally
Scott McInally Kevin Crick Gina Crick
Troy Johnson Steve Bow Keiran Smith
Gabrielle Bow Madeline Bow Ben Clarke
Nathan Bow Morgan Clarke Lachlan MacKinnon
Doug MacKinnon Leanne Zausten Aaron Green
Gail Evert Jim Parker Anthony Arnold
1.0 CONFIRMATION & ADOPTION OF PREVIUOS MINUTES
1.1 Motion “That the minutes as read be adopted, including accounts of 2014/2015 season”
Moved – Mitch Bell 2nd – Rachel Fenwick CARRIED
1.2 Motion “To accept & adopt the Annual Report and Financial statements for 2014/2015”
Moved – Morgan MacKinnon 2nd – Beth Quinn CARRIED
2.0 ALL POSITIONS DECLARED VACANT BY PRESIDENT – STACEY PADDON
Stacey Paddon vacated the chair
Chair taken by Barry Cavanagh – Life Member.
Stacey Paddon took chair as new President
3.0 INWARD CORRESPONDENCE
3.1 Call for Election of office bearers
4.0 ELECTION OF COMMITTEE & CLUB OFFICE BEARERS
OFFICE BEARERS 2015 – 2016
The Management Committee shall consist of:
a) Board of Directors of the Club;
1 President Stacey Paddon CARRIED
2 Director of Life Saving Rachel Fenwick CARRIED
3 Director of Finance Craig Odewahn CARRIED
4 Director of Administration Cathi Rigby CARRIED
5 Director of Education CARRIED
6 Director of Surf Sports Josh Clarke CARRIED
7 Director of Junior Activities Anthony Arnold CARRIED
b) Office Bearers of the Club
8 Vice President Peter Evert CARRIED
9 Vice Club Captain Morgan Clarke CARRIED
10 Treasurer Gabrielle Bow CARRIED
11 Member Services Officer CARRIED
12 OH & S Officer CARRIED
13 Sports Team Manager Morgan MacKinnon CARRIED
14 Youth Coordinator Bethany Quinn CARRIED
15 Facility Manager Peter Rigby CARRIED
16 General Committee Members Matthew Green CARRIED
17 Justin Brown CARRIED
Standing Committees Positions
18 Special Awards membership committee
1 Dave Pratt CARRIED
(3 must be Life members and 2 with at 2 Peter Evert CARRIED
least 10 years’ service) 3 Kevin Crick CARRIED
4 Barry Cavanagh CARRIED
5 Joe Zausten CARRIED
22 Trustees 1 Peter Evert CARRIED
(1 must be a life member, 1 must have 2 Kevin Crick CARRIED
15 years’ service, 1 ordinary member) 3 Rachel Fenwick CARRIED
25 House Committee (5) 1 Cathi Rigby CARRIED
(control, maintenance, and supervision 2 Steve Bow CARRIED
of the premises occupied by club) 3 VACANT
4 VACANT
5 VACANT
30 Junior Activities committee (5) 1 Will Gilmour CARRIED
(Govern the ‘stingrays’ junior activities)
2 Jaime Carter CARRIED
3 VACANT
4 VACANT
5 VACANT
5.0 URGENT BUSINESS
Motion 1 (Standing motion at every AGM): “That the club seeks to formally affiliate with the Illawarra Branch, and Surf Life Saving Australia Ltd, and further that the club agrees to abide by the Constitutions, Rules and Regulations and Policies and resolutions together with the awards and equipment of the Branch, Surf life Saving New South Wales and Surf Life Saving Australia.”
Moved – Rachel Fenwick 2nd – Morgan MacKinnon CARRIED
Motion 2: To satisfy the conditions of our financial institution the following motions need to be put to the meeting if there is a change of Officer Bearers (as indicated) from those from the previous season.
Motion for change of signatories
Due to a change of office bearers the signatories for our bank accounts need to be updated.
Motion: “On the Woonona Surf Club accounts numbered 200599373, 200399668 and 200564206 held with IMB Ltd the following are to be noted as signatories:
- Stacey Paddon as President - Craig Odewahn as Director of Finance - Cathi Rigby as Director of Administration”
(Supportive information: They will require two of the three to sign on all transactions; all other standing signatories on these accounts are to be deleted.)
Moved – Peter Evert 2nd – Peter Rigby CARRIED
Motion 3: To satisfy the conditions of our financial institution the following motions need to be put to the meeting if there is a change of Officer Bearers (as indicated) from those from the previous season.
Motion for change of signatories
Due to a change of office bearers the signatories for our bank accounts need to be updated.
Motion: “On the Woonona Surf Club Trustee account numbered 2005122538 held with IMB Ltd the following are to be noted as signatories:
Peter Evert as Trustee
Kevin Crick as Trustee
Rachel Fenwick as Trustee”
(Supportive information: They will require two of the three to sign on all transactions; all other standing signatories on these accounts are to be deleted.)
Moved – Katie Bell 2nd – Beth Quinn CARRIED
Motion 4: “To Appoint Honorary Auditor – Fitzpatrick Group”
Moved – Craig Odewahn 2nd – Morgan MacKinnon CARRIED 5.0 OTHER BUSINESS
Dave Pratt welcomed Boyd Germayn to the meeting.
Meeting closed: 3.50pm
Remembering the sacrifices of others – Anzac Day at Woonona Bulli RSL
MEMBERS 2015 – 2016
CADETS 13-15 Thomas Blunden Joshua Carter Riley Elliott
Jasmine Flood Timothy Gaynor Aidan Hatton
Christopher Holmes Conor Johnson Ethan Johnson
Jackson Luke Rhiannon Odewahn Georgia Ryan
Alexander Santos Nicholas Turner Michael Usher
Riley Walker
ACTIVE 15-18
Yvette Avery Jaime Carter Marcus Chatfield
Sarah Curtis Kurt Decker Annalise Flood
William Gilmour Ethan Gray Caitlyn Odewahn
Harrison Rose Jasmine Severino Ashleigh Shelton
Matthew Tuchin
ACTIVE SENIORS 18+ Jessica Azzato Kaitlyn Bell Mitchell Bell
Bruce Blunden Gabrielle Bow Nathan Bow
Madeline Bow Steven Bow Sheridan Brown
Darren Brown Patrick Chapman Katie Chapman
Morgan Clarke Benjamin Clarke Joshua Clarke
Tamarah Clarke Cody Cuthbert Rachel Dixon
Gerard Dorge Boyd Duncan Nathan Dunstan
Lauren Gray Aaron Green Matthew Green
Rachael Hainsworth Rob Hatton David Hill
Samantha Howcroft Jacqueline Hundt Karissa James
Raelene Jones Nicholas Logan Jacob Loveday
Lachlan Mackinnon Morgan Mackinnon Warren McRae
Aidan Mison Caitlin Munday Craig Odewahn
Stacey Paddon Nadine Page Bethany Quinn
Mark Quoyle Ashton Reid Cathi Rigby
Peter Rigby Carissa Rose Jessica Saywell
Daniel Severino Kieran Smith Morgan Thompson
Greg Tuchin Alexander Turner Julia Weir
Jake Westlake Garry Weston Keesha Whitford
Jonathan Williams Joseph Zautsen
LONG SERVICE Phillip Geary Eon Chapman Graeme Tresidder
LIFE MEMBERS (BY YEAR OF MEMBERSHIP) Edward Marshall 1940* Frank Johnston 1942* J W Henry 1943*
S Green 1944* William Crick 1955* Fred Crick 1958*
Don Gray 1964 Norm McCleod 1966* Andrew Jack Dawson 1969*
Noel Pittman 1974 Arthur Biddulph 1977* George Carpenter 1977*
Boyd Germyn 1977 Jean Crick 1980* Jim Parker 1985
Bruce Scott 1985* Ray Bradley 1989* Barry Cavanough 1989
Kevin Crick 1989 Peter Dorrington 1989 Jeff Humphreys 1989
Dave Pratt 1989 Brett Dorrington 1998 Cliff Millen 1998
Valoria (Gina) Crick 2006 Troy Johnson 2006 John McInally 2006
Peter Evert 2010
(*Deceased)
ASSOCIATES
Anthony Arnold Nicholas Bagaric Helen Bow
Gail Evert Andrew Leonard Brianna McInally
Scott McInally Vanessa McInally James Naughtin
Emma Prowse Julie Robertson Selina Robinson
Bradley Ryan-Agnew Cameron Thompson Karen Walker
Leanne Zautsen
AWARD
Jocelyn Odewahn Megan Tremain
Our Nippers having fun on the beach
UNDERAGE u/6 Ryder Armstrong Xavier Berriman Amelia Britton
Charlie Brown Jayda Byrne Nate Bywater
Thomas Caine Sara Collison Crosby Crawford
Austin John Dickey Isaac Dixon Nate Gilmore
Mila Hamilton Chase Horvat Sibella Keith
Alastair King Ruby Loamanu Giselle McCarthy
Samuel McMahon Matilda Noonan Zahli O'Hara
Kara Ovchinnikov Noah Parish Dylan Reeson
Zachary Rosengren Emily Ryan Ezekiel Stephens
Ivy Stuart Brae Wallis Zachary Whitehead
Owen Widloecher Gracie Wrighter Elettra Young
UNDERAGE u/7 Lielah Adamson Tori Barlow Denan Barter
Eleanor Beckinsale Oliver Benson Jessica Burgess
Riley Carney Brooke Causer Neala Chaston
Dane Cooke Lachlan Cuthbert Carter Dorge
Arika English Grace Grant Olivia Grimshaw
Charlie Hackett Amelia Harris Riley Henderson
Claire Hogan Savannah Hosoglu Kai Jones
Justin Kierse Emmie Lateo Ethan Lopez
Maiya Lovell Jai Marsh Sterling McEwan
Isaac Mitrevski Tahlie Oxman Elwood Pyc
Ethan Ross Anderson Rowles Ryan Schmidt
Eli Scriven Jayden Tannous Ruby Thomas
Abbey Whitehead Ari Wildsoet Michael Young
Archie Zinsli
UNDERAGE u/8 Otis Armstrong Mitchell Birkbeck Neve Dignam
Amelia Dixon Kai Gibson Seth Gilmore
Austin Harbidge Abigail Inman Archer Luckman
Cameron McCarthy Lachlan McLeish Huxley Monagle
Cooper Palmer Emily Salm Ava Santos
Harry Sargent-Wilson Joel Tram Max Widloecher
Toby Wren
UNDER 9 Hayley Arnold Sophie Berriman Jessica Hogan
Avia Lateo Maya Page Poppy Treloar
Ella Turner Fionn Chaston Hugh D'Rozario
Kyan Hawke Riley Keith Kai MacPherson
Jake Marsh Cohen Moubarak Matthew Newling
Cassidy Pyc Ryder Stuart Noah Whitehead
UNDER 10 Georgie Arnold Emma Barlow Colby Barter
Ava Beckinsale Cara Bergamini Madeline Birkbeck
Samuel Brannon Darcy Britton Rohan Buckley
Paige Causer Emily Clements Minke Gillan
Jacob Inman Mason Kahler Simon McCarthy
Scarlet McEwan Lyza Moate Kalani Palmer
Colton Phillips Lewis Sargent-Wilson Claire Wren
UNDER 11 Emmelia Beckinsale Hayden Binskin Clay Cooke
Ella Crompton Max Dignam Pia D'Rozario
Conor Hackett Amelia Kahler Alysha Kain
Keely MacPherson Riley Page Jack Power
Jessica Rigby Koby Ryan Billy Sargent-Wilson
Jye Stephens Lexie Stuart Jay Tram
Kayla Turner
UNDER 12 Matthew Bergamini Ruby Brannon Nick Jr Constantin
Rip Gillan Charlise McCarthy Bianca Moubarak
Ethan Moubarak Bailey Phillips Amy Poulton
Molly Wildsoet
UNDER 13 Alexandria Blunden Payton Brown Maddiline Crompton
Ruby D'Rozario Jack Fenton Jasmine Fowler
Ethan Holmes Jayden Kain Ella Moate
David Newling Nate Ryan Ruby Sargent-Wilson
Jessica Tram
UNDER 14 Jed Ashton Riley Elliott Ethan Johnson
Rhiannon Odewahn Edward Power Jonathan Rigby
Georgia Ryan Riley Walker
UNDER 15 Thomas Blunden Joshua Carter Jasmine Flood
Christopher Holmes Jackson Luke Jasmine Severino
Michael Usher
Riding the Wave program
Keeping your head above water
GENERAL (Parents) Paul Adamson Robert Armstrong Leah Arnold-Phillips Glen Ashton Lisa Aubrey Geoffrey Barlow Brent Barter Marc Beckinsale Melanie Beckinsale Richard Benson Edward Bergamini Michelle Bergamini Beth Berriman Gregory Binskin Katherine Birkbeck Megan Brannon Denham Britton Tina Britton Anthony Buckley Rob Burgess Brad Byrne Michael Bywater Todd Caine Daniel Carney Georgia Causer Scott Causer Alex Chaston Sharon Clements Philip Clifford Scott Collison Nicolas Constantin Tracey Cooke Greg Crawford Rebecca Crompton Trish Delaney-Brown Karleen Dickey Dan Dignam Steven Dixon Amanda Dorge Robin D'Rozario Kylie Elliott Craig English Robyn Fowler Troy Gibson Paul Gillan Shannon Gilmore Phillip Grant Kristy Grimshaw Peter Hackett Cherie Hamilton Glen Harbidge Kalos Harris Kate Harris Daniel Hawke Steven Henderson Melissa Hoddle Rodney Hogan Evan Horvat Monique Hosoglu Nathan Inman Dean Jabbour Michelle Johnson David Jones Belinda Jones Rachel Kahler Grant Kahler Curtis Kain Michelle Keith Simon Kierse Peter King Kirstie Lambert Clinton Lateo Diannah Lateo Lei Latimer Royce Loamanu Jodie Lopez Richard Lovell Brendan Luckman Shay Macpherson Loren Marsh Anthony Marsh David McCarthy Nathan McEwan Christie Mcleish Elizabeth McMahon Adam McMahon Jenny Mitrevski Adam Moate Leonie Moate Jay Monagle Anne-Marie Moubarak Neil Newling Julia Noonan David Noonan Adam O'Hara Vitaley Ovchinnikov Ben Oxman Sandra Palmer Karl Palmer Lucinda Peers Jason Phillips Monika Pordan Nicole Poulton Catherine Power Walter Power Mark Pyc Sharon Pyc James Reeson Brianna Rigby Andrew Rosengren Leanne Ross Matthew Rowles Nicole Ryan Patrick Ryan Megane Sadler Denise Salm John Santos Adam Sargent-Wilson Kerrin Sargent-Wilson Jenny Shelton Elyse Stephens Jacqueline Stephenson Ryan Stuart Fenke Tangerman Rodney Tannous Charmaine Tannous Scott Thomas Jessica Tram Dylan Treloar Kylie Turner Jeremy Wallis Maxwell Whitehead Carla Widloecher Kyla Wildsoet Josh Wildsoet Melanie Winton-Holmes Jennifer Wren Paul Wren Leigh-Anne Wrighter Andrew Young Monique Young Jon Zinsli
WOONONA SLSC 2015 – 2016 AWARDS
SLSI Awards of Excellence
Illawarra Club of the Year for 2015-2016 Woonona SLSC
Runner up Surf Lifesaving Illawarra Patrolling
Club of the Year 2015-2016
Woonona SLSC
SLSI Community Education Program of the Year
2015-2016
Balranald Central School surf education
program coordinated by John McInally
Woonona SLSC
Woonona SLSC Awards
Club person of the Year Rachel Dixon
Patrol Person of the Year Mitchell Bell
Patrol of the Year Patrol 4 - Jonathan Williams, Morgan
Clarke, Mitchell Bell, Matthew Green,
Caitlin Munday, Riley Elliot, Riley Walker
Educator of the Year Madeline Bow
Competitor of the Year Morgan Clarke
Surf Sports Team of the Year U23 Mass Rescue (Benjamin Clarke, Nathan
Bow, Tamarah Clarke, Karissa James)
Best New Member Elyse Stephens
Bruce Scott Quiet Achiever Cathi Rigby
Senior Encouragement Gerard Dorge
Junior Club Person of the Year Jaime Carter
Junior Encouragement Caitlyn Odewahn
President’s Award Gabrielle Bow & Ben Clarke
Club Championships
Open Male
Open Female
Master Male
Master Female
U18 Male
U18 Female
Mitchell Bell
Morgan Clarke
Rob Hatton
Stacey Paddon
Aidan Hatton
Nil
Patrol Awards 100% patrol persons
Jess Azzato Gerard Dorge Ned Power
Katie Bell Peter Evert Beth Quinn
Mitch Bell Tim Gaynor Cathi Rigby
Bruce Blunden Ethan Gray Jonathan Rigby
Gabi Bow Rachael Hainsworth Peter Rigby
Madi Bow Jackie Hundt Jess Saywell
Nathan Bow Troy Johnson Dan Severino
Steve Bow Kristie Lambert Kieran Smith
Darren Brown Aidan Mison Elyse Stephens
Sheridan Brown Caitlyn Odewahn Megan Tremain
Jaime Carter Craig Odewahn Greg Tuchin
Ben Clarke Jocelyn Odewahn Julia Weir
Morgan Clarke Stacey Paddon Jono Williams
Rachel Dixon Nadine Page Joe Zautsen
Lifesaving Awards
Surf Rescue Certificate
Jed Ashton Alexandra Blunden Joshua Carter
Riley Elliott Jasmine Flood Ethan Johnson
Jackson Luke Rhiannon Odewahn Edward Power
Sharon Pyc Jonathan Rigby Jenny Shelton
Riley Walker Andrew Young
Bronze Medallion
Jessica Azzato Annalise Flood Timothy Gaynor
Ethan Gray Rachael Hainsworth Aidan Hatton
Conor Johnson Kirstie Lambert Aidan Mison
Alexander Santos Elyse Stephens Nicholas Turner
Advanced Resuscitation Certificate
Steven Bow Jaime Carter Gerard Dorge
Cathi Rigby Peter Rigby Daniel Severino
IRB Crew Certificate
Darren Brown Gerard Dorge David Hill
Lachlan Mackinnon Morgan Mackinnon Aidan Mison
Peter Rigby Harrison Rose Jessica Saywell
Daniel Severino Nicholas Turner Garry Weston
Silver Medallion IRB Driver Certificate
Bethany Quinn
Silver Medallion Basic Beach Management
Mitchell Bell Darren Brown Benjamin Clarke
Jaime Carter Lachlan Mackinnon Peter Rigby
Silver Medallion Aquatic Rescue
Mitchell Bell Morgan Thompson
Spinal Management
Kaitlyn Bell Gabrielle Bow Jaime Carter
Patrick Chapman William Gilmour David Hill
Lachlan Mackinnon Jocelyn Odewahn Harrison Rose
Jessica Saywell Morgan Thompson Greg Tuchin
Provide First Aid
Rachel Dixon Michelle Johnson Jocelyn Odewahn
Surf Official Level 1
Mitchell Bell
Training Officer Bronze Medallion
Benjamin Clarke Kieran Smith
Training Officer IRB
Benjamin Clarke
SS - Boat Sweep Accreditation Stacey Paddon
National Medal Joseph Zautsen
National Medal - Clasp Troy Johnson
40 Year Long Service Award Valoria Crick
10 Year National Patrol Service Award Rob Hatton Jacqueline Hundt Warren McRae
5 Year National Patrol Service Award Patrick Chapman Morgan Clarke Aaron Green
Morgan MacKinnon Megan Tremain
ARTC Training
Rookies provided water safety at Wet N Wild
PRESIDENTS REPORT
It is again with a great deal of pride and pleasure that I compile this report. This season was
certainly another very successful year for Woonona Surf Club, yet again we can be proud to
continue our record of no lives lost whilst on patrol on Woonona beach. I would like to thank
all members of Woonona Surf club, especially the committee and executive members, for
their efforts this season. It is through great club involvement, enthusiasm, and a lot of hard
work that makes our surf club the great club it is.
Our Club’s achievements were recognised at this year’s Surf Life Saving Illawarra Branch
Awards:
Surf Lifesaving Illawarra Club of the Year
Runner up Surf Lifesaving Illawarra Patrolling Club of the Year
SLSI Community Education Program of the Year (Balranald Central School Surf Education visit
coordinated by John McInally).
Also during the year;
Madi Bow was awarded Young Citizen of the Year in the 2016 City of Wollongong Australia
Day Awards.
Congratulations to Macca and Madi on these achievements, and congratulations to all those
who were nominated for an awards at SLSI Awards of Excellence, and to all Club members
whose combined efforts led to us again being named SLSI Club of the Year. Macca now goes
on to be a nominee for the SLSNSW Awards of Excellence for the Community Education
Program of the Year, as does Woonona SLSC as a nominee for SLSNSW Club of the Year.
We could not operate without financial assistance, through the generous support of our
major sponsors we have been able to continue to maintain and develop our clubs lifesaving
service to the community. Equipment purchases made possible this season by the generous
support includes two new IRB Motors, two Surf Ski’s and several boards. As well as supporting
our nipper program. On behalf of all our members I would like to thank all our major
sponsors, and we hope your support will continue throughout next season;
Woonona Bulli RSL Club Ltd RUS Mining Joy Global
Westrac/CAT Leisure Coast Marine Fitzpatrick Group
BHP Billiton Jenmar Australia Woonona Bowling Club
This year our Club has continued its strong focus on member recognition and development, I
truly believe that continued recognition and development of our members has enabled our
club to keep improving year by year. Below is a list of the members who participated in
development programs;
Member Program
Rachel Dixon SLSA Leaders Masterclass
John McInally Beach to Bush
Raelene Jones Beach to Bush
Mathew Green SLSNSW 18-25 Development and Networking Program
Mitch Bell SLSNSW Lifesaving Exchange Program
Katie Bell SLSNSW Lifesaving Exchange Program
Jaime Carter Youth Opportunities Makers
Woonona SLSC again continued its high standard of Lifesaving, achieving runner up in SLSI Patrolling
Club of the Year. This is tribute to the vigilance and dedication of all Patrolling members, and of course
the fabulous leadership of Rachel Dixon as Director of Lifesaving. Congratulations, and well deserved
to all patrolling members!
I would like to make special mention of Joe Zautsen who achieved his National Service Medal this
season, this award recognizes outstanding long service to patrolling over 20 years. Also, Troy Johnson
who achieved his National Service Medal Clasp, which recognises outstanding long service to
patrolling for 30 years. Congratulations Joe and Troy, and thank you for your dedication and service
to our Club.
There were so many great things that happened this season. Nicholson Park Building works were
completed, giving us a lovely new storage area for our surf boats, and a new gym facility. But mostly
this freed up space within our own club house. This new storage gives our club space to grow. I would
like to personally thank Peter Rigby for the many hours spent on the phone liaising with Council and
many more hours at the Club or Nicholson Park working on the new security system. Thus ensuring
all works at the Club and Nicholson park went as planned, and even watering the new grass so it
wouldn’t die. Thanks Peter, the Club looks great!
Another highlight this season for our club was definitely the Balranald Central School Visit, organised
by John McInally. This was a massive week long program organised by Macca focused on Surf
awareness and education, and mostly having fun. This was a great experience for the kids as well as
for our members who got involved. This also spurred our members on to assisting in many other
Community Surf Education Programs for the remainder of the Season, I’m confident that this will
continue into future seasons. Thank you so much Macca for setting our Club on this journey of running
Community Surf Education programs, and thank you to the many club members who assisted on these
days. It truly made me so proud of our Club, when members just keep on volunteering and putting
their hand up to help out.
Another program that our club ran this season that needs special mention is the “Riding the Wave”
Inclusive Nippers Program. This was a great success, thank you so much to Brianna McInally and all
Club members who got involved in and helped out (a lot of Rookies helped as well which was fantastic
to see). We are definitely looking at continuing this program into future years.
On the competition front our IRB Team again performed well this season, coming away from the State
Premiership Series with four state medals. 1st in U23 Rescue; 1st in U23 Teams; 3rd in U23 Mass; 3rd
in Male Rescue. Resulting in the Team coming 6th Club in the overall State point score!
Congratulations to the IRB Team and we look forward great results at State Championships. The
training and achievements of members in this sport directly relate to improved efficiencies in our
patrol duties.
Participation in Surf Sports in general however has decreased in our Club over the last few seasons,
this is one area that I believe our Club needs to focus on in the coming seasons to continue to grow.
Surf Sports is a great way for our members to get active and social and builds team spirit and lifesaving
skills. We currently have a great bunch of Rookies; strong numbers within our nippers, but we need
to do more to support and encourage these members’ participation in Surf Sports. Also supporting
our Senior section to get involved, get fit and enjoy the variety of Surf Sports disciplines that are
available (Board, Ski, Surf Boat, IRB, Pool Rescue, Beach etc). So I encourage you to consider getting
involved in and supporting Surf Sports in our Club next season, even if it’s coming down and joining in
with social board or swim sessions.
Lastly I would like to call on all Club members’ ongoing support for the coming season, and help
to make it another great year. Let’s build from here and add to our hard work. I look forward to what
our club can achieve next year!
Stacey Paddon
President
Woonona SLSC
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION REPORT
This was my first year as Director of Administration and holding an executive/committee
position. It was certainly a steep learning curve but I would like to thank the previous Director
of Administration (Helen Bow) for her smooth handover and all of the Committee for their
support this year. I would also like to thank the team of people that support me in this role:
Jocelyn Odewahn for again performing the role of Registrar so capably.
Vanessa McInally for reliably producing the monthly newsletters in her role as
Publicity Officer
Peter Rigby for his perseverance in maintaining our website, collecting the mail for me
(and then regularly on-delivering to members of the committee when required).
Regards
Cathi Rigby
Director of Administration
Heave…….
DIRECTOR OF LIFESAVING REPORT
The flags have been lowered on another season at Woonona Beach, at this time I’d like to
thank all our Patrolling members for a great season. Unfortunately, this season is one of the
worst in the past decade along the NSW coastline, with far too many drowning deaths
including two in the Illawarra, both after patrol hours. The message is clear and the lesson
can save lives – No Flags, No Swim.
I thank you for your selfless devotion of time and energy towards maintaining the safety of
swimmers and beach-goers at Woonona and in the Illawarra. The professionalism and
dedication of our patrolling members is exceptional and I am proud to stand beside you as
part of such a wonderful team. This season our beach attendance was approximately
17,000people (during patrol hours). We performed over 2,500 Patrolling hours; completed
27 Rescues including 6 Tube, 5 Board and 8 IRB; performed 401 Preventative Actions and 81
First Aid Treatments. Most of these were Marine Stings, but we also had dislocations,
fractures, fin chops and lots of cuts and grazes thanks to Collins Rocks.
This season we did exceptionally in the Branch and Wollongong Council audit program,
achieving several 100% audits (that damn loud hailer was the only thing to let us down).
Patrols worked extremely well, not only during normal patrols but also supported the Club’s
various education programs, providing a safe beach for Nippers, Ride the Wave, Afghani
Community Day, Balranald School visit and several other programs throughout the season. It
is due to this high level of vigilance and service that Woonona was awarded 2nd place in the
Patrolling Club of the Year for Illawarra Branch. This level of performance could not have
been achieved without the support and dedication of ALL of our Lifesavers, and is an
achievement we should all be very proud of.
Smiles all around at the Afghani Community Day
I’m proud to say this season we have continued to grow our skills and assets. Patrols have
been replenished by new Bronze and SRC members, some of the most energetic and keen
people I have seen! It has been great to see members increase their skills through education
including our home-trained group of new Crewies; but also by attending SLS programs with
SLSNSW and SLSA. We continue to upgrade our assets, purchasing two new motors, a new
First Aid kit, loud hailer and board amongst other items in an effort to ensure our Patrols have
all the gear they need to perform on the beach. Mid-season the Branch jet ski RWC3 was
relocated to our club, allowing us to directly link in with Branch Support Operations and offer
another level of service to Woonona and the surrounding beaches. This is great recognition
of our professionalism, ability and reliability in supporting Illawarra Branch.
Thanks to all of the Patrol Captains for your
support this season. Thanks to Morgan for her
support and assistance as Vice Club Captain this
season. Thanks to the Educations team for their
tireless work in running proficiencies and
courses, but most of all thank to every member
who pulled on the red and yellow this season.
Thank you for turning up week in week out, we
go about our work with a minimum of fuss and
we do it exceptionally well!
Congratulations to all the award nominees and winners for this season. Well done to the
Patrol of the Year, Patrol 4, it was a very tight race this season with only the smallest point of
difference between the winners and second place. Congratulations to Mitch Bell, our Patrol
Person of the Year, it has been wonderful watching you develop as a lifesaver and look
forward to seeing you further develop your skills and knowledge in the future.
Thanks for another great year where due to the skill and diligence of the members of
Woonona Surf Lifesaving Club we maintain our record of ‘no lives lost whilst on patrol’.
Rachel Dixon
Director of Lifesaving
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION REPORT
The year started strong with a number of members completing their Advanced Resuscitation
Techniques early in the season. Two mixed Bronze/Surf Rescue Certificate courses were
undertaken prior to Christmas with a number of new faces including Rookies and SRC parents.
It was a pleasure for Kieran, Katie, Ben and myself to train these new people with Phil expertly
assisting and assessing. Six members completed their Silver Medallion Basic Beach
Management award increasing the number of potential patrol captains. We had a staggering
12 members complete their Spinal Management award and another 12 members undertake
the IRB Crewpersons award. Several members completed the Provide First Aid award. A Silver
Medallion Aquatic Rescue course was completed by two members, and finally congratulations
to Bethany Quinn for becoming a qualified IRB Driver this season.
Further congratulations to Mitch Bell and Kieran Smith for undertaking their Training Officer's
Certificate, and to Ben Clarke for undertaking the mammoth effort to become a Certified
Trainer in Resuscitation, Bronze Medallion, SRC, and the IRB Crewpersons Awards. Becoming
a trainer is an all-consuming task, and we are very lucky to have some great upcoming talent.
Of course, we are also lucky to have some fantastic mentors in the club including Phil Geary
who has volunteered many hours, taken too many phone calls, and been an all round leader
in the education department. Thank you Phil.
Education extends beyond completing awards to proficiency, pre-proficiency fitness training
sessions, nippers’ education, online activities and resources, educating the wider community,
and creating a safe and informed membership to enable us to carry out our roles as lifesavers
with competence and confidence. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the education
of our members and wider community over the season including nippers Age Managers,
patrol captains, John McInally with the Balranald Primary School children, those who assisted
with the Refugee group surf days, and so many others. Truly, we are a better surf club because
of you.
Finally, the education team runs on about 10% people, and 90% paperwork. This includes
countless emails and the introduction of the weekly e-team newsletter to communicate to
our membership. A BIG thank you to Gerard Dorge for his tireless effort in this respect – it is
a highly time consuming role that takes vigilance and good spelling, so thank you.
Thank you also to Gerard who stepped up to assist Stacey and the committee when I resigned
in December 2016. Along with Phil, Ben and surely many others, Gerard ensured that
members received constant communication, were encouraged to complete awards, and
made sure the club's paperwork was up to scratch. Thank you!
To those coming back next season I urge you to do three things:
1. Get fit for the season – it will help on proficiency day, and for the rest of the season!
2. Complete proficiency as early as possible!
3. Complete a new award! There are so many to choose from!
Appin Markets – providing community education
Thank you everyone for your time and effort. It does not go unappreciated, and our
community is better because you're in it!
Madeline Bow
(resigned) Director of Education
DIRECTOR OF JUNIOR ACTIVITIES REPORT
The 2015-16 season saw 178 nippers and rookies take to the surf. Again we had an abundance
of space for beach events, novelty and water areas. I think it would be fair to say that the
nippers had a great time throughout the year, and we were reasonably well looked after by
Mother Nature.
Again the skills program built by the Junior Activities Committee last year was a great success.
I watch with great interest each year as the Under 9’s embrace the ocean events for the first
time transitioning from the pool. I am continually amazed at the enthusiasm (and bravery) for
the ocean – well done 9’s!
It was great to see so many new families come along as I did a couple of years ago, new to
nippers and enjoy the Sunday mornings at Woonona Beach, our small slice of paradise. It was
also great to see so many parents getting involved and helping out with the events.
On a more serious note, I’d like to say a special thank you to a couple
of people, for the support and effort they have put in throughout the
season. Firstly, a huge thanks to Rachel as our Water Safety Supervisor.
Rach has done a fantastic job throughout the season, making sure all
our nippers were safe week in week out. On behalf of all the nippers
and age managers – thanks for a great year Rachel, awesome job.
Next in line are the team of club members who week in week out
pulled on a water safety shirt and made it possible for the kids to get
in the water. Without you guys each week, there’d be no water events,
so again on behalf of all the nippers and age managers – thanks again
to the water safety team.
Some of the water safety team who help keep our nippers safe
A HUGE thanks to our amazing crew of age managers – Morgan Clarke, Tamarah Clarke, Mark
Pyc, Peter Hackett, Gab Bow, Mitch Bell, Jaime Carter, Alex Chaston, Jess Saywell, Morgan
Mackinnon, Caitlyn Odewahn, Bruce Blunden. As I said at presentation, I truly believe we are
blessed with the best team of age mangers in the entire Illawarra, we win club of the year
because of people like you guys. You are a great bunch of volunteers to work with, making
my job super easy. Thanks, and I hope you enjoyed it enough to come back and do it again
next year. I know the kids would love to see you back with them next season.
Age managers are crucial to our nippers program
Thank you to my beach set-up buddies: Curtis Kain and Greg Binskin. Together we tried our
best to make sure the activities on the beach were set in the best possible locations. A big help
that I really appreciate. Also a big thankyou to Michelle Johnson who organised and
coordinated the nippers BBQ, and to all the nipper parents who helped with the BBQ during
the season.
On the competition front this season we managed to get 14
competitors across the various competition events throughout
the year, which is a great effort. We had some fantastic results
with a few wins and minor placings, but best and most
important of all everyone competed well and had plenty of fun.
I’m hoping on the back of this year’s success, we can get a few
more competitors next year – it would be great to see a
Woonona relay team at branch carnival………there’s a
challenge.
Thanks to the hard work of our sponsorship team the nippers secured sponsorship for new surf
equipment this season. We welcomed a couple of new bigger soft boards for the older age groups,
which were a huge hit.
Soft boards in action
With such a great group of nippers it was a difficult task deciding on the winners for our junior awards.
Congratulations to our age champions and encouragement award winners – you are all incredibly
deserving and we hope to see you back next year defending your titles!
Special congratulations to the Female Competitors of the Year, Ruby Brannon & Jasmine Fowler, and
the Male Competitor of the Year, Max Dignam, and Max also was awarded the Ron Nipperess
Memorial Award for the Best Sandgroper for the 3rd successive year.
Finally, our most prestigious junior’s award, Most Outstanding Stingray, was awarded to Alexandra
Blunden for her wonderful efforts and contribution. Alex has been participating in surf club and
nippers since U6s, and this year developed the competition bug where she represented our club at
branch and state level, placing 1st in Flags at Branch. She is competent in the surf and beach, and she
has developed into a great competitor who will without doubt continue into the senior club.
This about wraps it up for 2015-16 as Director of Junior Activities. I look forward to seeing you all again
next year and enjoying another summer on the sand.
Anthony Arnold
Director of Junior Activities
Santa’s end of season visit is always a hit!
WOONONA SLSC STINGRAYS AGE CHAMPIONS 2015-16
PLACE MALE FEMALE
1 Under 8 Harry SARGENT-WILSON Amelia DIXON 2 Under 8 Lachlan MCLEISH Neve DIGNAM
3 Under 8 Toby WREN Abigail INMAN
1 Under 9 Ryder STUART Ella TURNER 2 Under 9 Kai MACPHERSON Jessica HOGAN 3 Under 9 Jake MARSH Avia LATEO
1 Under 10 Lewis SARGENT-WILSON Scarlet MCEWAN 2 Under 10 Simon McCARTHY Minke GILLAN 3 Under 10 Jacob INMAN Georgie ARNOLD
1 Under 11 Max DIGNAM Keely MACPHERSON 2 Under 11 Billy SARGENT-WILSON Pia D'ROZARIO 3 Under 11 Jack POWER Alysha KAIN
1 Under 12 Rip GILLAN Ruby BRANNON 2 Under 12 Ethan MOUBARAK Charlise McCARTHY 3 Under 12 Nick jr CONSTANTIN Bailey PHILLIPS
1 Under 13 James NEWLING Alexandra BLUNDEN 2 Under 13 Jayden KAIN Ella MOATE 3 Under 13 Payton BROWN
BOAT CAPTAIN’S REPORT
Another wrap up for a season of Woonona Surf Club's Surfboat section. With a great young
selection of development rowers coming through the ranks from the junior club, our club is
confident on making substantial improvements in the competitive arena within the next few
seasons ahead.
Our development crew of Under 19's juniors consisted of Jaime Carter, Ethan Gray, William
Gilmore & Harrison Rose. Under the guidance of both the legendary Troy Johnson & Stacey
Paddon, the four young rowers have made great progress during this year’s training.
During the 2015-16 season, our other crews (Reserve Men’s & Vet Men’s) encountered
external obstacles that rendered them to re-assess the current season, and the decision to
prepare for the following season was established for both crews.
With our Surf club gaining the Nicholson Park facility, and building a new gym while re-locating
the boat storage area. This acquisition shows the positive direction of the club and the
emphasis on club fitness over the forthcoming years.
We are all excited to see this Under 19's crew grow, develop and compete this coming year
with other familiar faces coming back for another fantastic season of boat rowing at Woonona
SLSC.
Aaron Green
Boat Captain
IRB CAPTAIN’S REPORT
Another year has rolled past for our lifesaving motor-heads, and what a year it has been!
From a lifesaving front, we have a newly accredited IRB driver, namely Bethany Quinn. A
crewman’s course was run during the second half of the season, where we saw 11 bronzies
successfully obtaining their crew certificate. Hats off to the new crewies who trained on the
day where we had 6 foot sets – if you can crew in that, you can crew in anything! Well done.
Next season both an IRB drivers and crewman’s course will be run in order to make current
and new members of our club proficient in the duck. The IRB is our most crucial and valuable
lifesaving asset – if you don’t already hold these certificates, please consider attending next
seasons courses!
This season, our club also made some big purchases ramping up the quality and quantity of
our IRB equipment and gear. We have purchased two brand new motors using the
Government’s Beach Safety Equipment Fund Grant. One of these motors will be used for
patrol and the other for an award-winning IRB Race Team. Thanks to our friends at Leisure
Coast Marine, these motors are serviced on a regular basis, ensuring the quality of the motors
are maintained.
As always, our IRB race season has been nothing less but a successful one! This year, our team
consists of two under 23s teams/open male teams, a female team, and dedicated patients.
While we are still half-way through the premiership, here is a taste of the results we have
been achieving so far – in Round 1 at Caves Beach, the teams made 5 finals and placed in
every one. Jake & Patch came 2nd in the U23s Mass Rescue. The U23 teams came 3rd in the
Teams Events. Benji & Nathan came 1st in the U23s Rescue, 3rd in the Open Mass and 2nd in
the Open Rescue. At Round 2, Benji & Nathan’s crew was head hunted by the State
Development IRB Team! Exciting times ahead! We wouldn’t be able to achieve any of this
without the support of the club – thank you!
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Josh Clarke, our former IRB Captain, who
had to resign half-way through this season for career motives. Josh was Woonona’s IRB
Captain for 5 years, and he has done a great job in mentoring new and upcoming drivers and
crews, leading the IRB race team to success, ensuring our lifesaving equipment was always
ready for use, providing IRB water safety at Nippers, and being a generally great member. You
will be missed Josh! Thank you!
That’s a wrap for this year in IRBs. As the duckies say, CHOPPED!!
Benji Clarke
IRB Captain
IRB Racing action
GYM MANAGER REPORT
What a great year for Woonona SLSC gymnasium! This season saw us take over the Nicholson
Park building, and refurbish a little less than half of it to a modern - and sand free I might add
- fitness space. Many hands made light work in transporting the gear across, so a big thanks
to the hands of our members who took part in the move.
The support of the committee this year also allowed the purchase of new gear and
equipment, in particular a brand spanking new GHD machine ready to develop those buns of
yours into tight and tough bullet proof keisters.
We hope to see many more members join the ranks of the muscle kitchen in the seasons to
come, promoting fitness and strength in both the on and off seasons. And if you’re lucky you
might even catch local powerlifting celebrity couple Aaron and Jess down doing a few reps.
To gain access to the gym, contact Mitch 0415 553 313.
Mitch
Gym Manager
The new gym at Nicholson Park
SOCIAL COMMITTEE REPORT
Woonona Surf Lifesaving Club is a club dedicated to making beaches safe, and it performs
that duty incredibly well. What is also important to the Club is family, providing a place of
belonging and a place to have some fun.
The Social Committee has worked very hard this season to welcome new members, provide
opportunities for everyone to get together socially and of course have some FUN!
The Committee members this season were:
Gail Evert, Megan Tremain, Vanessa McInally, Mitch Bell, Katie Bell, Beth Quinn, Amanda
Dorge, Matt Green and myself. We met regularly to plot and plan events.
SIPPERS
Throughout the season, we held a number of successful SIPs (a casual drink and BBQ on a
Sunday afternoon). These were well attended and sometimes dedicated to special events
such as Welcome to the Season, End of the Season, etc. New friendships were made, kids got
to run around for a few hours and everyone had a great time.
TRIVIA NIGHT
This season we brought “Trivia Night” back. Without a doubt, our most successful event! A
BIG thankyou to Mitch Bell and Katie Bell for their enthusiasm and hard work. We filled the
clubhouse and again everyone had a great night.
BAREFOOT BOWLS
Early in the season we had a “Bare Foot Bowls” afternoon which again was fun for all. Thanks
to Matt Green for organising another opportunity for our members to get together.
NIPPERS
We are one club and in that vein the committee assisted Anthony our Director of the Junior
Club with the Nippers presentation. Many a sausage sandwich was eaten that day and it was
a great way to end another successful season for our Nippers.
PRESENTATION NIGHT
As I write this report, the Club is working hard on organising the end of season Presentation
– the night where members are thanked and recognised for their dedication to their
community service. The bar fridge will be full, the food will be great and live music to dance
to! I know it will be a great night.
As I close I would like to thank the members of the Social Committee. Everyone is busy these
days and yet they made time to help our Club be the awesome place that it is!
Helen Bow
FUNDRAISING REPORT
Woonona Surf Club relies heavily on the generosity of the public in making sure we have
enough funds to keep the Surf Club operational and keep our equipment up to date. More
important than the generosity of our local community is the generosity of our members
who freely give of their time to make sure these fundraising events can go ahead. A special
mention to the social committee for their assistance with all fundraising events this year!
Appeals Day
This is one of our biggest fundraisers and it’s great to see all our club members seeming to be
everywhere in Woonona on the one day. It was a fantastic opportunity for the local
community to donate some funds to the surf club. A huge thank you to all of the patrolling
members who gave up their Saturday morning to help walk the streets of Woonona.
Trivia Night
This year a Trivia Night was held which was a tremendous success. All who attended had a
fantastic night filled with trivia, games and a wonderful atmosphere. A huge thank you to
Mitch Bell who was the driving force behind the night – it couldn’t have been done without
you. This event was a great fundraiser which was able to bring together the community and
the club for a fun night all around.
Nipper’s Raffle
Lastly, a very successful Easter Raffle was held with the help of the Nipper’s and their parents.
This gave an opportunity for the littlest members of our club to help out and use their
cuteness to raise some money for our club! Thank you to all parents and Age managers who
assisted in the distribution, selling and collecting of the raffle tickets.
HALL REPORT & HOUSE COMMITTEE
Woonona Surf Club has continued to support the local community, charity organisations and of course its members during the last twelve months by providing a community facility which is used on a weekly basis by many and varied groups. In the past 12 months the House Committee has continued from previous seasons actions to improve the club facilities and amenities. The Nicholson Park development has now been finalised and our Gym and Boat Shed have been relocated which has freed up a lot of space in the storage areas below the Club House. With this extra space the Committee has plans to reorganise the downstairs area to make it more usable and accessible. A Working Bee will be on the calendar before the start of the Season to get this finalised. With the finalisation of Nicholson Park Wollongong City Council has also resumed a part of the area downstairs for the Council Lifeguards which has required a number of changes to the old gym and storage areas. Within the club house, following representation from the club committee, the eastern side windows have finally been replaced. This is aimed at improving the waterproofing of the club and compliance with modern standards.
Nicholson Park fit-out in progress
Boat storage at Nicholson Park
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE REPORT FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2015/2016
This year has seen a decrease in our gross income when compared to the 2014/15 year but
we managed to exceed our budget forecasts for the year which in itself is a great result. Our
overall gross income was down this year compared to previous years. The Committee is
constantly monitoring the income and expenditure of the Club to ensure that we have a
strong financial base for the Club to operate with.
This year saw the Club continue to invest in the future with the upgrade of Nicholson Park
and the installation of the surf boat storage area as well as the gym.
We are constantly seeking out new sponsors in order to grow the income of the Club and
enable us to further resource the activities of the Club. These activities are not just limited to
our role as Surf Life Savers but also for our competitors, our Nippers and the social activities
of the Club.
I would like to publicly thank all of the Committee Members for their assistance this year but
I would like to make a special mention to the Club Treasurer Gabi Bow for making my role so
much easier during the last twelve months, your assistance has been invaluable. I would also
like to thank Helen Bow and the Social Committee, Katie Bell in Fundraising, Peter Rigby and
Troy Johnson all of who have provided significant assistance in organising various activities
during the last twelve months.
Director of Finance
Craig Odewahn
