Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Annual Report and Financial Statements
2016-2017
2016–2017Annual Report
and Financial Statements
of
Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc.
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Australian Surf Life Savers’ PrayerO LORD OF ALL GOOD LIFE, who has given to me and my fellows this land of Australia:
• bathed in sunshine,
• enrichedbythebountiesofnature,
• encircled by the rolling waves:
IaskthatyouwillaccepttheserviceIofferasaguardianofthelivesofothers.
I give thanks for:
• the joy of living,
• the strength of manhood,
• the honour of a noble deed
TeachmetoknowthatthevalueofasinglelifeisofinfiniteworthinYoursight.
MayIeverbealerttotheneedsofthosewhosesafetyisdependentonmyvigilance.
Helpmeatalltimestoplaythemanandnevertoflinchatthecallofduty.Makemereadytomatchthemomentoftestingwiththespiritofcourageandadventure.MakemestrongandsteadfastintheserviceIhaveembraced.
Helpmetobeagoodcomrade.MayIneverbedisheartenedbydifficultiesordiscouragedbydiscipline.Maythestandardofmylifebeahelpofthosewholooktomeforanexample.
HelpmetooffertoYou,tomyClub,andtothosewhosesafetyisdependentonmyskillsnothinglessthanthebestIcangive;andtoaskfornorewardsavethatofknowingthatIdomydutyandfulfilYourwill.
OLord,myGodacceptthisprayer.
Amen
PublishedbyEloueraSurfLifeSavingClubInc.EloueraBeach,MitchellRoad,CronullaPOBox46CronullaNSW2230www.elouera.com
Auditors: Maher PartnersPhotoscourtesyofEloueraSLSCmembers.
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Contents
NoticeofAnnualGeneralMeeting............................................................................................................... 5
JuniorDevelopmentCommittee.................................................................................................................. 6
Subscriptions................................................................................................................................................ 7
OfficeBearers............................................................................................................................................... 8
Committees.................................................................................................................................................. 9
JDCOfficeBearers2016–17....................................................................................................................... 10
JDCSponsorsandSupporters..................................................................................................................... 11
Patron’s Message........................................................................................................................................ 12
DirectorofAdministration.......................................................................................................................... 13
BoardofManagementMeetingOrgChart................................................................................................. 20
BoardofManagementMeetingAttendance.............................................................................................. 21
Director of Finance..................................................................................................................................... 22
Director of Lifesaving ................................................................................................................................. 29
IRBCaptain................................................................................................................................................. 33
DirectorofEducation&Training................................................................................................................ 35
EloueraAwards2016–17............................................................................................................................ 37
Life Members.............................................................................................................................................. 40
DirectorofYouthCoordination.................................................................................................................. 41
Duke of Endinburgh Award........................................................................................................................ 43
DirectorofMarketing................................................................................................................................. 44
Director of Surf Sports................................................................................................................................ 46
CompetitionResults2016–17.................................................................................................................... 51
HeadCoach................................................................................................................................................ 63
BoatCaptain.............................................................................................................................................. 64
MastersCaptain......................................................................................................................................... 68
BeachCaptain............................................................................................................................................. 70
BoardCaptain............................................................................................................................................. 71
SkiCaptain.................................................................................................................................................. 73
SwimCaptain.............................................................................................................................................. 75
LifesavingCompetitionCaptain.................................................................................................................. 76
MemberProtection.................................................................................................................................... 76
Race Secretary............................................................................................................................................ 77
Committees............................................................................................................................................... 78
SurfAwarenessClinic................................................................................................................................. 82
Registrar..................................................................................................................................................... 85
JDCChairman............................................................................................................................................. 90
JDCDeputyChairperson............................................................................................................................. 92
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ContentsJDCSecretary.............................................................................................................................................. 94
WaterCaptain............................................................................................................................................. 96
WaterSafety............................................................................................................................................... 96
JDCSurfSportsManagers.......................................................................................................................... 97
JDCEducation............................................................................................................................................. 98
JDCMarchPast........................................................................................................................................... 99
JDCR&R.................................................................................................................................................... 100
JDCBoysClubCaptain.............................................................................................................................. 101
JDCGirlsClubCaptain.............................................................................................................................. 102
AgeGroupReports2016–17.................................................................................................................... 103
EloueraSharksChampionshipAwards2016–17...................................................................................... 125
PerpetualTrophyWinners........................................................................................................................ 126
EncouragementAwards2016–17............................................................................................................ 128
AttendanceAwards2016–17................................................................................................................... 129
StateTitleResults2017............................................................................................................................ 131
StateTeamPhotos2017........................................................................................................................... 133
ExecutiveDirector’sAddendum............................................................................................................... 136
Senior Membership.................................................................................................................................. 143
EloueraSharks2016-17Registrations...................................................................................................... 147
Vale........................................................................................................................................................... 151
SponsorsBaker’sDelightCronulla
Basil Lewis
Bobby Johnson
Boost Mobile
Breen Holdings/Shearwater Landing
BRI Security
Caltex
CancerCouncilNSW
CarldenAutomotive
CookCommunityClassic
CronullaLionsClub
DavidCarney
D’Arte Group
Dick Rowe Marine
DKG Surf Boats
DonChandler
Dr JohnDonnellan - Bondi SkinCancerClinic
Enware
FardoulisFruitsandNuts
Fish Monger Hurstville
Good Times Marine
Holt Group
Ian Toll
Illawarra Blinds and Awnings
Makani Meats
McDonald’sCaringbah
NSWCancerCouncil
OhanaOceanAthletics
PositionPartners
Ritchies IGA
RileyBalsawoodSurfboards
Robert Blissenden, Blissenden Lawyers
Sea Level
SP Screen
Sutherland Mazda
SutherlandShireCouncil
TheCoffeeMan
TotalWater
WestfieldMiranda
YellowBrickRoadCronulla
SutherlandDistrictTradeUnionClub
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2017 Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Annual General MeetingNoticeisherebygiventhatthe51stAnnualGeneralMeetingoftheEloueraSurfLifeSavingClubwillbeheldattheGymeaSutherlandDistrictTradeUnionClub(‘Tradies’)onSunday23July2017commencingat2pm.
AGENDA
1. Opening2. Apologies3. MinutessilencefollowedbytheLifeSavers’Prayer4. WelcomefromtheExecutiveDirector5. Confirmationandadoptionoftheminutesofthe50thAnnualGeneralMeetingconductedon 24July20166. ConfirmationandadoptionoftheminutesoftheSpecialGeneralMeetingconductedon 4December2016 7. Businessarisingfromtheminutes8. Correspondencerelevanttothemeeting9. Presentationandadoptionofthe2016-17AnnualReportandFinancialStatements10a. LodgementofAnnualReportandFinancialStatementsandAnnualReturn10b. AffiliationwithSLSA,SLSNSWandSLSS11. ConsiderationofNominationforLifeMembershipofWarrenPSmith12. Election ofOfficers for the 2017-18 season and the appointment of the PublicOfficer and Auditorforthe2017-18season13. NotificationofthedateforthefirstBoardMeeting14. SLSAServiceAwards15. UrgentGeneralBusiness16. Meetingclosure
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Elouera Sharks Junior Development CommitteeNoticeisherebygiventhatthe51stAnnualGeneralMeetingofparentsandsupporterswillbeheldattheGymeaSutherlandDistrictTradeUnionClub(‘Tradies’)onSunday23July2017commencingat1pm
AGENDA1. Chairman’sWelcome2. Apologies3. ConfirmationofMinutesofthe50thAnnualGeneralMeeting4. PresentationoftheAnnualReport–MichaelRandazzo5. AnnualReportresponse–PatronBrianThompson6. SeniorSectionresponse–PeterCarney7. ElectionofOfficeBearers,ManagersandInstructorsforthe2017/18season8. Notice ofmotion, if any, ofwhich proper notice has been given in accordancewith the ConstitutionandRules9. GeneralBusiness(immediateandessentialonly)9a. ConfirmfirstJDCMeetingTuesday8August2017at7pm10. Questions11. Close
For and behalf of the JDC CommitteeCraig HolmesHon. Secretary
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SubSCriptioNS
Subscription Rates for 2017–18 Season (Seniors)
MembershipCategory MembershipFee* CompetitionLevy
U15 $70.00 $40.00
U17 $75.00 $70.00
Active $90.00 $100.00
Activereserve $90.00 $100.00
LongService $90.00 $100.00
Associate $110.00 $70.00
Pensioner $60.00 $50.00
GymActive $110.00
GymAssociate $330.00
GymPensioner $55.00
*Familymembershipdiscountavailable.
Payment of Subscriptions
MembershipFeesforthe2017-18seasonarenowopenandlistedabove.
Membersareencouragedtorenewtheirmembershiponlineviahttps://portal.sls.com.auusingyouremailaddressandmobilenumbertologin.PaymentcanthenbemadeusingVisaorMasterCard.
Lifesaving online also gives members the ability to sign and submit an electronic copy of their membership formandaccessallawards,patrolsandrosters.
MembersmayalsopaybyattendingtheClubofficeduringofficehours(MondaytoFriday9:30am-2:30pm)withcash,cheque,VisaorMasterCardoralternativelybyDirectDepositBSB012262Account478410252.(Pleasenoteyournameinthereferencesectionofthedirectdeposit.)
Acompletedandsignedhardcopymembershipformmustbethenemailedtoinfo@elouera.com.
MembersintendingtovoteattheAGMmustbefinancialforthe2017-18season.
MembersintendingtonominateasanOfficeBearermustbefinancialforthe2017-18season.
Late renewal fee: Alaterenewalfeeof$22willapplytoallrenewalfeespaidafter1October2017torecoveradministrationcosts.PleasenoteallFOBaccesstotheClubwillautomaticallyceaseon30September2017forunfinancialmembers.
Change of Details: Please advise the Director ofAdministrationofanychangestoaddressorpersonaldetailsinwritingtoEloueraSLSC,POBOX46,[email protected],changescanbemadeviatheSLSAwebsiteafterestablishinganaccount.
For and on behalf of the board of Management
David Kowald, Director of Administration
PubliclyaccessibledefibrillatordonatedbySydneyAirportsCorporation
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Office Bearers for 2016–2017
pAtroN Brian Thompson
Vice patrons MichaelBattyPSM,JohnBoes,IanBourke,PhillipBowering,TomBreen,JohnBrown,MichaelByrne,
DonChandler,RonCrawley,PaulDegnan,MichaelForshaw,RodHuon,MarilynJervis,BasilLewis,DennisMcHugh,ScottMorrison,MarkNoble,EleniPetinos,ScottPhillips,MickPower,CarolProvan,John
Rayner,BrettRichardson,BobRogers,KevinSchreiber,RobertSharkey,MarieSimone,MarkSpeakman,BrianWilkinson
Executive Director PeterCarney
Deputy Executive Director Darren Galea
Head Coach TomO’Keeffe
Swim Captain TomO’Keeffe
Ski Captain MattRead
beach Captain Jordan Andersen
board Captain KatherineConder
boat Captain StephenWarncken
Masters Captain GaryWarner
Lifesaving Competition Captain Paul Kasparian
irb Captain Jason Murray
registrar Ron Pears OAM,
race Secretary MartinBryce
Occupational Health and Safety Officer MartinBryce
Child Protection Officer/Welfare Officer IanCameron
Director of Administration David Kowald
Director of Finance Rory Gillespie
Deputy Director of Administration & Finance Ron Hegarty
Director of Life Saving CameronSimpson
Director of Surf Sports Peter King
Director of Education & Training ChristineCupitt
Deputy Director of Life Saving, Education & Training
Vacant
Deputy Director of Surf Sports MichelleFretten
Director of Marketing Basil Lewis
Director of Junior Development Michael Randazzo
Directors of Youth Coordination MichaelBattyPSM,
Director of Major Events MeganWynter-Evans
immediate past president WarrenSmith
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Surf Sports Committee Director of Surf Sports, Deputy Director of Surf
Sports,SectionalCaptains, RaceSecretary,DirectorofYouthCoordination
Constitution Committee BrianO’Sullivan,RonPearsOAM,WarrenSmith
Gym Committee Rory Gillespie, Brian O’Sullivan
Uniform Committee MichelleFretten,IanToll,JulieWalmsley
History George Birss, Ted Brooker, Les Hardy, Peter Metro,
Brian O’Sullivan, Ron Pears OAM, Phil Peters
Honours Ron Pears OAM, Brian Thompson, Ian Toll
Surf Awareness Committee MikeBattyPSM,BasilLewis,
Ron Pears OAM, Deb Brooking
Finance Committee Rory Gillespie, Mark Summers, Brian Thompson,
StephenWarncken
Touring Team Committee Ron Hegarty, Basil Lewis
Building/House Committee LesHardy,BrianO’Sullivan,WarrenSmith,Brian
Thompson,StephenWarncken
NB: Some Committees have Directors as Ex-Officio members.
Club trainers, Assessors and Facilitators MichaelByrne,GlennCairncross,PeterCarney,DarrenGalea,TimJurd,DavidKowald,PaulLaffan,
AndrewMcKellar,PeterMetro,JasonMurray,DennisParker,WarrenSmith,MattThompson,JacksonTowns,SteveUrquhart,BrettWalker
board of Surf Sports RobynAllan,KelliBlaney,JohnBoes,MartinBryce,MichaelByrne,PeterCarney,AnthonyDick,WayneDruery,AnnaElliot,MeganEvans,MichelleFretten,DarrenGalea,LeanneGalea,AmberGarcia,JavierGarcia,Matt
Gentle, Leslie Hardy, Ron Hegarty, Julie Hughes, Kay Hutchison, Peter King, Tuula Kuusela, Jaime Loader, HeleneMcFadden,NormMuddle,LisaMuir,JasonMurray,DennisParker,RonaldPearsOAM,JodiePritchard,RebeccaRathbone,LeeSummers,LisaTowson,JulieWalmsley,AndrewWatson,PeterWilliams,KristenWild
SLS SYDNEY BRANCHLife Members
TedBrookerOAM,RonPearsOAM,MauriceCornelius(Bill)Singleton(dec.),WilliamGray(dec.),MikeBattyPSM
president’s Medal recipients MikeBattyPSM,ArthurWhite,RobynAllan
SLS NSWLife Members
RonPearsOAM,TedBrookerOAM,Maurice(Bill)Singleton(dec.),WilliamGray(dec.)
Judiciary Committee Ian D Toll
SLS AUSTRALIA Life Members
RonPearsOAM,Maurice(Bill)Singleton(dec.)
president’s Medal recipient Ted Brooker OAM
2016–2017 Committees
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Elouera Sharks JDC Office Bearers for 2016–17
CHAirMAN Michael Randazzo
JDC SECrEtArY CraigHolmes
JDC FiNANCE CoNtroLLEr Mark Summers
EDuCAtioN oFFiCEr JulieWalmsley
rEGiStrAr Tracey Lane
JDC SportS MANAGEr MattElliott
rECorDEr Kylie McKinnon
bEACH MANAGEr ChrisDavis
6s and 7s COORDINATOR Vacant
MARCH PAST MANAGER/COACH John Boes/Moira Loader
uNiForM MANAGEr JulieWalmsley
CoNStitutioN oFFiCEr Vacant
oFFiCALS CoorDiNAtor Amber Garcia
EVENtS MANAGEr BrettRichardson
SYDNEY brANCH DELEGAtE MichaelRandazzo/CraigHolmes
SENior DELEGAtE Michael Randazzo
CLub CAptAiNS BridgettSalib/MaxFathulla
DEputY CHAirpErSoN Darrin Lane
ASSiStANt SECrEtArY Karen Tsoumbaras
ASSiStANt FiNANCE CoNtroLLEr Glen Stortenbeker
WATER SAFETY CAPTAIN Di Mackay and Rupert Agnew
ASSiStANt rEGiStrAr Joanne Stortenbeker
ASSiStANt SportS MANAGEr Reid Hannington
AWARDS OFFICER JulieWalmsley
WATER MANAGER DarrylChapman
CADEt LiAiSoN oFFiCEr Joshua Muscat
StAtE uNiForMS
AnnaElliott
GEAR STEWARD SETUP BradWardrobe
bbQ CoorDiNAtorS PeteNolan
FuND rAiSiNG Leanne Barlow
PUBLICITY/SPONSOR COORDINATOR Susan Randazzo
CLub ViCE CAptAiNS
Kiara Summers/Jarvis Lane
JuNior DEVELopMENt CoMMittEE LiFE MEMbErS
(Thishonourisnolongerawarded)
W.Bennett*,NBreen*,T.Cropp*,C.Christiansen*,JGodfrey,B.Olson,R.Stanley*,A.White
(*Deceased)
pAtroN Brian Thompson
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Elouera Sharks JDC Sponsors and Supporters for 2016–17
Major Sponsors
SutherlandDistrictTradeUnionClub(Tradies)
Significant Sponsors
Sutherland Mazda
OhanaOceanAthletics
other Sponsors
RileyBalsawoodSurfboards
Makani Meats
TheCoffeeMan
IllawarraBlinds&Awnings
Caltex
Sealevel
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Patron’s MessageAs another season draws to a close and fortunately, due to the dedicated work of our volunteers,theEloueraClubcanagainreportthattherewerenoliveslostormajorincidentsduringthepatrolledseason.AsaSurfLifeSavingClub,ourmainbusinessislifesavingandthisareacontinuestobestrongthankstoallourpatrollingmemberswhofulfiltheircommitmentaslifesaverssowell.Iwouldliketocongratulatethemallfortheirdiligenteffortsoverthepastseasonforwithoutthisdedicationfromallpatrollingmembers,livesmayhavebeenlostonEloueraBeach.
EloueracompetitorsagainhadanoutstandingseasonbothatStateandAustralianChampionshipsgainingmedalsinmanyevents.ThehighlightoftheseasonwasinmymindthesuccessofouryoungercompetitorsattheAustralianChampionshipswinninggoldinthreeteamevents.TheeffortoftheU/15Women’sBeachRelaywinninggoldintheireventwasoutstanding.NottobeoutdonewereourU/17MenwhowongoldinboththeTaplinRelayandtheBoardRescue.ThemostimportantthingthatcomesoutofthisisthateveryoneofthesemembersisaproductoftheEloueraClubandtheEloueraSharks.MycongratulationtoPeterKinginhisfirstyearasDirectorofSurfSportsontheexcellentjobhehasdoneinthisposition.
EloueraNippersagainhadanotheroutstandingyear,capablyledbyincomingNipperChairmanMichaelRandazzoandhisCommittee. Excellent resultswereachievedat all carnivals throughout the seasonculminating ina thirdplace in theoverall carnivalpointscoreat theStateTitleswhich is anexcellentachievement.Thesetypeofresultsdon’tjusthappen;theycomefromplanningandprovidingacoachingservicetoallNipperMembersbyexperiencedcoacheswhopasstheirknowledgeontotheirsquads.Again,theEloueraNippershavefinishedtheseasoninastrongfinancialpositionandthishasbeenachievedbycontinuousfundraisingeffortsandgoodmanagementbytheSharksCommittee.
AstrongBoardofManagementledbyExecutiveDirectorPeterCarneyhasimplementedthestartofthenew building works which incorporates a new storage area for our surf boats and a cafe kiosk on the next level.Oncompletionofthisbuildingworks,thecaféwillbeleasedout,givingtheClubanadditionalincomestream.Whenallthisisinplace,theEloueraClubwillhaveincomesfromthreesources:theSummerSaltRestaurant;WashingtonLoungeFunctionsandBar;andthenewcafé.TohaveaguaranteedincomeofthissortputstheClubinastrongfinancialpositionforthefutureandthishasonlybeenmadepossiblebytheforesightofourBoardofManagementovermanyyears.
To our many sponsors, my thanks for your support over the year especially the Tradies who have been our MajorSponsorsfor34years,definitelyaremarkableachievement.MythankstoTradiesPresidentDennisMcHughandhisBoardfortheircontinuoussupport.
TomBreen,along-timesupporterofourboatsectioncontinuedhisrelationshipwithourClubwithhisdonationofboatseachseasonwhichismuchappreciatedbyallEloueramembers.ToallothersponsorswhocontributedinmanywaytothesuccessfulrunningoftheEloueraClub,IpassonthethanksofallEloueramembers.
Inclosing,IwouldliketowishWarrenSmithsuccessinhisnominationforLifeMembershipwhichgoesbeforethemembersat thisAGMforapproval. If successful,thiswouldbeafittingrewardtoWarrenforallhisworkovermanyyearsasamemberofElouera.Ihavebeenfortunate to be allowed to serve as Patron of this great club and humbled to have met and befriended so many membersof theClub. I look forward to the comingseasonandsharingitwithallEloueramembers.
brian thompson patron Elouera SLSC
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Director of AdministrationItgivesmegreatpleasuretopresenttoyouthe2016–17AnnualReportandFinancialStatementsoftheEloueraSurfLifeSavingClub.
ThisismyfirstReporttoanAnnualGeneralMeetingandIthankallClubDirectors,theJDC,PatrolCaptainsandallmembersforworkinghardtomakeitasuccessfulseason.Yourongoingsupporthasbeenverymuchappreciated.
HereisanoverviewoftheClub’sactivitiesandachievementsovertheseason.
Club Operations
Ourcoreactivityisthatoflifesavingandtheprotectionofthecommunitywhochoosetousethismagnificentbeach.OurlifesavingactivitieshaveagainbeenledbyCameronSimpsonandhis12patrolcaptainswhoare listed elsewhere in this Report and it is with pleasure that again we can report ‘No Lives Lost’.
Thefollowingmembersarerecognisedfortheircommitmentinundertakingsignificantpatrolhours:
CharlieHort 201hours
JavierGarcia 142hours
AndrewMcKellar 139hours
LachlanTowns 127hours
Darren Galea 89 hours
GlennCairncross 89hours
ThehoursshownaboveincludeElouera’scontributiontotheBranchSupportSkiServicesandSurfcompatrols.EloueraalsomakesacontributiontoWaterSafetyatStatebutthosehoursarenotavailable.
In September, a number of members, notably Jason Murray, Rod Enright, Andrew McKellar and Julie Walmsleyput inaconsiderableeffort inassistingCameronSimpsonensureourequipmentpassedtheannualgearinspection.
On9October2016,theIRBsectionconductedaceremonytomarkthelaunchoftheGlennCairncross,inhonourofGlenn’s significant contribution to theClubacrossmanyareas. In lateOctober, theClubunfortunately suffereddamageat thehandsof amemberof thepublic. Theeventsof thedayweredisturbingforthoseinvolvedandPatrolCaptainKeithHughes,ViceCaptainPeterKing,withthesupportofDutyOfficersMattGentleandKaneHughes,needtobecongratulatedonthewaytheyassistedKeith’syoungpatrolmembersaftertheincident.TheBoMapprovedasubsequentsecurityupgradewhichwasinstalledinDecemberwiththesupportofclubmembersPaulSeymour,AndrewMcKellarandLachlanTowns.
On19November,alargegroupgatheredtowelcomeElouera’spopularboatsponsorTomBreenwhowouldchristenhisninthfamilyboat–theCharlotteBreenIX.TheBreenFamilybegantheirsponsorshipin1967withtheCharlotteBreen1.Inthenext50years,TomBreenSenior,followedbyhissonTom,havecontinuedtohavefaithintheEloueraboatieswiththesponsorshipofninesurfboats.
InDecember, SLSA released itsmemberprotectionsuiteofdocumentswhichwasupdated to includeSLS’scommitmenttoSafeguardingChildrenandYoungPeople,andcodesofconductandguidelinesforpeopleinpositionsofauthoritywhendealingwithChildrenandYoungPeople.ForElouera,workremainstoensurethattheclubmeetsbestpracticeinchildprotectionandmembersafetygenerallyascommunityexpectationsevolve.
Decemberalsosawthecancellation,duetoroughseas,oftheOhanaevent.ThiswasdisappointingforallconcernedandwewishOhanabetterluckin2017.
TheTrainingandEducationteamcontinuedwiththegreatworkofpriorseasons.Pleasingly,thenumberof awards gained this season improved on last year, with the number of Bronze Medallion and Surf Rescue Certificatesincreasingslightly.
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DuringFebruary2017,LaurenBrownwasfortunatetoparticipateinthe2017NationalLeadershipCollegeatStPaul’sCollegeattheUniversityofSydney.Thisweeklongintensivetrainingcoursefocusesonguidingparticipantstofindtheirownleadershipstyle,anddevelopskillstoenablethemplayakeyroleinthefutureofSurfLifeSaving.InApril2017,manymembersacceptedtheofferfromDoctorJohnDonnellanfromtheBondiSkinCancerClinictoundertakefreeskinchecks.
TheSurfLifeSavingSydneyAwardsofExcellencewerepresentedatafunctionheldattheTradieson20May2017.Eloueranominatedanumberofmembersforawardsandcongratulationstothosememberswhoattainedawardsonthenight.Additionally,SurfLifeSavingSydneynominatedEloueramembersfortheircontributionsatbranchlevel.TheClub’snominationswere:
SurfLifesaveroftheYear JacksonTowns
VolunteeroftheYear AndrewMcKellar
CommunityEducationProgram TradiesSurfAwarenessClinic
U17MaleAthleteoftheYear JakeEvans
U15FemaleAthleteoftheYear EllaRandazzo
MastersAthleteoftheYear MalcolmBoon
SurfSportsTeamoftheYear U1BeachRelay(AprilDruery,EllaRandazzo,BridgetteSalib,and RachelTougher)
U17MaleTaplin(JakeEvans,ChrisKingandConnorLevings)
JDCTeamoftheYear U14FemaleBeachRelayTeam(AprilDruery,EllaRandazzo, BridgetteSalib,andRachelTougher)
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JDCAthleteoftheTear(11–12yrs) GraceElliot
JDCAthleteoftheTear(13–14yrs) MaxGeronimo
JDCAthleteoftheTear(13–14yrs) AprilDruery
Weweresuccessfulinthefollowingawards:
TeamoftheYear U14BeachRelay
(AprilDruery,EllaRandazzo,BridgetteSalib,andRachelTougher)
AssessoroftheYear StephenUrquhart
FacilitatoroftheYear PeterCarney
CommunityEducationProgram TradiesSurfAwarenessClinic
OfficialoftheYear(TonyHughesAward) PeterCarney
SupportOperationsMemberoftheYear MattGentle*
*MattGentlealsowonanawardasamemberoftheSLSServicesTeamoftheYearforhisroleasadutyofficer.
The followingClubmembershave served the lifesavingmovementovermanyyearsand theywill bepresentedwiththeirSLSALongServiceAwardsattheAnnualGeneralMeeting:
• RonaldErnestPearsOAM–50Years
• IanCameron–25Years
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• StephenFrawley–25Years
• PaulIngram–25Years
• AndrewMcKellar–NationalPatrolServiceAwardfor10Years100%attendance.
Aprecisofthosemembers’serviceisincludedlaterinthisReport.
EloueracontinuesitssupportandcontributiontoSurfLifeSavingSydneyactivitiesandremainsprominentinLifesaving,Education,SurfSportsandtheSupportOperationsGroup.
The followingEloueramemberscontributed theirtimetoSydneyBranch’sSupportSkiServices:GlennCairncross,DarrenGalea,JavierGarcia,MattGentle,ThomasHollywood,AndrewMcKellar,KymPennell,JacksonTownsandLachlanTowns.
Thesememberscontributed305hoursor33%ofthetotal914hours(upfrom718in2015-16)performedbytheSurfLifeSavingSydneySupportSkis.Mostofthesemembersgained100%patrolefficiencywiththeGroup.Eloueramembersalsoperformedmanyhoursatthebranchandstatetitles.JacksonTownsandAndrewMcKellarsharedtheroleofbranchRWCcoordinatorfortheseasonandtrainednewdriversduringthewinter.
Commercial Operations
Anumberofconcurrentadministrativetaskswereundertakenthroughouttheseasoninordertoassisttheclubinmaximisingtherevenueopportunitiesavailabletoitfromcommercialoperators.Theseincluded:constructionofthestage1buildingworks;seekingexpressionsofinterestfortheoperatorofthecafétobeconstructedaspartofthestage2buildingworks;obtainingcouncilapprovalfortheworks;obtainingmemberapprovalandaguaranteefromtheSutherlandShireCounciltoborrowthefundsnecessaryforthestage2works;negotiatingtheloan;designingthestage2worksandappointingabuilder;andnegotiatingwithrestauranttoextendtheirleaseto2022.
Fundingforstage1wasobtainedthroughgrantssecuredlastyearthroughtheFederalTreasurerMrScottMorrison(CommunityDevelopmentGrantsProgram–$100,000)andtheStateAttorney-GeneralMrMarkSpeakmanSC(CommunityBuildingPartnershipProgram–$50,000).Thesetwograntsmadeup50%ofthetotalcostoftheproject.Theremaining50%oftheprojectcostwasfundedbytheclub;withoutborrowings.Theworkswerecompletedinmid-OctoberandwereofficiallyopenedbyMrMorrisonandMrSpeakmanon1November2016.
Constructionofstage2commencedon1May2017andisexpectedtobecompletedbyendofAugust2017.
Itneedstobenotedthatalltheabovetasksrequiredcoordinationandcontainedmultiplechallenges.ItisacredittotheresilienceofPeterCarney,ablysupportedbyDarrenGalea,RoryGillespieandBrianThompsonthattheclubisontracktofinalisethesetasksbeforethecommencementofthenextpatrolseason.ThanksalsotoSutherlandShireCouncilwhoplayacriticalroleinsupportingtheclub’seffortstobefinanciallysecure.
Withrespecttotheclub’sinternaloperations,theWashingtonLoungecontinuestobeasignificantsourceofrevenuefortheclub,withrevenuethisyearincreasingbyapproximately27%onlastyear.Again,theworkofBrianThompsonmustbeacknowledged,wellsupportedbyKarleneHughesandDebbieMuscat.
Supporters
TheClubextendsitsthankstoourFederalMemberMrScottMorrison,Treasurer,andhisStatecolleagueMrMarkSpeakmanSC,Attorney-GeneralfortheircontinuedsupportoftheClubandinparticular,theirassistancewithourbuildingprojects.
SutherlandShireCouncil continues its supportandassistance toEloueraandweextendour thanks inparticulartoGeneralManagerScottPhillipsforcontinuingthecouncil’sgeneroussupportofthefourBateBayclubs.IalsoacknowledgethesupportandassistanceprovidedbyBrettRichardson,ManagerofPublicSafetyandLifeguardsandhisteamoflifeguardsfortheircooperationandsupportduringtheseason.
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ItisalsoappropriatethatIacknowledgeourmajorsponsor,TheSutherlandDistrictTradeUnionClub(Tradies)foritscontinuedandvaluedsupport.ThissponsorshiphasbeengoingforinexcessofthreedecadesandisgreatlyappreciatedandvaluedbyallmembersofElouera.
Thesponsorshipcontinuestoprovide funds for thepurchaseof lifesavingandcompetitionequipmentandsupportforTheTradies–EloueraSurfAwarenessClinic,whichcompletedits35thyear.ToPresidentDennisMcHugh,hisBoardofDirectorsandTimMcAleer,ChiefExecutiveOfficerandhisteam,IwouldliketoexpressourgratitudeandappreciationforyourcontinuedsupportofEloueraandwelookforwardtoourcontinuedcollaboration.
Specialthanksalsoto:SutherlandMazda;BMDGroup,Caltex,MichaelandFreyaVimpanyfromIllawarraBlindsandAwnings;andKymandBrettRichardsonfromOhanaOceanAthleticsfortheirtremendoussupportofElouera,particularlytheEloueraNippers.Thiscontributesimmenselytothetrainingandeducationofouryouth.
TotheClub’smanyothersponsors,whoarelistedelsewhereinthisReport,ourthanksforyoursupportwithoutwhichitwouldbedifficulttoprovidefortheeducationandtrainingofmemberswhoultimatelyprovideprotectiontothecommunity.
TheClub also recognises the contributionof the SLSA’smajor national partnersWestpac andDHL,SLSNSWsponsorsClubsNSW,Stramit,Engine,TheDailyTelegraphandtheSundayTelegraph,andtheNSWGovernment.
Thisyear,theSydneyAirportsCorporationgenerouslyprovidedpubliclyaccessibledefibrillatorstoallclubsaffiliatedwithSydneybranch,includingElouera.
WealsoacknowledgeSLSNSWandtheSurfLifeSavingFoundationforconductingfundraisingonbehalfofBranchesandClubs.Elouerabenefittedagainthisyearwithashareofthestatewidedistributionoffunds.
Community Engagement
Brian Thompson, Patron and Life Member of Elouera, was acknowledged for his community involvement ataceremonyconductedatSutherlandShireCouncilon29November2016.Brianwasoneoffivefinalistsin the 2017 Australia Day Sutherland Shire Citizen of the Year.
The ninth Cook Community ClassicwasheldlastNovemberandwasagainstronglysupportedbyElouera.ItcombinesacompetitivesurfcarnivalbetweenthefourBateBaySurfClubs,anoceanswimandacarnivalatmosphereinthesurroundingarea.
Amajor community rafflewasalsoheld. Thisprovidesa greatopportunity for community groups toraisemuchneededfunds.Eloueraneedstoprovidegreatersupporttotherafflegoingforwardasitisanopportunitytoraisefunding.
SutherlandShireCouncilhasasistercityrelationshipwithChouCity,TokyoandLakewoodCity,Colorado.The Chou City relationshipprovidesaculturalstudentexchangeprogrambetweenthecitieswherestudentsvisitforashort-termstay.About24–30JapanesejuniorhighschoolstudentsvisitedtheShireduringterm3.Augustthisyearwillbefourthyearwherewewillagainprovideasurf/beachexperienceforthesestudents.
InOctober2016,manyEloueramembersassistedinprovidingsupportandwatersafetyfortheInternational Beach Festival – Shire Ocean Swim.
EloueraNipperstookpartinthetake 3 for the Sea project.Take3isanamazinginitiativethathasbeensetupwiththesupportoftheGovernment’sEnvironmentalTrust–220Nippersparticipatedonthefirstcleanupday.
TheNipperswerealsobusyovertheweekendofMay5–62017participatingintheSutherland Shire relay For Life,alongwithNippersfortheotherBateBayclubsandothermembersofthecommunity.FundsraisedaredonatedtotheCancerCouncilofNSW.
OnFriday19May2017,EloueraMembersattended the secondbi-annual bate bay Surf Club ball to
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celebratethecommitmentandachievementsofthevolunteerlifesaversofthefourBateBaySurfClubs.
Thisyearwasthe35thyearthatElouerahasconductedthetradies Elouera Surf Awareness Clinic led again byRonPears,supportedbyBasilLewis,DiMackayandMikeBatty.
Thisyearsaw304childrenagedbetween7and12attendtheClinicsupportedbyagroupof90volunteermembersincludinganumberofourTradiesDirectors.
Asinprioryears,Eloueraparticipatedinthe‘Carols by Cruiser’withtheparticipantshavinganenjoyabletimeandsimultaneouslyraisingfundsfortheClub.Onceagain,welldonetotheIRBteam,whichhasseenaresurgencethisseason,fortheircontributionandkeepingElouera’snametotheforefrontinthecommunity.
TheClubcontinuedwithtraditionandwasrepresentedatANZAC Day servicesatCronulla,Caringbah,MirandaandSutherlandbyBoardandClubmembersincludingouryoungNippers.Thankstoallfortheirattendanceattheseservices.
Eloueraalsocontinued its commitment for the fourthyear toCure Cancer Australia’s ‘Can too’ swim program whichbuildsparticipantsconfidenceinthesurfandenablesthemtoparticipateinoceanswimevents.ThankstoMichaelByrneandhisteamforfacilitatingthetrainingsessions.
Elouera,togetherwiththeotherthreeClubsparticipatedintheannualbate bay blood Drive.Thisyearwehad17donorsforthismostworthyendeavour,assistinginthesavingof51lives.Congratulationstothosememberswhoparticipated.
Overtheseasonwehavealsoparticipatedand/orassistedintheuseoftheClubfacilitiesbylocalschoolsforsportingandeducationalpurposes.
Competition
TheseasonkickedoffinAugust2016withEloueracompetinginthe2016AustralianandInterstatePoolRescueChampionships,withScottFisherandChrisPetropouloshelpingElouerato27thplace.
InSeptember,eightEloueramemberscompetedattheWorldSurfLifeSavingtitlesatNoordwijk(surf)andEindoven(Pool).NotableresultsincludedJordanAndersen’sthirdplacinginthe2kmrun,andKatherineConder’sfourthplacinginthe2kmrun.ScottFisherandChrisPetropoulosfinishedthirdinthePoolLineThrow.JoshuaMuscat’s90thplacingintheworldsurfracewillneverbementionedagain.
DaneFarrellwasselectedtocompeteintheAustralianteamatthesameevent.
JakeEvans,LachlanGalea-Stacker,NathanNealeandChrisKingwereallselectedtoparticipateintheSLSNSWHighPerformanceSquad.JakeEvanswassubsequentlyselectedintothe2017NSWSurfInterstateTeamcompetingatAlexHeadlands.LachlanGalea-StackerandNathanNealemadethefinalsoftheSummerofSurfatTorquay.
Thefollowingjuniorandseniormemberswereselectedintothe2016InterbranchTeam–JakeEvans,LoganGalea,MaxGeronimo,MackenzieHannington,ChrisKing,ConnorLevings,JasperMcCullagh,CharlieMorrisandWillNolan.TheSydneyInterbanchteamsubsequentlybecame2016StateChampions.
Theboatiesalsohadagoodearlypartoftheseasonwithboththemen’sopenandwomen’sopencrewsachievingararedoublefortheclubinwinningthe2017TeamNavyASRLOpenheldonFebruary17–19atShellharbour.
The2017NSWStateChampionshipswerehostedbySwanseaBelmontatBlacksmith’sBeach.OntheOpenChampionshipPointScore,Elouerafinished10thon89points(2016result-eighthon122points).TheMasterscame30thwith18points(2016result-37thon20points)andtheJDCthirdon194points(2016result-fourthon162points).
The2016/17AustralianSurfLifeSavingChampionshipswereheldatNorthKirraBeachfrom25Marchuntil2April.Unfortunatelythetropicallowassociatedwithex-CycloneDebbiewreakedhavocforcingorganiserstocurtailmanyevents,withonlyonedayofopenwatereventsheld.Thefollowingmembersachievingmedal winning success:
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• Under17Men’sBoardRescue–GoldforJakeEvansandChrisKing
• Under17Men’sTaplinRelay–GoldforJakeEvans,ChrisKing,andConnorLevings
• Under15sWomen’sBeachRelay–GoldforAprilDruery,EllaRandazzo,BrigitteSalib,RachelTougher
• Under15sWomen’sBeachSprint–SilverforEllaRandazzo
• Under14sWomen’sBeachSprint–BronzeforRachelTougher
• MasterMen’sSurfboat140+division–BronzeforLukeKhoury,BrettMortensen,AshleyBourne,HeathMolloyandsweepMickMcBain.
Congratulationstoallwhorepresentedandsupportedtheclub.ItisamassivecommitmenttogettotheAussiesandyoushouldallbeproud.NextyeartheAussieTitleswillreturntoScarboroughBeach,Perthfrom14th–22ndApril2018.Bestwishestoallwhocompete.
Finally,GaryWarnersuccessfullyoversawElouera’shostingoftheEloueraMasterscarnivalon22October.CongratulationstoGaryandhiscrewonafineinitiative.
Administration
OurthanksalsototheCronullaSutherlandDistrictCouncilofSurfLifeSavingcapablyledbyJohnBentley.TheCouncilcontinuestooperateinacordialandcooperativemannertomeetthechallengesthatconfrontSurfLifeSavinginthedistrict.Mythanksto:
• thePresidentsoftheotherBateBayClubs–RobShort(Cronulla),GeoffBudd(NorthCronulla)andMarkSargeant(Wanda)
• DistrictChairmanJohnBentley
• District Secretary Ian Toll and Treasurer Anita Pryke
• LifesavingAreaSupervisorGrahamHillablyassistedbyMichaelBatty
• EducationAreaSupervisorStephenUrquhartassistedbyScottMarshall.
TomyfellowExecutiveandDirectors,thankyouforyourcommitmentandcontributiontotheadministrationoftheClub.ThecontributionofMelanieIngraminpreparinganddistributingtheWarriorthroughouttheseasonismuchappreciated.ToyourDeputyDirectorofAdministration,RonHegarty,IextendthanksforhisthoughtfulguidanceandassistancetomeandhiscontinuedselflesscommitmenttoallthingsElouera.
In closing, my thanks to Karlene Hughes and Debbie Muscat for their professional approach in keeping the administrativesideoftheClubfunctioningandlookingafterallthefunctionenquiriesandhires.AndtospecialthankstoAngelaforhersupportathome.
David Kowald Director of Administration
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Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Board of Management
Executive Director
Deputy Executive Director
Director of Administration(Public Officer)
Director of Lifesaving
Director of Finance
RegistrarOffice Assistant(s)
Constitution CommitteeUniform Committee
Child Protection Officer
Deputy Director of Administration and
Finance
Finance Committee
PatronVice Patrons
Hon. Legal AdvisorJudiciary CommitteeExecutive Committee
House CommitteeBuilding Committee
Gym CommitteeBar Staff
CaretakerWHS Officer
Director of Surf Sports
Deputy Director of Lifesaving and
Education
Beach CaptainBoat Captain
Board CaptainSki Captain
Swim CaptainSurf Sports Committee
Coaching PanelSelection Committee
IRB CaptainMasters Captain
Life Saving Competition Captain
Race SecretaryTeam Manager
Touring Team Committee
IRB CaptainHon. Medical Advisor
Club Awards CommitteeLife Saving Committee
Patrol CaptainsLifesaving Equipment Officer
Director of Education
Director of Youth Coordination
Director of Junior Development
(JDC Chairman)
Director of Marketing
Deputy Director of Surf Sports
Director of Major Events
Immediate Past President (1-year)
Training OfficersExaminersFacilitators
Youth Committee
Junior Development Committee(Nippers)
Sponsorship Committee
Publicity Officer
Social OrganiserCarnival Committee
Surf Awareness CommitteeSpecial Events Committee
Legend:
Sub-committee or non-voting board position
Executive Committee Position with Voting Rights
Board Position with Voting Rights
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Board of Management Meeting Attendance
Name 15 Aug 2016
19 Sep 2016
17 Oct 2016
21 Nov 2016
19 Dec 2016
16 Jan 2017
20 Feb 2017
20 Mar 2017
24 April 2017
15 May 2017
19 Jun 2017
peter Carney X A X X X X X X X X X
Darren Galea X X X X X X X X X X X
David Kowald X X X X X X X X X X X
rory Gillespie X X X X X X X X X X X
Cameron Simpson A X X A X A X X X A A
peter King X X X A X X X X X X A
Christine Cupitt X X X A X X A A X A X
Megan Evans X X A A X A X X A A =
Michael Randazzo X X X A X A X X A X X
Michael Batty X A X X X X X A X X X
basil Lewis* X X X X X A A
Michael byrne ** = A A A
Michelle Fretten A A X X A A A = A A A
ron Hegarty X X A X X X X A X X A
Warren Smith A X A A = = = = = = =
X InattendanceA Absent with apology
= Absent without apology
*Appointed19December2016
**Resigned15December2016
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Director of FinanceFirstly, Iwould like to thank theFinanceCommittee,BrianThompson, StephenWarnckenandMarkSummersfortheircontinuedsupportoveryetanotherseason.
SpecialmentionmustalsogotoBrianThompsonandKarleneHughesfortheireffortsinrelationtotheWashingtonLounge,whichcontinuestobethemajorsourceofrevenuefortheclub.Revenuethisyearincreasedapproximately27%onlastyearatsimilarprofitmargins.ManythanksBrianandKarlene.
Fromafinancialperspective,ithasbeenanextremelybusyseason.Asummaryofthemajoractivitiesthisseason is below:
• Appointed a new auditor, Maher Partners
• Implementedanewaccountingsystem,Xero
• Commencedandcompletedstage1ofthebuildingworksatacostofapproximately$360,000
• Purchasedanewsurfboat,theCharlotteBreen9andtrailerfor$30,000(andpaidthedepositonanother,theCharlotteBreen10for$10,000)
• PurchasedanewIRBandmotor,worth$20,000
• Upgradedthesurfclubgymatacostof$10,000
• PurchasednewJDCequipmentworthapproximately$14,000
• Implementedanewphone/internetsystemincludingwififor$5,000
• Installedanupgradedsecuritysystematacostof$15,000
• Newlifesavingequipment(boards,tubes,radios)worth$10,500
• NegotiatedanextensionontheleasewithSummerSaltthroughtotheendof2022
• InvitedtendersandselectedacaféoperatorforthenewareatothenorthoftheWashingtonLounge.Wearecurrentlyinnegotiationsinthisregardhoweverexpecttoenterintoaleasethroughtotheendof2022;thisdatecoincideswiththeexpirydateforthecurrentEloueraSLSCleasewiththeSutherlandShireCouncil.
Totalcapitalexpenditurefortheyearexceeded$420,000.Wewereabletofundthiswhilstremainingdebtfreeandstillmaintainingourfocusonlifesaving,educationandsurfsportsaswehavedoneinpreviousyears.
Thiswouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthecontinuedsupportofourmajorsponsor,theTradiesandallofourothersponsorsanddonorswhogivegenerouslytothisgreatclub.SpecialmentionshouldalsogototheFederalandStateGovernmentswhohaveallassistedwithstage1ofthebuildingworks,contributingacombinedtotalof$165,000towardsstage1withtheremainingamountbeingself-fundedbyElouera.
Nextyearisshapinguptobeanotherbigyearfortheclubfromafinancialperspective.Asthefinancialyearcomestoanend,wearecommencingworkonstage2ofthecafébuild.Atthespecialmeetingheldon4thDecember2016membersapprovedaloanupto$600,000.Whilstwedonotexpecttoutilisethefullamount,wewillagainbeinapositionwherewewillbeservicingasignificantloan.Asaresultofthestage2buildingworksandtheassociatedincreasedinterestexpenseanddepreciation,Iexpectourprofitresultoverthenextfewseasonstobesignificantlylowerthanthe2016/17season.However,withanadditionalrevenuestreamfromthecafé,increasedrentalincomefromtherestaurantandtheprofitfromthebarandloungecontinuingtogrow,IexpecttheBoardofManagementwillagaintakeanaggressiveapproachtowardstheloanwithaviewtobeingdebtfreeassoonaspossible.
Asalways,wewillcontinuetoinvestinlifesaving,educationandsurfsportsandIdonotanticipatetheseareasbeingimpactedbythenewloan.GoElouera!
rory Gillespie Director of Finance
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Director of LifesavingElouera has had another great year in many areas of Surf Lifesaving and I am very proudtosayoneoftheareasbeingLifesaving.Whiletheredandyellowflagsstoodon our beaches, our key responsibility of keeping the community safe in and around thewaterwascarriedout.Fullcreditgoestoouramazingpatrollingmembers;thankyouforvolunteeringyourtimethroughouttheseason,you’vealldoneanamazingjobandIknowthiswillcontinueinseasonstocome.
The2016/17seasononceagaincontinuedwithits12rosteredandonerovingpatrol.WithmanynewupandcomingSurfRescueCertificateandBronzeMedallionholderswewereabletobolstersomepatrolsthatmayhavehadaslightdeclineinnumbers.It’sthroughallthepatrollingmembers’maturity,skillsanddedicationthatwewereonceagainabletocontinuewithapositiveoutcomeattheendoftheseason,thatbeingnoliveslostonourbeach.I’dliketoreiteratemythankstoallofyoufortheincredibleworkyouputinfortheClubandthecommunity,withoutyourservice,we’dbeunabletocarryoutElouera’scorebusiness;lifesaving.Anoverviewoftheseason’sstatisticsare:
• 9,171patrollinghours
• 506preventions
• 83firstaidtreatments
• 37rescues.
It’sduetopatrolpreventativeactionsandeducatingthepubliconsurfsafetythatourrescuenumbersweresolow.ThelowrateofrescuesandthehighamountofpreventativeshighlightsthatElouera’spatrollingmembersareusingtheireducation,skillsandawarenesstoensurebeachgoersdonotputthemselvesindangeroussituations.Patrolsbeingproactiveratherthanreactivekeptourbeachessafeandensurednoliveswerelostonthebeach.
Thisyear,thesame2015/16seasonPatrolCaptainsreturned,continuingontheirexcellentleadershipforeachofthe12patrols.Attimes,somepatrolswerefacedwithsomeverychallenginganddangerousandsituations;however,theywereabletomakeswiftdecisionstorectifytheissueaswellasensuringthesafetytopublic,patrolandthemselves.Iwouldliketothankyouallforanotheramazingseason,Ireallyappreciatealltheworkyouputin.
I’dalso like to thankBrettRichardsonandhis teamat theSutherlandShireCouncil. Eloueraand theSutherlandShire LifeguardServicehavebeen fortunate tohaveanexcellentworking relationship fornumerous seasons.With theiradvancedskills andexpert knowledgeof the localbeaches,patrolsare
made so much easier with their advice andabilitytobackusupinallsituations.Once again, thank you and we look forward tocontinuingthis intheseasonsmovingforward.
A big thank you should also go to IRB Captain JasonMurrayandhis team.Theongoing maintenance to the IRB’s and the ATV as well as ensuring boats were operational and agreements for patrolsandwatersafetyforcarnivalsandNipperswerealwaysmet.Ireallyappreciateyourhelp spending endless hours to make sure allofthishappenedinatimelymanner.
Congratulationsgoes to thosememberswho achieved 100%patrol attendance.This is such an accomplishment, ensuring Patrol11-JohnGilliganPatrol
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you turned up and carried out what was expected of you for all of your patrols, you should be very proud ofyoursuccessandtheclubreallyappreciatesyourcommitment.
Thisyear,thePatrolPersonoftheYearwasawardedtoAndrewMcKellar.Overanumberofyears,AndrewhasmademajorcontributionstovariousareasoftheClub,Branchandmaintaining100%patrolstatusforover10years.Awelldeservedachievementforallthishardwork.
The JuniorPatrolPerson for the2016/17seasonwent toMackenzieHannington.Mackenziehasgoneaboveandbeyondforhispatrolcommitments.GreattoseesuchadedicatedJuniorPatrolPersoncomingthroughtheclubsranks.
I would also like to recognise Karlene Hughes and Debbie Muscat for their amazing work they do in the office.Thankyouboth,you’vebeenincrediblehelpful,makingsureemailsandtextsaresentout,patrollogsarekeptuptodate,puttinginordersandnumerousotherjobs.Creditshouldalsogotothosewhoassistedingettingallequipmentreadyfortheannualgearinspection,inparticularJulieWalmsleyandRodEnright.Thisissuchabigtaskthatistakenoneachseason,workingtoadeadlineandmakingsureallneedsaremet.FinallytomyfellowBoardofManagementmembers,thankyouforallthesupportyou’vegivenmethroughouttheseason,it’smadetherolesomucheasierwithyourassistance.
ElouerahasonceagainhadanotherhighlysuccessfulseasoninLifesaving.Toallofyouwhohavecontributed,beproudofyourachievementsandthankyouonceagainforallthatyou’vedone.You’veplayedamassivepartitensuringthebeacheswerekeptsafeforourlocalcommunity.
GOELOUERA.
Cameron Simpson Director of Lifesaving
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Patrol captains 2016-2017
100% patrol attendees
No patrol Name Captain Vice Captain1 Brian O’Sullivan Jackson Towns Adam Bryce2 Les Hardy Keith Hughes Peter King3 Brian Thompson Josh Muscat Jack Bryce4 Ian Toll Stephen Bryen Lachlan Galea5 MikeBatty CraigFindlay Darrin Lane6 Ron Hegarty Peter McErlain StephenWhyte7 Graham Tangye CameronSimpson WarrenSmith8 BruceClark Emily Zytaruk Michael Byrne9 ArthurWhite Paul Seymour Paul Kasparian10 Ron Pears Peter Metro BelindaEmmerson-Franke11 John Gilligan Garry Fleming JeffReece12 Ted Brooker Tim Jurd Fred Barendregt
Hamish Agnew
Malcolm Boon
Jack Bryce
Michael Byrne
GlennCairncross
LewisCrooks
ChristianCortes
John Doyle
RileyEmmerson-Franke
RowanEmmerson-Franke
Rod Enright
Taylah Evans
DaneEverett
Lauren Fulcher
Darren Galea
Abbey Gentle
CameronGrech
Lauren Hutchison
Tim Jurd
Paul Kasparian
David Kowald
Dianna Mackay
WarrenMcGuire
Andrew McKellar
MasonMcNamara
SharonMcNamara
Peter Metro
Robert Pieiga
KaylaPyett
RossPyett
JeffReece
Paul Seymour
WarrenSmith
Andrew Sugerman
Mark Taylor
Paul Van Dam
GaryWarner
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ThefollowingtablesclearlydemonstrateElouera’scommitmenttoensuringaquaticsafetyandmemberdevelopmentduringtheSeason.
Rescue Statistics
Award Statistics
2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014Surf Rescue 30 34 35 27
Bronze Medallion 53 42 55 58Basic Beach Management 3 3 4 8ResuscitationCertificate 55 0 0 0AdvancedResus/ARTC 3 14 8 3
First Aid 7 6 0 0IRB Driver 5 8 8 4IRBCrew 22 4 25 21
Spinal 0 6 0 7Defibrillation 0 0 0 0
All Other 7 22 24 28Subtotal 185 139 159 156
Nipperawards 374 416 470 420totAL all Awards 559 555 629 576
2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014NoGear 0 3 2 13
Rescue Tube 10 9 8 30Rescue Board 10 18 8 23
IRB 15 4 6 13Other 2 4 4 0
totALS 37 38 28 79
Preventions 506 1,074 434 1,132LostChildren 1 9 5 1
Searches 0 1 1 2Other 0 1 0 1
totALS 507 1085 440 1,136
MarineStings 64 23 15 23MinorCuts 10 4 38 13
MajorWounds 1 2 3 4Spinal 3 0 5 3Other 5 26 16 23
totALS 83 55 77 66
2015-2016 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014Total Patrol Hours 9,171 10,431 11,838 12,425
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IRB CaptainWehadanothergreatseasononthewaterwatchingoverourbeaches.Iwouldliketosay a huge thank you to all those who helped out, especially the dedicated members whohelpedoutonaweekinandweekoutbasistoputtwoboatsinonNipperdays.
Ourresponsibilitiesincludedthefollowing:
• Sundaymorningproficiencyswimspriortothecommencementoftheseason.
• AttendanceatSundayNippersonaweeklybasissettingupalltheswimareasfromearlyhoursofthemorning.
• Carnivals–BranchandStateAllAgeandOpenatUmina.
• Patrols.
For Elouera to be able to proceed on a week in and week out basis,itisparamountthatanIRBisoperationalunderthenewpatrolguidelines.Thiscouldnotbedonewithoutthededicatedpeoplewhoperformthisjobregardlessoftheclimaticconditionsweendure.ThebiggestrewardfromthisamazingjobistheofficeyouareabletobeinandthefantasticpeopleyoumeetbothfromourClubandotherclubsupanddownthecoastline.
ThisseasonoursponsorscontinuetosupporttheIRBsection;ahuge thank you to Derrek from Good Times Marine, George from TheFishmongerandScottfromD’Artegroup.Thiswasahuge
contributiontothesectionandthewelfareforourIRBdriversandcrewmen.
I can report this season was completed without any serious injury to any drivers or crew and that all wereguaranteedalevelofoptimumsafety,careandcompassion.ThiswasonlypossiblebecauseofthemainstreampeopleIwouldliketothankandacknowledge.
IRB section, 2016–17
DennisParker,DarrenGalea,PaulLaffan,MattGentleandMattThompson;Allpatroldrivers,AlisonBishop,CristianCortes,TrentEnright,RowanEmmerson-Franke,DaneEverett,ThomasHollywood,DavidKowald,AndrewMcKellar,andIapologiseifIhaveleftanyoneout.
Training and Education
Ahuge thanks to theClub’s trainingandeducationpersonnel this seasonwithadding twoextracrewcoursesandoneextradrivers’coursemidseason;thankyouforyourhelp.OurClubwouldnotbeabletogrowwithoutyourcontinueddedication.AspecialmentiontoDarrenGalea,DennisParkerandPaulLaffan.
New patrol boat
It was with great pleasure to be involved with the purchase of the latest IRB for patrol, the last of the rigid hulltobemadeanditwasnamedafteramanwhodoessomuchforthisgreatClub;GlennCairncross.Welookforwardtoseeingtheboatinthewaterformanyseasonstocome.
our spouses, partners and friends on the beach
Withoutthecontinuedsupportfromoursignificantothersforeverkeepingawatchfuleyeonourlittleones,wewouldn’tbeabletospendthecountlesshourstrainingandpatrollingatcarnivalsandSundayNippers.
Notable others
Patrolcaptains,patrolmembers,agemanagers,PeterCarneyandEloueraExecutives.
I thank you all for giving me the opportunity to work with so many amazing people this season; it is truly ajourneythatIwillneverforget.
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Director of Education & TrainingElouera’sEducationSectionhasenjoyedanothersuccessfulyear,boastingalargenumberofawardrecipientsacrosstheawardclassifications,anumberofchangestoourpolicyandprocesstosetusupfor2017-2018,andthedevelopmentoftheFuture Leaders Program to build Board of Management and leadership capability acrossouryoungmembers.
Thisyear’ssuccessisbasedonastrongsection,previouslyledbyCameronSimpson,and thepassionandcommitmentofElouera’s trainers,assessorsand facilitators. The trainersare thebackboneofthesectionandputinsomuchtime,inadditiontopatrolhoursandotherclubresponsibilities.TheEducationSectioncouldnotrunwithouttheassistanceoftheClub’sadministrationteam.
Skills maintenance
Buildingonlastyear’sprogram,Eloueraranatightskillsmaintenanceprogram,focusingongettinglargegroupsthroughandencouragingearlycompletion.LedbychangesfromSurfLifeSavingNSW,theprogramhasrefocusedfromproficiencytoskillsmaintenance,whichisamoreinteractivelearningbasedapproachthatnotonlytestscompetency,butallowsforfurtherlearningandthecommunicationofchangestorescueandresuscitationtechniques.
Skillsmaintenancefocusedonthesubstantialchangestothespinaltechniquestrainingandtheintroductionofthemajorbleedingkittothestandardpatrolequipment.
Applicationsforlateskillmaintenancesessionsforcompetitorsareonlyapprovedinlimitedcircumstances.Elouera has introduced a standard process for applying for late skills maintenance sessions, which will be availableontheclubwebsitefor2017-2018.
Awards
EloueraremainscommittedtotrainingnewmembersintheirBronzeMedallionorSurfRescueCertificatetobolsterourpatrolnumbers.WealsoencourageexistingmemberstoincreasetheirskillsintheareasofAdvancedResuscitationTechniques,AquaticRescue,InflatableRescueBoatCrewpersons/Drivers,SeniorFirstAid,BeachManagement,SpinalManagementorAdvancedEmergencyCaretofillspecialistpositionsonpatrols.
Thisyear,weintroducedanewcourseticketingsystemthroughEventbrite,tobettermanageregistrationsandcommunicationswithmembers.ThissystemalsoallowedustomoreeasilyopencourseregistrationstootherBateBayclubs.
Surf Rescue Certificates and Bronze Medallions
This year, Elouera followed a similar format to previous seasons and ran three Bronze Medallion and one SurfRescuecertificatesquads.
TheparticipationofanumberofNipperparentsswelledthenumbersofBronzeMedallionrecipientsto53,and30youngEloueramemberscompletedtheirSRC.AspecialthanksgoestoSteveUrquhartwhorunsanannualSRCcourseatthestartoftheseason,bravingthechillywatertohaveouryoungermembersreadyforthepatrollingseason.
Advanced Awards
Eloueramembersachievedarangeofadvancedawardsthisseason,buildingourrescueandresuscitationcapability.ManyBronzeMedallionrecipientsfollowedupwithhigherawardsinthesameseason.Notably,we had a number of candidates complete their Silver Medallion Beach Management, to help build a pipeline ofnewpatrolcaptains.IntheIRBsection,22memberscompletedtheircrewcertificate,togetherwithfivenewSilverMedallionIRBDrivers,whichisagreatresult.
Future Leaders program
TheBoardofManagementhasapprovedthecreationoftheEloueraFutureLeadersProgram(FLP).Thepurpose of the FLP is to:
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• provide visible, measureable structure to the development of Elouera’s young leaders
• formalise Elouera’s succession planning
• actasapathwaytoSLSAyoungleadersdevelopmentprograms(e.g.NationalLeadershipCollege)
• recognisethehoursofvolunteeringanddevelopmenttimeputinbyElouera’syoungmembers
• establish a development model to engage and retain younger members
• encourageage,genderandculturaldiversityinourfutureleaders.
Elouerahastwomembersparticipatingintheprogramandwehopetoaddtothesenumbersnextseason.
perpetual Award winners
Mostoutstandingtrainer–BrettWalkerreceivedthemostoutstandingtraineraward.Bretthasovercomeasignificantinjurytorejointhetrainerteam.Brettthrewhimselfintotraining,supportingfourcoursesandbeingthefirsttoputhishanduptohelpout.WearegratefultohaveBrettbackonboard.
Mostimprovedtrainer–IRBCaptain,JasonMurraytookoutthemostimprovedtraineraward.Jasonoversawanoutstanding22membersreceivetheircrewcertificatesandintroducedanewonedaycrewcourse,settinganewstandardonhowEloueratrainsIRBcrew.
thanks
Inclosing,myfirstyearasDirectorofEducationhasbeenaquitealearningexperience.I’dliketothankmyfellowBoardofManagementmembersforwelcomingmeandsupportingnewinitiativesandpoliciesintheeducationsection.IhavebeenwellsupportedbyKarleneHughesandDebbieMuscatwhoputinsomuchworkintheofficetoensurecoursesareadvertisedandcoursepaperworkiscompletedandIamgratefultothemboth.Ihavealsohadgreatsupportandadvicefromourteamoftrainers–thanksteam!
Christine Cupitt Director of Education and Training
Bronzemedalliontraining-unconsciouspatientrolloversontoboard
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Surf Rescue Certificate
Hamish Agnew
Ashley Blayney
Sophie Burns
BaileyChapman
OliverClark
HarrisonCooke
Liam Dennis
April Druery
Josh Duncan
Max Fathulla
DysonGriffiths
Ben Hunton
Luke Inglis
ChazJarvis
Michale Mackey
Ella McFadden
Saman McMahon
ZacMcMartin
Ashlee Ramanauskas
LolaMortimer-Short
Holly Porter
Declan Purcell
BrigitteSalib
CaitlinShepherd
Kiara Summers
Rachel Tougher
AmelijaWilson
Jay-JayWolfe
Bronze Medallion
Jaymes Banning
Patrick Bird
Marnie Budd
DarrylChapman
StephenCook
KimCook
Kyla Daley
WilliamDaley
Aidan Dennis
BelindaDiMartino
StefanieDiMartino
Ryan Douglas
Brendan Elliot
LachlanFarquhar
Abbey Gentle
Gillan Greg
CameronGrech
Jodie Grieg
Patrick Hanna
MatthewHogan
CharlieHort
Julie Hughes
Max Hunter
Oscar Jones
Lewis Laing
Simon Laird
BrettLevings
BrettLockeridge
Rob Lowenthal
DavindMartin
Jordan McDonnell
Rob Melbourne
Luke Montedoro
DanielMott
StephenNeal
JamesNobbs
EugenioPaletto
James Prowse
Piper Robinson
MaggieScott
Mathew Smith
Lee Summers
Zac Tennet
Mitchell Thompson
Tanya Thomson
LeahTinning-Salib
ScottUnderwood
ScottWalker
ChristianWard
ChrisWaters
CharlotteWhite
BennettWilliams.
Advanced Resuscitation Technique Certificate (ARTC)
Timothy Bath
BelindaDiMartino
StefanieDiMartino
Rob Pieiga
Silver Medallion – Beach Management
Donna Daly
Keira Hughes
Peter King
Silver Medallion
DarrylChapman
RowanEmmerson-Frankie,LaurenHutchison
Jamie Maclean
Jacinta Tennet
IRB Crew Certificate
AdamCawley
DarrylChapman
StevenCooke
Donna Daly
Ryan Douglas
Rhys Druery
BelindaEmmerson-Frankie
RamsayEmmerson-Frankie
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RileyEmmerson-Frankie
LachlanFarquhar
Lachlan Hill
Max Hunter
Lauren Hutchison
CameronHutchison
Oscar Jones
Ethan Lea
Damian Maaka
Olivia Memmolo
Luke Montedoro
JamesScott
Richard Short
Robert Trabeisi
Silver Medallion Aquatic Rescue
FreyaAnnetts
RWC Operator
Lachlan Towns
Trainer certificate
PaulLaffan,AndrewMcKellar
Assessor certificate
MichaelByrne(BM)
MattGentle(IRB)
SteveUrquhart(ARTC).
2016SRCrecipients
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Branch Awards Summary 2016-17SL
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162
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Life MembersAtthe2016AnnualGeneralMeetingofEloueraSurfLifeSavingClubmembersacceptedthenominationsforlifemembershipofIanCameronandDennisParker.Congratulationstoboth.Abriefsummaryoftheircontributionsisreproducedbelow.
ian Cameron
IanjoinedEloueraSLSCin1992asaNipperparent,promptlycompletedhis bronze medallion and thus began a commitment to this club in all areasofclublife;acommitmentthatcontinuestothisday.Ianhasgainedsome17SLSAawardsacrossallareasoflifesavingandwasaveryactivepatrollingmember.HewasespeciallyinterestedinIRBs,gaininghisdriversawardin1993andthusbecomingoneofourlongestservingIRBdrivers.
Ianbeganhislongtimecommitmenttothemanagementofthisclubin1993whenhewasapopularChairmanoftheNippersandcontributedgreatlyas its leadertothatsectionoftheclub’sconsolidation.AsclubPresidenthewasdeeplyinvolvedinresearchingandsourcingapotentialdeveloper for the establishment of a restaurant in the clubhouse, now a well-establishedandpopularvenueprovidingasignificantincometotheclub;asignificantlegacy.
Inrecentyears,Ianhasre-joinedtheBoardasaWelfareOfficerandChildProtectionOfficer.Thislatterrolehasassumedalevelofcriticalimportancewiththeintroductionofnewlegislation.Ianhasdoneconsiderableresearchandspokentoanumberofgroups,toensurethattheclubiscompliantinthisimportantarea.
Dennis parker
Dennishasperformedexceptionalserviceforaperiodof28years,includingserviceasVicePresident in2007/08.But it isonthebeachwhereDennishasexcelled.Hehasbeenahighlycompetentand longstandingpatrollingmember,water safetyofficerandhastrainedandassessedmanyIRBdriversandcrewmen.Hehasalso provided service to higher levels of surf lifesaving having performeddutiesatBranchandstatelevelsovermanyyears.
Dennishasgainedover60SLSAAwardsduringhismembershipoftheClub.
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Director of Youth CoordinationThepositionofElouera’sDirectorofYouthCoordination(DYC)wasestablishedto:
• coordinatetheactivitiesofallU19awardandprobationarymembers
• guideandencourageU19awardmemberstowardsparticipationineveryphaseoftheClub’slifesaving,competitionandsocialactivities.
Aftera self-imposed three year absence from theCluband lifesavingactivitiesgenerally,itwaswithsometrepidationthatIacceptednominationforthepositionandthesemisgivingsprovedtobewell-foundedthroughouttheseasonforanumberofreasonswhichwillbecommenteduponlaterinthisreport.
Atthecommencementoftheseason,2016/2017SurfGuardrecordsindicatedthattherewere30maleandfemalemembersintheU14yearscategoryandafurther96membersagedbetween15and18years–atotalof126personsinthetargetgroup,althoughseveralofthisnumbersubsequentlydidnotrenewtheirmembershipfortheseason.
TheoccupantofthepositionofYouthCoordinationliaiseswithmanyotheroftheClub’sofficeholders,particularlytheDirectorofJuniorDevelopmentandtheDirectorofEducationandTraining.TheoccupantisrequiredtoprovideanactivityreportateachBoardmeeting.Additionally,fromtheoutsetIwasverykeentoensurethatyouthmembersfulfilledtheirresponsibilitiesasactivepatrollingClubmembersinaninclusive,safeandenjoyableenvironment.
MyfirstprioritywastoestablishaYouthCoordinationCommitteecomprisingrepresentativesoftheU14maleandfemaleagegroupsandinterestedparents/supporters.InvitationswereissuedinOctober2016topersonsidentifiedascapableofassistingtheseamlesstransitionofyouthintothemoreseniorranks,retainthosemembersandestablishEloueratobetheClubofChoicewithinthesurflifesavingmovement.
Inaddition,withthesupportofFionaTougherandNeilFathulla,respectivelyU14femaleandmaleagemanagers,IalsoaddressedeachofthoseagegroupsandtherecipientsoftheirSurfRescueCertificatestoencouragecontinuedinvolvementinElouera.Inputwasalsosoughtandreceivedfrompatrollingmembers,particularlyPetroMetro’spatrol,andfromthe2016/2017NipperClubCaptainsandViceCaptains(BrigitteSalib,MaxFathulla,KiaraSummersandJarvisLane).Severalothermeetingstoprogressmattersaffectingyouthmembersalsowereheldduringtheseason.
Fromtheoutset,andwiththeconcurrenceoftheExecutiveDirector,italsowasidentifiedthattherewasaneedtoprovidenotonlysurf-relatedactivitiesbutalsoaccesstoappropriatesocialandfunactivitiesincludingnotonlytheyouthmembersbutalsosomelongertermmemberswhohavemaintainedactiveinvolvementwiththeClub.Inthisway,itwasintendedthattherewouldbeheightenedinclusivenessoftheyouthandhencegreaterretentionandinvolvement.
Severalactivitieswereexplored,includingbarefootbowls,paintballing,BBQsetc;however,thesedidnoteventuateforavarietyofreasons,principalamongthembeingtheparticularlytightcalendarofcompetingeventsand,ofcourse,mid-weekdemandsofstudy.
However,itispleasingtonotethatthroughtheinitiativeofSamKing,averysuccessfulchaperoned‘sleep-over’forfemalesaged14andabovewasheldintheWashingtonLoungeon17March2017involvingabout20members.Samistobecongratulatedonherefforts.Inaddition,KeiraHughesprovidedvaluableinputandwasverymuchinvolvedinprogressingothersocialactivities.
Itseemsoddthatatmyagebeinginthispositionwasasteeplearningcurvebutthatwasthereality.ItalsodemonstratedthatthereiscurrentlyacontinuingneedtoencourageyouthClubmemberstobeinvolvedandtonotjustrelyonotherstotaketheinitiative.IenvisagethatfromtheinformationwhichIhavegainedthisyearasmallercommitteeofidentifiedmemberswillbeformedandseveralotherinitiativeswillbepursuedtoachieveongoingretentionofmembersandtoprovideagreatervarietyofactivities.
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Inclosing,andinadditiontothosenamedabove,IacknowledgetheinvolvementofAndrewEvans,AmberGarcia,JanineGentleandGeorgiaCairncrossthesupportofPeterCarneyandPeterKingandtheinputofotherBoardmembers.
Mike Batty Director of Youth Coordination
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Duke of Edinburgh AwardTheDukeofEdinburghisaninternationalprogramoperatinginover140countriesthatinvitesyoungpeoplebetweentheages14and25toparticipateinanumberofenrichingactivitiesoverasetlengthoftime.Participationisentirelyvoluntaryandparticipantsdesigntheirownuniqueprogramcentredontheirinterestsandpassions.
ForSurfClubs,participantsareabletobeinvolvedinallSurfClubactivitiessuchas:
1. Volunteeringinpatrols,agemanagingandhelpingothersintheClub
2. Developingskillssuchassurfrescue,Bronzemedallion,ARTCorothereducationintheSurfClub
3. Physicalrecreationsuchascarnivals,sprintingandotherphysicalactivities.
BigcongratulationstoourfiveGoldDukeofEdinburghparticipantsincompletingtheiraward.WewillbegoingtoanawardceremonyonAugust23rd.Theparticipantsare:
• Renee Karanatonis
• NicholasMackey
• Doug Lau
• Lachlan Fitzpatrick
• MareaAntoniou.
Welldonetoallfiveparticipantsfortheirgreatefforts,persistenceandcommitmentincompletingtheiraward.
CongratulationsalsotoourfourbronzeparticipantsincompletingtheirBronzeDukeofEd.Excellenteffort.
Iwill haveall thepaperwork inbyendof July, and theywill receive their awards later this year. Theparticipantsare:
• Bailey Gentle
• Harrison Towns
• CameronHutchison
• JakeEvans.
Iwouldalsoliketothankallparticipantsforalltheireffort,especiallyintheirbusyschedules.Iamproudtohavecoordinatedsuchagreatbunchofyouth.WelldonetoallournineparticipantsinachievingtheirDukeofEdawards,GoldandBronze.
paul Kasparian
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Director of Marketing FirstlyImuststatethatundertheleadershipofPeterCarney,ExecutiveDirector,andto work with the current board members to become a member of the Elouera Surf LifeSavingClubBoardofManagementduringits50thyearisasincereprivilege.
HavingbeenacceptedtothepositionofDirectorofMarketinginlateJanuarythisyear I have been working with fellow board members to bring about a business strategythatfocusesonthetruedirectionofourexternalmarketingwhichiswithourcurrentandfuturesponsorsandsupporters.
Thisisnottosaytherewillbeanylessattentiontoourinternalmarketingandcommunicationneedsandopportunities.
Withreferencetoreportdetailsrelatingtoourgreatpatrolpersonnel,competitionandfinance,IwillleavethesestatisticstomyfellowcolleaguesontheEloueraboardofmanagement.
ItmustneverbeforgottenthatourimmediatefocusatEloueraSurfLifeSavingClubistoensurethatwedeliver legendary community lifesaving programs on the beach through our volunteer lifesaving patrols and levelsofongoingtrainingandatthesametimesupportourclubinitsendeavourstoachievetheirpersonalbestperformancesthroughlocal,branch,state,nationalandinternationalcompetitions.
Insayingthiswemustalsoensureourmarketing,supportandappreciatedtherelationshipsandgeneroussupport of both our many established and new sponsors and supporters throughout the season, headed byourmajorsponsor‘TheTradies’,relatestocontinuedongoingsupportfromournippersthroughtoalllevelsofourjuniorandseniorclubmembers,yetatalltimesmaintainawarenessoftheElouerabrandandtoretainourfinancialstability.
Thefulllistoftheseimportantorganisationsandindividualscanbefoundearlierwithinthisannualreport.
Beingamemberofthepresentationnight’scommittee,wasanotherhonourformeanditisgreattoreportthatasalwayswasthisanothergreateveningfortheElouerafamily.TheeventwasagainheldintheEloueraRoomat‘theTradies’andwaswellattendedbyourclubmembersandlocaldignitaries.Congratulationstoalltheclubawardandstateandnationalmedalwinnerswhoreceivedtheirwell-deservedrecognitioninfrontoftheirpeers,fellowclubmembersandguests.
Sointheclosingmonthsofthiscurrentseasonandthenintothe2017/2018season,watchforthebringingofoursponsorsandsupporterstoourclub’saudience,thecontinuedprogressinrespectoftheWarriorandtheextendeduseofoursocialmedia,theclub’snewslettersandtheemphasiseduseoftheElouerabrand.
Asalways,wehaveanumberofsignificanteventsheadingourwayinthecomingseasonandIlookforwardtotheexcitingtimesaheadasourclubextensionsarecompleted,withallthebenefitsthatmaycomewiththattiming,achievingourobjectivesof‘noliveslost’andtoagainservingyouthroughoutthenewsurflifesavingseasonahead.
Toyouandyourfamilies,bestwishesforthecomingyearandbeyond,takecare.
basil Lewis Director of Marketing
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Director of Surf SportsThisseasonsawsomechangesinstructurewithinSurfSportsbutthecoreobjectivesremained the sameas thosewhoheld these roles beforeus.Our aimwas tocontinuetobuildonthegoodworkfromseasonspastandcontinuetoprovidetheopportunitiestocompetitionmembers.
A numberof new initiativeswere successfully introduced toprovide thebestexperiencepossibleforourcompetitionmembers.Centraltothisthinkingwastodeliveraprogramstructurewithsupportingmanagementthatprovidedcompetitorswitheveryopportunitytoenjoythemselvesbeingthebestcanbeintheirchosendisciplines.Ifourathleteswereachievingresultsviarepresentativehonoursand/orfromwinningcompetitionmedalsthenwefeltwewereontherightpath.Asimportantly,ifwewereretainingourexistingcompetitiongroupandwereprovidingpathwaysforourNipperstosuccessfullytransitiontotheseniorranksoftheClub,thenweweredeliveringasustainableprogramfortheClub.AndifformercompetitorsreturnedorothersjoinedtheElouerafamily,thenevenbetter.
ThingswehavechangedincludedmovingthetimingoftheClubChampostopre-ChristmasandincludedaFridaytwilightsessionwhichwaswellattendedbycompetitorsandspectatorsalike.WechangedthecarnivalswetargetedbymovingawayfromtheSydneyWatercarnivalstotheSummerofSurfseries.ThisgaveourcompetitorsthechancetoraceagainstthehighestqualityfieldsoutsideofAussiesandprovedbeneficialastheseasonwenton.
Foranumberofyears,undertheleadershipofaveryeffectiveteam,ourJDChasprovidedaSurfSportsprogram thatdeliversoutstanding competition results. The lifesaversandathletes ithasproduced inyearspastarenowthecoreoftheseniorcompetitionrankswithintheClub.Someclubsbuyresultsbybuyinginathletesproducedbyotherclubs.Thisisnotourwayofcourse,soitbodeswellforthefuturewithourNippersexcellingagainatStatebeingplacedthirdoverall(andcongratulationsonthatresult).ItisincumbentuponallofustocontinuethegoodworkwithourJDCbringingmorecompetitorsintotheseniorranksoftheClub.
ThecoreoftheSurfSportsprogramisitsCoachesandSectionCaptains.TomO’Keeffedidafantasticjobstepping intothevery largeshoesofour longtimepreviousHeadCoachGrantWilkinson,whichthenallowedWilkotoconcentrateontheBoatSectionprogram,hisvariousotherdutiesattheClub,alsowithinSLSandwithhisNo.1crewathome.OurthankstoWilkoforhiscontinuedsupportandguidanceoverthisseasonassistingusallthroughthetransition.InadditiontohisHeadCoachactivities,TomledourSurfandBoardSectionswithKatieincharge.RoundingoutthewaterbasedtrainingwasBrianWilkinsondownatthe pool and Stuart Taylor each Thursday morning running the surf/ironman session
AnotherchangewithintherankswasBrentMcKinnonsteppingdownaftermanyseasonsasEloueraSkiCoach.Withworkcommitmentsgrowing,Brentmadethedifficultbutrightcalltoputfamilyfirst.TohiscreditandasamarkofhislovefortheClubandhisskicrew,BrentgaveusplentyofnoticeandcarriedthroughuntiltheendofJanuary,allowingforasmoothtransitiontoDaneFarrell.With‘CoolHandReady’steeringtheSectionthroughout,DanepickedupwhereBrentleftoffandfinisheddeliveringamagnificentprogramwithReady.WelcomebackDaneandthankyouReady.
OurBeachSectionunderCaptain/CoachJordanAndersenisrebuildingandJordan’seffortswithouryoungbeachteamwerefirstclass.TheresultsatBranch,StateandAussiesreflectthis.Hehaslaidthefoundationsofastrongteamcultureandhiseffortslinkingour‘senior’Nipperswithour‘junior’Seniorswasmagnificent.Thank you Jordan for taking on this role and juggling it with everything else you had on the go including providingaStrengthandConditioningprogramavailabletoallourseniorsurfcompetitors;andyoureffortswithScottFisherforPoolRescue.
OurMastersrollonfromstrengthtostrengthunderGaryWarner.Gazhasthenumbersgrowingwithbothnewandseasonedcampaignersreturningtothecompetitionfold.ThespritelyskybluesquadcompetedonmassatmanylocalcarnivalsandkickedoffthecompetitionseasondeliveringEMC2atElouera.Thisfollowed with strong showings at Branch and State led by Ski and Flagger medallist Mal Boon and a strong turnoutatAussieswithgreatresultsandpostcarnivalcelebrations.
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OurBoatSectionhadanoutstandingyear.TogethertheyachievedstrongresultsundertheguidanceofWilkoandMickMcBain,ablysupportedbyWarnoasSectionCaptain.Foreverycompetitor,itisalongseasonbutnonemoresothanaboatcrewtargetingtocompeteforachanceatgoldonthelastdayofcompetitionatAussies.AkeyindicatorofhowwelloursectionwasgoingleadingintoAussieswasthedoublegoldattheASRLChampsheldatShellharbour.Thisisabig,bigcarnival,thelargestandmostprestigiousoutsideAussies.ItisattendedbyclubsfromalloverAustraliaandisthepeaknationaleventleadingintoAussies.OurOpenWomenandReserveMencrewsbothrowedtogoldandindoingso,putdownthemarkersasprimecandidatesforashotatAussiesgoldjustoveramonthlater.
Unfortunately,itwasnottobeforourboatiesatAussiesthisyear.Norwasitformanyofourcompetitorsasthey did not get the chance to put their foot on the line in their chosen events and test themselves against theelementsandtheirfellowcompetitors.Theweatheristheweatherofcourseandthelesssaidabouttheotherissueswhichledtothecancellationofcompetitionprobablythebetter.OurcompetitorswerenottheonlyonesimpactedbyCycloneDebbieanditswindandrain.Ourthoughtsandbestwishesgoouttoallthosepeoplestillrebuildingtheirhomesandlivesbecauseofthedamageitcaused.
Infact,weatherhadafairlydecentimpactthisseasonateachofBranch,StateandAussies.AtMaroubrafortheBranchtitles,wewerelookingat40+degreesand,consequently,acurtailedprogram.AtSwanseaBelmontforState,ourNippersjustgotthroughtheirprogram,theMasterscarnivalwasallbutcancelledandforOpencompetition,manyeventsweredroppedandtheboatsmovedtoflatwater(withrazorfish)foralotoftheircompetition.AtAussies,wegotthroughtheYouthandMastersprogramsbutonlyonedayofOpencompetition.Notwithstanding,theClubenjoyedconsiderablesuccessfinishingfifthatOpenBranchand10thatState.
AnAussiesmedalisconsideredthepinnacleofsuccessinoursport.Congratulationstothefollowing:
U15s Women:EllaRandazzo,BrigitteSalib,RachelTougherandAprilDruerywonGoldintheU15BeachRelaytoaddtotheStateandBranchtitlesthewonearlierintheseason.Ella(Silver)andRachel(Bronze)alsoenjoyedindividualsuccessintheU15andU14BeachSprint.
U17s Men: ConnorLevings(ski),ChrisKing(board)andJakeEvans(swim)wonGoldintheTaplinandwerealsoStateandBranchChampionsthisseason.Chris(swim)andJake(board)successfullydefendedtheirnationalBoardRescuetitlewonlastseasonontheSunshineCoast.
Masters Men:the‘EloueraGreatmen’LukeKhoury,BrettMortensen,AshleyBourne,HeathMolloyandsweepMickMcBaintookbronzeinthe140+Boatdivision.
TheseasondoesnotendwithAussieswiththeswitchoffocustoIRBracing,PoolLifesavingcompetition,StateSurfingChampionshipsandtrainingforthetestingCoolangattaGold.OurIRBteamracedinanumberofcarnivalsaspartoftheNSWIRBPremiershipseriesandtheIRBAustralianChampionshipsoverlastwinter.WelldoneJasonMurray,NickSchillingandMattThompsonbringingitalltogetherandcongratulationstoJoshuaandTristenMuscatonbeingselectedintheNSWIRBDevelopmentteam.
Representativehonoursdidnot stop there forElouera competitors in season2016/17.The followingmemberswereselectedfortheSydneyBranchteamwhichwongoldatNSWInterbranchChampionshipsin December:
Connor Levings, Jake Evans, Chris King, Mackenzie Hannington, Logan Galea, Charlie Morris, Jasper McCullagh, Max Geronimo and Will Nolan.
CongratulationstoJakeEvanswhowasthenselectedintotheNSWteamforInterstatewhichwasheldinJanuaryontheSunshineCoast.Andaswegotoprint,bignewswiththeselectionofMichaelHanna,JakeEvansandChrisKingintheAustralianYouthLifesavingTeamsquadfortheWorldLifeSavingChampionships2018campaign.
EloueraPoolLifeSavingcompetitionhasenjoyedaresurgenceinrecentyearswithstrongsupportfromcompetitorstorepresentEloueraatStateandthenNationalcompetition.ThecarnivalformatissomewhatuniqueaswegettocompeteasoneClubwithMasters,OpenandNippersallracingattheonecarnival.
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TheClubfinishedhighontheoverallStateresultsacrosseachagedivisiondemonstratingthedepthoftheClubinthiscompetition.WeappreciatethetimeandsupportfromJordanAndersenandScottFisherpassing on their valuable knowledge to our younger members and from Karen King and Andrew Evans for managingtheteam.WehavejustcommencedtrainingforthisupcomingcompetitionseasonwithStatetitlesinSydneyandNationalChampsinAdelaide.
Pooleventsareakeycomponentof thebiennialWorldLifesavingChampionship.Lastseason,EloueracompetitorsandofficialswenttoTheNetherlands.TheyallrepresentedtheClubwithdistinctionandhadalotoffunontheinternationalstage.BackinAustralia,wehadteamandindividualcompetitorsracingontheGoldCoastintheCoolangattaGold.Asyoucansee,thereisalwaysplentyonthegoaroundtheClubevenintheoffseason.
WewerepleasedtoseethesupportthathasgotbehindactivatingparticipationinR&Randthere-emergenceofourseniorMarchPast.WarrenSmithandKarenTsoumbarasdidagreatjobwithournewR&Rcompetitorsandforthefirsttimeinanumberofseasons,wehadNipperscompetingforElouerainR&Revents.GlennCairncrosswithBobKinghaveourOpenMarchPastteambackintrainingandwelookforwardtotheproudtraditionofEloueraMarchPastreturningnextseason.
Welldonetoallwhocompetedthisyearandwehopeyouhadanenjoyableyear.OnbehalfofallofyouIwouldliketopassonourthankstoallourmemberswhovolunteertheirtimeasOfficials(thankyouAmberGarciaforcoordinating),IRBdrivers,FirstAidOfficersandcrafttrailertransporterssothatyoucancompeteatcarnivals.AllofthiscouldnotbedonewithoutfundingandIwouldliketothankourmajorsponsorTradiesalongwithallourClubsponsorsfortheircontinuedsupport.
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Competition Results 2016–17Sydney Branch Championships (5th Overall Club Point Score)
GoldOpen Female Surf Boats TMorley,SHill,EGillespie,SHewittandGWilkinson
Open Male Taplin JEvans,CKing,LGalea,TWhittle,MReadandNNeale
U17MaleTaplin CKing,JEvansandCLevings
Open Male Surf L Galea
U17MaleBoard CKing
Open Male Ski Relay NNeale,MReadandLGalea
U17MaleSkiRelay CLevings,CKingandJEvans
U15CameronRelay MHannington,LWatson,JPritchardandJLane
U15MaleBoardRescue MHannington/LWatson
Open Male Beach Sprint M Hanna
U19MaleBeachSprint M Hanna
U15FemaleBeachRelay E Randazzo, B Salib, R Tougher and A Druery
U15MaleBeachRelay P Hanna, J Lane, J Soulos and J Pritchard
U17MaleBeachRelay MHanna,CKing,JEvansandCLevings
U19Male2km T Muscat
U17Male2km S Garcia
U15FemaleFlags E Randazzo
SilverLifesaver Relay TMorley,SHill,EGillespie,SHewitt,GWilkinson,CKing,JEvans,
AFlanniganandNNealeU17MaleSurf J Evans
U17MaleBoard J Evans
U15MaleBoardRelay JPritchard,MHanningtonandLWatson
Open Male Ski NNeale
U17MaleSki CLevings
U15MaleIron M Hannington
U17MaleIron J Evans
U17MaleBoardRescue CKing/JEvans
U17MaleBoardRiding CHutchison
U15FemaleBeachSprint E Randazzo
OpenMale2km J Andersen
U15MaleFlags J Lane
U17MaleFlags M Hanna
140+MaleSurfBoats A Bourne, L Khoury, H Malloy, B Mortensen, M McBain
BronzeU15MaleSurfRace M Hannington
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U17FemaleBoard CRowan
Open Male Board Relay LGalea,NNealeandTWhittle
U17BoardRelay CKing,JEvansandBGentle
Open Male Ski M Read
Open Male Iron NNeale
U15MaleIron LWatson
Open Male Board Rescue TO’Keeffe/TWhittle
U15MaleBeachSprint J Lane
U15FemaleFlags R Tougher
New South Wales Championships (10th Overall Club Point Score)
GoldU15FemaleBeachRelay E Randazzo, B Salib, R Tougher and A Druery
U17MaleSurf J Evans
U17MaleTaplin JEvans.CKingandCLevings
U17MaleBoard CKing
U17MaleBeachSprint M Hanna
SilverU15FemaleBeachSprint E Randazzo
U17MaleIron J Evans
U17MaleSki CLevings
70+MaleSki M Boone
BronzeOpen Female Surf Boats TMorley,SHill,EGillespie,SHewittandGWilkinson
U15FemaleBeachSprint A Druery
U17MaleSkiRelay CLevings,CKingandJEvans
U17MaleBeachRelay MHanna,CKing,JEvansandCLevings
140+MaleSurfBoats A Bourne, L Khoury, H Malloy, B Mortensen, M McBain
70+MaleFlags M Boon
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Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships (cancelled after one day of Open competition)
GoldU15FemaleBeachRelay B Salib, R Tougher, A Druery and E Randazzo
U17MaleTaplin CKing,CLevingsandJEvans
U17MaleBoardRescue CKingandJEvans
SilverU15FemaleBeachSprint E Randazzo
BronzeU14FemaleBeachSprint R Tougher
140+MaleSurfBoats A Bourne, L Khoury, H Malloy, B Mortensen, M McBain
Finalists(CompletedEvents)U14FemaleBeachSprint ADruery(4th)andBSalib(5th)
U17MaleBeachSprint MHanna(6th)
U17MaleSkiRelay CLevings,CKingandJEvans
U19BoardRelay JEvans,CKingandIByrne
U15MaleIron M Hannington
U15MaleBoard LWatson
50-54MaleDoubleSki B Levings and D Parry
SLS NSW Pool Rescue Championships (4th Open, 5th Youth and 3rd Combined Club Point Score)GoldU17/19MaleObsRelay SGarcia,BGentle,CKingandJEvans
U14/15MaleObsRelay MHannington,CGrech,LFarquharandJPritchard
Open Male Line Throw S Fisher
Open Male Medley Relay TO’Keeffe,LGalea,SFisherandCKing
U14/15MaleMedleyRelay MHannington,CGrech,LFarquharandJPritchard
OpenMale50mwithfins S Fisher
SilverU14MaleObstacle M Hannington
Open Male Obstacle Relay TO’Keeffe,LGalea,CKingandJEvans
U17MaleManikinCarry CKing
U17/19MaleManikinRelay JEvans,CKing,SGarcia,BGentle
U14/15MaleManikinRelay MHannington,CGrech,LFarquharandJPritchard
U12MaleLineThrow T Summers
U19MaleLineThrow L Galea
OpenMaleManikinCarry S Fisher
OpenFemaleManikinCarry L Hall
U19Male50mwithfins L Galea
U14Male50mwithfins M Hannington
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BronzeU15MaleObstacle CGrech
Open Female Super Lifesaver L Hall
U14MaleManikinCarry M Hannington
U12MaleBrickCarry L Davis
U14/15FemaleManikinRelay MScott,CMurray,NGarciaandLHutchison
Open Male Manikin Relay TO’Keeffe,LGalea,SFisherandCKing
U12/13BrickCarryRelay LDavis,JMcCullagh,CMorrisandJLane
Open Male Manikin Tow S Fisher
Open Female Manikin Tow L Hall
U15MaleLineThrow CGrech
Open Female Rescue Medley L Hall
U17/19MaleMedleyRelay JEvans,CKing,SGarcia,BGentle
U15Male50mwithfins CGrech
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Club Awards 2016-17Club Championship Awards
U15FemaleWaterChampion NeveGarciaU15FemaleCraftChampion Marnie VimpanyU15FemaleBeachChampion Taylah EvansU15MaleWaterChampion Joshua PritchardU15MaleCraftChampion Mackenzie HanningtonU15MaleBeachChampion Jarvis LaneU17FemaleWaterChampion ChloeRowanU17FemaleCraftChampion ChloeRowanU17FemaleBeachChampion Abbey Gentle
U17MaleWaterChampion Jake Evans
U17MaleCraftChampion ChrisKing
U17MaleBeachChampion ConnorLevings
SeniorFemaleWaterChampion SamanthaKingandKatherineConderSeniorFemaleCraftChampion Samantha King
SeniorFemaleBeachChampion Samantha King
SeniorMaleWaterChampion Lachlan Galea
SeniorMaleCraftChampion NathanNeale
SeniorMaleBeachChampion Jordan Andersen
John Hughes Shield GlennCairncross,IsaacByrne,BaileyChapman,JakeEvans,NeveGarcia,BrettLevings,Taylor Richardson Marnie Vimpany
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Perpetual Awards
Gilchrist Family Trophy Male & Female U17ClubChampionshipAggregateBeachPointScoreWinner
Male: ConnorLevings
Female: Abbey GentleColin toll Memorial trophy ClubChampionshipFemaleSurfRaceChampion
Samantha King
Constance toll Memorial trophy ClubChampionshipMaleSurfRaceChampion
ChrisKing
bill Gray Memorial trophy ClubChampionshipMastersAggregatePointScoreWinner
Dean Parry
terry trevillian trophy ClubChampionshipHighestAggregatePointScoreWinner(excl.masters&ClubAllrounderpoints)
ChrisKing
Sutherland District trade union Club trophy ClubChampionshipOpenAllrounderWinner ClubChampionshipU15AllrounderWinner
Male:ChrisKing Female:SamanthaKing Male: Jarvis Lane Female: Taylah Evans
Training/ Education Perpetual Awards
Most oustanding trainer Most improved trainer
BrettWalker Jason Murray
Competition Awards
MostoutstandingU15 Ella Randazzo
MostimprovedU15 Mackenzie Hannington
U15encouragmentaward Joshua Pritchard
MostoutstandingU17 Jake Evans
MostimprovedU17 ConnorLevings
MostoutstandingU19 Isaac Byrne
MostimprovedU19 Samantha King
Most outstanding senior NathanNeale
Most improved senior ShamusO'Connor
Most outstanding masters Dean Morris
Most improved masters GlennCairncross
Most outstanding beach Ella Randazzo
Most improved beach Michael Hanna
Most oustanding pool Mackenzie Hannington
Most improved pool ScottFisher
Mostoutstandingcraft ChrisKing
Mostimprovedcraft ChloeRowan
Most outstanding surf comp Jake Evans
Most improved surf comp Lachlan Galea
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Robert Chapman Award
MostOutstandingIronPersonCompetitor Male:JakeEvans Female:KatherineConder
Most outstanding boat comp Sarah Hill
Most outstanding boat crew OpenWomens’Crew-EmmaGillespie,SamanthaHewitt,SarahHill,TaylorMorley,MichelleFretten,GrantWilkinson
Most improved boat comp Joel Zamek
Ian Toll Award
OutstandingServicetotheBoatSection Rory Gillespie
Lifesaving Awards
PatroloftheYear2016/17 Patrol2-KeithHughes
David Chandler Award
JuniorPatrolPersonoftheYear MacKenzie Hannington
Linfox Trophy
Patrol Person of the year Andrew McKellar
Rookie Lifesaver of the year Hamish Agnew
Most oustanding IRB member PaulLaffan
Most improved IRB member Jamie Maclean
MostoustandingU15clubperson Lauren Hutchinson
MostoustandingU17clubperson Joshua Pritchard
MostoustandingU19clubperson Samantha King
Presidents Trophy
Most oustanding club person Peter King
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ClubAwards
Boat Award winners - Rory Gillespie, Matt Guy, Taylor Morley, Samantha Hewitt, Sarah Hill, Emma Gillespie, and Joel Zamek
Male Australian champions - Chris King, Jake Evans and Connor Levings
ian toll Award - rory and Emma Gillespie
Chris King - Constance toll Memorial trophy
Most outstanding craft - Chris King
Most outstanding boat crew - Sarah Hill, taylor Morley, Emma Gillespie, and Samantha Hewitt
Most improved Pool - Scott Fisher
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Chris King - terry trevillian Memorial trophy
Most improved U17 - Connor Levings
Connor Levings - Gilchrist Family trophy
Most improved and outstanding senior - Shamus o’Connor and Nathan Neale
Most improved U19 - Samantha King
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ClubAwards
Most outstanding U17 - Jake Evans
rookie Lifesaver - Hamish Agnew
Trainer of the Year - Brett Walker U15 Female Aust Champions - Ella Randazzo, Bridgette Salib, April Druery, Rachel Tougher
Most outstanding U17 - Joshua Pritchard
Most oustanding pool - Mack Hannington
Most outstanding beach - Ella Randazzo
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Most outstanding boat competitor - Sarah Hill
Most outstanding U15 - Lauren Hutchinson
Most improved craft - Chloe Rowan
Most improved boat competitor - Joel Zamek
Most outstanding U19 - Samantha King
robert Chapman award - Jake Evans
Most outstanding U19 - Isaac Byrne
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Head CoachWithmyfirst season in chargeasheadcoachcoming toa close, Iwould like topersonallythanktheBoardofManagement,thesponsors,thecoachingstaff,theofficialsandwatersafetyvolunteers,theparentsandlastlytheathletesformakingtheseasonthatwas,suchamemorableone.
Ourathleteswereasactiveastheyhaveeverbeenthisseason,withtheboatsectionattendingnumerouscarnivalsupanddownthecoast,thewatersectiontravellingasfarnorthasAlexHeadlands,andasfarsouthasTorquay,thebeachieshadnipperssteppingupintotheseniorsforthefirsttimeandwereracinglikeveterans!
Notwithoutitschallenges,wehadmanythingsthrownatusthroughoutthecourseoftheseason,nonemoresothanatAussieswithCycloneDebbie.Weweresoluckytogetintheonedayofracesthatwedidinthewater,withtheremainderofthecarnivalgoingaheadinamoderatelyreducedcapacity.
SpecialmentionmustgotoourU17boys, JakeEvans,ChrisKingandConnorLevings.OntheonedaythattheydidgettocompeteatAussies,theyfilledtheirbootsuptothebrimwhilsttheycould.Thegoldmedalsarejustrewardforthehardworkputinbythesegreatmateswiththeswim,boardandskisquadwatchingoninjoy.
ThebeachsectionwasrevitalisedunderthewatchfuleyeofJordanAndersen.Thiswasamassiveboostnotonlyasasection,butaboostfortheclubatAussies,whilstCycloneDebbiewaswreakinghavocinthewater,theyweredoingtheirthingonlargely‘unaffected’sand,andallowedeveryoneelsetothrowtheirfullsupportbehindthem,insomewhatofanovelty,somewhatofaluxury,thatisnotnormallyexperienced.
PersonalHighlight–openboystaplinwinatBranch.Unbelievablecamaraderie,toughnessandaclearmessageweweren’ttheretomakeupnumbers.LastminutecalluptoaswimspotforJakeEvansandalastminuteguernseyforChrisKing,neitherflinchingatallwhencalledupon,alsoalastminute‘self-appointed’droppingofyourstruly,somethrillsandnervousmomentsanditwasallsharedbyacollectionofElouerasupportersbeach-side.
I’vethoroughlyenjoyedmytimeasheadcoachthisseason;ithasbeenanabsolutehonourservingsuchawonderfulclubandwonderfulcollectionofpeople,whoallpursueahealthyandactivelifestyle.Icannotwaittodoitallagainaswechasethecoastlinestothenorth,southandwestnextsummer.
Gohard,gowell,goElouera!
Tom O’Keeffe Head Coach
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Boat Captain The2016-17seasonwashighlysuccessfulfromacompetitionpointofview,despiteloadsoffrustrationandinterruptions.
Oursponsorsplayasignificantroleinthestatusandsuccessofthesection.OnceagainwethankTomBreenandhisfamilyforcontinuingsupportoftheEloueraBoatSection.TheBreennameisproudlydisplayedonourboats,tentsandstorageareas,andthereislittledoubtthishelpstomotivateourmembers.
There are of course other sponsors whose generosity contributes to the performance and comfort of our crewsandsupporters.ThankstoTheTradiesandDKGSurfboatsforyourpastandongoingsupport.
WearealsoblessedtohaveanumberofmemberswhogoaboveandbeyondmakingtheSectionandtheClubsuccessful.Ourtwosweeps,MickMcBainandGrantWilkinsonspendcountlesshoursonthewaterandconstructingtrainingprogramsforourcrews.YourstandingintheSection,theClubandtheentiresurfboatcommunityispeerless.ThankyouMickandWilko.
TheSectionhasalsoinstilledan‘all-in’attitudeovertheyearsandthiscontinuestogrow.Thankstoallwhohelpoutespeciallythehelpofferedbyoursupporters.
ResultsonthewaterrankedtheEloueraBoatSectioninaloftypositiononanationalscale,forbothSLSAandASRL.ThefrustrationofthedebacleofAussieswasdeeperthanjustthedimensionofnotracing.Twocrewsespeciallyhadundeniableclaimstoagoldmedal.Drowningsorrowsinbeerforfivedaysiscertainlynoreplacementforwhatshouldhavebeen.
Thereisalwaysmoretodohowever.Putsimply,wehavescaletogeneratemoreSectionmembers,moresweepsandmorecrews.Werecognisethisandhavealreadystartedplanningfor2017-18byspecificallytargetingfuturesweepsandcrews.Wehaveathirdboatonthewayandweneedtotransplantourcurrentattitude,programsandsuccessintonewcrews.
ThecamaraderieandteamworkwithintheSectionisnoticeablystrong.Allmemberstaketimetoengage,listen,learnandshare.Wearetrulyoneunit.AlthoughIdidn’thavetodotoomuchthisseason,Icouldnotbemoreproudbeingassociatedwiththisgroupofpeople.
Congratulationstothemajorawardwinnersfortheseason:
• MostOutstandingCompetitor–SarahHill
• MostOutstandingCrew–OpenWomen(TaylorMorley,SarahHill,EmmaGillespie,SamanthaHewitt,MichelleFrettenandGrantWilkinson)
• MostimprovedCompetitor–JoelZamek
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• OutstandingServicetoBoatSection–RoryGillespie.
our talent:
EloueraSquirrelsU19Men:LachlanHill,AidanMartin,PatrickBird,Christian(Mini)Ward,sweptbyMickMcBain.
Amixtureofexperiencedandnewblood forTheSquirrelsdidn’t slowmomentumgained lastseason,althoughwedidgetofftoaslowstart(somethingaboutnothavingabronzemedallion?).
Despitethis,undertheguidanceofMickMcBain,theteambondedandtrainedhardtogether,onandoffthewaterandhadstartedtomakeanimpactatcarnivals,makingfinalsatWarillaandSydneyBranch.BythetimewegottoStateTitlestheyweregettingclosertothetop,makingthesemi-finals,andthensemi-finalsagainattheAustralianboatrelayevent.
YoublokesaregreatClubmenandarefuntohavearound.IknowMcBainlovesyouall.IknowI’mlookingforwardtowitnessingyourprogression.Keeptogetherandkeepatit.
Elouera McBain Women:MichelleGuy,OliviaMemollo, LaurenHoughton,KaylaWarncken,CourtneyMcCrohon,KeiraGardiniandJamieMaclean,sweptbyMickMcBain.
Aseasonfullofstopsandstarts,insandouts,injuriesandholidays,reallystifledanyrealmomentumforthistalentedgroupofrowers.Whentheopportunitytocompetecamearound,wow!GreatinitiationtocarnivalsinbigsurfatMollymookandWarilla.
You’realloverthehardpartnow.Ireallyhopetoseeyouallbacknextseason.Iamconfidentwecanfilltwofullcrewsusingwhatwehaveestablishedasthebase.PleaseletmeknowifthereisanywayIcanhelp.
Gogirls!
Elouera Greatmen Master’s 140yrs:AshleyBourne,BrettMortensen,MattGuy,HeathMolloy,andsweptbyMickMcBain.
Firstly,welcomebackMorts.
AnothergreatseasonfortheGreatmenstilltraininghard,alwaysbecomingstrongermateswhichobviouslyresultsinbeingsuccessfulandwinningmedals.
McBainisveryproudofyouallandsendsthismessage“Weareself-proclaimedmostsuccessfulcrewintheClub,onlycrewtomedalatallchampionshipeventsandhavebeentellinganyonewhowilllisten”.
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Mick,Ithinktheseresultsspeakforthemselves.
• SydneyBranch–2nd
• NSWStateTitles–3rd
• AustralianChampionships–3rd.
Topshelf,Greatmen.
Elouera Wilko Reserve Men: RoryGillespie,MattGuy,JoelZamek,IanFiskerstrandandsweptbyGrantWilkinson.
Thisnewlyformedcrewofgoodmatesgotorganisedverylatebutthatdidnothampertheirresultsonebit.Bringingwiththemresidualfitnessfromlastseason,RoryandMattdraggedJoelandIanuptotheirlevelinaveryshorttime.Theyworkedveryhard,onandoffthewaterandbeforelong,theywereflying.Theyhad a number of carnival victories and I cannot overstate the impressive achievement of winning the ASRL NationalChampionships,bothlong-courseandshort-course.Thiscrewwontwonationalchampionshipsintwodays–wow!
Season’s results:
• WarillaBoatseries,rounds1and4–1st
• Manly–1st
• ASRLShortCourseNationalChampionship–1st
• ASRLLongCourseNationalChampionship–1st.
Welldoneboys.
Elouera Wilko Open Women:EmmaCato,MichelleFretten,SarahHill,TaylorMorley,SamanthaHewittandsweptbyGrantWilkinson.
Byanystandarditwasanoutstandingseasonforthisoutstandingcrew.
OurbelovedMichelleFrettensufferedaseason-endinginjury(fracturedpatella)attheAustralianSelectionTrail carnival inDecember.Michellewas carried from thewater, straight intoanambulance.MichellecontinuestoshowgreatcouragewithherrehabilitationandI’msureshewillberaringtogoin2017-18.ThanksforeverythingyoubringtotheSection,Michelle.
Atruetrademarkofachampionteamisdealingwithandthenthrivingonadversity.Withinaweek,SamanthaHewittjoinedthecrew(welcometoElouera,Samantha).Inonlyashorttimethegirlswerebackfiringasifnothinghadchanged.ThisisatestamenttotheprogramdevisedandmanagedbyWilko,andareflectionthattheentirecrewisinsynchwiththatprogram.Thisismyhighlightoftheseason.Welldonetoall.
On the water, the girls were very strong. Just beforeAussies, the girlsranked second of all women’s crews nationally. Just like the boys, theARSL championship weekend was a mammothachievement for thegirls.Take a read of these impressive season results:
• ManlyOpen–3rd
• SydneyBranch–1st
• NSWStatetitles–3rd
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• ASRLShortCourseNationalChampionship–2nd
• ASRLLongCourseNationalChampionship–1st.
MissingAussiesdueto‘weather’isfrustratinganddisappointingforallcompetitors.Whenyouknowyou’reafavouritetowinagoldmedal,emotionsaremagnified.Youknowwhatyouneedtodo.
GoElouera!
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Masters CaptainMedals,finalandpersonalgoals
Buildingonthefoundationsofpreviousseasons,wehadmoreMaster’scompetitorsat club carnivals,NSWStateandAussieChampionships this year.A coupleofseasons ago we were achieving solid performances in State heats and now we are competingforpositionsinStateandAussiefinals.CongratulationstoMalBoonwithStatemedalsSilver(Ski)andBronze(Flags).Also,congratulationstoEloueraGreatmenboatcrew,BronzeatAussies,(seeBoatssection).
Onapersonalnote,itwassatisfyingtowitnessthefantasticcamaraderiewithinMaster’steamsandacrosstheclubs.Itwasalsopleasingtowelcomemore‘firsttimers’includingEloueraladiestoindividualandteamevents–allkickingtheirpersonalgoalsandhavingfun.(Somethingwearecommittedtobuildonnextseason).
Events supported this season include:
• CoolangattaGold
• EloueraMastersSpringClassic
• Freshwater Masters
• SydneyWater
• CollaroyEastCoastCarnival
• CronullaTwilightMasters
• NSWStateChampionships
• Aussies
• Localcommunityswimmingcarnivals.
Highlights of the season were:
• MoreEloueraMasterscompetitors
• MoreClubpoints
• More fun
• Individual goals achieved
• Returnofthedouble-skitocompetition.
MysincerethanksgoestoEloueraSLSCBoardofMembers,SydneyBranch,SutherlandShireCouncil,alltheofficialsandthosethatsupportedbehindthescenes,aswellasourkindsponsors,TotalWaterandPositionPartners.
Andmostimportantly…allMaster’scompetitorsforyoureffortandsupport.
So, congratulations everyone and I hope youenjoyyourwell-deservedbreak.
Cheers
Gary Warner Masters Captain
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Masters
DeanParryandBrettLevings
DeanParryandBrettLevings
DeanMorrisandStephenNeale
RonFinnandStephenNealeMalcolm Boon
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Beach CaptainIcouldnotwalk50mdownthebeachatStateandAussieChampswithoutbeingcongratulated by coaches, athletes and parents on the incredible beach athletes I haveproducedthisseason.Thoughitapparentlyisn’tobvioustoothersurfclubs,Elouera’sBeachSectionhasbeenmakinganimpactforseveralyears.FromthecontinueddominanceofEllaRandazzoandtheU14/15GirlsBeachRelayteamsto Michael Hanna’s return to the sport, our beachies were here long before I was ‘voluntold’byPeteKingtohelpourrunners.
RightfromBateBay4-WayinJanuary,thebeachsectionflexeditsabilities.MichaelHannashockedthespectatorsatWandawithabronzeintheOpenBeachSprintafterwinningsilverintheU17s.Nottobeoutdone,EllaRandazzopippedthedefendingU15AustralianBeachSprintchampioninbothFlagsandSprints.ThiscarnivalalsoshowcasedthedebutoftheU15Girls’BeachRelayteam,comprisingBrigitteSalib(U14),AprilDruery(U14),RachelTougher(U14)andEllaRandazzo.Thisrelayteamwentontowineverycarnival theyracedat, includingBranch,StateandAussieTitles.Thepictureon theWashingtonLoungewallthatthesefourathletesearned(andnottomentionthenumerousindividualmedalstheyeachwonatStateandAussies)wasmadepossiblebytheircommitmenttoeachotherandbythesupportoftheirtrainingpartners.Specifically,HollyPorterhasracedwithSalib,DrueryandToughersincetheywereinNippersU8stogetherandtheseathleteshavewontheBeachRelayeveryyear.Itwasanamazingachievementthathascarriedontoseniorcompetition.WelookforwardtohavingPorterjointheseniorgroupnextyearatcompetition.
Aftersometimeawayfromthebeach,theHannabrothers(MichaelandPatrick)andJackSoulosmadetheircomebackthisseason.PatrickHannaandSoulosjoinedournewlyconvertedswimmer,JarvisLane,andwaterpolophenomenon,JoshPritchard,tocreateElouera’sfirstU15MaleBeachRelayteamintwoyears.Theboysscoredpointsateachcarnivaltheyracedat,contributingtotheclub’s‘smallbutmighty’reputation.MichaelHannawasjoinedbyaskipaddler(ConnorLevings)andtwoironmen(JakeEvansandChrisKing)towinabronzemedalintheU17BeachRelayatStateTitles.Thethreewaterieswerethemostecstaticnon-sprintersI’veeverseentaketoabeachevent.Thecamaraderiebetweenclubmateswasagreatthingtosee.Didanyonesay‘fishoutofwater’?
WealsohadconsistentshowingintheMen’s2kmBeachRunbyTristenMuscatandaone-race-wonderperformanceby SheaGarcia at Branch.Wewill look todevelopourparticipationinthiseventnextseason.
AllbeachmedalwinnerscanbefoundintheChampionshipResultssectionofthisannualreport.
Elouera’sSeniorBeachSectionisveryexcitedtoseeathletescomeback to the club.Wearealso looking forward towelcominganarmyofyoungrunnersfromNippersinthecomingyears.Alongwith theU14/U15girls,ourNipperBeachRelayteamswonStateTitles intheU13BoysandU13Girls. The future isbright gold forourbeachies. Idid not produce the incredible beach athletes who race proudlyundertheEloueracolours–Isimplyinheritedtheresponsibility to ensure they have the opportunity to be successfulandenjoylifesavingsport.Ourweeklytrainingsessionswillcontinuetobeanavenueforboth.
Seeyouonthebeach.
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Board CaptainThisyearendedwithanupset.Copiousamountsofhourswerespentatthebeachtraining for that last big competition ‘Aussies’. This yearwas at KirraBeach inQueensland,butduetoacyclonenamedDebbie,wenevergotourchancetoendtheseasonashoped.
Itwasatoughwaytoend,butMotherNaturecan’tbebargainedwithitseems.
However,IjustwanttomentiontheoutstandingactionsofEloueramembers,duringtheweekthatwasCycloneDebbie!
Eloueraisafamilyclub,wesupporteachotherinthegoodandbad.Andthat’swhatIsawatKirra.Wehadclustersofcompetitorsrunninginthetorrentialrainpullingdowntentsandmovingcrafttosacredground,wateriesunabletorace,rallyingtosupportthebeachcompetitorsintheirendeavours.Nightafternight,Eloueramembersgottogetherinstorms,justsowecouldalleattogether.ThisiswhatEloueraisaboutandeventhoughitwasanupsettingend,wecansaywesupportedeachotherthroughthickandthin!Welldone!
SydneyBranchwasagoodmid-yearhitoutwithEloueracoloursallaroundasweclaimedalotofgold.InthemaleU17agegroup,ChrisKingclaimedgoldandJakeEvanssilverintheboardrace,withothernotablementionsbeingtheopen’sboardrelay(NathanNeale,TomWhittleandLachlanGalea)withbronze,andthevictoryintheopenmen’staplinrelay–whataracethatwas.WedidgettocompetetheStatetitleseventuallywithsometoughbigwavesurf!AndboydidElouerasmashit!!
The U15s:• Maleboardrelay:LiamWatson,JoshPrichard,MackHanningtonfinalists
• Femaleboardrace:TaylahEvanssemi-finalist.
U17s:• Maleboardrace:ChrisKing1st,JakeEvans8th• Maleboardrelay:CamGrech,SheaGarciaandBaileyGentlefinalists• Femaleboardrace:ChloeRowansemi-finalist
• MaleIronman:JakeEvans2nd.
U19s:• Maleboardrelay:ChrisKing,JakeEvansandIsaacByrne6th• Femaleboardrace:SamKingsemi-finalist
• Femaleboardrelay:ChloeRowan,KeiraHughesandSamKingfinalists.
opens:• Femaleboardrace:KatherineConderfinalist• Femaleboardrelay:SamKing,KatherineConderandChloeRowan8th
• Malerelay:LachlanGalea,TomWhittleandNathanNealefinalists.
WithonlytheyouthsidemakingitintocompetebeforethecyclonehitatAussies,wehadyounggunLiamWatsonmaketheAustralianboardfinal;amazingeffortinhisfirstsenioryearofcompetition.WatchthisspaceasIbelievetherewillbesomebigthingscomingfromLiamWatson,MackHanningtonandJoshPritchard.
TheshoutoutthisyeargoestoChrisKingforreclaiminghisStateboardtitleforthesecondyearinarow!(Justwantedtooutdome,Iknow!)THATWASONEAMAZINGRACE.Youhadeveryoneupandscreaming!You’reafineexampleof‘hardworkpaysoff’.Weekinandweekoutyourelentlesslyputthehardyardsin.Congratulations.Ilookforwardtoseeingyouallachievemanymoreamazingthingsinthenextseason!
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Ski CaptainWelcometotheAnnualReadieSkiReport.
Whataseasonwithsuchahugeclimax.Ashameitwasoffthewaterbuttherewasstillalotofgreatpaddlingthroughouttheseason.Whetheritwaslastyear’sresultsoreveryonewantingtojoin/outdotheLevings‘shirts-offgunshow’,thecrewhasgrowninnumbersandstature.Wehadmorepaddlersmakingtheirdebut,makingfinalsandgivingthetopdogsarunfortheirmoney.Theamazingachievementsandgrowthofourskiteamcouldnothavebeenachievedwithoutthehardwork,supportanddedicationfromPeter‘Kingpin’King,Tom‘AttackDog’O’Keefe,Dane‘MitchMoses’Farrell,SgtJordanAndersenandBrent‘FamilyGuy’Mckinnon.Anumberofothermemberswerevitalthroughouttheseasonperformingparticularroles:bigsurfanalystBrettLevings,fibreglassjunkieNathanNealeandbabysitterMartinByrce.I’dalsoliketothankourdoubleskisponsorsBMD,FINZandTRADIESalongwithINTERCEPTORSSKISwhohavegenerouslydonatednewDoubleSkisandtentstothecompetitionsectioninthepastfewseasons.
Some of the great results for the season were:
• U17/19 girls:Aftercompletingthebalancetest,SamKingpassedonafewcarnivals,preferringtomakeherdebutonlyatabigevent.WithabitofGoodCop(Pete)BadCop(myself)persuasion,SamexcelledinhersingleskiatManlyandshowedhugeimprovementintraining.ChloeRowanstartedtheoffseasonwithdoublelegstartsandchargingmorewavesthanConnor.ShethensethersightsonmatchingKatieintrainingandtackling5-6ftwavesbytheendoftheseasonwithSammy.Hopefullynextseasonwon’thavesomanyskieventscancelledsothesegirlscanshowofftheirskills.Watchthisspacenextseason.
• U17 Boys: Whataseasonofdeterminationandself-belief.Connor,JakeandChriscontinuedtostepupforeachotherineveryteameventandimpressedintheirindividual.ChrisandJakereapedtherewardsoftheirtraining,startingtofeatureinthetop6whileConnorwouldn’tacceptanythingbutamedal.TheywentontobecomeNSW&AustralianChampionsinTaplin,3rdinNSWSkiRelayandConnorclaimedSilverintheNSWIndividualski.However,IcannotbemoreproudofthemannerinwhichConnorhandledhimselfthisseason.AfterbeingdealtatoughblowbyMotherNatureina2016Aussiefinal,hetookituponhimselftodoublehissessionsandimproveallareasofhisrace.ThiswasexemplifiedduringtheAussieTaplinfinalwherehecontinuallygotbatteredbysetsbutstayedonhisskiandthenmanagedtoturnhisskistraightafterslewingonthewayin.BringontheU19s.
• U19 Boys:Thelonesurvivor,IsaacByrnes,takesthelegendaryGOAT’snicknameof‘TheProfessor’.Always looking to improve his skills and strength, baby Byrnes was one of the hardest trainers and showedglimpsesofastrongskipaddler,minusthemuscle.ItisashametheU19DoubleskiwasneverheldasConnorandIsaachadalreadytalkedtheirwaytovictory.
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• open Girls:StillwaitingontheTaplinFinaltoberun,KatiewasflexinghermusclesatAussiesmatchingitwithsomeofthegunsofthesport,especiallywithherskiintact.Sheevenstartedtogetamouthonher,ribbingJimmyWalkerinthemixeddoublesaying‘hurryupoldman’.MyhighlightwillalwaysbeteamingupwithKatieinanymixeddoubleeventandfeelingtheenginepushmeroundthecourse.Wehaven’thadmuchluckwithmedalsbutanother5thatStateisn’tbadandasSharks’fanssay‘Nextyear…..’.
• Masters: It was great to see several old dogs learning new tricks and teaching the young pups a lesson ortwo.TheKingofWarmUps,ZeusLevings,startedwithbeatinghissonatChampos;TheGuru,DeanParry, making another Aussie Final while teaming up with Zeus to claim 6th in the double ski; debutantes SteveNealeandDeanMorrisconvincedclubveteranWilkooutofretirementtofinishstronglyintheskirelay.
• open boys: Itwasabaptismoffireforournewopens.ThestartoftheseasonsawsomeexcellentperformancesinthesummerofsurfbyNuggetinthesurfskiandLachintheIronmanafterexcellingintheCoolangattaGoldteamevent.Branchsawtheboyspeakwith1stplaceintheTaplinandskirelaywithReadiewhilenuggetputeveryoneonnoticewithaneckandneck2ndintheindividualfollowedbyReadiein3rd.StateandAussiessawthecompetitionpickupwitheveryracelitteredwithformerAustralianChampionsandOlympians.Backingupafteran impressivekayakseason,MitchHugheshelped the boys to a 7th in the open ski relay at State while also teaming up with Readie for another 7thandpiptheyounggunsofLach/Nugsinthedoubleski.IcanonlyhopeMitchcomesbacktothebeachnextseasonandhelptheboysintothetop6.TherewasalottobelearntfromtheseasonandnowitistimetolistentoLachand‘hitthegym,needtobuildsomemuscle’.
• paddler of the Season: Shamus ‘Moose’O’Connor, themostconsistentanddrivenpaddlerof thegroup.Inhisfirstseasonoftheski,hepushedthroughallconditions,mainlywind,duringtrainingandcompetedineverycarnival,nomattertherace,alwaysdeterminedtoimprove.Mostofushavehadseasons developing our surf skills so I cannot wait to see what Moose can do in his second season on theski.
Wealsohadotherfloatersthroughouttheseasonwhowehopereturnnextyearonamoreregularbasis:LaurenHall,BaileyGentle,SheaGarcia,KeiraHughes&TomWhittle.
Nananana,nananana,heyheyhey,goodbye……..ThelastwordgoestoamemberofourcommunitywhosteppedupintotheroleofSkiCaptainwhennooneelsewould.Knownbyalltobeatalentedswimmer,BrentMckinnonsawanopportunitytoguideouryoungathletesintorolemodelsfortheclub.Hehasspentcountlesshoursdevisingtheperfectsessions,critiquingtechnique,runningdrinksduringtheCoolangattagold,beingaguidingvoiceandfindingtheperfectelephantphototosumupJakeEvans’boardstart.However,Brenthasfinallylearntitiswisertospendmoretimeathomewithtwobeautifulfemalesthanonthebeachwitharaggedybunchofblokes.ThankyouforallyourtimeandseeyouatthenextWorldChamps.
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Swim CaptainInmythird,fourthorfifth–whoknows–seasonasswimcaptain,itsbeenunrealtowitnessanotherseasonfulloftraining,travellingandracing.
Withthelossofnocompetitors,andtheinheritanceofMackenzieHannington,JoshPritchardandLiamWatsonfromthenippers,wehadagreatseason&enjoyedthechallengesthatconfrontedusthroughout.
I’dliketothankStuartTaylorandBrianWilkinsonfortheircoaching,experienceandleadershipprovidedtotheEloueraswimmingcontingency.
Theseasonwaspackedfullofcarnivalsandtheracingwasstackedfullofqualityathletes.Someoftheskillsthat were put on display were great to watch, and the results were great, none more so than the victory byJakeEvansattheNSWtitlesintheU17swim,aclassicdisplayofstrongswimmingandagameofworldchampo’swithonlyonewinnerthere…surely!
Thereweresomeironmanracestoremember,withJakeEvanshostinganumberofsilvermedalsfromtheManlycarnival,theBranchcarnivalandtheStatecarnival–albeitbyawhiskerafterachargingsprintfinish.ChrisKingcameouttrumpsattheInterbranchcarnivalandwasunluckynottojoingreatmateJakeEvansontheNSWstateteam.
TheperformancesofMackHanningtonintheU15IronmanatStateandAussieswasexcitingforthefuture,finishingwithachocolatemedalatNSWandinthetop10atAussies.
Lastbutnotleast,thetaplinandtheboardrescues.JakeEvanswastheswimmerforthetaplin,andChrisKingtheswimmerfortheboardrescue(trustmethatisnotatypo),andbothperformedexceptionally.Jakeledoffthetaplinatstatetitles,taggingnoneotherthan1stplace,andanchoredtheteamatAussies,taggingthefinishlineinfirstplace.
TheboardrescuewasunfortunatelycannedatNSWtitlesduetodifficultieslayingtheswimmingbuoys–itwaseithercanningitorholdinga1kmswimtothecan,andKingywashavingnoneofthat!!ButtheysteppeduptotheplateatAussiesandholdingnervelikewe’vegrownaccustomedto–ofwhichweshouldnevertakeforgranted.
TheswimsectionhasbeenabletoplayaroleonaddingtwonewphotosontotheAustralianChampion’swallintheWashingtonlounge,andhasplayedaroleintheoverallenjoymentofeveryoneintheclub.Wewillbebetternextyearallthingsbeingequal,andwillstrivetobetterourselvesindividuallyandasacollective.
Yoursinswimming,
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Lifesaving Competition CaptainWhatagreateffortbytheEloueraPatroleventcompetitorsthisseason,eventhoughwestruggledtogettocompetitions,duetoworkcommitments.
Weareendeavouringtobepartoftheupcoming2017/18competition,andourcompetitorsbelowaregoingtohelpinmentoringfutureteamsforElouera.
team Elouera:CameronSimpson,JacksonTowns,ScottFisher,LaurenHall,LaurenFulcherandLachlanTowns.
Iamsoproudofthisgroupandlookforwardtowatchingtheirfutureinthecompetition.TheywillbeandaregreatmentorsfortherestoftheClubindevelopingthiscompetition.
AsaSurfClubweneedtopromotethiscompetitionanditwouldbegreattostartintroducingthiscompetitionintheUnder13sandhavedevelopedteamsandindividualcompetitorsfromtheUnder14s.ThereisalotofpointstobeachievedinSurfLifeSavingCompforElouera.BydevelopingourolderNippers,wewouldfacilitatemoreavenuesofretentionintheseniorclub,creatingmoreinvolvementfromElouerayouth.
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Member ProtectionTomyknowledge,thiswillbethefirstreportsubmittedfortheAnnualReportbytheMemberProtectionOfficer.
Thisseason,asperlastseason,IwasaskedtobrieftheNippersonwatersafetyforthecorrectprotocolregardingtheirresponsibilitieswhilelookingafterchildreninthewater.IalsospoketoparentsandagemanagersregardingElouera’sstanceonchildprotection.
Thisyear,theClubwasgenerallyincidentfreeexceptforoneisolatedincidentinlateOctober2016,whichwasoutsideElouera’scontrol,andwhichwashandledveryprofessionallybytheClubmembersonthebeachthatdayuntilthepolicearrivedtotakeovertheincident.Duringthefollowingweek,theClub,withtheassistance of Surf Life Saving Sydney Branch, held a debrief for all members involved in the incident; many thankstotheSydneyBranchrepresentatives,MattGentleandKaneHughes,fortheirtimelyassistance.Allmembersinvolvedintheincidentappearedtobecomfortablewiththesituationfollowingthedebrief.
InOctober2016,theBoardendorsedapolicyrequiringallClubOfficialsundergoWorkingwithChildrenChecks.ThisbringsOfficialsinlinewiththeexistingrequirementsforalltrainersandwatersafetypersonnel.InDecember,theBoardconfirmedthatthepolicywouldalsoneedtobeappliedtoallSurfAwarenessvolunteers.
AlsoinDecember,SurfLifeSavingAustraliareleasedarevisedMemberProtectionPolicy,andaccompanyingguidelines.ThispolicywasupdatedandexpandedfollowingareviewofSurfLifeSavingAustralia’schildprotectionmeasures.TheMemberProtectionPolicyisnowanintegratedpolicywhichlooksatallchildprotectionpolicy and guidelines, codesof conducts for allmembers and spectators, grievance andinvestigationproceduresandescalationandappealprocesses.
EloueraSurfClub’spositiononchildprotectionhasbeentakenveryseriouslyfortheprotectionofyourchildreninourcare,andEloueracontinuestobecomemorecommittedtochildprotection.Nextseason,theClubisconsideringwaysoffurtherembeddingmemberandchildprotectionintoourcultureandeventplans.
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Race SecretaryAnotherexcellentyearforElouerawiththeClubasexpectedwellrepresentedatcarnivalsandonthewinners’podium,congratulationsElouera.
Thecompletioncalendar, trainingscheduleandsurfconditionsmakes itdifficulttofindfreetimetofitinclubcompetitionevents.ThankfullywewereabletoruntheraceswithparticipationfromallagesfromtheMastersthroughtotheU14s.Asalways,thestandardofracingwashighlycompetitiveandtheskilllevelondisplayinboththewaterandonthebeachfromallcompetitorswasextremelyhigh.
TheJohnHughesShieldthisyearwasonethebest.Attheendoftheeventsonthebeach,theteamsweretied;that’showcloseitwas.Icouldnotbelievethatevenafterthespongeandbucketrace,wecouldnotannounceawinner.Tofindthisyear’schampionteam,wehadtoadjourntotheWashingtonLounge.AfterahighlyfoughtroundofHeadsandTails,thewinningteamforthisyearwasthe‘RedBakerandtheCrystalBluePersuasions’,congratulationstoeveryonewhoparticipatedandalsotoBrianThompsonforspeakingtousaboutthehistoryoftheJohnHughesShield;muchappreciated.
The11o’clockswim,afabulousSundaymorningeventforallageswiththenumberofNippersturningupafterfinishingSundaytrainingisamazing.Thefitnessandsurfskillsoftheswimmersmadeitdifficultforthehandicapper.ItwasgoodtoseemanyoftheNippersusingtheswimasatrainingopportunityfortheStateTitles.
NoneoftheseClubcompetitioneventsandtheSundaymorningswimscouldbeheldwithoutthehelpofwatersafetyandtheIRBCrewmembers,andonbehalfofallcompetitors,thankyou.Totheracerecorders,coursejudgesandofficials,yourassistanceismuchappreciated.ToeveryonewhohelpedoutwithsettingandpackingupaftertheClubeventsandforcheeringonourEloueramembers,againthankyou.
To Pete King, thank you for your support and guidance throughout the year and for making the Race Secretarylooksuccessful,muchappreciated.
Finally,congratulationstoallofourcompetitorswhoparticipatedattheStateandAustralianTitles.YouallcompetedsowellrepresentingEloueraandyoushouldallbeproudofyourachievements.
GoELOUERA.
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Committees
Gym Committee
Thisyearwasabigyear for theEloueraSLSCGym. A proposal was put to the Board ofManagementinSeptember2016foranupdatetothegymatacostofapproximately$10,000.The BoM were kind enough to support this proposal.
The upgrade included; two new rowing machines, an assault bike, a ski ergometer, newweights,plates,bars,ballsandracks.Italsofacilitatedaclean-upofthegymwhichcreatedalotmorefloorspaceandgenerallyimprovedtheoveralltidinessofthegym.
Thankyoutotheboatieswhowerekindenoughtodonatetheirtoolsandtheirtimeinresearching,purchasing,delivering,buildingandinstallingthenewequipment.Ithinkallgymmemberswillagreethatithasbeenagreatimprovementtotheoldgymwhichhascreatedamuchbettertrainingenvironment.
Asalways,theGymCommitteeisopentosuggestionsfromgymmembersforwaystoimproveourtrainingfacility.
Finally,pleaserememberthatwearenotaFitnessFirst.Thegymisrunbyvolunteersforthebenefitofmembers.Sopleaseclosethewindows,turnoffthefanandputweightsbackafteruse!
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Honours Committee
SLSA LONG SERVICE AWARDS
50 Year Award – Ronald Ernest PEARS, OAM
Oneoftheveryfew‘FoundationClubmembers’stillcontributingasaClubOfficer,Ronhasgiven50yearsservicetobothhisClubandSLSA.
HoldingpositionsfromCommitteetoClubPresidentatEloueraover50years,RoncontinuestoservealllevelsoftheAssociation.
HehasbeensuitablyrecognisedatalllevelsofourAssociationasaLifeMember.
Living‘justacrosstheroad’fromtheClubhasalwaysmeantthatRonwas‘oncall’whenhisClubneededhim!
ThegoldpinthatRonhasbeenawardedbySLSAwillbeverymuchtreasured.
TheEloueraSLSCcongratulations‘2Fruits’onattainingthiswonderfulmilestoneinhisSLSAjourney.
25 Year Award – Ian CAMERON
IanCameron’sjourneythroughEloueraSLSCstartedatNipperlevelasChairman.
‘FollowingyourchildrenandthendriftingintotheClubactivities’isahistorymanyparentscanattesttowithpride.
WhenhischildrenmovedtotheSeniorSection,sotoodidIanandJillasdutifulparents.
HeobtainedhisBronzemedallion,tookupPatroldutieswhichheenjoyedandthusbeganabusyjourneyobtainingover20SLSAAwards.
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AsourClubPresident, Ian ledtheClubashehasalwaysdone–bygivingprioritytosurf lifesavingonElouerabeach.
Hisjourneyof25yearswasonethatwasacredittohimbothasasurflifesaverandaClubOfficial.
TheEloueraSLSCcongratulatesIanonattaininghis25YearSLSAServiceAward.
25 Year Award – Stephen FRAWLEY
StephenFrawley’sservicebeganattheEloueraSharksNipperClubwherehewaselectedasChairman.
MovingtotheSeniorSectionwithhischildren,StephencontinuedhisfineserviceasbothasurflifesaveronthebeachandasaClubOfficial.
HistermasPresidentofEloueragavehimthechancetoleadtheClubthroughaverydifficultperiod,whichwasrecognisedbySurfLifeSavingSydneybranch.Heleadfromthefrontandmadeasuccessofthatrole.
EloueraSLSCcongratulatesStephenFrawleyonattaininghis25YearSLSAServiceAward.
25 Year Award – Paul INGRAM
PaulIngramisadedicatedSurfLifesaverwhohasgivensterlingservicetohisClubandthelocalcommunity.
HeobtainedhisBronzeMedallionin1992andfromthatstartingpoint,hehasdistinguishedhimselfbyhisattitudetoSurfSafety–andcompletingover25SLSAAwardsinavarietyoftypes.
Paulhasgained100%PatrolattendanceattheClubandisconsideredavaluablememberofhisClubPatrol.
EloueraSLSCcongratulatesPaulIngramonattaininghis25YearSLSAAward
NATIONAL PATROL SERVICE AWARD
Andrew McKELLAR – 10 years Patrol service
TheSLSAhasestablishedaNationalPatrolServiceAwardforClubsmembersinrecognitionoflonganddedicatedservicetolifesavingpatrols.
TobeeligiblefortheAward,Clubmembersmustholdqualificationsasapatrollinglifesaver,befullyqualifiedforemergencycareandradiouseandhavecarriedouttheirpatrolobligationsthroughoutafullsurfseason.
ThePatrolmembermusthavepersonallycompleted100%patrolservicerelevanttotheirmembershipcategoryforthatseasonwithaminimumof16hoursonpatrolbeingcompleted.
EloueraSLSCClubmember–AndrewMcKellar–isthebestexampletoshowexactlywhatisrequiredtoachievethisAward.
Over10yearsofPatrolServiceatElouerabeachandintheBateBayarea–fromyear2005toyear2017–hehascompetedanastounding667.5hours!
ThisisindeedanhistoricmomentfortheEloueraClubandAndrewMcKellar.
HeisthefirstEloueramembertobeawardedthisPatrolServiceAwardinourClubhistoryof50years!
EloueraSLSCandthesurfingcommunityofBateBay–jointocongratulateAndrewMcKellaronattainingthismilestoneachievement!
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History Committee
50 Years History Book
Progressonthebook’spreparationhasbeencontinuing,howeverduetosomedifficultiesexperiencedinfindingsuitableimagesforinclusionaswellassomemisunderstandingspreventingtheadditionofextracontent,thebookhasbeendelayed.Thisdelayforcedarethinkonthelaunchingdate,whichhasnowbeen
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deferreduntillaterin2017,whichisamorerealisticapproachforthisveryimportanteventforElouera.
Inaddition,whilstsomeproofreadingofthebookdrafthasbeenachieved,theBoardofManagementalsoresolvedtohaveanadditionalgrouptocarryoutextraproofingofthedocumentinordertoensurethecontentaccuracyanditishopedthatthisphaseofthebook’spreparationdoesnotcauseanyunnecessarydelayinthebook’sproduction.
Atthetimeofwritingthisreportit isanticipatedthatwhisttheHistoryCommitteehasofferedfurtherhistoricalreportsforinclusioninthebook,thefinaldecisionwillnodoubtbeinthehandsoftheBoardofManagement.
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Uniform Committee
TheClubUniformCommitteecontinuestoorganisetheClubsectionHeadswiththeDirectorofCompetitionatanearlyseasonmeetingwiththeClubofficialsupplier–OhanaOceanAthleticsCompany.
ThisimportantmeetingallowstheClubcompetitorstobewellrepresentedwhendecisionsaremadeabouttheiruniformsfortheseasontofollow.
Thanks are extended to Peter King our Director of Surf Sports for providing solid leadership with this importantaspectoftheirbusyseason.
WewerepleasedtoworkwithboththeofficialClubsupplierandtobebackedbytheClubBoardonanysubmissionsthathadtobemade.
TheCommitteehasalreadylookedtothenextseasonastheypreparetorecommenditemsofclothingandswimwearfor2017/18.
ThanksarealsoextendedtoCommitteememberJulieWalmsleywhocontinuestoworkaboveandbeyondthecallofdutyfortheClub.
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Building Committee
ThelastseasonhasbeenabusyoneforthebuildingcommitteeastheClubmovesclosertotheculminationofanumberofmajorbuildingprojects.SupportedbygrantsfrombothFederalandStateGovernments,theseworkswillbringsignificantimprovementstotheoperationsofourClubandthefacilitiesweprovidetoourmembers.
Theworkshavealwaysbeendrivenbytwomaingoals:firstly,toimprovedstoragefacilitiesfortheClub’smembers,andsecondly,thecreationofacaféthatwillservicebothourmembersandthethousandsofvisitorstoElouera.
Stage1isalmostcomplete,deliveringasignificantincreaseinstorageforcraftandlifesavingequipment;and haven’t we all enjoyed a season where we can go move in and out of the board and ski shed without climbingoverboats!Thefinalpartofthisstageistheconstructionofnewstorageracksintheboardandski shed which will provide a further increase and improvement in storage for boards, skis and lifesaving equipment.
Thesecondstageisthecompletionoftheupstairscaféthat,allbeingwell,willbeupandrunningbeforethecommencementofnextseason.Thiswillprovidealongoverdueservicetoourmembersandthepublic(nomorepatrolcoffeerunstoWandaorNorthCronulla),fulfiltherequirementsofourbeachmanagementplanwithSutherlandShireCouncilaswellasdeliveringanothersourceofrevenuefortheClub.
UndertheastuteleadershipofourchairBrianThompson,thetasksofbuildingcommitteemembersaremanyandvaried.Aswellasprovidinganoversightofthemajorbuildingworks,thereistheresponsibilitytoensuretheongoingmaintenanceofourClubandservices.Thishasoftenmeantbecominghands(and
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feet)on,includingmovingkegsinandoutofthecellarandliterallymadlyshovellingsewerageasallourpipesblockedupafewhoursbefore500Nippershitthebeach.
The next season promises to be another busy one as we hope to complete the major building works and maintainourClubinaconditionthatourvaluablemembersdeserve;welookforwardtocontinuingthiswork.
Finally,thebuildingcommitteemakesanappealtoourmembers.WeoftenandrightlysaythatEloueraisafamily.Thatbeingso,theClubisourhome.Sadlywedon’talwaystreatitthatway.Alotofworkandexpensehasgoneintodevelopingafirstratefacilityforourmembers.Itistheresponsibilityofallofustokeepitinaclean,safeandhealthystate.Let’sworktogetheronthis.
Building Committee Les Hardy, Brian O’Sullivan, Warren Smith, Brian Thompson, Stephen Warncken
Newcafeunderconstruction
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Surf Awareness Clinic35th TRADIES SURF AWARENESS CLINIC‘Benefitting the Community together’
The2017clinicwassuccessfullyconductedduringtheweekofJanuary9to13dailyfrom9.00amtomiddaywiththe‘testswimheldatCaringbahLeisureCentreontheFridaypriortotheclinicweek.
7yr8yr9yr10yr11yr12yr
Boys 24 10 40 9 30 20
Girls 78 11 20 20 23 19
Totals 102 21 60 29 53 39 =304boysandgirls
Whilstthetotalregistrationswereslightlydownfrompastyearstheywereverywellaccommodatedwiththeclinicorganisationandtreatedtotheusualtoplevelinstructionandbeachactivities.
Theclubvolunteers (approximately90)werealsodowna little innumbersbut theirdevotionto theirresponsibilitiesandcaretowardsthechildrenwasextremelypleasingnotonlytotheorganisingcommitteebutwasveryfavourablyidentifiedbymanyparentswhosentlettersofappreciationtotheclub.
Whilst I trynotto identify individuals for fearof failingtomentionotherdeservingmembersfortheirefforts,butImustcongratulateIanCameronwhocarriedouttheWaterSafetyCoordinatorroleinaveryprofessionalmanner,apositionwhichhastremendousresponsibilityandthevolunteersunderhiscontrolworkedmostefficiently.ItwasIan’sfirstyearintheroleanditishopedthathewillseefittoassistagaininthepositioninfutureclinics
Asusual,theIRBteamanditsassistantsworkedwellandwhilstsomeinterruptionoccurredwiththeseactivitiesduetosomeconcernsduetodangerousinshorewaveactionhighlightingthethinkingtowardsthecareandresponsibilitiesoftheseexperiencedlifesaversablyledbyDennisParker
Itwouldalsoberemissnottomentionthewonderfulsupportgivenbythemanyyoungerclubmemberswithoutwhomthecliniccouldnotbeconductedduetothe‘dutyofcare’requiredforsuchaneventandmyappreciationistenderedfortheirvaluableassistance.
TheTradieshascontinueditswonderfulsponsorshiptothisgreatcommunityeducationeventandEloueraisforevergratefulforthisreadysupportnotonlyfinanciallybutbywayofthesupplyofthegiftbagsandcontentsforissuetothechildrenattheconclusionoftheweek.
Othersupportingsponsorsinclude:
BakersDelight,CronullaNSW,CancerCouncil,FardoulisChocolates,LillyPollard
SutherlandShireLifeguards,SutherlandShireCouncil,McDonaldsCaringbah
Onbehalfof theClinicOrganisingCommittee, Iextendmysincereappreciationtoallof thevolunteermembersandthoseTradiesDirectorswhoassistedduringtheclinicweek,contributingtoaverysuccessfulweekofactivities.
TheFridaycertificateandgiftbagspresentationsonceagainworkedsmoothlyandthereweremanyhappychildrenwhodepartedElouerawithsomewhatmoreknowledgeableaboutsafetywhistatthebeach.
VolunteersweretreatedtotheusualAppreciationfunctionduringtheFridayafternoonwithabountifulmealorganisedbyMeganWynter-Evansandherteamofladiesallofwhichwasmostappreciatedbythosepresent.
Somespeecheswerenecessarytoshowtheclub’sappreciationforthevaluableassistancegivenbythevolunteersandcertificatesandgiftswerepresentedtoallinattendancetocompleteaverysuccessfuleventwhollyorganisedbytheEloueraclubmembers.
WELLDONETOALL
It is most pleasing to report that this wonderful annual clinic of ours has once again been awarded the ‘CommunityEducationProgramoftheYear2016/17’attheSurfLifeSavingSydneyAwardsofExcellence
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functioninJunetoaddtothelistofsimilarawardsreceivedduringits35years.AveryproudachievementforbothEloueraandtheTradies.
Inconclusion,whilstthisannualeventhasbeenawonderfulandsatisfyingexperienceforbothmyselfandmywifeGwenanditisfeltwithsomesadness,thataftersome20yearsofcommitmentasconvenoroftheclinicorganisingcommittee,Ifeelthatitistimetostepasideandthat‘freshblood’withnewideasbeencouraged tobecome involvedand continue to improve this awardwinning communityevent’sorganisation.
Mysincereappreciationisofferedtoallmemberswhohavesupportedmefortheopportunitytobeinvolvedwiththismostenjoyableexperiencesince1997.
ron pears oAM Convenor – Organising Committee
Volunteergroupofclubmemberswhodevotedtheirtimetoconductthe2017clinic.
LifeMembersstilldevotingtheirtimetotheclubDennisParker,BobKing,BrianO’Sullivan,MikeBatty,IanCameron,RonPears.
Participatingchildrenassemblingreadyforthemorningactivities.
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RegistrarTheClub’stotalActivemembershiphasremainedratherconstantoverthepastfewyears,butitisnotedthattheActive15-18membershiphasdroppedsignificantlythis season which is of some concern to the future of our experienced patrolling andcompetingstrength.
The JuniorActivitymembershiphasalso fallenover thepast twoseasons to itslowestfigure registered for someeight years;however,with constantpromotionanddevelopment,theregistrationfiguresshouldonceagainincreasetothelevelstheClubhasenjoyedinpastyears.
Allothermembershipcategoriesappeartohaveremainedstable.
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Membership for the 2016/17 season was as follows:
Category Male Members Female Members total MembersActive(18yrs&over) 190 85 275Active(15–18yrs) 26 12 38Cadet(13–15yrs) 20 12 32JuniorActivity(5–13yrs) 220 203 423ReserveActive 0 0 0Long Service 47 11 58Life Member 19 0 19Award Member 0 0 0Associate 20 14 41General 19 31 50Honorary 0 0 0Perpetual 2 1 3totALS 563 369 973
Membership comparisons with past seasons:
Category 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Active18+ 182 165 194 201 221 244 231 267 267 275
Active15-18 53 56 46 38 72 81 83 66 59 38
Cadets13-15 61 54 35 43 42 28 39 40 23 32
Junior5-13 477 494 601 562 623 585 556 567 486 423
ReserveAct. 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
Long Service 53 48 53 47 42 44 43 51 55 58
Life Member 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 19
Probationary 6 15 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Award 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Associate 42 59 38 32 39 39 38 39 30 41
General 0 72 61 59 56 77 49 36 50
Honorary 8 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Perpetual 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3
totALS 900 909 1,065 1,004 1,116 1,097 1,087 1,100 976 973
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CycloneDebbie
EllaRandazzo,RachelTougher,AprilDruery,BridgetteSalibChrisKingandJakeEvans
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EloueraGreatmenMaster’s140yrs-LukeKhoury,BrettMortensen,AshleyBourne, Heath Molloy and Mick McBain
Rachel Tougher
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SLS Sydney Awards of Excellence
Peter Carney - Facilitiator of the Year
Ron Pears accepting the Tradies SAC Community Event of the Year award
U14 Female Beach Relay - JD Team of the Year
Steve urquhart - Assessor of the Year
Matt Gentle - SLS Services Team of the Year
Matt Gentle - Support Operations Member of the Year
Peter Carney - SLS Offical of the Year (Tony Hughes Award) with Kane Hughes, Zac Hughes, and Danielle Herman
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Club Events
Annual skin check
Aussie’s function
Bronze group
IRB launch and Westfield sponsorship
Farewell to Graham Hill
Surf Awareness
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JDC ChairmanWhatagreatsurfclubwehave.OutofallthesportingclubsthatIhavebeeninvolvedwithformykidsovertheyears,nothingcomesclosetothefriendly,supportiveandnurturingculturethatbothkidsandparentsenjoyatElouera.
MyfirstyearasDirectorofJuniorDevelopmentwasmadeeasierwiththehelpofa lot of talented people and a nipper program that has evolved over many years tobeoneofthebestnipperprogramsinthecountry.TakingontheroleasNipperChairmanthisyearwasaverydauntingprospect,havingseenthelikesofWarrenSmith,SteveUrquhartandDarrinLanealldosuchafantasticjobinthisrole.Thankyoutothosewhohavegonebeforemeforbuildinganipperprogramwithstrongclubsupport,asoundfinancialposition,atrainingstructurecateringforallnippersandagreatbalanceofeducationandcompetition.
Ourseasonkickedoffwithourusualregodays,whichweremadeeasywiththesupportoftheusualhelpersconsistingofJDC,AgeManagers,parentsandnippers.Regonumberswereslightlydownthisseason,butthe slight loss in numbers didn’t translate to any loss in fun, performance or achievement throughout the season.
TheSussexpre-seasonboardcampwasanothergreatsuccesswithgreatconditions,greatpeopleandagreatturnoutofvolunteercoachesandassessors.ThisteamwasheadedupbyMichaelByrneandsupportedbyDavidKowald,JackBryce,LachieStacker-Galea,TomWhittle,HarrisonWilliams,NathanNeale,AbbyGentleandBaileyGentle.
UndertheguidanceofMattElliottandReidHannington,theEloueraSurfSportsAcademy,hittheseasonhardfromthegetgowiththeappointmentofthreeheadcoaches,JackBryce(Water),DavinaStrauss(Beach)andJordanAnderson(Conditioning).WithassistantcoachesDeanMorris,PaulO’Sullivan,MichelleSoper,RenaeGeronimo,JohnBoes,StuartTaylorandBrentPritchard,theESSAsawasubstantialincreaseinattendanceattrainingandcarnivalswhichculminatedin3rdplacefinishintheNSWSurfLifesavingAgeChampionships.AfirsteverfortheEloueraSharks!
Manytimesthroughouttheseason,IhavepaidtributetotheworkourAgeManagersandInstructorstakeon.Youguysareonthefrontlineindeliveringournipperprogram,whichisacommitmentspaningalmostsixmonthsoftheyear.Welldoneguysonanotherjobwelldone.OurAgeManagersweresupportedwithcadet helpers; Piper Robinson, Gabbie Bradley, Jamison Hughes, Bailey Thompson, Ella Randazzo, Jaime GreigandMaggieScott.
OurClubCaptainsthisseasonwereMaxFathullaandBrigitteSalib,whoweresupportedbyViceCaptainsJarvisLaneandKiaraSummers.WelldonetoallfourofyouformakingEloueraproudwheneveryouwerecalledupon.SpecialmentiontoKiara,whowasrecognisedwitha‘specialcommendation’whenselectedasafinalistintheSydneyBranchJuniorLifesaveroftheYearawards.WelldonetoallofourgraduatingU14swhoobtainedtheirSurfRescueCertificate.Ihopetoseeyouallremainactiveintheclub,beitincompetitionorascadethelpersorpatrol.
Unfortunately,theOhanaSurfClassicwasonceagaincancelledduetohazardoussurfconditions.IcanassureyouitwillbebackbiggerandbetternextyearandIwouldliketothankBrettandKimofOhanaOceanAthleticsfortheircontinuedsupportofallthingsElouera.
Thanksalsotoourmajorsponsors,SutherlandMazda,WestfieldsMiranda,IllawarraBlindsandAwnings,OhanaOceanAthleticsandofcourseourlong-timeclubsponsorTheTradies.ThanksalsotoYellowBrickRoad,RileySurfboards,SPScreens,SeaLevelRestaurantandMakaniMeats.Yoursupportensuresthatournippersareprovidedwiththebestequipmentandtraining.
OurJDCworkedtirelesslybehindthescenestoalsoensurethatallaspectsofournipperprogramruneffectively.IwontthankeveryoneindividuallybutwouldliketomakementionofthosememberswhohaveservedtheirlastyearontheJDC.Onbehalfofallnipperfamiliespastandpresent,thankyoutoDarrinLane,TraceyLane,BrettRichardson,RupertAgnewandDiMackay.Ialsowouldliketothankthefollowing
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peoplewhojoinedtheJDCthisyearforthefirsttime:MarkSummers,ReidHannington,KylieMcKinnonandNatChandler.
GlenStortenbekermostcertainlydeservesaspecialmention,foronceagainco-ordinatingtheEloueraMegaRaffle,whichwasanothergreatsuccessinraisingover$32,000forournippers.Withoutthisfundraisingeffort,ourregofeeswouldneedtoincreasebyalmost60%pernipper.Sonipperparents,pleaseunderstandtheimportanceofgettingyournipperouttheretoselltheirraffletickets.
JulieWalmsleywasonceagainresponsibleformanydifficultjobsthroughouttheseason,fromthefirstregodayinSeptemberallthewaythroughtopresentationdayinMay.ThanksonceagainJulieforallyourhelp.
ThanksalsotoourteamofWaterSafetyandOfficials.Wecan’tgetourkidsinthewaterwithoutwatersafetyandnorcanwecompeteatcarnivalswithoutOfficials.ThankstoallEloueraMemberswhohavehelpedinthiscapacityandcongratulationsonajobwelldone.
FinallyandonbehalfoftheJDC,thankyoutoournippersandtheirfamiliesforchoosingEloueraSurfClub.It really has been a great season with a lot of great memories, we are already working towards an even betterseasonin2017/2018andlookforwardtoseeingyouonthebeachagainsoon.
Sincerely,
Michael Randazzo Director of Junior Development
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JDC Deputy ChairmanIampleasedtopresenttheDeputyChairman’sReportforEloueraNippersforthe2016/2017season.
ThishasbeenanoutstandingseasonforEloueraNipperswith419registerednippers.Wehadsomefantastic results incompetitionat4Way,Branchand JuniorStateTitlesincludingtheSRC’swhograduatedtopatrolsandthecommunityserviceofSurfLifeSaving.
The season started with the same amount of energy and enthuisasim that our club generates with lots of support,smilesandencouragementforthestartofanotherbusyseason.
WiththeweatherinourfavourournippershadfunonthebeachandIliketostressthisbecauseunlesstheyoungstersenjoytheirtimeatthebeachandwanttoreturnthereisnomotivationforparentstobringthemback.Iftheydon’treturnwelosethechancetolifttheirskillsandmakethemsafeatthebeachandmissoutontheimporatntrecruitmentoffuturelifesavers.
OurcompetitiveteamcontinuedtotrainhardandgrowinnumberswithsomegreatresultsatlocalCarnivalsBranchandStateChampionships.Welldonetoallthosenipperswhocompetedandspecialcongratulationstoallthosewhoreachedtheirfinalsorwonmedals.
AttheStateNippersLifesavingChampionshipswefieldedoneofthebiggestteamsElouerahasseeninmanyyears.Allnippersperformedoutstandinglyandtheresultsforbothbeachandwaterwereoutstanding.SpecialmentionmustgotoMattElliottwhocoachedandmentoredthenipperstoarecord3rdplaceintheoverallpointscore.
CongratulationstotheentireteamwhoproudlyrepresentedEloueraatalltheCarnivals!
Thankyoutoallthosewhohavededicatedtheirtimeandconsiderableskillstocoachingandorganisingtheyoungstersintheirsportsandcompetition.
IhavetoacknowledgeMichaelRandazzoforhisassistancethisyear inorganisingtheworkpartiesforBranchandournormalSundayactivities.
Thiscontinuestobeanimportantandsubstantialrevenuestreamfornippers.
ToJulieWalmsley,TraceyLaneandamazinghelpers–ourthanks.Youhaveonceagaindoneasterlingjobwithourclothingsupplystore.AtthismomentI’dalsoliketoacknowledgeJulieWalmsleyforherservicetotheclothingstore,organisingmedals,theengravingoftrophiesandcompilingtheeducationstatistics.
Asalways,increasingequipmentneedsisacontinuallygrowingexpenseandIwouldencourageanyparentwhoisinapositiontoinfluencetheprovisionofcommercialsponsorship(fromemployerorfriend)topleasecomeandtalktoDarrinLaneabouthowwecancreatevaluefortheirbrand.
Asaclubwemustrecognisetheeffortsofourexistingsponsors,SutherlandMazda,MarkRiley–RileyBalsaBoards,andMichaelandFreyaVimpany–IllawarraBlindsandAwnings–allgenerouscontributors.Becauseofthesegeneroussponsorsweareinagoodpositionandwellplacedtomaintaintheequipmentandresourcesthatweneedtodeliverthetrainingtoallofournippersnextseason.
TothisendwewillbelookingforseveralAgeManagerswithineachagegroup.Enthusiasmrequired;skills,knowledgeandguidancewillbeprovidedifneeded.
Pleasedonotbebashfulinsteppinguptohelpsupportouryoungsters.
AswelosetheparentsandnippersoftheUnder14stotheseriousteenageworldofCadetswedoneednewparentstostepforwardtoassistontheCommittee.Wedoneedthenew‘generation’ofparentstostepforwardandassistontheCommitteeoractasAgeManagers.
EachoftheJDCCommitteemembershascontributedenormouslytoanothersuccessfulseasonforEloueraNippers.Mythankstoeachofthem,InparticularIwouldliketopayspecialattentiontoourNipperDeputyChairmanBrettRichardsonwhoseenthusiasm,supportandtirelessenergyhasprovidedtheclubwithmanyoutstandingopportunities,ithasbeenaprivilegetoworkwithhimagainontheCommittee.
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Finally,mythankstotheparentswhomakeitallpossible.Itrustyouhaveenjoyedtheyearandthatyourchildrenhavelearntlotsandenjoyedthemselvesmore.Ilookforwardtoseeingyouandyournippersbackhereonthebeachnextseason.Remember,youcanaddsomemagicintoyourlife–getinvolved.
Darrin Lane Deputy Chairman of Junior Development
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JDC SecretaryEloueraNipperscontinues todisplayaquality thatmanySurf lifesavingClubs inSydneyBranchandNSWdesire,andthatisthedelicateblendofbeingcompetitivewithoutlosingthefocusonenjoyment.
AsIstoodonthesandinbetweenthethreewaterandbeachareaseachcompetitionday,itwasobviouswhatagreatclubweenjoy.Thehappytears,cheersandhighfivesforouryoungathleteswastremendousthisseason.Whetherournipperachievedagold,competedinthefinalofaneventorgotknockedoutinthefirstround,weasaclubjoinedtogetherandcelebratedtheeffortsofouryoungchampions.Eloueranippersarenowbecomingtheenvyofsurflifesavingclubsbecauseour‘culture’withintheranksissecondtonone.
Iwouldliketosincerelythankournew‘Chairman’,MichaelRandazzo.Mickhasdoneastellarjobthisseason.He has implemented some change through our systems and consolidated what has been implemented previoustohisreign.Asignificantvariationoccursattheendofthisseasonwithour longservingJDCmember,our‘DeputyChairman’,DarrinLanemovingoutofthenippersfold.Thanksforallthecountlesshoursspentaroundtheclub–themajorityofwhichnoteveryoneknowsabout.Yourtimeas‘chairman’andotherrolesintheJDCwerecarriedoutwithprofessionalismandtheclubasyourpriority.EnjoyyourearlySundaymorningsurfsandnothavingtoworryabouttheBBQ,thebreadetc.Thewayour‘ChairmanandDeputyChairman’dealwiththeissuesimmediatelyandequitablytoensurewehaveaclubthatisinclusiveandcompetitiveisamazing.TheamountofbehindthescenesworktheydoensurethatweremainoneofthepremiernipperclubsinNSW.Theirdedicationiscrucialandthecountlesshourstheydevotetoourclubandtheirleadershipisthereasonwhyour‘familyclub’isthetruegeminBateBay.
Otherindividualswhodeservementionareournewfinancialcontroller–MarkSummers,MattyElliot–ourSurfSportsManager,andReidHannington–ourDeputySurfSportsManager.Thesevolunteersplayasignificantroleinsteeringourclubthroughanotherstellarseason.TheskillsandattributesthattheypossessensurethatEloueraNipperswillcontinuetoexperiencegrowthacrossalldivisions.ThankstoournewJDCmembersthisyear–AnnaElliot,NatalieChandlerandKylieMcKinnon.Ajobwelldone.
However,ineverysportingclubtherearethoseindividualswhoaretheheartandthesoul.Theyselflesslydedicate themselves to theorganisationandwithout them, the clubwould struggle to function.As Imentionedinmyreportlastyear,DarrenGaleaandJulieWalmsleycontinuetocommitselflesslytoourclub.HowevertherewereafewotherpeoplethatIneedtoacknowledge.DiMackay,thecountlesshoursyoudevotetoensuringournippersremainsafewithadequatewatersafetybothatcarnivalsandeachSundayNippersmorningmaygounnoticedbysome,butnottotheJDC.ThanksDi!AnotherchampionoftheclubisTraceyLane.Thehoursspentatregistrationdays,organisinguniformsandthestateuniformsisamassivetask.Youhaveearntasleep-innextyearwithnomorenipperswithinyourfamily.Allthebest.
Finally,thereisonecharacterthatItryandbeatfortheprimecarparkpositioneverySundaymorningduringtheNippersseason–DennisParker.MateyourCombiisthereat5:45ameverySundaymorningandyoubringa‘real’levelofexperiencetoNippers.YourpositivedemeanourisinfectiousandthecareandprofessionalismyoudisplayeachSundaymorningintheIRBispriceless.Thanksmate.
I appreciate our wonderful Age Managers who display empathy when needed and encourage our nippers torunfaster,swimfurtherorpaddleharderandtolaughmore.Yourenergiesareneverdisregarded.
EverySundaymorning,thereisacoregroupoffellasthatImeetat5:30amtosetupthebeachandwaterareas.BradWardrobe(GearSteward–SetUpCoordinator)CameronBurns(Webmaster)DarylChapmanand Darren Galea are there every Sunday to ensure that the areas are safe for all nippers and provide fair andconsistentwaterandsandareasforourcompetitiveNippers.Webeattheseagullstothesandeachmorning,droolforourcoffeeby7am,butdoitfortheloveoftheclub.
Ourcoachingstaffareamazing.ThecountlesshourstheESSASurfSportsAcademycoachesspendfinetuningournippers’skillsisobviouswiththesuccessbothonthesandandinthewater.OuracademyprogramistheenvyoftheSydneyBranch.
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Congratulationstothesuccessfulmedalistsatthevariouscarnivalsthroughouttheseason,thisincludestheoverallSydneyWaterchampionsandplacegetters,BranchandStateChampionsandmedalists,ourclubssuccesskeepsaccelerating.Butalsotoournipperswhodonotwinamedal,butcompetewiththeEloueraspiritintheirveinsandnevergiveup,welldonetoyouaswell.
Afterfinishingin4thlastyearduetocountback,wecanfinallydisplaythat3rdplaceplaquewithpride.IheardfromtwoNorthBondiparentsandoneparentfromMaroubraaskingwhywearesostrongandIjustsimplyreplied‘wetrainhardandsupporteachother!It’squitesimple.Wehavetherightpeopleintherightpositionswithintheclub’ThespiritwepossessasagroupisevidenteveryyearatNSWStateNippersCarnival,whereonceagain,wemeetasaclub,shareoursuccessandforgenewrelationships.Itisaspecialmomentweexperienceandwillneverbeforgotten.Formepersonally,IthinkwereallygalvanisedasaclubthisyearatState,whichrubbedoffonournipperswhoexcelledbothonthesandandinthewater.
Finally,totheparentsofEloueraNippers.Weallsharetheidenticalidealthatwewantourchildrentobeeducatedabouttheoceanandbeproficientinit.ThankyouforsupportingourclubandplayingasignificantroleinmaintainingitasamajornippersclubinNSW.
ItwasanothergreatseasonandIeagerlyawaitthe2017/2018season.GoElouera!!!!!
Craig Holmes JDC Secretary
RafflesalesatWestfieldMiranda
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Water CaptainWellwhatanintroductionasmyfirstyearaswatermanager,aswehadasmanycloseddaysaswehadopenduelargeswells,ripsandonemassivebluebottleplagueandalsowehadavisitfromonelargegreyfishwithteethmidswim.
But those days we had the cans out gave me great pleasure to see all kids swim and board around the cans safely and those kids that didn’t make it kept trying, you havethebestwatersafetypersonnelinBateBayrightthereinthewaterwithyou.
ThankstoallthatassistedwithsetupandpackupandspecialmentiontoDarrenGaleaforshowingmetheropes(punintended).Seeyouinthewaves.
Chappo Water Captain
Water SafetyTheEloueraNippersWaterSafetyTeamhasenjoyedanotherfantasticseason in the water an each and every one of you should give yourself, andeachother,abigpatonthebackforyourcontinuedcommitmenttokeepingourkidssafeinthewater.
Throughout the season we have enjoyed/survived many different conditionsatthebeachrangingfromdaysresemblingtotalparadisewithclear blue water and nice rolling waves, through the whole spectrum to the ‘Öhanaesque’nightmarewaterconditionsattheStateChampionships,butoneveryoccasion,theWaterSafety Team turned up for each other, always in numbers and always with total commitment to the cause ofkeepingourkidssafeinthewater.
It is the sign of a great surf club when everyone from the top to the middle order puts their hand up to help outatSundayNippers,SydneyWaterCarnivals,BranchCarnivalsallthewaytotheStateCarnival,withushavingourClubPresidentPeterCarney,ourJDCVicePresidentDarrinLane,theClubSurfSportsbossPeteKingandeveryoneinbetweenalwaysjumpingintohelpwithwatersafetywhenneeded.
As always a special thank you needs to be directed to the many helpers who turn up every week, even thoughtheirkidshavemovedonfromNippers.DennisParker,BobKingandGlennCairncrossplusmanyotherskickingoffatdawn,settingthecansetc,MichaelByrnemanagingthebeachfromdawntillnoon,andtoomanyotherstomentionpersonally,butyouknowwhoyouare!
Onapersonalnote,IwouldliketosaythanksforhavingusasWaterSafetyCaptainsforthepast54years,wefeelprivilegedandhumbledtohavehadtheopportunitytobepartofthiswonderClub.WaterSafetyandkeepingkidssafeinthewaterisoneofmypassionsandIhaveenjoyedalmosteveryminuteofit!Thankyouforalwaysofferingtohelpoutwhenasked,thankyouforhelpingmakeourWaterSafetyTeamtheenvy of most clubs in our Branch, purely because we have each other’s backs and we do it in a professional andsportsmanlikemanner.
Lastly I would like to take this opportunity to introduce and welcome outnewEloueraWaterSafetyCaptainfor2017/18–AdamCawley.AdamisalreadyatremendousassettotheClub,fromdoinghisBronzenotsolongago,hejumpedstraightintodoingWaterSafetyandPatrolandrecentlycompetedadmirablyforEloueraintheAussieMasters.AdamhasyoungchildrenattheClubandisgoingtoleadourWaterSafetyTeamwithgreatenthusiasmformanyyearstocome.Youwillnowofficialstopreceivingmymanyandvariedemailscallingyoutothefrontline..Takecareandkeepsafe.
Di Mackay and Rupert Agnew (retired)
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Surf SportsThe2016/2017seasonhascometoanendandIcan’tbemoreexcitedabout what we have achieved and about what lies ahead for this wonderfulclub.
Watchingourkids improveanddevelopovertheyearwasoneofthemostenjoyableexperiencesofmytimeinjuniorsport.Thesethingscouldnothavetakenplaceif itwasn’tforthekids’firstandmostimportantcoach,TheParents.SoIwanttothankallthemumsanddadsformakingtheefforttobringyourkidstoboardtraining,beachtraining,gettingthemupearlyforswimming,helpingthemwhenthey’refeelingdown,givingthemencouragementandsometimesagoodkickupthebackside(c’monwe’veallbeen
there). Thewonderful results anddevelopmentof your childrenmakes thetimeand sacrificeallworthwhile.Withoutyouguystherewouldbenoclubandnosuccess.
From the start of the season, one of the most pleasing aspects was the very large number of kids atourtrainingsessions.Theselargenumbersstartto provide a great depth of competent kids which means we have a wealth of talent when we come to pickingourteamsforbranchandstate.Thiscouldnot have been possible without our head coaches Jack Bryce (water) Davina Strauss (beach) andJordanAnderson(strengthandconditioning).Thesecoaches along with Dean Morris, Paul O’Sullivan and JoelMillerinthewaterandChrisDavies,Michelle
SoperandRenaeGeronimoonthesandprovidedawealthofexperienceintheirrespectivefields.Withouttheirtime,effortandcommitmentthesuccessweenjoyedwouldnothavebeenpossible.
WehadalargenumberofkidsattendtheSydneyWaterSeries,theCronullaShortCourseCarnivalandthe4-Way.BuildingthroughtheseasonwehadagreatdayattheManlyCarnivalwherewearrivedonadoubledeckerbusandhadagreatturnoutattheNorthCronullaIronman.Throughoutthesecarnivalswehadoutstandingresultsthroughoutallagegroupsandinbeachandwater.
AfterawonderfulBranchcarnival, IwasveryconfidentofhavingasuccessfulStateChampionshipsatSwanseaBelmont.AfterthreedaysintoughconditionswefinishedtheStateChampionshipsinthirdplace.AnawesomeachievementandthefirsttimeElouerahasfinishedinthetopthree.Wewon11goldmedals,eightinteamevents,thisshowsthedepthinourclubwhichweachievedfromhavingallthosekidsattendingtrainingthroughouttheyear.We’llalwayshavegreatindividualkidsbutIbelievethestrengthofaclubisintheteamandthatiswereourstrengthis.
Abigthankyoutotheagemanagers,whoIbombardedwithemailsandteamapps.ThankyoutotheJDCfortheirsupportandadvicethroughouttheyear.
ThanksmustalsogotoReidwhohelpedmeenormouslythroughouttheyearespeciallywiththestateentries.
Ionceread“Ifyou’renotlookingtoimprove,you’regoingbackwards”,solet’snotrestonthislastseasonbutlooktoimproveandbuildonwhatwe’vestarted.
GoElouera.
Matt Elliot and Reid Hannington Surf Sports
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EducationAnothersuccessfulyearforournipperscompletingtheireducation.
ThiscannotbedonewithouttheexpertisesuppliedfromourseniormemberswhoalongsideourAgeManagersteachresuscitation,tuberescue,firstaidandSRC.
Thankyou–SteveUrquhart,MikeBatty,DaveKowald,BobKing,PeterCarney,PeterMetro,WarrenSmith,ourPatrolCaptainsandtheirmembers.
Youknow lessonsare learntwhenparents tell you talesof theiryoungerchildrenperformingrescuesontheirdollsinbackyardpoolsafterwatchingtheirsiblingsonthebeach.
Orselflessactsofnippersgoingtotheaidofastrugglingclubmemberinthemiddleofaboardeventatacarnival,wherewinningwasn’tanoptionbutassistancewas!
Wearebuildinggreatsurflifesavers,keepupthegoodworknippers!
Julie Walmsley Education Officer
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March PastOnceagainElouerafieldedajuniorMarchPastteamthatcompetedatBranchandStateTitles.
Ourteamconsistedofthefollowinggirlsandboys–BrigitteSalib,KiaraSummers,HollyPorter,LolaMortimer-Short,GeorgiaGreig,KaiRobertson,CharlotteLoader,ZoeTaciak,TamsynMuir,TillieTsoumbaras,JedLoaderandEdenTaciak.
Manyontheteamweremarchingforthefirsttime.Theyallappliedthemselvesenthusiasticallyandperformedverywellatthecarnivalwherewecompeted.AtBranchwefinished4tjoutofsixteamsand10thoutof20teamsatState.Inbothcaseswewereonlyacoupleofpointsoutofthemedals.Ourgeneralmarchingwasgoodbutexecutionofthetechnicalitiesletusdown.
Tothegirlswhoareleavingnippers–Brigitte,Kiara,HollyandLola–Ithankthemfortheireffortsandassistanceinmakingtheteamworkandwishthemallthebestforthefuture.ToalltheyoungermarchersIlookforwardtoseeingyoubacknextseasontokeepthetraditionoftheEloueraMarchPastalive.
Moiradidanexcellentjobasteammanagerorganisingallthethingsrequiredtoensurewewerereadytomarchatcompetitionanddoingallthe‘behindthescenes’thingsnecessaryforateamtofunction.Finallyabigthankyoutotheparentsfortheirsupportandensuringthekidsmadeittotrainingandcompetition.Wecan’tdoitwithoutyou.
John boes March past Coach
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R&RThisyearweputtogetherafewR&Rteams.
WehadGeorgiaBarlowandJessHay,TillieTsoumbarasandDiazBlanchandWillNolanandOliChandler.NoneofushadanyideawheretostartsothankfullywehadsomewonderfulassistancefromWarrenSmith.WeweremeetingWarrenafternippersduringDecemberandJanuaryandrunningthroughthebasics.
Allthekidsweresowellbehavedandtriedtotakeinasmuchastheycould.
WhenwegottothepointyendoftheyearwithStateapproachingitlookedlikethereweregoingtobeafewclasheswithotherevents.WeenteredGeorgiaandJess,whoforvariousreasonshadn’tactuallytrainedtogetheratall.WehadabitofacrashsessionafewdaysbeforeStateandaresoappreciativeofthetimethatJulieWalmsleygaveuptohelpusout.Georgiacouldn’tmakeitsowereliedonTillieandJesstofillGeorgiainforState.
Thenightbeforecompetition,JessandGeorgiawerepracticinginthedarkintheraininthedrivewayofRaffey’swiththehelpofmyselfandJessie’sdadAndrewreadingthroughthenotes.
I would really like to thank the girls they did an amazing job and looked like they had been doing this for yearstheypositionedinarespectable13thplace.
ThefutureofR&Rislookinggoodwithallthreeteamshappytogiveitanothergonextseason.Ifanyoneisinterestedpleaseletmeknow.
OurclubhasastronghistoryforR&Randwearecertainlyontherighttrack.ThanksagaintoWarren,Julie,Andrewandthekidsitwasalotoffun.
Karen tsoumbaras R&R Manager
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JDC Males Club CaptainThisseasonhasbeenanamazingonefortheEloueraJuniorSurfLifeSavingClub,withanoutstanding3rdplaceatStateandthebeginningofapartnershipwithTake3FortheSea,wearegoingfromstrengthtostrength.Myhighlightforthisseasonhas been the comradery shown by everyone who is a part of this club, and this has mademerealisehowmuchofafamilyclubweare.
Our achievement at State this year was buoyed by the support and sportsmanship we displayed.Fromcheeringonourteammates,wherevertheyfinished,tocongratulatingthosecompetitorsthatbestedusontheday.Thisformereallyemphasisedthefactthattobesuccessfulasaclub,weneedtosupporteverymember.
Throughouttheyear,Ihadthehonourofinterviewingsomeoftheyoungermembersoftheclub,tofindoutabitaboutthemandwhattheylikeatNippers.TherecurringthemeswereoftheenjoymentofmeetingnewpeopleandthattheirfavouritepartofNipperswasplayingwithfriends.Isawhowthesefriendships,foundedinourclub,couldlastalifetimewhenIhadthedutyofreadingtheLifesaversPrayeratGrahamHill’smemorialandthespreadingofhisashes.
Iseethisfriendshipandsupporteverytimewegettogetherasaclub.Fromhelpingyourfriendtakeaboardoutforapaddle,ortrainingwithamatebeforeNippersstarts,thecomradeshipradiatesfromallourNippers.
Thankstotheclubforthiswonderfulopportunityofbeingcaptain.Ihavethoroughlyenjoyedit.Myyearascaptainwouldn’thavebeenpossiblewithoutthehelpofcountlesspeople.MichaelRandazzo,PeterCarneyandMattElliottfortheirsupport,myco-captainsJarvisLane,BrigitteSalibandKiaraSummers,alltheAgeManagers,thetrainers,volunteers,parents,officials,watersafety,andthebestbunchofUnder14stogothroughNipperswithme.
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JDC Female Club CaptainDuringthe2016/2017seasonIwasveryprivilegedandextremelyhonouredtohavebeenchosenasClubCaptainforEloueraNippers.ItwasgreattospendmylastyearofNippersasaleaderfortheclub.Eloueraisafun,competitive,familyclubthatismade up with many lovely people, and it is for that reason that I truly believe it makes Elouerathebestclub.Weareaclubthatlooksoutforeachother.Itisaclubthatisvery welcoming and I am proud that I have been a part of the Elouera family since theU8s.ItissadtoleaveNippersbutIamsurethatmostofusU14swillcontinueintotheseniorclubhavingjustasmuchfunaswehavehadhere.WehaveallmadesuchwonderfulfriendshipsthatIknowweallcherish.
IwelcomethenewClubCaptainsandViceCaptainsintotheirnewroles…IhopethatyouallareashonouredasIhavebeenandIknowthatyouwillbewonderfulleadersnextyear.
OnbehalfoftheU14sIwouldliketothankFionaandRob,NeilandDaryl.Theirdedicationandsupportoverthemanyyearshasnotgoneunnoticed.Youhavetreatedeachandeveryoneofusasyourown,helpingustogrowintotheLifeSaversthatwearetoday.
IwouldalsoliketomakeaspecialmentiontoMichaelRandazzoandJulieWalmsly…Thankyouforyoursupportalwaysbutespeciallythisyear.Iwouldliketothankeveryoneelseonthecommittee,withoutyourhardworkanddedicationtoourclubitwouldnotbethesame,andwewouldnothaveacluborbeabletodoallthatwedoweekinandweekout.
Toallthenippers…Wehaveawonderfulclubthatisfullofwonderfulmembersandfamilies.Enjoyyourtimehere,learn,tryyourhardesteachweekandalwaysremembertohavefun.
ThankyouandGOELOUERA!!!
Brigitte Salib
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Age Group Reports 2016–17Elouera Sharks would like to thank all the Age Managers, Instructors and Helpers who volunteered their timetotrainthejuniormembers.
u6 boys Age Manager and Instructor SammieCampbell
u6 Girls Age Manager and Instructor Erik Fiskerstand Cadet GabbyBradley
U7 Boys Age Manager Kate Gardiner Instructor ChrisPanckhurst Cadet BaileyThomson
U7 Girls Age Manager and Instructor Jason Kelly Helpers Steve Mead MattWalsh JimWilliamsU8 Boys Age Manager and Instructor Alison Prowse Cadet JamisonHughes
U8 Girls Age Manager Damien Fanning Instructors Alison Bishop ReneeChapman Helpers Ben Daly NicoleFarlane DanielCampisi Ryan Anning Ben Bradley ScottThomas Cadet MaggieScott
U9 Boys AgeManagerKristyCollier Instructor Joel Miller Helper Rob Melbourne
U9 Girls AgeManagerCharlieEmery Instructor PaulLaffan Helpers NickiEnright AndrewWatsonU10 Boys Age Manager David Greig Helper Jodie Greig Cadets EllaRandazzo Jamie Greig Piper RobinsonU10 Girls AgeManagerChrisHall Instructor Robert Humphries
U11 Boys Age Manager Sharron McKeowan Instructor Trent Enright Helper Andrew Sugerman
U11 Girls Age Manager Danielle Manton Instructor Leanne Galea
U12 Boys AgeManagerSaschaChandler Instructor Tony Robertson
U12 Girls Age Manager Leanne Barlow Instructor Danny Tsoumbaras
U13 Boys AgeManagerChrisDavis Instructor Paul O’Sullivan
U13 Girls Age Manager Darren Galea Instructor BrettRichardson
U14 Boys AgeManagerNeilFathulla Instructor DarrylChapman
U14 Girls Age Manager Fiona Tougher Instructor Robert McFadden
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Under 6 Boys
ItwasmyfirstseasonasanAgeManager,mytimespentwiththeboyswasagreatexperience.Itwasunfortunatethatmypersonalcircumstancespreventedmefromattendingeveryweek.
Theboyswereallgreatandenthusiasticwithallouractivitieseveryweek.WereallyenjoyedourtimeatSilverBeach,wherewecoulddobigboythingslikerideboards.
Iwouldliketothankthosewhofilledinformeinmyabsence,butforthisgrouptocontinuetogrow,pleaseparentsyouneedtovolunteerasahelper!Thisisnotaonepersonjob.
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Under 6 Girls
Initiallywehadabout17–18girlsregisteredandthroughouttheseason,wehadacontinuousgroupofabout8–12girlsattendeachweek.
Fromthebeginningmostofthegirlswerequiteshyandnervousaboutwhatlayaheadofthemoverthecomingmonths.Thefirstcoupleofweekswerethemostconfrontingforthegirlsastheyhadtoembarkonenteringtheworldofopenwater,withwavescrashingontothebeachandhavingtonegotiatethem.Whentheyhadtocompletetheirwaterproficiency,acoupleofthegirlstooktothewaterreallywellandafewnotsowell,whograduallyimprovedthroughouttheseason.Inthefinalweeks,allgirlsweredivingheadfirstintothesurftogetthespongewetinthespongebobrelayandalsoshowedtheirgrowingconfidencewhenhoppingon/offtheboardsatSilverBeach.
Allthegirlsimprovedinallaspectsofnippers,withsomeconqueringtheirfearsinthewaterandotherswereexcellinginthebeachevents.AllinallIthinkthegirlsenjoyedtheirtimeonSundaymornings(exceptthosereallycoldones)andwillhopefullycontinuetheirjourneyinnippersandbecomeexpertlifesaversandseniormembersoftheclub.
Thankstoallthosethathelpedoutduringtheyear,IhopeyouhadasmuchfunasIdid.
Erik Fiskerstrand Age Manager
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Under 7 Boys
Well,whatagreatseason2016–2017.AmassivethankyoutoalltheUnder7boynippers who are extremely lucky to have such dedicated parents who brought them tothebeacheveryweek.IhavethebravestnippergroupanyAgeManagercouldwishfor,gainingmoreandmoreconfidenceeachweektothepointwhereeveryboywasdivingunderthewavesbytheendoftheseason.Havingaskedtheboys–whatwasthemostfun?Boardtraininggotthebigthumbsup.HopefullySantahasroominhissackthisChristmastobringacoupleofnipperboardsforsomeverygoodboys.
A special BIG thank you toKateGardiner for all herwork andeffortwith theadministration,(nosmalljob).TothelegendparentswhohelpedwithWaterSafety–thankyou,theboyslovedseeingtheirparentsgettinginvolvedandhavingfun.Baileyouryoungsurflifesaver,thankyouforgivingupyourtimetoputbackintoothers,youareatruereflectionofthespirtofsurflifesavingandyourparentsmustbeveryproud.
Lastbutnotleast,toourtwoexceptionallybravenippers,BillyHoganwhogotaseaurchinbrokenoffinhisfootandhadtogotohospitalbutwasstraightbackformore–veryproudofyouBilly,andZanePanckhurstwhogothisfirstbluebottlestingonthesameday–Iwasfullofpridewhenheturnedupafterthat.
Ithasbeenafantasticseason,andIcan’twaitforthefuntobeginnextseason.
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Under 7 Girls
ForsomeofusthiswasourfirstNipperseason.Atthebeginningoftheseasonallourgirlswereeithergettingfamiliarwithnippersandespeciallythewaterforthefirsttimeorreacquaintingthemselveswiththesurf.Challengesweremet,lessonslearntandfunwashadbyall.Eachweekthekidsgrewalittlebitmoreuntilbytheendoftheseasontheywereconfident‘Bluebottles’.
IhadtheamazingadditionalsupportoftheparentsincludingbutnotlimitedtoSteveMeadwhofilledinforme,MattWalsh,JimmyWilliams,KellyMountierandRyanDouglas.Alloftheparents’supporthelpedtoachievethesmoothrunningoftheactivitiesonthebeach,aswellaskeepingallthegirlsengagedandinterestedaboutbeachandwatersafety.
Two highlights for the Under 7s Girls included:
Conqueringthewater–Thegirlsreallyenjoyedthechallengesandskillsthattheyhadtoovercome,thiswasaninspirationformetoseethemallachievegettinginandtowardstheendoftheseasonpleadingtogointhewater.
HavingfunatSilverBeach–ThegirlsenjoyedtheboardsandwemanagedtoachievethelearningoutcomesofSurfPlay.AtSilverBeachInoticedparentsenjoyedparticipatingintheactivitieswiththegirls.
Abigthankyoutothegirls,youhadagreatyearwithlotsofsmiles,makingfriendsandlookingaftereachother.IamexcitedfornextyearintheUnder8s.Seeyouonthebeach…
Jason Kelly Age Manager
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Under 8 Boys
Whatagreatseasonwehad!Iwasreallyproudofalltheboysfortryingtheirbesteachweek.
WepushedthemtoworkontheirswimmingandboardpaddlingatSilverBeachsothatwearereadyfornextseasoninthewater.Theyprovedtheyarereadytogointothesurf.
WecompetedattheSydneyBranchforthefirsttimeandcameawaywithsomeexcellentresults.IwasextremelyproudofthewaytheboyshandledthemselveswhilstrepresentingElouera.
Itsgreattoseeyouallbecominggreatmatesandencouragingeachothereveryweek.Remember,thesefriendshipscanlastalifetime.
Ireallylookforwardtoseeingyouallonthebeachandinthewaternextseason.
Alison prowse Age Manager
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Under 8 Girls
TheUnder8‘LadyBug’girlshaveenjoyedanothersuccessfulsummerseasonatEloueraNippers furtherdeveloping theirwater confidence,beachandsafetyskills.ForthefirsttimethegirlswereabletorepresenttheclubatvariousNipperCarnivals.SybellaDalyandMatildaFanningparticipatedwellatSydneyWaterCarnivals,wehadgoodrepresentationatthe4WayCarnivalandtheclubwasrepresentedwellby10girlsattheSydneyBranchCarnival.
Thegirl’sintroductiontoexternalcompetitionwasembracedwithaquickappreciationofcompetitiveness.VerystrongperformancesatallCarnivalswillassistthegirl’spreparationsforalargercalendarnextseason.
ThegirlscontinuetohavegreatsupportfromareliableparentgroupinvolvementinWaterSafety.WelookforwardtoextendingthisfurthernextseasonandincreasingparentaccreditationinotherfieldstobeinvolvedatCarnivalsandassistinthegeneraldevelopmentofthegirls.
Theclubcontinuestobewellsupportedbymanypeoplebehindthescenes inparticulartheJDCwhoprovidegreatleadershiptoEloueraNippers.Thankyoutoallthosewhohelpprovideagreatenvironmentforthenipperstoenjoythebeachanddeveloptheirbeach,surfandsafetyskills.
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Under 9 Boys
Ijustwanttostartoffbysayingthattheseboysarethebiggestbunchoflegends!Whatayearwehaveallhad!
NippershaschangedfrombeingafunSundaymorningatthebeachtoa sport that actually challenges both the boys and myself and has the boyssettingnewboundariesforthemselvesweekinandweekout.
It has been such an amazing season and both Kristy and I are so in awe andproudofhowfartheboyshavecomethisseason.Theystartedtheseasonquitetimidandjustalittlescaredtogointothewater.Fastforward18weeksandwehave23awesomekidswhogiveeverythingtoalleventsonaweeklybasisandgenuinelyhavefundoingso.
Theconfidenceandimprovementsmadeinthewaterwasamazingtowatcheachweek.
ThereweresomegreatresultsthroughouttheseasonatCarnivalsandatState–bothinthewaterandonthesand.TheawesomelittlebeachrelayteamwereverydeservingoftheirbronzemedalforthesprintrelayatStateafterwinningmedalsinthiseventateverycarnivalthisseason.
Nippersisnotjustaboutthecompetitionside.Myfavouritepartofeachweekisseeingtheencouragement,supportandfriendshipthattheygiveeachother.IcanhonestlysaythatIthinkthattheyhavemadesomereallysolidfriendshipsthisseason.
Thanksforagreatyear.Wecan’twaituntilnextseason!
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Under 9 Girls
Anotherfantasticseasonforthe‘Bumblebees’!!Thegirlsshouldbecongratulatedontheireffortandachievements.TheU9seasonpresentstheextrachallengesofswimandboardandeveryonehadthiscompletedwellbeforeChristmas.Thankyoutoallthewatersafetypersonnelforsupportingthegirlsinthewaterthroughouttheseason.
ThisyearwecontinuedsomegreatCarnivalresultsatourfirstattemptatState.ThegirlsselectedtorepresentEloueradidafantasticjob,winningmedalsonthebeachandinthewater.Mostimportantly,itwasgreattowatchthemallcheertheirfriendsalongincompetitionsandshareplentyoflaughsinbetweenevents.TheteamextendsbeyondStatetotheentiregroupwhoattendeachSundayandpromotesuchapositiveattitudetolearningimportantsurflifesavingskills.
Thankstoalltheparentsforyourassistance,whetheritbethrowingaflaginthesand,markingtheresultssheet,gettinginthewater,cookingtheBBQ,packingupthebeach…manyhandsmakethejobaloteasier.
ThankyouNikki Enright forhelpingouteachSundayandat themanycarnivals attended throughouttheseason.AlsothankstoAndrewWatsonandPaulLaffanforassistingwhenIcouldnotattend.WeallappreciateAndrewandPaul’sknowledgeandexperience.
Lookforwardtoseeingeveryonenextseason.
Charlie Emery Age Manager
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Under 10 Boys
Wehadawonderfulseasonwithagreatgroupof18boysjoiningusfortheseasonfromlastyearwithanadditionoftwonewboysjoiningnippersforthefirsttime.IwouldliketowelcomeLoganCowperandZayneGilesandtheirfamiliestothegreatElouera.
Thisyearsawtheboysgrowinallaspectsofthenipperprogramtheyarealsostartingtoseethecompetitionrevupalotbothonthebeachandwithourwaterboys.Astrongfriendshipisalsodevelopingbetweentheboys.
This year we welcomed the experience and assistance from Ella Randazzo and Jaime Greigaswesawmytrustedco-managerMichaelRandazzotakethereinsoftheJDCaspresident.IhavebeenveryproudofJaimeandEllainthehugeeffortandresponsibilitiesthattheyhavetakenonandlookforwardtotheirhelponthebeachagainnextseason.
Weareverygratefuloftheparentalhelpouragegrouphaswithagreatgroupofparentswhoarealwayshappytogetinvolvedandhelpbeitdoingwatersafetyorwhateverisrequiredontheday.
I look forward to seeing everyone back on the beach next year and with a commitment to grow and become morecompetentandenjoythebeach,surfandSurfLifeSaving.
GOELOUERA!
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Under 10 Girs
Anothergreatseasonforthe24girlsinU10’sthisseason.WearenowoverhalfwaythroughourNippercareersandtrainingtobecomelifeguards–onlyfourmoreseasonstogo!
Itwas great towelcome several new faces to the group (WelcomeCassandraPandSiennaM)aswellasthereturnofIsabellaandCharlotteDwhohadacoupleofseasonsoff.
Water conditions were generally great this year with plenty ofopportunitiestocontinuetobuildconfidenceandsurfskillsinthewater.Whatwasmostencouragingthisyearwerethenumberofgirlsregularlyparticipatinginboard,swimandbeachtrainingeventsoutsideofSundaymornings(evenfromthebeachies!)andthistrainingcertainlyhelpedboostconfidence,skilllevelsandthecompetitivespiritofthegroupwithoutstandingresultsacrosstherangeofregulareventsandcarnivals.Thiswasevidencedbythespreadofchampiontrophiesacrossalargeselectionofgirls.
Thisyearwehad largenumberscompeteat severalcarnivals includingCronulla,4Way,SydneyWater,SydneyBranchandState–withseveralnewfacesrepresentingEloueraforthefirsttime.
ChrisandIcontinuetoseemanyawestruckparentseachweekwhowatchtheir‘little’girlsgooutandconquerthosebigwaves,diveforthatlastflagorputinthehardyardsinthe1kmbeachrun.Congratulationstoallandwelookforwardtoseeingyouallbacknextseason.
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Under 11 Boys
It’sthattimeofyear,thetimeofyearwealllookforwardto,aswesaygoodbye to the Sunday morning paper … and welcome back all the boys, back together again, and like most other seasons we do welcome a few newkidstothe‘gang’.Wehaveanotherbigyearaheadofus;theswimislonger,theboardislonger,westillhaveplentyofcarnivalsandlotsofsurfeducation,andaswehavehadinpreviousyears,lotsoffunalongtheway.Thisgroupcontinuetoturnupeveryyearastheypushthemselvesjustthatlittlebitharder.AtthisstageofthegametheycanoceanswimandridetheirboardsliketheyareintheNutriGrainseries,withveryfew(ifany)complaints,regardlessoftheconditions.Assomekidsripthroughitfast;andtherearesomekidsthattakealittlemoretime(maybejustenjoyingthetimeoutthereinthewater),theyallgetthroughit,andit’sgreattowatch.Aswithpreviousyearsit’snotjustaboutthewater.Thisyearwasnodifferenttolastyearonthebeach.It’saverycompetitivegroupwhopusheachother,whilstmaintaininga‘bestmates’attitude.
AswellascarnivalsfiveluckyboysgottorepresentEloueraataSurfLifeSavingDevelopmentcamp.Andoutsideof somequestionablehygienehabits thoseboys (NickHughes,Riley ‘MohMan’Gentle,Riley‘Shortcuts’O’Sullivan,TobyBaconandKobyEnright)alldidtheclubproud.Wedidhaveanothersuccessfulyearincarnivals.Successwecontinuetomeasurenotbytheamountofmedalsorfinalsappearances,butbytheirbehaviour,theirsportsmanshipandtheirattitude.Whetheritbeinthespiritforwhichthesecarnivalsaredesigned,orthepointsthataretalliedforeachclub,ourboysagaincontributedsignificantly.That’snottosaywedidn’thavemedals,orplentyoffinalappearances…likelastyearwehadboth;andwereallydolikethem.Ourboys,asalwaysareacompetitivebunch,andourbeachiesandourwateriescontinuetobattleitoutateachcarnival.Thetwomosthighprofilecarnivals(SydneyBranch,NSWAgeChampionships)oftheyearwererepresentedagainverywellonthebeachbyJeremyHall,KobyEnright,JedLoader,RyanSnuddenandBlakeWardrobe,whilstthewaterwasthe‘placetobe’forTobyBacon,JonahChapman,Riley‘MohMan’Gentle,DarcyMcKweon,Riley‘Shortcuts’O’SullivanandZacThompson.Finalsappearancesagaintoomanytomentionallofthembutwedidpickupmedals;GoldMedalatState(yay)wenttoJonahandTobyintheboardrescue;SilverMedalatState–ourboysbeachrelayteam(Koby,Jez,BlakeandRyan);BronzeatState–Jonahintheboard;andoneofourboardrelayteams(Riley‘Shortcuts’,TobyandZac).
The year would be a shambles without lots of support, so again we have a lot of peopletothank.Innoparticularorderof contribution, all theparentswhohelp out with water safety each week, all the parents that helped at carnivals andduringourbeachsetupdays.Alltheclubofficialswhodoagreatjobinthebackground.Allthesetupguysthatmakeevery Sundaypossible.All thetrainerswhogiveuptheirtimefreeofcharge, every week to run the training sessions.Alltheparentswhocontinueto commit to every Sunday morning week inandweekout.Specific ‘shout
out’toMattElliott,JackandJordanwhohavedoneagreatjobwithourkidsthroughouttheseason.AndofcourselastbutnotleastAndrewSugarman.HehasbeenwithusforafewyearsnowandtheboyslovehavingAndrewaroundhelpingout,givingadviceandkeepingthemanagementteamontask.Signingoutforanotherseasonandlookingforwardtoseeingyouallnextyear.
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Under 11 Girls
WOW!WhatahugeeffortbyourUnder11girls this year!They justcontinued to growanddevelop their beach,water skills andare socommitted to their education inbecominggreat lifesavers!Whatanaccomplishmenttothemall.
Withanextremely full calendar thisyear, startingwithcarnivals fromSydneyWater,4Way,AustraliaDay,BranchandStatewhichallourgirlshad fun, achieving personal best results and bringing home some bling blingalongtheway–welldone.
Onceagain,congratulationsonallthegirlsswimmingaroundthosecansinalltypesofweatherconditionswithlittlehesitation(mostthetime).Whichtotallysurprisedtheirparents?Thisyearwehadalotlesstearscomparedtopreviousyears.Yeah!
Nextyearwearefocusedonourgirlsimprovingtheirskillsinboththeoceanandthesandbringingastrongfoundationfortheyoungerfuturenipperstofollow.
Danielleand Iasagemanagerswillcontinuetoupdateand learnnewsurf lifesavingskillscompletingcoursesduringtheseasonwhichwillhelptocontinuetoteachandinstructourgirlswiththelatestsurflifesavingtechniques.WehopealltheUnder11girls’parentscanjoinintrainingandhelptheirchildrenbecomepatrollingmembersofElouerainthefuture.
‘THANKYOU’goesout toourbeautifulparentsandall the supportivehelperswhomake theSundaymorningsessionsrunsosmoothly.
TotheWaterSafety,Officials,BeachSetupandPackUp,thoseparentsthatcontinuetohelpyoudeserveahugethankyou.Wecouldn’tgetthroughoneweekwithoutYOU!
AndfinallytoourbeautifulUnder11girls(ourbabies)bringingtheirsmiles,energy,cheekiness,laughterandnottomentionloadsoffuntoElouera!
GOElouera!!
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WHATAYEARTOREMEMBER.
Thishasbeensuchagreatyear,wheredoIstart?
Wewelcomedthreenewboystothegroupthisyearwhichwasagreatadditiontoourteam.
Wesawgreatweekly racingbothon the sandand in thewater. Thesportsmanshipandcompassionshownbetweencompetitorsisacredittoalltheboys.
OurrepresentativeteamsperformedwellandagaindoingEloueraproud,withnumerousexamplesofoutstandingleadershipandsportsmanshipwaybeyondtheiryears.
It has been a pleasure to watch this group of boys develop throughout the season and we look forward tonextyear.
Bringon17/18!!!!!!!!
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WhatafantasticyearthegirlshadatcompetitionsaswellaseachweekatNippers.LeanneandIaresoproudofthemall.
WewouldliketothankalltheparentswhohavehelpedouteachweekatNippersorvolunteeredatcarnivalsaswatersafetyorofficials.WewouldliketomakeaspecialthankyoutoMattElliottwhogivesupsomuchofhistimeandshowsgenuinecareforeverychildonthebeach.YouareinvaluabletousMatt.ThanksalsotoourcoachesandhelpersJack,Moose,DavinaandRenee.AnotherpersonwhoneedsaveryspecialmentionisJordan,henotonlycoachesthegirlswithpassionandenthusiasmbuthegoesandsupportsthematschoolcarnivalsandathleticsmeets,hehasbeensoencouragingandhasgotquiteafewofourwaterbabiesinterestedinrunningwhichisnoeasyfeat.
Thegirlshadsomeincredibleresultsatcarnivalsandthereareplentyoftrophiesincabinetsforourgirls.Our pocket rocket Grace once again cleaned up at carnivals with amazing results we think deserved to be acknowledged–atBranch1stboard,Ironman1kmrun.Cameron–2ndinsurfteamsandboardrescue,3rd insurf raceandboardrelay.8medals from8eventsandtheonlycompetitor towinawaterandbeachindividualevent.AtState1st1kmrunandboardrescue,2ndinboardand3rdsurfteamsand4thinIronman.Onceagainouronlycompetitortowinanindividualmedalinbothwaterandbeach.ShealsowontheCoolangattagoldandwasnamedSydneyWaterchampionforherage.
Iwouldliketomentionallthegirls:
Scarlett Whatamazingswimmingandbigimprovementonboardthisyear.1stat StateinboardrescueBronzeintheswim.
Tahlia Shetrainshardandalwaysgive100%,she issoconfidentonherboardandreadsthe surflikenoother.
Ally Bronzeatstate in theswimteamandgallanteffort in theboardrelaywithasmileon herface.Alwaysgivesherbest.
Tillie Shenevergivesupandisalwaysthefirsttocongratulateherteam’smateswhenthey dowell.
Gabriella Whatagreatyearforher1styearacompleteall-rounderandsuchalovelynaturedgirl.
Diaz Alwayssmilingandencouragingandhashadafantasticyearintheswim.
Ella Nevermisses training andhas always given 100%.Always polite and kind. A really lovelygirl.
GeorgiaB Alwaysavailabletoateameventandhasn’tmissedaNipperdayfor fouryears.What anachievement.SuchabeautifulgirltowatchwithherlovelypostureforR&RatState.
Casey Silvermedal at State for the1 km run aswell as complete in thewater events and gettingaBronzeintheSwimteam.ThanksforcomingbacktoNippers.
GeorgiaC definitelyourhappiest girl on thebeachalwayspositiveevenwith some injuries this yearandsuchafantasticsupporttoherteammates.
CharlotteB betterknownasPaul,shealwaysgivesitagoandismuchlovedbyallthegirls
Jessica SoproudofJesscompetinginR&RatStatewithverylittletimetopreparewhatafabulousjob youdid.
Marnie Alwaystrieshardandfirsttohelpoutwithasmileonherface.
CharlotteL Oneofourgreat littlerunnersshealwaysgives itheralland is improvingall thetime inthewater.
Tamsyn Ourfabulousbeachyhasswumaroundthecansallyearevenwithasmileoccasionally.
Tiffany Undoubtedlytheachievementoftheyearistiffanyswimmingandpaddlingaroundthe
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Zoe Always consistent and gives it her all in the swim. She’s an amazingbeachiewho is improvingeveryweek.
WewouldliketoexpressahugethankyoutothewatersafetyeachweekatNipperswithoutthemouttherewithourgirlswewouldn’tbeabletodoanyofthis.IfyouareinterestedindoingyourBronzewestillhaveanothertwoyearsforourgirlssowhynotgiveitago.
LastlythankyoutoalltheparentsthatbringthegirlstoNipperseachSundayandwhohelpoutonourrostereddays.Ourgirlsareallsocommittedandhaveformedsuchlovelyfriendshipsthatwehavebeenprivilegedtobeapartof.Thankyouforentrustinguseachweekinsummerwithhelpingtodevelopyourgirlsintofuturelifesavers.
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WhatanothergreatseasonfortheUnder13Boysin2016/17!Forour8thyeartogether,wesaw15boysre-enrollinginthe‘GreenCaps’andcontinuedthetraditionoftough,tightcompetitionweekafterweek.
Theboyscontinuedtoimpresswiththeirskillsandexpertiseinthebeachflagsandbeachsprints,withthegroupalsotacklingthe1kmbeachrunforthefirsttime.Itwasonceagainverypleasingtoseeallourboysshowingconfidenceandstrengthinthedifferentwaterconditionswesawthisyear.Thesecontinuetobefundamentalsurfskillsthatwillsetthemuptobegreatsurflifesaversintheverynearfuture!Ontopoftheirimprovingsurfproficiency,itisalsopleasingtoseetheprogresstheboysaremakingwiththeirrescueandresuscitationeducation.ItwillbegreattoseetheboysparlaythoseskillsintoworkingthroughtheirSurfRescueCertificate(SRC)inthecomingseason.
ThisseasonsawJasperMcCullagh,CharlieMorrisandMaxGeronimoselectedtorepresentSydneyBranchattheInterbranchChampionship,makingitacleansweepofEloueraboysrepresentingSydneyBranchintheUnder13Boysagegroup.TheboyscompetedverywellagainstthebestinNSWandrepresentedElouerawithpride.
Wehadsomanystrongperformancesfromtheboysatthe4WayandBranchcarnivals.Itwaspleasingtoseeourboystakeoutallbutoneoftheindividualeventsandalltheteam/relaygoldmedalsonofferattheBranchcarnival.
PickingaStateteamforUminaagainprovedtobeaverydifficulttaskfortheUnder13Boys.WesettledonaStateTeamofLachlanCrossle,JamesStortenbeker,PeterThoroughgood,LiamDavis,KyaLaffan,CampbellHannington,DarcyO’Sullivan,CharlieMorris,MaxGeronimo,JasperMcCullaghandBenPritchard.
AttheNSWStateTitles,theboyscontinuedtheirstrongperformanceacrossthewaterandbeachevents.ThefinaloftheSurfracesawCharliefinish6th,withLiam,JasperandCampbellalsoputtinginacompetitiveperformanceinastrongfinalsfield.TheSwimteamofCampbell,Jasper,CharlieandLiamdefendedlastyear’stitletoclaim1stinthefinal.IntheIronmanfinal,wehadJasperandCampbellcompetingintestingconditions,withJasperfinishing5th.TheBoardrelayteamofCharlie,CampbellandJasperracedanexcitingfieldtoagainclaim1stinthefinal.AcloseboardrecusefinalsawCharlieandCampbellfinish5thbythenarrowestofmargins.Showingthestrengthanddepthofourgroup,wealsohadtwoteamsmaketheCameronRelayfinalwitha5thand8thplacefinish.Congratulationstotheboysontheseremarkableachievements.
The beach team posted some great results during the State Titles with three of our boys making the beach sprintfinal.Maxclaimed1st,withLachlan5thandPeter 6th in an exciting final!Max teamedupwithacompetitiveagegroupshowingtotake4thplaceintheAllAgeRelay.Benjumpedoutofthewatertotakeonthe1kmbeachrunthisseason,finishing8th ina strongfield.Toppingoff thesestrong performances on the sand, the beach relay ofJames,Peter,MaxandLachlantookout1stplacetosuccessfullydefendingtheirtitle.
A huge thank you to all our parents who helped outweekafterweek–yoursupportisappreciated.
WewouldalsoliketothanktheWaterSafetyteam,JDCandcoachingstaffatElouerafortheirsupportingettingtheboysthroughtheirseason.Welook
forwardtowelcomingalltheboysandtheirfamiliesbackforourlastseasontogether.
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OurUnder13Girlsthisyearcontinuedtogrowanddeveloptheirbeach,waterskillsandtheireducationinbecominggreatlifesaversandbeingbeachaware.
Theyearwasahecticyear,fullofcarnivalsfromSydneyWater,4Way,Australia Day, Branch and State which all our girls had fun, achieving personalbestresultsandbringinghomemedals–welldone.
Once again, this year we had all the girls entering the water swimming aroundthecanswithlittlehesitation(ourbeachies),whichsurprisedtheirparents(welldone)whichwasagreatmilestonecomparedtootheryearswhichsawalotoftears.
NextyearourgirlswillprogresstoMalPaddleBoards(Mal’s)andbringonotherdisciplinesandinpreparationfortheirlastyearofNippers.(SRCMedallion).
DoingourSRClaterthisyearwillonceagainbringtheseamazinggirlscloserandstrengthentheirbondastheywillberequiredtogetoutoftheircomfortzoneandworkasateamongroupactivitiesinperformingrescuesandsettingupforPatroletc.
FromanAgeManagerandInstructor’spurpose,RichoandIcontinuedupdatingandlearningnewsurflifesavingskillscompletingcoursesduringtheseasonwhichwillhelptocontinuetoteachandinstructourgirlswiththelatestsurflifesavingtechniquesandencouragingthemtocontinuetheirtrainingandbecomepatrollingmembersofElouera.
Averybig‘thankyou’goesouttoourwonderfulhelperswhomaketheSundaymorningsessionsrunsosmooth.AnothervitallinkforallofuswasthededicationoftheparentsmakingsurethatthemajorityofthegirlsgotdowntothebeachearlySundaymornings.
Itwasdefinitelyworthit,thankyou!!!
AspecialnoteofthanksmustgoouttothoseparentsthatcontinuetohelpedoutwithWaterSafety,BeachSetupandPackUp,welldone.
Andlastbutbynomeansleastaverybigthankyoutothewonderfulyoungladies(yes,ourlittlegirls)whobrought their smiles, energy and their wonderful sense of enthusiasm down to the beach each week to havefunatElouera!
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WiththeSRCafocusfortheboysthisyear,itwasapleasantsurprisetogetanincreaseinnumbersthisyear.AreminderthatoneofourmainaimsinNippersistocreatealifelongdesiretogivebacktothecommunityas future lifesavers. Even though theaverageageofpatrolsdroppeddramaticallywiththeinfluxofthesekids,thestrongpullofacleansectionandtherelaxedrulesoftheline-upwastoomuchforalotoftheboys.SoashoutouttotheboyswhocameregularlytoNippersthisseason.
The‘LateBloomer’awardgoestoHamishAgnew.Hiscompetitiongenekickedinastheseasonwentonandendedwithamemorable2kmrunatStatethisyear,whichbecameanexamplefortheclub.Hisdeterminationanddesiretogooutinbigsurfwillseeafuturepointgetterincadets.
The‘KoolKatSuaveDude’oftheyeargoestoJarvisLane.Whenchatting,heisall laidbackbutwhencompetinghisstylishmoveswillleavemostinhiswake.HewillbeawonderfulassetintheclubalthoughifhekeepsgrowingwemightlosehimtotheNBAor(shiver)AussieRules.
The‘EminemmeetsHawaii’awardgoestoBaileyChapman.HecanriparapandthesurfwithanynumberofmovesandtechniquesandwithhisownuniqueShirestyle.Willbesuccessfulonthestagewithhiscomedyraproutinesorelseyou’llfindhimatthepointlonginglylookingouttoSharkIslandwhilerhymesfillhishead.
‘Potholes’ZacMcMartin,surehecouldhaveafutureworkingforSutherlandCouncilfindingallthepotholesintheroadbuttheWSLbeckonshimawayfromthatsteadysafelifestyle.Alwayswillingtofillinforteamsincarnivalsandlovesasomersaultacrossthefinishline.Hadthelargestprogramofalltheboysanddiditwithasmile.
The‘MrMen’awardgoestoDeclanPurcell.Overtheseasonwegetthewholecollectionofbooks.FromMrDeterminationwithhissteelyfocusbeforearaceandcompetingstronglytotheend,whichsawgreatimprovementovertheseason,atestamenttohiscommitmenttotraining.Allthewayto‘MrForgetful’attheinfamousendofseasontrip.Whateverheputshismindtohewillbesuccessful.
The‘BeachWhisperer’awardgoestoHarrisonCooke.HewillinfuriatefuturepartnerswithhisDavidPuddystaresandsilence.Butaskhimtodosomethingandhe’lldoitsowell.Ran,swamandboardedasstrongasalltheboysandhelpedpushthetopcompetitorsevenharder.TheonlytimeIwouldhearfromhimwouldbeattheendofNipperswherehewouldstareatmeandthensay‘slurpie?’Willbeahostagenegotiatorinthefutureoraconfectionarymagnate.
‘MysteryMan’BenHuntonwouldexciteuswithhischoiceseachweek.Washeawateryorabeachie?Wouldhedestroyhisopponentsordecidetodiveintothesandbar?Butthebiggestmysterywastheappearanceofhisracingmal.BytheendoftheseasonittookonmythicalstatuswhereitbecamesomethingthataSilverSurferwouldlikelysteal.AfutureDavidBlaineorisheasuperheroalready?
The‘Barracuda’awardgoestoOliverClarke.Competingweekinweekoutwiththeboyswaschallengingbuthealwaysdidit.Hewouldpushhimselfinthewatereventsandwasalwayssuccessful.FuturenicknameswillbeAussieMessiorPocketRocket.
The ‘Captain Courageous’ award goes toMaxFathulla.Alwayshavingago,evenwherethesurfisabitchunkierthanheliked.AtStatethisyearhisboardpaddlesshowedhewasupforit.Healwaysofferstohelphandlefortheboysandcheersthemalong.ThereistoomucheffortinsettinguptheIronCoveSurfLifeSavingclubforasleepinsowillbacktotheclubnextseason.
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The2016/17Nipperseasonmarkstheendofmanywonderfulyearsoffun,competition,friendshipandenjoymentforalovelygroupofyoungladies.
ThegirlsallobtainedtheirSRCthisseasonandhavebeenbusyattendingtotheirpatrolcommitments,whichisfantasticandahugeachievementfor all the girls to have completed and are now well on their way to be bothsurflifesaversandnoteworthymembersofthecommunity.
AhugethankstoDiandherwatersafetyteamforalltheeffortatnotonlyNippersonaSundaybutalsoatcarnivalsandatboardtrainingeachweek.
State
Thegirlscontinuedthedominanceonthesandwiththreegirlsinthetop12ofthestateinflags,withApriltakinghomethebronze,Brigitte5thandRachel12th.ThesprintwasalsoafantasticracewiththethreegirlsonceagainmakingthefinalwithApriltakingouttheGOLD,BrigittetakingoutthebronzeandRachelaveryclose5th.
Suchanamazingachievement,havingthreegirlsinthetop12ofthestateforsprintandflags.
Brigitte,April,HollyandRachelthenteameduptotakeouttheGOLDinthebeachrelayfinal.ThisteamhaswonthiseventatStateeverytimeithasbeencontestedfromtheUnder9s.Anabsolutelyamazingachievementfromfourverytalentedgirls.
Inthewater,againthegirlsputinsomegreateffortsandalthoughthecompletionwasextremelytoughtheymanagedtogetintothefinaloftheboardrelaywithAsh,EllaandMarnieonlyjustmissingoutonthepointsandthesamecanbesaidaboutapodiumfinish.CountlessothergreatresultsincludingMarnieinthefinaloftheboard(yetagain)andAshandMarniealsodoingwellintheboardrescue.ShoutouttoMeekaforhercommitmentinalleventsandtoourinjuredcompetitorKiarawhogaveusplentyofsupport.
Finally,aspecialmentiontoHolly,MarnieandRachelwhoarethethreeoriginalsinthisgroupandwhohavebeenattendingNipperssincetheU6s,whichisaremarkableachievementbythegirlsandtheirparents.
AspecialmentiongoestoKiaraSummersforbeingnominatedasafinalistfortheJuniorLifesaveroftheYearawardanddidcomeinaveryclosesecondplaceandgivenaneverbeforereceived‘HighlyCommended’forhercontributions.
WehaveboththoroughlyenjoyedwatchingthegirlsimprovetheirlifesavingskillsovertheyearsandwelookforwardtowatchingthemcontinuetheirinvolvementintotheseniorclubandbothRobandIaregratefultohavebeenabletoshareinthedevelopmentofsuchgreatyounggirls.
Wewouldliketothanktheparentsfortheirsupportovertheyearsandwewishthegirlsallthebestforthefutureandlookforwardtomanyothermomentsinthefuture.
GOELOUERA!!
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U8 Girls BeachChampion MatildaFanning WaterChampion MatildaFanning OverallChampion MatildaFanning Age Manager’s Award CharlotteMelbourne
U8 Boys BeachChampion CooperHolmes WaterChampion ElliotLingbeck OverallChampion CooperHolmes Age Manager’s Award Darcy McGarrity
U9 Girls BeachChampion EdenTaciak WaterChampion AsherThompson OverallChampion ZahliDaly Age Manager’s Award AshleighCoates
U9 Boys BeachChampion OscarBurke WaterChampion TahiMaaka OverallChampion BradyBacon Age Manager’s Award Liam Parker
U10 Girls BeachChampion KeelySmith WaterChampion TaraCollier OverallChampion TaraCollier Age Manager’s Award Mckenzie Gunner
U10 Boys BeachChampion OliverRandazzo WaterChampion LachlanRathbone OverallChampion LachlanRathbone Age Manager’s Award Jack Prowse
U11 Girls BeachChampion ChloeHolmes WaterChampion BellaSummers OverallChampion BellaSummers Age Manager’s Award Eve Fowler
U11 Boys BeachChampion JeremyHall WaterChampion TobyBacon OverallChampion TobyBacon Age Manager’s Award NicholasHughes
U12 Girls BeachChampion GraceElliott WaterChampion ScarletCameron OverallChampion GraceElliott Age Manager’s Award Ella Hartley
U12 Boys BeachChampion WillNolan WaterChampion AlexMcFadden OverallChampion AlexMcFadden Age Manager’s Award RileyCowper
U13 Girls BeachChampion BriannaSmith WaterChampion LoganGalea OverallChampion LoganGalea Age Manager’s Award Jasmine Richardson
U13 Boys BeachChampion MaxGeronimo WaterChampion CharlieMorris OverallChampion CharlieMorris Age Manager’s Award Ben Pritchard
U14 Girls BeachChampion RachelTougher Holly Porter WaterChampion MarnieVimpany OverallChampion MarnieVimpany Age Manager’s Award CaitlinShepherd
U14 BoysBeachChampion JarvisLane WaterChampion JarvisLane OverallChampion JarvisLane Age Manager’s Award Hamish Agnew
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Yvonne Moon Award - Sofia Randazzo tradies Award - Jarvis Lane
Sutherland Mazada Award - Corban Galea robert Chapman - Ella Hartley
Ohana Compet Ex - Grace Elliott ohana Comp Ex - Max Geronimo
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Mick Kelly March past Award - Kiara Summers Illawarra Blinds - Matise Emery
Linfox Award - Koby Enright bill Gray - best Club Member - Joel Miller
John De Laurence Award - Max Fathulla
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Encouragement Awards 2016–17 U8 Girls Amelia ArchibaldOcean BradleyJayde BishopZivaCampisiGabriellaCasettaIndiaChapmanMayaChuaykerdNoaCouplandIsabelle DavisLexiDickenson-PanasAndie FrenchOlivia GranterAllana IdestranKatherine LaingAshling LairdMiaMartinMia PawneyNaiReesMillie SmithGeorgia ThomasZoe Van Der Griten Milnes MatteaVincentAvaWoodJamieGracePittello
U8 Boys CadellBarnesCiaranBarnesJack BatesAshton BeudekerMaxCallananTiarnanCooperAjay DuncanRiley EllisRyder FergussonDylan HeslehurstSamuel HristopanosCoenHughesMitchell JonesHarry KemptonCharltonKotevskiAlex KotevskiKian LaingNoahLockeridgeLachlan MackenzieCooperMottDean Teixeira AraujoLiamWood
U9 Girls Eve BanyerTegan BoyceSophieCliftonKalahniCrewsAila EdmondsMatisseEmeryArianeEverettCallieHayesAva HoganCandiceLaffanBrydie McGillicuddyEve PayneZoe PenroseAmber SmithElsie SmithLila SmithAlexia Stavrindes
U9 Boys ChristopherAdamsonBailey BishopWilliamDewberryConorFerronKai HaydonKai JamesReilley Kempton sJacob KevichHarrison MelbourneTimothy MerchantThomasMountierOakleyNobbsLiam ParkerBaileyWalker
U10 Girls OliviaCasettaTahliaCookIsabella DavidsonSaskia EmeryAnnika GillanMadison HallAmelie HumphriesMadison MarshallAshleigh PurcellHolland RobinsonAlysha RoySienna Van Der Linden
U10 Boys ConnorBathFinnChandlerBrodieCookLoganCowperBailey DuncanCooperLeekJoshua LeekRaphaelPalettoJoshua PalmerLeeroy Valerio
U11 Girls AnaisCameronBronteLaffanMily MaakaPiper HanningtonTara Dunn
U11 Boys Mackenzie BarnesAlexChallenorGuyClarkRiley GentleEamon LaingJed LoaderJames McDonaldDaniel OgdenRiley O’SullivanKai PayneFletcher SteegeBlakeWardrobe
U12 Girls Georgia BarlowCharlotteBeudekerDiaz BlanchJessica HayMarnie InglisCharlotteLoaderTamsyn MuirAllyNovotnyTiffanyStoneZoe Taciak
U12 Boys Myles BishopOliverChandlerKai MorrisKade TougherAiden TowsonByronWatson
U13 Girls Ella EmeryGeorgia GreigOlivia HallTara PalmerSofiaRandazzoCholeThomsonJessica TowsonJessicaWardrobeAvaWilson
U13 BoysLiam DavisKyaLaffanSamuel MerchantDarcy O’SullivanTom SummersThomas Van Der Sanden
U14 Girls April DruerySamantha McMahonLolaMortimer-ShortKiara SummersAmelijaWilson
U14 BoysMax FathullaDeclan PurcellOliverClarke
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Attendance Awards 2016–17100%under 6
WillCooper
Bailley Donovan
DillanWaters
Hugo Schwartz
LeoWidmann
Under 7
Jack Gunner
BrodieLaffan
Talon Blanch
Under 9
AddisonCawley
CandiceLaffin
AshleighCoates
CharlotteHall
Under 10
Lachlan Rathbone
OliviaCasetta
Under 11
Riley Gentle
Jeremy Hall
Livinia Burns
BronteLaffin
MoniqueSoloman
Under 12
Thomas Rathbone
Koliya Van Althuis
Under 13
KyaLaffan
Jada Blanch
Under 14
CaitlinShepherd
Hamish Agnew
LolaMortimer-Short
200%Under 7
Blake Francis
Under 8
Ashton Prowse
Under 10
Jack Prowse
Angus Jorolimek
Mackenzie Gunner
Sienna Morrison
Under 11
Bella Summers
Under 12
Tillie-AnneTsoumbaras
Rory Jarolimek
Under 14
Marnie Vimpany
300% Under 10
TaraCollier
400% Under 9
JyeCollier
WilliamDewberry
Timothy Merchant
Under 13
KeiraCollier
Under 14
Ella McFadden
500% Under 10
FinnChandler
Under 12
Georgia Barlow
OlivierChandler
Alex McFadden
GraceElliott
Under 13
Sophie Burns
Samuel Merchant
CharlieMorris
600% Under 11
CorbanGalea
Under 14
Kiara Summers
700% Under 12
WillNolan
Aiden Towson
Kai Morris
800% Under 13
James Stortenbeker
Jasmine ichardson
Logan Galea
Ben Pritchard
900%Under 14
Jarvis Lane
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State Team
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Elouera State Title Results for Season 2016/2017Gold Medallists Under 9
GirlsSurfTeam AddisonCawley Zahli Daly Asher Thompson SophiaWatson
Under 11
Boys Board Rescue Toby Bacon JonahChapman
Under 12
Girls1kmRun GraceElliott
U12GirlsBoardRescueGraceElliot ScarletCameron
Under 13
Girls Beach Relay Jada Blanch SofiaRandazzo Brianna Smith JessicaWardrobe
Boys Surf Team Liam Davis CampbellHannington JasperMcCullagh CharlieMorris
BoysBoardRelay CampbellHannignton JasperMcCullagh CharlieMorris
Boys Beach Sprint Max Gernimo
BoysBeachRelay LachlanCrossle Max Geronimo James Stortenbecker Peter Thoroughgood
Under 14
Girls Beach Sprint April Druey
Girls Beach Relay April Druey Holly Porter BrigitteSalib Rachel Tougher
Silver MedallistsUnder 9
Girls Flags Eden Taciak
Under 10
Girls Surf Race Bella Summers
Under 11
Boys Beach Relay Koby Enright Jeremy Hall Ryan Snudden BlakeWardrobe
Under 12
GirlsBoard GraceElliott
Girls1kmRun CaseyMood
Under 13
GirlsFlags SofiaRandazzo
Bronze MedallistsUnder 9
Girls Beach Relay Jasmine Enright CharlotteHall CallieHayes Eden Taciak
Boys Beach Relay Oscar Bourke Kai James Reilley Kempton Liam Parker
Under 10
Boys Flags Oliver Randazzo
Under 11
GirlsBeachRelay ChloeHolmes Hayley Hopper Bronte Lafan MoniqueSolomon
BoysBoard JonahChapman
Boys Board Relay Toby Bacon Riley O’Sullivan Zac Thompson
Under 12
GirlsSurfRace ScarletCameron
GirlsSurfTeams GraceElliott ScarletCameron AllyNovotny CaseyMood
Under 13
GirlsBeachSprint JessicaWardrobe
Under 14
Girls Beach Relay Bridgete Salib
Girls Flags April Druey
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State Top 6 ResultsAll Age beach relay
4th–OscarBourke,OlliverRandazzo,JeremyHall,CharlieMortimer-Short,MaxGeronimo,JarvisLane
Under 9
5thSurfRace–AhserThompson
5thBoardRelay–ZahliDaly,AsherThompson,SophiaWatson
4thFlags–OscarBourke
5thSurfRace–TahiMaaka
5thSurfTeams–BradyBacon,KarlGillan,ReilleyKempton, Tahi Maaka
6thBeachSprint–OscarBourke
Under 10
5thBoardRelay–TaraCollier, BronteEisenhuth,Sienna Morrison
5thBeachRelay–BaileyDuncan,JoshuaLeek,OliverRandazzo,HenryWatson
Under 11
6thSurfTeams–LaviniaBurns,CorbanGalea,PiperHannington, Bella Summers
Under 12
4thSurf Teams–Rory Jarolimek,AlexMcfadden,Thomas Rathbone, Kai Robertson
5thBeachSprint–CharlieMortimer-Short
4thIronwoman–GraceElliott
6th1kmRun–GabriellaMramor
5thCameronRelay–GraceElliott,RoryJarolimek,CharlieMortimer-Short,WillNolan
Under 13
5thBoard–LoganGalea
6th1kmRun–GeorgiaGreig
4thBoard–JasperMcCullagh
4thIronman–JasperMcCullagh
4thFlags–PeterThoroughgood
5thBoardRescue–CampbellHannigton,CharlieMorris
5thBeachSprint–LachlanCrossle
6thBeachSprint–PeterThoroughgood
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5thBeachSprint–RachelTougher
5thFlags–BrigitteSalib
5thBeachRelay–BaileyChapman,HarrisonCooke,Jarvis Lane, Declan Purcell
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Under 9 Boys Under 9 Girls
Under 10 Boys Under 10 Girls
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Under 13 Boys Under 13 Girls
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Executive Director’s AddendumBeforeevaluatingthecriteriauponwhichImeasurethesuccessofanysurfclub,Iamproudtoreportthat‘NoliveswereLost’atEloueraduringthe2016/17season.ThemottooftheClubis‘VigilanceandService’andmembershaveachievedthismilestoneonceagainthisseason.
FullreportsfromallDirectors,ClubOfficersandsomecommitteescoveringtheirindividual areas of responsibility are well covered throughout this Annual Report and I recommend reading their reports to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of events, endeavours andachievementsfromthepastseason.
TheseasonwasagoodoneforElouera,inthisour50thyear.FollowingsomefairlysignificantchangestothecompositionoftheBoard,theClubisnowonafantasticfootingtoachievebiggerandbetterthingsinfutureyears.
All organisationsmustundertake change to surviveandElouera is nodifferent to anyother clubororganisation.AfterbeingaskedtoreturnasExecutiveDirectorIbelievedthatitwasnecessarytomakesignificantchangesatBoardlevelwithsubsequentchangesfilteringrightdownthroughtheClubincludingsurfsportsandNippers.AnumberofmembersstoodupandtookonrolesontheBoardforthefirsttimeforwhichIthankthemsincerely.Everyonehaspulledtheirweightanddidafantasticjob.
Thenextpartinvolvesimprovementsacrosstheeightorsoareasthatbenchmarkanorganisationsuchasoursandwhichdeterminethesuccessorotherwiseofanysurfclub.Theyare:
(a) Patrolsandlifesaving
(b) Trainingandeducation
(c) Memberdevelopmentandretention
(d) Competition
(e) Nippers
(f) Administration
(g) Finance
(h) Communityengagement.
Inadditiontotheseeightcriteria,one-offmatterspertainingtothebuildinghavetakenquitealotofmytime;however,mostissueswillbecompleted,otherthantherepaymentofaloan,byearlySeptember2017.
AttheconclusionofmyfirstseasonasExecutiveDirector,Inowreportontheprogressineachofthemainareas.
patrols and Life Saving
Onceagain,itiswithgreatpleasurethatIcanreportthat‘NoLiveswereLost’whilstpatrolswereonduty.Itisacredittoallourpatrollingmemberstohaveachievedthisunenviablerecordonceagain.
OneoftheClub’smainobjectivesistoprovideasafeaquaticenvironmentforthepublicwithhighlytrainedlifesaversusingwellmaintainedequipment;andourmembershaveprovidedthisinanexemplarymanner.TheClub’spatrolsworkedexceptionallywellandaccordingtostatisticsinSurfguard,patrollingmembersundertook9,171hoursofactiveduty,made37rescues,conductedover506preventativeactionsandprovidedfirstaidto109people.
SomeofourmembersalsogaveuptheirtimetoassisttheBranch’sSupportOperationsGroupwhereweprovidedSurfcomandJetSkiOperatorsthroughouttheseason.SpecialmentionshouldbemadeofMattGentlewhowasnamedSupportOperationsMemberoftheYearbySurfLifeSavingSydney.
IwouldliketothankCameronSimpsonandallourpatrolcaptains,vicecaptains,IRBdriversandpatrolmemberswhodutifullyvolunteeredandprovidedtheirserviceswhenrostered.Cameroninhisfirstyear
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asDirectorofLifesavinghasdoneanunbelievablejobafterencounteringanddealingwithanumberofissuesatthestartoftheseason.
Rescues,preventionsandfirstaidstatisticshavebeenveryconsistentoverthepastfouryears.
I am hoping that with the increase in Bronze Medallion awards this year, patrol strengths can improve next season.
Anotherimportantaspectofbeingabletopatrolistoensurethatwehaveallequipment‘rescueready’.Wearefortunatetohaveagreatteamwhogotalltheequipmentready,repairedboardsandresuscitationequipmentandlaiditoutreadyforinspection.ManythankstoRodEnrightandhisteamincludingJulieWalmsley,JasonMurray,AndrewMcKellarandmembersofpatrol11fortheirenormousefforts.
Insummary,thisareaoftheClubworkswellanditishopedthatwithincreasedmembershiptheloadonmemberscanbereduced.
Life Saving and Education
OurinstructionalteamhadanothergreatyearundertheguidanceofChristineCupitt,anothermemberoftheBoardwhoundertookthisrolefortheveryfirsttime.
ThestandardoftraininghasbeenextremelyhighandcongratulationsmustbeextendedtoChristineandtheentireteamofinstructorsandassessors.Numberswise,Eloueramembersattained185awardsintheseniorclub.Afurther374Nipperawardsweregainedtakingthegrandtotalto559awardsfortheyear.
Althoughthetotalnumberofawardsisonlyupslightlyfrom2015/16,thebigdifferencerelatesmainlytoNipperawards.AlthoughitisdisappointingtoseethereductioninNipperawardsitismorepleasingtoseetheincreaseinseniorawardsastheserelatedirectlytotheClub’spatrollingobligations.ThereductioninNipperawardsreflectsdirectlytothereductioninNippermembershipnumbers.
Senior club awards have been trending downwards over the last three seasons so the turnaround is a great signforthefuture.Wejustneedtomaintaintheupwardtrend.
Abigthankyoutoallourclubtrainersandassessorsforallyourhelpthroughouttheseason.SpecialmentiontoSteveUrquhartwhowasnamedSurfLifeSavingSydneyAssessoroftheYear.
Awards 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17SeniorClubAwards
178 156 159 141 185
JuniorClubAwards
416 420 470 412 374
total Awards 594 576 629 553 559
Fromapatrolpointofview,ourinstructionalteamhaveensuredthatthenumberofcorelifesavingawardshasbeenconsistentlyhighover thepast fewyears– thecore lifesavingawardsbeing theSurfRescueCertificateandtheBronzeMedallion.
Awards 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17Surf Rescue Certificate
37 27 35 34 30
Bronze Medallion
52 58 55 42 53
total Awards 89 85 90 76 83
Effectively,halftheawardsgainedbyClubmemberspertaindirectlytoplacinglifesaversonourbeach.
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Toensurethatpatrolrequirementsaremet,itisalsoessentialthatotherawardssuchasIRBdriversandcrewmanawardsarealsoattained.
Insummary,thisaspectoftheclubisrunningverywell.
Member Development and Retention
Thetablebelowshowsasignificantdropoffincadetandyouthmembershipnumbersoverthepastthreeorfouryears.Fromacombinedtotalof109attheendofthe2012/13seasonwehadamere70attheendofthecurrentseason.
Thisisanareathatneedsimmediateattentiontoensurethatthenumbersbegintoincreaseintheverynear future. IwillbeworkingcloselywithMikeBattyandothers toensure that thisareareceives therequiredattention.
Therebuildingofthisareaoftheclubwillbeacontinuousthreetofiveyeareffortwhichshouldproducepositiveresultsinfutureyears.
Club Membership
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17Nippers 585 556 567 486 423Cadet 28 39 40 23 32Active(15-18) 81 83 66 59 38total Youth 109 122 106 82 70Active(18+) 244 231 267 267 275total patrol Members (Youth plus Active 18+)
353 353 373 349 345
TheNippersectionoftheClubwitnessedgrowthofaround20%fromthe2008/09tothe2009/10seasonandstayedatthoselevelsuntiltheendofthe2013/14season,buthasbeendecliningoverthepasttwoseasons.
Nippernumbersofaround550to600aretheabsolutemaximumthattheclubcanadequatelymaintaineachweekonthelimitedbeachareainfrontoftheClub.Areductiondownto423,althoughalarmingtosome,maybearoundtherightnumbertoadequatelymanageduringaseason.Theaimshouldbetomaintainnumbersinthe450to500range.Anythinghigherthanthisplacessignificantloadsonagemanagersandinstructors.
TheNipperswillcontinuecompetitionandlifesavingtraininginlinewiththeprogramsthatDarrinLaneandlatterly,MichaelRandazzoandtheirrespectivecommitteeshavedevelopedoverthepastfewyears.
Although cadet numbers decreased last season they appear to be moving up and hopefully we can maintain thispositivetrendtogetitataround40newcadetmemberseachyear.
Itisexpectedthatthisgroupwillincreaseoverthenextfewyearsasnewprogramsareintroduced.
TheActive15-18agegrouphasprobablyseenthelargestdecreaseinmembershipinpercentageterms.Fromaroundthemidfiftylevelsin2007/08and2008/09numbersincreasedto72inthe2011/12seasonandupto81in2012/13.Ithasthenbeenonadownwardspiral.
Thisareaalsoneedsimmediateattentionandrelevantresourcesdirectedtoit.
Theothermainbenefitofanydevelopmentprogramsforcadetsandyouthinthe15-18agebracketisthelikelyincreaseinactive18+members.Thesemembersareourfuturepatrolcaptainsandleaders.Weare
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fortunatethatthenumbersinthiscategoryhaveincreasedthisseason.
Insummary,thisvitalarearequiresasignificantinvestmentoftimeandefforttoturnaroundtheunfavourabletrends.
Competition
Eloueramembersonceagaindistinguishedthemselvesincompetitionatalllevels,withEloueracontinuingtorebuilditsnameatbothJuniorandSeniorlevels.
In2016/17,EloueraperformedwellwithsomegreatresultsatBranch,State,AustralianandWorldtitles.
The table below shows the extraordinary improvement over the past few years at the Australian Open Championships:
Season place2009/10 82nd2010/11 43rd2011/12 46th2012/13 16th2013/14 25th2014/15 18th2015/16 27th2016/17 ** 30th
**substantiallyshortenedprogramduetoCycloneDebbie.
CongratulationsareextendedtothefollowingmemberswhowonorgainedaplaceattherecentAustralianChampionships:
Youth Championships
GoldU/15FemaleBeachRelay EllaRandazzo,RachelTougher,AprilDruery,BrigetteSalibSilverU/15FemaleBeachSprint Ella RandazzoBronzeU/15FemaleBeachsprint Rachel Tougher
open Championships
GoldU/17MaleSurfBoardRescue JakeEvans,ChrisKingU/17MaleTaplin JakeEvans,ChrisKingandConnorLevings
Masters Championships
Bronze140+YearsMaleSurfBoatRace LukeKhoury,BrettMortensen,AshleyBourne,HeathMolloy
and sweep Mick McBain
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Beforetheseasonstarted,agroupofeightmemberssetouttocompeteattheWorldLifeSavingOceanandPoolchampionshipsintheNetherlands.Forsuchasmallteam,theClubperformedverywell.JordanAndersonfinished3rdintheopenMale2kmrun,KatieConderfinishedaclose4thintheOpenFemale2kmrunandScottFisherandChrisPetropoulosfinished3rdinthePoolLinethrow.
ThankstoPeterKingandallsectionalheadsandcoacheswhohavegivensomuchduringtheseason.
ItwouldalsoberemissofmeifIdidnotmentionthefinebandofcarnivalofficials,IRBdriversandcrew,andfirstaidvolunteerswhomakeitpossibleforourcompetitorstocompeteatcarnivals.Weareindeedblessedwithsuchafinebunchofpeoplewhoturnupcarnivalaftercarnival.
Theplanistorebuildacrossallareasandimproveoverallresultsbacktowheretheywereafewyearsago.
Nippers
OurNippersectionhadanotheroutstandingseason.Numbersreduceddowntoaround423,downfrom486thepreviousseason.OuryoungermembersareprovidedwithavastarrayofactivitiesandskillstrainingeachSundaymorningandmanyoftheoldergroupscombinebeachactivitieswithadditionaleducationinsurfknowledgeandresuscitationtechniques.TheEloueraSurfAcademy(ESA)programagainprovidedastructuredtrainingprogramforNippersandcateredforallabilities.
ResultswithintheNippersectionoftheClubhavebeenphenomenal.
AstestamenttothesuccessoftheESAprogram,attheNewSouthWalesStateAgeChampionshipstheclubfinishedthirdoverall–anexceptionalresult,onebetterthanlastseason.
Year placing2012/13 4th2013/14 4th2014/15 6th2015/16 4th2016/17 3rd
ThetableaboveprovesthatthestructuredtrainingprogramavailabletoallNippersisproducingthedesiredresultsandimprovingtheoverallfitnessandwellbeingofouryoungermembers.
EducationalsoplayedanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofNippers.Totalawardsfortheseasonreached374andontopofthis,55NipperswereawardedtheirResuscitationCertificate.
Insummarythisareaisalsoperformingwell.
Administration
AdministrationoftheClubhasaltereddramaticallyoverthepasttwentytothirtyyears.Gonearethedayswherehonorarypositionsandamonthlymeetingareabletodealwiththedaytodayrunningofsuchalargeclub.Asaconsequence,theClubemploystwoadministrativestaffonaparttime/casualbasistoundertaketheenormousadministrativetasks.IthankbothKarleneHughesandDebbieMuscatwhoundertaketheseadministrativeroles.
TheclubisalsofortunatetohavetheadministrativecapabilitiesofourDirectorofAdministration,DavidKowaldwhowasablyassistedbyLifeMemberRonHegarty.Davidhasdoneafantasticjobinhisfirstyearinthisposition.DavidhasensuredthatallfacetsoftheClub’sadministrativetaskshavebeencompletedontimeandinaprofessionalmanner.IamdeeplyindebtedtoDavidforthetremendousworkthathehasdoneinandaroundtheClub,anothermemberoftheBoardwhohastakenonthispositionforthefirsttime.
Astheoldsayinggoes,iftheadministrationisrunningwell,thewholeclubwillberunningwellandIcansafelysaythatalliswellinadministration.
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DavidhascompletelyrevampedmanyaspectsoftheClub’sadministrationincluding,changingtheformatofourBoardreporting,minutesandagendas,establishmentofClubemailaddressesforeachofficeholder,creatingacloudbasedfilingandstoragesystemandhelpingwithcontentonthenewwebsite.
Inmovingforward,twoaspectsofClubadministrationneedreviewingincluding:
(i) Clubconstitution
(j) Trainingofofficebearers.
Thecurrentconstitutioniswellover10yearsoldandneedsacompletereview.Ratherthanproducingcutandpasteamendmentstothedocument,ananalysisneedstobeundertakenastohowtheClubneedstoberunincludingthesizeandcompositionoftheboardandsubcommittees.Oncethisisachieved,theactualconstitutiondocumentcanthenbeproduced.
Likewise,weneedtostartlookingatsomeformoftrainingforfutureleadersandmembersoftheBoard.Thedaysofsectionsholdingdownpositionstoensurethattheyreceivefundingareover.TheClub’soperationsarenowfartoocomplexanddemandingtohavepeopleholdingpositionsontheBoardwithoutcontributing.
It is intendedthatfuture leadersare identifiedandtraining/informationsessionswillbeconductedbyexperiencedfacilitators.
ThefinaladministrativeissuethatneedstoberesolvedisaleasefortheClubpostDecember2022.AworkinggrouphasbeenestablishedwiththeSutherlandShireCouncilanditishopedthattermsandconditionsfora30yearleasecanbereachedwithinthenext12months.
Finance
Elouera isfortunate inthat,financially,thingshavebeenverystableoverthepastfewyears.TheClubmanagedtopayofftheNABloaninOctober2016andasaconsequence,wehavebeendebtfreesince.
However,likemostorganisations,lastseasonwasfullofchangeagooddealofwhichinvolvedfinances.
Stage1ofthebuildingworkscommencedinearlyAugust2016andwerecompletedinlateOctober.ThenewworksgavemembersmorestorageareaonthenorthernpartoftheClubhouseandthetopsectionwillbecompletedaspartofthestage2worksinaboutAugustthisyear.Theboatsectionhasbeenmovedintothisnewpartofthebuildingwhichnowstoresuptothreeboatsandrelatedequipment.
Fundingforstage1wasobtainedthroughgrantssecuredlastyearthroughtheFederalTreasurerMrScottMorrison(CommunityDevelopmentGrantsProgram–$100,000)andthestateAttorney-GeneralMrMarkSpeakman(CommunityBuildingPartnershipProgram-$50,000).Thesetwograntsmadeup50%ofthetotalcostoftheproject.Theremaining50%oftheprojectcostwasfundedbytheclub;withoutborrowings.
ThefundingbytheClubofhalftheworksforstage1depletedcashreserves;however,membersresolvedataSpecialGeneralMeetinginDecember2016toallowtheclubtoborrowupto$600,000tocompletestage2works.
OurDirectorofFinance,RoryGillespie, inhisfifthyearinthejobhasperformedexceptionally.Wearefortunatetohavesuchadiligentandconscientiousmemberworkinginthisrole.
InadditiontoworkingwiththebankandCounciltosecuretheloanandaguaranteeforthestage2works,Roryhasbeenliaisingwiththeownersoftherestaurantandnegotiatedanextensionoftheir leasetocoincidewith theendof theSurfClub’s lease inDecember2022.The renegotiationalso involvedandincreasetotheirleasepayments.
Oncethenewloanisrepaid,theClubshouldbeinareasonablefinancialpositiontomoveforward.
OurfinancialviabilitywouldnotbepossiblewithoutthesupportthatElouerahasreceivedfromitsmanysponsors.YourassistanceisgreatlyappreciatedbyallmembersoftheClub.Thecontributionmadebyourmajorsponsor,SutherlandDistrictTradeUnionClub(Tradies)hasbeensignificant.Theyprovidefundsfor
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thepurchaseofgenerallifesavingandcompetitionequipment,youthdevelopmentandsupporttheannualsurfawarenessclinicandhavebeenamajorsponsorforwellon30years.InsummarytheClubisexpectedtobefinanciallysecureoncetheloanispaid;in3to4years.
Community
Aside fromclubactivities, Eloueraengagedwith thebroader community throughparticipation in thefollowingevents:TradiesEloueraSurfAwarenessClinic;CookCommunityClassic;ChouCityrelationship;InternationalBeachFestival–ShireOceanSwim;Take3fortheSeaProject;SutherlandShireRelayForLife;Bi-annualBateBaySurfClubBall;CarolsbyCruiser;andtheBateBayBloodDrive.Insummary-verysatisfactoryintermsofcommunityengagement.
the building
Onceagain,theseasonhasnotbeenwithoutchallenges.Thebuildingandissuesassociatedwithithavecontinuedtotakeupasignificantamountofmytimeandthatofotherswhohaveassistedmewiththismatter,especiallyBrianThompsonandDarrenGalea.
Aspreviouslyreported,stage1workswerecompletedinlateOctober2016andstage2iscurrentlyunderwaywithcompletiondueinAugust2017.Stage2nowincludesadditionalworksincludinganextensionofthepatrolroom,newrackingintheboardandskished,refurbishmentofthefirstaidroomandbeautificationofthewesternsideoftheClubincludingthedriveway.
Oncethisprojectandrefurbishmentoftheloungearecompleted,futurebuildingworksshouldbeminimal.
Conclusion
IwouldliketothanktheClubExecutiveandtheentireManagementCommitteefortheircontinuedeffortsinadministeringthisgreatClub.RunningaclubthissizeisverytimeconsumingwiththeeffortshowingrewardsthroughtheClub’scontinuedgrowthandsuccess.
Iwouldalsoliketoextendagreatdealofthanksandappreciationtothefollowing:
• ThePresidentsofthethreeotherBateBayClubs–RobShort(Cronulla),GeoffBudd(NorthCronulla)andMarkSargeant(Wanda).
• TheDistrictChairmanJohnBentley,Secretary(IanToll)andTreasurer(AnitaPryke).
• DistrictLifesavingsupervisorMichaelByrne(tillNovember)andGrahamHill.
• DistrictEducationSupervisorSteveUrquhartandhisassistantScottMarshall.
• BrianThompsonwhohasmadeanoutstandingcontributiontothemanagementofthebuildingworksandthelounge.
• StaffatSurfLifeSavingSydney.
• OurFederalandStatememberswhohavesupportedtheClub.
• MayorandCouncillorsofSutherlandShireCouncil.
• Councilmanagementandstaff.
• TheDirectorsandstaffoftheTradies.
Aswelookforwardtothe2017/18season,IagainurgeallmemberstogetinvolvedwiththeClubandtakeanactiverole.
Insayingthat,Iimplorethosememberswhoaredesirousofstandingforaposition,especiallytheBoardofManagement,todecideupfrontwhethertheyaregoingtotakea ‘handson’roleor justsitonthecommitteeanddonothing.WeneedmembersontheBoardwhowilldothework.Themorepeoplewhodotheworktheeasiertheloadwillbeforall.
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Active (18+)
Rupert Agnew
Mikaela Allen
Jordan Andersen
Jake Anderson
FreyaAnnetts
Ryan Anning
Benson Aryana
NathanAzzopardi
Rebecca Bacon
Greer Banyer
Freddy Barendregt
NathanBarker
Timothy Bath
Patrick Bird
Alison Bishop
Tony Blayney
Jack Boers
Malcolm Boon
Renay Boyce
Jake Bracken
Ben Bradley
Ross Brewer
Lauren Brown
Jack Bryce
Karen Bryce
Sean Bryce
Stephen Bryen
Keith Bulloch
CameronBurns
NicoleBurns
Ian Burrow
Jacob Byrne
Leah Byrne
Michael Byrne
Sarah Byrne
GeorgiaCairncross
GlennCairncross
MattCameron
RyanCampbell
DanielCampisi
MarkCarleton
JessicaCarter
AdamCawley
SaschaChandler
DarrylChapman
ReneeChapman
BaedenClark
BradleyCohen
BrentCollier
KristyCollier
JyeConlan-Bullock
KimCook
StevenCook
CristianCortes
LewisCrooks
SarahCrooks
ChristineCupitt
ChrisDaley
Luke Dalton
Ben Daly
Donna Daly
James Davies
Dominic DeFina
Stephen Dewberry
Siobhan Dibley
BelindaDiMartino
StefanieDiMartino
Ryan Douglas
Jon Doyle
Karel Doyle
Philip Dwyer
JaimeEllery-Findlay
MareeEllery-Findlay
BrendanElliott
MatthewElliott
CharlieEmery
Belinda Emmerson Franke
Ramsay Emmerson Franke
Riley Emmerson Franke
Rowan Emmerson Franke
Rod Enright
Trent Enright
DaneEverett
KerrieEverett
David Farrell
Alexandra Findlay
CraigFindlay
Sean Findlay
Andrew Fisher
ScottFisher
Erik Fiskerstrand
Ian Fiskerstrand
Adam Fitzsimmons
JustinFitzsimmons
Mark Fitzsimmons
Ashleigh Fleming
Garry Fleming
Erik Friskerstrand
Lauren Fulcher
Darren Galea
Leanne Galea
Lachlan Galea Stacker
Javier Garcia
MattGentle
Keira Giardini
Greg Gillan
Danielle Gowan
Elly Graf
Timothy Grant
David Greig
Jessica Grofski
ChrisHall
Lauren Hall
Reid Hannington
SamanthaHewitt
ChrisHill
Jack Hill
Lachlan Hill
Sarah Hill
MatthewHogan
Adam Hokin
Thomas Hollywood
CraigHolmes
CharlieHort
Lauren Houghton
Greg Hughes
Jaimee Hughes
Keith Hughes
Mitchell Hughes
Jack Hunter
Anthony Hutchison
Kay Hutchison
ChadJarolimek
Siobhan Jones
Timothy Jurd
Ainsley Kasparian
Joshua Kasparian
Paul Kasparian
Jason Kelly
Paul Kempton
Allison King
Peter King
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Robert Kotevski
David Kowald
Ellen Kowald
Miina Kuusela
PaulLaffan
Lewis Laing
Simon Laird
Darrin Lane
Alison Laws
Shane Leek
Robert LEES
John Lehmann
BrettLevings
Jordie Levings
Jamie Loader
BrettLockeridge
Robert Loewenthal
WarrenLong
Damian Maaka
LachlanMabbutt
LesMabbutt
NicoleMacfarlane
Dianna Mackay
MarkMackay-Sim
Jamie Maclean
ChrisMagill
Kaylee Magrath
AidanMartin
BrettMartin
CourtneyMcCrohon
DavidMcCrohon
Jordan McDonnell
Russell McDougall
Peter McErlain
Robert McFadden
WarrenMcGuire
Andrew McKellar
Leigh McKeown
Sharron McKeown
SharonMcNamara
Heath McPhellamy
Steven Mead
Rob Melbourne
Peter Meletopoulo
Olivia Memmolo
MatthewMerchant
MichaelMerrett
Joel Miller
BrettMoiler
Heath Molloy
CamillaMontague
Taylor Morley
Dean Morris
CathyMorrison
DanielMott
RossMountier
Liza Murphy
Jason Murray
Debbie Muscat
Joshua Muscat
Tristen Muscat
DenisNaughton
NathanNeale
StephenNeale
AndrewNielsen
JamesNobbs
KateNorris
PavelNovotny
Erin O’Bryan
ShamusO’Connor
Elizabeth OSullivan
EugenioPaletto
Anthony Parker
Stephen Parker
Karla Pennell
CharlottePenrose
Robert Pieiga
Lachlan Pinney
Danielle Polson
Stuart Presgrave
BrettPritchard
James Prowse
RossPyett
Michael Randazzo
Simon Rathbone
JeffReece
BrettRichardson
John Rowan
Elizabeth Sato
Jonothon Sculthorpe
Paul Seymour
Paul Shapter
Michael Shepherd
Richard Short
CameronSimpson
Vicki Simpson
Angie Smith
MatthewSmith
Roseanna Smith
WarrenSmith
CraigSnudden
WilliamSoulos
WilliamJnrSoulos
Renee Stortenbeker
Lee Summers
Mark Taylor
Jacinta Tennet
ScottThomas
Belinda Thompson
Kellie Thompson
Mitchell Thompson
Tanya Thomson
LeahTinning-Salib
Jackson Towns
Lachlan Towns
Robert Trabelsi
Danny Tsoumbaras
Karen Tsoumbaras
ScottUnderwood
StephenUrquhart
Gemma Van Dam
Paul Van Dam
Robert Vandersanden
BrettWalker
ScottWalker
JoshuaWalmsley
FranWalsh
ChristianWard
BradWardrobe
KaylaWarncken
GaryWarner
ChrisWaters
AndrewWatson
GeoffreyWatson
ThomasWhittle
JamieWhitton
KateWhitton
TarahWhyte
KristenWild
HarrisonWilliams
ChristianWilson
HeatherWoods
El izabeth WoodhartO’Farrell
Emily Zytaruk
Active (15-18)
Kain Anderson
Jaymes Banning
Isaac Byrne
FinleyCampbell
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Rhys Druery
Max Enright
Jake Evans
Ashley Flanagan
Shea Garcia
Bailey Gentle
CameronGrech
Michael Hanna
Andrea Hill
CateHochwallner
Keira Hughes
CameronHutchison
Oscar Jones
ClaudiaJuliana
ChristopherKing
Samantha King
Ethan Lea
ConnorLevings
ScottMcDougall
Stephanie McStay
Liam Murray
Kalei Pennell
KaylaPyett
ShayleePyett
ChloeRowan
CooperSachr
JamesScott
Barron Si
Kalei Smith
Zac Tennet
Harrison Towns
DeanUrquhart
Cadet (13-15)
Ashley Blayney
WilliamDaley
April Druery
Josh Duncan
Taylah Evans
Abby Gentle
DysonGriffiths
Patrick Hanna
Mackenzie Hannington
Trent Higgins
Max Hunter
Lauren Hutchison
Jarvis Lane
Michael Mackey
Daniel McMahon
Luke Montedoro
JayJayNovotny
Joshua Pritchard
Ella Randazzo
Piper Robinson
BrigitteSalib
MaggieScott
Blake Smith
Jack Soulos
Bronte Southwell
Billy Thoroughgood
Rachel Tougher
Marnie Vimpany
LiamWatson
BennettWilliams
JayJayWolfe
Long Service
Daile Banning
Paul Bates
John Berkley
George Birss
Ashley Bourne
Adam Bryce
PeterCarney
DonChandler
RodneyClark
JenniferConder
KatherineConder
Ryan Ellmoos
Dane Farrell
John Farrell
Ronald Finn
Stephen Frawley
MichelleFretten
Emma Gillespie
Rory Gillespie
Jayson Ginn
MatthewGuy
Michelle Guy
Kenneth Ingersole
David Ingram
Paul Ingram
Luke Khoury
Tara Lal
Emma Larssen
Andrew Lawson
Michael McBain
CassandraMcDonald
Aaron McKinnon
Brent McKinnon
Graham McMillan
Greg Mcneill
BrettMortensen
NormanMuddle
TimothyNesbitt
BenNguyen
ThomasOKeeffe
ChristopherJ.Panckhurst
Dean Parry
Kym Pennell
Laurie Portelli
Brent Pritchard
MatthewRead
NicholasSchilling
Peta Smith
Shannon Smith
Andrew Sugerman
StuartA.Taylor
DarrinL.Thompson
MatthewThompson
LaurenceWard
StephenWarncken
RachelWatson
BrettWright
Joel Zamek
Life Members
MichaeBatty
Edwin Brooker OAM
IanCameron
RobertChapman
BruceClark
John Gilligan
WilliamGray†
Leslie Hardy
Ronald Hegarty
JohnHughes†
Robert King
Brian OSullivan
Dennis Parker
Ronald Pears OAM
Graham Tangye
Brian Thompson
Ian Toll
ArthurWhite
GrantWilkinson
Associate Members
Angela Abela
Robyn Allan
Mark Anderson
DianneBatty
Brooking Debbie
John Brown
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MartinBryce
JillCameron
JohnCoote
LindaCoote
JonathanCox
JaniceCropp
TerryCropp†
FrancisCrossle
RonCrawley
Graham Dunn
Julie Dwyer
WilliamDwyer
Megan Evans
NeilFathulla
Marie Gray
Jodie Greig
Morgan Harris
NoelHarris
WesleyHarris
Karlene Hughes
Tuula Kuusela
Kenneth Langley
Basil Lewis
DavidMartin
Maralyn McDonald
Dan Moore
ScottMoore
Paul OSullivan
Phil Peters
Theresa Smith
Glen Stortenbeker
Mark Summers
Graeme Thorburn
JulieWalmsley
JillR.Ward
General Members
Leanne Barlow
Kelli Blayney
John Boes
SamanthaCampbell
MatthewChalmers
NatalieChandler
SeggieChetty
ChristopherDavis
Mark Donovan
WayneDruery
AnnaElliott
NikkiEnright
Damien Fanning
Alison Fowler
Ben Francis
Kim Gadallah
Amber Garcia
Kate Gardiner
Heath Giles
Renae Giles
Julie Hughes
Robert Humphries
Keighly Lindbeck
Danielle Manton
Helene McFadden
Kylie McKinnon
Lisa Muir
PeterNolan
Jodie Pritchard
Alison Prowse
Susan Randazzo
Rebecca Rathbone
Kim Richardson
Anthony Robertson
Michelle Robertson
Leon Schwaltz
AlysonScott
Russell Smith
BrettSolomon
Maria Stavrinides
Joanne Stortenbeker
Dianne Thompson
Fiona Tougher
Lisa Towson
Al Turner
MatthewWalsh
ToniWebber
JamesWilliams
KateWood
Honorary Members
YvonneMoon
David Moore
ScottMorrison
Perpetual Members
Dennis Johnson
YvonneMoon
ColinSchrubb†
JyeConlan-Bullock
Douglas Ryan
Erik Fiskerstrand
MatthewHogan
CathyMorrison
DanielMott
DenisNaughton
ChrisWaters
HeatherWoods
†=Deceased
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Under 6 GirlsErin Banyer
Liliana Barmania
AliyahChalmers
Eva Darling
Aleira Edwards
Sophie Ellis
WillowFiskerstrand
Sailor Gurney
Alannah Hartung
Zarah Lindbeck
Ella Powney
ChloeScott
CaitySmith
Bianca Stavrinides
hayley turner
AbigailWood
ZaraWood
Under 6 BoysLewis Arnold
Phoenix Byrnes
SamsonCallanan
WillCooper
XavierDaly
Bailey Donovan
WilliamGalopoulos
Joshua Glass
Finn Gorman
Joshua Granter
Jake Hanneman
Manny Hinton
Ashton James
Zac Jones
Harrison Kelly
Byron Laing
Jax Lees
ConorMacfie
Daniel Moore
CalebPage
ZavierParis-Hokin
Tom Prince
Jesse Roeder
Luke Ross
Hugo Schwartz
Hudson Small
Bede Smith
Henley Smith
Finn Thompson
Leo Van Der Grinten Milnes
Kaelan Vincent
DillanWaters
MicaWeatherstone
EthanWhitton
LeoWidmann
WillYallop
Under 7 GirlsPippa Bacon
Jenna Boyce
Ines Brumby
HannahClarke
Olivia Douglas
Bella Farrell
Summer Fergusson
Ellie Foster
Ava Gadallah
Tamarli Haydon
Asha Houghton
Emma Hristopanos
Mikayla Ingram
Ruby Kelly
MoniqueMarshall
Eleanor McDonagh
Elise Mead
SophieMountier
Eva Pankhania
Ruby Penrose
Sophie Rathbone
Zara Salmon
Lily Sanders
Kayley Shute
Amy jane Simmonds
Juanita Smith
Ruby Stanborough
IvySutton
Josie Tasker
Zoe Tsoukalas
MackenzieWalker
TraceyWalsh
MaceyWard
ShayaWilliams-Mansell
Under 7 BoysJacob Adamson
Benji Arnold
Talon Blanch
CooperChalmers
IsaacChambers
MaxClifton
ReeceCook
Henry Dorling
Kade Edmonds
Travis Eisenhuth
Blake Francis
WillGardiner
ElliottGordon
Jacob Grigg
Jack Gunner
Jack Harten
Ashton Hayes
Billy Hogan
Henry Isemonger
XavierJames
CharlieJurd-Smith
Lachlan Kingston
BodieLaffan
Fletcher Massone
Bailey McGarrity
Logan McGillicuddy
James Mross
CharlieNicholson
ByronNobbs
Zane Panckhurst
Evan Rees
NateRobertson
Tyler Smith
Harper Tanner
Sean Van Der Linden
KaidenWalker
MaxWatson
JaiWeston
Under 8 GirlsAmelia Archibald
Jayde Bishop
Ocean Bradley
ZivaCampisi
GabriellaCasetta
IndiaChapman
MayaChuaykerd
NoaCoupland
Sybellla Daly
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Isabel Davies
LexiDickenson-Panas
Keira Donovan
Talia Edwards
MatildaFanning
Hannah Ferron
Andie French
Olivia Granter
Alana Idestran
Katherine Laing
Ashling Laird
Shi loh MacFar lane-Anning
MiaMartin
CharlotteMelbourne
Jamie-GracePittello
Mia Powney
NiaRees
Millie Smith
CharlotteSprincis
Georgia Thomas
Zoe Van Der Grinten Milnes
MatteaVincent
IsabellaWare
AvaWood
Under 8 BoysCadellBarnes
CiaranBarnes
Jack Bates
Ashton Beudeker
XavierByrnes
MaxCallanan
JyeConlan-Bullock
TiarnanCooper
James Diocales
Ajay Duncan
Riley Ellis
Ryder Fergusson
Dylan Heslehurst
CooperHolmes
Samuel Hristopanos
CoenHughes
Mitchell Jones
Harry Kempton
WinstonKevic
Alexander Kotevski
CharltonKotevski
Kian Laing
ElliottLindbeck
NoahLockeridge
Lachlan Mackenzie
Darcy McGarrity
Zach Molloy
CooperMott
IndianaNicholson
Oliver Pankhania
Ashton Prowse
Oscar Randazzo
Dean Teixeira Araujo
LiamWood
Under 9 GirlsEve Banyer
Tegan Boyce
Kaitlyn Byrnes
AddisonCawley
SophieClifton
AshleighCoates
KalahniCrews
Zahli Daly
Aila Edmonds
MatisseEmery
Jasmine Enright
ArianeEverett
CharlotteHall
CallieHayes
Ava Hogan
Elsie Inglis
MackenzieJurd-Smith
CandiceLaffan
Ella Loewenthal
Elyse Manna
Byrdie McGillicuddy
Eve Payne
Zoe Penrose
Laura Pritchard
Amber Smith
Lila Smith
Alexia Stavrinides
Eden Taciak
Asher Thompson
SophiaWatson
Elsie Smith
Under 9 BoysChristopherAdamson
Brady Bacon
Jordan Baxter
Bayley Bishop
Oscar Burke
JyeCollier
WilliamDewberry
ConorFerron
Karl Gillan
Ryan Gillan
Isaac Green
Kai Haydon
Jake Hughes
Kai James
Reilley Kempton
Jacob Kevic
Tahi Maaka
Harrison Melbourne
Tim Merchant
ThomasMountier
OakleyNobbs
Liam Parker
BaileyWalker
Under 10 GirlsHannah Barlow
OliviaCasetta
TaraCollier
TahliaCook
Isabella Davidson
CharlotteDavidson
Bronte Eisenhuth
Saskia Emery
Annika Gillan
Mackenzie Gunner
Madison Hall
NatalieHay
Amelie Humphries
Madison Marshall
SiennaMartin
Mikaela Mead
Summer Milton
Sienna Morrison
CassandraPaterson
Ashleigh Purcell
Holland Robinson
Alysha Roy
Keely Smith
Sienna Van Der Linden
Under 10 BoysConnorBath
FinnChandler
BrodieCook
LoganCowper
Bailey Duncan
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Zayne Giles
Benjamin Greig
John Hartley
Angus Jarolimek
CooperLeek
Joshua Leek
Shea Murphy
RaphaelPaletto
Joshua Palmer
Jack Prowse
Oliver Randazzo
Lachlan Rathbone
GriffinRobinson
Leeroy Valerio
HenryWatson
Under 11 GirlsLivinia Burns
AnaisCameron
RubyClifton
Tara Dunn
Eve Fowler
CorbanGalea
Piper Hannington
ChloeHolmes
Hayley Hopper
BronteLaffan
Mily Maaka
Georgia Purcell
MoniqueSolomon
Bella Summers
Amali Taggart
Under 11 BoysToby Bacon
Mackenzie Barnes
AlexChallenor
JonahChapman
GuyClark
Koby Enright
Riley Gentle
Jeremy Hall
NicholasHughes
Eamon Laing
Jed Loader
James McDonald
Darcy McKeown
Daniel Ogden
Riley O’Sullivan
Kai Payne
Ryan Snudden
Fletcher Steege
Zac Thompson
BlakeWardrobe
Under 12 GirlsGeorgia Barlow
CharlotteBeudeker
Diaz Blanch
ScarletCameron
GeorgiaCrossle
GraceElliott
Ella Hartley
Jessica Hay
Marnie Inglis
Tahlia Ingram
CharlotteLoader
CaseyMood
Gabriella Mramor
Tamsyn Muir
AllyNovotny
TiffanyStone
Zoe Taciak
Tillie-AnneTsoumbaras
Under 12 BoysMyles Bishop
OliverChandler
RileyCowper
Joshua Diocales
Ollie Jacobs
Rory Jarolimek
Alex McFadden
Kai Morris
CharlieMortimer-Short
WillNolan
Thomas Rathbone
Kai Robertson
Jake Rodgers
Kade Tougher
Aiden Towson
Koliya Van Althuis
CooperVimpany
ByronWatson
HaydenWhitton
Under 13 GirlsJada Blanch
Sophie Burns
KeiraCollier
Ella Emery
Leilani Fauonuka
Logan Galea
Georgia Greig
Olivia Hall
ChelseaHolmes
MoniqueManna
Tara Palmer
SofiaRandazzo
Jasmine Richardson
Brianna Smith
ChloeThomson
Jessica Towson
JessicaWardrobe
AvaWilson
Under 13 BoysLachlanCrossle
Liam Davis
Max Geronimo
CampbellHannington
KyaLaffan
JasperMcCullagh
Samuel Merchant
CharlieMorris
Darcy O’Sullivan
Benjamin Pritchard
GarrettRobinson
James Stortenbeker
Tom Summers
Peter Thoroughgood
Thomas Van Der Sanden
Under 14 GirlsMeekaCampbell
Ella McFadden
Samantha McMahon
Saman McMahon
LolaMortimer-Short
Holly Porter
Ashlee Ramanauskas
CaitlinShepherd
Kiara Summers
AmelijaWilson
Under 14 BoysBaileyChapman
OlivierClark
Harrison cooke
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Liam Dennis
Max Fathulla
Luke Inglis
ChazJarvis
Samuel Longmuir
ZacMcMartin
MasonMcNamara
Declan Purcell
Hamish Agnew
Ben Hunton
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Vale OnbehalfoftheEloueraCommitteeandtheentiremembership,wewishtoexpressourdeepestsympathyand condolences to the families and friends of Elouera members, past and present, who have lost their livesinthepastyear.
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Notes
Vale: On behalf of the Elouera Committee and the entire membership, we wish to express our deepest sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of Elouera members, past and present, who have lost their lives in the past year.
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