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New South Wales Surf Life Saving SURF LIFE SAVING S urf Life Saving NEW SOUTH WALES 109TH ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 New South Wales | A nnual Report 2015–16 OUR MISSION To save lives, create great Australians and build better communities. Today, Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) has members across 129 Surf Life Saving Clubs (SLSCs) and 11 branches who perform thousands of rescues, preventative actions and first aid treatments each year. The origins of Surf Life Saving can be traced back to the actions of Mr William Gocher who, in September 1902 at Manly Beach, defied the law of the time by bathing during the prohibited daylight hours. As the popularity of surf bathing quickly grew into a national pastime, its dangers became apparent. Small groups of experienced, regular surfers began to form themselves into lifesaving bodies to help people who needed rescuing from an unfamiliar environment. As these lifesaving bodies or ‘clubs’ grew in size and number, the need for a united front to raise money and ask for help from local councils and the NSW Government was identified and the NSW Surf Bathing Association was formed on 18 October 1907. The name of the Association was later changed to the Surf Life Saving Association of Australia, and in 1991 it was changed again to Surf Life Saving Australia. Surf Life Saving NSW, formerly known as the Surf Life Saving Association of Australia (NSW State Centre) has operated within the state boundaries of NSW to fulfil the mission and goals of the Association since 1907. Since recording began in 1949 our members have performed in excess of 362,000 rescues. CONTENTS 04 05 06 Patron’s Message Minister’s Foreword President’s Report 07 08 10 Chief Executive Season Snapshot Directors Officer’s Report 12 13 14 Governance Staff Office Bearers and Patrons 15 39 51 Our Achievements Branch Reports Our Members 61 83 Surf Sports Results Statistics 4 Surf Life Saving NSW | Annual Report 2015–16 PATRON’S MESSAGE “Thank you to Surf Life Saving NSW and all its members for their ongoing contribution to the community of New South Wales.” On behalf of the community of New South Wales, and as Vice- Regal Patron of Surf Life Saving New South Wales, I would like to convey my sincere thanks to all surf lifesaving volunteers for their efforts over another busy season, supervising more than 6.8 million visitors at our beaches and volunteering more than 700,000 hours of service. Our coastal beaches and lifestyle are an important part of our Australian identity and culture. Creating an inclusive beach experience for people with disabilities, their families and friends is also essential in promoting equity and breaking down barriers that impact many community members. It gives me great delight to see the culmination of the Surf Life Saving NSW Community Inclusion Project, funded by the Department of Family and Community Services, which has seen three trial precincts established: Pambula Beach/Merimbula, Bondi Beach and Newcastle Beach/Nobbys Beach. Through the Small Grants program, a number of community organisations have delivered projects such as developing an access and inclusive rating system for local services, training workers in the disability sector and running Beach Access and Education days. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to recognise the important contribution that the Surf Life Saving movement makes to the community, not only through preventative actions and rescues, but also through many wider social benefits. These include encouraging volunteerism, improving health and well- being, providing social and recreational opportunities, educating the general public and promoting important life skills. Thank you to Surf Life Saving NSW and all its members for their ongoing contribution to the community. General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d) Governor of New South Wales 5 MINISTER’S FOREWORD “On behalf of the NSW Government I would like to thank you for volunteering your time to protect beachgoers in NSW” I am delighted to write the foreword for the 109th Annual Report of Surf Life Saving New South Wales (SLSNSW). This season was another busy one for lifesavers with more than 6,000 rescues and 157,000 preventative actions taken, along with 14,000 first aid treatments. Tragically there were 53 coastal drowning deaths this year which is the highest number of drownings in recent memory. These deaths occurred outside the red and yellow flags, which highlights the valuable role lifesavers play in protecting the community and the importance of the general public swimming at patrolled beaches. The Surf Rescue Emergency Response System has continued to respond to emergency callouts with 735 calls from NSW Police this year. The number of incidents increased 45% on the last year with the number of rescues carried out through this service also increasing 47%. The NSW Ambulance was tasked to beaches 585 times, further demonstrating the vital relationship between SLSNSW and other emergency service providers. Through the NSW Department of Justice, the NSW Government continued to support SLSNSW programs and operations with a recommitment of funding to the NSW Water Safety Black Spots Funding program for the Surf School Project (Year 3) and Project Blueprint (Year 4). In the third year of the Surf School Project, 3,500 students from Western Sydney high schools were taught surf safety education and received practical education. In the fourth year of Project Blueprint, the coastal public risk assessments continued to take place across the state with the final 29 Local Council and National Park areas completed. This data will be instrumental in addressing the rate of coastal drownings in NSW and is already being utilised to assist the NSW Government identify areas for mandatory lifejacket use. On behalf of the NSW Government I would like to thank you for volunteering your time to protect beachgoers in NSW and to congratulate the organisation on its efforts to educate the community away from the coast with its Wet’n’Wild Nippers program, the Surf School Project in Western Sydney and the Beach to Bush program. The Hon. David Andrew Elliott, MP Minister for Emergency Services 6 Surf Life Saving NSW | Annual Report 2015–16 PRESIDENT’S REPORT “I would like to thank our volunteer lifesavers who once again ensured there were no lives lost between the red and yellow flags.” • Securing funding for and constructing the Northern Operations Centre in Port Macquarie, opened in 2015, which is an important regional hub to support our volunteers throughout the north of the state. • The growth and extension of services provided by our professional lifeguard arm through the Australian Lifeguard Service, delivering expert public safety services to coastal LGAs and additional pathways to our members. None of these achievements could have been realised without the skill and commitment of both our elected executive team and the staff of Surf Life Saving NSW. In particular I want to thank CEO Phil Vanny AM for his leadership and vision over the last 16 years. Phil’s accomplishments are many, from spearheading the establishment of the Australian Lifesaving Academy in 2004, establishing the Emergency Response System in 2008, to lobbying the NSW Government to change legislation to the Liquor Act, allowing our clubs to be self-sufficient and generate their own funding. Following many years of negotiations, an I’m proud to share with you some of the achievements detailed here in historic agreement was reached with the NSW Government to secure the Annual Report for Surf Life Saving NSW for 2015-16. standard lease arrangements for surf clubs on Crown Land in January 2016. In my final year as President of this great organisation, I firstly want There is no doubt the strength of the organisation financially and to sincerely thank all our volunteers and lifesavers who once again operationally is in large part due to the expertise and stakeholder ensured there were no lives lost between the red and yellow flags. engagement skills Phil Vanny has brought to Surf Life Saving NSW. Throughout Phil’s tenure, more funding has been distributed to clubs It is a privilege to be able to reflect on the enormous achievements and branches than ever before with a 2321% increase in direct financial and improvements which have been made during the last eight years distributions to these entities. and the esteemed position Surf Life Saving holds in the eyes of the NSW community. To my fellow Directors, Advisors and Branch Presidents, thank you for your support. After six years’ service as Director of Surf Sport, Michael Bate As always, we are extremely grateful for the support of the NSW chose to step down from the role and I thank him for bringing his extensive Government and the various departments and agencies with whom leadership and management skills to improving our competition processes we interact or have partnered with on important public safety projects. and development programs. Thanks also to our major sponsors, in particular ClubsNSW and Stramit Building Products and to our partners at the national level, I would also like to acknowledge the significant and sustained DHL and Westpac. contribution for more than a decade of our Director of Lifesaving, John Restuccia. Together with the broader lifesaving team, John has expertly There are so many success stories from across the organisation, at local steered the strategic direction of our operations and it has been a pleasure club level right through to state-wide initiatives which are helping save to watch the great strides we have made in improving public safety in the lives beyond the flags. aquatic environment. I’m particularly proud of the ongoing development of our Surf It is exciting to see the scope of our activities continue to evolve.
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