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We, as Australian Surf Life Savers, thank you for giving us this wonderful land of Australia:
• bathed in sunshine • enriched by the boun es of nature • encircled by the rolling waves. We ask that you will accept the service we off er as guardians of the lives of others.
We give thanks for:
• the joy of living • the strength of manhood • the honour of a noble deed • the respect we always give to the power of the surf. Teach us to know that the value of a single life is of infi nite worth in Your sight.
May we ever be alert to the needs of those whose safety is dependent on our vigilance and service.
Help us at all mes to never fl inch at the call of duty.
Make us strong and steadfast in the service we have embraced.
May we never be disheartened by diffi cul es or discouraged by discipline.
Help us to off er to our Club, and to those who safety is dependent on our skill, nothing less than the best we can give.
Asking for no reward – as we perform our duty on the beaches throughout Australia – in the service we have embraced.
Amen
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Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc. Elouera Sharks Junior Development Committee Founded 1967 No ce is hereby given that the 53rd Annual General Mee ng of parents and supporters will be held in the Southern Cross Lounge at Tradies Gymea on Sunday 26 July 2020 commencing at 12pm. AGENDA 1 Chairman’s Welcome 7 Election of Office Bearers, Managers and Instructors for the 2020-21 season 2 Apologies 8 No ce of mo on, if any, of which proper no ce 3 Confi rma on of Minutes of the 52nd Annual has been given in accordance with the Cons tu on General Mee ng and Rules 4 Presentation of the Annual Report – Mark 9 General Business (immediate and essen al only) Summers a) Confi rm fi rst JDC Mee ng 5 Annual Report response – Patron Brian Thompson OAM 10 Ques ons 6 Senior Sec on response – Darren Galea 11 Close
2020 Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Annual General Meeting No ce is hereby given that the 54th Annual General Mee ng of the Elouera Surf Life Saving Club will be held in the Southern Cross Lounge at Tradies Gymea on Sunday 26 July 2020 commencing at 12.30pm. AGENDA 1. Opening 8. Presentation and adoption of the 2019-20 Annual Report and Financial Statements 2. Apologies 9a. Lodgement of Annual Report, Financial 3. Minutes silence followed by the Life Savers’ Statements and Annual Return Prayer 9b. Affi lia on with SLSA, SLSNSW and SLSS 4. Welcome from the Execu ve Director 10. Election of Officer Bearers for the 2020-21 5a. Confi rma on and adop on of the minutes of the season and the appointment of the Public Offi cer 53rd Annual General Mee ng conducted on 28 July and Auditor for the 2020-21 season 2019 11. Notification of the date for the first Board 5b. Confi rma on and adop on of the minutes of the Mee ng Special General Mee ng held on 7 June 2020 12. SLSA Service Awards 6. Business arising from the minutes 13. Urgent General Business 7. Correspondence relevant to the mee ng 14. Mee ng closure
2 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Subscriptions Subscrip on Rates for 2020–21 Season (Seniors) Membership Category Membership Fee Membership Fee (Early Bird – before 30 Sept) (A er 1 October) U15 $60.00 $80.00 U17 $70.00 $90.00 Ac ve $80.00 $100.00 Ac ve reserve $80.00 $100.00 Long Service $80.00 $100.00 Associate $100.00 $120.00 Pensioner $60.00 $80.00 Compe on Levy (all ages) $80.00 $100.00 Cra storage (non compe tors) $80.00 $100.00 Gym Fees Ac ve Senior $100.00 $120.00 Pensioner $55.00 $70.00 Student $55.00 $70.00 Associate (30yrs+) $330.00 $350.00 Associate Pensioner $165.00 $175.00
Payment of Subscrip ons Membership Fees for the 2020-21 season are now due and listed above. Members are encouraged to renew their membership via Surf Life Saving Australia’s Member’s Portal – h ps://portal.sls.com.au. Payment can then be made online. The SLSA Member’s Portal also gives members the ability to sign and submit an electronic copy of their membership form and access all awards, patrols and rosters. Members may also renew by a ending the Club offi ce during offi ce hours (Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 2:30 pm) comple ng their membership applica on and declara on form and paying the amounts due. Members wishing to transfer the payment directly to Elouera’s bank account (BSB 012262 Account 4784 10252) must ensure that their name is in the reference sec on, and they must also complete and sign a hard copy membership applica on and declara on form. These forms can be delivered to the offi ce or emailed to [email protected]. Members intending to vote at the AGM must be fi nancial for the 2020-21 season. Members intending to nominate as an Offi ce Bearer must be fi nancial for the 2020-21 season. Late Renewal fee: A late renewal fee of $20 will apply to all renewal fees paid a er 1 October 2020 to recover administra on costs. Please note all FOB access to the Club will automa cally cease on 30 September 2020 for unfi nancial members. Change of Details: Members can request changes to their membership details via the SLSA Member’s Portal h ps://portal.sls.com.au. Alterna vely, please advise the Director of Administra on of any changes via email to [email protected] or post to Elouera SLSC, PO BOX 46, CRONULLA 2230. For and on behalf of the Board of Management Peter Carney, Director of Administra on
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 3 Elouera Sharks at the NSW State Age Championships held at Swansea Belmont in February 2020
On the star ng line at the Ohana Carnival at Elouera in December 2019
4 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Contents
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No ce of Annual General Mee ng 2 Board Captain 74 Subscrip ons 3 Ski Captain 75
ADMINISTRATION OTHER REPORTS Offi ce Bearers 8 Director of Youth Coordina on 78 Commi ees 9 Director of Major Events 79 JDC Offi ce Bearers 11 Member Protec on 80 Achievements 12 Race Secretary 81 Patron’s Message 14 Commi ees 82 Execu ve Director’s Report 15 Surf Awareness Clinic 85 Director of Administra on 18 Registrar 86 Board of Management Org Chart 26 Board of Management Mee ng A endance 27 JUNIORS Order of Australia 28 JDC Chairman 88 Sutherland Shire Ci zen of the Year 29 JDC Deputy Chairperson 90 Rescue of the Month 31 Water Safety 91 Life Members 36 JDC March Past 92 JDC R&R 95 FINANCE JDC Boys Club Captain 94 Director of Finance 38 JDC Boys Vice Captain 94 Financial Statements 2019-20 40 JDC Girls Club Captain 95 JDC Girls Vice Captain 95 LIFESAVING Age Group Reports 96 Elouera Sharks Championship Awards 117 Director of Lifesaving 48 Perpetual Trophy Winners 118 Patrol captains 51 Encouragement Awards 119 Director of Educa on & Training 54 A endance Awards 121 Elouera Awards 57 State Title Results 123 COMPETITION State Team Photos 124
Director of Surf Sports 60 Senior Membership 126 Compe on Results 62 Elouera Sharks Registra ons 131 Club Awards 66 Kokoda Trail 134 Head Coach 69 Charlo e Breen – Lifesaver 135 Boat Captain 70 Vale 136
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 5 Sponsors Sutherland District Trade Union Club (The Tradies) ACE Gu ers Crux Surveying Soilco Breen Holdings / Shearwater DKG Surf Boats Sutherland Mazda Landing Enware Sutherland Shire Council Carlden Automo ve Holt Group Wes ield Miranda, Scentre Channel 10 Management Group NECA Training Group Cook Community Classic Ohana Ocean Athle cs
Donors Robert Blissenden, Blissenden Dr John Donnellan – Bondi Skin Makani Meats Lawyers Cancer Clinic Glen Stortenbeker, AAP Finance David Carney Melanie Ingram Art and Design Brokers Don Chandler Basil Lewis Ian Toll
Rescue Board purchased with funds donated by NECA Training Group
Two IRB motors purchased with funds from Australian Government Beach Safety Equipment Fund
6 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Cowlings recognising our major sponsor Tradies.
Thank you to the many generous sponsors of Elouera – your support is appreciated in so many ways.
Please support the companies who support Funds donated by Sydney Airports Corpora on purchased three so your club. water safety boards, two surf boards for Yellow fi ns, AV equipment for the training room and two nipper training boards
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 7 Offi ce Bearers for 2019-20
PATRON Brian Thompson OAM Vice Patrons Michael Ba y PSM, Ian Bourke, Phillip Bowering, Tom Breen, John Brown, Michael Byrne, Don Chandler, Ron Crawley, Paul Degnan, John Donnellan, Michael Forshaw, Chris Fraser, Manjeet Grewal, Phillip Holt, Rod Huon, Marilyn Jervis, Basil Lewis, Dennis McHugh, Dave McKinley, Sco Morrison MP, Carmelo Pesce, Carol Provan, Bre Richardson, Robert Sharkey, Marie Simone, Mark Speakman SC MP Execu ve Director Darren Galea Deputy Execu ve Director David Kowald Director of Administra on Head Coach Peter Carney Grant Wilkinson Director of Finance Swim Captain Rory Gillespie Ma hew Sperring Deputy Director of Administra on & Finance Ski Captain Ron Hegarty Nathan Neale Director of Lifesaving Beach Captain Andrew McKellar Joey Todd Director of Educa on & Training Board Captain Amber Garcia Isaac Byrne Deputy Director of Lifesaving, Educa on & Training IRB Captain Cameron Simpson Bob King Director of Surf Sports Boat Captain Peter King Mick McBain Deputy Director of Surf Sports Masters Captain Andrew Evans Vacant Director of Marke ng Lifesaving Compe on Captain Vacant Vacant Director of Junior Development Registrar Mark Summers Stephen Frawley Directors of Youth Coordina on Race Secretary Alyson Sco Ma Cameron Director of Major Events Occupa onal Health and Safety Offi cer Paul Ingram Vacant Immediate Past President Child Protec on Offi cer NA John Lehmann Welfare Offi cer Michael Ba y PSM
8 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED 2019-20 Committees
Surf Sports Commi ee Surf Awareness Commi ee Director of Surf Sports, Deputy Director of Surf Debbie Brooking, Leah Byrne, Basil Lewis, Kathleen Sports, Sec onal Captains, Race Secretary, Director Tanner, Karen Tsoumbaras of Youth Co-ordina on Finance Commi ee Cons tu on Commi ee Michael Ba y PSM, Peter Carney, Bob King Rory Gillespie, Ron Hegarty, Brian Thompson OAM Gym Commi ee Bar/Lounge Commi ee Rory Gillespie, Ma Guy, Brian O’Sullivan Rory Gillespie, Ron Hegarty, Brian Thompson OAM Judiciary Commi ee Building/House Commi ee Ian Cameron, Aaron McKinnon, Darrin Thompson Garry Fleming, Stephen Frawley, History Commi ee Brian O’Sullivan, Brian Thompson OAM Michael Ba y PSM, George Birss, Peter Carney, Uniform Commi ee Ron Hegarty, Ron Pears OAM, Brian Thompson OAM Vacant Honours Stephen Frawley, Ron Pears OAM, NB: Some commi ees also have Directors as Brian Thompson OAM, Ian Toll Ex-Offi cio members. Trainers Sophie Burns, Darryl Chapman, Brent Collier, Ainsley Kasparian, Paul Kasparian, Paul Laff an, Peter McErlain, Andrew McKellar, Cameron Simpson, Kiara Summers, Mark Taylor, Jackson Towns, Gary Warner
Assessors Michael Ba y, Michael Byrne, Glenn Cairncross, Darren Galea, Ma Gentle, Tim Jurd, Dianna MacKay, Peter Metro, Dennis Parker, Bre Richardson, Warren Smith, Steve Urquhart
Facilitators Peter Carney, David Kowald
Board of Surf Sports Robyn Allan, Mar n Bryce, Michael Byrne, Peter Carney, Seggie Che y, Joy Cook, Darren Galea, Amber Garcia, Javier Garcia, Wal Hall, Ron Hegarty, Kay Hutchison, Tuula Kuusela, Leanne Laff an, Paul Lindbeck, David Mar n, Helene McFadden, Dennis Parker, Ronald Pears OAM, Lee Summers, Brian Thompson, Julie Walmsley, Andrew Watson, Kristen Wild
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 9 CRONULLA SUTHERLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL Execu ve Ian D. Toll – Hon. Secretary/Public Offi cer
SLS SYDNEY BRANCH Life Members Ted Brooker OAM (dec.), Ron Pears OAM, Maurice Cornelius (Bill) Singleton (dec.), William Gray (dec.), Mike Ba y PSM President’s Medal Recipients Robyn Allan, Mike Ba y PSM, Ron Hegarty, Arthur White (dec.) Judiciary Commi ee Ron Hegarty Finance and Compliance Commi ee Ron Hegarty Lifesaving Manager Jackson Towns Educa on Manager David Kowald RWC Coordinator Andrew McKellar Duty Offi cers Darren Galea, Jackson Towns, Lachlan Towns
SLS NSW Life Members Ron Pears OAM, Ted Brooker OAM (dec.), Maurice (Bill) Singleton (dec.), William Gray (dec.) Judiciary Commi ee Ian Toll
SLS AUSTRALIA Life Members Ron Pears OAM, Maurice (Bill) Singleton (dec.) President’s Medal Recipient Ted Brooker OAM (dec.)
10 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Elouera Sharks JDC Offi ce Bearers for 2019-20 PATRON Brian Thompson OAM Execu ve Director Elouera SLSC Fundraising Darren Galea Dannielle Hogan and Alison Prowse Junior Development Chairman 6s and 7s Coordinator Mark Summers Charlie Emery Deputy Chair JDC Cadet Liaison Offi cer Ma Ellio Sophie Burns JDC Secretary Uniforms Manager Moira Loader Anna Ellio and Rebecca Bacon JDC Finance Controller Water Safety Captain Rebecca Bacon Darryl Chapman JDC Surf Sports Manager March Past Manager Sco Thomas Jo Maaka JDC Educa on Offi cer March Past Coach Vacant Moira Loader JDC Assistant Surf Sports Manager Gear Steward Sharron McKeown Paul Byrnes Recorder Awards Offi cer Leanne Laff an Leanne Laff an JDC Registrar Offi cials Coordinator Lee Summers Andrew Watson Events Managers Canteen Coordinator Alison Prowse, Rebecca Bacon Natalie Chandler Website and Communica ons Sydney Branch Delegate Cameron Burns Mark Summers Water Safety Manager Senior Sec on Delegate Cameron Burns Mark Summers
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 11 Achievements
Life Saving and Education • Elouera members were involved in a number of rescues and incidents that were recognised at Branch, State and Australian levels: • Members Jackson Towns and Bre Richardson were involved in the rescue of a kite surfer in September 2019 • The second incident involved two of Elouera’s trainers Peter Metro and Glenn Cairncross who were both awarded a Na onal Medal for a rescue performed at Cronulla on 16 October 2019 • The third Rescue of the Month occurred on 26 December 2019 involving club members Jackson Towns, Rupert Agnew, Hamish Agnew and Bre Richardson. This rescue also involved another kite surfer who got into trouble and required assistance. • With the damaging bush fi res aff ec ng so many communi es across the state in the second half of 2019, a number of members volunteered to undertake patrols at Narooma on the South Coast of NSW. • Elouera club members also provided assistance to Garie SLSC while Andrew McKellar and David Kowald assisted SLSNSW at Sanctuary Point from 3rd to 5th January 2020. • Elouera was joint winner of Cronulla Sutherland Patrol Effi ciency Award. • Andrew McKellar won Sydney Branch RWC Member of the Year • The Club contributes to SLS Sydney Branch through: Branch RWC Coordinator, Branch Educa on Manager; and we are over-represented on a per-capita basis as surf sports offi cials and water safety at carnivals, RWC drivers, assessors and facilitators. • This year the club gained a total of 477 awards – 155 were gained by senior members while 322 were gained by JDC members. Club and Financial Sustainability • Overall membership numbers decreased slightly by 5.7%. This included a 7.94% fall in Junior numbers and a 30% reduc on in ac ve 15-18 year old members, which were off set to a lesser extent by increases in ac ve 18+ members, Cadet and General members. • Solid revenues came in from commercial opera ons throughout the year un l March when opera ons were severely disrupted by COVID-19. • ‘Beyond 2022’ lease nego a ons are being progressed with council. • Consulta on with sec on heads re: op ons to improve member facili es were completed. The plans were completed and Members approved fi nancing facility to undertake downstairs renova ons. • Renova ons and upgrades to the Washington Lounge will also take place soon. Our Club • Club member Richard Mailey was awarded an OAM for services to the helicopter emergency response services. • Life Member Michael Ba y PSM was awarded Sutherland Shire Ci zen of the Year in December 2019. • Darren Galea won SLSS Branch Member of the Year. • Andrew McKellar was awarded a Cook Community Award. • Club Member Jackson Towns was selected as one of only seven in NSW to a end the 2020 Surf Life Saving Australia Leadership College – the leadership program for young leaders.
12 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED • There were minor changes to the Board this season. Deputy Execu ve Director David Kowald is ready to take over as Execu ve Director in 2020-21. • Regular Friday social events were conducted during patrol season. • ‘The Warrior’ newsle er to members issued regularly during patrol season and as required in the off season. • Email and Facebook was used to complement distribu on of The Warrior with Closed Facebook Page and the Team App used for communica on within specifi c groups. Surf Sports • Elouera hosted the Ohana Carnival on 8 December. Club Representatives • Michael Kember, Chris King Jonah Chapman, Jeremy Hall, Kai Robertson, Zahli Daly and Peter Thoroughgood were selected in the Sydney Branch Interbranch team. • Michael Kember was the co-captain of the Interbranch Team. • Also selected for the Sydney Branch team were the Open Men and Reserve Grade Women’s crews. • The Reserve Women’s crew were also selected to represent NSW in the SLSA Interstate Champs. • Chris King was selected in the NSW Sydney Sharks Team. Club Results • Elouera Nippers (JDC) fi nished ninth in the SLS NSW Age Championships. • In open compe on, Elouera fi nished fourth in the SLS NSW State Open Championship point score. Community Engagement • The club conducted our Yellow Fins Program for a third season. • Can-Too for cancer was conducted over 14 weeks from November 2019 to March 2020, followed by a second group conducted in March and April that were preparing for a 5km marathon swim. • We par cipated in the 12th Cook Community Classic, suppor ng 80 community organisa ons in the local area. • Elouera hosted the 38th Annual Tradies Surf Awareness Clinic in January – a ended by 298 children aged 7 to 12 years from the local community. • We par cipated in the Take 3 for the Sea Project to remove waste from the beach and partnered with Clean Oceans Australia to minimise the use of plas c bo les by club members. Youth Development • The Nippers (JDC) conducted its annual pre-season development camp at Bendalong Cabin Park in September. • Yoga was also conducrted in the Washington Lounge for youth members to complement tradi onal fi tness training.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 13 Patron’s Message
Well, Elouera Members, yet another season draws to a close, and much sooner than anyone would have expected. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be contribu ng to an Elouera Annual Report under these circumstances. Closing of the beaches, ending patrols some months earlier than usual and cancella on of the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships as well as our Presenta on Night has had a huge eff ect on all Elouera Members. My sympathy goes out to those many Elouera Compe tors who have trained so hard all season to be able to compete at their best at the Aussies to only have this taken away from them. S ll, fortunately they were able to compete at the NSW State Surf Lifesaving Championships and all who competed should feel very proud of their achievements at these tles. Fourth overall in the Point Score was a remarkable achievement. Surf Sports Director Peter King and his Deputy Andrew Evans can take a lot of the credit for this as well as the Head Coach Grant Wilkinson, ably assisted by all the Sec onal Coaches. Without the me and eff ort put in by these people, I personally believe this result would not have happened. Patrols as usual were more than effi cient and, whenever I was on the beach, they always seem to have the safety of the public and the swimmers well under control. Andrew McKellar has had an excep onal season as the Director of Life Saving and I am hoping he will be returning next season to take on the same role. Educa on and Training is the life blood of any Surf Life Saving Club and without new qualifi ed members coming through there would be no beach patrols. Directors of Educa on and Training Amber Garcia and Leah Byrne have done an outstanding job archiving a huge amount of SLSA Awards which I’m sure a lot of other clubs in the Branch would be envious of. Elouera Sharks had an outstanding year under new Chairman Mark Summers. They excelled in the compe on arena, fi nishing in the top 10 in the Overall Point Score at their State Tiles as well as winning many medals at Sydney Branch Carnivals. Strong management by the JAC Commi ee has put them in a strong fi nancial posi on; this has been archived by con nually pursuing ways through fund raising and sponsors to raise funds for their sec on. It must be a very reassuring for Elouera BoM that during these mes of no income they have a JAC that totally supports themselves. To the many sponsors who have given to the club over this season, without this fi nancial support this club could not func on. Our Major Sponsors, the Tradies, have been the Major Sponsors of Elouera SLSC since 1983, truly a remarkable achievement. I would think that no other Surf Club in Australia could boast of having a Major Sponsor for this length of me. Tom Breen has also been a great supporter of our club for many years. To them and the many others Sponsors who give generously to the Elouera club, I am sure all Elouera Members thank you. Again the Elouera Board of Management has done an outstanding job managing the club under the present circumstances; a club is only as good as those who run it and this why I believe Elouera will come out of this pandemic unscathed. Fortunately, The Tradies Surf Awareness Clinic was able to be held again and, as usual, was an outstanding success with some 250 children in a endance. Many Elouera members gave up their me to spend with these children, educa ng them in the danger of the surf and how to avoid these dangers. Thanks must go to clinic organiser Leah Byrne as well Debbie Brooking and Basil Lewis who are the driving force behind the success of this clinic. At the me of wri ng this report, I am of the understanding that our Execu ve Director Darren Galea will not be standing for re-elec on. This will be a big loss to the Club as Darren has done an outstanding job in his term in this posi on. My best wishes to Darren. It has been an honour and a privilege for me to work with him. He has brought many new ideas and innova ons to our club during his term. In closing, as your Patron, I would like to say, there is a light at the end of the tunnel and the coming season may see us back to normal. By far the most important thing is that all Elouera Members and their families stay safe ll we are all back on the beach again. Brian Thompson OAM Life Member, Patron Elouera SLSC
14 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Executive Director
It gives me great pleasure to present this report on the Elouera 2019-20 season. This has again been a highly successful season for our Club in all opera onal aspects of Surf Life Saving, even though the en re club had to deal with the Coronavirus and one of the worst bush fi re seasons in Australia’s history during which our members at various mes assisted with monitoring, evacua on and support opera ons roles. With dedica on and diligence our patrolling members have again kept our beach, Elouera, safe and fatality free, con nuing our ‘No Lives Lost’ record. Our Board of Management con nued to run a successful surf club during these diffi cult mes. For COVID-19 addi onal Board and Execu ve mee ngs which dealt with the following items: • Cancella on of Patrols • Cancella on of Educa on Training Courses • Closing and locking down the club facility to members • Closing of the Washington Lounge to members and pre-arranged func ons • Dealing with our current tenants • Revisions to staffi ng arrangements • Ensuring an exit strategy to ensure all members are supported during these diffi cult mes. The Board also moved into the virtual technology era, conduc ng its mee ngs via the internet on applica ons like Zoom or Teams, and using conference call facili es. I personally want to thank and congratulate our hard-working Board of Directors and club offi cials who have again worked relessly to help ensure all this happened. Once again, Elouera has been recognised by our peers, the community, and members from Sutherland Shire Council as one of the most professionally run surf clubs, and willing to assist during these diffi cult mes, in the Bate Bay area. Our Board of Management con nually strived to build stronger rela onships with our neighbouring surf clubs within the Bate Bay area, the community, more importantly provide facili es within Elouera which in return will provide a mul ple pathways for our members further develop themselves. Our priori es as a club have not changed from last season if not it has strengthened during the season as our core value being Life Saving has had a successful season. Our patrols are very professional when it comes to managing the beach and their a en on to preven ve ac ons and educa ng members of the public means we do not have to perform as many rescues as could otherwise be the case. Our members performed a total of 10,271 patrol hours, which is an outstanding achievement and a true refl ec on of the dedica on of all our members. I would like to congratulate and thank every member for their contribu on this season. Congratula ons to the Director of Lifesaving Andrew McKellar, Deputy Director of Life Saving Cameron Simpson, ALL our Patrol Captains and most importantly to the patrolling members for all their work throughout the season. Our educa on team lead by Amber Garcia and Leah Byrne has had another good season. Training for new educa on awards and skills maintenance are extremely vital to the con nual success of our club and more importantly to be rescue ready. This year we trained: • 45 new Bronze Medallion awards
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 15 • 24 Surf Rescue Cer fi cates • 8 Senior First Aid Cer fi cates • 4 Spinal Management awards • 25 Advanced Resuscita on Techniques awards • 2 Silver Medallion Beach Management awards • 7 Silver Medallion Aqua c Rescue awards • 4 Silver Medallion IRB Driver awards • 18 IRB Crew awards • 1 RWC Operator awards • Total awards trained this year was 155. With his State Carnival Emergency Safety Offi cer hat on, Darren Galea watches daughter Logan compete. This could not have been done without the dedica on, hard work and the huge number of hours put in from all our trainers. On behalf of our members, we say thank you. Our Nippers had a very successful season through carnivals and Sunday morning Nipper ac vi es. A big thank-you goes to all our Age Managers and those who assist with the beach set-up and water safety each week. The Juniors are a vital component of our future sustainability, notwithstanding the life skills it teaches the youngsters. It is evident by the par cipa on numbers and results at carnivals that we are producing quality future lifesavers. I would like to personal thank our Director of Junior Development Mark Summers and his Junior Development Commi ee Members for their leadership, dedica on and hard work they have put in over the year, as a lot of the Commi ee Member were new to the role - Thank you. Our compe on sec on con nues to deliver amazing results compared to other super clubs within surf live saving that has unlimited funds and training resources. Results like our fourth at the NSW State Open Titles is a true refl ec on of how hard our compe tors train and step up when they are required to compete individually and in team events. With both Aussies (Australian Championships) and the Interclub being cancelled due to COVID 19, our compe on season came to a sudden end. I would like thank the Coaches, Trainers and Compe tors in the way they dealt with the situa on as it was a true refl ec on of a strong team s cking together during diffi cult mes. This strength was delivered from years of strong leadership from our Director of Surf Sports Peter King and Deputy Director of Surf Sport Andrew Evans. Well Done! Elouera, like any other club or business, has been impacted by COVID-19 with income streams drying up with no no ce, leading to the following ac ons: • All current and proposed capital expenditures were put on hold • All opera onal expenditures were reviewed and if not required put on hold or deferred. This was overseen by our hard-working Director of Finance Rory Gillespie and the fi nance commi ee (Brian Thompson and Ron Hegarty). Moving forward and ensuring our great club recovers and bounces back to the pre COVID 19 fi nancial posi on, the club will require a strong COVID 19 exit strategy and making tough fi nancial decisions across
16 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED the club which will benefi t all members. If the members come back in 2020-21, this would be achievable. Well done all! Our fi nancial strengths would not have been possible without the support that Elouera has received from its many sponsors. Your assistance is greatly appreciated by all members of the Club. The ongoing contribu on made by our major sponsor, Sutherland District Trade Union Club (Tradies) has been signifi cant. They provide funds for the purchase of general life saving and compe on equipment, youth development and support the annual Surf Awareness Clinic. They have been a major club sponsor for 37 years. Administra on of the Club con nues to provide a stable pla orm for our members and interac on with the members of the public. This is done by two lovely ladies, Karlene Hughes and Kay Hutchison. I would like to thank them for undertaking these important administra ve roles. The club is also fortunate to have the administra ve capabili es of our Director of Administra on, Peter Carney, ably assisted by Life Member Ron Hegarty. I would like to thank the Club Execu ve and the en re management commi ee for their con nued eff orts in administering this great Club. Running a club this size is very me consuming with the eff ort showing rewards through the Club’s con nued growth and success. I would also like to extend a great deal of thanks and apprecia on to the following: • The Presidents of the three other Bate Bay Clubs – Richard Pinker (Cronulla), Geoff Budd (North Cronulla) and Todd Lester (Wanda) • The District Chairman Mar n Fulton, Secretary Ian Toll and Treasurer Anita Pryke • District Lifesaving Supervisor Rob Short • District Educa on Supervisor Bre Furniss and his team of Assessors • Brian Thompson, our Patron, who has made an outstanding contribu on to the maintaining our building, the lounge and providing me ongoing guidance in being a successful President • Staff at Surf Life Saving Sydney • Our Federal and State members who have supported the Club • Mayor and Councillors of Sutherland Shire Council • Council Management and Staff • The Directors and staff of the Tradies. I will not be standing again next year as I feel it is me for someone else to build on our great founda ons and use some new and fresh passion to move us even further upward to new heights. Thank you to all those members who have provided me with support throughout my me as Execu ve Director (President). Leading this club as President would not have been possible without the support of my wife Leanne, daughters Jordan, Logan, Corban, and son Lachlan. The work as president o en leads to late nights, mul ple mee ng nights throughout the week, and me away from family ac vi es. I know that the club and lifesaving has benefi ted from your pa ence and understanding. Finally, I would like to wish the new Elouera President and the en re Board all the best. Darren Galea Execu ve Director
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 17 Director of Administration
I present to you the 2019-20 Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Elouera Surf Life Saving Club. The season was powering along un l mid-March when all aspects of the club’s opera ons were thrown into disarray by the advent of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Everything from patrols, the Australian Titles and our important revenue streams either ceased or were signifi cantly impacted. The season will go down as one aff ected by extremes including drought, bush fi res, torren al rain and a pandemic. All sec ons worked hard throughout the season and contributed signifi cantly to the outstanding achievements of the club. From the Board, our diligent patrol captains, patrolling members, educa on team and our Junior Development Commi ee (JDC); everyone helped build the basis of our successes. Your ongoing support has been very much appreciated. Below is an overview of the Club’s ac vi es and achievements over the season. Patrols Our core ac vity is that of lifesaving and the protec on of the community who choose to use the beaches in Bate Bay. Once again, it is with great pleasure that I can report that ‘No Lives were Lost’ while patrols were on duty. It is a credit to our Director of Life Saving Andrew McKellar, our twelve patrol captains and all our patrolling members to have achieved this unenviable record once again. Our patrolling members have done us proud through some trying and diffi cult condi ons. The Club’s patrols worked excep onally well and according to sta s cs in Surfguard, patrolling members undertook 10,271 hours of ac ve duty, made 17 rescues, conducted over 1,033 preventa ve ac ons and provided fi rst aid to 33 people. Some of our members also gave up their me to assist the various Support Opera ons Groups where we provided Surfcom and Jet Ski Operators throughout the season. Club members Darren Galea, Jackson Towns and Lachlan Towns also held roles as Duty Offi cers. The following members are recognised for their commitment in undertaking signifi cant patrol hours: Andrew McKellar 169 Hours David Kowald 162.5 hours Michael Byrne 150.75 hours Lachlan Towns 146.5 hours Jackson Towns 109 Hours Shea Garcia 93 Hours Stephen Tsoukalas 90.5 hours Gary Warner 89.5 hours
18 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Mark Taylor 84 hours Dianna Mackay 82.5 hours Garry Fleming 81.5 hours The hours shown above include Elouera members’ contribu ons to the Branch Support Opera ons Group, Support Ski Operators and as Duty Offi cers where applicable. Elouera also makes a contribu on to Water Safety at the NSW State Titles but those hours are not available. Elouera members were involved in a number of rescues and incidents that were recognised at Branch, State and Australian levels. Members Jackson Towns and Bre Richardson were involved in the rescue of a kite surfer at Kurnell in September 2019. Details of the rescue are outlined a li le later in this annual Report. The second incident involved two of Elouera’s trainers who were both awarded a Na onal Medal for a rescue performed at Cronulla on 16 October 2019. Club Member and trainer, Peter Metro together with Glenn Cairncross were at the right place and me to perform a rescue of a member of the public who got into diffi cul es off Cronulla beach. Details of this rescue are also outlined later in the Annual Report. The third Rescue of the Month occurred on 26 December 2019. This rescue involved club members Jackson Towns, Rupert Agnew, Hamish Agnew and Bre Richardson. This rescue also involved another kite surfer who got into trouble and required assistance. Three Elouera members were involved in the preven on of a suicide a empt by a member of the public on 26 January 2019. Sarah Hill, Tara Lal and Laura Armistead provided assistance un l emergency services could a end the pa ent. All were awarded a Cer fi cate of Apprecia on from the NSW police at a ceremony in November 2019. In addi on to fulfi lling du es at Elouera, club members also provided assistance to Garie SLSC and, with the damaging bush fi res aff ec ng so many communi es across the state in the second half of 2019, a number of members volunteered to undertake patrols at Narooma on the South Coast of NSW. Thanks to Patrol 11 who assisted both clubs in diffi cult mes. Both Andrew McKellar and David Kowald also assisted SLSNSW in suppor ng other emergency services at Sanctuary Point from 3rd to 5th January 2020. Elouera con nued its support and contribu on to Surf Life Saving Sydney ac vi es and remains prominent in Lifesaving, Educa on, Surf Sports and the Support Opera ons Group. The following Elouera members devoted their me to Sydney Branch’s Support Ski Services: Javier Garcia, Shea Garcia, Darren Galea, David Kowald, Andrew McKellar, Jackson Towns and Lachlan Towns. Andrew McKellar also performed the role of branch RWC Co-ordinator for the season and trained new drivers during the winter with the assistance of Jackson Towns. Cameron Burns con nued his role as an accredited UAV (drone) operator, and the following Elouera members contributed their me as Duty Offi cers for Sydney Branch: Darren Galea, Jackson Towns and Lachlan Towns. Club Member Jackson Towns was selected as one of only seven in NSW to a end the 2020 Surf Life Saving Australia Leadership College – the leadership program for young leaders.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 19 Elouera IRBs at Sussex Inlet (le ) and Sanctuary Point. Patrol Equipment Another important aspect of being able to patrol is to ensure that we have all equipment ‘rescue ready’. We were once again fortunate to have a great team who got all the equipment ready, repaired boards and resuscita on equipment and laid it out ready for inspec on. Many thanks to Andrew McKellar, Leah Byrne, Amber Garcia, Bob King and Cameron Simpson for their enormous eff orts. Education To ensure that our patrol members have the requisite skills to undertake their du es, the club provides extensive educa onal opportuni es to members. The me and eff ort required to maintain or upskill our members is signifi cant. Everything from skills maintenance to SRC, Bronze, ARTC and IRB awards to name a few are all taught by our highly dedicated instruc onal team. This year the club gained a total of 477 awards. Of this total, 155 were gained by senior members while 322 were gained by JDC members who were also instructed by senior club members. The actual breakup can be found later in this report. Our instruc onal team consis ng of Peter Metro, Paul Kasparian, Warren Smith, Glenn Cairncross, Dianna Mackay, Tim Jurd, Steve Urquhart, Jackson Towns, Mark Taylor, Ainsley Kasparian, Gary Warner, Dennis Parker, Darren Galea, Andrew McKellar, Ma Gentle, Darryl Chapman, Michael Byrne, Peter Carney, David Kowald and Paul Laff an are excep onal. They were joined recently by Sophie Burns who completed her trainer’s course during the season. All Training and Educa on was co-ordinated by our Director of Educa on, Amber Garcia, with Leah Byrne providing logis c support. Junior Development Committee The season commenced with Mark Summers as the new JDC Chairman and a few other changes to his commi ee. As in past years, the fi rst event of the season was the annual Surf Camp at the new venue at Bendalong on 7th and 8th September with around 180 a ending the weekend. This camp is for nippers and their families to get together to prac ce skills prior to the season opening. The club’s educa on and youth members come down to assist coaches pass on skills to the next genera on. Sunday morning events began in October and without the commitment of the various age managers, instructors and water safety personnel, nothing would have been possible. It was also great to see many of our cadet members assis ng the managers and instructors with the various age groups. Having taken over as JDC President, Mark built a strong team to assist him throughout the season. In addi on to the commi ee, age managers and instructors, the club was fortunate to have very strong Club Captains in Livinia Burns and Riley O’Sullivan, supported by Vice Captains Riley Gentle and Bella Summers. Congratula ons to Livinia who was a fi nalist in the Sydney branch Junior Life Saver of the Year Award.
20 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Maggie Sco on that wave at Bendalong.
During the season our junior members gained 322 awards with the assistance of the various age managers, instructors, the club’s instruc onal team, patrol captains and other helpers. Compe on wise the club commenced with the appointment of head coaches, Ian Ross (Water) and Davina Strauss (Beach). With assistant coaches Dean Morris, Paul O’Sullivan, Ma Elliot, Sco Thomas, Damien Fanning, Wally Hall and Donna Hanna, the Elouera Surf Sports Academy (ESSA) saw a substan al increase in a endance at training and carnivals, which helped with our con nued success at the NSW Surf Lifesaving Age Championships with a 9th place fi nish. Community and SLSS Awards Club member Richard Mailey was awarded an OAM for services to the helicopter emergency response services which was established nearly 50 years ago. Richard was one of the fi rst crew members of the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter, which was started by Sydney Branch Surf Lifesaving in 1972. At the me, he was a member of Elouera Police Ci zens Surf Club (now Elouera Surf Life Saving Club), which he helped found in 1967. Richard subsequently played a signifi cant role in the establishment of the CareFlight Rescue Helicopter in 1986. Life Member Michael Ba y was awarded Sutherland Shire Ci zen of the Year in December 2019. The award recognised Michael’s contribu on, not only to Elouera SLSC, but was also a recogni on of the many other community ac vi es that Michael was involved in during 2019. Details of Michael’s contribu on to Elouera SLSC and the people of the Sutherland Shire is found later in this report. In the same month Andrew McKellar was awarded a Cook Community Award for his services to the cons tuents of the Federal seat of Cook. Among the long list of achievements was Andrew’s extensive patrol hours, his role as the Rescue Water Cra Co-ordinator for Sydney Branch and the various awards that he has gained through his long history in surf life saving. The Surf Life Saving Sydney Awards of Excellence were held on Saturday 30 May 2020 via video link due to the impact of the coronavirus. Elouera nominated a number of members for awards and congratula ons to those members who a ained awards on the night. The Club’s nomina ons were: Life Saver of the Year Michael Byrne Junior Life Saver of the Year Kiara Summers U15 Life Saver of the Year Sam Merchant Volunteer of the Year Darren Galea
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 21 Patrol of the Year Patrol 11 Patrol Captain of the Year Mark Taylor RWC Member of the Year Andrew McKellar Trainer of the Year Dianna McKay SOG Member of the Year Jackson Towns Offi cial of the Year Robyn Allan Athlete of the Year Michael Hanna U15 Athlete of the Year Grace Ellio Youth Athlete of the Year Peter Thoroughgood Surf Sports Team of the Year Lifesaver Relay (SLSNSW Opens) We were successful in the following awards: Branch Member of the Year Darren Galea RWC Member of the Year Andrew McKellar U/15 Athlete of the Year Grace Ellio Patrol Effi ciency by Opera onal Area Elouera Competition December saw Elouera hos ng the annual Ohana carnival on 7 December. Thanks to Bre and Kim Richardson from Ohana who sponsored the event and all the prizes. 2019 NSW Interbranch Championships were held at Bulli Beach on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December 2019. Club Member Michael Kember co-captained the team, which also included Chris King in the Open Team, and Jonah Chapman, Jeremy Hall, Kai Robertson, Zahli Daly and Peter Thoroughgood in the juniors. Also selected for the Sydney Branch team were the Open Men and Reserve Grade Women’s crews. Elouera’s Wilko Reserve Women were also selected to represent NSW in the SLSA Interstate Champs which were conducted within the ASRL Champs at Mollymook held over the weekend of 14-16 February. Chris King was selected in the NSW Sydney Sharks Team which competed in the Summer of Surf series at Bulli, Surfers Paradise and North Cronulla. Unfortunately the Sydney Branch Championships were cancelled this season. Both the original and back up dates were aff ected by atrocious weather condi ons and large seas. The annual Bate Bay InterClub carnival was also not held this season. The 2020 NSW State Championships, supported by Your Local Club, were again hosted by Swansea Belmont at Blacksmith’s Beach, in good surf. Our nippers, compe ng in the NSW Age Championships fi nished a very credible 9th (2019 result – 8th). On the Open Championship Point Score, Elouera fi nished a commendable 4th with 180 points (2019 result: 3rd on 246 points) with the Masters coming 27th on 52 points (2019: 41st with 15 points). As previously men oned, the 2019-20 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships were cancelled due to the coronavirus. Outside of Surf Life Saving, Isaac Byrne competed in the Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Championship in Hawaii. The event is a fi ve to seven hour test of endurance. In the words of Tom O’Keeff e, “Isaac was an absolute trooper and fi nished in a me of 6 hours 10 minutes, 11th in his category, and 87th overall from 250 starters. I couldn’t be prouder of his toughness out there today and I hope this is not lost in transla on, it was a sight to behold”.
22 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Club member Nathan Neale was selected in the Paddle Australia team to compete in the 2019 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships. The team competed at the championships which were held in Saint-Pierre De Quiberon, Bri any in the north west of France from 9–15 September 2019. At the 2019 Coolanga a Gold, a number of Elouera members competed at this endurance event. Team Elouera Diamond, Elouera Bronze and Elouera Veterans competed in the short course event. Members of each team included Elouera Veterans, Paul Van Dam, Gary Warner, water safety Karel Doyle, Elouera Diamond, Peter Green, Kirsten Boon, Mark Taylor, John Lehmann, water safety John Lehmann and Elouera Bronze, Andrew Watson, Mitchell Thompson, Jon Doyle, Malcolm Boon, water safety Garry Fleming. Brent McKinnon and Ryan Ellmoos also competed. Finance and Commercial Operations Elouera is fortunate in that, fi nancially, things have been very stable over the past few years. The Club managed to pay off the second loan for the café building works in January 2019 and as a consequence, we have been debt free since. The loan was repaid well ahead of schedule and without disrup ng any of the club’s opera ons. It also enabled the club to build up a buff er for future repairs and maintenance to the building. The Washington Lounge, combined with rental income from the two sub lease holders, Summer Salt Restaurant and Bianchini’s Café, con nued to provide a strong revenue base to support the club’s core business – lifesaving. Unfortunately this came to a sudden halt in late March as a consequence of COVID-19. The Board is unsure of how long it will take before revenue streams return to pre-COVID-19 levels but recovery is not expected in the very near future. Our fi nancial viability would not be possible without the support that Elouera has received from its many sponsors. Your assistance is greatly appreciated by all members of the Club. The contribu on made by our major sponsor, Sutherland District Trade Union Club (Tradies) has been signifi cant. They provide funds for the purchase of general life saving and compe on equipment, youth development and support the annual surf awareness clinic. They have been a major sponsor for nearly forty years. One administra ve issue that needs to be resolved which will have an impact on the future fi nances of the club is securing a lease for the Club post December 2022. A working group has been established with the Sutherland Shire Council and it is hoped that terms and condi ons for a 20-year lease can be reached in the near future. Community Engagement The twel h Cook Community Classic was held on Sunday 1 December, and again strongly supported by Elouera. It combines a compe ve surf carnival between the four Bate Bay Surf Clubs, an ocean swim and a carnival atmosphere in the surrounding area. In conjunc on with the Cook Classic, a major community raffl e was held with Elouera dona ng one of the prizes, but benefi ng from subsequent cket sales. Over the last 12 years, the Cook Community Classic has raised over $1.38m dollars to support around 70 par cipa ng community groups. Sutherland Shire Council has a sister city rela onship with Chuo City, Tokyo and Lakewood City, Colorado. The Chuo City rela onship provides a cultural student exchange program between the ci es where students visit for a short-term stay, experiencing homestay, school and life in Australia. About 24–30 Japanese junior high school students visited the Shire during term 3 in August last year. This was the seventh year where we again provided a surf/beach experience for these students. Thanks to Warren Smith for his strong support of this event over many years and to Leah Byrne for assis ng. This year was the 38th year that Elouera has conducted the Tradies Elouera Surf Awareness Clinic. The
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 23 organising commi ee consisted of Leah Byrne, Debbie Brooking, Basil Lewis, Karen Tsoumbaras and Kathryn Tanner from Tradies. Just under 300 children aged between 7 and 12 a ended the Clinic supported by a group of around 110 volunteer members, including a number of our Tradies Directors. Also, the commitment of resources by Sutherland Shire lifeguards was greatly appreciated. Elouera Nippers again conducted the well-regarded Yellow Fins program. This inclusive program, delivered in collabora on with Au sm Spectrum Australia (Aspect), provides nippers classes to kids on the au sm spectrum. It is pleasing to see other surf life saving clubs are also now off ering similar programs. Nippers con nued with the Take 3 for the Sea Project. Take 3 is an amazing ini a ve that has been set up with the support of the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust. Elouera also con nued its commitment for the seventh year to Cure Cancer Australia’s ‘Can Too’ swim program, which builds par cipants’ confi dence in the surf and enables them to par cipate in ocean swim events. Thanks to Michael Byrne and his team for facilita ng the training sessions, the fi rst of which commenced in November and ran through to the end of February. In March and April, Elouera hosted a second group that were preparing for a 5km marathon swim. Over the season we have also par cipated or assisted in the use of the Club facili es by local schools for spor ng and educa onal purposes. Supporters The Club extends its thanks to our Federal Member, the Hon. Sco Morrison MP, Prime Minister, and his State colleagues, the Hon. Mark Speakman MP SC, A orney-General and Eleni Pe nos, Member for Miranda, for their con nued support of the Club. The Sutherland Shire Council con nues its support and assistance to Elouera and we extend our thanks in par cular to Cr Carmelo Pesce – Mayor, and Chief Execu ve Offi cer Manjeet Grewal for con nuing the council’s generous support of the four Bate Bay clubs. The three “A” ward Councillors, Carol Provan, Marie Simone and Michael Forshaw have also provided great support to the club over many years. The co-opera on, support, and assistance provided by Bre Richardson, Manager of Public Safety and Lifeguard Services and his team of lifeguards was outstanding throughout the season. Without doubt, the club is fortunate to have the support of our long-term sponsor, The Sutherland District Trade Union Club (‘Tradies’) who have supported the club for over 37 years since the 1983-84 season. The Tradies sponsorship con nues to provide funds for the purchase of lifesaving and compe on equipment, and support for The Tradies – Elouera Surf Awareness Clinic, which completed its 38th year. To President Dennis McHugh, his Board of Directors, General Manager Jason McMaster and their team, I would like to express our gra tude and apprecia on for your con nued support of Elouera and we look forward to our con nued collabora on. Tradies also generously off ered to fund a scholarship to assist long serving members in the 17 to 25 year age group who are or will be undertaking further studies or training, having completed their HSC. This year’s winner was Kayla Pye who edged out an extremely high calibre fi eld of applicants. Good luck Kayla with your studies. Special thanks also to: Sutherland Mazda; Tom Breen from Breen Holdings; Michael Vimpany and Freya Anne s from Illawarra Blinds and Awnings; and Kym and Bre Richardson from Ohana Ocean Athle cs for their tremendous support of Elouera, par cularly the Elouera Nippers. This contributes immensely to the training and educa on of our youth. Two new sponsors came on board this season to support our JDC, Channel 10 and Ace Gu ers. To the Club’s many other sponsors and supporters, who are listed elsewhere in this Report, our thanks for
24 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED your support without which it would be diffi cult to provide for the educa on and training of members who ul mately provide protec on to the community. The Club also recognises the contribu on of the SLSA’s Na onal Major Partners of Surf Life Saving - the Federal Government, BRP, DHL, Dulux, Holden and Westpac. Westpac’s sponsorship enables the provision of the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service. DHL enables uniforms to be provided to patrolling lifesavers. Also acknowledged are the generous contribu ons from: SLSNSW’s sponsors ClubsNSW, Cancer Ins tute NSW, Dolphin, Energy Locals, Envirobank, Midford and Sharkskin; and SLS Sydney branch’s sponsors the Sydney Airports Corpora on, DHL and PKF. The BRP Grants program, which has now been run for 11 seasons, enables SLS Sydney branch to purchase discounted Rescue Water Cra (jetskis). We also acknowledge SLSNSW and the SLSA’s Surf Life Saving Founda on for conduc ng fundraising on behalf of Branches and Clubs. Elouera benefi ed again this year with a share of the statewide distribu on of funds. Thanks to Robert McFadden who took so many pictures of Elouera members at various carnivals and events over the past season. All these pictures present a detailed pictorial history of club life and his posts and dedica on are appreciated. Thanks also to Pete Metro and Cameron Burns for the many photos they have uploaded onto the Elouera web page for many years. Administration Our thanks also to the Cronulla Sutherland District Council of Surf Life Saving, capably led by John Bentley, who re red in October, and new chairman Mar n Fulton. The Council con nues to operate in a cordial and coopera ve manner to meet the challenges that confront Surf Life Saving in the district. My thanks to: • The Presidents of the other Bate Bay Clubs – Richard Pinker (Cronulla), Geoff Budd (North Cronulla) and Todd Lester (Wanda) • District Secretary Ian Toll and Treasurer Anita Pryke • The District Life Saving Supervisor Rob Short • The District Educa on Supervisor Bre Furness • Staff at Surf Life Saving Sydney • Our Federal and State members who have supported the Club • Mayor and Councillors of Sutherland Shire Council • Council management and staff • The Directors and staff of the Tradies. Thanks to Karlene Hughes and Kay Hutchinson for their dedica on in keeping the administra ve side of the Club func oning and looking a er all the func on enquiries and hires. I would like to thank Darren Galea, the Club Execu ve and the en re Board of Management for their con nued eff orts in administering this great Club. I can only echo the Patron’s words in respect of Darren. He will be a big loss as he has done an outstanding job, not only for Elouera, but also at Branch and State levels. I would also like to thank David Kowald for his signifi cant contribu on to the produc on of this annual report. Running a club this size is very me consuming with the eff ort showing rewards through the Club’s con nued growth and success. Peter Carney Director of Administra on
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 25 Board of Management Org Chart
Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Board of Management Patron Registrar Vice Patrons Office Administration Hon. Legal Advisor Constitution Committee Judiciary Committee Uniform Committee Executive Executive Committee Member Protection Officer Director
Bar/Lounge Committee Building/House Committee Director of Deputy Director of Deputy Executive Gym Committee Administration Administration and Director Bar Staff (Public Officer) Finance Caretaker WHS Officer Tenants Director of Director of Finance Committee Lifesaving Finance IRB Captain Hon. Medical Advisor Club Awards Committee Beach Captain Life Saving Committee Boat Captain Deputy Director Patrol Captains Director of Surf Board Captain of Lifesaving and Lifesaving Equipment Officer Sports Ski Captain Education Swim Captain Surf Sports Committee Coaching Panel Training Officers Director of Deputy Director Selection Committee Assessors Education of Surf Sports IRB Captain Facilitators Masters Captain Life Saving Competition Captain Director of Youth Youth Committee Race Secretary Coordination Team Manager Touring Team Committee Junior Development Director of Junior Director of Major Committee Development Events (Nippers) (JDC Chairman) Social Organiser Carnival Committee Sponsorship Immediate Past Director of Surf Awareness Committee Committee President Marketing Special Events Committee Publicity Officer (1-year)
Legend:
Executive Committee Board Position with Voting Sub-committee or non- Position with Voting Rights Rights voting board position
26 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Board of Management Meeting Attendance
Name A ended Eligible to a end Apologies Michael Ba y PSM 1 1 - Peter Carney 11 12 1 Andrew Evans 8 12 4 Darren Galea 12 12 - Amber Garcia 10 12 2 Rory Gillespie 12 12 - Ron Hegarty 9 12 3 Paul Ingram 11 12 1 Peter King 9 12 3 David Kowald 10 12 2 Andrew McKellar 11 12 1 Alyson Sco 6 11 5 Cameron Simpson 7 12 5 Mark Summers 9 11 2
Back Row: Ron Hegarty, Andrew McKellar, Andrew Evans, Paul Ingram, Mark Summers Middle Row: Amber Garcia, Peter Carney Front Row: Michael Randazzo, Darren Galea, Rory Gillespie, David Kowald Absent: Peter King, Alyson Sco , Cameron Simpson
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 27 Member achievements during 2019-20 Order of Australia – Richard Mailey OAM Richard Mailey was just a schoolboy when he helped prevent a near-drowning at Cronulla and assisted in saving a boy who tried to jump onto a moving train and fell between the carriage and pla orm. “Rescuing people has been in my blood since,” said Mr Mailey, of Bonnet Bay, who was awarded an OAM for service to the community through emergency response organisa ons. Mr Mailey was one of the fi rst crew members of the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter, which was started by Sydney branch surf lifesaving in 1972. At the me, he was a member of Elouera Police Ci zens Surf Club (now Elouera Surf Life Saving Club), which he helped found in 1967. “I was never a strong swimmer and so I thought a helicopter had to be a be er way of rescuing swimmers,” he said. He remained a senior volunteer crewman and took on the roles of trainer and emergency service coordinator for the next 12 years. A er falling out with the surf life saving movement in 1984, Mr Mailey and others started the CareFlight Rescue Helicopter in 1986. He mortgaged his home to do so, which was a considerable risk for a man with a young family. Over the next 30 years, CareFlight carried out 50,000 rescue and medical transports. In 2017-18, the latest fi gures available, the service transported and medically treated 6,500 people. He con nues to be involved as an adviser to CareFlight while working as a corporate risk adviser. Medical rescue helicopters now operate all over Australia. This ar cle, by Murray Trembath, was originally published in the St George and Sutherland Leader on 29 January 2020.
Richard Mailey with the Westpac rescue helicopter in the 1970s (le ) and today (above).
28 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Sutherland Shire Citizen of the Year – Michael Batty PSM Michael Ba y was recognised for his contribu on to the Sutherland Shire during 2019. Michael has given a signifi cant amount of his personal me to community based ac vi es over many years both in the surf life saving arena and other community based ac vi es including the local bush fi re brigade, working at the shop at Sutherland Hospital every Friday and being part of the group that started and con nue to run the John Franklin lunch on Christmas Day for any Shire Resident that does not have family or friends to share this special day. Michael is also a highly regarded and respected member of the Sutherland District Trade Union Club (Tradies) and sits on a number of sub-commi ees including the Cronulla Sutherland District Council (CSDC) Community Grants Commi ee that considers and allocates monies to various local organisa ons that have made applica ons for community grants under the CSDC system. Member of Elouera SLSC During the 2018-19 year Michael undertook a number of ac vi es at Elouera SLSC including: • Chairman of the Elouera Surf Awareness Clinic The clinic is run for one week, generally the second week in January. As Chairman of the Commi ee, Mike is responsible for ensuring that the whole program comes together and executes successfully. • Deputy President As Deputy President Mike was responsible for all facets of the club’s administra on in the President’s absence. He was responsible for various sub-commi ees and also managed any issues pertaining to the building. • Welfare Offi cer As Welfare Offi cer Mike also keeps in touch with members who may have fallen on hard mes through sickness or other issues. He keeps the board informed of any member who may be in a predicament and also advises when a members passes. On many occasions he visits such club members or represents the club at their funerals. • Member of History Commi ee As a member of this commi ee, Mike was signifi cantly involved in the wri ng of the club’s 50 year history. Mike a ended many mee ngs during the year including one where some of our original members Michael Ba y receiving his award from Sutherland Mayor Carmelo Pesce
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 29 recorded their thoughts on the forma on of the club and its early years. • Member of the Cons tu on Commi ee Although not one of the most exci ng commi ees to be a part of, Michael contributed at mee ngs held throughout the year on a project to bring our cons tu on and by-laws into line with the most recent changes enacted by the Department of Fair Trading. • Trainer and Assessor Michael assists with the training of Elouera members and, as an assessor, assists with the assessing of Bronze and Surf Rescue candidates for each of the four Bate Bay clubs. Services to Cronulla District (four Bate Bay clubs) In addi on to Michael’s contribu on to Elouera he has also contributed to the opera ons of the Cronulla District, including as men oned, assessing Bronze and Surf Rescue candidates from each of the four clubs. Services to Surf Life Saving Sydney It is hard to imagine, but in addi on to services provided to Elouera SLSC and the District, Michael also contributed to Surf life Saving Sydney (15 clubs from North Bondi to Burning Palms in the na onal park). He par cipated in the annual inspec on of the gear used by clubs to ensure that everything is ‘Rescue Ready’ for the coming season. Services to the Community outside of Surf Life Saving Bush Fire Brigade – Michael is a founda on member and a con nuing ac ve member of Community Fire Unit Number 6. As a member of that group Michael is expected to undertake annual training sessions and be ready to par cipate with the group when a bush fi re arises in the local vicinity. John Franklin – Michael is also a founda on and con nuing member of the annual John Franklin Christmas Day lunch for shire residents who are in less fortunate circumstances and who do not have friends or family to share this special day. Sutherland Hospital – Every Friday Michael and his wife Dianne a end Sutherland Hospital and volunteer their me at the hospital shop. In addi on to serving behind the counter at the shop, they also visit and talk to many of the pa ents who happen to be in the hospital at the me. Tradies Board member – Michael’s community minded a ributes were recognised by the then Board of the Tradies who invited him to become a board member. Michael has been a Director of the board since 2012 and, following a short period ge ng his feet under the table, was elected to a number of the Board sub- commi ees. The most important from the community’s perspec ve is the Community Grants Commi ee which reviews and allocates funding (CDSC Grants) to various community based organisa ons. As a member of that commi ee Michael helps decide which organisa ons are to receive funding and how much. He also a ends many recipient mee ngs or func ons to hand over the funds. It is es mated that he would a end up to 10 cheque hand over ceremonies every month. Blood Donor – Michael also regularly donates blood to the Red Cross Blood Service. Community Awards • Public Service Medal (2000) • Centenary Medal (2000) • Cook Community Award Thank you Michael for what you have done for Elouera SLSC and the community.
30 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Rescue of the Month – Peter Metro and Glenn Cairncross Elouera life savers Peter ‘Metro’ Meletopoulo and Glenn Cairncross received an award for Rescue of the Month from Surf Life Saving Australia for their work rescuing a member of the public in diffi cult condi ons off Cronulla beach in October 2019. Peter and Glenn had come to Bate Bay that morning to train a group of trainee lifesavers at Elouera beach. The weather condi ons for the day were consistent with that forecast for the day, i.e. temperature around 16 degrees, south easterly winds around 20km/h, with waves on the beach in the 3–5 foot range at 10 second intervals. A new, more powerful swell was developing from the east with set waves in the six foot plus range at 12 second intervals. On observing hazardous surf condi ons at Elouera beach, Peter and Glenn took the training group down to the more sheltered Cronulla beach. Peter entered the water on his rescue board to provide water safety for his training squad. While in the water, Peter observed the diffi culty being experienced by a member of the public a emp ng to return to shore a er an ocean swim. The swimmer was in a more exposed part of Cronulla beach, some 100 meters north of where Peter was located. Peter paddled over to the swimmer and assisted him onto the sand bank where he could stand and indicated he was confi dent of returning to the shore unaided. Peter returned to the training group, while keeping an eye on the swimmer, who re-entered the water but quickly got into trouble again. As the swimmer was being swept northwards towards the ocean pool area, Peter returned to him, allowing him to hold onto the rear straps of the rescue board while he rested. At this point, Peter observed that the swimmer was displaying signs of exhaus on and was not capable of reac ng to instruc ons quickly enough to mi gate the impact of waves. By this me a duty lifeguard had also paddled out to the loca on and was si ng behind the break, approximately 10 meters from Peter and the fa gued swimmer. The duty lifeguard called repeatedly for the swimmer to swim out to safety behind the breaking waves, as did Peter, but he did not act as requested. Had it been successful, both the swimmer
Peter Metro and Glenn Cairncross receiving their Na onal Rescue of the Month award.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 31 and Peter would have been able to move independently out of the danger zone, but with an unresponsive pa ent on the back of the board Peter was unable to paddle to safety. The rescue was complicated by waves from the large surf impac ng them every 10 seconds. As Peter a empted to manoeuvre the swimmer onto the front of the rescue board they were taken by the rip current northwards towards the wave impact zone adjacent to the ocean rock pool. Larger sets started coming in, standing up further out to sea, which threatened to break right on top of them. Peter did not believe they would successfully get over the sets with himself si ng upright on the board and the swimmer hanging off the front right side. He decided to jump off the rescue board, hold it by the front straps for buoyancy, maintain control of the swimmer by holding his ‘rash vest’ from the back and a empt to dive them both under the waves to avoid the heavy impact on the surface. They successfully did this on two occasions, but each wave pushed them back some fi ve metres towards the wall of the ocean rock pool. A er the second wave they were approximately 10 meters away from the rocks, with insuffi cient me to get back on the board and paddle to safety. Peter then tried to posi on them so that they might be pushed down the side of the rock pool by incoming waves. Unfortunately the li oral rip was too strong and pulled them away from the side to a loca on in front of the ocean rock pool wall. A larger set of waves from the easterly more powerful swell was looming and the decision was made to a empt to get over the outer wall of the rock pool with the assistance of incoming waves. Peter and the swimmer worked as a team, bracing for impact, with hands and feet up and facing forwards towards the rock pool wall. The fi rst wave par ally washed them up the wall and then deposited them back on their feet just metres from and directly in front of the ocean rock pool wall. Peter considered trying to run with the pa ent to safety at the southern corner of the rock pool, but another large wave was approaching fast, so the decision was made to stay in posi on and again brace for impact. This wave pushed them up to the top of the rock pool wall, allowing the swimmer to fall through the chain fence on the wall into the rela ve safety of the ocean rock pool, but the wave also impacted the rescue board, with the force of the wave and board crushing Peter’s chest against a pole fi xed to the ocean pool wall fence, breaking three ribs and injuring his back. Glenn Cairncross meanwhile had been following the progress of the rescue from the beach. As he lost sight of the rescue, Glenn proceeded to the rock pool and witnessed Peter and the swimmer clamber over the pool wall. Glenn swam across the pool to Peter and assessed that the swimmer was uninjured, however Peter had sustained injuries during the rescue. Glenn then assisted Peter out of the pool and administered fi rst aid. This rescue highlights the skills and courage required under duress and the value of working as a team.
32 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Off shore rescue At 11.20am on Saturday 21 September 2019, an inexperienced kite surfer was reported missing at Silver Beach, Kurnell. The man had last been seen heading out into Botany Bay at 7.30am but hours later had not returned. When the man didn’t report for work at 11am and his car was found in the beach carpark, the alarm was raised by a concerned friend and Police were no fi ed. The Surf Life Saving NSW State Opera ons Centre began coordina ng a search and rescue opera on with the Sydney Branch Rescue Coordinator, Ma Spooner. Several assets, including Duty Offi cers Jackson Towns, Sutherland Shire Council Lifeguard Rescue Watercra (Bre Richardson and Carl Van Zino) and the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter were tasked to search for the missing man. A er an extensive search of Botany Bay, the man was located by the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter, fl oa ng in the water and clinging to his kite board for buoyancy. He was approximately two kilometres from Silver Beach, where he had fi rst entered the water. While the helicopter remained overhead, the man was rescued by jet ski and returned to Silver Beach where he received fi rst aid treatment by Duty Offi cers Jackson Towns and James Caterson. He was also treated for mild hypothermia.
The Kite Surfer Rescue Team with Bre Richardson on the le . Cliff fall rescue On Monday 13 April at around 9:30am, members Michael Henry and Samantha Hewi were kayaking up North West Arm in Gymea Bay. They heard calls for help and found a woman bleeding profusely from the head and with broken leg bones at the base of a cliff face. The woman had been gardening in her back yard when she suff ered a fall of several metres. Samantha provided comfort to the woman while Michael proceeded up to street level to contact emergency services. Paramedics arrived and commenced trea ng the woman before she was transported via boat to Yowie Bay boat ramp where further paramedics were wai ng. The woman was stabilised and transported to St George Hospital with leg injuries though in a stable condi on.
Thank you so much Sam, I understand that you were fi rst on scene after my mum had a fall at home last week. I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for going to her aid so quickly. She’s recovering in hospital and thankfully, although she had some serious injuries, she was very, very lucky it wasn’t worse. From all accounts you and your partner did such an amazing job. I really can’t put into words how grateful I am for all your efforts. Mum wanted to thank you too and said she remembers how caring and comforting you were. Kindest regards, Dan.
ANNUALANNUAL RREPORTEPORT 202019-202019-2020 33 Sensitive lifesaving On Australia Day morning last year, the Open Women’s boat crew arrived at the beach for a training session. However, they soon no ced a young woman on the sand who was in quite a bit of distress. It was obvious she was under the infl uence of drugs or alcohol. Lifeguards were already on the scene but were having diffi culty talking to her and calming her down. At that point, she was quite agitated, threatening self harm and increasingly becoming more hysterical. Sarah Hill, Laura Armistead and Tara Lal felt the fact that the lifeguards were all male might be an issue and took charge to see if they could assist the woman. Grant Wilkinson and Samantha Hewi went back up the beach to direct both police and ambulance to the scene when they arrived and the male lifeguards stepped away from the scene. The three girls stayed with the young lady, comforted her and also at mes restrained her, preven ng her from entering the water. Ini ally, a patrol of male police offi cers arrived and a er assessing the situa on, stayed back from the scene with Grant and the male lifeguards. Samantha meanwhile acted as an intermediary between the males and the girls un l female paramedics and female police arrived. At that point, the girls assisted the police and paramedics to get the young woman up to the ambulance. A er that, the crew trained as usual, demonstra ng their complete professionalism as lifesavers. The next day, they went out and won the Manly carnival. Tara, Sarah and Laura were subsequently awarded Cer fi cates of Apprecia on from Sutherland Police.
From le : Tara Lal, Sarah Hill and Laura Armistead receiving their police cer fi cates of apprecia on. Right: A copy of the cer fi cate.
34 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 35 Life members
At the 2019 Annual General Mee ng of Elouera Surf Life Saving Club, members endorsed the nomina ons for Life Membership of both Stephen Frawley and Peter Carney. Stephen Frawley Stephen has made a long and valued contribu on to Elouera SLSC. A er enrolling his children in the nippers in the 1991-92 season it did not take long for him to take on the demanding role of JDC Secretary which he undertook for four seasons. He along with Ian Cameron set about increasing nipper membership numbers. Stephen is an excep onal lifesaver, administrator and training offi cer/assessor who has uns n ngly given his me for a period in excess of twenty four years to the senior part of the club and when his nipper involvement is included, he has given nearly 30 years of service to the club. He obtained his Bronze in the 1994-95 season and a er comple ng his four season term as JDC Secretary moved into educa onal roles within the senior sec on of the club from the 1997-98 season. In the 2000-01 season he was awarded SLSS Trainer of the Year. A er moving on from the nippers, Steve has been an ac ve Training Offi cer and Assessor, Deputy President for three years (2000 to 2002) and President from 2003 to 2005. During his Presidency, Elouera was awarded SLSS Club of the Year for the fi rst me and Steve was judged SLSS Branch Administrator of the Year. Steve also consistently completed all his patrol du es during his tenure of the various posi ons he has held. He was President when the SLSNSW State Surf Life Saving tles were held at Elouera. He was heavily involved with all the logis cal planning and decision making in conjunc on with the other Bate Bay Clubs. Steve has also served on a number of commi ees including the Life Saving, Uniform, Surf Awareness and House Commi ees. He also took on the responsibility for organising the annual golf day. Since comple ng his Presidency, Steve has con nued to serve on Commi ees and been the Club’s Registrar for the past nine years. Steve was awarded his 25 year Long service award in the 2017-18 season.
36 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Peter Carney Peter was introduced to Elouera in 2000-01 by Bob King, who knew Peter when they were both members of Coogee. Peter had made signifi cant contribu ons over 25 years at Coogee prior to joining us at Elouera. Peter was fi rst elected to our Board of Management in 2002-03 and, since that me, has served for 13 years on the Board including six seasons as Execu ve Director (over two terms); two seasons as Director of Lifesaving, one as Director of Marke ng and one as Deputy Director of Lifesaving. When not on the Board, Peter has served on Commi ees of the Club. In addi on to the above, Peter has, over a period of 18 seasons, assisted with instruc on to members in life saving awards in his roles as either Trainer, Assessor or Facilitator. Peter was also heavily involved in the inaugura on of the Cook Community Classic in 2008-09, during his me as District Chairman, a role he fulfi lled over four seasons as well as well as a further three seasons as the District Treasurer. And to fi ll in his spare me Peter has, over a period of 17 seasons, assisted with the conduct of compe on as a respected Surf Sports Offi cial at Branch, State, Na onal and Interna onal levels. As a member of the Board and various Sub-Commi ees over the years Peter has strived to enhance the six major areas of the Club that determine the success or otherwise of any surf club, namely Patrols; Lifesaving and Educa on; Member Development; Administra on and Finance; Compe on and Nippers.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 37 Director of Finance
Firstly, I would like to thank the Finance Commi ee, Brian Thompson and Ron Hegarty for their support over yet another season.
Season 2019-20 This season was due to be a rela vely quiet year. With no debt and no signifi cant capital expenditure on the horizon, revenue from the top level of the surf club was on track to exceed all expecta ons. However, like many Australian businesses, Elouera suff ered a signifi cant impact from COVID-19. Our revenues dried up virtually overnight and the Finance Commi ee together with the Execu ve worked relessly to ensure Elouera’s fi nancial viability. Despite the pandemic and its impact on the last two months of our fi nancial year, Bar and Lounge revenue was down less than 9% on the previous year – a great result considering the circumstances. Rental income was also down approximately 5%. Most other income streams were consistent with FY19. The drop in revenue was off set by a reduc on in expenses. All expenses in rela on to the Bar and Lounge were cut immediately. Addi onally, our touring team, offi cial func ons and compe on expenses were all down as a result of the cancella on of Aussies. All other expenditure items were consistent with FY19. Unfortunately, we were also required to write off approximately $20,000 in bad debt this year. The Board of Management placed a furniture order in the amount of $40,000 with B Seated Global which required a 50% deposit payment. Unfortunately, the vendor went into Liquida on and the Director’s brother, David Klein of Fes val Hire (NSW) Pty Limited has received the benefi t of our deposit and refused to provide a refund. We unsuccessfully pursued the ma er in the NSW Civil and Administra ve Tribunal. Our only other op on would be to take ac on in the NSW Supreme Court, however this would be a costly exercise with an unknown outcome.
Financial Result Members will no ce that this year we experienced a net loss of approximately $52,000 on the Profi t and Loss Statement compared to a loss in 2019 in the amount of $64,000. I note however that this amount includes deprecia on in the amount of $297,000. We generated $172k in net funds from opera ons, of which $70,000 was used for capital expenditure items. Net cash increased by $102,000 resul ng in cash held at the end of the year in the amount of $197,000.
Special Mentions Thank you to our major sponsor, the Tradies and also Tom Breen for their signifi cant contribu ons in season 2020. There are many other sponsors, donors and supporters who contributed to the club from a fi nancial perspec ve this season. We wouldn’t be in the posi on we are today without this support, so thank you all! Special men on must also go to our func ons manager, Karlene Hughes for her eff orts in rela on to the Washington Lounge, which con nues to be the major source of revenue for the club. The end of the
38 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED fi nancial year was an extremely stressful period for many, however Karlene and Kay in the offi ce have con nued to carry out their du es in an extremely professional manner. The Washington Lounge is currently fully booked from the beginning of September un l the end of the year. Let’s hope life returns to normality prior to September so we can start to recover some lost revenue. Finally, the Finance Commi ee and Elouera’s Execu ve should be commended on their COVID-19 response. We went through eight diff erent budget forecast scenarios with the situa on changing on a daily basis. We held robust discussions in rela on to the Washington Lounge, tenant rent relief and staffi ng considera ons. The basis of these discussions were to ensure the members’ best interests at all mes. At the me of wri ng this report, it would appear as though we have successfully navigated the worst of the pandemic from a fi nancial perspec ve.
Season 2020-21 Despite the ‘loss’ incurred in FY20, we remain in a healthy fi nancial posi on with strong income forecast for the second half of FY21. Members have recently approved the club borrowing up to $400,000 to undertake two separate capital works projects. However, if and when completed, we expect to borrow much less than this amount and be debt free well before the end of our lease with Council (December 2022). As always, we will con nue to invest in lifesaving, educa on and surf sports.
Go Elouera! Rory Gillespie Director of Finance
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 39 Financial Statements 2019-20
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INC ABN 87 384 377 411
Qualified Auditor's Opinion
We have audited the accompanying financial report of Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc (the Association) which comprises the statement of financial position as at 30 April 2020 and the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the statement by members of the committee. In our opinion, except for the possible effects of the matter described in the basis for qualified opinion paragraph, the financial report of Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc is in accordance with the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 including:
(a) giving a true and fair view of the Association's financial position as at 30 April 2020 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and
(b) complying with the Australian Accounting Standards to the extent described in Note 1 to the financial statements.
In our opinion, pursuant to the Charitable Fundraising Act (NSW) 1991:
(a) the financial report gives a true and fair view of the Association's financial result of fundraising appeal activities for the financial year ended 30 April 2020;
(b) the financial report has been properly drawn up, and the associated records have been properly kept for the period from 1 May 2019 to 30 April 2020, in accordance with the Charitable Fundraising Act (NSW) 1991 and Regulations;
(c) money received as a result of fundraising appeal activities conducted during the period from 1 May 2019 to 30 April 2020 has been properly accounted for and applied in accordance with the Charitable Fundraising Act (NSW) 1991 and Regulations; and
(d) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Association will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.
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Basis for Qualified Auditor's Opinion
The Association, in common with many others of similar size and activity, derives a substantial proportion of its income from activities which cannot be fully controlled until they are entered in the accounting records, and are therefore not susceptible to independent audit verification. Accordingly, our audit in relation to these areas was limited to the amounts recorded in the books of the Association and we offer no comment on the status of control of the Association.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibility section of our report.
We are independent of the Association in accordance with the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board's APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the code.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Emphasis of Matter
Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial statements, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared to assist Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc to meet the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2009. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose. Our report is intended solely for Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc and should not be distributed to or used by parties other than Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc. We will therefore disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on our report, or on the financial report to which it relates, to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 41 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INC ABN 87 384 377 411
Other Information
The committee of the Association are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the committee report, but does not include the financial report and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Committee's Responsibility for the Financial Report
The committee of the Association are responsible for the preparation of the financial report and have determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 to the financial report is appropriate to meet the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 and is appropriate to meet the needs of the members. The committee's responsibility also includes such internal control as the committee determine necessary to enable the preparation of a financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.
As part of an audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit.
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An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the Committee, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.
We evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the Association to express an opinion on the financial report.
We communicate with the Committee regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
Maher Partners Assurance Pty Limited
______Jason Maher
Taren Point
Dated this 29th day of May 2020
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ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 43 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INC ABN 87 384 377 411
STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2020
2020 2019 Note $ $
Revenue 3 1,072,967 1,151,846 Other income 3 2,469 (224) 1,075,436 1,151,622 Cost of goods sold (147,083) (167,203) Bad and doubtful debt expenses (20,671) - Depreciation and amortisation expenses (297,233) (297,956) Employee benefits expenses (172,518) (187,105) Finance costs - (4,574) Other expenses 4 (489,605) (558,780) Loss for the year attributable to the members of (51,674) (63,996) Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc
Other comprehensive income for the year net of tax - -
Total comprehensive loss for the year attributable to the members of Elouera Surf Life Saving Club (51,674) (63,996) Inc
Accumulated Surplus at the beginning of the financial year 1,050,595 1,114,591 Comprehensive loss for the year (51,674) (63,996) Accumulated Surplus at the end of the financial 998,921 1,050,595 year
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. Page 3
44 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INC ABN 87 384 377 411
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 APRIL 2020
2020 2019 Note $ $
ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 5 196,582 94,353 Trade and other receivables 6 490 500 Inventories 8 55,193 62,142 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 252,265 156,995
NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant and equipment 7 776,293 1,001,059 TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 776,293 1,001,059 TOTAL ASSETS 1,028,558 1,158,054
LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables 9 22,443 97,730 Provisions 10 7,194 9,729 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 29,637 107,459 TOTAL LIABILITIES 29,637 107,459 NET ASSETS 998,921 1,050,595
EQUITY Accumulated Surplus 11 998,921 1,050,595 TOTAL EQUITY 998,921 1,050,595
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. Page 4
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2020
Retained Note earnings Total $$
Balance at 1 May 2018 1,114,591 1,114,591 Total comprehensive loss attributable to members (63,996) (63,996) Balance at 30 April 2019 1,050,595 1,050,595 Total comprehensive loss attributable to members (51,674) (51,674) Balance at 30 April 2020 998,921 998,921
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. Page 5
46 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INC ABN 87 384 377 411
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2020
2020 2019 $$
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Receipts from customers 1,072,148 1,149,790 Payments to suppliers and employees (900,750) (856,631) Interest received 829 1,255 Finance costs paid - (4,574) Net cash provided by operating activities 15 172,227 289,840
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 3,272 3,636 Payments for property, plant and equipment (73,270) (75,122) Net cash used in investing activities (69,998) (71,486)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Repayment of borrowings - (220,000) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - (220,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash held 102,229 (1,646) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of financial year 94,353 95,999 Cash and cash equivalents at end of financial year 5 196,582 94,353
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. Page 6
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 47 Director of Lifesaving
Elouera has concluded another season which will go down in history as unique with the dual impacts of bushfi res and COVID-19. Elouera, as usual, stepped up and answered the call every step of the way and every member should be proud. This year the red and yellow uniform of Surf Lifesaving has answered the call during these trying mes demonstra ng true community spirit. I personally would like to thank every Elouera member for their hard work and support though this challenging season. The voluntary commitment that is demonstrated by Elouera members does not go unno ced and the Board of Management is apprecia ve of every member’s ongoing support. This patrol season we con nued with the 12-beach patrols and one roving patrol as established over many previous seasons. This season con nued with the introduc on of new Surf Rescue Cer fi cate and Bronze Medallion award members into the water safety and beach patrols to con nue the proud tradi on of community spirit and volunteering within the Surf Life Saving Organisa on here at Elouera. The skills learnt during these introductory awards is then built on through con nuing educa on with more advanced awards being gained and these skills demonstrated during patrols, water safety and compe on. Life Saving is the life blood of the organisa on and Elouera members excel in this arena. Thanks to the dedicated patrolling members that have remained vigilant allowing Elouera to once again achieve the ul mate situa on of no lives lost while patrolling. The season sta s cs are: • 10,271 Beach Patrolling hours • 1,033 Preven ons • 17 Rescues • 33 First Aid Treatments • 27,339 A endance at Elouera Beach. This season, our rescues were almost 50% less than last season. This could be a ributed to the vigilance when on patrol as preven ons have increased by 100% from the previous season, intervening before the situa on deteriorates to the point necessita ng a rescue. This proac ve patrolling response is the backbone of the Surf Life Saving culture. The Elouera Life Saving Agreement that determines our patrol start and fi nish mes is always exceeded by patrols throughout the season. This season was no diff erent, with busy periods requiring patrols to stay beyond their rostered fi nish me working in unison with the Sutherland Shire Council Lifeguard service, keeping our beach safe. This was tremendous work from all involved. Although this is my fi rst year in the posi on of Director of Lifesaving at Elouera, I have had a working rela onship with Bre Richardson and Bede Elphick of the Sutherland Shire Council and the Sutherland Shire Ocean Rescue Team, which has con nued to prosper. On behalf of Elouera Surf Life Saving Club I would personally like to thank Bre , Bede and their team for their support of the Elouera patrolling members during this season and look forward to con nuing this partnership into the future. The professional service provided by the Lifeguards to our patrols regarding beach set up, during rescues and emergency care of beachgoers is paramount in the partnership of working together to keep the beaches safe. This year saw the return of Elouera life member Bob King to the helm as the IRB Captain. This role is paramount in the year-round prepara on and maintenance that is required to keep the clubs IRBs rescue ready for Patrols and on call situa ons. The IRB plays a major role in patrol rescues, this year being u lised in one third of all rescues undertaken at Elouera. Addi onally, the IRBs were used in many emergency and search and rescue scenarios within Bate Bay. One such incident resulted in Elouera members Rupert and Hamish Agnew being involved in the search and rescue of a kite surfer culmina ng in all par cipants being nominated and receiving the Branch and State Rescue of the Month award. Another signifi cant incident during the season was the rescue of a member of the public, not once but twice by Patrol Captain Peter Metro and Glenn Cairncross. Peter sustained serious injuries which resulted
48 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED in him spending a few weeks in hospital. Peter’s courageous and heroic ac ons saved the swimmer’s life. This resulted in Peter and Glenn being awarded the Branch, State and Na onal Rescue of the Month award for December 2019. He was presented this award by the Prime Minister the Honourable Sco Morrison at Parliament House in Canberra. The Patrol Person of the Year for 2019-20 is Michael Byrne with 157.75 Patrol, Water Safety and State Championship hours. Patrol Person of the Year Michael Byrne Michael Byrne is the current captain of Elouera Patrol 4 and is also rostered onto Elouera Patrol 8. He patrolled a combined 98 hours with those two patrols in the 2019 season. He is also the prime driver behind Elouera’s provision of water safety for the Can Too for Cancer’s swim program conducted at Elouera and provided water safety at Elouera’s weeklong Surf Awareness clinic in January 2020. Michael is an IRB driver, willing to volunteer where needs for addi onal drivers are required, including on patrol and at surf sports carnivals. He is also a member of Elouera’s call out team. At the NSW State Titles Michael volunteered to par cipate in the trial of having Silver Medallion Aqua c Rescue (SMAR) operators work with RWC drivers to minimise response mes. Michael has been responsible for driving the long-term commitment to surf lifesaving of a group of young men he met when he became their nipper age manager. He has mentored them through their nipper years, SRC, bronze, IRB and higher awards, and empowered them to assume responsibility for their own patrol. This season Michael has become captain of that patrol in order to support the members of patrol 4 and encourage their ongoing involvement in Surf Life Saving. The Junior Patrol Person of the Year for 2019/20 is Kiara Summers with 75.5 Patrol and Water Safety hours. She is now a reliable member of her patrol, and this year completed her IRB crew cer fi cate and the training offi cer course. During the 2020 Surf Awareness Clinic, Kiara assisted a young par cipant with special needs. She supported the par cipant and was able to manage his par cipa on, ensuring he had adequate opportuni es to learn new skills and directed his a en on to new learnings. The family of the par cipant, and other Elouera members were very impressed with Kiara’s gentle nature and ability to work with the par cipant every day. Many of the younger members look to Kiara’s achievements for direc on on what they could also achieve in surf lifesaving. I have no doubt that Kiara will be one of the club’s future leaders. Patrol of the Year, Patrol 11. Patrol 11 con nues to develop with four cer fi ed trainers, fi ve IRB drivers, four junior IRB crew, two fi rst aid offi cers and recently two members successfully comple ng the SMAR course. The guys are suppor ve of other members and do not hesitate to jump in and help where they can. We have an experienced team with over half of the members clocking up 10 plus years of service. Other achievements • Garie Patrol – in September, eleven of Patrol 11 assisted by volunteering to ensure the beach was patrolled. • Narooma Patrol – Following the devasta on of the bush fi res, Patrol 11 ini ated the idea of suppor ng Narooma Surf Lifesaving Club with eight members giving up their me travelling to Narooma at their own expense. • Cook Classic – twelve Patrol 11 members assisted with the water safety of the annual Cook Classic. The commitment to the educa on and safety of those that u lise the beach at Elouera are second to none. This also extended to areas across the whole State for Life Saving and Compe on by Elouera members. The
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 49 following hours combined with the Beach Patrol hours make a signifi cant impact in keeping the community safe: • 10,271 Beach Patrolling hours • 982 Nipper water safety hours • 840 Surf Awareness water safety hours • 383 Beach Patrol hours at other clubs in NSW • 261 Can Too water safety hours • 251 Narooma Beach Patrol hours • 226 Duty Offi cer hours • 214 RWC patrol hours • 71 NSW Fire response Patrol hours • 60 Garie Beach Patrol hours • 24 RWC and SMAR Patrol hours at State Titles Patrol 11 at Narooma during the bush fi res • 11 Surf Rescue 30 Patrol hours. 13,594 water safety patrol hours provided by Elouera members. I also acknowledge the mul tude of hours that are not recorded in formal records that Elouera members par cipate in. This is truly a magnifi cent achievement by all involved. As always, a big thank you to Karleen Hughes, Kay Hutchison and Debbie Muscat for their reless work surrounding administra on tasks rela ng to life saving. They spent hours ensuring the patrol logs versus the new patrol applica on were accurate. This was extremely frustra ng with many teething issues being experienced weekly. Finally, I would like to thank Cameron Simpson, the previous Director of Life Saving and now my deputy this season, for providing me with guidance and support to be able to fulfi l this role; the Elouera Execu ve Director, Darren Galea and the rest of the Elouera Board of Managements for their assistance towards lifesaving. The en re Elouera Board of Management worked relessly throughout the year to con nue to cement the future of this great club. Thanks again for an incredible 2019-20 season and I look forward to seeing you all next season.
GO ELOUERA
Andrew McKellar Director of Lifesaving
50 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Patrol captains 2019-20
No Patrol Name Captain Vice Captain 1 Brian O’Sullivan Lachlan Towns Jackson Towns 2 Les Hardy Keith Hughes Peter King 3 Brian Thompson OAM Joshua Muscat Jack Bryce 4 Ian Toll Michael Byrne Lachlan Galea-Stacker 5 Mike Ba y PSM Craig Findlay 6 Ron Hegarty Peter McErlain Stephen Urquhart 7 Graham Tangye Cameron Simpson Warren Smith 8 Bruce Clark Emily Zytaruk Timothy Grant 9 Arthur White Paul Seymour Paul Kasparian 10 Ron Pears OAM Peter Metro 11 John Gilligan Mark Taylor Jeff Reece 12 Ted Brooker OAM Chris Daley Jamie McLean
100% patrol attendees (100% of rostered patrols) Phillip Brumby Neve Garcia Brigi e Salib Michael Byrne Chris Hill Paul Seymour Glenn Caincross Patrick Hughes Andrew Sugerman Mark Carlton Anthony Hutchison Bella Summers Keira Collier Kay Hutchison Leah Tinning-Salib Grace Elloi Timothy Jurd Mark Taylor Rod Enright Peter Metro Paul Van Dam Garry Fleming Kayla Pye Gary Warner Logan Galea Ross Pye Sonia Whi le Javier Garcia Jeff Reece
Patrol effi ciency award (100% with substitutes) Hamish Agnew Lauren Hutchinson Cameron Simpson Sophie Burns David Kowald Tillie-Anne Tsoumbaras Jack Bryce Dianna Mackay Laura-Jane Webb Rachel Bryce Andrew McKellar Sean Bryce Robert Pieiga
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 51 Sydney Branch Support Operations Team Duty Offi cers hours Rescue Water Cra hours (RWC) Darren Galea 59.5 hours Darren Galea 1.5 hours Jackson Towns 72 Hours Javier Garcia 25 hours Lachlan Towns 94.5 hours Shea Garcia 51 hours David Kowald 27.5 hours Andrew McKellar 69.5 hours Jackson Towns 20.25 hours Lachlan Towns 20 hours
UAV Operators Cameron Burns Bre Richardson Lachlan Towns
Patrol Infl atable Rescue Boat Drivers Rupert Agnew Darren Galea Andrew McKellar Jack Bryce Lachlan Galea Stacker Ma hew Merchant Ian Burrow Javier Garcia Joshua Muscat Jacob Byrne Shea Garcia Tristen Muscat Michael Byrne Bailey Gentle Dennis Parker Glenn Cairncross Ma Gentle Robert Pieiga Mark Carleton Lachlan Hill Jarrod Robertson Peter Carney Anthony Hutchison Warren Smith Darryl Chapman Corey Jackson Mark Taylor Cris an Cortes Peter King Ma hew Thompson Ryan Douglas Robert King Jackson Towns Kirron Duncan David Kowald Lachlan Towns Rowan Emmerson Franke Paul Laff an Paul Van Dam Trent Enright Mark Mackay-Sim Gary Warner Dane Evere Jamie Maclean Harrison Williams
IRB drivers assis ng at Surf Awareness Clinic
52 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED The following tables clearly demonstrate Elouera’s commitment to ensuring aqua c safety and member development during the Season. Rescue Statistics
2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 No Gear 7780 Rescue Tube 1 11 6 10 Rescue Board 3 7 3 10 IRB 6 5 6 15 Other 0212 TOTALS 17 32 24 37 Preven ons 1,033 473 370 506 Lost Children 3 1 2 1 Searches 0 1 1 0 Other 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 1,036 475 374 507 Marine S ngs 14 16 29 64 Minor Cuts 17 10 5 10 Major Wounds 0 1 0 1 Spinal 0 1 1 3 Other 2 1 10 5 TOTALS 33 29 45 83
Award Statistics
2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 Surf Rescue 24 32 28 30 Bronze Medallion 45 45 47 53 Basic Beach Management 2 17 4 3 Resuscita on Cer fi cate 0 1 55 55 Advanced Resus/ARTC 25 40 3 3 First Aid 8 16 9 7 IRB Driver 8 8 0 5 IRB Crew 18 10 10 22 Spinal 4 1 0 0 Defi brilla on 0 0 0 0 All Other 21 66 13 7 Subtotal 155 236 169 185 Nipper awards 322 323 357 374 TOTAL all Awards 477 577 526 559
Active Patrol Statistics 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 Total Patrol Hours 10,271 9,523 9,387 9,171
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 53 Director of Education and Training
Educa on Elouera’s Trainers, Assessors and Facilitators are a professional, dedicated, passionate team whose commitment and enthusiasm is inspiring. They spend many voluntary hours running courses, assessments, skills maintenance sessions, all addi onal to their patrol hours and other club responsibili es. I am so grateful to the whole Training Team for their support. Skills Maintenance This year we endeavoured to u lise the new app to assist with enrolling in Skills Maintenance sessions. There were a few glitches, but we hope these snags will be eliminated next season. Thanks to Elouera’s commi ed assessors we were able to increase the number of off ered Skilled Maintenance sessions. Nine Bronze Medallion sessions, seven IRB, four ARTC and two Spinal sessions were held. Bronze, IRB and ARTC sessions were also made available during many patrols before 31st December 2019. Next season, the Educa on Team would like to see more members take advantage of the scheduled dates and complete their profi ciencies earlier in the season. Members are encouraged to set up a profi le on Lifesaving Online to allow them to see their profi ciency status and not leave profi ciencies un l the last minute. Surf Rescue Cer fi cates and Bronze Medallions This season an inaugural SRC to BM course was held for those kids who did their SRC in 2017. This was a very well received and successful course, running over three sessions rather than the standard twice a week for 7–8 weeks. We look forward to con nuing to run this course each season. Elouera was one of three Sydney Branch clubs involved in a pilot Bronze Medallion course to trial run a new format of learning. The feedback Elouera’s Trainers were able to off er was very much appreciated by SLSA. Elouera also held two regular Bronze Medallion courses and one Surf Rescue Cer fi cate course. All courses had a 100% success rate due to Elouera’s excellent Trainers. There were 45 Bronze Medallion recipients this season, and 25 young Elouera members completed their SRC. Special men on should go to Peter Metro for the recue he performed during Bronze #1. Unfortunately, Pete was injured, but he displayed great skill, courage and determina on during this rescue and its success is directly a ributable to his eff orts. We are all extremely proud of him. Advanced Awards Elouera members achieved a range of advanced awards this season. We had six candidates complete their ART(AID) and 19 complete their ART(AID) Upgrade. Unfortunately, we had to suspend the second ART(AID) course due to COVID-19. In the IRB sec on, from May 2019 to April 2020, 18 members completed their Crew Cer fi cate, together with four new Silver Medallion IRB Drivers. Sadly, we also had to postpone the planned May IRB Crew course due to COVID-19. Seven members completed their SMAR before these courses, and the Gold Medallion course were also disrupted by the virus. Nine members completed their SSV induc on, and six members completed their Spinal Management Course.
54 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED One member completed his RWC Cer fi cate and three members completed their SMBM. Bolstering the Educa on Department, fi ve members completed their Trainer Cluster Units. One member was awarded his Training Offi cer Bronze Medallion and another member earned his Training Offi cer RWC. Two members completed their Assessor Courses and are working towards their Cer fi cates. JDC Awards Elouera’s Nippers had another fabulous season achieving 322 awards across all age groups. It is so heartening to see that Elouera has many keen life savers coming through the ranks. It is Elouera’s Age Managers who are ensuring our educa on message is delivered to such a high standard. Congratula ons to you all for these wonderful results. Perpetual Award Winners Dianna Mackay and Peter Metro jointly receive the Most Outstanding Trainer awards. I cannot separate them as they have ed for the number of courses held this season! Pete and Di are always the fi rst to volunteer to hold courses at Elouera. They are welcoming, encouraging, and suppor ve of new par cipants. They are exemplary role models for all who patrol our beach and we are thankful to have such dedicated and commi ed trainers at Elouera. Sophie Burns has taken out the Most Improved Trainer award. Sophie par cipated in the December Train the Trainer course and has already volunteered to help train a Bronze Medallion Squad, Bronze #3, which started in January and was fi nally assessed over two weeks in March. Sophie’s posi ve a tude and commitment make her an asset to Elouera Educa on. Thanks I am so incredibly humbled by the fantas c team of trainers and assessors who give up so much of their me to train and make Elouera’s squads so enjoyable for all the candidates: Michael Ba y, Sophie Burns, Michael Byrne, Glenn Cairncross, Darryl Chapman, Peter Carney, Darren Galea, Ma Gentle, Timothy Jurd, Ainsley Kasparian, Paul Kasparian, David Kowald, Paul Laff an, Dianna Mackay, Andrew McKellar, Peter Metro, Dennis Parker, Bre Richardson, Cameron Simpson, Warren Smith, Mark Taylor, Jackson Towns, Stephen Urquhart, and Gary Warner. The Educa on team would not have been so successful without the support of Kay Hutchison and Karlene Hughes. They put in so much work behind the scenes to ensure our courses are adver sed widely, our course paperwork is fi led accurately and submi ed to Branch promptly. I am so very apprecia ve of these wonderful women. Amber Garcia Director of Educa on and Training
Assessor Chris Barber from Cronulla briefi ng Elouera’s IRB crew squad prior to their exam
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 55 Education and Training
Above: January Bronze medallion training group with instructors Dianna Mackay and Tim Jurd Below: Surf Rescue Cer fi cate squad
56 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Elouera Awards 2019-20
Surf Rescue Certifi cate Ramsey Emmerson Franke Garry Devine Toby Bacon Riley Emmerson Franke Alex Edworthy Livinia Burns Craig Findlay Jus ne Fisher Jonah Chapman Garry Fleming Georgia Greig Koby Enright Darren Galea Carl Fabian Indiana Field Javier Garcia Olivia Hall Molly Fitzpatrick Shea Garcia Caitlin Hanna Corban Galea Ma Gentle Chelsea Holmes Riley Gentle Tim Grant Kathryn Hull Jeremy Hall Mackenzie Hannington Rachel Hull Piper Hannington Tim Jurd Rory Jarolimek Chloe Holmes Paul Kasparian Lisa Kirby Hayley Hopper David Kowald Luke Kleinhans Nicholas Hughes Andrew McKellar Rebekah Laidsaar-Powell Ebony Jackson Dennis Parker Celia Lalor Amelia Kirby Bre Pritchard Paul Lindbeck Bronte Laff an Vicki Simpson Rebecca Mason Jed Loader Alisha Simpson Samuel Merchant Mily Maaka Madeline Towns Jenna Miller Darcy McKeown Bronze Medallion Benjamin Pritchard Scarle Salib Jessica Andrews Sofi a Randazzo Riley O’Sullivan Sally Amour Glenn Roeder Bella Summers Nicole Aus n Leon Schwartz Zac Thompson David Bailey Brianna Smith Blake Wardrobe Daniel Barbosa-PSSOS Taylah Smith Advanced Resuscitation Laura Came Tom Summers Technique Certifi cate (ARTC) Scarlet Cameron Chloe Thomson Sinisa Bobosevic Natalie Campisi Madeline Towns Malcolm Boon Oliver Chandler Peter Vandergraaf Keith Bulloch Keira Collier Thomas van der Sanden Michael Byrne Samuel Cohen Jessica Wardrobe Dominic De Fina Jus n Cooper Byron Watson Belinda Emmerson Franke Barbara Cur s
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 57 Certifi cate ll in Public Safety Sophie O’Connor Mark Taylor (Aquatic Rescue) Darcy O’Sullivan Stephen Tsoukalas Heidi Fuchs Taylor Richardson Silver Medallion – Beach Max Vi ello Maggie Sco Management First Aid (AID) Kiara Summers Jack Bryce Tony Hutchison Stephen Tsoukalas Mackenzie Hannington Lauren Hutchison Gemma Van Dam Peter McErlain Kyla Daley Marnie Vimpany Silver Medallion – IRB Driver Garry Fleming Probationary Assessor Rupert Agnew Belinda Emmerson-Franke Dianna Mackay Michael Byrne Rowan Emmerson-Franke Probationary Trainers Ryan Douglas Rod Enright Sophie Burns Bailey Gentle Maggie Sco Darryl Chapman Spinal Management Ella Randazzo Brent Collier Hamish Agnew Bridge e Salib Peter McErlain Sophie Burns Bailey Thompson Kiara Summers Kerrie Evere Rachel Tougher Rescue Water Craft Operator Timothy Grant Inclusive Beaches Online Certifi cate Lauren Hutchison Leah Byrne Shea Garcia Bre Richardson Belinda Emmerson Franke Resuscitation (AID) List Surf Risk Rating Award Paull Walker Mat Cameron Charlie Hort IRB Crew Certifi cate Cooper Gillard SS – Development Coach Hamish Agnew Lauren Hall Beach Olivier Clark Gregory McNeil Michael Kember Brent Collier Ma hew Read SS – Scrutineer Logan Galea Silver Medallion Aquatic Amber Garcia Chris Hall Rescue Ronald Hegarty Patrick Hughes Hamish Agnew SS – Senior Offi cial Kya Laff an Keith Bulloch Peter Carney Ella McFadden Brent Collier Ian Goode Steve Mead Ben Francis SSV Operator Induction James Nobbs Patrick Hughes Phil Brumby
58 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Garry Fleming Training Offi cer Bronze JAC Awards Ma Gentle Medallion Surf Play One 42 Kay Hutchison Mark Taylor Surf Play Two 51 Lauren Hutchison Training Offi cer RWC Surf Aware One 61 Tim Jurd Jackson Towns Surf Aware Two 26 Peter McErlain Surf Safe One 49 Josh Pritchard Surf Safe Two 33 Warren Smith Surf Smart One 32 Surf Smart Two 28
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 59 Director of Surf Sports
Season interrupted? Yes of course but refl ec ng on Elouera’s 2019-20 surf sports season, it was one that had as many highlights; as many successes large and small, a few disappointments and some obstacles to overcome, as any other season. So, in that regard, I think we can look on the 2019-20 season gone as one where Elouera con nued to punch well above its weight in compe on. Small in numbers we may be but once again large in results and fun along the way. In 2019-20 we welcomed returning Head Coach Grant Wilkinson (Wilko) and, with it, refi nements to our coaching structure and program delivery to build on the successes of previous seasons. Joining Ma hew Read to deliver our ski program was Danielle Polson and for the board program Dean Morris (seniors) and Elouera’s own version of the NRL Trophy – Ma y Ellio and Paul O’Sullivan. Chris Davis and Davina Strauss were back again to manage our successful beach compe on group. I must thank Wilko for the considerable eff orts he put in not only designing the programs for the coaches to deliver, his me on the beach and water, his own training commitments but also for making himself available where ever he possibly could. Wilko’s use of technology pla orms has taken us to a new level and it created an opportunity for athletes and coaches to communicate and learn from him not only on the beach but also away from training and compe on. Lisa and kids, thank you for le ng him do what he does for our Club. In our coaching group, we were very lucky to have these club members looking a er our compe tors this season. No one can quibble about their passion for the club and selfl ess commitment developing our athletes. I say this each season repeatedly and I will say it again, no one sees how much me our coaches give to the Club over the course of season, away from the beach, as well as on it, to make sure our compe tors can be the best they want to be. Our Boat sec on under Mick McBain con nues to grow in numbers with many more crews on the water in training and compe on. This growth cannot happen without the support of our sweeps (Mick, Tim Nesbi and Wilko) ge ng out there with each crew or the results without the dedica on of our rowers in the gym and on the water or for our Elouera Refugees crew on the road down from the Central Coast so regularly. Congratula ons to all our new and seasoned rowers on a great season which saw us in fi nals at the ASRL Na onal Championships at Mollymook and in the medals at State at Swansea Belmont. SLSA made some signifi cant changes to the Summer of Surf/Nutrigrain Iron format for this season which saw us rejig our approach. We returned to the Illawarra early for Sydney Water series, our local carnivals at Cronulla, North Cronulla and Wanda. A trip away to Mermaid was a highlight along with the 3rd and fi nal at Wanda. Representa ve honours were again bestowed on Elouera members in 2019-20 with our Elouera Open Female Crew selected for the ASRL InterState Championships; our Open Male and Reserve Female crews represen ng Sydney Branch at the InterBranch Championships; Kai Robertson (u15), Peter Thoroughgood (u17), Chris King (Open) and Michael Kember (Open and Male Team Capt) at the InterBranch Championships; and Chris King in the Super Surf Teams League. The impact of terrible bushfi res over the summer and storm weather in early February wreaked havoc for the Sydney Branch Championships and the COVID-19 pandemic response meant Aussies would not happen this season. Li le did we know it at the me but the NSW Championships would be the only Championship Carnival we would compete at this season. Following some outstanding results from our Masters in very ordinary condi ons, the Open Carnival saw an outstanding overall performance with Elouera fi nishing 4th
60 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED behind the much larger Newport, Wanda and Manly. Following this report is the list of Elouera medallists but we are proud of how all our compe tors went over the course of the Championships. In par cular though, I would like to recognise how proud we all are of those members who made their fi rst fi nals, semis or pushed through other PB performances at his carnival. Well done to you all. Our Beachies love Blacksmiths Beach and on the track, fl ag pit and 2km were a powerhouse again. In par cular, the relay results were outstanding with many athletes medalling or taking points compe ng in older age group relays. In the surf, our boa es and water compe tors were not to be outdone either and produced some truly magnifi cent results in individual and team events. In all, Elouera collected 25% more points from team versus individual performances and that says a lot about the nature of our Club and how we rise to compete with our mates in a team event. There is no be er nor as comprehensive an example as Elouera’s Gold Medal in the Life Saver Relay. Well done one and, especially, all at these State Championships. The compe on achievements you see recorded throughout this annual report are truly excellent and each athlete and team should be very proud of them. But they are just that, a result. A result of the collec ve eff orts from administra on, coaches, offi cials, athletes and team mates; or in short, your Club. Well done in 2019-20 compe on Elouera. You raced hard and I trust you had fun. Peter King Director of Surf Sports
Le : Logan Galea compe ng in the State Open Championships. Below: Grant Wilkinson and Peter King.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 61 New South Wales Championships (4th Overall Club Point Score)* Gold Female Reserve Grade Boat S Hewson, P Johnson, M Langford, J Thomas, G Wilkinson (Sweep) Lifesaver Relay L Armistead, E Gillespie, S Hewi , S Hill, G Wilkinson (Sweep) H Came, C King, N Neale, P Thoroughgood U17 Male Board Rescue C Hannington, C Morris Open Male Beach Sprint M Hanna U17 Male Beach Sprint P Thoroughgood U17 Female Beach Relay B Salib, B Smith, R Tougher, J Wardrobe Open Mixed Beach Relay M Hanna, M Kember, B Salib, R Tougher U19 Mixed Beach Relay J Lee, E Randazzo, B Smith, J Soulos U19 Male 2km Beach Run S Mood U15 Female 2km Beach Run G Ellio Silver Open Male Surf Race H Came U19 Male Surf Race H Came U19 Male Rescue Tube Rescue H Came, M Hannington, P Hughes, C Morris Open Male Board Race C King Open Mixed Double Ski C Levings, D Polson U17 Female Beach Sprint B Salib Open Male Beach Relay M Hanna, M Kember, H Millar, P Thoroughgood U19 Female Beach Relay C Hanna, E Randazzo, B Smith, J Wardrobe Bronze Open Male Surf Boat R Gillespie, M Henry, C Jackson, J Zamek Open Female Surf Boat L Armistead, E Gillespie, S Hewi , S Hill Open Male Taplin Relay H Came, B Highfi eld, C King, C Levings, N Neale, A Sharp Open Male Surf Team H Came, B Highfi eld, C King, M Sperring Open Male Board Relay B Highfi eld, C King, A Sharp U19 Female Beach Sprint E Randazzo U15 Female Beach Relay H Hopper, A Kirby, B Laff an, S Salib U17 Mixed Beach Relay J Lee, B Salib, P Thoroughgood, R Tougher Open Male Beach Flags M Hanna U17 Male Beach Flags P Thoroughgood U17 Female Beach Flags B Salib U15 Female 2km Beach Run G Mramor U15 2x1km Female Beach Run G Ellio , C Mood Relay * Note: This year we only had the State tles a er weather cancelled the club championships and branch tles and COVID-19 cancelled the Na onal tles.
62 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED State Championships
Above: Lifesaver relay team – N Neale, C King, P Thoroughgood, H Came, L Armistead, G Wilkinson (Sweep), E Gillespie, S Hewi , S Hill Below le : Grace Ellio Below right: Peter Thoroughgood
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 63 State Championships
Above: Female reserve grade boat crew – Jess Thomas, Megan Langford, Grant Wilkinson (Sweep), Priya Johnson, Sarah Hewson Below le : Michael Hanna Below right: Samuel Mood
64 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED State Championships
Above: Charlie Morris and Campbell Hannington Below le : Open Mixed Beach Relay team – M Kember, M Hanna, R Tougher, B Salib Below right: U17 Female Beach Relay team – J Wardrobe, B Smith, R Tougher, B Salib
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 65 Club Awards
President’s Trophy
Most Outstanding Club person Rebecca Bacon Club Championship Awards Due to the fact that only one club championship carnival was completed this year, no surf sports awards were awarded for the 2019-20 season. U15 Female Water Champion not awarded U15 Female Cra Champion not awarded U15 Female Beach Champion not awarded U15 Male Water Champion not awarded U15 Male Cra Champion not awarded U15 Male Beach Champion not awarded U17 Female Water Champion not awarded U17 Female Cra Champion not awarded U17 Female Beach Champion not awarded U17 Male Water Champion not awarded U17 Male Cra Champion not awarded U17 Male Beach Champion not awarded Senior Female Water Champion not awarded Senior Female Cra Champion not awarded Senior Female Beach Champion not awarded Senior Male Water Champion not awarded Senior Male Cra Champion not awarded Senior Male Beach Champion not awarded
66 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Perpetual Awards
Gilchrist Family Trophy Male & Female not awarded Most Outstanding Male Beach Athlete Most Outstanding Female Beach Athlete Colin Toll Memorial Trophy not awarded Club Championship Female Surf Race Champion Constance Toll Memorial Trophy not awarded Club Championship Male Surf Race Champion Bill Gray Memorial Trophy not awarded Club Championship Masters Aggregate Point Score Winner Terry Trevillian Trophy not awarded Club Championship Highest Aggregate Point Score Winner (excl. masters & Club All rounder points) Training/Education Perpetual Awards
Most oustanding trainer Peter Metro and Dianna Mackay Most improved trainer Sophie Burns Most outstanding assessor Michael Byrne
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 67 Competition Awards
Most outstanding U15 not awarded Most improved U15 not awarded U15 encouragment award not awarded Most outstanding U17 not awarded Most improved U17 not awarded Most outstanding U19 not awarded Most improved U19 not awarded Most outstanding senior not awarded Most improved senior not awarded Most outstanding masters not awarded Most outstanding Masters Team not awarded Most outstanding beach not awarded Most improved beach not awarded Most outstanding cra not awarded Most improved cra not awarded Most outstanding surf comp not awarded Most improved surf comp not awarded Robert Chapman Award
Most Outstanding Iron Person Compe tor not awarded Ian Toll Award
Outstanding Service to the Boat Sec on not awarded Lifesaving Awards
Patrol of the Year 2018-19 Patrol 11 Most oustanding IRB member Rupert Agnew Most improved IRB member Hamish Agnew David Chandler Award
Junior Patrol Person of the Year Kiara Summers Linfox Trophy
Patrol Person of the year Michael Byrne Rookie Life Saver of the year Sophie O’Connor Most oustanding U15 Club person Sam Merchant Most oustanding U17 Club person Logan Galea Most oustanding U19 Club person Samuel Mood
68 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Head Coach
Stepping back into the Head Coach role again this year and gaining my feet was always going to be diffi cult but it was a task made so much easier thanks to the amazing support network that exists at Elouera. Star ng with the sec onal coaches and extending right through to our Surf Sports Directors and amazing club admin staff of Kay Hutchison and Karlene Hughes, every one of you contributed towards helping Elouera’s compe tors being at their best. While over the last decade there has been a shi in the mentality and percep ons of many parents towards what Surf Sport is, the primary mo ve behind compe on for many of our members remains fun and enjoyment. With the help of all of our fantas c coaching staff , I think we came very close to the ideal balance between striving to achieve compe ve goals while keeping training and racing fun and enjoyable. This year saw an excep onally talented group of young men come through from the U19 age group into to open division. It is never an easy transi on yet these guys excelled and formed the backbone of some fantas c teams which was never more evident than at the NSW State Championships. Gold in the Lifesaver Relay and Bronze in the Open Male Taplin Relay. These two relays are arguably the pinnacle events at major championships and for Elouera to medal in both is an outstanding achievement. Elouera’s long and proud tradi on of female members excelling in Surf Sports looks set to con nue with a number of our younger girls fi nishing off their me in nippers and bolstering our already strong and talented female ranks. Our aim will be to hold on to this amazing group of young women and support their development in Surf Sports over the coming years. Not to be outdone by our water compe tors, our beach sprinters and boat rowers showed that they are amongst the top of their respec ve sec ons of any club in the country. Both the beachies and boa es excelled at our only major event of the season, the NSW State Championships (with Aussies being cancelled due to COVID-19). Looking at the club as a whole, I think we are one of only a handful of clubs in Australia that has been able to fi nd a balance in rela on to the depth of all compe on sec ons. Our board, ski, beach, swim and boat sec ons are all equal and all unite strongly at carnivals. This is thanks in no small part to the fantas c leadership from our Director of Surf Sports Peter King and his assistant Andrew Evans. Once again, a huge thank you must go to all of Elouera’s coaches: Dean Morris, Paul O’Sullivan, Ma Ellio , Danielle Polson, Ma Read, Brent Pritchard, Davina Strauss, Chris Davis, Wally Hall, Mick McBain and Tim Nesbi . A special thanks also to Darren Galea and the Board of Management for their con nued support of compe on, coaching and development at Elouera. The future of Surf Sports at Elouera looks very bright and very promising and I hope we can all con nue to work together to keep the Elouera colours at the forefront of Surf Sports. Grant Wilkinson Head Coach
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 69 Boat Captain
What a sensa onal season it was for the Elouera Boat sec on. Fielding 11 crews in total with some great results from all carnivals a ended. The season presented many challenges including challenging surf condi ons, mes of poor air quality, wind and rain making training a challenge to say the least then the sudden end of the season due to COVID-19. However, the rowers, to their credit, maintained their determina on and commitment to training and compe ng to rise to all challenges faced and ensure Elouera con nues to be one of the premier boat clubs in the country. Open Men – Rory Gillespie, Corey Jackson, Michael Henry, Joel Zamek, Grant Wilkinson (sweep) Our open men welcomed Corey to the crew this year and con nued to lead from the front displaying the a ributes that make a great Open boat crew both on and off the water. This crew contested the fi nal in all events entered throughout the season including a 5th placing at the ASRL Open, a Bronze medal at the State Titles and represen ng Sydney Branch at the inter-branch Carnival. Well done gents on another great year. Open Women – Sarah Hill, Laura Armistead, Samantha Hewi , Emma Gillespie, Grant Wilkinson (sweep) The open women again demonstrated they are one of the elite women’s crews in the country. The commitment required to stay at this level for so long is a credit to these ladies and their success in compe on is due to the dedica on and many hours of training they put into the sport. This crew was really fi nding some speed for the major carnivals, winning a gold medal in the lifesaver relay and a silver medal at the NSW state tles. Surely this crew will listen to the crowds chan ng “one more year” and con nue to dominate the opens women’s compe on in 2020-21. Reserve Grade Women Elouera Wilko – Priya Johnson, Jess Thomas, Megan Langford, Sarah Hewson, Grant Wilkinson (sweep)
Boa es state team
70 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED This crew started the season and fi nished it in the same way – WINNING. The members of our northern chapter displayed all the traits on and off the water that make them fi t perfectly into the Elouera Boa es family and proving throughout the season they are the best crew in their division in the country. This crew was selected to represent the Sydney branch and New South Wales and went on to win the NSW State tle. As a club we are very lucky to have these ladies represent us and wear our cap and I certainly look forward to seeing them con nue their success at Elouera. Elouera Power – Jenna Miller, Kathryn Hull, Jessica Picton, Taylah Smith, Mick McBain (sweep) Our fi rst year crew who come to us as talented footballers looking for an off season ac vity now are sur oat rowers who keep fi t in the off season by playing football! This crew is a magnet for swell, chop and wind with all the carnivals they competed at presen ng some challenging condi ons. The crew improved out of sight throughout the season and I am sure will have some great results in 2020-21. Elouera – Courtney McCrohon, Kayla Warncken, Rachael Bryce, Lauren Hutchison Tim Nesbi (sweep) This crew trained and improved throughout the year in some challenging condi ons and competed at a number of carnivals. With experienced and new rowers combining, these ladies have plenty of poten al and I am sure will enjoy plenty of success in future seasons. Under 23 Men Elouera – Patrick Bird, Aidan Mar n, Luke Huertas, Lachlan Hill Mick McBain (sweep) A great year for this crew, who showed they have the speed and ability to win races in their own division as well as in the Open Division. This crew displayed plenty of dedica on to their training (when not overseas) and their enthusiasm and commitment to the sport allows them to achieve great results including 5th place at the Interna onal Young Guns event and 6th place at the ASRL open. Well done lads. Elouera Silverbacks – Brook Walsh, Sam Cohen, Carl Fabian, Alex Seymour Tim Nesbi (sweep) For their fi rst year together, this crew certainly has speed to burn. Compe ng in a number of carnivals across the season, they handled some very challenging condi ons to show they will be a force come the 20-21 season. A great bunch of guys who are always willing to help any female crew from any club carry their boat. The guys won “wipeout of the year” as voted by the local surfers.
Right: The Open Men demonstrate perfect technique ge ng into the boat
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 71 Masters Men The Greatmen – Tim Nesbi , Stephen Bryen, Ma Guy, Mick McBain, Grant Wilkinson (sweep) A masters crew with a reserve grade problem the Greatmen again stuck to their red and true training philosophy that experience and banter is more important than hard work and hours in the gym to once again win the NSW State Titles 160yrs division. This crew certainly surprised many people, especially themselves. With a 10 year plan in place, the Greatmen will grace the podiums of the major carnivals for years to come. Elouera Blue – Bre Mortensen, Mitch Punch, Health Molly, Chris Guy, Tim Nesbi (sweep) These blokes had a few hurdles and crew changes to overcome during the season and fi nally started to line up the calendars when Covid19 brought the season to an end. With plenty of experience and a good off season, this crew will fl y out of the blocks in 20-21. Masters Women – Renee Chapman, Rebecca Bacon, Freya Anne s, Jus ne Fisher, Mick McBain (sweep) A great addi on to the boat sec on was our masters women’s boat crew. These ladies’ rowing improved out of sight throughout the season and they are all set for their fi rst carnival come 20-21 season. Through broken bones and a spectacular wipeout the ladies’ confi dence and ability grew and their enthusiasm to train was great. Really looking forward to 20/21 and some great results from this crew. All of the results and the con nued development of the sec on would not be possible without the con nued support and sponsorship of the Breen Family. I speak on behalf of the en re sec on when I say thank you to Tom Breen and the Breen Family for everything they have done, and con nue to do, in suppor ng surf boats at Elouera so we have the best equipment available and team kit so we look the part on the beach and on the medal podium. The sec on also received a generous dona on from Servcorp this season and we are very thankful for their support also. I would also like to pass on my thanks to Peter King and Andrew Evans for your support of myself and the boat sec on. Having great leaders like these two gentleman within the Surf Sport por olio ensures the con nued compe ve success of the club across all divisions. There are some people within the sec on I must thank who make my life as Boat Captain so much easier. To the sweeps, Grant Wilkinson, Tim Nesbi and Michael Henry, thank you for the me and eff ort you put in to the crews in both training and compe ng. The me you spend picking up boats, developing training
72 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED programs, the endless group messages all adds up to a huge commitment you make to the sec on. To the Gillespie family, Emma and Rory, your eff orts throughout the season not only what you do for your crews but the sec on as a whole is very much appreciated ensuring our team looks sharp, entries are sorted and many other behind the scenes tasks are completed. Without your contribu on to the sec on, we would not be the successful boat club we are. Stephen Bryen is also a great asset to the sec on doing many tasks and assis ng whenever needed. My “Assistant to” the Boat Captain, Patrick Bird, your daily updates on who is racing and results have become a much an cipated feature of all carnivals and the end of season Zoom mee ng was very well arranged and much needed in a me of isola on. With the season coming to a sudden end, I share the disappointment of Elouera crews who all had genuine chances of bringing home more Aussie medals. However, as boat captain, I could not have been prouder than to fi nish with the State tles campaign. Not just because of the medals won, but the whole team experience of that weekend is everything we have been building the sec on to achieve over that past few years. Having mul ple tents on the beach for compe tors and supporters, many hands on boats to help racing crews get ready and the team spirit and banter under the tents was sensa onal. As the sec on con nues to grow over the coming years I feel very confi dent that we have the right people to not only be a compe ve force but also to foster the great team/sec on environment that is the envy of most other clubs. Elouera Boat Sec ons Awards 2019 – 2020 season: CREW OF THE YEAR Elouera Wilko Reserve grade women. MOST IMPROVED CREW Joint Winners: Elouera Power and Elouera Silverbacks IAN TOLL AWARD SERVICES TO THE BOAT SECTION Tim Nesbi Thank you to all involved in Elouera Boat sec on. Mick McBain Boat Captain
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 73 Board Captain
The 2019-20 season was one that never really panned out how we all thought it would. Many carnivals were cancelled throughout the season, which meant the Elouera board squad had limited opportuni es to race. When they did though they performed at the highest level and achieved excellent results. With the re rement of Head Coach and Board coach Tom O’Keeff e, this season also saw a few changes to the coaching structure that saw Grant “The Price of Piha” Wilkinson return as head coach while Dean Morris, Ma Elliot and Paul O’Sullivan all stepped up to the role as board coaches. These four diff erent coaches were all able to bring their own ideas and thoughts to training which helped each individual compe tor get the best out of training they could. With limited compe ons to write about, training is quite the opposite. For those of you that know about the dreaded bath sprints, you will know that no one has been close to breaking the sub minute barrier in over twenty years. This year we had seven people who were within three seconds of becoming the fi rst to paddle a 59 second bath sprint with Chris King going the closest with a me of 1:00.05. Wilko also tells me this is the most people at one me who have gone close to achieving this record. Next year is surely the year. Each training session felt like a race day in itself with everyone pushing themselves and each other to put in that li le extra eff ort which shows the signs of a great training squad. We also say many fresh faces in the board squad this season with many new U/14 paddlers joining the ranks. At the start of the season, we saw three Open compe tors being Chris King, Ma Sperring and new recruit to the club Ben Highfi eld all race at the Nutri-Grain Ironman series trials. These three athletes all competed admirably against the best iron-men in the Country. Throughout the season the squad competed at the Sydney Water series in which Chris King ended up taking the overall point score for the board series while Ben Highfi eld also took out third place. Bella Summers won the overall point score for the U/14 females event. We also saw Chris King selected for the Sydney City Sharks team in the Super Surf Teams League and win 3/3 rounds on his way to a dominant overall board victory. Throughout the season, the board squad also competed at the Summer of Surf compe ons throughout Australia which saw many top six fi nishes in board races and board relays. Moving on toward the pointy end of the season saw the Elouera board squad display dominant performances at the NSW state tles. At the open end of the compe on, we had three athletes make the board fi nal with Chris King taking home a second place, Ben Highfi eld walking away with fourth place and Andrew Sharp fi nishing a respectable mid fi eld. Two open board relays consis ng of Chis, Andrew and Ben were able to paddle to a third place while Nathan Neale, myself and Lachlan Galea were able to take home a tenth place. Moving down into the 19s saw The Hannington duo of Mackenzie and Campbell teaming up with Chucky Morris to fi nish top 10 in the board relay with Campbell and Chucky both compe ng up an age group. Campbell also produced an excellent paddle in the 17s board rescue to take home gold with Chucky. We saw Logan Galea fi nish an excellent 12th in the State Board fi nal with Keira Collier unluckily just missing out on making the fi nals. In the under 15s arena, Gracie Elliot was able to make both the board and iron fi nal and fi nish a respectable mid fi eld. Isaac Byrne Board Captain
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74 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Ski Captain
2019-20… a season which will not be forgo en any me soon. Unfortunately we had the Australian Championships and the Sydney Branch championships cancelled, however on a posi ve note we were the only state in Australia to hold our state championships. Throughout the season, we saw the ski squad double in size and some familiar faces return to the water. We welcomed back Danielle Polson as one of our head ski coaches for the season, who assisted and nurtured our young group of female ski paddlers. We also saw Zeus (aka Bre Levings) return from his shoulder injury, and back leading the pack in the warmup, good to have you back big fella. Our girls had an outstanding year and it was impressive to see the turnout we had at ski training week in and week out, it is exci ng to see what the future holds for our ski compe tors at Elouera. Season Recap: Junior/Open Women: We had a bunch of debutants at ski training and carnivals throughout the year. The fi rst half of the season we saw some great results from our ladies in the Cronulla and Wanda carnivals with Kiara taking the win in the U17 girls ski at both carnivals and Logan rounding out the podium on both occasions also. As the season progressed, we saw our girls turn it up to a new level. For the fi rst me in many years we had state fi nalists in both the U17 and U19 female ski. Both Logan and Kiara made the U17 female ski with a great performance from Logan fi nishing off in 7th place, and Maggie in the U19 single ski fi nal. Great achievement girls! There were also many other state fi nal appearances for our girls which included: • U19 Female Double Final (Kiara and Maggie) • U17 Ski Relay Final (Sophie, Kiara and Logan) • U17 Taplin Relay Final (Keira, Kiara and Logan) • Open Female Taplin Final (Keira, Logan and Danielle) Special highlight from the State championships involved the mother hen of the group (aka Danielle Polson) with her mixed double partner Connor Levings. This was the fi rst me they had ever been in a double ski together, so they were given the tle of the under dogs, but geee we cannot call them the under dogs now.
Below: Nathan Neale showing the form that earnt him selec on in the Paddle Australia team compe ng in the 2019 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 75 Cruising through the qualifying rounds, both Connor and Danielle were full of confi dence leading into the fi nal. The pairing of Levings and Polson are now considered one of the teams to beat, coming in 2nd in the Open mixed double fi nal. Well Done Team! Special men on to Sophie, Olivia, Keira, Laura and Logan for their eff orts this season, it is never easy jumping on the ski for the fi rst me and especially jumping on the ski for your fi rst race. I look forward to seeing all your faces at ski training again and hopefully some new faces as well. Junior/Open/Senior Male: The success from the females was translated through to the male division. Early on in the season, we saw some great results from Ocean 6 Burleigh (Jake and Connor silver in the open male double), Sydney Water Surf Series (Neale and King take out the Ski and Iron overall point scores), and some fantas c results from the Cronulla and Wanda Carnivals. NSW State championships we saw a lot of great results through out all the age groups, some of which include: • Galea, Neale and Levings Open Male Single Ski Relay Final • O’Connor, Sperring & Highfi eld Open Male Ski Relay Final • Galea/Neale Open Male Double Final • Neale and Levings Open male ski fi nal • Macca Hannington U19 Iron fi nal • Open Male Taplin (3rd Place) • Lifesaver Relay (1st Place) A special men on goes out to Pat for a ending his fi rst State tles and narrowly missing the Open Taplin fi nal and U19 ski fi nal. Pat started with the ski squad last season and has proved he is someone to watch out for in the future, well done mate. A special shout out goes to the masters squad for allowing Ma y Read to join, I’ve heard there is a large recruitment drive for next season, Zeus has told me Tommy O’Keefe is at the top of his list now that he has become a pensioner also. A big thankyou to Ma y Read, Danielle Polson, Wilko, Pete King, Andrew Evans & Darren Galea for all the hard work on and off the water throughout the season, we would not be where we are today if it wasn’t for you guys. Looking forward to jumping back on the water with everyone in the coming weeks, for a bigger and be er 2020/2021 season. GO ELOUERA. Nathan Neale Ski Captain
Below: Ma Read bringing it home at the State Championships.
76 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED EEloueralouera OpenOpen MenMen atat thethe StateState TitlesTitles – RoryRory Gillespie,Gillespie, CoreyCorey JaJackson,ckson, MMichaelichael Henry,Henry, JoelJoel Zamek,Zamek, GGrantrant WWilkinsonilkinson (Sweep)(Sweep)
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 77 Director of Youth Coordination
This season we have seen our youth achieve skills and set goals both personally and for the club. With such a great diversity of competency and knowledge, our club is in safe hands in the years to come. Our fun event for this season was Outdoor Laser Tag in Gunnama a Park. Bringing the girls and boys of a range of age groups together for a fun a ernoon followed by pizza was defi nitely a hit. Ac vi es like this and more will follow for the upcoming season
Alyson Sco Director of Youth Coordina on
Outdoor Laser Tag in Gunnama a Park allowed the youth to bond away from the beach.
78 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Director of Major Events
This season proved to be challenging as a number of ini a ves did not reach their full poten al in order to meet the Major Events team’s objec ve to encourage ge ng together while raising funds for the club. The Melbourne Cup Ladies Lunch was planned again this season, with part proceeds of every cket sold to be donated to local charity The Beauty Bank. With minimal cket sales, it was decided by the Board to cancel this event. A new ini a ve, dubbed the “100” club, had the poten al to be a huge fundraiser for the club and the sec ons that supported it. Unfortunately, there was lack of interest and it was also cancelled. The sponsors’ lunch was in the fi nal stages of planning before it was also deemed not the right me in the season and was postponed un l the new season. I’d like to express my gra tude and acknowledge that none of the events men oned, which required a lot of planning and organising, would have reached the stage they got to without the help and contacts of Karlene and Kay. Next season we plan to regroup and, together with the support of our commi ees and members, we hope to be able to experience some memorable occasions, plus also raise funds to support the running of the club!
Paul Ingram Director of Major Events
On the beach at the annual Surf Awareness Clinic.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 79 Member Protection
It was another successful season in 2019-20 from a member protec on perspec ve, despite SLS and Nippers ac vi es being cut short due to COVID-19. Once again the focus of the Child Protec on Team (CPT) was to promote the adop on and prac ce of the codes of conduct to all members with the emphasis on appropriate conduct involving children. Prior to the commencement of the Nippers season, I presented to age managers regarding persons in posi on of authority dealing with children or young persons in accordance with SLSA Member Protec on Policy and the Elouera SLSC Board of Management. Once again, the basis of CPT ac vi es involved educa on and training, conduct awareness and having a presence at Nippers Sundays throughout the season. As has been the case in previous seasons, the CPT addressed Nippers parents and guardians iden fying ourselves and explaining our role at the club. Briefi ngs on child protec on and the codes of conduct were also given to Patrol Teams and Water Safety Teams. This was achieved with the coopera on and assistance of Nippers Co-ordinator Mark Summers, Water Safety Team Leader Cam Burns and Patrol Captains. I am pleased to report there were no incidents requiring reportable ac on throughout the season. This can be a ributed in part to recent club ini a ves including: the promo on and adop on of SLS Codes of Conduct to all members and mandatory Working With Children checks for all patrolling members over the age of 18. I have no doubt there is an increased vigilance and safer environment at Elouera SLSC with regard to child protec on and we will work to ensure that this con nues. John Lehmann Child Protec on Offi cer
80 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Race Secretary
This year was my fi rst as Elouera’s race secretary and I have to say there wasn’t a dull moment. The weather along with the sudden emergence and rapid worldwide spread of a new infec ous disease made compe on, point scores and 11’oclock swims very infrequent, and once again the John Hughes Shield was cancelled. Mar n Bryce must have been chuckling away as he thought that the 2018-19 season couldn’t be replaced as the worst. Not only do we have climate change Mar n, but we now have global pandemics to compete with. The one thing I will say is that, on the day, we did manage to run a point score in January. It was well a ended and compe on was fi erce. The 11 o’clock swims were a totally diff erent beast and I have to thank both Mar n Bryce and Michael Byrne for helping me round up the younger swimmers. I would have been completely overrun without you. The surf club is so lucky to have so many talented swimmers coming through the ranks. I truly hope the club sees them return next season. I am a sales exec by profession and I am a massive believer in seeing people rewarded for their hard work. This year I set up a compe on to reward the swimmer with the highest point total for each four week period. A special men on to Kaitlyn Burns from the U12s who, despite having her race handicap increased repeatedly, just kept smashing the compe on, and ul mately won a nice pair of Engine goggles. Special men ons should also go out to Zahli Daly(U12s), Sophie Watson(U12s), Charlie Nicholson(U10s), Zane Pankhurst(U9s) and Finn Thompson(U9s). As always this compe on cannot run without the support of water safety, IRB crews and patrols, so on behalf of the mums, dads and grandparents who bring the kids down week a er week, many thanks for helping to keep the kids safe during this event. My last thanks go to Pete King, Andrew Evans and Pete Carney for all the wise words and great counsel you had for me. For the compe tors, I know it has been a very challenging and an -climac c season but chin up, keep fi t and stay safe. Mat Cameron Race Secretary Under 14s at the Cronulla Carnival.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 81 Committees
Building Committee The main focus of the Building Commi ee this year has been to provide the Board with a fi nal proposal for building altera ons to the ground fl oor of the club. We have progressed to the stage where agreement has been reached and architectural drawings are underway for submission to council for DA purposes. Ideally the proposed works will be carried out in the off season. Preliminary discussions have taken place to determine a cost budget for the proposed works. The signifi cant changes will include: • Offi ce to be relocated to the beach (eastern) side of the building • Current training room area to be divided equally between the gym and ladies change room • Current boardroom to be deleted and the area combined with the exis ng offi ce area to become the new training area • First Aid room to be extended slightly with access made through the eastern wall of the building. (Allows the cra shed to be secured through patrol hours) • Nipper room to be extended • Men’s change room to be upgraded. Numerous maintenance issues were addressed throughout the year, a recent example being the replacement of the main building access door beside the IRB shed. Members are encouraged to keep repor ng all maintenance issues to the offi ce to ensure they can be dealt with appropriately and in a mely manner. This year the Building Commi ee comprised Brian Thompson, Garry Fleming, Brian O’Sullivan and Steve Frawley. Garry Fleming On behalf of the Building Commi ee Honours Committee The Club Honours Commi ee is responsible for making recommenda ons and giving advice on requests from the Board of Management as per the Club Cons tu on. Members of the Club Honours Commi ee are Club Life Members being: Ian D. Toll (Convenor); Ron E. Pears OAM; Brian K. Thompson OAM (Club Patron); and Stephen Frawley. This Commi ee enjoys the support and confi dence of the Elouera Surf Club Board of Management with all referrals and subsequent recommenda ons. These recommenda ons related to Life Membership; SLSA Long Service; SLSA Patrol Service or any of the SLSA list of Awards. Further, the Commi ee is responsible for giving recommenda ons on Federal, State and Local Government Community Awards – where Elouera members are eligible. This season, the Honours Commi ee has been part of Club history. In our recommenda ons, four outstanding Elouera Surf Club Patrol members are now eligible to be considered for the Na onal Medal, which is awarded by the Governor-General. To quote the “Signifi cance of the Na onal Medal”, this Medal “recognises long & diligent service by members of Government and Voluntary Organisa ons who risk their lives or safety to protect or assist the community in mes of emergency”. The Club Honours Commi ee off ers congratula ons to David Kowald, Andrew McKellar, Peter McErlain and Warren Smith on being endorsed by Elouera as being eligible for the awarding of the Na onal Medal – for which they have given worthy service.
82 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED This year Mark Taylor was awarded the 10-year Na onal Patrol Service Award for 10 Years 100% a endance, and Cameron Simpson and Paul van Dam received the 5-year Na onal Patrol Service Award. Long service awards were issued to Andrew Sugerman (25 years), Dianne Ba y (30 years) and Grant Wilkinson (30 years). Andrew Sugerman is widely known throughout the club for his posi ve a tude, enthusiasm and willingness to assist as required. Andrew is s ll an ac ve patrolling member, consistently achieving 100 per cent a endance each season. He also generously volunteers his me to assist training the Surf Rescue Squads and was famously selected to carry the Sydney 2000 Olympics Torch. Dianne Ba y ini ally assisted as Age Manager for fi ve years in the late 1980s including a near clean sweep for the under 8s at the State Age Titles. Dianne achieved her bronze in 1988 and completed 100 per cent patrol a endance across six seasons. She has assisted as an age manager at an astounding 35 surf awareness clinics, acted as race secretary, assisted with catering at mul ple AGMs, bronze and SRC lunches, and can generally be found wherever there is work to be done. Grant Wilkinson is Elouera’s current surf sports head coach and is widely known and respected throughout Surf Life Saving. Grant is Elouera’s own, having progressed as a promising junior through the ranks, achieving elite performance standards as a solo athlete, including par cipa on in the Uncle Toby’s professional ironman circuit in the 1990s. Grant is sweep of Elouera’s top male and female surf boat crews and was awarded life membership of Elouera in 2010. Ian Toll Life Member, Honours Commi ee History Committee The History Commi ee (HC) comprising George Birss, Ron Pears OAM, Brian Thompson OAM, Ron Hegarty and Mike Ba y met regularly during the season to con nue to review the dra history of the Club, concentra ng on the fi rst decade but also having regard for the following 40 years. As detailed in the HC’s item in the Club’s 2018-19 Annual Report, for a variety of reasons there was room for considerable changes in previously provided Club history, and the HC proceeded to address the iden fi ed defi ciencies. It is pleasing to record that work is largely completed on recording of the fi rst decade in text form and further progress is being made on the pictorial history of that me. Addi onal contact has been made with several members who were involved in the Club’s forma ve years and they have undertaken to provide addi onal content. Mar n Johnson, member of North Cronulla and a founda on member of this Club, has also provided feedback for considera on. The second decade is also currently under similar considera on with reasonable progress being achieved. Iden fi ca on of appropriate photographs for inclusion in the history is proceeding a er which it is proposed to make an electronic version of the fi rst decade of the Club’s history available to interested members while the HC con nues with its tasks, including briefi ng a poten al editor to ensure a common presenta on of the respec ve periods. It is an cipated that compila on of the la er history of the Club will accelerate as the content of the various annual reports improves and contributors’ memories are clearer. However, there is s ll much work to be undertaken and regular requests for involvement of members, both past and current, will be made. At the most recent mee ng of the HC, the consequences of the proposed downstairs renova ons and building changes on storage of documenta on and memorabilia and future HC mee ngs was discussed and will be further pursued. Ron Pears OAM, Brian Thompson OAM, Ron Hegarty, George Birss, Mike Ba y, Peter Carney History Commi ee
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 83 Gym Committee A quiet season for the Elouera gym but I think all will agree it is s ll the best value for money gym membership you can fi nd! A few new addi ons to the gym this season included a second Concept 2 bike and Skierg, two new SMAI bikes, two new (safer) plyometric boxes and a few other bits and pieces. Our aim is to con nue to maintain a quality training facility for our members. As always, the Gym Commi ee is open to sugges ons from gym members for ways to improve our training facility. Finally, please remember that we are not a Commercial Gym. The gym is run by volunteers for the benefi t of members. So please close the windows, turn off the aircon/fan and put weights back a er use! Rory Gillespie, Brian O’Sullivan and Ma hew Guy Gym Commi ee Constitution Committee The Cons tu on Commi ee (CC), comprising Life Members Peter Carney (Convenor); Bob King and Mike Ba y, met regularly during the season, including day-long sessions, to totally review the exis ng Cons tu on and associated Club documents (JDC Cons tu on, Club By-Laws etc.) to ensure, as far as possible, internal consistency. The NSW Fair Trading Model Cons tu on was used as a template, as well as copies of similar documents developed by some other NSW surf life saving clubs and spor ng bodies. Where Club processes were subject of appeal to a higher SLS-associated body (such as in the case of discipline of members), reference will be made to the Club adhering to the processes of that higher en ty. The underpinning ra onale adopted by the CC was “if it isn’t broken don’t change it”. Members were invited to submit per nent recommenda ons and/or comments for considera on. However – perhaps not unexpectedly (and consistent with previous similar undertakings by the Club) – responses were limited. Those recommenda ons received were appreciated, have been carefully considered and will be included in the submission to the Board. The opportunity was taken to interview the current Director of Finance rela ng specifi cally to his area of responsibility. His expert input was appreciated and greatly assisted the process. From the outset there was agreement within the CC that there were many instances of overlap and/or duplica on for no obvious reason, par cularly within the Cons tu on and the By-Laws. In addi on, there was a need for some ‘cosme c’ changes to render any document compliant, legible and contemporary. Consequently the review is con nuing on the basis of producing a combined document underpinned by a set of rules – e.g. Patrol Rules or Compe on/Subsidy Rules – which may be altered more readily to address changed circumstances without disenfranchising members. It is envisaged the foregoing would also improve transparency and accountability. Collapsing all documenta on into a single yet responsive en ty is a mammoth task which required considerable copying, edi ng, proofi ng and re-edi ng. However, current indica ons are that a report will be available by the end of June 2020. On comple on of the above, the CC will make recommenda ons to the Board of Management (the Board) on changes considered appropriate. If supported by the Board, it is proposed to present the changes to an early Special General Mee ng of eligible members to consider and, if considered appropriate, adopt the changes. Peter Carney, Bob King, Mike Ba y Cons tu on Commi ee
84 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Surf Awareness Clinic
2020 Elouera Surf Life Saving Club’s Surf Awareness Clinic sponsored by Tradies The 38th Tradies Surf Awareness Clinic (SAC) had it all. There were concerns of smoke haze and air pollu on from the devasta ng summer fi res, dangerous surf condi ons which cancelled all water ac vi es on Monday, lightning on Thursday and rain and extremely cold condi ons on Friday, the only elements we missed out on were extreme heat and hail. Throughout it all, the SAC commi ee, area instructors, leaders and volunteers banded together and worked through anything that was thrown at them and on behalf of the SAC Commi ee, THANK YOU. With the 2019 introduc on of online publicity, registra on and payment, the ease and effi ciency of this system saw our par cipa on numbers increase considerably to 294 children who a ended the 2020 SAC. This year, thanks to the assistance of David Kowald, our Elouera volunteers were also able to register online. Not only did this make nomina ng easier, but also the recording of their availability, preferred ac vi es and Working With Children Check. Altogether, we had 110 wonderful volunteers, comprising administra on, age managers, fi rst aid, IRB drivers and crew, area instructors and many, many water safety personnel, without whom, we would not be able to hold the SAC. Unfortunately, due to the bush fi res, we were not able to have the Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter demonstra on. However, thanks to the Sutherland Shire Council Lifeguards, we did have a fantas c demonstra on of several diff erent rescue scenarios, a CPR demonstra on and a rip iden fi ca on demonstra on using dye. These are always interes ng to our par cipants and especially their parents. On a very, very windy, rainy and cold last day, with thanks to our dedicated volunteers who braved the condi ons, we ran our fi nal ac vi es and then crammed about 200 children as well as VIPs from Tradies, Sutherland Shire Council, State Government and Elouera into the surf boat shed for the cer fi cate presenta on. No words can describe the chaos but thank you to everyone involved for your understanding, pa ence and fl exibility. Thank you to our VIPs for their a endance and presen ng the cer fi cates, Brian Thompson for steering the presenta on along effi ciently, our age managers for organising the bedlam and our nipper club captains, Riley O’Sullivan, Bella Summers and Riley Gentle who, under trying condi ons, gave fantas c speeches about nipper life. I’d also like to thank some people who went to extraordinary lengths to help with the 38th Surf Awareness Clinic: my fellow commi ee members, Basil Lewis, Debbie Brooking, Kathryn Tanner and Karen Tsoumbaras; group leaders and instructors Ian Cameron, Dennis Parker, Michael Byrne, Garry Fleming, Mark Carleton, Jennifer Conder, Kate Conder and Peter Metro; special needs carers Kiara Summers and Libby O’Sullivan; MCs Mike Ba y and Brian Thompson; photographers Rob McFadden and Peter Metro, with special thanks to David Kowald, Andrew McKellar and Mike Ba y for their wealth of knowledge and assistance in my fi rst year as coordinator. Tradies have sponsored the Elouera Surf Awareness Clinic for the past 23 years and their generous
What a fantastic program. Please thank all of your wonderful volunteers for bringing this important program to so many shire kids. It was a great (wet!) week. Regards, Margaret Ball
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 85 contribu on to this important community service is very much appreciated. We would also like to acknowledge the assistance of SSC Lifeguards (especially John Wilken, Joshua Muscat and of course Sunny the Lifeguard), Bakers’ Delight Cronulla, Roads & Mari me Services, Cancer Council, Sutherland Police Area Command, Caringbah Leisure Centre, Ohana Ocean Athle cs, Graphic Preprint and Walkers Party Hire for their ongoing support of the SAC. Remember to save the date for the 29th Tradies Surf Awareness Clinic which will be held from Monday 11th to Friday 15th January 2021 with the competency swim on Friday 8th.
Leah Byrne on behalf of Basil Lewis, Debbie Brooking, Kathryn Tanner and Karen Tsoumbaras Surf Awareness Clinic Organising Commi ee
Thank you very much, it was awesome as always. My kids both enjoyed it and learnt a lot. Please pass on our thanks also to all the hardworking volunteers. You all do an incredible job. Regards, Maria (mum of Nathan and Xavier Dunn)
Jacob Byrne helping a par cipant onto a wave.
Registrar
With overall club membership down 5.7% on last year, it was encouraging to see increases in our Cadet and Ac ve ranks. Also to see a zero in proba onary membership at the end of season demonstrates a job well done for the trainers in making sure that all proba onary members were put through their Bronze Medallion. A big thank you to all Coaches, managers and instructors. Thanks must also go to the Commi ee who spend a lot of me in making this a great club. Stephen Frawley Registrar
86 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Membership for the 2019-20 season:
Category Male Members Female Members Total Members Junior Ac vity (5-13) yrs 191 180 371 Cadet (13-15 yrs) 19 25 44 Ac ve (15-18 yrs) 16 18 34 Ac ve (18 yrs & over) 206 93 299 Reserve Ac ve 0 0 0 Long Service 29 13 42 Life Member 22 0 22 Proba onary Associate 25 21 46 General 35 43 78 Honorary 3 0 3 Perpetual 2 1 3 Totals 548 394 942
Membership comparisons with past seasons:
Category 2010- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Junior 5-13 562 623 585 556 567 486 423 456 403 371 Cadets 13-15 43 42 28 39 40 23 32 26 36 44 Ac ve 15-18 38 72 81 83 66 59 38 46 49 34 Ac ve 18 + 201 221 244 231 267 267 275 254 284 299 Reserve Ac ve2111100000 Long Service 47 42 44 43 51 55 58 61 71 42 Life 15151616171719202022 Proba onary 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Associate 32 39 39 38 39 30 41 49 56 46 General 61 59 56 77 49 36 50 50 74 78 Honorary 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 Perpetual 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 TOTALS 1,004 1,117 1,098 1,088 1,101 977 939 967 999 942
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 87 JDC Chairman
Wow, my fi rst year as Director of Junior Development fl ew. From early registra ons, to the start of our nipper Sundays, nipper compe ons, Christmas and then to bush fi res, fl oods and the COVID-19 pandemic, I could not have known what I was in for. I wish all those who have been aff ected in any way by these events or by some other misfortune all the best and to know that our thoughts and prayers are with you during these diffi cult mes. I must say that the year was made easier with the help of a lot of talented people and a nipper program that has evolved over many years to be one of the best nipper programs in the state. Taking on the role of Nipper Chairman this year was a very daun ng prospect, having seen the likes of Steve Urquhart, Darrin Lane and Michael Randazzo all do such a fantas c job in this role. Thank you to those who have gone before me for building a nipper program with strong club support, a sound fi nancial posi on, a training structure catering for all nippers and a great balance of educa on and compe on. Our revamped pre-season board camp was held on the South Coast down at Bendalong and what a great success we had. A special men on to Bec Bacon and Allison Prowse for the hard work they put in to make this weekend happen. With great condi ons, great people and a great turnout of volunteer coaches and assessors, the weekend was a success and our new found venue was a glorious part of NSW to visit. This team was headed up by David Kowald and supported by Michael Byrne, Javier Garcia, Kiara Summers, Ella McFadden, Logan Galea, Keira Collier, Darcy O’Sullivan, Sophie Burns, Kya Laff an, Diaz Blanch, Maggie Sco , Tillie Tsoumbaras, Grace Elliot and Ollie Chandler. Our season kicked off with our usual rego days, which were made easy with the support of the usual helpers consis ng of JDC, Age Managers, Parents and Nippers. Rego numbers were slightly down this season, but the slight loss in numbers didn’t translate to any loss in fun, performance or achievement throughout the season. Under the guidance of Sharron McKeown and Sco Thomas, the Elouera Surf Sports Academy (ESSA) hit the season hard from the get go with the appointment of our head coaches, Ian Ross (Water) and Davina Strauss (Beach). With assistant coaches Dean Morris, Paul O’Sullivan, Ma Elliot, Sco Thomas, Damien Fanning, Wally Hall and Donna Hanna, the ESSA saw a substan al increase in a endance at training and carnivals which helped with our con nued success at the NSW Surf Lifesaving Age Championships with a 9th place fi nish. Many mes throughout the season, I have paid tribute to the work our Age Managers and Instructors take on. You guys are on the frontline in delivering our nipper program, which is a commitment spanning almost six months of the year. Well done guys on another job well done. Our Age Managers were once again supported by our many cadet helpers. To these cadet helpers I thank you for volunteering your me to come down to the beach to help out the nippers. Please remember you are always welcome at the club and for those that can’t make it back next season I wish you all the best for your future. If you are ever at the beach during nippers, pop in and say hi. Our Club Captains this season were Livinia Burns and Riley O’Sullivan, supported by Vice Captains Riley Gentle and Bella Summers. Well done to all four of you for making Elouera proud whenever you were called upon. Special men on to Livinia who was a fi nalist in the Sydney Branch Junior Lifesaver of the Year awards. Well done to all of our gradua ng U14s who obtained their Surf Rescue Cer fi cate. I hope to see you all remain ac ve in the club, be it in compe on or as cadet helpers or patrol. The Ohana Surf Classic was run and a great me was had by the kids. Condi ons were in our favour early but, as noon approached, the surf picked up preven ng a few of the events being run. However, by then the
88 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED majority of the carnival had been completed. I would like to thank Bre and Kim of Ohana Ocean Athle cs for their con nued support of all things Elouera. Thanks also to our major sponsors, Sutherland Mazda, Wes ields Miranda, AAP Finance, NECA Training Group, Soil Co, Channel 10, ACE Gu ering, Ohana Ocean Athle cs and of course our long- me club sponsor The Tradies. Your support ensures that our nippers are provided with the best equipment and training. Our JDC has worked relessly behind the scenes to also ensure that all aspects of our nipper program run eff ec vely. I would like to thank Moira Loader for her me and support on the JDC and, on behalf of all nipper families past and present, I wish her all the best for the future. I also would like to thank the following people who joined the JDC this year for the fi rst me; Allison Prowse, Paul Byrnes and Sco Thomas. Our major fund raiser for the year was our Mega raffl e. Under unusual circumstances, the draw took place in the showroom of Sutherland Mazda. With a live Instagram and Facebook stream of the draw, the winner of the car was drawn by a representa ve of Mazda. Helen Page was the winner of the Mazda 2. Congratula ons to all of the winners and thanks to all who purchased a cket in the draw to help support the Elouera Nippers. Without this fundraising eff ort, our rego fees would need to increase. So nipper parents, please understand the importance of ge ng behind these fund raisers and support them where possible. Thanks also to our team of Water Safety and Offi cials. We can’t get our kids in the water without water safety and nor can we compete at carnivals without Offi cials. Thanks to all Elouera Members who have helped in this capacity and congratula ons on a job well done. Thank you to our club photographer Rob McFadden. Rob supported many of our nipper carnivals and has taken thousands of wonderful photos of the kids in ac on. Finally and on behalf of the JDC, thank you to our nippers and their families for choosing Elouera Surf Club. It really has been a big season with a lot of great memories. I hope that in me we can look back on this year and say that we, as a club, community and as a country, have stayed strong and supported one another where possible. Stay safe and I look forward to seeing you on the beach in the not too distant future.
Sincerely, Mark Summers Director of Junior Development
Tahi Maaka at the Ohana Carnival.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 89 JDC Deputy Chairman
A er three great seasons in Surf Sports I had the wonderful opportunity and privilege to be Deputy Chairman of this wonderful club for the 2019-20 season. A changing of the guard took place this season with a new Chairman, Financial Controller, Surf Sports Director and many new faces on the JDC. These new faces brought a new passion and energy to the club and we entered the season prepared and ready to go. It was a pleasure to work alongside Mark Summers, our new JDC Chairman. Mark brought many new ideas and a fresh approach to the club. His dedica on and willingness to deal with any issue enabled our season to progress with very few issues. I’m looking forward to working with you over the following seasons. A big thank you to Bec Bacon and Sco Thomas who took on the roles of Financial Controller and surf sports respec vely. Although you fi lled these roles excep onally, your eagerness and enthusiasm to help out wherever needed was more than appreciated and made everyone’s job a li le easier. To the JDC, without your devo on, me and care this club would not be in the strong posi on we are in. Your work and eff ort never goes unno ced and I thank you for all that you do. Our Sunday ac vi es at Elouera couldn’t happen without our wonderful age managers. Your abili es to be a calming voice, a teacher, a mathema cian and a crowd controller makes your posi on the most important in our club. Your endless hours both on and off the beach will never be truly appreciated. Along with our cadet and parent helpers you make our Sundays an experience that our families enjoy. Our coaching staff led Ian Ross and Davina Strauss once again did an amazing job. The skills our kids have developed over the season are a direct result from your dedica on and hard work. We had an amazing group of 14s who gained their SRC and joined the senior club in doing patrols and keeping our beaches safe. Well done and congratula ons. A big thank you to all our kids. Your smiling faces on the beach make all the hours worthwhile. You’re part of a wonderful organisa on that will provide you with many joys over the years. I have a theory about surf clubs and Elouera in par cular; “It’s not a sport, it’s a lifestyle’ There is a place for everyone here at Elouera. Whether you’re a state champion or someone who wants to patrol, we have a home for you here and this is what makes our club great. See you all next year!! Ma Ellio Deputy Chairman of Junior Development
Natalie Campisi pu ng her new Bronze medallion to good use
90 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Water Safety
As another Nipper season comes to a close, I am happy to repeat my sen ments from last season, “another season without incident” – not down to ‘good luck’, but because of great training and an extremely commi ed and dedicated Water Safety Team who each week relessly look a er and teach our Nippers in the water. Mother nature once again gave us a season with plenty of challenges and as is always the case at Elouera, the Water Safety Team stepped up to not only keep our nippers safe while they train for compe on but more importantly teach them valuable surf skills to help them become the next genera on of Surf Lifesavers. I’d like to say a big thank you to all Water Safety Team members who have been on the beach and assisted throughout the season. The importance of the role you play cannot be overstated. I would also like to make a special men on to Darryl Chapman, Stephen Tsoukalas, Paul Laff an, Dennis Parker, Rupert Agnew and Michael Byrne for always going above and beyond to make sure the Nipper program runs each week and that our carnival obliga ons are always met. On a personal note, I would like to say thanks for allowing me to be Water Safety Captain for the past couple of seasons, keeping kids safe in the water and surf safety is something I am passionate about and it has been a pleasure to be able to fulfi l this role at such a great club. See you all on the beach! Cameron Burns Water Safety Captain
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 91 March Past
The members of Elouera’s March Past team for this season were collegial, skilled, A new look team this year with many new members. The team ranged from four returning Under 14 girls to new members from the Under 13s and Under 12s. The girls embraced the opportunity to work as a team and dedicated themselves to prac sing the skills required to meet the very technical criteria of a March Past. Even though they had limited me to hone their skills, the girls did an excellent job to prepare as best they could. With a new uniform, the 12 girls marched confi dently and proudly, looking polished from head to toe. The diff erent shades of ‘Elouera’ blue mixed with a touch of white created a striking picture on the beach. The fi rst comple on of the whole course for the team was on Swansea Beach at the State Championships. Nerves mixed with excitement created a posi ve atmosphere, where the girls placed 6th, contribu ng towards the overall point score for the club. This was a very pleasing result for all involved. Thank you to the parents for your commitment and giving your children the opportunity for such a unique experience. Congratula ons to the girls for your eff orts ge ng to prac ce and on the big day. You should all be extremely proud of the way you represented not only yourself, your team but par cularly your club. An extra special apprecia on goes to Moira Loader for volunteering to coach the team even though her daughter has moved on to Seniors. We defi nitely would not have achieved the result we did without Moira’s exper se and fabulous teaching skills. Enthusias c and commi ed members like Moira are invaluable to the club’s success and I would like to say a big thank you from the whole team for giving up your precious me. The new members will be a great founda on for next year’s team. I look forward to seeing the March Past tradi on con nue. Lastly, I wish the Under 14 girls moving to Seniors next season all the very best. Thank you for your coopera on and leadership in what was a lovely team to be involved with. Jo Maaka March Past Manager
92 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Club life
Above: Under 8 girls Emily Walker, Anna Jones, Koby Hardiman and Imogen Kirby at the Cronulla Carnival. Below: 25-year long service award member Andrew Sugerman (centre) with the U14s at the State Team uniforms presenta on.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 93 JDC Male Club Captain
To the president, Mark Summers, the JDC, age managers and the Elouera family. I was lucky enough to be chosen as club captain for my last season at Nippers and this has been a great privilege. Being club captain has provided me with a great opportunity to gain life skills and further develop my knowledge of surf lifesaving. I have really enjoyed this role. Every moment on the sand and in the surf has been so much fun. From the very start, I have always enjoyed the friendly and social side of Nippers, which has allowed me to make so many great friendships and lots of great memories. The U14s is a very busy season. We were fundraising for our end of season trip away, training for our last state junior nipper carnival, studying for our SRC and each Sunday being role models for all the junior nippers. All of these ac vi es would have been impossible without the amazing support from Sharron and Trent (the best age managers ever), all the parents for their support and hard work, the water safety volunteers and our trainers Di and Steve. I have had a great me working with the other three captains: Liv, Bella and Riley and together as a group I feel we led Elouera Nippers through another enjoyable season on the beach. In my role as club captain, it has been a pleasure to stand in front of all the younger nippers every Sunday morning and see them ready to learn new skills, make new friendships along the way and develop their surf lifesaving skills. I would like to thank everyone in the Elouera family for all their me and eff ort they put into making my me at Elouera Nippers so memorable. Congratula ons to the new team of captains and I wish them another great season on the beach. Riley O’Sullivan
JDC Male Vice Captain
Being Vice Captain for Elouera Junior Nippers for 2019-20 was a great experience for me and the other captains. I enjoyed watching all the young nippers be ac ve in all the ac vi es and watching their confi dence grow over the season. Nippers isn’t just about compe ng it’s about giving it a go and having fun. Nippers is a great place to meet lifelong mates and become more confi dent in the water and on the sand. My me at Nippers has taught me many lessons about danger on the beach and in the water. I enjoy going to carnivals compe ng and suppor ng my mates. To the new Captains and Vice Captains I want to say, being a captain is a great honor and is a great privilege. Being a captain teaches you lessons about leadership and how you can help others, so congrats and I wish you all the best for the upcoming season. Riley Gentle
94 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED JDC Female Club Captain
Being a part of Elouera and this last season of Nippers has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. It was such an honour to be named as club captain of such a great and welcoming club. Throughout my me at Nippers, the best feeling has always been seeing everyone suppor ng each other and cheering their teammates on, this is part of why I am so proud to be part of Elouera. While training hard and compe ng in carnivals is an important part of Nippers, seeing everyone accomplish their own goals and trying their best is what makes surf lifesaving so important. This is why I am proud to have gained my SRC cer fi cate along with the rest of my age group during the season. I really encourage every nipper to complete their SRC cer fi cate and join a patrol, a er all keeping our beaches safe is what it is all about! We had a great season, and it was fantas c each Sunday to see older age groups helping younger groups and everyone helping our amazing Yellow Fins - they are such an inspira on! With Branch unfortunately cancelled we went straight into State, and while we might not have got the overall result we had hoped for, all I could hear while walking along the beach was “GO ELOUERA!” Throughout the season I have seen nippers push themselves that li le bit further to dive for that fl ag, or paddled that li le bit harder to catch the perfect wave, and that kind of mo va on and strength is what makes everybody at Elouera so amazing and is also why I am so honoured to have been club captain. Thank you for such an incredible me everyone! Good luck. Livinia Burns JDC Female Vice Captain
Hi Elouera Members, My me at nippers has now come to an end. From the Under 6s to the 14s, I have had a great me down at the beach and have met so many good people not just from this great club but from up and down the east coast of Australia. Nippers has given me a chance to see so many wonderful places that we would have not seen had I not joined Elouera Nippers. I have been lucky enough to compete for Sydney Branch on mul ple occasions, compete in Queensland and a end seven State Age Championships during my me as a nipper of Elouera. I would like to thank Bre Pritchard, Paul Laff an and Dave Meredith who were my age managers for the fi rst few years and then Danielle Manton and Leanne Galea for taking over and seeing our group through to the Under 14s. Thanks to all of you for showing up each week and looking a er us. Nippers has allowed me to learn so many new things as well as beach safety. Elouera nippers gave me so many opportuni es throughout my me of being a nipper. I would like to thank all the parents and commi ee for all their hard work and eff ort they put into our club. Our club wouldn’t be the same without you guys. I hope over the next few years I can come down to the beach and help out with some of the younger age groups during nippers and see them con nue to enjoy their me at the beach as much as I did. Good luck to all our amazing nippers, have fun, train and compete hard, be happy with the outcome of the day and most importantly hold your head up high and wear the Elouera cap with pride. GO ELOUERA!! Bella Summers
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 95 Age Group Reports
Elouera Sharks would like to thank all the Age Managers, Instructors and Helpers who volunteered their me to train the junior members.
Yellow Fins U9 Boys U12 Boys Manager, Instructors and Helpers Age Manager and Instructor Age Manager Kristy Collier Leah Byrnes Ben Daly Instructor Joel Miller Vicki Simpson Bre Mortensen U12 Girls Libby O Sullivan Kellie Thompson Age Manager and Instructor U6 Boys U9 Girls Andrew Watson Age Manager and Instructor Age Manager and Instructor Courtney Roy U13 Boys Ma Chalmers Age Manager and Instructor U6 Girls U10 Boys David Greig Age Manager and Instructor Age Manager and Instructor Kate Gardiner U13 Girls Brian Gunner Age Manager Steve Mead U7 Boys Chris Panckhurst Instructor Robert Humphries Age Manager and Instructor U10 Girls Ma Ellio U14 Boys Age Manager and Instructor Age Manager Sharron McKeowan U7 Girls Jason Kelly Instructor Trent Enright Age Manager and Instructor Phil Brumby Adam Cawley U14 Girls U11 Boys Age Manager Danielle Manton U8 Boys Age Manager and Instructor Instructor Leanne Galea Age Manager and Instructor Alison Prowse Gary Bacon Bre Lockeridge Daniel Campisi U11 Girls U8 Girls Age Manager Damien Fanning Age Manager and Instructor Instructor Renee Chapman Kirron Duncan Vanessa Hardiman
96 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Yellow Fins Nippers
Another fantas c season saw Elouera welcome fi ve new Yellow Fins Nippers, bringing our total registra ons to 14 children ranging in age from 6 to 13 years old. Some of our Yellow Fins are growing so much in both size and confi dence that we needed to purchase two 9’ GBoards for them to use and we thank the JDC for organising and buying these for us. Elouera hosted the 4 Way Carnival for the Bate Bay Fins Inclusive Nipper Groups and thank you to everyone who helped, especially Ma Ellio and Kiara Summers, Libby O’Sullivan, Leah Mark Summers, for all your assistance. No request was too diffi cult and Byrne, and Vicki Simpson you helped make the carnival a success. 27 compe tors from the Bate Bay Fins competed at the 4 Way Carnival and there are defi nitely some strong compe tors amongst them. Congratula ons to our Yellow Fins fi nalists. Flags - Laura Barne 4th, Wade - Ryan Durney 5th, Laura Barne 6th and Abbie Crossling 7th. It’s always a good day when our Yellow Fins can go in the water. Thank you so much to our water safety parents, friends and patrol members who have nearly as much fun helping our nippers as they do. When we couldn’t go in the water, we had some great beach ac vi es and games including obstacle courses, bucket and sponge races and, thanks to Vicki, we now have a huge smiley face parachute which we all love having fun with. We would have to say that 2019 was the most rewarding Yellow Fins season yet and we are looking forward to our fourth season in 2020. Leah Byrne, Libby O`Sullivan, Vicki Simpson, Kiara Summers and Ali Simpson
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 97 Under 6 Boys ‘I don’t know who was more scared, me or the boys. My fi rst year as an age manager and I had a fantas c group of boys and parents and couldn’t be happier. A er a slow start weather wise to the season, we had some great days at the beach and down at Kurnell on the boards. With 26 boys in total, some days felt like ‘organised chaos’ and I went home with li le to no voice. However, watching them become more confi dent with each passing week was fantas c to see and I thoroughly enjoyed their smiling faces throughout the sessions as I knew they were enjoying themselves. By the end of the season, all the boys could easily locate the patrol, and know some basic signals and signage around the beach. They were also more familiar with their surroundings and confi dent to take on the various ac vi es. A big thank you to all the parents who helped me with the boys. I wouldn’t have made it through the season otherwise; it was a real team eff ort. Also, a big thank you to our cadet helpers, especially jumping into the water on the less desirable days. I hope to see you all again next year, I am looking forward to tackling the season together. Courtney Roy Age Manager
98 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Under 6 Girls Wow what an amazing fi rst season for the girls. They have all had a fantas c me at the beach, made lots of new friends and tried new skills and ac vi es. The girls have been aff ec onately referred to as the ‘ducklings’ on the beach, due to their yellow nipper caps. The girls had their fi rst swims at Silver Beach and also tried board paddling. Their confi dence has grown with all the new skills they have learnt. They have all gone from strength to strength. Their knowledge of signals was excellent and I loved seeing the girls put their parents through these paces on the beach. The U6 girls and boys demonstrated a number of new skills and ac vi es together on the beach, including the sprints, relays and 1 km run. The water ac vi es included bucket and sponge races, swimming under and over waves, grabbing sand and the wade, which they loved. By the end of the season the girls had improved so much they were swimming around our water safety. I’m so proud of all the girls for having a go at all the new skills. Our cadets this year have been amazing and the girls have enjoyed having them as part of our U6 group! The Cadets showed them techniques in the sand and water and kept a special eye on the girls as they tried new ac vi es. We are so grateful for all help and exper se! Thank you to Diaz Blanch, Charlo e Loader and Tamsyn Muir. We have a fabulous group of parents in the under 6 girls. A big thank you to all the parents in the U6s for all your help with water safety, assis ng me as the Age Manager and to everyone who helped on BBQ Duty. Looking forward to next season 2020-21. Kate Gardiner Age Manager
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 99 Under 7 Boys A great year for the “Mighty Green Caps!” It was wonderful to see so many returning faces and a few new ones for our second nipper season. A er our regular start to the season (accompanied by the standard below par weather), the boys returned to the beach with renewed confi dence from the skills they learnt last year. From basic lifesaving skills, to fi rst aid and our ac vi es on the sand and in the water, the boys took it all in and enjoyed every minute of it. The regular trips to Kurnell saw the ability and skills in the water improve and by season’s end we were able to see them take on the waves at Elouera with great confi dence. Looking forward to next season where we’ll see the boys represent the club for the fi rst me and con nue their nipper journey. A big thanks to all the parents who helped out this year and especially to Tom who was awesome with the boys again. See you all next season!! Ma Ellio Age Manager
100 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Under 7 Girls I’d like to start by thanking all my wonderful 7 year old girls for turning up each and every week with a big smile, a willingness to learn and giving all the things we are teaching them a real crack. Secondly a big thank you to Ma Ellio for helping me out when I had to work. I’m really looking forward to you all coming back next year, ready to rip in each week, on the sand and in the water. Thanks again to the parents also for giving up their Sunday mornings. Adam Cawley Age Manager
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 101 Under 8 Boys The boys had an excellent me at nippers this season. We can always count on there being lots of energy with our ‘Red Caps’ each week and this year was no excep on. Even though there was o en some ini al hesita on, most of the me it was harder to get the boys out of the water than in it! So we’re confi dent that next season will be be er than this year. Some of the boys got to experience the Carnival atmosphere at the Cronulla Short Course, Ohana and Branch Carnivals. There were a few medals won during individual and team events, so well done to those who turned out and tried their best. From our perspec ve though, the best thing was the way in which the boys represented themselves and Elouera at these Carnivals. Everyone competed hard, supported their mates and helped build a good founda on that will enable the team to grow each year as they train, compete and progress together. To the parents – thank you for making the me to come down to the beach each week. We know the boys aren’t always up for it, but your encouragement and support goes a long way. To those who have helped this year in the water (par cularly on those days when the water is a bit chilly), on the beach, or even just helping to keep the boys occupied while we’re preparing or fi nishing other ac vi es, we couldn’t make nippers a success without your help! We hope everyone has a safe off -season and that everyone comes back next season, stronger and faster and ready to take on the challenge of Under 9s at Elouera! Thank you everyone, see you next season! Gary Bacon and Daniel Campisi Age Managers
102 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Under 8 Girls Congratula ons to all of the U8 Girls on another fantas c season at Elouera. With many of our girls returning for another year, we were able to build on the skills already developed and begin to really challenge the girls on the beach and in the water. The U8 Girls once again showed a love of paddling the boards at Silver Beach and had a great session in the waves at Elouera on the body boards with the U14 girls. It is pleasing to see, as an age manager, the improvement on last season and their confi dence really star ng to grow. We had plenty of days on the beach this year when the weather and wave condi ons were not in our favour. The U8s never complained and always loved diving for the fl ags plus the races and relays. This season was a real milestone for our girls as we entered the world of carnivals and compe on. Together we shared in some great success with plenty of opportunity for the girls to step up and represent our club. I can report that every girl represented with pride and performed at their best for Elouera. Go Team! Thank you to Vanessa who again stepped into the age manager role with passion and displayed an extra level of energy that impressed our parents. Thank you to our cadet helper Brigi e Salib who has been with our group for the last three years and con nues to be a great role model for our group. Lastly, thank you to the wonderful parent helpers and our water safety team who turn up each week and allow us to do all of the fun things that nippers can provide. I am really proud of what the girls have achieved this year at nippers and I look forward to seeing their smiling faces back at the beach again next summer.
Well done U8 Girls. Kirron Duncan and Vanessa Hardiman Age Managers
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 103 Under 9 Boys What an awesome season for the U9 Boys. While our numbers were down from last year, we also welcomed a number of new boys to the club. Welcome to Nate, Tommy, Jagar and James. We hope you enjoyed your fi rst season as an Elouera Nipper and that you’ll be joining the crew back on the beach again next year. A big thanks to Joel Miller for sharing his board training exper se, early in the season down at Gunnama a and then later at Elouera. This will be key for the boys again next season as they con nue to build their confi dence and skills in the surf. While the condi ons weren’t always on our side on Sunday mornings, the boys made the most of every chance to get out in the surf. A season highlight was defi nitely the last weekend before State when we had the en re group out around the cans, comple ng their swim, board and even a mini ironman! During the year we had three boys compete at the Sydney Water Series. Finn Thompson fi nished the series in 2nd place overall in the water. Xavier Daly also raced superbly in the water while Spencer Mortensen tore it up on the sand. It was great to see so many of the boys compete in their fi rst carnivals and we had great par cipa on throughout the year. A huge congratula ons to all the boys selected to represent Elouera at the NSW State Titles. The way you carried yourselves and competed under unusual circumstances is to be commended. Highlights included having both Board Relays make it through to the semifi nals, Finn’s 5th in the Swim fi nal, Xavier’s 5th in the Board Final and a nail-bi ng fi nish in the Beach Relay where Finn, Hugo, Spencer and Lewis crossed the line in a photo fi nish for a well-deserved 4th place; such an awesome run. Lastly, a huge thanks to all the parents who helped out each week, to Sarah Merete for her con nued support of the boys, to our super cadets Caitlin and Olivia and the amazing bunch of water safety people, who were so incredible in their help of the boys throughout the season.
We look forward to seeing you all back for season 2020-21. Ben Daly, Bre Mortensen and Kellie Thompson Age Managers
104 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Under 9 Girls The 2019-20 year for our Under 9 girls saw a smaller group giving their best eff orts at a range of events, along with our standard Nippers Sundays. Our group consisted of some old hands, as well as some new friendly faces. U9s is always a transi onal year – fi rst year on the boards, fi rst year to swim round the can and the fi rst year for our girls to compete at a wide range of carnivals. I would like to off er a huge thanks to Grace, Ella and Tilly for their support throughout the year – their input, assistance and demonstra ons were invaluable to our group – and more so to the Age Manager. With their eff orts over the season, I can only hope that the “Grape-heads” (named so for their purple caps) feel as proud of their eff orts as I do. This group had such a wide variety of skill levels – but in one area, they were all the same; they worked hard and went all out when the me came. For that, they should be truly pleased. I know I am. This season, our small group size meant many Nippers days were combined with the U9 boys – including relay events against them (watch out fellas, we may or may not be training over the winter to even up the score). Their fi rst year at the NSW State Titles was met with calm seas, warm weather and a VERY busy program. With only four compe tors, our girls competed in EVERYTHING. This is no small task, and our state rep team can be proud of their eff orts. In 20-21, we look forward to hopefully growing our group, and con nuing to work on these skill sets to increase our representa on of this great Elouera club. Ma Chalmers Age Manager
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 105 Under 10 Boys The idea of managing twenty three U10 boys on the ‘Day of Rest’ might seem like a bit of a crazy idea, but it con nues to be one of the most rewarding experiences both Chris and I are involved in. To be part of a sport where we are teaching young men valuable life lessons as well as the idea of placing community fi rst is truly sa sfying. I would strongly encourage any parent reading this report to get involved. The year didn’t fi nish the way we wanted, but I am certain the boys had a great year with several achievements across the board. Again, we had a few new nippers join us and all the boys gave it a great crack, with one of the new boys saying ‘I’m never going to be able to make it around them’ referring to the cans. I was quick to remind him of what he said every me he fi nished his swims towards the end of the season. We had a bigger con ngency going to carnivals this year with a few boys making their debut at either Sydney Water or local carnivals. We were also able to take a larger group of boys to State which proved hec c, but the boys certainly enjoyed the opportunity. One young man said it was the best experience of his life! We saw many personal bests at State with the swim team of Charlie, Will, Cooper and Jack picking up 4th in the surf relay. Thanks to all the parents that assisted during the year at carnivals, par cularly Josh, Kate, Renee and the rest of the ‘Beachie’ parents for looking a er the boys on the sand, enabling Chris and I to watch Zane and Jack compete in the water. The point score will not refl ect how close things have become in the surf and on the beach and come Presenta on me there might be a few surprises. We are predic ng that this will become even closer in season 2020-21 providing a great compe ve environment. We are confi dent that the boys will con nue to improve on their individual performances as they further develop into remarkable young men embracing the Surf Life Saving ethos. See you all on the Beach. Brian Gunner and Chris Panckhurst Age Managers
106 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Under 10 Girls The group con nues to make us proud and are a joy to manage. We had a number of newcomers to our age group again this year. This season was challenging with variable condi ons. All of the girls have improved during the year and the surf skills will put them in great stead for next year now that they are mastering the foamies, ge ng be er at the swimming and increasing their endurance. The girls all con nued to gain confi dence with the water especially. On the beach, the girls competed hard and have learned important lifesaving skills. From a compe on perspec ve, it was disappoin ng that some surf carnivals were cancelled, however the girls competed in the spirit fostered by our club and stepped up to the challenge. At state we did very well and there was a no ceable change in endurance level required. All girls represented Elouera with pride. We had the amazing addi onal support from our cadet helper Ella McFadden again this year. The large con ngent of our water safety parents and those on the beach helped to achieve the smooth running of our ac vi es, as well as keeping all the girls engaged and interested about beach and water safety. From us, a big thank you to the girls; you had a great year. I do no ce you are now forming friendships and looking a er each other. I am excited for next year in the under 11s with more challenges to come. See you on the beach. Jason Kelly and Phil Brumby Age Managers
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 107 Under 11 Boys Congratula ons to all of our U11 boys on an excellent season. The weather gods were not kind to us this year and we missed quite a few days of nippers due to bush fi res and bad weather. However, these condi ons allowed us to concentrate on all the educa onal parts of surf life saving. The boys really enjoyed learning fi rst aid and resuscita on. Thank you to all our trainers for providing our kids with fi rst class, hands on training. Four of the boys were lucky enough to represent Elouera at the U11 Development Camp at Deer Park and enhance all the skills they have learned at Elouera. All reports were that it was a great weekend away. We could not be more proud of the kids that competed at State this year. It was a tough compe on with extremely long days. Some of the boys even competed up in older age groups to make up numbers for relay teams. Congratula ons to our beach relay and mixed relay teams who came home with medals! Thank you to our fabulous cadet helpers, Rachel and Caitlin. The boys love having you both around and you are excellent role models. Thanks must go to all the parents for their help and support during the season. We have a great group of helpers when we need them. Thank you to our amazing coaches, water safety and the JDC for making it all happen. Well done boys – See you for 2020-21 season. Alison Prowse and Michael Randazzo
108 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Under 11 Girls Another amazing year for the Under 11 Girls (ladybugs) with their fi rst year on fi breglass boards! We were so pleased to see all of the girls, including our new girls, take to the water with confi dence & vigour. Every girl did their very best to get round the cans on both board and swimming; well done girls! The sprint track was torn apart with lots of personal bests and huge improvements including in fl ags with a few surprises from our new girls! These girls cleaned up again at State Titles this year, represen ng our club with pride and passion. Thank you to our wonderful parents for their ongoing assistance. We so appreciate Maggie, our amazing cadet. To the coaches – a very big thank you for all your me and pa ence. the girls love training and ge ng results thanks to your eff orts! Can’t wait for next season.
Go Elouera! Go ladybugs! Renee Chapman and Damien Fanning
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 109 Under 12 Boys This season the U12 boys were a much smaller, but a very ght-knit group. We had a few new boys who had never done nippers before joining our group and from the very fi rst day, they fi ed right in with the team. As they do every year, our amazing group of boys con nue to impress us with their abili es and their determina on. There is not a week that goes by where the kids don’t do every ac vity that we ask of them and on some days, mul ple mes in one day. They take themselves out of their comfort zones every Sunday and because of this, they con nue to improve on a weekly basis. There are many reasons why we con nue to volunteer to be age managers and these include the sportsmanship these boys show each other at Nippers and at carnivals, the great friendships they have made with each other over the years and, most of all, the happiness plastered on their faces when they have made themselves proud with something they have done – at normal nippers or at carnivals. We would like to thank our amazing helpers, Max Fathulla, Keira Collier and Andrew Sugerman. They help us with water safety, extra coaching for those boys unsure on boards, se ng up an awesome fl ag pit and being the best video judges on the sprint track (I am known to chop heads off in my videoing!). We are so grateful to have you on our team. We would also like to thank the awesome parents who help us out whenever we need you and for con nuing to bring your boys to nippers every Sunday. And a big thank you must go to Joel who is fantas c with the kids and has been their biggest cheerleader for the past 7 years. The boys love you and have grown so much under your guidance and we are so lucky to have you. Thanks for another great season. See you all again next season… Kristy Collier and Joel Miller Age Managers
110 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Under 12 Girls We wish to thank and commend all of our U11 Girls this season for another Our U12 Nipper girls (aka the Bumble Bees) had another big season. It was very pleasing to see the girls con nue to build their surf awareness, surf life saving knowledge and surf confi dence throughout the season. We had a few new members join our age group this season and it was great to see how these girls developed and progressed in par cular. Congratula ons to all our girls who very ably and strongly represented Elouera at the State Titles. Well done. A big thanks again to Kiara Summers who con nues to provide suppor ve and inclusive mentorship to our girls, as we keep seeking to build such a culture. A big thanks to all our parents who supported us throughout the season. Be that with set-up, pack-up, BBQ duty, water safety, being an offi cial, record keeping and helping out with the organisa on and administra on of events, it is greatly appreciated. We hope that all our girls enjoyed their nippers season and we look forward to their ongoing development as lifesavers of the future. Dannielle Hogan and Andrew Watson Age Manager
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 111 Under 13 Boys We had a great year with the boys and were able to see the majority of them train several mes a week as well as Sunday Nippers and carnivals together. I would like to thank all the boys for their dedica on this year and for the maturity and respect they’re showing. These boys are ge ng bigger and stronger every me we meet. My thanks also to all our great parents who are happy to assist at any me. A special men on goes to Jodie Greig and Sean Green for assis ng in managing the boys in my absence. I would like to congratulate Zayne Giles and Jack Prowse for being selected for Club Captain and Vice Captain for next year. I look forward to working with you in guiding you through your last year of nippers. I would also like to congratulate Angus Jarolimek and Finn Chandler who also went through the process and narrowly missed out. Thank you for a rewarding year. We look forward to seeing you all on the beach for an exci ng and busy fi nal season of nippers. Regards. David and Jodie Greig Age Managers
112 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Under 13 Girls This year was another amazing one for the Under 13 Girls as they get closer to the end of their me as ‘Nippers’ in the club. We had the opportunity to welcome some new girls to the group and started the season with 20 Girls. Our season was another year of personal achievements and highlights. For some of our group this meant making their fi rst fi nal at state, winning medals at local carnivals or improving individual performance. Many of the inspiring performances from this group were from girls who pushed themselves out of their comfort zone each and every week. Some girls completed their fi rst swim, some their fi rst board and others their fi rst iron person. We even managed to convince a number of the ‘beachies’ that the water events are actually a heap of fun! However, the most impressive thing about the U13 Girls AGAIN this year was their genuine support for each other. Without excep on, they encourage each other, push each other, support each other and inspire each other. Whether it’s an encouraging word needed to try something new, a friendly hug to commiserate a disappoin ng result or a laugh at just the right me, you can rely on these girls – they’ve got it covered. Our age group has again experienced unwavering support for a dedicated group of parents who are suppor ve of the girls and everything they do. In recent years, there has been a consistent message for the girls in our group about what Nippers is truly about and recogni on as a Life Saver being the ul mate achievement. As we look ahead to the fi nal year as ‘Nippers’ and prepare the girls for their SRC and Bronze Medallion, we are excited about seeing all the hard work pay off as they achieve this goal. We have no doubt it will be done with support, encouragement and plenty of laughter. Steve Mead and Rob Humphries Age Managers
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 113 Under 14 Boys What we promised for nippers this year is that we would be about big boards, big waves and big laughs, and yes, we delivered. We did have a lot of fun this year…with intent, and hopefully the boys enjoyed it as much as Sharron and I did. It wasn’t a year without accomplishment though. The most notable triumph was obtainment of their SRC and the commencement of ac ve patrols. This is a big achievement that all the boys embraced in their usual way; they just take it all in their stride, with the right amount of balance between serious enough to ‘get the job done’, but always fi nding ways to have bit of fun along the way. I can tell you the assessors of the SRC group were very complimentary on their skill and a tude and no doubt this was a refl ec on on the SRC trainers Di Mackay and Steve Urquhart, to whom we are very grateful for their me. As always, their skill, athle c ability and determina on was ever present, and they took to the long boards like absolute professionals. Skills displayed most obviously when the surf was big, and notably some mes when the beach was closed. Fortunately (or unfortunately) their increased skill on the board and in the water was matched by their ever growing and developing sense of humour (s ll undecided if that part will be missed)hat Sharron and I ended up with, a er all these years, was a great bunch of ‘young men’ to spend me with, who are extremely capable life savers, and poten ally a couple of professional comedians (albeit ‘professional’ is not likely). Said it before and will say it again, Nippers is a big commitment and, while the boys deserve a wrap for their par cipa on, the reality is they are a refl ec on of their parents. We are lucky enough to have great parents who every year have always contributed a lot. So, a big thanks to you all (the parents) for your support throughout the years. And how do you thank someone like Andrew? Andrew joined our group a number of years ago. He turns up every week; rain, hail or shine, with the same enthusiasm and the same passion, always ready to support our boys. I know Andrew is very proud of the boys going through SRC. Also, a big thanks to JDC, all the water safety, all the carnival offi cials, all the club offi cials, all the trainers and all the set up gang that make every Sunday possible. To be honest, it’s pre y diffi cult fi nding the right words that capture our sen ments about the whole journey. Sharron has been on the whole trip. We had Ma Gentle for a number of years, and I joined a er they started. While it has been a reasonable commitment, seeing the boys and who they are now, it’s rewarding (humbling even) to know we played a small part in their development while at Elouera. A great bunch of adults they will no doubt be. The future of Elouera beach is defi nitely in capable hands. God (any god) help us when they turn 18. Over and out! Trent Enright and Sharron McKeown
114 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Under 14 Girls Our Under 14 Girls this year con nued to grow and develop their beach and water skills, while increasing their educa on in becoming life savers. Our girls con nued to assist the younger age groups with Water Safety, Surf Awareness and importantly, suppor ng the Yellow Fins when required. They have been truly wonderful young ladies. Sunday mornings were a lot more relaxed as the girls moved through the events much quicker with li le assistance and guidance due to the fact Leanne Laff an and Leanne Galea the girls were having fun and looked a er each other. A very big ‘thank you’ goes out to our wonderful helpers who make the Sunday morning sessions run so smooth. Another vital link for all of us was the dedica on of the parents making sure that their girls got down to the beach early Sunday mornings. The season was hec c, as we also had to raise funds for the Under 14 end of season trip away which was a task within itself, but with a posi ve outcome as the Under 14 trip away to Penrith (Cable Park, Laser, Bowling, White Water Ra ing and dining out) was one the girls won’t forget. Danielle and I would like to thank ALL the Parents for their help, support and the assistance for the journey of being age managers. We have all made friendships during this me, which I am sure will be lifelong. We both look forward to seeing what amazing role models the girls become for the future genera ons. We will miss you, but will enjoy watching you all compete for Elouera in our Senior Club. Signing off . Leanne Galea and Danielle Manton Age Managers
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 115 Club life
Above: Ruby Kelly, Lilly Tickle, Pippa Bacon (centre) and Zoe Tsoukalas on the beach.
116 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Elouera Sharks Championship Awards
U8 Girls U11 Boys Beach Champion Sienna Bailey Beach Champion Ellio Lindbeck Water Champion Imogen Kirby Water Champion Xavier Byrnes Overall Champion Overall Champion Age Manager’s Award Anna Jones Age Manager’s Award Cooper Holmes U8 Boys U12 Girls Beach Champion Zac Brown Beach Champion Zahli Daly Water Champion Tyler Parnell Water Champion Zahli Daly Overall Champion Overall Champion Age Manager’s Award Oli Robertson Age Manager’s Award Olive Kirby U9 Girls U12 Boys Beach Champion Aliyah Chalmers Beach Champion Brady Bacon Water Champion Aliyah Chalmers Water Champion Tahi Maaka Overall Champion Overall Champion Age Manager’s Award Bianca Stavrinides Age Manager’s Award Cooper Gillard U9 Boys U13 Girls Beach Champion Lewis Arnold Beach Champion Amelie Humphries Water Champion Finn Thompson and Xavier Water Champion Tara Collier Daly Overall Champion Age Manager’s Award Mackenzie Gunner Overall Champion Age Manager’s Award Nathaniel Anastasovski U13 Boys U10 Girls Beach Champion Zayne Giles Water Champion Mitchell Green Beach Champion Zoe Tsoukalas Overall Champion Water Champion Zoe Tsoukalas Age Manager’s Award Angus Jarolimek Overall Champion Age Manager’s Award Addison Forrest U14 Girls U10 Boys Beach Champion Scarle Salib Water Champion Corban Galea Beach Champion Talon Blanch Overall Champion Water Champion Charlie Nicholson Age Manager’s Award Mily Maaka Overall Champion Age Manager’s Award Tyler Smith U14 Boys U11 Girls Beach Champion Jeremy Hall Water Champion Toby Bacon Beach Champion Ma lda Fanning Overall Champion Water Champion Sybella Daly Age Manager’s Award Koby Enright Overall Champion Age Manager’s Award Mia Mar n
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 117 Perpetual Awards
Elouera Sharks 2019-20 Bill Gray Award Libby O’Sullivan Best Club Person Elouera Sharks 2019-20 John De Laurence Award Molly Fitzpatrick 14G
Elouera Sharks 2019-20 The Linfox Award U14 Girls Beach Relay Team Bronte Laff an, Scarle Salib, Hayley Hopper, Amelia Kirby Elouera Sharks 2019-20 The Linfox Award Junior Talon Blanch 10B 8-10-Beach
Elouera Sharks 2019-20Yvonne Moon Award Jeremy Hall 14B
Elouera Sharks 2019-20 Robert Chapman Award Brady Bacon 12B
Elouera Sharks 2019-20 The Tradies Award Toby Bacon 14B
Elouera Sharks 2019-20 Illawarra Blinds & Cameron Gillard 10B Awnings Award Most improved surf compe tor U8–11 Elouera Sharks 2019-20 Sutherland Mazda Award Mikaela Mead 13G Most improved surf compe tor U11–14 Elouera Sharks 2019-20 Mick Kelly Scarle Salib 14G March Past Award Ohana Compe on Excellence 2019-20 Top Boy medal winner – branch/state Jeremy Hall 14B Top Girl medal winner – branch/state Ma lda Fanning 11G Participation Awards U6 Girls Georgie Emery Max Draper Ma hew Page Jasmine Evans Lachlan Giles Finn Reily Maria Abuarga Georgia Gardiner Joshua Gillbanks Aus n Robertson Indigo Amor Sophie Hall Louis Gregson William Roy Tamara Aus n Ma lda Halton Jeylan Joseph Oliver Schwartz Coda Baines Jordan Lough Alexander Kirkjian Filipp Smol s Ariana Baker Annabel Magafa Cooper Lalor Jago Wilson Mia Brown Cordelia Medaris Cameron Lamont Dale Winchester Amelia Bunt Faith Sharman Thomas Magafa Lachlan Wood Milla Carney Delilah We erling Leo Marcic Lachy Wood Caterina Case a Jaxson McInnes Asha Collins Luca McMahon Holly Cooper U6 Boys U7 Girls Nate Mortensen Lucy Devine Mitchell Carmody Grace Boon
118 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Ainsley Cawley Heidi Packman Phoenix Byrnes Yellow Fins Jada Chris e Ruby Reily Bailey Donovan Ma hew Brereton Alexis Daly Felicity Tanger Luca Jury Abbie Crossling Ava Donnelly Keira Tsoukalis Beau Lalor Ryan Durney Zoe El-Khazen Rachael Woodcock Conor Macfi e Benji George Alanna Evans Baileigh Lough Thomas Miller Oscar Heske Emily Grant Kayla Powney Spencer Mortensen James Kirk Ella Gregory Elizabeth Strong James Powney Byron Laing Mia Hickman Elizabeth Velikorossova Jesse Roeder Benjamin Mo Emily Humphrey Liam Smith Poppy Steege Ava McBride U7 Boys Mica Weatherstone Finlay Tanger Jasmine O’Keefe Harper Allen Harper Owsne Encouragement Awards
U8 Girls U8 Boys Rowen Winchester Ma lda Humphrey Mikayla Ingram Hayley Aus n Alby Bacon Joel Winning Eleanor McDonagh Jemima Bartels David Bobosevic Elise Mead Chiara Bradley Silas Campisi U9 Girls Irelyn O’Donoghue Zoe Braid William Carter Sophia Devine Sophie Rathbone Lilac Brock Zac Chandler Maria Monterosso Bon Juanita Smith Sybella Carney Tom Cook Zara Oh Charlo e Strong Zoe Cash Jed Cooper Grace Vanderwey Sophia Devine Noah Davies U9 Boys Shaya Williams- Mansell Chloe Draper Edward Fanning Summer Duncan Mason Francis Harper Allen U10 Boys Lilly Farrell Travis Gregory Phoenix Byrnes Koby Hardiman Harry Gunner Bailey Donovan Jaxson Barlow Kiana Heslehurst Balin Hunt Luca Jury Lucas Berg Klaudia Hristopanos Ashton James Beau Lalor Travis Eisenhuth Mia Jury Lawrence Kevic Conor Macfi e Blake Francis Zara McKibbin Thomas Kinninmont Thomas Miller Cameron Gillard Taylor McKibbin Henri Lindbeck Spencer Mortensen Billy Hogan Aaliyah Mareraki Jake Mar nez-Smith James Powney Xavier James Harper Mo Jackson Midis Jesse Roeder Edward Kirby Ashleigh Sedgers Aaron Oh Liam Smith Aidan Lamont Jasmine South Harley O’Connor Mica Weatherstone Finn Lavender Abigail Teixeira Araujo James Page Bryon Nobbs Emily Walker Gabriel Passos U10 Girls Sebas an Smith Indi Weatherstone Eoin Reilly Jenna Boyce Billy Telford Maya Williams Zach Roy Ines Brumby Marcus Winning Jaxon Tickle Annabel Crooks Cooper Wisdom Achilles Vagelatos Summer Fergusson Lachlan Wild Emma Hristopanos
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 119 U11 Girls Oscar Murtas U12 Boys U13 Boys Dean Teixeira Araujo Gabriella Case a Oscar Clarke Finn Chandler Sam Vagelatos Keira Cook Ryan Gillan Bailey Duncan Joe Vi ello Emily Demetriou Jake Hughes Ben Greig Elijah Watson Keira Donovan Kai James John Hartley Jasmine Gregory Aiyden O’Donoghue Joshua Palmer Renee Jackson U12 Girls Katherine Laing Sophie Anastasovski U13 Girls U14 Girls Indiana Moss Eve Banyer Halle Bresnahan Livinia Burns Grace Williams Evie Bresnahan Tahlia Carter Indiana Fields Addison Cawley Olivia Case a Molly Fitzpatrick U11 Boys Emily Green Bronte Eisenhuth Piper Hannington Finley Cash Ava Hogan Saskia Emery Tali Jensen Ajay Duncan Georgia Farrell U14 Boys Ryder Fergusson Candice Laff an Madison Hall Diocales James Zoe Penrose Sienna Mar n Riley Gentle Mitchell Jones Sienna Smith Tilley Watson Jed Loader Winston Kevic Charlo e Wisdom Summer Wimpey Zac Thompson Cooper Mo Emily Wisdom
Ruby and Jason Kelly.
120 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Attendance Awards
100% Tyler Parnell Under 12 Alby Bacon Aus n Robertson Kaitlyn Byrnes Pippa Bacon Jesse Roeder 400% Toby Bacon Dylan Smith Jasmine Bailey Josie Tasker Under 9 Cooper Brown Georgia Thomas Jack Gunner Mia Brown Finn Thompson Under 12 Silas Campisi Mackenzie Walker Olivia Case a Caterina Case a Shaka Williams-Mansell Aaliyah Chalmers 500% 200% Jonah Chapman Under 10 Under 7 Asha Collins Blake Francis Samuel Broadbent Ava Donnelly Under 11 Kade Idestrom Georgie Gardiner Ashton Prowse Dijon Tsoukalas Will Gardiner Under 13 Under 10 Lachlan Giles Angus Jarolimek Evan Parnell Mitchell Green Jack Prowse Zoe Tsoukalas Mackenzie Gunner Under 14 Cooper Wisdom Madison Hall Bella Summers Basin Hunt Under 11 Mikayla Ingram Gabriella Casse a 600% Alexander Kirkjian Under 13 300% Cameron Lamont Tara Collier Tahi Maaka Under 8 700% Thomas Magafa Zac Brown Elise Mead Harry Gunner Under 12 Mikaela Mead Frances Mason Jye Collier Sienna Morrison Oliver Robertson 900% Oscar Murtas Under 9 Under 14 Oakley Nobbs Lewis Arnold Corban Galea Riley O’Sullivan Under 11 Harper Owsne Xavier Byrnes Zane Pankhurst India Chapman
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 121 Elouera State Team
122 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Elouera Nippers State Title Results
Gold Medallists Male Beach Relay Ajay Duncan Cooper Holmes Under 11 Ellio Lindbeck Female Sprint Ma lda Fanning Oscar Randazzo Female Board Relay India Chapman Under 14 Sybella Daly Mkixed Beach Relay Jeremy Hall Georgia Thomas Hayley Hopper Under 14 Amelia Kirby Male Beach Flags Jeremy Hall Blake Wardrobe Female Beach Relay Hayley Hopper Bronze Medallists Amelia Kirby Under 11 Bronte Laff an Scarle Salib Female Surf Team India Chapman Sybella Daly Silver Medallists Renee Jackson Under 11 Georgia Thomas Mixed Beach Relay Emily Demetriou Under 12 Ajay Duncan Female Surf Team Kaitlyn Byrnes Ma lda Fanning Zahli Daly Cooper Holmes Asher Thompson Female Beach Relay Emily Demetriou Sophia Watson Keira Donovan Under 13 Ma lda Fanning Male 1km Beach Run Bailey Duncan Mia Mar n
State Top 6 Results
Under 9 4th Male Beach Sprint – Jeremy Hall 5th Female Beach Flags – Hayley Hopper 4th Male Beach Relay – Lewis Arnold, Spencer 5th Female Beach Sprint – Amelia Kirby Mortensen, Hugo Schwartz, Finn Thompson 5th Male Beach Relay – Koby Enright, Jeremy Hall, 5th Male Surf Race – Finn Thompson Jed Loader, Blake Wardrobe 5th Male Board Race – Xavier Daly 5th Male Board Rescue – Toby Bacon, Jonah Under 10 Chapman 4th Male Surf Team – Cooper Chalmers, Will 6th Female Board Relay – Corban Galea, Ebony Gardiner, Jack Gunner, Charlie Nicholson Jackson, Bella Summers 6th Female Beach Flags – Scarle Salib Under 11 6th Female 2km Beach Run – Amelia Kirby 6th Iron Woman – Sybella Daly 6th Mixed Beach Relay – Koby Enright, Bronte 6th Female Board Race – Sybella Daly Laff an, Jed Loader, Scarle Salib Under 12 All Age 5th Female Board Rescue – Zahli Daly, Asher 6th March Past – Livinia Burns, Maddison Hall, Thompson Natalie Hay, Amelie Humphries, Candice Laff an, 6th Female Board Relay – Kaitlyn Byrnes, Zahli Daly, Bronte Laff an, Mily Maaka, Sienna Mar n, Amber Asher Thompson Murtas, Scarle Salib, Emily Wisdom, Charlo e Wisdom Under 14
4th Female Surf Team – Indiana Field, Corban Galea, Ebony Jackson, Bella Summers
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 123 State Team Photos
Under 9 Girls Under 9 Boys
Under 10 Girls Under 10 Boys
Under 11 Girls Under 11 Boys
124 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Under 12 Girls Under 12 Boys
Under 13 Girls Under 13 Boys
Under 14 Girls Under 14 Boys
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 125 Senior Membership 2019–20
Long Service Michael Kember Stephen Warncken Karen Bryce Daile Banning Peter King Gary Warner Rachel Bryce Paul Bates Tara Lal Bre Wright Sean Bryce John Berkley Emma Larssen David Wyse Keith Bulloch George Birss Andrew Lawson Joel Zamek Cameron Burns Malcolm Boon Michael McBain Nicole Burns Ashley Bourne Cassandra McDonald Active (18+) Ian Burrow Steve Boxall Aaron McKinnon Rupert Agnew OAM Isaac Byrne Adam Bryce Brent McKinnon Nerida Alexander Jacob Byrne Stephen Bryen Graham McMillan Mikaela Allen Leah Byrne Karla Burwood Gregory McNeill Sally Amour Michael Byrne Don Chandler Elly Miller Jessica Andrews Sarah Byrne Rodney Clark Heath Molloy Freya Anne s Paul Byrnes Katherine Conder Bre Mortensen Laura Armistead Georgia Cairncross Francis Crossle Norman Muddle Benson Aryana Glenn Cairncross Ryan Ellmoos Timothy Nesbi Nicole Aus n Harry Came Belinda Emmerson Ben Nguyen Gary Bacon Mat Cameron Franke Thomas Okeeff e Rebecca Bacon Daniel Campisi Dane Farrell Christopher J. David Bailey Natalie Campisi John Farrell Panckhurst Greer Banyer Mark Carleton Sco Fisher Dean Parry Daniel Barbosa Passos Adam Cawley Garry Fleming Danielle Polson Timothy Bath Sascha Chandler Emma Gillespie Laurie Portelli Patrick Bird Darryl Chapman Rory Gillespie Brent Pritchard Tony Blayney Renee Chapman Jayson Ginn Ma hew Read Sinisa Bobosevic Bradley Cohen Danielle Gowan Andrew Sharp Kirsten Boon Samuel Cohen Ma hew Guy Andrew Sugerman Jed Boxall Brent Collier Michelle Guy Stuart A. Taylor Renay Boyce Kristy Collier Sarah Hill Darrin Thompson Ross Brewer Jus n Cooper David Ingram Ma hew Thompson Lauren Brown Cris an Cortes Paul Ingram Tracey Urquhart Phillip Brumby Lewis Crooks Corey Jackson Laurence Ward Jack Bryce Sarah Crooks
126 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Barbara Cur s Damien Fanning Lauren Hall Timothy Jurd Chris Daley Darren Fergusson Michael Hanna Ainsley Kasparian Kyla Daley Craig Findlay Reid Hannington Paul Kasparian Ben Daly Pauline Findlay Michael Henry Jason Kelly Donna Daly Andrew Fisher Samantha Hewi Christopher King Dominic Defi na Jus ne Fisher Sarah Hewson Samantha King Garry Devine Adam Fitzsimmons Ben Highfi eld Lisa Kirby Belinda Di Mar no Jus n Fitzsimmons Chris Hill Luke Kleinhans Stefanie Di Mar no Ashleigh Fleming Jack Hill David Kowald Mark Donovan Ben Francis Lachlan Hill Paul Laff an Ryan Douglas Heidi Fuchs Ma hew Hogan Rebekah Laidsaar-Powell Jon Doyle Lauren Fulcher Thomas Hollywood Lewis Laing Karel Doyle Darren Galea Craig Holmes Celia Lalor Rhys Druery Leanne Galea Charlie Hort Darrin Lane Jaycob Duggan Lachlan Galea Stacker Luke Huertas Megan Langford Kirron Duncan Javier Garcia Greg Hughes Alison Laws Philip Dwyer Shea Garcia Mitchell Hughes Robert Lees Michael Eisenhuth Abbey Gentle Patrick Hughes John Lehmann Ma hew Ellio Bailey Gentle Keira Hughes Bre Levings Charlie Emery Ma Gentle Keith Hughes Connor Levings Ramsay Emmerson Benjamin George Kathryn Hull Paul Lindbeck Franke Keira Giardini Rachel Hull Jamie Loader Riley Emmerson Franke Greg Gillan Warwick Humphrey Warren Long Rowan Emmerson Peter Gillard Jack Hunter Alexander Lunn Franke Timothy Grant Anthony Hutchison Damian Maaka Max Enright Cameron Grech Cameron Hutchison Dianna Mackay Rod Enright Peter Green Kay Hutchison Mark Mackay-Sim Trent Enright Sean Green Lauren Hutchison Jamie Maclean James E-Sonter David Greig Chad Jarolimek Aidan Mar n Jake Evans Jessica Grofski Priya Johnson Bre Mar n Dane Evere Chris Guy Karen Jones David Mar n Kerrie Evere Chris Hall Paul Jones Rebecca Mason Carl Fabian
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 127 Tiarna Mason James Nobbs Cameron Simpson Max Vi ello Brooke McCallum Pavel Novotny Darren Smith Paull Walker Jason McCarthy Shamus O’Connor Taylah Smith Joshua Walmsley Courtney McCrohon Elizabeth O’Sullivan William Soulos Brock Walsh Nadia McDonagh Mike Panucci Ma hew Sperring Fran Walsh Jordan McDonnell Anthony Parker Lee Summers Brad Wardrobe Russell McDougall Bernie Parkin Alexis Tamp Kayla Warncken Peter McErlain Charlo e Penrose Darren Tasker Andrew Watson Paul McEwan Robert Pieiga Mark Taylor Laura-Jane Webb Robert McFadden Stuart Presgrave Jessica Thomas Toni Webber Warren McGuire Bre Pritchard Sco Thomas Cameron Whi le Andrew McKellar James Prowse Mitchell Thompson Sonia Whi le Leigh McKeown Mitchell Punch Ben Tickle Thomas Whi le Sharron McKeown Kayla Pye Leah Tinning-Salib Kristen Wild Daniel McMahon Ross Pye Joey Todd Harrison Williams Steven Mead Michael Randazzo Harison Towns James Williams Peter Meletopoulo Simon Rathbone Jackson Towns Elisabeth Woodhart (Peter Metro) O’Farrell Jeff Reece Lachlan Towns Ma hew Merchant Heather Woods Bre Richardson Robert Trabelsi Hugh Millar Xiaohai Sherry Zou James Roach Stephen Tsoukalas Jenna Miller Emily Zytaruk Glenn Roeder Danny Tsoumbaras Mar n Mood Rachel Schriever Karen Tsoumbaras Robina Mood Leon Schwartz Sco Underwood Active (15-18) Theresa Moore James Sco Dean Urquhart Hamish Agnew Dean Morris Maggie Sco Stephen Urquhart Sophie Burns Olivia Moss Jonothon Sculthorpe Gemma Van Dam Bailey Chapman Daniel Mo Alex Seymour Paul Van Dam Olivier Clark Debbie Muscat Paul Seymour Robertus Van Der Keira Collier Joshua Muscat Sanden Michael Shepherd William Daley Tristen Muscat Peter Vandergraaf Barron Si April Druery Nathan Neale Khris na Verstraete Alisha Simpson Alex Edworthy Stephen Neale Tyrell Villania-Small Vicki Simpson Taylah Evans
128 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Max Fathulla Laura Came Thomas Van Der Sanden Robyn Allan Neve Garcia Oliver Chandler Cooper Vimpany Dianne Ba y Olivia Hall Grace Ellio Jessica Wardrobe Richard Bignold Mackenzie Hannington Talia Field Byron Watson John Brown Rory Jarolimek Logan Galea Graham Bruce Jarvis Lane Georgia Greig Life Members Mar n Bryce Jus n Lee Caitlin Hanna Michael Ba y PSM Ian Buxton Ella McFadden Campbell Hannington Edwin Brooker OAM† Ma hew Chalmers Samuel Merchant Jessica Hay Ian Cameron Natalie Chandler Samuel Mood Chelsea Holmes Peter Carney Janice Cropp Jay Novotny Tahlia Ingram Robert Chapman Christopher Davis Sophie O’Connor Kya Laff an Bruce Clark Julie Donovan Holly Porter Charlo e Loader Stephen Frawley Anna Ellio Benjamin Pritchard Ryan Madden John Gilligan Andrew Evans Joshua Pritchard Mia McCarthy William Gray† Neil Fathulla Ella Randazzo Alex McFadden Leslie Hardy† Danielle Field Brigi e Salib Casey Mood Ronald Hegarty Quen n Field Caitlin Shepherd Charlie Morris John Hughes† Amber Garcia Brianna Smith Gabriella Mramor Robert King Ian Goode Jack Soulos Tamsyn Muir Brian O’Sullivan Karlene Hughes Kiara Summers Will Nolan Dennis Parker Steve Isles Bailey Thomson Ally Novotny Ronald Pears OAM Kerrie Kent Chloe Thomson Darcy O’Sullivan Warren Smith Tuula Kuusela Peter Thoroughgood Sofi a Randazzo Graham Tangye Leanne Laff an Rachel Tougher Thomas Rathbone Brian Thompson OAM Kenneth Langley Madeline Towns Jasmine Richardson Ian Toll Todd Lester Liam Watson Kai Robertson Arthur White† Basil Lewis Caitlin Smith Grant Wilkinson Moira Loader Cadet (13-15) Tom Summers Lachlan Mabbu Georgia Barlow Kade Tougher Associate Les Mabbu Charlo e Beudeker Aiden Towson Members Sco Moore Tillie-Anne Tsoumbaras Clive Muscat Diaz Blanch Angela Abela
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 129 Joshua Nicholson Craig Brooks Celsus Joseph Kim Wild Paul O’Sullivan Andrew Bunt Julia Kerwand Steven Williams Bruce Pollard Jill Cameron Joanna Kirkjian Helen Wilmore Alison Prowse Sco Carmody Roberta Lamont Adrian Wong Alyson Sco Joanne Carney Steven Leech Jerome Wood Cheryl Steer Sharon Case a Jus n Lough Liwei Xie Glen Stortenbeker Greer Cash Karen Lovison Mark Summers Seggie Che y Danielle Manton Honorary Tanya Thomson Joy Cook Ann Martyn Members Graeme Thorburn Kirralie Cooper Jennifer McBride David Moore Julie Walmsley James Craig Helene McFadden Sco Morrison Jill R. Ward Andrew Crossling Yasmin McHutchison Brian Wilkinson Tarah Whyte Lisa Dounis Fran Molloy Lauren Draper Luana Monteiro De Perpetual Carvalho Bon General Members Carmen Farrell Members Kristy Moss Lucy Alexander Kathryn Francis Dennis Johnston Mar n O’Donoghue Renee Amor Kate Gardiner Yvonne Moon Steve O’Keefe Eva Anastasovski Peter Gillbanks Daniel Packman Jodie Anderson Lisa Gregory † = Deceased Blake Reily Ben Aus n Wade Gregory Jarrod Robertson Glenn Baines Marcus Gregson Ian Ross Adam Baker Jodie Greig Liddy Siyavong Robert Barne Warren Gunn Stanislav Smol s Rainer Berg Brian Gunner Karl South Alissa Bradley Wally Hall Sarah Steege Rebecca Brady Donna Hanna Svetlana Stevenson Sacha Braid Colle e Heslehurst Lisa Tanger Greg Brereton Dannielle Hogan Penny Weatherstone Carl Brock Robert Humphries Colle e We erling
130 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Elouera Sharks 2019–20 Registrations
Under 6 Girls Cooper Lalor Keira Tsoukalis Under 8 Girls Indigo Amor Cameron Lamont Elizabeth Velikorossova Hayley Aus n Tamara Aus n Thomas Magafa Rachael Woodcock Sienna Bailey Coda Baines Leo Marcic Jemima Bartels Ariana Baker Jaxson McInnes Under 7 Boys Chiara Bradley Mia Brown Luca McMahon Jarli Bertolino Lilah Brock Amelia Bunt Nate Mortensen Samuel Broadbent Sybella Carney Milla Carney Ma hew Page Cooper Brown Sophia Devine Caterina Case a Finn Reily Alexander Craig Chloe Draper Asha Collins Aus n Robertson Dylan Douglas Summer Duncan Holly Cooper William Roy Zein Eissa Lilly Farrell Lucy Devine Oliver Schwartz Harry Ellio Koby Hardiman Georgie Emery Filipp Smol s Marcus Fuchs-Hodge Kiana Heslehurst Jasmine Evans Jago Wilson Guthrie Greer Klaudia Hristopanos Georgia Gardiner Dale Winchester Kade Idestrom Anna Jones Sophie Hall Lachlan Wood Max Laidsaar Mia Jury Ma lda Halton William Leech Imogen Kirby Jordan Lough Under 7 Girls Aidan Martyn-Cox Aaliyah Mareraki Annabel Magafa Grace Boon Je Molloy Taylor McKibbin Cordelia Medaris Jada Chris e Harry Mumford Harper Mo Faith Sharman Zoe El-Khazen Jordan Naumoski Ashleigh Sedgers Delilah We erling Emily Grant Lucas Ng-Hughes Jasmine South Ella Gregory Ethan Nicholson Abigail Teixeira Araujo Under 6 Boys Mia Hickman Casey Roeder Emily Walker Mitchell Carmody Emily Humphrey Vinicius Sarzi-Gunn Indi Weatherstone Max Draper Jasmine O’Keefe Luca Savaroc Maya Williams Lachlan Giles Harper Owsne Chris an Sco Joshua Gillbanks Heidi Packman Dylan Smith Under 8 Boys Louis Gregson Kayla Powney Domenic Torcasio Alby Bacon Phoenix Haney Ruby Reily Dion Tsoukalas David Bobosevic Jeylan Joseph Elizabeth Strong Dante We erling Zac Brown Alexander Kirkjian Felicity Tanger Cadan Wilson Silas Campisi
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 131 William Carter Holly Archer Ines Brumby Billy Hogan Zac Chandler Zahra Lindbeck Annabel Crooks Xavier James Tom Cook Mia Marcic Summer Fergusson Edward Kirby Jed Cooper Maria Monteiro De Addison Forrest Bodie Bear Laff an Carvalho Bon Noah Davies Emma Hristopanos Aidan Lamont Georgia Murtas Edward Fanning Ma lda Humphrey Fynn Lavender Zara Oh Mason Francis Mikayla Ingram Charlie Nicholson Harry Gunner Jayana Joseph Byron Nobbs Balin Hunt Under 9 Boys Ruby Kelly Zane Panckhurst Ashton James Bailey Donovan Eleanor McDonagh Zavier Paris-Hokin Lawrence Kevic Beau Lalor Elise Mead Evan Parnell Thomas Kinninmont Harper Allen Irelyn O’Donoghue Sebas an Savet Henri Lindbeck Nathaniel Anastasovski Sophie Rathbone Tyler Smith Jackson Midis Lewis Arnold Juanita Smith William Telford Harley O’Connor Phoenix Byrnes Charlo e Strong Marcus Winning Aaron Oh Xavier Daly Josie Tasker Cooper Wisdom James Page Jagar Joseph Lily Tickle Tyler Parnell Luca Jury Grace Vanderwey Under 11 Girls Conor MacFie Gabriel Passos Mackenzie Walker Gabriella Case a Thomas Miller Eoin Reilly Sienna Wilkinson India Chapman Spencer Mortensen Oliver Robertson Shaya Williams-Mansell Keira Cook James Powney Zachary Roy Sybellla Daly Jesse Roeder Jake Smith Under 10 Boys Emily Demetriou Hugo Schwartz Jaxen Tickle Jaxson Vincent Barlow Keira Donovan Liam Smith Achilles Vagelatos Lucas Berg Ma lda Fanning Finn Thompson Lachlan Wild Talon Blanch Jordan Fenger Mica Weatherstone Rowen Winchester Cooper Chalmers Jasmine Gregory Joel Winning Travis Eisenhuth Renee Jackson Under 10 Girls Blake Francis Sophie Krause Under 9 Girls Pippa Bacon Will Gardiner Katherine Laing Aliyah Chalmers Jasmine Bailey Cameron Gillard Mia Mar n Bianca Stavrinides Jenna Boyce Jack Gunner Indiana Moss
132 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Georgia Thomas Grace Dumme Olivia Case a Under 14 Girls Grace Williams Ma sse Emery Tara Collier Livinia Burns Annabelle Wong Emily Green Ma lda Demetriou Indiana Field Charlo e Hall Bronte Eisenhuth Molly Fitzpatrick Under 11 Boys Ava Hogan Saskia Emery Corban Galea Aus n Alexander Tali Jensen Georgia Farrell Piper Hannington Xavier Byrnes Jenaya Joseph Annika Gillan Chloe Holmes Finley Cash Olive Kirby Mackenzie Gunner Hayley Hopper James Diocales Candice Laff an Madison Hall Ebony Jackson Ajay Duncan Zoe Penrose Natalie Hay Zara Jensen Ryder Fergusson Sienna Smith Amelie Humphries Amelia Kirby Cooper Holmes Asher Thompson Sienna Mar n Bronte Laff an Mitchell Jones Sophia Watson Mikaela Mead Mily Maaka Winston Kevic Charlo e Wisdom Sienna Morrison Scarle Salib Ellio Lindbeck Amber Murtas Bella Summers Zach Molloy Under 12 Boys Summer Wimpey Cooper Mo Brady Bacon Emily Wisdom Under 14 Boys Oscar Murtas Oscar Clarke Toby Bacon Ashton Prowse Jye Collier Under 13 Boys Jonah Chapman Oscar Randazzo Karl Gillan Finn Chandler Koby Enright Dean Teixeira Araujo Ryan Gillan Bailey Duncan Riley Gentle Spiros Vagelatos Cooper Gillard Zayne Giles Jeremy Hall Joe Vi ello Jake Hughes Mitchell Green Nicholas Hughes Elijah Watson Kai James Benjamin Greig Jago Joseph Jacob Kevic John Hartley Jed Loader Under 12 Girls Tahi Maaka Angus Jarolimek Darcy McKeown Eve Banyer Oakley Nobbs Oliver Krause Riley O’Sullivan Sophie Anastasovski Aiyden O’Donoghue Joshua Palmer Zac Thompson Evie Bresnahan Jack Prowse Blake Wardrobe Kaitlyn Byrnes Under 13 Girls Lachlan Rathbone George Wei Addison Cawley Halle Bresnahan Zahli Daly Tahlia Carter
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 133 Kokoda Trail
Elouera members Rupert and Hamish Agnew and Bre Collier walked the Kokoda Trail from 2–13 October, 2019. They completed the `Major Charlie Lynn’s 10 day trek’ covering over 150km walking from Owers Corner to Kokoda. The Trek included visits to all ba lefi elds, fi re support bases, logis c areas and evacua on centres along the original Kokoda Trail. They also trekked across to the eastern side of the range that was defended by the 53rd and 2/16th Ba alions. The group enjoyed superior ba lefi eld presenta ons by their tour leader Major Chad Sherrin, regarding the strategy of the Kokoda campaign, the phases of war, the principles applicable to each phase, our ba lefi eld tac cs and soldiers recollec ons. The route followed the original war me trail mapped by the Royal Australian Army Survey Corps in 1981 and rediscovered through numerous mapping expedi ons led by Major Charlie Lynn over a three year period from 2010–2013. They all had a great me and enjoyed the trek with a fantas c group of over 25 people from all walks of life.
Hamish, Bre and Rupert on the Kokoda Track.
134 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Charlotte Breen – Lifesaver
For over fi y years the Breen family has generously supported Elouera SLSC through a sponsorship arrangement that has provided ten surf boats, and accompanying equipment. In the 1967 season annual report, the boat captain commented on the club’s fi rst brand new sur oat: “With our new sur oat, the Charlo e Breen, I feel that all our crews will perform creditably next season and don’t be surprised if they bring home a tle.” The most recent boat, the Charlo e Breen X, has exceeded those expecta ons as a compe tor, having carried both Elouera’s open women’s crew to victory while represen ng Australia in the 2018 Trans-Tasman series and Elouera’s men’s reserves crew to win Gold at the 2018 Aussies. But a chance sigh ng of a print of the original Charlo e Breen has revealed her true pedigree as a champion lifesaver. The print shows the Charlo e Breen nego a ng a heavy surf, with the mast of a yacht visible on the horizon. The original water colour drawing, by Bri sh ar st Harry McConville, commemorates a famous rescue. A er her me at Elouera, Charlo e Breen was raced by Era SLSC in the early 1970s, and subsequently found her way to the Bude Surf Life Saving Club on the Cornwall Coast in the United Kingdom. During the the ill-fated Fastnet Yacht race in 1979, the catamaran Palnkina was in diffi cul es off Bude, on the night of August 15. The emergency alarm was sounded in town, and shortly a er the Bude Inshore Lifeboat a empted to launch but broke its back in the heavy surf driven by gale force winds. A crew of fi ve members of the Bude Surf Life Saving Club, having responded to the emergency alarm, then volunteered to assist by rowing the Charlo e Breen into the break, only to be swamped 50 meters out and returning to shore to bail out. They again a acked the surf and made it out into the night. They were able to locate the Palnkina 500 metres off shore and keep it off the rocks for several hours un l it was taken in tow by a Lifeboat from nearby Padstow at midnight. This rescue led the crew and Bude SLSC being presented with the Surf Life Saving Associa on of Great Britain’s highest bravery award, the Cer fi cate of Merit (for bravery in surf rescue work). It must be greatly sa sfying for the Breen family to know that in addi on to providing genera ons of Elouera members with the means to pursue their chosen sport, that their support has directly contributed to the saving of lives.
Le : The launch of the Charlo e Breen in 1967 with Tom Breen (second from le ), Tom Breen Snr and Charlo e Breen (centre). Below: The Harry McConville illustra on of the Fastnet rescue in 1979.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 135 Vale
On behalf of the Elouera Commi ee and the en re membership, we 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.
136 ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCORPORATED Major supporters
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