Port Fairy Surf Life Saving Club - Annual Report 2017 / 2018 Giving to the Community SRC Exam day with Shane Maslin (Examiner), Paul Buchanan (Examiner), and Shaun Murrihy (Chief Instructor) SRC award: Georgie Henderson, Nicola Giblin, Liam Kelly, Erin Zehir, Max Green, Harrison Hocking, Matthew Spence, Tom Graham, Tilly Balmer, Ruby Mullins, Tessa Allen, Jack van der Aa, Bob Lang, Mitzi Adamson, Tomi Cashill and Anna Wakely. IRB Drivers award: Jack Green (other awardees: Danny van Engelen, Scott Cooper and Adam McCosh) with Sami Zehir. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cover: On patrol - One of the many 2,041 patrol hours given to the community by Club members. Bronze exam - Shaun Murrihy (Chief Instructor), Peter Artis, Griffen Lay, Sean Cashill, Greg Godde, Shane Maslin (Assessor), MeganTitmus, Paul Buchanan (Assessor), Leah Kermeen, and Fiona McCosh. (Not in photo: Patrick Farley, Rebecca Crowther, Taj Beardsley, Tim Tutt, Jarv Wiedermann, and Riley Mullins.) Photo credits: Martina Murrihy Page 2 of 26 Port Fairy Surf Life Saving Club Incorporated Association ABN 14 565 507 323 Address: 4 Hughes Avenue, Port Fairy VIC 3284 Postal: PO Box 134, Port Fairy, Victoria 3284 Phone: Clubhouse: 03 5568 2246 Facebook: Port Fairy Surf Life Saving Club Email: <[email protected]> Web site: www.portfairyslsc.org.au This report has been prepared for presentation to the Club's Annual General Meeting to be held at the clubhouse at 3 pm, on Sunday 12 August 2018. It contains reports and financial statements for the season 2017/ 2018 as required under the Club's constitution. The Port Fairy Surf Life Saving Club Inc. is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient, thus donations to the Club are tax deductible. The Club is a registered charity. The Club operates from a building at the East beach, Port Fairy, constructed in 2000. During the season members patrol the moderately safe beach in front of the Club building. The sea to the North is far more energetic and at times dangerous. The Surf club was formed in 1951 out of the former Royal Port Fairy Swimming and Life Saving Club that operated from the sheltered South beach, from 1924 to 1942. Contents: Page Board of Directors and other Club Portfolios 4 Club President 5 Club Captain 6 Club Secretary 6 Chief Instructor 6 Club Treasurer 7 SLSA Awards 9 Club Awards 10 Club Membership 12 Assistance Given by the Club 12 Presentation Night 13 Patrol Hours 14 Engine Room and Power Craft Officer 15 Nipper Co-ordinator 15 Nipper Championship Results 16 Surf Boat Captain 19 The Education and Training Centre 21 Other Projects 21 Charlies on East Liaison Officer 24 Major Sponsors and Supporters 24 Appendix - Funds received from major donors for the building 25 Appendix - Financial Statements and Auditors Report 26 Working with Children Checks Under the "Working with Children (WWC) Act 2005”, all members involved with activities of children under 18 years of age must have a valid WWC card before they can renew their membership. At the time of Club membership renewal, enter the card number on your renewal form. WWC cards can be renewed on-line <www.justice.vic.gov.au/workingwithchildren> and submitted at a Post Office. For volunteers there is no charge and the validity is for 3 years. Members are asked to review their WWC card and renew it before it becomes out of date. Page 3 of 26 Board of Directors Name Portfolio Meeting Attendance Ian Powell President / Risk Management 9 Neil Dyson Vice-President/ Safety Officer 6 Tania Dalton Club Secretary/ Club and Patrol Apparel 6 Bob Beekhof Club Treasurer/ Power Craft Officer/ Engine Room 7 Shaun Murrihy Club Captain/ Gear Steward 8 Chief Instructor/ Boat Captain/ Boards and Skis/ Special Events Helen Finnigan First Aid Officer 3 Paul Buchanan Projects Officer/ Grants Officer 7 Oscar Dunens Gear and Equipment Steward 3 Paul Nash Club Administrator / Membership Officer / Association Secretary/ 9 Member Protection Board meetings were held at 7.00 pm, on the first Wednesday of each month in the clubhouse. Other Club Portfolios Name Portfolio Catherine Hetherington Competition Manager - Seniors Anthony Dixon Competition Manager - Juniors Ian Sutherland Honorary Medical Officer Jim Chambers Emergency 24/7 call-out Liaison Officer Martina Murrihy Charlies on East Liaison Officer/ Publicity Officer/ Events Officer Nicole Dwyer Nippers/ Marketing/ Sponsorship/ Fund Raising/ Social Events Scott Cooper Radio and Communications Page 4 of 26 Club President Dear Club Members: From the start of construction of our Education and Training Centre at the beginning of the season, this year has been a very exciting one. I am pleased to inform you now that the building is at lockup stage and is due for completion before the 2018 – 2019 season commences. It will have a large area for education and training of Club members in life saving skills, an office, equipment storage area, and an accessible toilet. The area can be used for social functions as well. On the lower level, the heavy and wet equipment storage area has been extended. This has been a mammoth task. On behalf of us all, I would like to say a great big thank you to Paul B and Martina for coordinating the project. Club membership has grown from 575 last season to 738 members in all categories. The most dramatic increase has been in the nippers’ categories from 346 to 453. This demonstrates the popularity of the program. For this, I thank Nicole for her role as Nipper coordinator, her age managers, water safety and other supporters. We look forward to seeing many coloured caps, and youngsters in pink rashy vests again next season. During the 2017-2018, season Club members won 212 Surf Life Saving Australia awards. A very good number indeed for a small club. Thank you Shaun for coordinating the training program and to all your helpers for getting it under way. The Club provided a total of 2,041 hours of patrol attendance for the season. Again, I stress a remarkable achievement for a small club of volunteer patrol members. Shaun Murrihy topped the list for patrol hours’ attendance with 104 hours and thus deservedly received a LSV award. Carnival wise, members have been successful as individuals and teams both in beach and water events. At the Australian Titles in Perth, the Firebirds and Shearwaters came 5th in their finals. A great effort. Well done – you have done our Club proud. The Shipwreck Coast Ocean Swim series proved to be an exciting event with Jordan Merrilees coming in first and Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton second. Our Abbie Artis and Ed Thomas were the first Club members to cross the line. Well done Abbie and Ed. Fund raising has been very active during the season. The Club has been fortunate to have generous benefactors. Most funds raised have gone towards the cost of building the new Education and Training Centre. A list of our major sponsors and supporters is provided at the rear of this report. It is my pleasure to thank all our sponsors and donors. Presentation night was successfully held on Friday 4th of May. The President’s Award went to Nicole Dwyer for her outstanding work with overall Club activities and promotion. Again, I say to Board members, thanks for your attendance at meetings and support of the Club. There would be no Club without a dedicated Board of Directors. Dear Members, I have great pleasure in commending this report to the meeting. Ian Powell, President. Page 5 of 26 Club Captain Many times during the season I marvelled at Patrolling Members sacrifices and commitment they give to patrolling our beaches. When people say, "You do a great job at looking after everyone," you should answer, “Yes we do.” This was more evident this year than ever before, as with record numbers at Nippers we need as many qualified helpers as possible and adult help was terrific. The addition of 15 SRC holders was a great help for the program. The four patrolling groups numbers each weekend were ok but we are always looking for more help. Hopefully in the near future with many teenagers gaining their SRC this season we can maybe have 5-6 patrolling groups. Shaun Murrihy, Club Captain Club Secretary Our 2017 season was very successful. Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers for making this happen. I would like to thank our administrator Paul Nash for his work and a big thank you to our President, Ian Powell who puts in hours of his time to enable the smooth running of the Club. We are very lucky to have many hard working volunteers so thank you all for what you do. Once again, we had a great year with our fundraising efforts over the season that include, the Duck Race, Swim Series, New Year’s Eve collection. A huge thank you to Nicole Dwyer for the many hours put in to running a very successful Nippers programme. I believe that through Nicole’s hard work and assistance from nipper parents we now run one of the largest very successful Nipper programmes in Victoria. The competition season was very busy. Our men’s and women’s boat crews won Gold medals at the Victorian Masters in Lorne and competed in the Australian Titles on Scarborough beach in Western Australia. We hope to get more of our new members to compete at carnivals next season. Thank you to our Board of Directors and our dedicated volunteers that give their time to patrol and help the Club to be successful. Tania Dalton, Club Secretary. Chief Instructor It’s been a very successful and rewarding year as Chief Instructor with: 13 Bronze Medallion 16 SRC (Surf Rescue Certificate) 4 IRBD (Inflatable Rescue Boat Driver) awards gained by old and new members.