2008-2009
SEASON
The
end of the season is almost upon us, officially finishing on the 26th
April 2009. This however does not mean the finish of members of the
public being involved in aquatic activities.
All
surf life saving clubs and services should be prepared for an emergency
call out. Some guidelines to help prepare for the off season include:
Ensuring emergency contact details are up to date. Ensure rescue
equipment is ready to go on a 24/7 basis. Ensure members are aware of
the out of hour's response protocols.
Hope
you all have a great weekend.
NOTICES:
MEMBERS DON'T FORGET FRIDAY 24TH APRIL
3.00PM TO 8.00PM
The
Surf Lifesaving and National Coursing Association (Greyhounds) will be
holding a spectacular night for all Clubs to attend with major prizes
available.
For
information flyer click here
NOMINATIONS
FOR THE HUNTER BRANCH AWARD PRESENTATION NIGHT
Nominations
are now being called from Clubs for the Annual Hunter Branch Awards of
Excellence. If you feel you know someone in your Club who
deserves recognition, please make the effort to nominate them. For
more information on the Award Nomination Criteria Click Here
LIFESAVING:
Club/Patrol
Captains:
Quotes
of the Day: Leadership, "One of the
tests of leadership is to recognise a problem before it becomes an
emergency" (Arnold Glasgow)
Leadership,
"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a moulder of
consensus" (Martin Luther King Jr)
Leadership,
"Leadership is action not position" (Donald H McGannon)
Leadership
Is the ability to influence the activities of others through the
process of communication to reach a common goal.
A
"leader" without followers is not a leader. Leaders need to
spend time building their team by matching individuals to one another
and the task.
TEAM -
Together Everyone Achieves More To build the team,
the leader must Inform, Organise, set standards and examples, develop
and maintain discipline, morale and team spirit.
CLUB
CAPTAINS: Please don't forget you only have 1 week
after the end of the month to enter patrol hours on Surfguard. It would
be appreciated if you could send in your YELLOW Patrol
sheets to the Branch Office.
Clubs are
reminded that if they participate in any event outside of Surf Lifesaving,
Water safety, people power etc you must
lodge a Special
Event Form to cover your members with Insurance. These
can be downloaded from our website MEMBERS - Downloadable
Forms These forms are being updated on the 1st May
2009 we will put the new forms on the website as soon as we receive
them
JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT:
Nominations
are now called from each Club to submit one Rookie Club Member to be
nominated for "Rookie of the Year" The Branch Rookie of the
Year will be determined upon review of completed Rookie Passport,
detailing Club commitments, carnivals and patrol hours. In addition the
award recipient will have taken an active role in the Rookie Challenge
Day, and Club Youth Activities. Nominations are to be endorsed by Club
Official and sent in to the Branch Office.
Congratulations
to the thousands of Nippers who have completed their season. The Junior
Presentations have been a huge success with many talented and
successful juniors being rewarded for their hard work.
SENIOR FIRST AID:
Senior
First Aid Courses are being held at
Redhead SLSC conducted by Scott & Sheree Young Phone
contact 0422 734 834 Names are being taken for a course
to be held on the 18th April 2009 and 21st April 2009. If your Club has
sufficient numbers to complete a Senior First Aid Course/Refresher this
can be arranged to be done at your Club.
SLS
NSW Training & Education Officer - Linda Miles
will conduct a Senior First Aid course on the 29th April 2009
commencing at 9am to be conducted at the Hunter Branch Office, Tighes
Hill.
All
enquiries for SLSNSW Training information please call
directly to Linda on
Mobile
No: 0409 075 620
CIRCULARS AND MEMOS FROM
SLSNSW:
The
following link to SLSNSW will allow members to keep updated with all
the latest information: http://www.surflifesaving.com.au/
EDUCATION:
For
further information on courses and meetings to be held at the
Hunter Branch please check our website:
Registrations
are needed for the following courses to take place as Resources
have to be made up, please contact the Hunter Branch Office: 4961
4533 or email info@hsls.org.au
Certificate IV
-
Commencing on the weekend of the 23rd & 24th May 2009 and takes
place on several weekends until August 2009 Registrations now open
Spinal
Management Course - TBA
Defibrillator
Course
- TBA
Basic
Beach Management - Please call the
Branch Office to register your interest in this course, names will be
taken and hopefully the next course will take place in 2009
Trainers
Course -
TBA
Assessors
Course -
Will be held Friday 17th April 2009 6pm to 9pm, Saturday 18th and
Sunday 19th April 2009 commencing 9am to 4pm
Advanced
Emergency Care - TBA
SURF SPORTS:
The
World Masters Games will be held in Sydney in October 2009
An Information evening will held on Wednesday 22nd April at 6.30pm in
the Friendship Room, Newcastle Panthers King St, Newcastle
Contact:
Shane O'Leary Chief Executive Officer
The
Hunter Surf Life Saving 2009/2010 Events Calendar has been put on the
website: SURF SPORTS - Competition Calendar (This is a live
document and changes are expected) Click Here
For all Surf Sports Information please
check the Hunter Branch Website, as we are updating the site
continually
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