17 Annual report 2014-15 - Sorrento SLSC

17th Annual report

2014-15

Sorrento SLSC 17th Annual report (2014-15) www.sorrentoslsc.com

Contents

� Contents ................................................................................................................................... 2 Club office bearers .................................................................................................................. 3 President’s report .................................................................................................................... 4 Treasurer’s report .................................................................................................................... 5 Club Captain’s report ............................................................................................................ 10 Life Saving Services report .................................................................................................. 11 Membership report ................................................................................................................ 12 Facilities report ...................................................................................................................... 13 Nippers report ........................................................................................................................ 14 YIPsreport .............................................................................................................................. 16 Socialactivitiesreport ........................................................................................................... 17 Competition report ................................................................................................................ 18 Bayswim report ...................................................................................................................... 19 Sponsorship report ............................................................................................................... 22 Club Champion awards ......................................................................................................... 23 Patrol statistics ...................................................................................................................... 24 Club membership .................................................................................................................. 25


Club office bearers The Sorrento SLSC office bearers for 2014-15 are listed below. Executive

Position Name Email

President Mick Cummins [email protected]

Vice Pres – Lifesaving Services Duncan Stirling [email protected]

Vice Pres - Finance Marc Clavin [email protected]

Secretary Jane Wright [email protected]

Treasurers Marc Clavin/ Mick Cummins

[email protected]

Committee

Position Name Email

Membership Officer Josie Hunting [email protected]

Club Captain Hayden Owens [email protected]

Property Manager Chris Baker [email protected]

Nippers Director Brett Irvine [email protected]

Chief Instructor Daniel Bradshaw [email protected]

Committee Jo Plehn [email protected]

Committee/First Aid Ro Moore [email protected]

Committee/IRB Gerry Lute [email protected]

Committee/Bayswim Director Clive Brend [email protected]

Committee Royston Bradshaw [email protected]

Committee/Gear Steward Andy Nettlefold [email protected]


President’sreport It is with pleasure that I present the 2014/15 Sorrento Surf Lifesaving Club Annual Report. This has been my first year as President and it has been a great opportunity to become more involved and learn more about all aspects of the Club. I would like to thank the more experienced people around the Club who have supported me through the learning curve, particularly Marc Clavin and Duncan Stirling.

Sorrento SLSC is seventeen years old this year and it has been another very successful season with our patrol teams ensuring that no lives were lost between the flags on patrol days. A number of serious incidents did occur on our beach this year and our patrollers responded with great professionalism on each occasion. I think we should all be proud of our patrolling members who represent our Club so well on every patrol – rain, hail or shine.

I would like to especially thank, Club Captain Hayden Owens, our Lifesaving Director Duncan Stirling and all our Patrol Captains for ensuring a high standard of public safety throughout the season.

On the training front we have put through a large SRC group and a strong junior Bronze group this year as well as an adult bronze course and a number of specialised awards. A special thank you to Stefan Bagg, who stepped in at the last minute to take up the Chief Instructor role under difficult circumstances.

The Nipper Program continues to go from strength to strength with just on 200 nippers in the program this season. The feedback I get from nipper parents is that the program is incredibly well run, the kids are developing great water safety skills and they just love it !

The success of the program is based around a large group of committed parents who put in substantial hours as water safety, age managers, BBQ cookers and first aid. Once again Brett Irvine has done an outstanding job as Nipper Coordinator and Josie Hunting has really improved our approach to both nipper and senior Club memberships – a sometimes thankless task !

It was an interesting year for the Bayswim ! Horrendous conditions forced the cancellation of the event in early January and a rerun some weeks later. The Director of the Swim, Clive Brend handled the situation in his usual calm and collected manner and ensured that both the cancellation and the rescheduled event went like clockwork. Clive effectively salvaged what could have been a financial and public relations problem and many of the competitors I spoke to were very happy with the way it was all handled. Thank you Clive for your efforts this year. Clive will be taking a well earned break from the Bayswim role next year.

Jo and Craig Plehn have put on some great social functions this year - the spit roast night, the Paella night and the Presentation dinner. All three events were a great success and managed to bring together people from all parts of the Club. Well done !

Finally, I would like to thank all of the Club Committee especially the Secretary, Jane Wright for another year of hard work behind the scenes. The Club couldn’t function without you.

Mick Cummins Club President, Sorrento SLSC

Sorrento SLSC 2015 Year in Review

Business, $44,390

Patrol, $21,920Nippers, $19,000

Bay Swim, $13,720

Apparel, $18,596.00

Other, $8,720.00

Expenses

Business Patrol Nippers Bay Swim Apparel Other

Apparel Sales, $13,942, 11%

Bay Swim, $26,869, 21%

Grants, $18,283, 14%

Membership, $45,313, 35%

Grants, $18,283, 14%

Other, $7,152.35, 5%

Income

Income Apparel Sales Bay Swim Grants Membership Grants Other

The Current financial year has seen further consolidation of the Club’s financial position with a solid program of equipment purchases and building maintenance combined with a balanced income and expenditure performance.

At End Of Year (30th April) all Debtors and Creditors were within 30 days trading terms.

Cash Balance at End Of Year was $85,948 including a $20,000 Term Deposit invested for a term of no greater than 6 months.

Profit & Loss result is in line with projected budget and inclusive of (non-cash item) Depreciation to the value of $40,232.

The Sorrento Bay Swim continues to be the Club’s main fundraising event and Membership Subscriptions are the most significant revenue source.

The attached Statement Of Accounts represents a true and accurate report of the financial position of the Sorrento SLSC at 30th April 2015.

Sorrento SLSC gratefully acknowledges the generous assistance of the Club Auditor Mr Danny Tighe. Marc Clavin & Michael Cummins Treasurers

FINANCIALS 2014 - 2015

May 14 - Apr 15 May 13 - Apr 14 $ Change % Change

Ordinary Income/ExpenseIncome

Apparel Sales 13,942.91 14,932.99 -990.08 -6.60%

Bay Swim 26,869.16 29,572.21 -2,703.05 -9.10%

Club Functions 11,396.77 7,301.57 4,095.20 56.10%

Donations 8,175.96 1,580.00 6,595.96 417.50%

Fund Raising 1,600.62 2,043.63 -443.01 -21.70%

Grants 18,283.00 10,423.61 7,859.39 75.40%

Lifeguard Service 2,096.64 1,845.00 251.64 13.60%

Membership 45,313.65 43,220.01 2,093.64 4.80%

Program - Club Courses 1,163.64 0.00 1,163.64 100.0%

Program - Rosebud Secondary 1,000.00 1,550.00 -550.00 -35.50%

Sponsorship 0.00 5,000.00 -5,000.00 -100.0%

VTG Funding 0.00 4,338.40 -4,338.40 -100.0%

Total Income 129,842.35 121,807.42 8,034.93 6.60%

Cost of Goods SoldApparel Purchases 18,596.44 16,061.01 2,535.43 15.80%

Closing Stock 24,037.10 20,598.10 3,439.00 16.70%

Opening Stock -20,598.10 -16,650.90 -3,947.20 -23.70%

Total COGS 22,035.44 20,008.21 2,027.23 10.10%

Gross Profit 107,806.91 101,799.21 6,007.70 5.90%

ExpenseBay Swim Expenses 13,720.67 19,881.82 -6,161.15 -31.0%

Business Expenses 44,390.05 38,107.61 6,282.44 16.50%

Functions 8,718.25 1,028.01 7,690.24 748.10%

Nippers 19,000.56 23,192.02 -4,191.46 -18.10%

Patrol & Training 21,920.75 25,447.72 -3,526.97 -13.90%

Total Expense 107,750.28 107,657.18 93.10 0.10%

Net Ordinary Income 56.63 -5,857.97 5,914.60 101.0%

Other Income/ExpenseOther Income

Interest Received 634.88 769.51 -134.63 -17.50%

Total Other Income 634.88 769.51 -134.63 -17.50%

Net Other Income 634.88 769.51 -134.63 -17.50%

Net Income 691.51 -5,088.46 5,779.97 113.60%

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05/08/15 Profit & Loss Prev Year ComparisonAccrual Basis May 2014 through April 2015

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May 14 - Apr 15

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net Income 691.51

Adjustments to reconcile Net Income

to net cash provided by operations:

Accounts Receivable -2,306.30

Accounts Payable -1,000.00

GST Payable 2,047.44

Net cash provided by Operating Activities -567.35

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Building:Clubhouse additional works -1,620.00

Building:x Clubhouse accum depreciation 17,831.00

Plant & Equipment:Bay Swim Equipment accum deprec 187.00

Plant & Equipment:Club Equipment accum deprec 541.00

Plant & Equipment:Nipper Equipment -10,640.91

Plant & Equipment:Nipper Equipment accum deprec 10,532.00

Plant & Equipment:Patrol & Comp Equipment -363.64

Plant & Equipment:Patrol&Comp Equipment accum dep 11,141.00

Stock on Hand:Club Apparel -8,959.10

Stock on Hand:Nipper Apparel 12,398.10

Net cash provided by Investing Activities 31,046.45

Net cash increase for period 30,479.10

Cash at beginning of period 75,469.85

Cash at end of period 105,948.95


05/08/15 Statement of Cash FlowsMay 2014 through April 2015

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ASSETS

Current Assets

Chequing/Savings

Bendigo Bank 85,948.95

Term Deposit - Bendigo Bank #2 20,000.00

Total Chequing/Savings 105,948.95

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable 4,335.80

Total Accounts Receivable 4,335.80

Total Current Assets 110,284.75

Fixed Assets

Building

Clubhouse additional works 97,674.07

Clubhouse Depot 35,931.73

Clubhouse Main 553,441.20

x Clubhouse accum depreciation -199,697.00

Total Building 487,350.00

Plant & Equipment

Bay Swim Equipment 2,980.67

Bay Swim Equipment accum deprec -1,920.00

Club Equipment 14,038.74

Club Equipment accum deprec -10,965.00

Nipper Equipment 87,005.91

Nipper Equipment accum deprec -58,795.90

Patrol & Comp Equipment 152,904.00

Patrol&Comp Equipment accum dep -96,566.46

Total Plant & Equipment 88,681.96

Total Fixed Assets 576,031.96

Other Assets

Stock on Hand

Club Apparel 24,037.10

Total Stock on Hand 24,037.10

Total Other Assets 24,037.10

TOTAL ASSETS 710,353.81

LIABILITIES

Current Liabilities

Other Current Liabilities

GST Payable 2,360.45

Total Other Current Liabilities 2,360.45

Total Current Liabilities 2,360.45

TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,360.45

NET ASSETS 707,993.36

EQUITY

Opening Bal Equity 679,851.47

Retained Earnings 27,450.38

Net Income 691.51

TOTAL EQUITY 707,993.36


05/08/15 Balance SheetAccrual Basis As of April 30, 2015

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ClubCaptain’sreport Well, another year has passed, and again it was a successful season for the patrolling side of Sorrento SLSC. It was great to see so many younger members donning their patrol caps and representing the club and protecting the community. Proudly, again in the 2014/2015 season we kept all patrons at Sorrento Back Beach safe. The season could not have functioned without the assistance of Patrol Captains and Vice Captains; I would like to personally thank each captain for their help through the year Captain/Vice Captain Hayden Owens/Tim Curwood, Jeremy Doupe Howard Draper/Bruce Grayling Tom Morrison/ Gerry Lute, John Baker Felicity Draper/ Lachlan Owens, Abby Stirling Duncan Stirling/ Jasper Nettlefold On a more serious note, our club was called to numerous out of hours emergencies that we handled with professionalism and care at all times. I would personally like to thank everyone who assisted in these emergency situations. The hard work of Gerry Lute and Andy Nettlefold, ensured all IRBs and their motors were in working order to be used at any time. I would also again like to thank Ro Moore, for her hard work in keeping the First Aid room immaculate throughout the season. Finally, a big thankyou to all who patrolled throughout the season. We did our jobs admirably and for that, we can be proud. I look forward to seeing all of you on Requal Day later this year before we hit the surf for another great summer down at Sorrento! See you on the beach, Hayden Owens Club Captain, Sorrento SLSC


LifeSavingServicesreport It is with pleasure I present an overview of the Life Saving Services for the 2014/15 season. The Sorrento SLSC went into the season with five patrols that did: • 6 rescues • 38 first aids • 2 missing person search • 1521 preventative actions • And a massive 2396.5 volunteer patrol hours • 2 out of hours calls We had 70 active members contribute to our patrols this season. This number is a drop in Patrol numbers from last season. This, we hope is not a trend. Our rescue equipment was in outstanding condition at the start of the season, thanks to IRB Captain Gerry Lute and Gear Steward Andy Nettlefold. A big thank you must also go to Chris Baker who has redesigned the gear store keeping all the boards off the ground. The first aid room was again kept in tip top shape by Ro Moore. Also the use of the “top depot” to store rescue equipment helped in keeping the equipment safe. In the New Year we are looking at replacing the ATV. Again I must thank Hayden Owens Club captain for his tireless work around the club and also to my fellow Patrol Captains for ensuring we had no default patrols this season See you in the surf Duncan Stirling Vice President – Life Saving Services, Sorrento SLSC

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Facilitiesreport Over the past 12 months the following works have been undertaken: With thanks to a crew of volunteers a large clean up inside and outside of the main clubroom was completed. This was done in preparation for internal painting, future external work, and to enable the uniform shop to be able to move into the upstairs office. External door frames on ground level were in poor condition, due to corrosion, and have been rejuvenated and prepared for further painting. Internal painting was co-ordinated by Brett Irvine and completed by Matt Watts and his team. New lights were installed in main room, kitchen and hallway. Sections of the roof have been removed, due to corrosion, and repaired. Long term this will require further work. Four cabinets were purchased and installed in upstairs office for the storage of uniforms etc. A new board rack, on wheels, was made, primarily for the storage of rescue boards. With thanks to Craig Plehn and Leighton Richardson a hit list of carpentry jobs was completed. With thanks to Brett and Mick a new soaker pit was established and garden bed dug out to enable the water meter to be moved. John Riley, plumber, was engaged to move water meter and establish a new outside tap. We have received permission from Parks Victoria to install large sliding glass doors on beach side of main room and small roller door on carpark side of main room. Still awaiting a permit form Mornington Peninsula Shire for this work to proceed. Chris Baker, Building and maintenance, Sorrento SLSC


Nippersreport Sorrento Nippers enjoyed a great season of challenges, thrills, spills but most of all great camaraderie amongst a fantastic group of families. 198 nippers attended the program at an average weekly rate of 74%, again a record reflecting the good vibe. We completed 14 Nipper sessions, 12 Training, 21/2 carnivals and many social activities.

The scene was set for a great season when winter and spring provided a huge influx of sand over many of the Back Beach rocks. This reshaped the waves, pushed out the wave dropzone and gave us a far friendlier underwater floor to navigate. Couple this with the large number of parents and 15yrs+ nippers achieving their bronze and we had the water safety contingent to allow far more water activity to occur.

Again we shortened the regular season (mid Feb finish) helping to keep attendance rates up during the main summer season and reduced the onerous requirements for many volunteers. Training continued on until the States for those more competitively minded and there were powerful skills on display on big wave days. Unfortunately LSV mismanaged the carnivals and scheduled our local junior carnival (Chelsea) on the same weekend as the State Regional Qualifier. We attended the qualifier at Waratah Beach where weather conditions only allowed half the program to be completed. Fortunately the State Carnival at Warnambool went fantastically well in organisation and most importantly the efforts of the nippers. Socially it was a boon for the group too and I encourage everyone to attend again at Warnambool next season, whether competing or not. A special mention to the little guy with the big heart, Will Mooney, our U9 State Champion on the Board.

The club again purchased new boards to support the program in the form of Bravo racing boards and foamies. We needed all the boards we could muster due to the damage sustained week in week out. Thanks to Mick Cummins and Des Smith for the continued repairs and ensuring we had enough of the correct boards to use every week.

The age managers kept the energy of the age groups up all season and must be commended for their attention to safety whilst keeping things fun. Thanks Tim & Jemimah, Shane & Nikki, Chris & Mason, Blair & Leon, Debbie & Royston, Wayne & Paul and of course Justine for taking care of our nippers. We once again achieved our core objective of mental and physical personal improvement for each and every child.

Water safety numbers were huge and much appreciated by the age managers and the nipper co-ordinator. Our young bronzies in particular showed great skill and anticipation in the water whilst the ‘older heads’ provided knowledge, encouragement and co-ordination between the water and land based volunteers. Both a parent Bronze Course and Age Manager Course will be held again this coming November.

Josie Hunting held together the difficult club registration and competition co-ordinator roles once again this season. Gina Fothergill will assume the competition role as Josie’s nippers head off to the senior part of the club. Thankyou Josie for your dedicated efforts in pulling together all parts of the club to allow the nipper competition group to attend carnivals.


Dan Mooney wrote much of the weekly program and co-ordinated the water safety group. His (and Elise’s) cool and friendly demeanour played a big part in why things ran well and was central to the good vibe in the group. He also kept a smile on the face of the grumpy nipper co-ordinator at those ‘special’ times. He was ably supported by the usual strong characters namely Des, Shane, Ange, Greg, Alex, Maesson & David. The nipper training work of Daniel Bradshaw, Felicity Draper, Hayden Owens and the new gun trainer Sean Cummins were season highlights.

We thank Marla Kosman, her sister Nicole Whyte and the first aid team for patching up the nippers at every session too. Discerning real injury from those just requiring a little extra confidence helps keep everyone in the water and achieving their best as often as possible.

Jo & Craig Plehn became the social hub of nippers this season. From managing the weekly BBQ’s and all social functions to coming down and assisting the Warnambool team management at long evening meetings, they and their family had a great positive impact on the entire group and indeed the club. Cheers, guys!

John & Anna Pease once again cheerfully supplied coffee and hot chocolate on those cold windy mornings (like that nearly every week!). Together the BBQ and coffee vendors raised over $5000 for the club and must be congratulated for their outstanding efforts.

The new online Uniform Shop headed up by Karen and Royston Bradshaw established itself successfully; big thanks to members for adjusting to the new system. Nicki Caddy stepped in to shoulder most of this work as the season progressed and should enjoy the new uniform shop area now serving from behind the bar. Best not confuse the dual role of that area on nipper days Nicki & Karen!

Our program this season was far more heavily based on swimming than in the past. Enforcing the minimum swim standard for all nippers encourages a stronger swimming standard at the season start. We encourage all families to check the requirements for next season now via the nipper handbook and ensure the nippers receive the relevant training to be ready for challenges in 2015-16; at least two swim sessions per week in term 4 please.

The graduation of this year’s SRC’s built further on the highly successful group from the previous season. We have another large group coming through next year and I am proud to say Nippers is flooding the Patrollers with new young faces. It would be great if our Nipper parents could also become part of the Patrolling group on a regular basis to swell the numbers further with experienced heads. Flowing on from that we require more Bronzies (parents and former nippers) to step up into qualified Trainer and Assessor roles as well as IRB drivers and crews. Courses are run by our club and LSV for these roles. We have left too many of these roles to the same club members that have been carrying out these tasks for many years. We now require the next generation to assist them and eventually take over.

We are at our absolute limit for nipper numbers, restricted heavily by the size and rockiness of the Back Beach. Any increase in numbers from here would require far more use of the front beach and feedback suggests that is not where the nippers and their parents want to learn their surf skills. It is also difficult logistically to run sessions at the same time on both beaches due to board requirements. Numbers will be capped at 35 per age group next season and incumbents will be asked to enrol in a preferential early timeslot or risk losing their nipper spot to the many eager families on the waiting list. Information will be forthcoming in August regarding this.

The Sorrento SLSC will continue working to meet all the challenges of Surf Life Saving from patrolling to education, from nippers to competitions. The club refurbishment over winter and


the active engagement of members in more volunteer roles will see this flourish further for the benefit of our nippers and the broader community.

Next season the Sorrento Nipper Program promises to be packed with more fun activities and defining moments for all of our wonderful little champs, the nippers themselves. I wish you all a successful 2015 and hope we meet up again very soon with all our friends from far and wide on Sunday November 29th for a swim (S Badge day) in our little piece of paradise.

Brett Irvine Nipper Co-ordinator, Sorrento SLSC

YIPsreport This season the Yips program welcomed the 2015 cadets. They all worked hard to achieve their SRC qualifications and become part of the senior club. It was fantastic to see so many keen new members on patrol and involved with water safety. Saturday trainings were offered as part of the Sorrento comp training and we saw a dedicated group working hard to improve their skills. As the competition heated up we commenced Friday night training and their commitment was always rewarded with something hot to eat at the end of a hard session. A huge thank you to Felicity Draper, Hayden Owens and Sean Cummins for their coaching. Point Leo Surf Carnival was once again a highlight of our program. We managed to enter our largest team ever! It's was great to see so many of our members back in club colours. It was a fun day with fantastic results. Our major social outing was conducted on a DARK Monday night. A large group meet at the Club Rooms and we then participated in a Sorrento Ghost Tour. It was a terrific evening with many of us having ghostly encounters! Once again a huge thank you to all of the YIPS who were actively involved this season. Whether it be patrolling, doing water safety or helping out at the Bay Swim, you should all be proud of your selves, you are what make Sorrento SLSC such a great place. Andrea Cummins YIPS Co ordinator


Socialactivitiesreport The 2014/15 first social night for the season was a Spit Roast Family Night. There was an abundance of food and plenty of positive comments. An enjoyable, and casual night for all in attendance. The subsequent social night was the Paella Night. Another fun night with Jack Jones as the DJ and lots of Margaritas for the adults and the kids. Thank you to everyone for all your help and support this year. A big thanks to Craig and Janet for their help on the nights. Jo Plehn Social club Coordinator, SSLSC

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Bayswimreport The 2015 Bay Swim was held on the 14th February 2015, six weeks after its original planned date of 3rd January. The day saw 342 swimmers undertake the three events; with the new 4,000m Elite event added for the first time this year and receiving great support. 2015 was the first time in 12 years that the event was postponed due to bad weather. The days leading up to the January original date, saw high temperatures and strong north winds for a number of days before the event and a planned strengthening northerly on the day. The pattern was stable and predicted to be dangerous for the event on the Saturday morning. The decision to cancel it was taken on Tuesday night and all the competitors, support services, swim series organisers and volunteers were notified that night and into Wednesday morning. A huge communication and planning exercise was undertaken to reschedule the event to the 14th February. Full refunds were provided to all competitors who could not attend the new date. Once the second round of bookings and permit applications was submitted and all affected organisations and people consulted, the 14th February was confirmed as the “fall-back” date. The whole event was then replanned for six weeks later. The Bloody Big Swim (run by the Mornington Life Saving Club) is a long distance, Bay swim and was planned for 17th January. It too was cancelled due to bad weather. We were requested to see if we could add a long swim to our existing 600m and 2,000m program. With a lot of work by George Patterson, we were able to develop a course and timing plan that fitted into our existing program and we launched the Elite 4,000 swim. The 4,000m course was made up of two legs of the 2km swim. The competitors were started at the finish line and swam against the tide for 2km’s, then turned around a series of buoys (to ensure the returning swimmers did not clash with the outgoing swimmers) and back to the start / finish line. We had no idea of expected numbers and put a minimum of 15 entries before the race would be conducted. We had 55 entries by race day and had more swimmers then the 600m races. The weather leading up to the rescheduled day was very unsettled, with large thunder storms on the Friday night. At 11pm on the 13th it was still not definite that the event would be safe to proceed the following day. For the first time in many years, the packing of the show bags was done in cold, wet weather conditions. Jane Wright coordinated the team of volunteers, who had the bags packed in record time and even had time left over to enjoy some food thoughtfully provided by Andrea Cummins. Saturday morning was wet and cold and the set up team braved rain and wind to get the beach established. The team, led by Brett Irvine, did a fantastic job of getting everything ready for an 8am opening of the registration tent, prior to a 9am competitor briefing of the 4km swimmers. Jane again led the registration volunteers to assist all competitors collect their gear before their race. It was a scramble from 8am until final close-off at 11am and the whole team did a superb job in difficult circumstances. The rain stopped about 8am, although everyone was wet through by then! It came back at 9.30am, briefly, just as the Elite swimmers took off and then left us alone for the rest of the day. The Bay was calm and perfect for all three events. By 10am the sun was out and the weather steadily improved until it became a lovely afternoon for the presentations. The tide was weaker than predicted and the 4km swimmers returned faster than expected, so we ended up having to run the 600m swim 15 minutes earlier than planned to avoid a clash as the swimmers rounded the final orange buoy. This caused a few planning and


communication issues, but Brett and Mark Clavin (in the tower) managed this very well and the short swim also went off very well. Brett’s leadership of the starting “gun” was again superb and he liaised perfectly with the timing people to ensure a very efficient timekeeping and competitor tracking process. The collection of the timing bands and race winners was well managed by Ro Moore and this year was the first time ever that 100% of the timing bands that came over the finish line were collected. Only one timing band was not returned and this fell off during the swim and could not be located. This year saw another first, the presentation of the Tommy Hafey memorial medals, to the male and female winners of the 2,000m Open category. These were presented by Tommy’s wife and Jo and her sister to James Fennell and Julia Atkins as well as a few words of remembrance for Tommy and his 11 years of support for the Sorrento Bay Swim. Marc Clavin (again) did a great job managing the presentation process. The site clean-up was managed by Brett and a group of volunteers and was very smooth and quickly completed. The weather had become hot and was the exact opposite of what was experienced during the set up. A huge thanks goes to all the people who braved all four seasons to get the beach ready to go and then left it cleaner than when we arrived. Well done and many thanks. An event like this could not happen without the significant effort of all the volunteers and space prohibits naming everyone, but a few people deserve special mention. George Patterson was involved for over 12 months with getting the date set, then providing the leadership in postponing the first event and helping establish the alternative date. His work in determining if a 4km swim was feasible and then laying out all the courses on the day was invaluable. Jane Wright managed all the volunteer roles and organised the packing of the show bags which went very smoothly. Brett Irvine took on multiple roles from beach set up, clean up and race starter, to general “go to guy” for anything that became too difficult for anyone else. Marc Clavin controlled the day and the communications very well from the new tower and helped keep the competitors informed and up to date on the conduct of the day. Gerry Lute managed the water safety element smoothly and very effectively yet again. All the safety personnel performed exceptionally well; to be there when needed, but not to get in the way of the competitors – well done. Gerry also managed the preparation of our own IRB’s and the borrowing and return of additional IRB’s from the other surf clubs. Ro Moore was exceedingly helpful in getting all the water and fruit prior to the event and getting it ready on the day. She was also active in the registration tent and at the finish line and then ensured that all the sponsors got their certificate and tee shirts after the swim. I would also like to thank Ian Fieldhouse for his efforts in taking the photographs throughout the day. It is not possible to name everyone, but your effort and input was greatly appreciated and the day could not have gone off as well without all of your help and involvement. We also need to recognise IBG insurance as the principal sponsor of this year’s swim, as well as Emma and Tom’s, for the provision of plenty of juice for the competitors and (later) people in the club house. The support from Gina Harris and the Cousins Swim Series must also be acknowledged. The Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club and the Baths Restaurant are always very supportive of our event and are very patient with us as we occupy their sections of the beach to make the swim happen. Southern Peninsula Rescue are also always willing to help us and again this year, their presence was a great comfort and assistance.


The feedback from the competitors was very positive and the team received a lot of compliments about the way the cancellation was managed and the communication associated with keeping people informed of the new date. Also the conduct of the day received very positive comments. The inclusion of the 4,000m event was frequently applauded and should be continued in the future. It is this positive reinforcement that encourages us to keep putting the Bay Swim on every year. Personally, it has been a huge commitment and a very time consuming activity, but one which is very worthwhile. I have enjoyed my last 4 years of involvement in, and management of, the Bay Swim and have gained a lot of personal satisfaction from seeing it develop and mature to its current form. I look forward to seeing how it evolves further under different leadership next year and thank everyone for their support and assistance over this time. I will ensure the passing of all my knowledge and pre-prepared forms and contact lists to the next person and I strongly encourage you to step up and take on this extremely satisfying and rewarding role and can assure you that you will be well supported in your endeavours. Well done everyone, it has been a pleasure to be part of yet another successful Sorrento Bay Swim. Clive Brend Bayswim Director, Sorrento SLSC


Sponsorshipreport The Sorrento SLSC is extremely lucky to have strong financial support from our loyal sponsors. Our major sponsor of the past years, TOLL, has unfortunately left us but we still have a number of strong sponsors These include: IBG Insurance group provide support to the Club’s Water Safety Officers, providing uniforms and also equipment for the water safety group supporting the Nipper program. Balin Surfboards / Bean Surf have been an ongoing supporter of the club providing repair services to our many boards. Marc Clavin Pharmacy has been a long standing sponsor of the club, providing supplies and also accessories to the patrollers. Our sincere thanks to all of our sponsors, without whom, we could not provide the standard of service that we do at the Sorrento Ocean Beach.


ClubChampionawards Best Patrol Person Jack Jones Best Club Member Marc Clavin Best Patrol Patrol #3 (Tom Morrison et al) Outstanding Competitor Felicity Draper and Sean Cummins Golden Flipper Marc Clavin and Jack Jones President’s Award Clive Brend Best First Year Jordyn Allen, Madeline Irvine & Dean Dessiniotis Most Patrol Hours Jack Jones Excellence Award Chris Biermann and Shane Britten Endeavour Award Tim Curwood Nipper Club Champion Jacob Hunting


Patrolstatistics

Name Patrolled Hours Name

Patrolled Hours

Allen Jordyn 44 Jones Jack 163Bagg Stefan 78 Kadwell William 5Baker Annie 91 Lambie Louise 9Baker John 87.5 Lute Gerard 66.5Bird Alexander 6.5 Macdonald Hannah 49.5Bird James 8 McDonell Peter 24Bobridge Chance 6.5 McNamara Aonghus 13Bradshaw Daniel 33.5 McNamara Ruby 38.5Bradshaw Royston 19.5 Molent Alexander 17Bradshaw Sebastian 32 Molent Natasha 55Brend Clive 30 Morrison Oscar 30.5Callaghan Finn 5.5 Morrison Thomas 71.5Cervi Jensen 8 Murphy Keelan 21Clavin Marc 51.5 Nettlefold Andy 28Corbett Cooper 6.5 Nettlefold Clay 6.5Corbett Jordan 14.5 Nettlefold Donna 7Croad Suede 21.5 Nettlefold Kesha 19.5Cummins Darcy 19 O`Brien Brendan 15Cummins Mick 27.5 O`James Kerrie 39Cummins Sean 44.5 O`James Kerrie 13Curwood Timothy 45 Owens Hayden 53Davies Alexandra 36 Owens Lachlan 42.5Davies Hannah 17 Pardy Bridget 46.5Dessiniotis Dean 21.5 Quinn Oliver 5Dessiniotis Eryn 14.5 Rowson Nicholas 37Doupe Jeremy 27.5 Stephan Siobhan 28Doupe Julia 39 Stirling Abby 28Draper Bridget 14 Stirling Duncan 47.5Draper Felicity 42.5 Swann Ella 15Draper Howard 67 Tucker James 14.5Eastwood Sally 7 Whelan Isobel 43.5Gastin Hugh 51.5 Whelan Matthew 29Grayling Bruce 54.5 Williams Lyndon 13Hafey‐Bagg Jamie 35.5 Wills Ethan 48.5Hafey‐Bagg Samantha 19.5 Wills Joel 50.5Irvine Madeline 54 Wills Sienna 22.5


Clubmembership Last Name First Name Last Name First Name Last Name First Name Allen Jordyn Briggs Chloe Corbett Bailey Amad Nicole Briggs Jack Corbett Cooper Ambrens Lucas Briggs Rachael Corbett Dyllan Ambrens Martin Britten Brodie Corbett Jordan Bagg Stefan Britten Kyla Corbett Raelene Bain Hannah Britten Shane Corbett Wayne Bain Tania Brockhoff Fiona Counsell Debra Baker Annie Broons Aviva Cox Janine Baker Chris Broons Jemima Croad Darren Baker Jeanette Broons Romy Croad Lachlan Baker John Broons Simon Croad Rebecca Barrett Christine Brown Jarrod Croad Suede Barrett Hunter Brown Matthew Crowe Jorja Barrett Nick Brown Ross Cummins Andrea Barrett Taj Bruce Gregory Cummins Darcy Bennie Luke Bruce Joshua Cummins Mick Biermann Chris Bruce Kirra Cummins Sean Biermann Dianne Bruce Natalie Curwood Timothy Biermann Ollie Caddy Nicki Cutler Jamie Biermann Toby Callagher‐Tate Liam Cutler Miller Bird Alexander Calvert Angus Cutler Savannah Bird James Calvert Eve Davies Alexandra Bird Kate Carroll David Davies Hannah Blanco Eric Carroll Jack Davies Lucy Blanco Kieran Carroll Jodie De Heer Kim Blanco Matthew Carroll Molly de Meneval Alexandre Blanco Suzanne Cervi Emma de Meneval Francois Blane Elizabeth Cervi Rio de Meneval Gabriel Bobridge Chance Chesney Campbell Dessiniotis Chris Bobridge Emma Chessell Nikki Dessiniotis Dean Bobridge Mystic Clark Kylie Dessiniotis Eryn Bobridge Storm Clark Mackenzie Dessiniotis Martha Bortolussi Anne Clark Madison Doupe Erin Bradshaw Daniel Clavin Alice Doupe Jeremy Bradshaw Harry Clavin Angus Doupe Julia Bradshaw Karen Clavin Eleanor Doupe Paul Bradshaw Maja Clavin Susannah Downes Abbey Bradshaw Royston Clavin William Downes Steve Bradshaw Sebastian Coles Greg Doyle Amy Brend Annabel Connolly Henry Doyle Catherine Brend Clive Connolly Trent Draper Bridget Brend Janine Conroy‐Ryan Alexandra Draper Elizabeth Brend Timothy Cooper Flynn Draper Felicity


Draper Howard Gordon Tammy Howard Peter Eastwood Sally Gow Melanie Howard Skyla Ellison Sally Grant Amber Howard Tori English Lilah Grant Gemma Hoyle Imi Evans Joshua Grant Leon Hughes James Evans River Grant Mae Hughes Jesse Evans Sheree Grayling Bruce Hughes Karen Fairweather Emma Grayling Samantha Hunting Charles Fairweather Owen Guthridge Jack Hunting Jacob Fairweather Peter Guthridge Matt Hunting Joseph Fedje Austin Guthridge Paige Hunting Josie Fieldhouse Finnian Hafey Joanne Hyde Andrew Fieldhouse Ian Hafey‐Bagg Jamie Hyde Linda Fieldhouse Ruby Hafey‐Bagg Samantha Iatrou‐Landgraf Nicholas Fisher Dale Hallenstein Karen Irvine Angus Foster Dakota hansford anthony Irvine Brett Foster Khye hansford Charlie Irvine Catherine Fothergill Gina Harbour Maesson Irvine Madeline Fothergill Harrison Harbour Mellissa Irvine Zoe Fothergill John Harbour Tex Jenkins Rolf Fothergill Kayla Harbour Xander Jenkins Trent Fothergill Matthew Harkin Colleen Jenkins Zac Fox Carrie Healy Cleo Jennings Anna Fox Cody Healy Jack Jennings Laura Fox Shane Healy Luca Johnston James Fox Tyler Healy Mark Johnston Jemimah Galvin Charlotte Hester Dean Johnston Tim Garcia Miette Hester Gabriel Johnston William Gastin Bryce Hester Isabelle Johnstone Blair Gastin Cameron Hevey Ellie Johnstone Flynn Gastin Helen Hevey James Johnstone Ned Gastin Hugh Hevey John Johnstone Piper Gastin Olivia Hevey Laura Jones Jack Gastin Paul Hevey Lisa Kadwell Debbie Gaynor Damon Holland Chloe Kadwell Ethan Gaynor Miah Holland Jo Kadwell Timothy Gaynor Paul Holland Mark Kadwell William Girardin Tania Holland Peter Kloszynski Shanti Gleeson Milla Holt Thomas Kloszynski Tanya Gordon Christine Houghton Fiona Kloszynski Troy Gordon Joe Houghton Gavin Knott Cathy Gordon Kane Houghton Luke Knott Joshua Gordon Phoebe Howard Alexa Kosman Marla


Lambie Louise May Sherrie Norris Sophia Lambie Meg McCann Melanie Noseda Casey Landgraf Belinda McDonell Peter Noseda Jamie Lever Chloe McNamara Aonghus Noseda John Lever Leon McNamara Ben Noseda Kylie Lever Michelle McNamara Justine O`Connor Bridget Levy Mitch McNamara Ned O`Connor Ciara Levy Sara McNamara Ruby O`Connor Ronan Lucy Galloway McNamara Violet O`James Kerrie Ludtke Carter McNeair Tracey O`Mahoney Amie Ludtke Mark McPherson Billie Orme Bethany Ludtke Narelle McPherson Donna Orme Ruari Lute Gerard McPherson James Owens Hayden Luu Chris McPherson James Owens Lachlan Luu Duc McPherson Ruby Owens Meredith

Luu Duy Miller‐Hansford Loralie Owens Raymond

Luu Thu Molent Alexander Pardy Bridget Lynch Lewis Molent Loris Pardy Joseph Macdonald Hannah Molent Natasha Pardy Tom Macdonald Henry Mooney Dan Paterson Janet Macdonald Justin Mooney Simone Pearson Ellise MacGregor Calum Mooney William Pease John MacGregor Fergus MOORE Phoebe Pease Rylan MacGregor Rory Moore Rosemary Pettigrew Pia Macleod Innes Morehead Michael Pettigrew Therese Macleod Jennie Morehead Roxy Plehn Craig Macleod Ryan Morehead Tanaya Plehn Jo Mahy Brendan Morgan Josh Plehn Talise Mahy Connor Morrison Oscar Prosser Ella Mahy James Morrison Thomas Prosser Vanessa Mahy Susan Muir Matilda Pearl Quinn Callum Maltby David Muir Troy Quinn Esther Maltby Samuel Murphy Keelan Quinn Michael Maltby Thomas Murphy Oscar Quinn Oliver Mann Jenny Nettlefold Andy Quinn Rupert Manton Ashleigh Nettlefold Clay Reynolds‐Chesney Caroline Manton Gregory Nettlefold Donna Richardson Beau Manton Leo Nettlefold Jasper Richardson Connie Maron Jeana Nettlefold Kesha Richardson India Matheson Janet Nettlefold Peppa‐Rose Richardson Kristin Matheson‐Coles Eden Newman Zoe Richardson Leighton May Emilia Norris Adam Riley Boston May Jordy Norris Jackson Riley Franki


Riley Mason Stirling Duncan Wallace Dale Riley Tash Stone Alexandra Wallace Kyle Rizzuto Jock Stone Paul Walls Alexandra Rizzuto Jon Stone Prue Walls Bethany Rizzuto Leanne Stone Sienna Walls Hannah Rizzuto Will Stringer Benjamin Walls Isaac Rizzuto Zac Stringer Sophie Watts Martin Roser Alex Stringer William Whelan Isobel Roser Finn Swaby Jarvis Whelan Matthew Rowley Floyd Swaby Ross Whitworth Saasha‐Belle Rowley Peter Swann David Whitworth Wayne Rowson Charlotte Swann Ella Whyte Charlotte Rowson Kerry Swann Yasmin Whyte Graham Rowson Nicholas Swift Adam Whyte Mitchell Rowson Paul Swift Ava Whyte Nicole Sansom Asha Swift Mani Williams Lyndon Sansom Cathy Swift Sian Wills Archie Sawyer Mary Tait Anna Wills David Scarlett Sarah Tait Harry Wills Ethan Scarlett Sidney Tait Lily Wills Joanne Sheedy James Tarasiuk Hudson Wills Joel Shepherd Dean Terry Georgia Wills Lila Shepherd Jack Terry Harrison Wills Sienna Shepherd Meg Terry Isabella Wilson Charmaine Shepherd Suzie Thompson Annalise Wright Elissa Smart Matilda Thompson Scott Wright Jane Smart Michael Timmer Jack Young Tammy Smith Angela Tucker Carolyn Smith Aston Tucker Eliza Smith Derek Turner Bernadette Smith Josephine Turner Michael Smith Olivia Tyers Brock Smith Rita Tyers Glenn Smith Ronald Verkic Alana Smith Scott Verkic Branko Smith Stella Verkic Eleshia Stephan Joshua Verkic Gordana Stephan Siobhan Verkic Ivan Stepic Estella Verkic Matea Stirling Abby Verkic Nikita Stirling Catherine Verkic Olivia Stirling Sam Wallace Connor Stirling Vicki Wallace Craig

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