Annual Report and Financial Statements - Elouera Surf Life ...

Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Annual Report and Financial Statements

2018-2019

Published by Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc.

Elouera Beach, Mitchell Road, Cronulla

PO Box 46 Cronulla NSW 2230

www.elouera.com

Auditors: Maher Partners

Design and Layout: Big Picture Communications

Photographs supplied by Elouera members, including Robert McFadden, Julie Walmsley, Benson Aryana,

Cameron Burns, and Katherine Conder.

Front Cover: Grace Elliot competing in the U14 female board rescue at the SLS Sydney (branch) titles.

Rear Cover: Sienna Wilkinson encouraging Pippa Bacon to negotiate the break in the U9 swim at SLS NSW State Age Titles.

Gold medallists from the 2019 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships: Harry Came, Chris King, Mackenzie Hannington, Connor Levings, Grace Elliott, Matt Sperring, Jake Evans and Peter Thoroughgood.

2018–2019Annual Report

and Financial Statements

of

Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc.

ELouERA SuRF LIFE SAvIng CLub InCoRpoRAtEd2

Australian Surf Life Savers’ prayerO LORD OF ALL GOOD LIFE, who has given to me and my fellows this land of Australia:

• bathed in sunshine• enrichedbythebountiesofnature• encircled by the rolling waves:IaskthatyouwillaccepttheserviceIofferasaguardianofthelivesofothers.

I give thanks for:

• the joy of living• the strength of manhood• thehonourofanobledeed.TeachmetoknowthatthevalueofasinglelifeisofinfiniteworthinYoursight.

MayIeverbealerttotheneedsofthosewhosesafetyisdependentonmyvigilance.

Helpmeatalltimestoplaythemanandnevertoflinchatthecallofduty.Makemereadytomatchthemomentoftestingwiththespiritofcourageandadventure.MakemestrongandsteadfastintheserviceIhaveembraced.

Helpmetobeagoodcomrade.MayIneverbedisheartenedbydifficultiesordiscouragedbydiscipline.Maythestandardofmylifebeahelpofthosewholooktomeforanexample.

HelpmetooffertoYou,tomyclub,andtothosewhosesafetyisdependentonmyskillsnothinglessthanthebestIcangive;andtoaskfornorewardsavethatofknowingthatIdomydutyandfulfilYourwill.

OLord,myGodacceptthisprayer.

Amen

AnnuAL REpoRt 2018-2019 3

NoticeofAnnualGeneralMeeting 6JuniorDevelopmentCommittee 6Subscriptions 7OfficeBearers 8Committees 9JDCOfficeBearers 11StrategicPlan 12Achievements 14Patron’sMessage 16ExecutiveDirector’sAddendum 17DirectorofAdministration 20BoardofManagementMeetingOrgChart 28BoardofManagementMeetingAttendance 29DirectorofFinance 30DirectorofLifesaving 34DirectorofEducation&Training 39EloueraAwards 42DirectorofYouthCoordination 47DirectorofMarketing 48DirectorofMajorEvents 49DirectorofSurfSports 50CompetitionResults 54ClubAwards 63HeadCoach 69BoatCaptain 70BeachCaptain 74BoardCaptain 75SkiCaptain 76

RaceSecretary 78Committees 79SLSAlongserviceawards 81MemberProtection 83SurfAwarenessClinic 85Registrar 87JDCChairman 89JDCDeputyChairperson 91WaterSafety 93JDCSurfSportsManagers 94JDCEducation 95JDCMarchPast 96JDCR&R 97JDCBoysClubCaptain 98JDCBoysViceCaptain 98JDCGirlsClubCaptain 100JDCGirlsViceCaptain 100AgeGroupReports 101EloueraSharksChampionshipAwards 122PerpetualTrophyWinners 123EncouragementAwards 125AttendanceAwards 128StateTitleResults 130StateTeamPhotos 132SeniorMembership 134EloueraSharksRegistrations 139FinancialStatements2017-18 142Vale 151

Contents


Australian Surf Rowers League

BreenHoldings/ShearwaterLanding

CarldenAutomotive

Cook Community Classic

CruxSurveying

DKGSurfBoats

Enware

Holt Group

IllawarraBlindsandAwnings

JBLPropertyDevelopments

OhanaOceanAthletics

RileyBalsawoodSurfboards

Soilco

Sutherland Mazda

Sutherland Shire Council

Toll Group

WestfieldMiranda,ScentreManagement Group

SponsorsSutherland District Trade Union Club (The Tradies)

donorsBasilLewis

David Carney

Don Chandler

DrJohnDonnellan–BondiSkinCancer Clinic

Ian Toll

Makani Meats

Melanie Ingram Art and Design

RobertBlissenden,BlissendenLawyers

Glen Stortenbeker, AAP Finance Brokers

Donations from our major sponsor, Tradies:Left: the new SSVRight: the new water dispenserBelow: the office equipment upgrade.


Thank you

to the many generous sponsors of Elouera – your

support is appreciated in so many ways.

Please support the companies who support

your club.

Westfield donated new mannikins and a defibrillator (above) as well as gift cards (below).

New oars donated by Breen Holdings

New oars donated by Enware

New oars donated by JBL Property Developments

Four rescue boards purchased with funds from the SLS Foundation’s Guardians of the Surf Grant

Left: New Oxy-viva

L–R: New IRB life jackets, Clear Oceans water bottles for Nippers, NSW Government LSEG radios


2019 Elouera SLSC Annual general MeetingNoticeisherebygiventhatthe53rdAnnualGeneralMeetingoftheEloueraSurfLifeSavingClubwillbeheldintheWashingtonLoungeattheEloueraSurfLifeSavingClubonSunday28July2019commencingat2pm.

AgEndA

1. Opening

2. Apologies

3. Surf LifeSavers’Prayer followedbyaminute’ssilence

4. WelcomefromtheExecutiveDirector

5. Confirmationandadoptionoftheminutesofthe52ndAnnualGeneralMeetingconductedon29July2018

6. Businessarisingfromtheminutes

7. Correspondencerelevanttothemeeting

8. Presentationandadoptionofthe2018-19AnnualReport and Financial Statements

9a. Lodgement of Annual Report and FinancialStatements and Annual Return

9b. AffiliationwithSLSA,SLSNSWandSLSS

10a.ConsiderationofNominationforLifeMembershipof Stephen Frawley

10b.ConsiderationofNominationforLifeMembershipof Peter Carney

11. ElectionofOfficersforthe2019-20seasonandtheappointmentofthePublicOfficerandAuditorforthe2019-20season

12. Notification of the date for the first BoardMeeting

13. SLSAServiceAwards

14. UrgentGeneralBusiness

15.Meetingclosure

Elouera Sharks Junior development Committee Founded 1967Noticeisherebygiventhatthe52ndAnnualGeneralMeetingofparentsandsupporterswillbeheldintheWashingtonLoungeattheEloueraSurfLifeSavingClubonSunday28July2019commencingat1pm.

AgEndA

1 Chairman’sWelcome

2 Apologies

3 ConfirmationofMinutes of the 52ndAnnualGeneralMeeting

4 Presentationof theAnnual Report –MichaelRandazzo

5 AnnualReportresponse–PatronBrianThompsonOAM

6 SeniorSectionresponse–DarrenGalea

7 Election of Office Bearers,Managers andInstructorsforthe2019/20season

8 Noticeofmotion,ifany,ofwhichpropernoticehasbeengiveninaccordancewiththeConstitutionand Rules

9 GeneralBusiness(immediateandessentialonly)

a)ConfirmfirstJDCMeeting

10 Questions

11 Close


Subscriptions Subscription Rates for 2018–19 Season (Seniors)

Membership Category Membership Fee Membership Fee (EarlyBird-before30Sept)(After1October)

U15 $60.00 $80.00

U17 $70.00 $90.00

Active $80.00 $100.00

Activereserve $80.00 $100.00

LongService $80.00 $100.00

Associate $100.00 $120.00

Pensioner $60.00 $80.00

CompetitionLevy(allages) $80.00 $100.00

Craftstorage(noncompetitors) $80.00 $100.00

Gym Fees

ActiveSenior $100.00 $120.00

Pensioner $55.00 $70.00

Student $55.00 $70.00

Associate(30yrs+) $330.00 $350.00

AssociatePensioner $165.00 $175.00

Payment of Subscriptions

MembershipFeesforthe2019-20seasonarenowdueandarelistedabove.

Members are encouraged to renew their membership via Surf Life Saving Australia’s Member’s Portal – https://portal.sls.com.au.Paymentcanthenbemadeonline.

The SLSA Member’s Portal also gives members the ability to sign and submit an electronic copy of their membershipformandaccessallawards,patrolsandrosters.

MembersintendingtovoteattheAGMmustbefinancialforthe2019-20season.

MembersintendingtonominateasanOfficeBearermustbefinancialforthe2019–20season.

LateRenewalfee:Alaterenewalfeeof$20willapplytoallrenewalfeespaidafter1October2019torecoveradministrationcosts.PleasenoteallFOBaccesstotheclubwillautomaticallyceaseon30September2019forunfinancialmembers.

Change of Details: Members can request changes to their membership details via the SLSA Member’s Portal https://portal.sls.com.au.Alternatively,pleaseadvisetheDirectorofAdministrationofanychangesviaemailtoinfo@elouera.comorposttoEloueraSLSC,POBOX46,CRONULLA2230.

For and on behalf of the Board of Management David Kowald, Director of Administration


office bearers for 2018–2019

PATRON BrianThompsonOAM

VicePatrons MichaelBattyPSM,IanBourke,PhillipBowering,TomBreen,JohnBrown,MichaelByrne,RonCrawley, PaulDegnan,JohnDonnellan,MichaelForshaw,PhillipHolt,RodHuon,MarilynJervis,BasilLewis,

DennisMcHugh,ScottMorrison,MarkNoble,CarmeloPesce,ScottPhillips,CarolProvan,BrettRichardson,Robert Rogers, Robert Sharkey, Marie Simone, Mark Speakman

Executive Director Darren Galea

Deputy Executive Director MichaelBattyPSM

Swim Captain

TomO’Keeffe

Ski Captain

MattRead

Beach Captain

ChrisDavis/DavinaStrauss

Board Captain

Katherine Conder

IRB Captain

Vacant

Boat Captain

MickMcBain

Masters Captain

Vacant

Lifesaving Competition Captain

Vacant

Registrar

Stephen Frawley

Race Secretary

MartinBryce

Occupational Health and Safety Officer

Vacant

Child Protection Officer

John Lehmann

Welfare Officer

MichaelBattyPSM

Director of Administration

David Kowald

Director of Finance

Rory Gillespie

Deputy Director of Administration & Finance

Ron Hegarty

Director of Lifesaving

Cameron Simpson

Director of Surf Sports

Peter King

Deputy Director of Surf Sports

Andrew Evans

Director of Education & Training

AmberGarcia(assistedbyLeahByrne)

Deputy Director of Lifesaving, Education & Training

Andrew McKellar

Director of Marketing

Glen Stortenbeker

Director of Junior Development

Michael Randazzo

Directors of Youth Coordination

Paul Ingram

Director of Major Events

Mark Summers

Immediate Past President

Peter Carney

Head Coach

TomO’Keeffe


Surf Sports Committee

Director of Surf Sports, Deputy Director of Surf Sports,SectionalCaptains,RaceSecretary,Director

ofYouthCo-ordination

Constitution Committee

MichaelBattyPSM,PeterCarney,BobKing

Gym Committee

RoryGillespie,MattGuy,BrianO’Sullivan

Judiciary Committee

IanCameron,BruceClark,DarrinThompson

History Committee

MichaelBattyPSM,GeorgeBirss,PeterCarney, RonHegarty,RonPearsOAM,BrianThompsonOAM

Honours

RonPearsOAM,BrianThompsonOAM,IanToll

Surf Awareness Committee

MikeBattyPSM,LeahByrne,NatalieChandler, BasilLewis,DebbieBrookingandKathleenTanner

Finance Committee

RoryGillespie,BrianThompsonOAM, Stephen Warncken

ASRL Carnival Committee

Darren Galea, Rory Gillespie, Peter King, MickMcBain,GrantWilkinson

Bar/Lounge Committee

RoryGillespie,RonHegarty,BrianThompsonOAM,Stephen Warncken

Building/House Committee

GarryFleming,BrianO’Sullivan,WarrenSmith, BrianThompsonOAM

Uniform Committee

Julie Walmsley

NB: The Executive Director is an ex-officio member of all committees. Some committees also have Directors

as Ex-Officio members.

Licensee NormBracken

Club Trainers, Assessors and Facilitators MichaelBattyPSM,MichaelByrne,GlennCairncross,PeterCarney,DarrenGalea,MattGentle,TimJurd, PaulKasparian,DavidKowald,PaulLaffan,DiannaMackay,AndrewMcKellar,PeterMetro,DennisParker,

BrettRichardson,CameronSimpson,WarrenSmith,MarkTaylor,MattThompson,JacksonTowns, Steve Urquhart, Gary Warner

CRonuLLA SutHERLAnd dIStRICt CounCILExecutive

IanD.Toll–Hon.Secretary/PublicOfficer

Cronulla Sutherland Education Operational Area Coordinator Stephen Urquhart

2018–2019 Committees


SLS SYdnEY bRAnCHLife Members

TedBrookerOAM(dec.),RonPearsOAM,MauriceCornelius(Bill)Singleton(dec.), WilliamGray(dec.),MikeBattyPSM

President’s Medal Recipients Robyn Allan, MikeBattyPSM,RonHegarty,ArthurWhite(dec.)

Board of Surf Sports RobynAllan,KelliBlayney,MartinBryce,MichaelByrne,PeterCarney,SeggieChetty,WayneDruery,NikkiEnright,MichelleFretten,DarrenGalea,AmberGarcia,JavierGarcia,WalHall,RonHegarty,KayHutchison,PaulKempton,

PeterKing,TuulaKuusela,LeanneLaffan,PaulLindbeck,JamieLoader,DavidMartin,HeleneMcFadden, Cathy Morrison, Norm Muddle, Lisa Muir, Dennis Parker, Ronald Pears OAM, Rebecca Rathbone, Craig Snudden,

Lee Summers, Julie Walmsley, Andrew Watson, Corin Wisdon, Kate Wood

Judiciary Committee Ron Hegarty

Finance and Compliance Committee Ron Hegarty

Education Manager David Kowald

RWC Coordinator Andrew McKellar

Duty Officers Darren Galea, Jackson Towns, Lachlan Towns

SLS nSWLife Members

RonPearsOAM,TedBrookerOAM(dec.),Maurice(Bill)Singleton(dec.),WilliamGray(dec.)

Judiciary Committee Ian Toll

SLS AuStRALIA Life Members

RonPearsOAM,Maurice(Bill)Singleton(dec.)

President’s Medal Recipient TedBrookerOAM(dec.)


Elouera Sharks JdC office bearers for 2018–2019

Executive Director Elouera SLSC

Darren Galea

Junior Development Chairman

Michael Randazzo

Deputy Chair JDC

Craig Holmes

JDC Secretary

Moira Loader

JDC Finance Controller

Mark Summers

JDC Surf Sports Manager

MattElliott

JDC Education Officer

Julie Walmsley

JDC Assistant Secretary

RebeccaBacon

JDC Assistant Surf Sports Manager

Sharron McKeown

Recorder

LeanneLaffan

JDC Registrar

Karen Tsoumbaras

Website and Communications

CameronBurns

Team Manager

MattElliott

Water/Board Training Manager

MattElliott

Water Manager

Darryl Chapman

Fundraising

LeanneBarlow,KarenTsoumbaras,LeanneLaffan

6s and 7s Coordinator

GaryBacon

Cadet Liaison Officer

SophieBurns

Uniforms Manager

Julie Walmsley

Water Safety Captain

CameronBurns

March Past Manager

Moira Loader

March Past Coach

Moira Loader

R&R Manager

Julie Walmsley

Gear Steward

PaulByrnes

Awards Officer

LeanneLaffan

Officials Coordinator

Andrew Watson

State Uniforms

Anna Elliot

Canteen Coordinator

Natalie Chandler

Events Manager

RebeccaBacon

Sydney Branch Delegate

MichaelRandazzo/CraigHolmes

Senior Section Delegate

Michael Randazzo

JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE LIFE MEMBERS

(This honour is no longer awarded)

W.Bennett†,N.Breen†,T.Cropp†,C.Christiansen†,JGodfrey,B.Olson,R.Stanley†,A.White†

(†Deceased)

PATRON BrianThompsonOAM


Why We ExistTo save lives, help create great Australians and engage with the local community.

To assist in the development of Youth.

Who We AreWe are a voluntary organisation made up of people of all ages and from all walks of life.

Elouera Surf Club Mission StatementWe are a volunteer community based organisation whose ultimate goal is to save lives.

We are a club for all ages and genders.

We are open to all people from all walks of life.

We recognise the value of physical and mental health and will support our members in achieving this.

We have a culture that treats all people equally, respects each other and recognises the various contributions that members make.

We are proud of what we stand for and who we are.

goals

Lifesaving and Education

• To protect and save lives• Liftlifesavingstandards• Increase patrol depth• Continuetobuildastrongandwell-structurededucationunit• Provideadedicated,qualifiedandskilledwatersafetyteam.Targets:

• PremierlifesavingclubinSydneyBranch• Winnerofeducationandlifesavingawards• Managed turnover of patrol captains• Activeparticipantinpatrolandlifesavingcompetitionevents• Supporterofregionalandnationalparkclubs.Club and Financial Sustainability

• Grow membership• Diversifyincomestreams,includingsponsorships,functions,kiosk,donationsandgrants• Finaliseandimplementplansforarefurbishedbuildingincludingincreasedstoragefacilities• Optimiseandmanageassetswhilebuildingcapitalreserves.Targets:

• AggressivelypayoffdebtforStage2works• ContinuetoincreaserevenuefromBarandLounge• Continuetoreviewandmarketsponsorshippackagestocurrentandpotentialnewsponsors• Examineoptionsforimprovingmemberfacilities• Negotiatelong-termleasebeyond2022(inconjunctionwithotherBateBayclubs).

Elouera SLSC Strategic plan 2015–19


Our Club

• Develop our people• Developregularsocialfunctionstoactivelyengagewithallmembers• Createsuccessionofrolesandtransferofinformation• Maintain relevance to community and members• Enhancecommunicationinternallyandexternally• Developandmaintainafirstclassadministrationsupport• Activelyengagewithpeaklifesavingbodies.Targets:

• PremierlifesavingclubinSydneyBranch• Functionalrecordkeepingsystemsinplace• Effectivecommunicationstrategiestoallmembers• IntroduceFridaynightsocialeventsinWashingtonLounge.Surf Sports

• Continuegrowthofcompetitionsuccess.• Provide top level coaching and training in all surf sports disciplines• Broadenourcompetitionbase• Maintain an alignment with life saving areas• Developcamaraderie.Targets:

• PremiercompetitionclubinSydneyBranch• ToptenfinisheratAussies• Effectivecommunicationstrategiestoallmembers.Community Engagement

• Maintainandbroadencommunityinteraction• Engagewithhighriskcommunities• Continueenvironmentalfocus• Topromotethatwearetherecognisedproviderofbeachsafety.Targets:

• PremierlifesavingclubinSydneyBranch• RecognisedastheleadingmanagerofcommunityprogramsinSLSNSW.Youth Development

• Grow pathway from Nippers to Cadets to Seniors• Maintain and increase youth membership• Providebroadeducationandlearningexperiencesforouryouth• Strongworkingrelationshipbetweenwatersafetyandpatrols.Targets:

• Strongandengagedyouthmembership.


Achievements

Life Saving and Education

• JointwinnerofCronullaSutherlandPatrolEfficiencyAward• ShortlistedfinalistinSLSSydneyChampionClubPointscoreaward• JacksonTownsnamedSLSSydneySupportOperationsMemberoftheYear• Threenewpatrolcaptainsappointedandmentoredbyeitherpreviouscaptainorvice-captain• ContributedtoSLSSydneybranchthrough:BranchRWCCoordinator,BranchEducationManager;

over-representedonper-capitabasisassurfsportsofficialsandwatersafetyatcarnivals,RWCdrivers,assessorsandfacilitators.

Club and Financial Sustainability

• Overallmembershipnumbersincreasedby3%.Thisincludedan11%fallinnippernumbersoffsetbya38%increaseincadetsandan11%increaseinactivemembers

• SolidrevenuescameinfromcommercialoperationsthroughouttheyearwithanadditionalboostfromhostingtheASRLCarnivalinFebruary

• Aggressiveschedulefordebtrepaymentmaintained,whilefullyfundinglifesavingactivitiesandallocatingtimeslotsinWashingtonLoungeformember-focusedevents

• ‘Beyond2022’leasenegotiationsbeingprogressedwithcouncil.Legaladviserselected• Consultationwithsectionheadsreoptionstoimprovememberfacilitiescompleted.Architectengagedto

prepareoptionsforreviewbyincomingBoard.our Club

• IntroducednewExecutiveDirectorDarrenGalea,withpastExecutiveDirectorPeterCarneyremaininginmentoringrole.ThreenewfacesbroughtontoBoard

• FunctionsandAdministrationteambeddeddown,withpreviousfunctionsmanagerremainingasmentor• Regular Friday social event conducted during patrol season• Warriorissuedregularlyduringpatrolseason,andasrequiredinoffseason.EmailandFacebookused

tocomplementdistributionofWarrior.ClosedFacebookandTeamAppusedforcommunicationwithinspecificgroups

• Officecomputersupgradedwithadditionalbackupcapability.UpgradesalsomadetotheCCTVsystemscoverageandretentioncapabilities.

Surf Sports

• Coaching team in place, new coach for nippers• Increase in surf boat crews from three to eight• IncreaseinnumbersandsignificantsuccessesforbeachcompetitorsacrosstheseasonCarnival and Events

• Hosted SLSC Masters Spring Classic Carnival in October• HostedOhanaCarnivalon8December• HostedAustralianSurfRowersLeagueCarnivalon15–17February2019,comprising328boatcrewsfrom

86clubsacrosssixstates.Club Representatives

• BellaSummerswasselectedtoparticipateinthethree-day2018JuniorDevelopmentAcademyProgramasoneof44promisingwaterathletesagedbetween12and14yearsold


• MichaelHannaparticipatedintheAustralianYouthTeamcompetingatthe2018LifeSavingWorldChampionships in Adelaide

• PeterThoroughgoodwasselectedtorepresentNSWintheYouthPathwaysCup• ChrisKing,JeremyHall,BellaSummers,KaiRobertson,CharlieMorrisandPeterThoroughgoodwere

selectedinSLSSydneyInterbranchTeam.MichaelKember,whotransferredtoEloueramid-seasonfromCoogee, captained the team

• The Open Women’s and Open Men’s boat crews were also selected in SLS Sydney Interbranch Team• OpenWomen’sBoatcrewselectedtorepresentNSWintheASRLinterstatesurfboatchallenge.Club Results• EloueraNippers(JDC)wonthe2019SLSSydneyAgeChampionshippointscoreandfinishedeighthinthe

SLSNSWAgeChampionships.Althoughitisnotformallyscored,theirresultswouldhaveearntthemarespectablefifthattheSLSAYouthAustralianTitles

• Inopencompetition,ElouerafinishedthirdintheSLSNSWStateOpenChampionshippointscoreandninthattheSLSAAustralianTitles.

Community Engagement

• Hostedavisitof28Japanesestudents,plustheirteachersandtourguides,aspartofSutherlandShireCouncil’s Chuo City sister city arrangements

• ConductedYellowFinsProgramforsecondseason–inconjunctionwithAutismAustralia• Can-Tooforcancerconductedover14weeksfromNov2018toMar2019,followedbyasecondgroup

conducted in March and April that was preparing for a 5km marathon swim• Assistedwiththeorganisationof,andparticipatedinthe11thCookCommunityClassic,supporting80

communityorganisationsinthelocalarea• Hosted37thAnnualTradiesSurfAwarenessClinicinJanuary–attendedby278childrenaged7to12

years of age drawn from community• Participatedinthe2019SutherlandShireRelayforLife,alongwithNippersfromtheotherBateBayclubs

and132otherteamsfromtheShirecommunity• ParticipatedintheTake3fortheSeaProjecttoremovewastefromthebeachandpartneredwithClean

OceansAustraliatominimisetheuseofplasticbottlesbyclubmembers.Youth development

• TheNippers(JDC)conducteditsannualpre-seasondevelopmentcampatSussexInletinSeptember• IntroducedYogaintheWashingtonLoungeforyouthmemberstocomplementtraditionalfitnesstraining• SupportfromBoardofManagementforyouth-initiatedactivitiessuchasafitnessgroupforyoung

females• ConductedatransitiondayinJanuarytointroduceU14sandU15stothevarietyofopportunities

availabletothemastheymoveintotheseniorsectionoftheclub• SophieBurnsandKiaraSummersparticipatedintheSLSNSW2019YouthOpportunityMakersWorkshop

atCollaroyinApr2019.JacksonTownsassistedwithpresentingtheworkshop• AlsoinApril,KylaDaleyparticipatedintheSLSSydney201918-25EnrichmentPrograminWollongong.


patron’s Message

Itismypleasuretocontributetothe2018-19AnnualReportofEloueraSurfLifeSavingClub,aseasonthatagainhasensured,throughoureffectivepatrols,thatEloueraSLSChasachieveditsprimaryobjectiveof“NoliveslostatEloueraBeachduringanEloueraPatrol”.

IthasbeenanotherfantasticseasonfortheEloueraClub,excellinginallaspectsofSurfLifeSavingwhichincludesCompetition,LifesavingandAdministration.

OurpatrolsledbyCameronSimpsonandAndrewMcKellarwereexceptionalthisyear,assistedbythediligenceofthePatrolCaptainsandtheirViceCaptains.Elouerawassuccessfulinwinninganawardatthe2019SLSSydneyAwardsofExcellenceforourpatrolefficiency.AllEloueraPatrolMembersshouldfeelproudofthisachievementwhichwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutyourdedicationtoyourpatrolobligations.

CompetitionhasagainseenEloueraexcelthankstothehardworkputinbyPeterKingandAndrewEvans.Withoutthesetwomendrivingthecompetitionsection,Itrulybelievewewouldnothaveachievedtheresultsthatwedid.OutstandingperformancewasseenbyallsectionsatboththeStateandAustralianChampionships.TheseresultsaredocumentedelsewhereintheAnnualReport.ItwasmostpleasingtoseetheresurrectionofourBeachSectionwhichhadamazingresultsoverallcarnivalsduringtheseason.Thiscanmainly be contributed to the coaching of Davina Strauss and Chris Davis, who were justly recognised for their workatthe2019SLSSydneyAwardsofExcellencetakingouttheCoachoftheYearcategory.

DarrenGaleainhisfirstyearhasdoneanexcellentjobasExecutiveDirectorablybackedbyMikeBattyandastrongBoardofManagement.ManygoalshavebeenreachedovertheseasonthankstothemanagementdisplayedbytheBoM,oneofthesewasrepayingourloanandnowbeingdebtfree.TheclubiscurrentlyinthestrongestfinancialpositionIcaneverrememberwithincomefromourleasedpremisesandtheWashingtonLounge.AllofthishasbeenmadepossiblebygoodmanagementbyourBoardofManagement.

MichaelRandazzowillbestandingdownastheChairmanoftheJDCafterthreeyearsandwhoevertakeshisplacehasbigshoestofill.DuringhistimeasJDCChairman,Michaelhashadsomeoutstandingachievementsandistobecongratulatedonhisleadershipoverthepastthreeyears.HeleavestheJDCinastrongfinancialpositionwithanexcellentcoachingteaminplaceforallJDCMembersandastrongallroundJDCgroup.

IwouldberemissifIdidnotmentionourmanysponsors,aswithouttheirsupporttheEloueraClubcouldnotfunction.ToourMajorSponsors,TheTradies,mythankstoTradiesPresidentDennisMcHughandhisBoardfortheircontinualsupportfortheEloueraClubwhichnowstretchesoverthirtyyears.ThanksalsotoourmanyotherSponsors,especiallyTomBreenforhissupportoftheBoatSectionovermanyyearsandthosewhosponsortheJDCsuchasSutherlandMazda,Ohana,RileySurfboardsandmanyothers.

ThisyearsawtheintroductionoftheEloueraSLSC–TradiesScholarship,whichassistslongservingmembersinthe17–25yearagegroupwhoare,orwillbe,undertakingfurtherstudiesortraining,havingcompletedtheirHSC.ThisScholarshipwasmadepossiblebyourMajorSponsors,theTradies.TheinauguralrecipientisChrisKingwhoisamostworthyrecipientofthisaward.Chrisisanoutstandingcompetitorandagoodclubperson.MycongratulationstoChris.

AtourAnnualGeneralMeetingthisyear,twomembersofourclub,SteveFrawleyandPeterCarney,willseekyourendorsementforthemtobeelevatedtoLifeMembershipoftheEloueraClub.BoththesemembershaveBoMendorsementandnowonlyneedtheapprovalofthosepresentattheAGM.IwouldurgeyoutogivethemyoursupportasbothhavebeentirelessworkersfortheEloueraClubovermanyyears.

Inclosing,IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankPresidentDarrenGalea,hisBoardofManagementandallEloueraMembersforthesupportgiventomeaftertherecentlossofmywife,andalsototheEloueraClubanditsmembersforgivingmetheprivilegethisseasontoserveasyourClubPatron.

Brian Thompson OAM Life Member, Patron Elouera SLSC


Executive director

ItgivesmegreatpleasuretopresentthisreportontheElouera2018-19season.

ThisseasonhasbeenahighlysuccessfuloneforourClubinalloperationalaspectsofsurflifesaving.

Withdedicationanddiligence,ourpatrollingmembershaveagainkeptourbeach‘Elouera’safeandfatalityfree,continuingour‘NoLivesLost’record.

OurBoardofManagementsawsomefreshfacesonthecommitteethisseason,bringinggreatideasandenthusiasmtotheirroles.Therehavebeensomenotableachievementsinthelifesavingandcompetitionarena.

Runningasuccessfulsurfclubisnoeasytask;therearemanyregulations,externalstakeholdersandinternalstakeholders to maintain, and it takes a large team of willing and dedicated volunteers to achieve the requiredoutcomes.Ithankandcongratulateourhard-workingBoardofDirectorsandclubofficialswhohaveagainworkedtirelesslytohelpensureallthishappens.IamproudthatEloueraisrecognisedbyourpeersandmembersfromSutherlandShireCouncilasoneofthemostprofessionallyrunsurfclubsintheBateBayarea.

OurBoardofManagementcontinuallystrivestobuildstrongerrelationshipswiththecommunityandourneighbouringsurfclubswithintheBateBayarea.Moreimportantly,wetrytocreateopportunitieswithinElouerathatwillprovideadevelopmentpathwayforourmembers.

Intermsoftheclub’snumberonepriorityandcorevalue,lifesavinghasexperiencedanothersuccessfulseason.Ourpatrolsareveryprofessionalwhenitcomestomanagingthebeach,beingrescueready,undertakingpreventiveactionsandeducatingmembersofthepublic.Bylookingafterthefundamentals,wedonothavetoperformasmanyrescuesasmayotherwisebethecase.

Ourmembershelpedtheclubmeetitslifesavingpatrolobligations,completing9,523hoursonpatrol,undertaking473preventiveactionsand32rescues;potentially32familiesthatcouldhavebeenadverselyimpactedbyalovedonenotcominghomefromadayatthebeach.Thisisanoutstandingachievementandatruereflectionofthededicationallourmembershaveshown.

IwouldliketocongratulateandthankeverymemberfortheircontributionthisseasonandacknowledgethereadilyavailablesupportfromtheSutherlandShireLifeguardingteam.

CongratulationstotheDirectorofLifesavingCameronSimpson,DeputyDirectorofLifeSavingAndrewMcKellar, ALL our Patrol Captains and most importantly to the patrolling members for all their work throughouttheseason.

OureducationteamleadbyAmberGarciaandLeahByrnehashadanothergoodseason.

Trainingneweducationawardsandremainingproficientinthemisextremelyvitaltothecontinuedsuccessofourcluband,moreimportantly,toberescueready.

This year we trained:

• 45newBronzeMedallioncandidates• 32SRCs• 16SeniorFirstAidCertificates• 42AdvancedResuscitationTechniques• 17SilverBeachManagement• 8SilverMedallionIRBDriver• 10IRBCrew.Thetotalawardstrainedthisyearwas240(169in2017-18).


Thiscouldnothavebeendonewithoutthededication,hardworkandthehugenumberofhoursputinfromallourtrainers.Onbehalfofourmembers,wesaythankyou.

OurNippershadaverysuccessfulseasonthroughcarnivalsandSundaymorningNipperactivities.Abigthank-yougoestoallourAgeManagersandthosewhoassistwiththebeachset-upandwatersafetyeachweek.TheJuniorsareavitalcomponentofourfuturesustainability;notwithstandingthelifeskillsitteachestheyoungsters.Itisevidentbytheparticipationnumbersandresultsatcarnivalsthatweareproducingqualityfuturelifesavers.

IwouldliketopersonallythankthedepartingDirectorofJuniorDevelopmentMichaelRandazzofortheleadership,dedicationandhardworkhehasputinoverthethreeyearsasleader.Thankyou!

Ourcompetitionsectioncontinuestodeliveramazingresultsandweholdupwellwhencomparedtoothersuperclubswithinsurflivesavingthathaveunlimitedfundsandtrainingresources.

Resultslikeninthintherecent2019OpenAustralianChampionshipsheldatBroadbeachinextremesurfconditionsandthirdat2019OpenNSWStatetitlesisatruereflectionofhowhardourcompetitorstrainandstepupwhentheyarerequiredtocompeteindividuallyandinteamevents.

CongratulationsareextendedtoallthosememberswhowonorgainedaplaceattherecentAustralianYouthandOpenChampionships.Theirrecordsofachievementareoutlinedelsewhereinthisreport.

I would like to thank our Director of Surf Sports Peter King, Deputy Director of Surf Sport Andrew Evans and allsectionalheadsandcoacheswhohavegivensomuchduringtheseason–yourhardworkhaspaidoff.

EloueracontinuestobefinanciallystableduetotheongoinghardworkoverseeingallexpensesandtransactionswithintheclubbyourDirectorofFinance,RoryGillespie,andthefinancecommittee(BrianThompson,RonHegartyandSteveWarncken).

OurfinancialviabilitywouldnotbepossiblewithoutthesupportthatElouerahasreceivedfromitsmanysponsors.YourassistanceisgreatlyappreciatedbyallmembersoftheClub.Theongoingcontributionmadebyourmajorsponsor,theSutherlandDistrictTradeUnionClub(Tradies)hasbeensignificant.ThisyearsawtheintroductionoftheEloueraSLSC–TradiesScholarshiptoassistyoungmemberswiththeirpost-HSCstudies.Tradiesalsoprovidefundsforthepurchaseofgenerallifesavingandcompetitionequipment,youthdevelopmentandsupportoftheannualSurfAwarenessClinic.Theyhavebeentheclub’smajorsponsorfor36years.

AdministrationoftheClubcontinuestoprovideastableplatformforourmembersandinteractionwiththemembersofthepublic.ThisisdonebythreelovelyladiesIwouldliketothank,KarleneHughes,KayHutchisonandDebbieMuscat.TheclubisalsofortunatetohavetheadministrativecapabilitiesofourDirectorofAdministration,DavidKowaldwhowasablyassistedbyLifeMemberRonHegarty.

IwouldliketothanktheClubExecutiveandtheentiremanagementcommitteefortheircontinuedeffortsinadministeringthisgreatClub.RunningaclubthissizeisverytimeconsumingwiththeeffortshowingrewardsthroughtheClub’scontinuedgrowthandsuccess.

Onasaddernote,TedBrookerpassedinOctoberafterabattlewithillness.AsummaryofTed’scontributiontoSLSAover70yearisincludedelsewhereinthisreport.SurfboatcrewsfromallfourBateBayclubswererepresentedatTed’sAshesScatteringCeremonyatEloueraSLSC.

Iwouldalsoliketoextendagreatdealofthanksandappreciationtothefollowing:

• ThePresidentsofthethreeotherBateBayClubs–RichardPinker(Cronulla),GeoffBudd(NorthCronulla)and Mark Sargeant (Wanda)

• TheDistrictChairmanJohnBentley,Secretary(IanToll)andTreasurer(AnitaPryke)• District Lifesaving Supervisor James Caterson• DistrictEducationSupervisorSteveUrquhartandhisassistantScottMarshall


• BrianThompsonourPatronwhohasmadeanoutstandingcontributiontothemaintainingourbuilding,the lounge and providing me ongoing guidance in being a successful President

• StaffatSurfLifeSavingSydney,LindaPerrin,andSarahWebster• OurFederalmember,theHon.ScottMorrisonMP,PrimeMinisterofAustralia,andStatemember,the

Hon.MarkSpeakmanSCMP,NSWAttorneyGeneralwhohavesupportedtheClub• CrCarmeloPesce-Mayor,andCouncillorsofSutherlandShireCouncil• CouncilChiefExecutiveOfficerManjeetGrewalandstaff• Thechairman,DennisMcHugh,directorsandstaffoftheTradies.Finally, my role as President would not have been possible without the support of my wife Leanne, daughters Jordan,Logan,CorbanandsonLachlan.

Theworkaspresidentoftenleadstolatenights,multiplemeetingnightsthroughouttheweekandtimeawayfromfamilyactivities.Iknowthattheclubandlifesavinghasbenefitedfromyourpatienceandunderstanding.

Ilookforwardtodoingitallagainnextyear.

Darren Galea Executive Director

Safety and Emergency Management Coordinator Darren Galea briefing the water safety team at Sydney Branch Carnival


director of Administration

Ipresenttoyouthe2018-19AnnualReportandFinancialStatementsoftheEloueraSurfLifeSavingClub.

Thishasbeenayearofconsolidationandtransition:

• Consolidationofmanyofthefantasticachievementsfrom2017-18.Whatismostpleasingisthatwhilethisyeardidnotofferasmanyhighlights,theclubmaintaineditshighstandardsinkeyareas.

• Transitionasthenewexecutivedirector,DarrenGaleabroughtanewstyle,andsomenewfaces,ontotheBoardofManagementwithPeterCarneyremainingavailabletoprovideguidanceasrequired.

Duringtheseasontherewerefineexamplesofthevarioussectionsoftheclubworkingtogether,suchastheconductoftheASRLtitles,surfawarenessclinicandtheJDCpre-seasonnippercamp.

LaterinthisreportIhaveincludeddetailsofthemass-rescueeventatNorthCronulladuringtheASRLtitlesinFebruary.Inriskmanagementparlance,itwasanear-misseventbecauseitoccurredoutsideourpatrolarea,andfortunatelytherewerenoinjuries,butwemustlearnfromthisevent.Itisapowerfulremindertousallofourprimarypurposeandtheneedtoremainvigilantaswellasrescue-readyatalltimes.

ThehardworkofClubDirectors,JuniorDevelopmentCommittee(JDC),PatrolCaptainsandallmembersbuiltthebasisofoursuccessesthisseason.Yourongoingsupporthasbeenverymuchappreciated.

HereisanoverviewoftheClub’sactivitiesandachievementsovertheseason.

Club Operations

OurcoreactivityisthatoflifesavingandtheprotectionofthecommunitywhochoosetocometoBateBay.Todothat,consistentwithourcharitablepurpose,weprovideeducationalopportunitiestomemberstobecomeproficientinlifesavingawards.

OurlifesavingactivitieshaveagainbeenledbyCameronSimpsonandhistwelvepatrolcaptains,whoarelisted elsewhere in this report, and it is with pleasure that again we can report, ‘No Lives Lost’.

FortheseasonendedApril2019,therewere323educationalawardsintheUnder6tounder13agegroupsand240awardstoolderagegroups.EloueraalsoprovidedlifesavingtothecommunitywhouseEloueraBeachwithinexcessof9,523hoursvoluntaryserviceprovided,resultingin473preventativeactions,32rescuesand29firstaidtreatments.

Thefollowingmembersarerecognisedfortheircommitmentinundertakingsignificantpatrolhours:

• LachlanTowns–144hours• JacksonTowns–142hours• DarrenGalea–118hours• AndrewMcKellar–117hours• SkyeRoyall-Mateer–116hoursThehoursshownaboveincludeEloueramembers’contributionstotheBranchSupportOperationsGroup,SupportSkiOperatorsandasDutyOfficerswhereapplicable.EloueraalsomakesacontributiontoWater


SafetyatStatebutthosehoursarenotavailable.

TheseasonagaincommencedwiththeNippersSurfCampatSussexInlet.Thiscampisfornippersandtheirfamiliestogettogethertopracticeskillspriortoseasonopening.Theclub’syouthmembersandeducationtrainerscomedowntoassistcoachespassonskillstothenextgenerationandconductproficiencies.

AlsoinSeptember,BellaSummerswasselectedtoparticipateinthethree-day2018JuniorDevelopmentAcademyProgramasoneof44promisingwaterathletesagedbetween12and14yearsold.

Septemberalsosawthelaunchoftheclub’slatestSSV(Side-by-SideVehicle),the‘PaulSeymour’.Paulisalong-servingpatrolcaptainwhowillinglyvolunteershistimeinmanyotheraspectsoftheclub’soperationandin2017-18wasawardedthe10-Year100%PatrolLongServiceAward.

SophieBurnsandKiaraSummersparticipatedintheSLSNSW2019YouthOpportunityMakersWorkshopatCollaroyon15–17Apr2019.TheYouthOpportunityMakersWorkshopisgearedtowardscreatinggreaterawarenessofopportunitiesandindividualabilitiesin15–17yearoldmembers.JacksonTownsassistedwithpresentingtheworkshop.

KylaDaleyparticipatedintheSLSSydney201918–25EnrichmentProgramatWollongongon12–14April.Theprogramisdesignedtoengagemembers,whohavethepotentialtobecomefutureleadersandhaveaninterestingrowingwithinSurfLifeSaving.Theprogramobjectivesareintendedtofosterleadership,engageparticipantswithinSurfLifeSaving,developandextendinglifesavingpathways,bringtogetherlike-mindedparticipantswithapassionforSurfLifeSavingandgiveparticipantstheopportunitytodevelopleadershipskillsandengagewithothermemberswithinSydneyBranchandbeyond.

DecembersawElouerahostingtheannualOhanacarnivalon8December.ThisfollowstheEloueraMasters’CarnivalheldinlateOctober.

TheTrainingandEducationawardsincreasedacrosstheboardthisseasonthankstothehardworkofournewDirectorofEducation,AmberGarcia,withLeahByrneprovidingmuchlogisticsupport.Itwasgreattosee.

TheSurfLifeSavingSydneyAwardsofExcellencewerepresentedatafunctionheldattheICCinDarlingHarbouron25May2018.Eloueranominatedanumberofmembersforawardsandcongratulationstothosememberswhoattainedawardsonthenight.

Theclub’snominationswere:

• SurfSportsTeamoftheYear–U19MaleTaplin(ChrisKing,ConnorLevings,MatthewSperring)• SurfSportsAthleteoftheYear–GrantWilkinson• SurfSportsYouthAthleteoftheYear–ChrisKing• SurfSportsYouthAthleteoftheYear–MichaelHanna• SurfSportsU15AthleteoftheYear–PeterThoroughgood• OfficialoftheYear–PeterCarney• CoachoftheYear–ChrisDavis(withDavinaStraus)We were successful in the following awards:

• SupportOperationsMemberoftheYear–JacksonTowns• SurfSportsYouthAthleteoftheYear–MichaelHanna• SurfSportsU15AthleteoftheYear–PeterThoroughgood


• SurfSportsCoachoftheYear–ChrisDavis• AreaPatrolEfficiency(Cronulla/Sutherland)–EloueraSLSC• 2019BranchAgePointscoreChampions–EloueraSLSCEloueracontinuesitssupportandcontributiontoSurfLifeSavingSydneyactivitiesandremainsprominentinlifesaving,education,surfsportsandthesupportoperationsgroup.

ThefollowingEloueramemberscontributedtheirtimetoSydneyBranch’sSupportSkiServices:JavierGarcia,MattGentle,DavidKowald,AndrewMcKellar,JacksonTownsandLachlanTowns.AndrewMcKellaralsoperformed the role of branch RWC coordinator for the season and trained new drivers during the winter with theassistanceofJacksonTowns.

CameronBurnsbecameanaccreditedUAV(drone)operator,andthefollowingEloueramemberscontributedtheirtimeasDutyOfficersinSydneyBranch:DarrenGalea,JacksonTownsandLachlanTowns.

Commercial Operations

TheyearstartedwithachangeintheadministrationteamasKarleneHughestookovertheFunctionsManagerrolefromBrianThompsonandKayHutchisonjoinedtheteamasAdministrativeAssistant.BrianhaddoneatremendousjobformanyyearsinbuildinguptheWashingtonLoungeoperationsandpassingonhisknow-howtoKarlene.Toaccommodatetheincreaseinfulltimestaff,theclubalsoupgradeditsofficecomputersystem.

The Washington Lounge, combined with rental income from the two sub lease holders, Summer Salt RestaurantandBianchini’sCafé,providesastrongrevenuebasetosupporttheclub’scorebusiness–lifesaving–andmaintainanaggressivescheduletopaydownthebankloanestablishedfortheStage2buildingworksin2017.

TheBoardalsosupportedarequestfrommemberstoincreasetheavailabilityoftheWashingtonloungetomembers by reserving Friday nights during the patrol season for social events, and introducing yoga sessions targetedattheyouthmembersintheeveningsmid-week.

Supporters

Itiswithsadnessthatwenotethepassingofoneofourbestduringtheseason–TedBrookerOAM.Tedwasa great man, having been awarded life membership of Elouera, Surf Life Saving Sydney and Surf Life Saving

Wanda, Elouera, North Cronulla and Cronulla surf boats crews at Ted Brooker’s ashes scattering ceremony.


NSWamongmanyhonours.ThereismoredetailonTed’slifelaterinthisreport.

TheClubextendsitsthankstoourFederalMembertheHon.ScottMorrisonMP,PrimeMinister,andhisStatecolleaguetheHon.MarkSpeakmanMPSC,Attorney-GeneralfortheircontinuedsupportoftheClub.

TheSutherlandShireCouncilcontinuesitssupportandassistancetoEloueraandweextendourthanksinparticulartotheMayor,CrCarmeloPesceandChiefExecutiveOfficerManjeetGrewalforcontinuingthecouncil’sgeneroussupportofthefourBateBayclubs.

Again,thecooperation,support,andassistanceprovidedbyBrettRichardson,ManagerofPublicSafetyandLifeguardServicesandhisteamoflifeguardsisoutstanding.TheirsupportduringASRLTeamNavyAustralianChampionshipswassignificantinensuringtheNorthCronullamassrescueendedwell,butitisayear-roundpartnershipthatconsistentlydeliversasafeaquaticenvironmentforthepublic.

Immediatelypriortothe2019ASRLTeamNavyAustralianChampionshipsElouera’sboatsectionsponsors,BreenHoldings,EnwareandJBLpropertyDevelopmentscombinedtopresenttheclubwithfundstopurchase16oarsand12rowlocks.

It is also appropriate that I acknowledge our major sponsor, The Sutherland District Trade Union Club (‘Tradies’)foritscontinuedandvaluedsupport.Thissponsorshiphasbeencontinuoussincethe1983-84season,some36yearsandcounting,andisgreatlyappreciatedandvaluedbyallmembersofElouera.

TheTradiessponsorshipcontinuestoprovidefundsforthepurchaseoflifesavingandcompetitionequipment,andsupportforTheTradies–EloueraSurfAwarenessClinic,whichcompletedits37thyear.ToPresidentDennisMcHugh,hisBoardofDirectors,GeneralManagerJasonMcMasterandtheirteam,IwouldliketoexpressourgratitudeandappreciationforyourcontinuedsupportofEloueraandwelookforwardtoourcontinuedcollaboration.

Tradiesalsogenerouslyofferedtofundascholarshiptoassistlongservingmembersinthe17to25yearagegroupwhoareorwillbeundertakingfurtherstudiesortraining,havingcompletedtheirHSC.Theinauguralawardee of the Elouera SLSC – Tradies ScholarshipisChrisKing.

Specialthanksalsoto:SutherlandMazda;TomBreenfromBreenHoldings,MichaelVimpanyandFreyaAnnettsfromIllawarraBlindsandAwnings;andKymandBrettRichardsonfromOhanaOceanAthleticsfortheirtremendoussupportofElouera,particularlytheEloueraNippers.Thiscontributesimmenselytothetrainingandeducationofouryouth.


To the Club’s many other sponsors, who are listed elsewhere in this Report, our thanks for your support, withoutwhichitwouldbedifficulttoprovidefortheeducationandtrainingofmemberswhoultimatelyprovideprotectiontothecommunity.

TheClubalsorecognisesthecontributionoftheSLSA’sNationalMajorPartnersofSurfLifeSaving,Westpac,DHL,HoldenandDulux.Westpac’ssponsorshipenablestheprovisionoftheWestpacLifesaverRescueHelicopterService.DHLenablesuniformstobeprovidedtopatrollinglifesavers.

Alsoacknowledgedarethegenerouscontributionsfrom:SLSNSW’ssponsorsClubsNSW,Environbank,Wet‘n’Wild, Midford, Sharkskin, Dolphin, and Energy Locals; and SLS Sydney branch’s sponsors the Sydney Airports CorporationandStreets.TheBRPGrantsprogram,whichhasnowbeenrunfor10seasons,enablesSLSSydneybranchtopurchasediscountedRescueWaterCraft(jetskis).

WealsoacknowledgeSLSNSWandtheSLSA’sSurfLifeSavingFoundationforconductingfundraisingonbehalfofBranchesandClubs.Elouerabenefittedagainthisyearwithashareofthestatewidedistributionoffunds.

Community Engagement

The eleventh Cook Community Classicwasheldon18November,andagainstronglysupportedbyElouera.ItcombinesacompetitivesurfcarnivalbetweenthefourBateBaySurfClubs,anoceanswimandacarnivalatmosphereinthesurroundingarea.InconjunctionwiththeCookClassic,amajorcommunityrafflewasalsoheldwithEloueradonatingoneoftheprizesbutbenefittingfromsubsequentticketsales.Overthepast11years,theCookCommunityClassichasraisedwellover$1milliontosupportaround80participatingcommunitygroups.

SutherlandShireCouncilhasasistercityrelationshipwithChuoCity,TokyoandLakewoodCity,Colorado.TheChuo City relationshipprovidesaculturalstudentexchangeprogrambetweenthecitieswherestudentsvisitforashort-termstay,experiencinghome-stay,schoolandlifeinAustralia.About24–30JapanesejuniorhighschoolstudentsvisitedtheShireduringterm3.Augustthisyearwillbethesixthyearwherewewillagainprovideasurf/beachexperienceforthesestudents.ThankstoWarrenSmithforhisstrongsupportofthisevent.

In November, the club hosted a fundraising event on Melbourne Cup day with proceeds being donated to the Dandelion Support Network, which supports vulnerable families by being able to provide children’s clothes andnurseryitemsforfamiliesinneed,throughhospitalsandsupportagencies.

Thisyearwasthe37thyearthatElouerahasconductedtheTradies Elouera Surf Awareness Clinic.TheorganisingcommitteeconsistedofDebbieBrooking,MichaelBatty,BasilLewis,LeahByrne,NatalieChandler,andKathrynTannerfromTradies.Thisyearsaw278childrenagedbetween7and12attendtheClinicsupportedbyagroupofaround100volunteermembers,includinganumberofourTradiesDirectors.Also,the commitment of resources by Sutherland Shire lifeguards and the Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter in providingademonstrationofasimulatedrescuewasgreatlyappreciated.

EloueraNippersagainconductedthewell-regardedinclusivenessYellow Fins program.Thisprogram,deliveredincollaborationwithAutismSpectrumAustralia(Aspect),providesnippersclassestokidsontheautismspectrum.Itispleasingtoseeothersurflifesavingclubsbegintooffersimilarprograms.

NipperscontinuedwiththeTake 3 for the Sea Project.Take3isanamazinginitiativethathasbeensetupwiththesupportoftheGovernment’sEnvironmentalTrust.

Continuingwiththeenvironmentaltheme,inAugust,theWashingtonLoungeceasedofferingplasticstraws


toguests.AndinNovember,theNipperspartneredwithClean Oceans AustraliatoreducetheuseofplasticbottlesonElouerabeach.Theclubupgradeditslong-servicechilledwaterdispenserandtopqualityhardwearingdrinkbottleswereissuedtonippersandpatrollingmembers.

TheNipperswerealsobusyovertheweekendofMay4–52019,participatingintheSutherland Shire Relay For Life,alongwithNippersfromtheotherBateBayclubsand132otherteamsfromtheShirecommunity.Elouera’steamwasledbyLeighMckeown.FundsraisedbyEloueracontributedtothe$391k+donatedfromtheeventthisyeartotheCancerCouncilofNSW.

Elouera SLSC was represented at the 43rd Annual Sutherland Shire Mayoral Debutante Ball held on Saturday 25MayatSutherlandEntertainmentCentreinsupportoftheStGeorge&SutherlandMedicalResearchFoundation,whichraisesbothfundsandawarenessforthevitalworkofthemedicalresearchersatStGeorgeandSutherlandhospitals.

TheClubcontinuedwithtradition,withBoardmembers,supportedbyNipperrepresentatives,attendingat ANZAC Daycommemorativeservicesatfourlocationsintheshire:Cronulla,Caringbah,MirandaandSutherland.

AlsoonANZACDay,OliverandSaschaChandlerattendedthedawnserviceatBomanaWarCeremonyinPapuaNewGuineahavingcompletedaneight-daytrekoftheKokodatrail.Indoingso,theyraisedover$18kmoneyforAct for Kids – a charity which gives free therapy to kids who have been abused or neglected and educates young ones in schools on how to preventanddiscloseabuse.

Anothermember,SamanthaHewittraised$2,100tosupportand raise awareness for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research.

Eloueraalsocontinueditscommitmentforthesixthyearto Cure Cancer Australia’s ‘Can Too’ swim program,whichbuildsparticipantsconfidenceinthesurfandenablesthemtoparticipateinoceanswimevents.ThankstoMichaelByrneandhisteamforfacilitatingthetrainingsessions,thefirstofwhichcommencedinNovemberandranthroughtotheendofFebruary.InMarchandApril,Elouerahostedasecondgroupthatwerepreparingfora5kmmarathonswim.

Elouera,togetherwiththeotherthreeClubs,participatedintheannualBate Bay Blood Drive.Elouerahad14bloodand10plasmadonorsforthismostworthyendeavour,assistinginsaving75lives.

Toassistlifesavingininternationaljurisdictions,EloueradonatedanumberofoldrescueboardstoDavidFieldfromNorthCudgenSLSC,whopassedthemontolifesaversinnortheastAsia.

OvertheseasonwealsoparticipatedinorassistedintheuseoftheClubfacilitiesbylocalschoolsforsportingandeducationalpurposes.

Competition

Theseasonkickedoffon14–15July2018withEloueracompetinginthe2018NSWPoolRescueChampionshipsatWoyWoy,withtheOpenstakingout4thplaceintheoverallpointscoreand7thinYouth.

2018NSWInterbranchChampionshipswereheldatBlackheadBeachonSaturday8thandSunday9thDecember,2018.MichaelKembercaptainedtheteam,whichalsoincludedChrisKingintheOpenTeam,andJeremyHall,BellaSummers,KaiRobertson,CharlieMorris,andPeterThoroughgoodinthejuniors.


CongratulationstoPeterThoroughgoodwhowasoneoftwentyathletesselectedtorepresentNSWintheYouthPathwaysCup.Petergained1stPlaceintheU15MaleFlags,and1stplaceintheU15MaleBeachSprint.TheYouthPathwayCupallowsthebrightestprospectsattheU14andU15leveltotesttheirskillsagainstthebestAustraliahastooffer.

TheILSLifesavingWorldChampionshipswereheldinAdelaidefrom16Novemberto2December.MichaelHanna,whowasselectedintheAustralianYouthTeam,wongoldmedalsintheYouthBeachSprintandYouthFlagsevent.

Theboatieshadanothergoodyear,withanincreasingnumberofparticipantscomingtoElouera;eightcrewswereformedthisseason.Boththeopenmen’sandopenwomen’screwswereselectedtorepresentSydneybranchattheinterbranchtitles,andthewomen’screwwasselectedaspartofthewinningNSWteamattheinterstatesurfboatchallengeattheASRLAustralianChampionships.Theirrepresentativeseasonstartedin December with both the women’s open crew and the men’s open crew winning silver medals at the ILS LifesavingWorldChampionships.Silverwasaconsistentthemefortheopenwomenastheywerealso2ndattheNSWandAustralianOpentitles.Alsoofnotewasthat,attheAustralianOpentitles,thethreeElouerateamsallfinishedonthepodiumwiththeU23men’salsotakingoutsilver,andtheopenmen’sfinishing3rd.

On15–17February,Eloueraagainhostedthe2019ASRLTeamNavyAustralianChampionships,consistingof328boatcrewsfrom86clubsfromsixstates.Thiswasanotherhugewhole-of-clubeffortthatwaswell-regardedbycompetitorsandthecommunityalike,aswastheresponsefromthecarnivaldutyofficersandwatersafetytotheNorthCronullamassrescueonthefinaldayofcompetition.

The2019NSWStateChampionships,supportedbyYourLocalClub,wereagainhostedbySwanseaBelmontatBlacksmith’sBeachingoodsurf.Ournippers,competingintheNSWAgeChampionshipsfinished8thwith124points(2017result–firston179points).OntheOpenChampionshipPointscore,Elouerafinishedacommendable3rdon246points(2018result–8thon134points)andtheMasterscame41stwith15points(2017result–26thon43points).

The2018-19AustralianSurfLifeSavingChampionshipswasjointlyhostedbyBroadbeachSLSCandNorthBurleighSLSCinQueenslandfrom30Marchto7Aprilinconditionsthatwerevariouslydescribedaschallengingandextreme,withvenuechangesbeingrequiredonoccasions.IntheOpenevents,Eloueracameacommendable9thon92points,andtheyouthteamcamefifth.Thefollowingmembersachievingmedalwinning success:

GOLD

• U19MaleTaplinRelay–ConnorLevings,ChrisKing,andMattSperring• U19MaleSurfRace–HarryCame• U19Make2kmOceanSwim–HarryCame• U19BoardRelay–JakeEvans,ChrisKing,andMackenzieHannington.SILVER

• OpenFemaleBoatCrew–LauraArmistead,SamanthaHewitt,SarahHill,TaraLal,GWilkinson(Sweep)• U23MaleBoatCrew–AidanMartin,LachlanHill,PatrickBird,LukeHuertas,MichaelMcBain(Sweep)• U19MaleFlags–MichaelHanna• U19MaleSurfBeltRace–HarryCame,LachlanGalea-Stacker,ConnorLevings,ShamusO’Connorand

ThomasWhittle• U19MaleBeachSprint–MichaelHanna.


BRONZE

• OpenMaleBoatCrew–RoryGillespie,MattGuy,MichaelHenry,JoelZamek,GWilkinson(Sweep)• U19MaleBoardRace–ChrisKing• U19FemaleBeachRelay–TaliahLummow,EllaRandazzo,BrigitteSalib,andRachelTougher• U17FemaleBeachRelay–EllaRandazzo,BrigitteSalib,RachelTougher,andMarnieVimpany• U19MaleTubeRescue–JakeEvans,ChrisKing,ConnorLevings,andMattSperring• U19MaleSurfTeam–HarryCame,JakeEvans,ChrisKing,andMattSperring.Congratulationstoallwhorepresentedandsupportedtheclub.NextyeartheAussieTitleswillremaininQueenslandandagainbejointlyhostedbyBroadbeachSLSCandNorthBurleighSLSCfrom18Aprilto26April2020.Bestwishestoallwhocompete.

Finally,EloueraforthefourthtimehostedtheMasters’SpringClassicCarnivalon21October.Thiseventisimportantindevelopingasenseofcommunityamongourownandotherclubs’members.

Outside of surf life saving events, the following members achieved success in related sports:

• InOctober,BrentMcKinnonspearheadedanumberofEloueracompetitorsandteamcompetingintheCoolangattaGold.Brent,competingfortheninthtime,came1stinhisagecategoryinthelongcourseevent

• In April, both Danielle Gowan and Nathan Neale were selected to be members of the Paddle Australia 2019OceanRacingWorldChampionshipsTeam,intheOpenWomen’sandU23Men’seventsrespectively.Theteamwillcompeteatthe2019ICFOceanRacingWorldChampionshipstobeheldinSaint-PierreDeQuiberon,Franceon9–15September2019

• AlsoinAprilMichaelHannaachievedsuccessduringtheEasterStawellGiftrunningfestival,winningtheGiftHotelArthurPostleHandicap70msprint.

Administration

OurthanksalsototheCronullaSutherlandDistrictCouncilofSurfLifeSavingcapablyledbyJohnBentley.TheCouncilcontinuestooperateinacordialandcooperativemannertomeetthechallengesthatconfrontSurfLifeSavinginthedistrict.Mythanksto:

• ThePresidentsoftheotherBateBayClubs–RichardPinker(Cronulla),GeoffBudd(NorthCronulla)andMark Sargeant (Wanda)

• DistrictChairmanJohnBentley,DistrictSecretaryIanTollandTreasurerAnitaPryke• LifesavingAreaSupervisorJamesCaterson,EducationAreaSupervisorStephenUrquhartassistedby

ScottMarshall.TomyfellowExecutiveandDirectors,thankyouforyourcommitmentandcontributiontotheadministrationoftheClub.ThecontributionofMelanieIngraminpreparinganddistributingtheWarriorthroughouttheseasonismuchappreciated.ToyourDeputyDirectorofAdministration,RonHegarty,IextendthanksforhisthoughtfulguidanceandassistancetomeandhiscontinuedselflesscommitmenttoallthingsElouera.

In closing, my thanks to Karlene Hughes, Kay Hutchison and Debbie Muscat for their professional approach in keepingtheadministrativesideoftheClubfunctioningandlookingafterallthefunctionenquiriesandhires.AndspecialthankstoAngelaforhersupportathome.

David Kowald Director of Administration


board of Management Meeting org Chart

Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Board of Management

Executive Director

Deputy Executive Director

Director of Administration(Public Officer)

Director of Lifesaving

Director of Finance

RegistrarOffice Assistant(s)

Constitution CommitteeUniform Committee

Child Protection Officer

Deputy Director of Administration and

Finance

Finance Committee

PatronVice Patrons

Hon. Legal AdvisorJudiciary CommitteeExecutive Committee

House CommitteeBuilding Committee

Gym CommitteeBar Staff

CaretakerWHS Officer

Director of Surf Sports

Deputy Director of Lifesaving and

Education

Beach CaptainBoat Captain

Board CaptainSki Captain

Swim CaptainSurf Sports Committee

Coaching PanelSelection Committee

IRB CaptainMasters Captain

Life Saving Competition Captain

Race SecretaryTeam Manager

Touring Team Committee

IRB CaptainHon. Medical Advisor

Club Awards CommitteeLife Saving Committee

Patrol CaptainsLifesaving Equipment Officer

Director of Education

Director of Youth Coordination

Director of Junior Development

(JDC Chairman)

Director of Marketing

Deputy Director of Surf Sports

Director of Major Events

Immediate Past President (1-year)

Training OfficersExaminersFacilitators

Youth Committee

Junior Development Committee(Nippers)

Sponsorship Committee

Publicity Officer

Social OrganiserCarnival Committee

Surf Awareness CommitteeSpecial Events Committee

Legend:

Sub-committee or non-voting board position

Executive Committee Position with Voting Rights

Board Position with Voting Rights


board of Management Meeting Attendance

Name 16 Jul

2018

20 Aug 2018

18 Sept 2018

16 Oct

2018

20 Nov 2018

17 Dec

2018

21 Jan

2019

18 Feb

2019

18 Mar 2019

1 5 Apr

2019

21 May 2019

17 Jun

2019Michael BattyPSM X X X X A X X X X X A X

Peter Carney X X X A A X A A X X X XAndrew Evans X X X X X X X X X X X X

Darren Galea X X X X X X X X X X X XAmber Garcia X X A X X A X X X X X

Rory Gillespie X X X X X X X A X X X X

Ron Hegarty X X X X A X X X A A X XPaul Ingram X X X X X A X X X X XPeter King A X X X A X A X X X A XDavid Kowald X X X X X X X X X X X XBasilLewis XAndrew McKellar X A X X X X X X X X X A

Michael Randazzo X X X A A X A A X A X A

Cameron Simpson X X X A A X X A X X A X

Glen Stortenbeker X X X A X A X A A A A

Mark Summers X X A X A X X A X X X

X InattendanceA Absent with apology

= Absent without apology

Back Row: Ron Hegarty, Andrew McKellar, Andrew Evans, Paul Ingram, Mark SummersMiddle Row: Amber Garcia, Peter Carney

Front Row: Michael Randazzo, Darren Galea, Rory Gillespie, David KowaldAbsent: Michael Batty PSM, Peter King, Cameron Simpson, Glen Stortenbeker


director of Finance

Firstly,IwouldliketothanktheFinanceCommittee,BrianThompsonandStephenWarnckenfortheirsupportoveryetanotherseason.

Fromafinancialperspective,ithasbeenanotherverybusyseasonforElouera.

Repayment of building loan

Atimelineofthebuildingworksandrepaymentoftheloanisoutlinedbelow:

• Totalcostofconstruction–$850,000

• Membersapprovedaloanofupto–$600,000

• Constructioncompleted–September2017

• Totalamountborrowed–$450,000

• Firstrepaymentmadein–November2017

• RepaymentsmadeinFY2018–$230,000

• Amountowedatbeginningof2019financialyear–$220,000

• RepaymentsmadeinFY2019–$220,000

• Amountowedatendof2019financialyear–$0

Theloantermwasinitiallysixyears;howeveritwasrepaidinfullwithin15months.ThistrulyisatestamenttotheforesightandforwardplanningfromthecurrentandpreviousBoardofManagementcommittees.

Season 2018-19

Despitetheearlyrepaymentoftheloan,theclubhascontinuedtoinvestinlifesaving,educationandsurfsportsinitiativesandwillcontinuetodoso.Thisisevidencedthroughournon-buildingcapitalexpenditurethisseason,whichexceeded$70,000andincluded:newoarsfortheboatsection,anewATV,twonewairconditioningunitsforthegym,fournewrescueboards,gymequipment,officeequipmentandothereducation/patrollingitems.

Thankyoutoourmajorsponsor,theTradiesandalsoTomBreenfortheirsignificantcontributionsinseason2019.Therearemanyothersponsors,donorsandsupporterswhocontributedtotheclubfromafinancialperspectivethisseason.Wewouldn’tbeinthepositionwearetodaywithoutthissupport,sothankyouall!

Specialmentionmustalsogotoourfunctionsmanager,KarleneHughes,forhereffortsinrelationtotheWashingtonLounge,whichcontinuestobethemajorsourceofrevenuefortheclub.Revenuethisyearincreasedapproximately9%onlastyear.ManythanksKarleneandalsoBrianThompsonandStephenWarnckenontheBarandLoungeCommittee.

EloueraheldtheAustralianSurfRowersLeague(‘ASRL’)Openforthesecondtimethisyear.Fromafinancialperspective,itwasevenmoresuccessfulthanlastyear.Totalrevenuesforthecluboverthelasttwoyears


haveexceeded$100,000.Amassiveclubeffortfromallaspectsoftheclub–nippers,competitors,patrollingmembers,boardmembersandlifemembers.

Financial Result

Memberswillnoticethatthisyearweexperiencedanetlossofapproximately$64,000ontheProfitandLossStatementcomparedtoalossin2018intheamountof$5,000.Theprimarydriversofthisresultareareductioninsponsorships/donations,anincreaseindepreciationasaresultofthebuildingworks(non-cash)andanincreaseinemployeeexpensesthroughthecapacityintheoffice.

Inotehoweverthatdespitethe‘loss’of$64,000ontheProfitandLossStatement,wewereabletogenerateasurplusof$290,000fromoperations,ofwhich$70,000wasattributedtocapitalexpenditureand$220,000wasusedtorepaythebuildingloan.

Season 2019-20

Despitethe‘loss’incurredinFY19,weareinahealthyfinancialpositionwithstrongincomeforecastforFY20.

TheBoardofManagementhavealreadycommencedanumberofinitiativeswhichhaveafinancialimpactontheclub.Theseinclude:

• Thecommencementofacapitalworks‘savings’fund,whichwillincreaseby$5,000permonth

• Thereintroductionofthesnowtripfor100%patrolmembers

• Purchaseofanelectronicstoragesolutionfortheoffice

• Purchaseofnewofficeequipmentandanewicemachine

• PlanningforthenewSurfSportscoachingteam

• Commencinginvestigationsintopotentialalterationstothedownstairsareaoftheclubhouse

Asalways,wewillcontinuetoinvestinlifesaving,educationandsurfsports.

GoElouera!

Rory Gillespie Director of Finance

Mass rescue of 40 people on bate bay wins award

Amassrescueofanykindisabigoperationforapatroltomanage.On17February40peoplefellvictimtobeingsweptoffasandbarsuddenlyatNorthCronulla.Inasinglemomentwhat seemed like a perfect day at the beach could have endedintragedy.

ItwasahotsummerSundayasthousandsflockedtotheBateBaybeachesfortheday.Conditionsweremoderatewithwavesupto1.25metres,thetemperaturehit30degreesandthewaterwaswarm.Themasseswerekeepingcoolinthewater while just up the beach at Elouera the Australian Surf RowersLeague(ASRL)surfboatfinalswerewellunderway.

Justbefore2pmconditionssuddenlychanged.Thetidebegantoriseandaswaterflowedacrossthesandbank,peopleswimminginthewaveslosttheirfootingandwerepulledrapidlyouttoseawiththeripcurrent.

One of the swimmers, Robert Gascoigne described the rapid changeinconditions,“Ienteredthewaterbetweentheflagsuptochestheightbeforedivingunderawave.WhenIwenttocomeupIcouldn’treachthebottom.Itriedtotakeawaveback to where I could stand but realised I wasn’t gaining groundafteracoupleofattempts.”

LookingbackattheflagsMrGascoignerecountedthathecould see he was a lot further out than he thought and he wasbeingpulledtothenorth.Hewasoneof40peoplewhowerequicklyoutoftheirdepthandbeginningtopanic.

Almost immediately, the patrol tower responded and alerted the North Cronulla SLSC patrol and Sutherland Shire Council Lifeguards.Amassrescuewasunderway.Theredandyellowflagsweredroppedtoindicateaclosedbeachwhile12rescueboards,sixswimmerswithrescuetubes,anInflatableRescueBoat(IRB)andjetskimadetheirwayouttothegroup.

Realising the enormity and severity of the incident, surroundingsurfclubsracedtoassistwithanadditionaltwoIRBsandtheSydneyBranchSupportOperationsjetski,togetherwiththetwoLifeguardjetskis.

Asthelifesavingassetstriagedthesituationtobringtheswimmers to shore, three vehicles arrived from Elouera along withsixadditionalsurflifesaversandlifeguards.

SLSSydneyDutyOfficerandSafety&EmergencyOfficerofthe ASRL event Joel Wiseman remembers hearing a radio calloutforlifeguardjetskis.“Iheardthecallandthenlookedtomyright.Therewereabout10peopleonboardsandwithrescuetubesracingtowardsthewater.Iquicklytaskedalltheevent’ssafetycraftdownthebeachtoassist.”

AnotherDutyOfficerrecallstheresponsetotheunfoldingemergencyascalm.“Therewasaprocessionofcraftand

lifesavers delivering people to the beach then returning to seatorescuemore.”

“Backonthebeach,patrolmembersassistedthepatients,reassuringthemandprovidingadditionalsupportasrequired.Thebeachwasstrangelysilentwithalleyesfixedonthewater.”

MrGascoignesaidhelookedaroundandnoticedamanandyoung girl with their hand up signalling for assistance as well aseightotherswhowerestruggling.“Alifesaveronaboardpaddledovertomewithinminutes.Iheldontothehandlesontheboardbeforeajetskitookmetoshore.ItwasallcarriedoutsofastthatIwasinareasonablecondition.”

Within15minutestheteamwerereturningthefinalpatientstothebeachwithmanythankingtheirrescuerspersonally.

“Atalltimesthesurflifesaversconductedthemselvesinathoroughlyprofessional,reassuringandsupportivemanner,for which I am very grateful,” said Mr Gascoigne, a comment thatwasechoedbyeveryonerescuedthatafternoon.

Thepatrolestimatedthatupto2000beach-goerswereonthebeachatNorthCronullaatthetimeoftherescue.Theywerewitnesstooneofthebiggest,collaborativemassrescuesconductedbySurfLifeSaving.

Joel Wiseman commented that many of the people watching whowereattendingtheASRLeventsaiditwasoneofthebest rescues they’d ever witnessed and that he was proud to bepartoftheteam.

“Forme,itwasthebiggestmassrescueI’veeverseenunfold.Withoutthequickthinkingandseamlesscollaborationbetweensomanypeople,weavoidedpotentialtragedyonthebeachthatday.”

BrettRichardson,LifeguardManageratSutherlandShireCouncilsaidproudlyaftertheevent,“TheprofessionalismandresponsedisplayedisagreatexampleofthedepthwehaveintheBateBay…itresultedinthelivesofmanybeingsaved.”

ForNorthCronullaSLSCPresidentGeoffBudditwasanimpeccablyperformedoperationandsomethingthathesaysreflectsthetrainingandskillsofhismembersandtheircooperationwithothers.“Itcouldhaveturnedreallybadveryfast.Everyonejustfellintoplacewithwhatneededtobeexecuted.Itwasanexcellentrescueandresultinthatnooneneededresuscitationordefibrillation.”

The rescue was so successful in its response that not a single injury was recorded and was awarded Surf Life Saving NSW February2019RescueoftheMonthAward.

StorycourtesyofSurfLifeSavingNSW.

Video:youtu.be/CAcvgNe5FxA


director of Lifesaving

Elouerahascontinuedanotherseasonwithsomeamazingachievementsineducation,nippers,surfsportsandofcourselifesaving.Followingtheraisingoftheredandyellowflags,localsandtouristsflocktothebeachtoenjoyAustralia’siconicsummerlifestyle.Elouera’sdedicatedpatrolmembersmadethisseasonnodifferenttothelast,keepingBateBay’svisitorssafe.I’dliketothankyouallforyourhardwork.Withoutyourassistance,ourcorebusinesswouldbeextremelychallenging,theBoardofManagementisextremelygratefulforyourongoingvoluntarycommitment.

Followingonfrompreviousseasonswecontinuedwitha12patrolrosterand1rovingteamforthe2018/19patrollingseason,eachteamvaryinginsizeandadvancedawards.DuringtheseasonwehadalargenumberofnewSurfRescueCertificateandBronzeMedallionholderswhovolunteeredtohelpbolsterpatrols.Havingthesenewmembersincreasedsomeofthepatrolsthatwerestrugglingonnumbersfrompreviousseasons.Thishasmadeahugedifferenceandhopefullythiswillcontinuesopatrolnumbersstarttoleveloutacrosstheboard.Eachpatrolmemberhasmadeamassivecontributiontotheclub.Attimesduringtheseasonwehadchallengingconditions,weatherandnumerouspreventionsandrescues.Throughoutallofthis,eachmemberactedprofessionallyandusedtheirskillsandknowledgetoensurethebeachwaskeptsafe.Attimespatrolsassistedneighboringbeacheswithdifficultrescues,displayingtheamazingteamworkbothwithinandoutsidetheclub.WhileEloueraismadeupofmanysections,lifesavingistheheartandsoul.Thankstoallofthedevotedpatrollingmembers,wehaveonceagainaccomplishedourobjectiveandhadnoliveslostwhilepatrolling.Theseason’sstatisticsare:

• 9,523Patrollinghours

• 473Preventions

• 29FirstAidTreatments

• 32Rescues

Thisseason,ourrescueswereupfromthepreviousyears,howeverpreventionswerestillveryhighindicatingthatourpatrollingmembersarestillbeingproactivetowardsmembersofthepublicand,wherepossible,educatingthemonhowtoread,negotiatethesurfandwhattodoinanemergency.The32rescuesalsomeans32livessavedthisseason,andwithoutourdiligentpatrolmembersonthebeach,thefinaloutcomemighthavebeenverydifferent.Whileouragreementwithcouncilspecifiesstartandfinishtimes,themajorityofpatrolsputinextrahourstoensuretheSutherlandShireLifeguardshadthesupporttheyneededonbusydays.I’dliketothankallpatrollingmembersforgoingaboveandbeyondthecallofduty.TheentireBoardofManagementatEloueraisextremelyproudofyourefforts.

StartingthisseasonwehadacoupleofnewPatrolCaptains.Thisbroughtsomefreshideasandskills.Asawhole,all12PatrolCaptainsdisplayedincredibleleadershipandemergencymanagementskills.Attimes,conditionswerechallengingwithmassandmultiplerescues,medicalepisodesandchallengingsurf.Eachcaptainswiftlyledtheirteamtoapositiveoutcome.I’dliketothankall12ofyouforyourcommitmentduring the season, as always it’s been a pleasure working with you all and I hope to see you returning in the samerolenextseason.

For the past three seasons that I’ve been in the role of Director of Lifesaving, I’ve seen our working relationshipwithBrettRichardsonandhisteamatSutherlandShireLifeguardscontinuetodevelop.I’dliketothankBrett’steamforalltheirhardworkandsupporttoallpatrollingmembersoverthepastyears.Providingknowledgeofbeachconditionsonaregularbasis,assistingwithrescuesandemergencycarehas


beenakeyaspecttomakingtheseasonsosuccessful.Onceagain,thankyouandIhavenodoubtthattherelationshipwillcontinuetogrowintheyearsahead.

Thisyearwedidn’tofficiallyhaveanIRBCaptainbutI’dliketothankBobKingforhisassistanceinthemaintenanceofalltheIRBsthroughouttheseason.IRBsplayamajorpartinthemajorityofourrescues,thereforetheequipmentneedstoberunningatitspeakperformanceyearround.Withnumeroushulls,enginesandotherequipmentBobhasputinendlesshourstomakethishappen.I’dalsoliketothankourgrowingIRBteamformakingsurewe’recompliantwithourIRBrequirements.Attimes,vacancieshadtobefilledwithshortnotice.Memberssteppedupandvolunteeredextrahourstoensurewehadthecoverage.

AbigthankyouandcongratulationstoallmemberswhowereawardedwithElouera’spatrolefficiencyand100%attendanceaward.Yourservicetotheclubisheldinthehighestregardandisanincredibleachievement.ThisyeartheBoardofManagementfeltitwouldbeappropriatetoawardmemberswhoattended100%oftheirallocatedpatrolswithasubstantialreward,thatbeingatriptothesnowduringtheoffseason.Requirementsforthisawardincludedattendingalloftheirrosteredpatrolswithoutanysubstitutesandbeingontimeandfinishingatthedesignatedtime.Someofthesemembershadtoworkaroundfamily,workorothercommitmentstoguaranteetheymadetheirpatrols.Thisincentiveassistedtheclubensuringwehadadequatenumbersonthebeachthroughouttheseason.Theclubalsoofferedagiftofappreciationtothosememberswhofulfilled100%oftheirpatrollinghoursbutweren’tabletomakealltheirspecifiedpatrolsandrequiredasubstitute.

Thisyear,thePatrolPersonoftheYearwasawardedtoAndrewMcKellar.Andrewhasbeenalongservingmemberandhasmadesubstantialcontributionsinnumerousareasthroughouttheclub.Aninstigatorofanumberofrecentawardschemestorecognisemembers’efforts,endlesshoursonthebeach,manyseasons

Participants in the 2019 snow trip at Perisher


at100%patrolattendanceaswellasvolunteeringonthejetski,AndrewisalwayslookingtogotheextramileandisaveryworthyrecipientofPatrolPersonoftheYear.

TheJuniorPatrolPersonoftheYearfor2018-19wenttoLucyAlexander.ThisseasonwasLucy’sfirstasapatrollingmemberandnodoubtshewillbeoneoftheclub’sfutureleaders.Havingcompletedanumberofpatrolhoursalready,alsovolunteeringononeofmyrosteredpatrolswherewehadanextremelychallengingrescue.ThroughouttheentiretimeLucydemonstratedahighlevelofknowledge,skill,maturityandwasveryreassuringtothepatientandherfamily.Sheisaveryvaluedmemberoftheclubwhowillgoalongwayintheyearsahead.

As always, a big thank you to Karlene Hughes, Kay Hutchison and Debbie Muscat for their work with all administrationtasksrelatingtolifesaving.Hoursarespentensuringpatrollinghoursarekeptuptodate,remindersaresentouttoallmembersandordersarefulfilled,thishasmadeitmucheasierformetoconcentrateonotherareasofmyrole.OnceagainIhadamazingsupportfromJulieWalmsley,RodEnrightandPatrol11ensuringthatallequipmentwasserviced,stockedandoperationalfortheannualgearinspectionandthroughouttheseason.Thisisatirelesstaskandeveryoneensuredthatwehadeverythingpreparedwellbeforethedeadline.Thebranchinspectionteamcomplimentedonthepresentationandconditionoftheequipment,thishighlightsthepositiveworkdonebyJulie,RodandPatrol11.

There’sbeenanendlesscontributiontothelifesavingsectionbutonepersonwhostandsouttomeisthisyear’sPatrolPersonoftheYearandDeputyDirectorofLifesavingandEducation,AndrewMcKellar.ThisisAndrew’ssecondyearinthisroleafternumerousyearspriorinsimilarpositionsonElouera’sBoardofManagementandotherpositionsatSurfLifeSavingSydney.Andrew’spassionanddedicationtotherolehasassistedmesomuchinpastseasons.I’velearntsomuchandhavealwayshadsomuchsupport.I’dalsoliketothankExecutiveDirectorDarrenGaleaandtherestofElouera’sBoardofManagementfortheirassistancetothelifesavingsection.WithsomanysectionsthatmakeupElouera,theentireteamalwayscomestogetherandmakestherightdecisionsthatcontinuestopavethewayforanamazingfuture.

Eloueracontinuestoservethecommunitybykeepingthebeachessafe,makingitalocationforlocalsandvisitorstoenjoytheirsummer.Volunteeringendlesshoursisaselflessactthatthecommunityholdsinthehighestregard.AllofElouera’smembersshouldbeproudoftheireffortsinmakingthishappen.Thankyouallonceagainforanincredible2018/19seasonandIlookforwardtoseeingyouallnextseason.

GOELOUERA.

Cameron Simpson Director of Lifesaving

Bob King preparing IRBs for gear inspection IRB team at Surf Awareness Clinic


patrol captains 2018-2019

100% patrol attendees

No Patrol Name Captain Vice Captain1 BrianO’Sullivan Lachlan Towns Jackson Towns2 Les Hardy Keith Hughes Peter King3 BrianThompsonOAM Josh Muscat JackBryce4 Ian Toll MichaelByrne LachlanGalea-Stacker5 MikeBattyPSM Craig Findlay Darrin Lane6 Ron Hegarty BenFrancis Stephen Urquhart7 Graham Tangye Cameron Simpson Warren Smith8 BruceClark Emily Zytaruk Timothy Grant 9 Arthur White Paul Seymour Paul Kasparian10 Ron Pears OAM Peter Metro BelindaEmmerson-Franke11 John Gilligan Mark Taylor JeffReece12 TedBrookerOAM Chris Daley Jamie McLean

PhilipBrumby

SeanBryce

Glenn Cairncross

Chris Daley

Rod Enright

Neve Garcia

Jessica Grofski

Anthony Hutchison

Kay Hutchison

Lauren Hutchison

Chad Jarolimek

Peter Metro

Stuart Presgrave

KaylaPyett

RossPyett

Paul Seymour

Kevin Simmonds

Cameron Simpson

Warren Smith

Andrew Sugerman

Mark Taylor

Stephen Urquhart

PaulVanDam

Heather Woods

patrol Inflatable Rescue boat driversGlenn Caincross

Mark Carlton

ChristianCortes

Kirron Duncan

RowanEmmerson-Franke

Trent Enright

Darren Galea

Javier Garcia

Shea Garcia

David Kowald

PaulLaffan

Andrew McKellar

Daniel McMahon

BrettMoiler

Dennis Parker

Warren Smith

patrol efficiency awardDavid Kowald Andrew McKellar Skye-LyndaRoyall-Matter


ThefollowingtablesclearlydemonstrateElouera’scommitmenttoensuringaquaticsafetyandmemberdevelopmentduringtheSeason.

Rescue Statistics

Award Statistics

2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16Surf Rescue 32 28 30 34

BronzeMedallion 45 47 53 42BasicBeachManagement 17 4 3 3ResuscitationCertificate 1 55 55 0AdvancedResus/ARTC 40 3 3 14

First Aid 16 9 7 6IRBDriver 8 0 5 8IRBCrew 10 10 22 4

Spinal 1 0 0 6Defibrillation 0 0 0 0

All Other 66 13 7 22Subtotal 236 169 185 139

Nipper awards 323 357 374 412TOTAL all Awards 577 526 559 551

2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16No Gear 7 8 0 3

Rescue Tube 11 6 10 9RescueBoard 7 3 10 18

IRB 5 6 15 4Other 2 1 2 4

TOTALS 32 24 37 38

Preventions 473 370 506 1,074Lost Children 1 2 1 9

Searches 1 1 0 1Other 0 1 0 1

TOTALS 475 374 507 1,085

MarineStings 16 29 64 17Minor Cuts 10 5 10 4

Major Wounds 1 0 1 1Spinal 1 1 3 0Other 1 10 5 33

TOTALS 29 45 83 55

2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16Total Patrol Hours 9,523 9,387 9,171 10,431

Active patrol Statistics


director of Education and training

Education

Elouerahasastrongeducationethosfosteredbyaprofessional,dedicated,passionateteamoftrainers,assessorsandfacilitators.Thecommitmentandenthusiasmthesemembershaveshownthisseasonhasbeeninspiring.Thehourstheyspendrunningcourses,assessments,skillsmaintenancesessionsandmentoring,alladditionaltotheirpatrolhoursandotherclubresponsibilities,isaboveandbeyond.IamsogratefultothewholeTrainingTeamfortheirsupport.

This season, Elouera members should be very proud of the strong numbers of awards being achieved across allclassifications.

Skills Maintenance

Thisyearwefollowedthemodelfromtheprevioustwoseasons,schedulingeightBronzeMedallion,twoIRB,fourARTCandtwoSpinalsessions.Bronze,IRBandARTCsessionswerealsomadeavailableduringmanypatrolsbefore31December2018.

Movingforwardtonextseason,theEducationTeamwouldliketoseemorememberstakeadvantageofthescheduleddatesandcompletetheirproficienciesearlierintheseason.WewouldalsoencourageallmemberstosetupaprofileintheSLSMemberPortaltoallowthemtoseetheirproficiencystatusandnotleaveproficienciesuntilthelastminute.

Surf Rescue Certificates and Bronze Medallions

Asinpreviousyears,EloueraheldthreeBronzeMedallionandoneSurfRescueCertificatecourse,allwitha100%successrateduetoElouera’sexcellenttrainingteam.TheparticipationofseveralNipperparentsandYellowFinparentsbroughtthenumbersofBronzeMedallionrecipientsto45and32youngEloueramemberscompletedtheirSRC.

ItwasgreattoseemostofthesenewawardholderscontributingbacktotheclubbypatrollingorhelpingwithNipperswatersafety.

Our special thanks go to Steve Urquhart, who runs the annual SRC course at the start of the season, braving thegreySeptemberwaterstowelcomeournewgenerationoflifesavers.

Advanced Awards

Eloueramembersachievedarangeofadvancedawardsthisseason,buildingourrescueandresuscitationcapability.Notably,wehad42candidatescompletetheirART(AID)and17completetheirSilverMedallionBeachManagement.IntheIRBsection,21memberscompletedtheirCrewCertificatetogetherwiththreenewSilverMedallionIRBDrivers,atthetimeofwriting,whichisagreatresult.BuildingtheEducationTeam,fourmemberscompletedtheirTrainerClusterUnitswithtwoawardedtheirTrainingOfficerBronzeMedallionandthreetheirTrainingOfficerART(AID).

JDC Awards

Elouera’sNippershadanothergreatseason.Thisyeartheclubachieved323awardsacrosstheseagegroups,anexcellentresult.It’sreassuringtoseethatElouerahasmanykeenlifesaverscomingthroughtheranks.Creditgoestothosewhoputinmanyhoursbehindthescenes.ItiswonderfulseeingtheAgeManagersensuringoureducationmessageisdeliveredtosuchahighstandard.Congratulationstoyouallforthesebrilliantresults.

Perpetual Award Winners

PeterMetroreceivedtheMostOutstandingTraineraward.Peteisalwaysthefirstintheteamtoputuphishandtoassistinanywaywitheducation.ThisseasonhehastrainedtwoBronzeMedallionCourses,twoART


(AID)Courses,helpedatmanySkillsMaintenancesessionsandassessments.HeisalwaysavailabletoclarifyrulesandofferadvicetoLeahandme.WearethankfultohavesuchadedicatedandcommittedtraineratElouera.

GaryWarnertookouttheMostImprovedTraineraward.GaryhasassistedattwoBronzeMedallionCoursesand2ART(AID)CoursesthisseasonandhasbeenawardedhisTrainerBMandTrainerART(AID).GaryisanassettoEloueraEducation,alreadyvolunteeringtotrainthefirstBronzeMedallionCoursefornextseason.

Thanks

MyfirstyearasDirectorofEducationhasbeenquitealearningexperience.I’dliketothankLeahByrneforeverything.Herhelpsettingupcourses,handlingtheFirstAidCoursesandSSVInductions,helpingmecleanthetrainingroom,comingwithmetoBranchEducationmeetings,beingafantasticsoundingboardandhelpingmefindmywaythroughtheEducationMazehasbeennothingshortofamazingandIamverygrateful.

MyfellowBoardofManagementmembershavewelcomedmeandsupportedournewinitiativesandpoliciesintheeducationsection.

Ihavealsohadgreatsupportandadvicefromourfantasticteamoftrainersandassessorswhogaveupsomuchoftheirtimetotrainandmakethesesquadsenjoyableforallthecandidates:MichaelBatty,MichaelByrne,GlennCairncross,PeterCarney,DarrenGalea,MattGentle,TimothyJurd,PaulKasparian,DavidKowald,PaulLaffan,DiannaMackay,AndrewMcKellar,PeterMeletopoulo,DennisParker,BrettRichardson,CameronSimpson,WarrenSmith,MarkTaylor,JacksonTowns,StephenUrquhart,andGaryWarner.

IwouldliketothankOhanaforgenerouslydonatingtheGreenRashiesfortheBronzeGroups.

ManythanksalsogotoLindaPerrinfromBranch.Herpatienceandguidancehavebeeninvaluable.

TheEducationteamcouldnothavefunctionedwithoutthesubstantialcontributionandsupportofKarleneHughes,KayHutchisonandDebbieMuscat.Theyputinsomuchworkintheofficetoensureourcoursesareadvertised,paperworkisinorderandcompleted.Iamsoveryappreciativeofallthreeofthesewonderfulwomen.

Amber Garcia Director of Education and Training

Ella McFadden instructing nippers


Education and Training

Above: Bronze medallion training group with the IRBBelow: Surf Rescue Certificate squad


Surf Rescue Certificate

LucyAlexander

CharlotteBeudeker

GeorgiaBarlow

DiazBlanch

Scarlet Cameron

Oliver Chandler

Georgia Crossle

Joshua Diocales

GraceElliott

Talia Field

Jessica Hay

Tahlia Ingram

Julian Ingram

Ollie Jacobs

Rory Jarolimek

CharlotteLoader

Ryan Madden

Mia McCarthy

AlexMcFadden

Casey Mood

Gabriella Mramor

Tamsyn Muir

Will Nolan

Ally Novotny

Thomas Rathbone

Kai Robertson

Caitlin Smith

Kade Tougher

Aiden Towson

Tillie-AnneTsoumbaras

KoliyaVanAlthuis

CooperVimpany

Advanced Resuscitation technique Certificate (ARtC)

Hamish Agnew

FreyaAnnetts

PhilBrumby

CameronBurns

SophieBurns

JacobByrne

IsaacByrne

Harry Came

BrentCollier

Chris Daley

William Daley

Kyla Daley

DaneEverett

Logan Galea

Neve Garcia

Shea Garcia

BaileyGentle

Dyson Griffiths

Mackenzie Hannington

Keira Hughes

Patrick Hughes

Lauren Hutchison

Chris King

Pete King

Dianna Mackay

MarkMackay-Sim

Steve Mead

Peter Meletopoulo

Sam Mood

Shamus O’Connor

Robert Pieiga

Danielle Polson

Josh Pritchard

Taylor Richardson

SkyeRoyall-Mateer

MaggieScott

Kevin Simmonds

Darren Smith

MattSperring

RobVandersanden

MarnieVimpany

Gary Warner

Heather Woods

XiaohaiSherryZou

bronze Medallion

Hamish Agnew

Corey Aston

AshBlayney

SinisiaBobosevic

KareenaBraunig

SophieBurns

Oliver Clark

Jim Demetriou

Mark Donovan

April Druery

Jaycob Duggan

Logan Galea

Heath Giles

Peter Gillard

Peter Green

Campbell Hannington

Luke Huertas

Patrick Hughes

Warwick Humphrey

Elouera Awards 2018-19


Marie Jackson

KyaLaffan

JustinLee

Jason McCarthy

Peter McCrystal

Ella McFadden

Leigh McKeown

Joel McNamara

Robina Mood

Sam Mood

Charlie Morris

Sophie O’Connor

Darcy O’Sullivan

Holly Porter

Ashlee Ramanauskas

SkyeRoyall-Mateer

BridgetteSalib

Caitlin Shepherd

Darren Smith

Peter Thoroughgood

Rachel Tougher

Stephen Tsoukalas

Paul Walker

Toni Webber

Adam Weston

XiaohaiSherryZou

Certificate ll in public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)

Phil Dwyer

Greg Hughes

Certificate Iv in public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue Management)

BrettRichardson

drive vehicles under operational Conditions

Jackson Towns

First Aid (AId)

LucyAlexander

FreyaAnnetts

MalcomBoon

CameronBurns

MichaelByrne

Adam Cawley

Lauren Fulcher

Shea Garcia

BaileyGentle

Cameron Grech

MaxHunter

Dianna Mackay

Jonothon Sculthorpe

MarnieVimpany

Gary Warner

Emily Zytaruk

Inclusive beaches online

PhilBrumby

IRb Crew Certificate

TimBath

SophieBurns

William Daley

BenFrancis

Lauren Fulcher

Neve Garcia

SkyeRoyall-Mateer

Heather Woods

Junior Activities Age Manager Course

GaryBacon

KylieBrown

PhillipBrumby

SophieBurns

PaulByrnes

Daniel Campisi

MatthewChalmers

Kirron Duncan

AnnaElliott

MatthewElliott

MaxFathulla

Lisa Lindbeck

Erica Manolas

Danielle Manton

Steven Mead

Rachael Natoli

KateO’Brien

Kiara Summers

probationary trainers

Ainsley Kasparian

Mark Taylor

Resuscitation (AId)

Thomas Hollywood

Safer Surf Clubs online part 1

BenFrancis


BenFrancis

Jessica Grofski


BenFrancis


BenFrancis


Silver Medallion – beach Management

CameronBurns

IsaacByrne

JacobByrne

Harry Came

BrentCollier

Steve Cook

CristianCortes

Neve Garcia

BaileyGentle

Charlie Hort

Lauren Hutchison

Christopher King

Dianna Mackay

Joshua Pritchard

Silver Medallion – IRb driver

Shea Garcia

MaxHunter

MarkMackay-Sim

Silver Medallion Aquatic Rescue

FreyaAnnetts

Charlie Hort

Jordan McDonnell

BrettRichardson

Spinal Management

Chris King

Surf Risk Rating Award

Darren Galea

MattGentle

BrettRichardson

SS – ASAdA Level 1 Anti-doping

Grant Wilkinson

SS – ASAdA Level 2 Anti-doping

Grant Wilkinson

SS – ASC officiating general principles

Helene McFadden

SS – development Coach beach

Chris Davis

SS – performance Coach Surf boat

Grant Wilkinson

SS – S3 boat Sweep Accreditation

Grant Wilkinson

SS – technical official online theory Modules

Joy Cook

SSv operator Induction

TimBath

MichaelBatty

MalcolmBoon

IanBurrow

MichaelByrne

Glenn Cairncross

Mark Carleton

Peter Carney

Darryl Chapman

BrentCollier

CristianCortes

Chris Daley

Jon Doyle

Kirron Duncan

Rowan Emmerson Franke

Rod Enright

DaneEverett

KerrieEverett

Craig Findlay

BenFrancis

Lauren Fulcher

Darren Galea

LachlanGalea-Stacker

Javier Garcia

Shea Garcia

BaileyGentle

Tim Grant

David Greig

Jessica Grofski

Chris Hall

Michael Hanna

Chris Hill

Craig Holmes

Keira Hughes

Keith Hughes

Mitchell Hughes

Anthony Hutchison

Paul Kasparian

Chris King

Peter King

Robert King

David Kowald

PaulLaffan

Jamie Maclean

Warren McGuire

Andrew McKellar

Peter Meletopoulo

Dennis Parker

Robert Pieiga

BrettPritchard


Paul Seymour

Cameron Simpson

William Soulos

Mark Taylor

Jackson Towns

ScottUnderwood

PaulVanDam

BradWardrobe

Emily Zytaruk

training officer Advanced Resuscitation techniques (AId)

Dianna Mackay

Peter Meletopoulo

Gary Warner

training officer bronze Medallion

Gary Warner

Dianna Mackay

uAv pilot (drone)

CameronBurns

BrettRichardson

Cameron Simpson

JAC Awards

SurfPlayOne 39

SurfPlayTwo 54

SurfAwareOne37

SurfAwareTwo57

SurfSafeOne 39

Surf Safe Two 35

SurfSmartOne32

SurfSmartTwo30

Tim Jurd teaching secondary patient assessments (body checks)

Gary Warner preparing a bronze

squad for their exam


branch Awards Summary


director of Youth Coordination

During this season, I’m pleased to share that we have introduced several new initiativesfortheYouthsectionoftheclub.

The club introduced yoga once a week in the Washington Lounge, run by Linda Banning,instructorfromLBLife.ThegroupwasgiventheopportunitytotrybothconventionalyogatogetherwithSUPyoga.Theresponsewaspositiveandthefeedback included feeling a sense of accomplishment by learning a new skill, while havingfunwiththeirfriends.

WeheldatransitiondaytointroducetheU14sandU15stothedifferentopportunitiesopentothemastheymoveintoseniormembershipoftheclub.Thisdaywouldnothavebeenthesuccessitwaswithoutthehelpofmanyseniormemberswhogaveuptheirtimetocomeandexplainanddemonstratehowtousethecraftavailable.AspecialthankstoBrettRichardson(fororganisingSilverBeach),PeteKingandAndrewEvansfortheiroverallassistance,DarrenGalea(IRB),BrentPritchard(ski)andMickMcBain,GrantWilkinsonandtheentireboatsectionfortheirtime.Thedaywasenjoyedbyallthememberswhotookpartandgottolearnanewskill,withseveralshowinginterestincontinuingwithoneofthedisciplinesinSeniorClub.

YouthmembersSophieBurns,KiaraSummersandSamMerchant,werenominatedbytheBoardofManagementtoattendtheYouthDevelopmentCampmanagedbySLSNSW.ThefeedbackbyallwasthatitwasaveryworthwhileexperiencethatwouldnotonlyhelptheminSurfLifeSaving,butalsolifeingeneral.Similarly,KylaDaleyattendedtheSLSSydney201918-25EnrichmentProgrammanagedbySLSSydney

There were several youth members who gave back to nippers by becoming cadet helpers with the younger agegroups,aswellasbeingactivelyinvolvedintheYellowFinsProgram.TheirassistancealsocontributedtowardstheannualSurfAwarenessClinic,withmanyvolunteeringtheirtimeintheirschoolholidaystoassistinanywaytheycould.Pleasenote,thatwithouttheirhelp,theprogramwouldnothaverunassmoothlyasitdid.

Acoupleofinitiativeswerecreatedatthestartoftheseasonincludedamorningtrainingsessionfortheolderyouthgirls.ThisideawasgeneratedandmanagedbySamKingasawayofkeepingthegirlsengagedintheclub.KiaraSummersalsoassistedthisyearbyorganisingadinnerandcreatingayouthInstagramaccount,wherememberswereencouragedtosharephotosandresultsfromcarnivalsthroughouttheyear.ThankyoutobothSamandKiara;whatyouhavedoneisexcellentandverymuchappreciated.

Thisseasonalsosawtheformationof“Brent’sBodyBashers”.ThiswasasurftrainingsessionrunbyBrentPritchard,notonlyforcompetitors,butforanyonethatwantedtocomedownandimprovetheirsurfskillsinafunandfriendlyenvironment.Theimprovementswereseenbyallthoseinvolved.SpecialthankstoJoshPritchardfortheInstagramcommentaryeachweek;thiswasveryentertaining.

Finally,IwouldliketothanktheBoardofManagementfortheirsupportandencouragementthisyearandmostimportantlytotheyouthoftheclub.Youshouldallbeproudofwhatyouhaveachievedthisyear,notonlyincompetitionbutinalsopatrollingthebeachesandkeepingthemsafe.Itisabigcommitmenttogiveupyourtimeanditisappreciatedbyall.

Paul Ingram Director of Youth Coordination


director of Marketing

Ashasbeenmentionedinpreviousyears’reports,theongoingsupportofoursponsors,bothcashandin-kindisalwayswelcomedandmuchappreciated.Thissupporthasenabledtheclubtocontinuetoexpandanddevelopinnovationsandfacilities,whichinturnhelpskeepourbeachasafeenvironmenttoswim,playandparticipateinvariousactivities.

TheTradiescontinuetosupporttheclubsogenerouslyandhavedonesoovermanyyears.Thisyear,TheTradiescommittedtoanotherthree-yearsponsorshippackage,whichincludedforthefirsttimeascholarshipforoneofouryoungmembers,theEloueraSLSC–TradiesScholarship.TheTradiessupportforsomanyyearsispossiblyunparalleledintoday’ssponsorshiparenaandaswesayeachyear,weareextremelygrateful.The Tradies are not only a commercial partner, they form part of the fabric of Elouera and are an integral componentofourbeingasuccessfulcommunityfamilyclub.

Thecontinuedandongoingsupportfrom‘TheTradies’cascadesthroughalllevelsofourclub,bothjuniorandseniorclubmembers,oursurfawarenessclinic,thesupportofourYellowFinsandAutismSpectrumprogramandwiththepresentationofawards.TheircontributionalwaysallowsustomaintainawarenessoftheElouerabrandassupportingthecommunityandtoretainourfinancialstability.

Thisyearmarksthe6thyearoftheEloueraMegaraffle.Eachyear,SutherlandMazdahassuppliedanewMazda2asfirstprize.Likemanyoftheclub’ssponsors,PhilDiab,thedealerprincipalcameonboardnotsomuchtogeneratesalesforhisbusiness,butratherbeinvolvedinagreatcommunityorganisation.TheteamatMazdahascommittedtoongoingsupportoftheclub.

LikeMazda,MarkRileyBalsawoodSurfboardshasbeentherefromthebeginning.Markhasnowsuppliedovernineboardstotheclub.Notonlythis,butMarkhasbeenactiveinsellingrafflebookseachyeartohisclientbase.Mark,eventhoughnotamemberoftheclub,hasbeentirelessinhisfundraisingsupport.

Manyofoursponsorsandsupportersarealsoactivewithintheclub.Theyareontheboard,involvedinwatersafety,competitors,patrollingmembersandsoon.TheseincludetheteamatOhana,IllawarraBlinds,Soilco,CruxSurveying,DKGSurfboatsandMakaniMeats.Therearemany,however,thatarenotactivelyinvolvedintherunningoftheclubbutseegreatvalueinsupportingusasacommunityorganisation.SomeoftheseincludeCarldenAutowhohasbeenservicingourtrailersforoversixyears,theBreenfamilywhohavesuppliedsurfboatsovermanyyears,HoltGroupwhohassuppliedmanyIRBstotheclub,TollGroupandmanymore.

Afulllistoftheseimportantandmostappreciatedorganisations,supportersandindividualcontributorsarelistedinelsewhereinthisreport,withmanyliketheMazdaandWestfieldinvolvementscoveredintheclub’sNippers(JDC).

Thisyear,theclubspentsometimerefreshingtheimageandbranding.Thishasbeenseenacrossthepresentationof‘TheWarrior’,variousemails,invitations,etc.IwouldliketothankMelIngramforallherworkinthisareaandhergeneralsupportinallthingsmarketingfortheclub.Itisimportantthattheclubcontinuestodevelopaprofessionalandcommercialimagetoensureourexistingsponsorsareappropriatelyrecognisedandtoattractnewsupportersandmemberstoourclub.

InclosingIsincerelythankmyfellowboardmembersfortheirsupportthroughtheyearinassistingtheclubachieveourobjectivesthroughouractionstobringaboutacontinuingbusinessstrategythatfocussesonthetruedirectionofourexternalandinternalmarketingandcommunicationsacrossourcurrentandfuturesponsorsandsupporters.

Congratulationstoalltheclubaward,stateandnationalmedalwinnerswhoreceivedtheirwell-deservedrecognitioninfrontoftheirpeersandfellowclubmembersandtheirguestsattherecentannualpresentationnight.

Glen Stortenbeker Director of Marketing


director of Major Events

InmyfirstyearastheDirectorofMajorEventsIhavecometolearnalittleaboutwhatit takes to run a club like Elouera and the hard work put in by many volunteers to keep ourbeachessafeandtomakethisaplacethatpeoplewanttogoto.

WiththeintroductionoftheFridaynightmembersdrawandtheinauguralEloueraLadies Melbourne Cup Luncheon, we achieved good feedback and as such the planningiswellunderwayforthe2019-20events.

Theclubwasfortunateenoughtohaveover75ladiesattendtheMelbourneCupLuncheonand,throughtheproceedsoftheticketsales,wewereabletohelpoutalocalcharity(DandelionSupportNetwork).

Ithasbeenayearthattheclubcanbuildfromand,withthesupportoftheBoardofManagement,KarleneHughes,KayHutchisonandDebbieMuscatintheofficeandhelpfromitsmembers,itcanbeaplacetocomeandenjoyeachotherscompanyinwhatisoneofthebest‘lounges’intheShireifnotSydney.

Thanks for a fantastic year.

Up Up Elouera!

Mark Summers Director of Major Events

Elouera ladies at the 2018 Melbourne Cup luncheon


director of Surf Sports

Inayearofmanyhighlights,itisdifficulttoknowwheretobeginanddifficulttoknowwhentostop.Ithasbeensuggested,morethanonce,thatItalktoomuchsoitishardtonotletthisreportturnintoabookgiventheseasonjustgone.

AussiesistheculminationofthesurfsportscalendarandthereturntoBroadbeach/KurrawafortheOpencarnivalandNorthBurleighforYouthprovidedvenuesthatchallengedallcompetitors.Asalways,theverybestathletesfromaroundthecountrymade the journey to the Gold Coast to put their foot on the line and test themselves in elitecompetition.Tosaythatourcompetitorswereonepartfrothyandonepartnervousisfairandreflectsateamwell-conditionedphysicallyandmentallybytheircoachestotakeonthechallengeofAussies.Ourtouringteamdisplayedthehighestlevelsofcompetitivespiritandsportsmanshipwhichmadeusallveryproud.

OurcongratulationstotheElouera2018-19AustralianChampions:PeterThoroughgood(U15BeachSprint);GraceElliot(U142kmBeachRun);HarryCame(U19SurfRace);ChrisKing,JakeEvansandMacHannington(U19BoardRelay);andChrisKing,ConnorLevingsandMattSperring(U19Taplin).

ThestrengthanddepthoftheEloueratouringteamcamethroughacrossallsectionsinOpenswiththreemedalsfromallthreeboatcrews(OpenWomen,OpenMenandu23Men)andmultiplemedal/pointsperformancesfromwaterandbeach–bothindividualandteam.Thispointstothedepthofcompetitorscomingthroughtheclub.Ofnote,wastheperformancesofourU23BoatCrewandU17sandU19sinteamevents,bothbeachandwaterincludingourFemaleU19SkiRelaymakingtheirfirstAussiesfinal;ourU19andU17FemaleBeachrelays;andourU19MaleBoard,Taplin,SurfandSkiRelays.WhenyouconsiderthefinalsappearancesinOpenBoats,thatourOpenTaplinandOpenBeachSprintRelaysmadefinalsforthefirsttimeinanumberofseasons,andtheoutstandingindividualperformancesincraftforourOpens,itallpointstoastronggroupbuildingforOpencompetitionintheyearsahead.Inall,Elouerafinished9thoverallatthisyear’sOpenChampionships.

OurAussiesYouthTeamwasbyfarthelargestandmostcompetitivetohavecontestedanAussiesChampionship.Femaleandmale,14sand15s,individualandteamsalltastedsuccessinsomewayovertheChampionships,beitamedal,apointsfinish,makingafinalortestingyourselfagainsttheverybestathletesinthecountry.However,itwasthespiritandteamworkalongwiththefantasticsupportercrewwhichmadeitthemostenjoyableYouthChampionshipsformeandIhavebeenfortunateenoughtohaveattendedeachoneasaparent,supporterorteammanagersincetheformatwasintroduced.Welldonetoeachofyouonwhatyouachievedandhowyouwentaboutit.Theydon’tkeepaclubpointscoreattheYouthChampionshipsbutwedidsomemathandworkedoutElouerafinished5thoverall.FormethereisnobetterexampleoftheElouerateamspiritthanourFemaleYouthCameronRelayandthedeterminationtheyshowedinthefinal.WelldoneonyourAussiesSilvermedal.

Our Masters crew at this year’s Aussies was small in number but with big hearts they raced hard, put in some outstanding performances and enjoyed thebeers/tallstoriesafterwards.


CongratstoAdamCawleyonaBronzemedalintheMastersOceanSwim.

ApointertothepotentialforsuccessatAussies was Elouera’s performance at the StateChampionshipsinMarch.Elouerafinished3rdintheStatebehindthelargerWandaandNewportteams.Again,thecontributionscamefromallsectionswithEloueradominatingtheBeachinbothindividual and relay results; Michael Hanna completingthesprint19s/Open‘DoubleDouble’ (not sure that has been done before);ouru19stakingallbeforetheminthemen’swaterareaandourOpenMenandWomenBoatCrewsbothtakingsilver.TheLifesaverRelayisapersonalfavouriteandthesilverbehindNewportwasoutstanding.

InthefollowingpagesareresultsforallEloueracompetitorsforthe2018/19seasonatmajorchampionshipsandwelldoneontheseachievements.However,ourbiggestandmostheartfeltcongratulationsgotoeachandeverycompetitorwhodonnedtheclubcapandracedthisseasonfromourveryyoungestNipperstoourmost‘experienced’Masterscompetitors.Theclubisproudofeachandeveryoneofyou.

Overthecourseoftheseason,EloueraroadtrippedupanddownthecoastattendingtheOcean6seriesandmakinga‘name’foritselfineliteclubcompetition.Fromwins,podiumfinishes,‘TVtime’appearancestoconsistentlymakingfinals,theserieswasenjoyedbyallfortheregularchanceitprovidedtoraceintopcompany.Itwasalsoachanceforregularcompetitionatelitelevelforouryoungercompetitors.WelldonetoNuggs(NathanNeale)andLach(LachlanGalea-Stacker)forclaimingadoubleskiwin,MichaelHannaforacleansweepoftheBeachsprintseriesandChrisKinganotherOpenBoardtop10seriesfinish.InadditiontoOcean6,Eloueramadestrongshowingsinthelocalclub,InterClubandBranch(whocanforgetthewinintheLifesaverRelaycompletewithWilko’ssalmondivedismountfromtheboattokickofftheday!!)carnivals.

Over winter each year, Elouera sends a large team to the NSW Pool Lifesaving Championships and Elouera againperformedstrongly.HistoricallyitwasauniquecarnivalinthatNippers,Youth,OpensandMasterscompetedinanintegratedcarnivalovertwodays.Unfortunately,inouropinion,dividingtheprogramintoNippers/YouthonedayandOpens/mastersthenexthastakenawaytheopportunityfora‘one-club’(all-agegroupscompetingandcheeringonallagegroups)approachtoagreatwinterweekendawaycarnival.Nonetheless,agreattimewashadbyallwhomadethetripnorthtotheCentralCoast.OurthankstoteammanagersSharronMcKeownandChrisDavisaswellastotheseniorsforvolunteeringtheirtimetocoachjuniorsonthetechnicalskillsrequiredleadinguptotheChamps.

Carnivalsdon’thappenwithoutvolunteerssoourbiggestthanksgoouttoallourEloueraofficialsforyoureffortsthisseason.FarandwidefromWorldsinAdelaide,AussiesontheGoldCoast,StateatBlacksmithstoourBranch,BateBayandClubcarnivalsaswellasourClubChampo’sonaFridayarvo.Ourofficialsvolunteeredtheirtimeandexpertisetomakethesecarnivalshappen.ItiswellnotedthatmanyEloueraofficialswerecalledontoofficiatethebiggestdayofelitecompetition–FinalsDay,SundayatAussies–welldoneandawell-deservedrecognition.EloueraagainhostedtheASRLNationalChampionships.Atremendousteameffortfromacrosstheclubmadeithappenagain,reinforcingElouera’sreputationasaclubthatgetsinandmakesthingshappen–welldone.ToourtirelessvolunteersdrivingtheIRBsthankyouforgettingupearlyandworkingalldayoutonthewater.TooursupportersdrivingthetrailersupanddowntheeastcoastofAustralia;carryingthetentsonandoffthebeach;movingcraftfromareatoarea;buying

Hey Darren,Wow! I am very proud Elouera delivered a sensational Boat Carnival. Big thanks to you, Pete King and Andrew Evans, and the big list of helpers. Special thanks to the young fellas who ran around for three days – and got things done.I spoke to my daughter about it last night. Her crew knows every other crew they raced against – and she said ever one loved it! I think the officials were very well looked after as well! Throw in a mass rescue and it just showed how good we are at what we do!Just a bit of feedback to pass on!Ta Urk


usacoffee;andcleaningup/packingupafterwards;amassive,massivethankyoufromusandfromthecompetitors.ToMattyElliott,thanksforhavingbroadshoulders,patienceandasenseofhumour.Youcoppedalittlebitofbanteroverthetwo-way,tookitandpaiditbackwithinterest,makingusalllaugh–atourselvesmostly.WiththerelocationofsomeeventsdowntoKirraduringAussies,aspecialcallouttoMarkSummers,DarrenGalea,Richo(BrettRichardson)andAdamCawleyfordoingthemilesandcarryingthetents/skis/doubleskis/boardstoenableourcompetitorstodotheirthingwithminimumdistraction.

SelectioninrepresentativeteamsandawardsagaincametoEloueracompetitorsandcoachesthisseason.MichaelHannarepresentedAustraliaintheYouthTeamatWorldsinAdelaide(threegold,onesilver,onebronze–justsooutstanding!!),PeterThoroughgoodintheNSWPathways(youth)Team(threegoldandonesilver–onetowatch!!)andourOpenWomenBoatCrewforNSWintheASRLInterStateseries(beatthoseQueenslanderstoclaimgold!!).MichaelKember(TeamCapt),ChrisKing,CharlieMorrisandPeterThoroughgoodrepresentedSydneyBranchatInterBranchalongwithKai,BellaandJeremyfromNippers,takingsilverbehindSydneyNorthernBeachesbythebarestofmargins.AlongwithMichaelHanna(U19AthleteoftheYear),PeterThoroughgood(U15AthleteoftheYear),ChrisDavisandDavinaStrausswereawardedCoachoftheYearfortheireffortsattheSydneyBranchAwardsforExcellence.

Ariseinprominenceoverthelastfewseasonshasattractedattentiontotheclub.AndrewandIareregularlyasked,“whatareyouguysdoingdownthere?”(Yesthesequestionsandcommentswerefromclubsnorth,acrossthebridgenorthandacrosstheborderway,waynorth).Itisnotjustaboutathleticperformancethatsuchquestionswereasked.Thequestionsalsocamewithcommentsaboutthefriendlybanterinmarshalling,thecamaraderiedisplayedheadingtothelineandthecombinationofsportsmanshipandtoughasnailsgritoncethegungoesandtheyareracing.Thesequestions/commentscamefromothercompetitors,spectators,craftmanufacturersandofficialsalikeandsometimesfrompeoplewehadnotevenmetbefore.Wedon’tgiveawaytoomuchansweringthequestionsofcoursebutwehighlightthesecretsauceinthismixofcompetitivespiritandhavingalaugh,isourwonderfulgroupofcoaches.Peopleareclearlymorethanalittleenviousofwhatourlittleclubhas,canandwillachieve.ThesecondthingthathasbeencomingthroughintheClub’sre-emergenceatthepointyendofcompetitionarethecommentsonthegreatdisplaysofsupportcompetitorsgetfromtheirclub.FromhostingsuccessfulbacktobackASRLNationalChampionships,theannualOhanaOceanClassiccarnivaltoourEloueraMasterscarnivalthatkicksofftheseason,thecommendationsthattheclubreceivesarewideandfullofpraise.WelldoneallofyoumembersoutthereandthankyoufromAndrewandIonbehalfofallcompetitionmembers.

OuraimwithSurfSportsatEloueraistomapoutaprogramoftraining/carnivalsthatenablescompetitionmembers to have fun racing hard and be the very best that they choose to be, to race at the highest levels possiblewiththeirmatesandtorepresenttheirclubwithpride.Wewanttobeinclusiveandtoofferopportunitiesforall.Thecoachesandmanagementarefocusedontheseaspectsasourprimarygoals.

The results of the individual, team and club are an outcome of the combined effortsoftheprogramandeachathlete’scommitment to it, to themselves, to their teammatesandtotheclub.Wetakepride in developing high performance and believetheoutcomes(4thatBranch,3rdatStateand9thatAussies(5thatYouthAussies)) indicate we are heading in the rightdirection.Wecertainlyrecogniseaneed to improve in a number of areas and

Darren/Tamara/Joel, On behalf of Sutherland Shire Council’s Ocean Safety and Lifeguard team, I wanted to forward a quick thank you and congratulations for another successful ASRL Surf Boat Carnival for 2019. It is pleasing to see the different organisations come together with experience, respect, and collaboration resulting in a professional service level provision. Thank you for your efforts and dedication. It was a pleasure working together. Bede Elphick Team Leader, Ocean Safety & Lifeguards


weareworkingontheseareasfornextseason.

To all our Elouera Coaches and Sweeps, very few see all the hours you put in but know that without your loveforsurfsportsanddedicationtosharingyourknowledge to those that follow you, nothing of what I havewrittenabovecouldhavehappened.Welldoneandthankyouthemostofall!!

Intermsofnextseason,wewillendthisannualreportbypayingtributetoTomO’KeeffewhohassteppeddownasHeadCoach.Youcouldnothaveaskedforamorepassionate,deepthinkingindividualbetobeyourHeadCoach.Totakeonthatresponsibilityatarelativelyyoungagespeaksvolumesforhismaturityandcommitmenttotheclubandthesquad.TomhassomeimportantstufftodoawayfromSurfsportsforthenextweewhilebuthewillstillbearoundtheclubhehasbeenapartofforthelast17yearsorsoasacompetitorandcompetitor/coach.Iwillmisstheregularchatsaboutsurfsports,sports,life,theBetootaAdvocateandpineappleonpizzas(nogenerallybuthappyenoughwithitonasupersupreme!!).Racehardandhavefunwithwhatyoudonext,Thomas.

SeeyouallnextSeason.

Pete King and Andrew Evans Director of Surf Sports

Informal goals of Surf Sports for 2018/19 season: • competitorsenjoythemselvesbeing

thebesttheycan;• developpathwaysintoallsurfsports

disciplinesforNippers,CadetsandSeniorMembers.

• createanenvironmentthatattracts/retainsmorecompetitors.

ASRL Carnival at Elouera in February


Competition Results 2018–19

Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships (9th overall Club point Score)

GoldU19MaleTaplinRelay C King, C Levings, M Sperring

U19MaleSurfRace H Came

U19MaleBoardRelay C King, J Evans, M Hannington

U15MaleBeachSprint P Thoroughgood

U14Female2kmBeachRun G Elliot

SilverOpenFemaleSurfBoat TLal,SHill,SHewitt,LArmistead,GWilkinson

U23MaleSurfBoat PBird,LHill,LHuertas,AMartin,MMcBain

U15FemaleCameronRelay LGalea,SRandazzo,BSmith,SCameron

U19MaleSurfBelt CLevings,TWhittle,LGaleaStacker,HCame,SO'Connor

U19MaleBeachSprint M Hanna

U15MaleBeachRelay PThoroughgood,LCrossle,JStortenbecker,KLaffan

U19MaleBeachFlags M Hanna

U15MaleBeachFlags P Thoroughgood

BronzeOpenMaleSurfBoat M Henry, R Gillespie, J Zamek, M Guy, G Wilkinson

U19Male2kmOceanSwim H Came

U19MaleSurfTeam C King, H Came, J Evans, M Sperring

U19MaleRescueTubeRescue C Levings, C King, J Evans, M Sperring

U19MaleBoardRace C King

U15MaleSurfBoard C Morris

U19FemaleBeachRelay ERandazzo,RTougher,BSalib,TLummow

U17FemaleBeachRelay ERandazzo,RTougher,BSalib,MVimpany

U15FemaleBeachRelay SRandazzo,BSmith,GMramor,PWindow

Masters Male Ocean Swim A Crawley

FourthU14FemaleOceanSwim T Field

U19MaleBoardRescue C King, J Evans

U15MaleBoardRescue C Morris, C Hannington

U19MaleSingleSkiRelay C Levings, C King, M Sperring

U19MaleDoubleSki C Levings, M Sperring

OpenMaleBeachSprint M Hanna

U19FemaleBeachSprint T Lummow


FifthU19MaleIronman C King

OpenMaleBeachRelay J Todd, M Kember, H Millar, M Hanna

U15MaleBeachSprint L Crossle

U15FemaleBeachFlags BSmith

SixthOpen Female Ocean Swim L Fulcher

Open Male Single Ski N Neale

National Championships

Grace Elliot won the U14 2km Beach Run

Peter Thoroughgood wins the U15 Beach Sprint

Connor Levings on his way to Taplin gold


new South Wales Championships (3rd overall Club point Score)

GoldU19MaleTaplinRelay H Came, C King,C Levings

U15FemaleCameronRelay SCameron,LGalea,SRandazzo,BSmith

U19MaleIronMan M Sperring

U19MaleSurfTeam H Came, J Evans, C King, M Sperring

U19MaleRescueTubeRescue J Evans, C King, C Levings, M Sperring

U19MaleBoardRescue J Evans, C King

U19MaleSingleSkiRelay C King, C Levings, M Sperring




U15MaleBeachRelay LCrossle,KLaffan,JStortenbecker,PThoroughgood

U19FemaleBeachRelay TLummow,ERandazzo,BSalib,RTougher

U15FemaleBeachRelay CHanna,SRandazzo,BSmith,JWardrobe

U19MixedBeachRelay MHanna,TLummow,ERanazzo,TVillania-Small

U17MixedBeachRelay JLee,BSalib,JSoulos,RTougher

U15MixedBeachRelay L Crossle, Srandazzo, P Thoroughgood, J Wardrobe

SilverOpenFemaleSurfBoat LArmistead,SHewitt,SHill,TLal,GWilkinson

OpenMaleSurfBoat R Gillespie, M Guy, M Henry, J Zamek, G Wilkinson

Lifesaver Relay L Armistead, S Hewitt, S Hill, T Lal, G Wilkinson, M Hanna, C King, N Neale

U19MaleSurfRace H Came

U19MaleSurfBeltRace M Sperring

U19MaleBoardRace C King

U19MaleBoardRelay J Evans, M Hannington, C King

U19MaleDoubleSki C Levings, M Sperring

OpenMixedDoubleSki D Gowan, N Neale

U19MaleBeachFlags M Hanna

U17FemaleBeachSprint R Tougher

OpenMaleBeachRelay M Hanna, M Kember, H Millar, J Todd

U17FemaleBeachRelay ADruery,ERandazzo,BSalib,RTougher

OpenMixedBeachRelay M Hanna, M Kember, T Lummow, E Randazzo


BronzeU19MaleBoardRescue H Came, M Hannington

U19MaleSingleSki C Levings

U15FemaleBeachFlags S Randazzo


U19MaleBeachRelay MHanna,JLee,JSoulos,TVillania-Small

State Championships

U19 ski relay team: Matt Sperring, Jake Evans and Chris King

U19 surf team: Jake Evans, Harry Came, Chris King and Matt Sperring


Sydney branch Championships (4th overall Club point Score)

Team members are not named due to a number of changes to the makeup of teams in the lead-up and on the day

GoldU14/152personR&R C Morris


U15MaleSurfTeam

U15MixedBeachRelay

U15FemaleBeachRelay

U15FemaleCameron

U15MaleCameron

U19MaleBoard C King

U19MaleIronman C King


Open Male Ski N Neale

OpenMixedBeachRelay

OpenMaleBeachRelay

Open Male Taplin

Lifesaver Relay

Open Male Double Ski


SilverU14/152personR&R

U15FemaleSurfTeam

U15FemaleBoard L Galea

U15MaleBeachRelay

U15MaleBoardRescue

U19MaleBoardRace J Evans

U19MaleIronman M Sperring

U19MaleBeachFlags TVillania-Small

Open Male RTR

OpenFemaleBoatCrew

Open Male Surf M Sperring

OpenMaleBoard N Neale

OpenMaleBoardRelay


BronzeU15MaleSurf C Hannington

U17MaleSurf M Hannington

U17MaleBeachFlags J Soulos

U17Male2km S Mood

U19MaleSurfSki C Levings


OpenFemaleBeachRelay Cameron Hutchison

SLS nSW pool Rescue Championships (4th open, 7th Youth)

GoldOpen Male Line Throw S Fisher and J Muscat

OpenMale100mManikinCarryRelay

J Muscat, S Fisher, C King, M Sperring

OpenMale 100mManikinCarryw/fins

S Fisher

OpenMale200mMedleyRescueRelay

S Fisher, J Evans, C King, M Sperring

U19MaleLineThrow C King and M Sperring

U19Male200mObstacleRelay M Sperring, J Evans, C King, C Grech

U19Male100mManikinCarryRelay

C King, M Sperring, J Evans, C Grech

U19Male 200mMedley RescueRelay

J Evans, C King, M Sperring, C Grech

U12/13 Female 200mMedleyRescue Relay

LBurns,CGalea,PHannington,EJackson

SilverOpenMale200mObstacleRelay S Fisher, J Evans, C King, M Sperring

OpenMale50mw/fins S Fisher

U19Male200mSuperLifesaver M Sperring

U19Male50mManikinCarry C King

U12/13 Female 200mObstacleRelay

BSummers,EJackson,SCameron,GElliott

U12/13Female100mBrickRelay TIngram,CGalea,SCameron,GElliott

U12FemaleLineThrow LBurnsandBSummers


BronzeOpenMale50mManikinCarry S Fisher

U19Male200mObstacle M Sperring

U17FemaleLineThrow AGentleandMScott

U17Female100mManikinCarryRelay

AGentle,NGarcia,LHutchison,MScott

U13Female50mw/fins S Cameron

U11MaleLineThrow F Chandler and A Jarolimek

Interclub Carnival 2018-19

CronullaNorth Cronulla Elouera Wanda

Harry Gibbons Shield Boats 2.5 4 1 2.5Cronulla SLSC Shield Craft 1 3 2 4HarryBrownOAMShield Rescue 1 3 2 4BillGrayShield Beach 3 2 1 4RH Johnson Shield Swimming 3 1 2 4

10.5 13 8 18.5Final Placings 3rd 2nd 4th 1st

SLS Sydney Awards of Excellence

From left:Peter Thoroughood, winner of the U15 Athlete of the Year award; Michael Hanna, winner of the Youth Athlete of the Year award; Davina Strauss with the SLS Sydney Coach of the Year Award, jointly nominated with Chris Hill; and Jackson Towns, winner of the Support Operations Group Member of the Year Award.


Aussies

Harry Came wins the U19 surf race

The U19 and U17 beach relay teams – Marnie Vimpany, Ella Randazzo, Brigitte Salib, Rachel Tougher and Taliah Lummow with coach Davina Strauss


Aussies

Open Belt Team – Shamus O’Connor, Lachlan Galea-Stacker, Harry Came (swimmer), Tom Whittle and Connor Levings

The gold-winning Taplin team: Connor Levings, Matt Sperring and Chris King


Club Awards

president’s trophy

Most Outstanding Club person LeahByrne

Club Championship Awards

U15FemaleWaterChampion Scarlet CameronU15FemaleCraftChampion Logan GaleaU15FemaleBeachChampion BriannaSmith&SophieRandazzoU15MaleWaterChampion Liam DavisU15MaleCraftChampion Charlie MorrisU15MaleBeachChampion Peter ThoroughgoodU17FemaleWaterChampion MarnieVimpanyU17FemaleCraftChampion MarnieVimpanyU17FemaleBeachChampion Rachel Tougher

U17MaleWaterChampion Mackenzie Hannington

U17MaleCraftChampion Mackenzie Hannington

U17MaleBeachChampion Jarvis Lane

Senior Female Water Champion MarnieVimpanySeniorFemaleCraftChampion MarnieVimpany

SeniorFemaleBeachChampion Rachel Tougher

Senior Male Water Champion MattSperring

SeniorMaleCraftChampion MattSperring

SeniorMaleBeachChampion LachlanGalea-Stacker

perpetual Awards

Gilchrist Family Trophy Male & Female MostOutstandingMaleBeachAthlete MostOutstandingFemaleBeachAthlete

Michael Hanna Taliah Lummow

Colin Toll Memorial Trophy Club Championship Female Surf Race Champion

MarnieVimpany

Constance Toll Memorial Trophy Club Championship Male Surf Race Champion

Harry Came

Bill Gray Memorial Trophy Club Championship Masters Aggregate Point Score Winner

Adam Cawley

Terry Trevillian Trophy Club Championship Highest Aggregate Point Score Winner(excl.masters&ClubAllrounderpoints)

MarnieVimpany


training/Education perpetual Awards

Most oustanding trainer Peter Metro

Most improved trainer Gary Warner

Most outstanding assessor Stephen Urquhart

Competition Awards

MostoutstandingU15 Peter Thoroughgood

MostimprovedU15 Keira Collier

U15encouragmentaward Campbell Hannington

MostoutstandingU17 Mackenzie Hannington

MostimprovedU17 Taylor Richardson

MostoutstandingU19 Michael Hanna

MostimprovedU19 MaggieScott

Most outstanding senior Nathan Neale

Most improved senior ShamusO'Connor

Most outstanding masters BrentMcKinnon

Most outstanding Masters Team DoubleSki–BrentMcKinnon&DeanParry

Most outstanding beach Michael Hanna

Most improved beach Taliah Lummow

Mostoutstandingcraft Chris King

Mostimprovedcraft LachlanGalea-Stacker

Most outstanding surf comp Harry Came

Most improved surf comp MattSperring

Robert Chapman Award

MostOutstandingIronPersonCompetitor Male: Chris King Female: Logan Galea

Ian toll Award

OutstandingServicetotheBoatSection Michael Henry

Lifesaving Awards

PatroloftheYear2018-19 Patrol1MostoustandingIRBmember BobKingMostimprovedIRBmember Dean Urquhart


david Chandler Award

JuniorPatrolPersonoftheYear LucyAlexander

Linfox trophy

Patrol Person of the year Andrew McKellar

Rookie Life Saver of the year Caitlin ShepherdMostoustandingU15Clubperson SophieBurns

MostoustandingU17Clubperson Lauren Hutchison

MostoustandingU19Clubperson KaylaPyett

Club Awards

The “Aussies’ gold medallists and their families


Club Awards

100 per cent attendance: Neve Garcia, Lauren Hutchison, Kay Hutchison, Glenn Cairncross, Chad Jarolimek, Warren Smith, Paul Van Dam and Mark Taylor

Most outstanding club persons: U17 Lauren Hutchison and U15 Sophie Burns

Most outstanding club person: Leah Byrne Rookie life saver of the year: Caitlin Shepherd

Most Outstanding Iron Person Male: Chris King Most Outstanding Iron Person Female: Logan Galea


Club Awards

Gilchrist Family Perpetual Trophy – Most Outstanding Female Beach Athlete won by Taliah Lummow and presented by Gwen Pears

New Surf Rescue Certificate and Bronze Medallion holders

Most improved beach: Taliah Lummow Most improved surf: Matt Sperring

Most improved U19: Maggie Scott Most improved trainer: Gary Warner


Club Awards

Most improved U17: Taylor Richardson Most outstanding senior competition: Nathan Neale

U15 Female Craft Water: Logan Gales and Scarlet Cameron U15 Male Beach Craft: Peter Thoroughgood and Charlie Morris

Mackenzie and Campbell Hannington, most outstanding U17 and U15 encouragement award

The Ian Toll Award – Most Outstanding Boat Competitor trophy awarded to Michael Henry


Head Coach

In2018/19seasonwewerekeptbusyonceagain.Weexperiencedgrowthinallareasofthesurfsportsprogram,whichbroughtgreatjoy,memorableexperiencesandafantasticenvironmentbothattrainingandatthecarnivals.

At the start of the season we knew we would be racing in more swell, more tricky conditionsandthiswasmetwithgreatexcitementbythesquads,withtheOcean6series,theASRL,andmostsignificantly,theAussiesreturningtothewideopenstretchesoftheGoldCoast(BroadbeachandNorthBurleigh).

The surf sports program does not stand on its own two feet; it requires a lot of helping hands from many differentareasoftheclub.PeteKing–theDirectorofSurfSports–turneditupanotchagainthisyearandIcannotthankhimenoughfortheworkloadhetookon.AndrewEvans–Pete’sdeputy–alsosteppedupanothergearandhisinputwasvaluablethroughoutthecourseoftheseason.Tomyfellowcoaches,DavinaStrauss,ChrisDavis,GrantWilkinsonandMattyRead,whatyou’vefosteredthisseasonhasbeenawesometobeapartofandIthankyouforyourcommitmenttotheclub’sendeavours.Youallgoaboveandbeyondthecallofdutytoputtheathletesfirstandgivethemthegreatestopportunitiestoachievetheirgoals.

TotheBoardofManagement–anotherseasonwhereIhavefeltnothingbutunwaveringsupport,thisgivesmethefreedomandflexibilitytocarryoutmyroleastheheadcoachwithoutworryorconcerns;IthankyouforthisalongwitheveryotherseasonI’vebeeninvolved.Theclubisextremelyluckytohavesuchasupportiveandpro-activeBoMinchargeofdrivingtheclubforward.

Theofficialsthathelpoutatthecarnivalsthroughouttheseason,wecannotthankyouenough.ThecarnivalsdonotrunwithoutofficialsandwecansometimesforgettheimportanceyouplaynotonlyinallowingourEloueraathletestorace,buttheimportanceinallowingthecarnivaltorun...evenifitmeanshearingMichaelByrne’svoiceontheloudspeakerfortheentireAussiescampaign.

Club Highlights

ThirdintheNSWopenpointscoreand9thintheAussiesopenpointscore.Thiswassomethingwedidnotreallyseecoming,nordowecoachfor,butsomethingtobecelebratednonetheless.Thiswastheculminationofaclub-wideeffortinimprovingourselvesdayinanddayoutandeveryoneshouldgivethemselvesapatonthebackforthisasweallhavesomeownershipintheresult.

Wewerefortunateenoughtohavesomeextraordinaryresultsthisseasonfromtheboats,thebeachandthewater–wehaditall.

Theboatsachievedsomethingveryrareinthehighlycompetitivelandscapetheyoperatewithin–fieldingthreecrewsatAussiesandeachcrewwalkingawaywithapodiumfinish(OpenMen,OpenWomenandU23Men).

TheinfluxofbeachcompetitorssawsomeamazingresultsattheNSWandAustralianchampionships,andadayattheNSWchampsIdon’tthinkIwilleverforget.

ThewaterieswereluckyenoughtoexperiencesomegreatresultsandacompleteandutterdominationoftheU19agegroupatNSWtitleswassomethingtobehold.

Personal Highlights

Therearetoomanyhighlightsthroughouttheseasontomentionthemall.

WatchingMaggieScottprogressthrougharoundoftheskiheatsatKirraBeachwasafavourite,executingaraceplandevisedbyherandthecoachwassomethingthatacoachdreamsof.Itwasaperformancethatwastheoppositeofa‘coachkiller’.

TheU15FemaleCameronRelayteamatAussiescamethroughwiththesilvermedal–ScarletCameron,BriannaSmith,LoganGaleaandSofiaRandazzo.Theexcitementofwatchingtheraceunfoldwasamazing


andperformancesfromthegirlswenttoanotherlevel,onthekindofstagethatrequiresthat.

ChrisKing’sperformancesatAussieswereelite,particularlywhenconsideringhewashandedthedreadedleadofflegintheRescue-Tube-Rescue,BoardRescue,BoardRelay,U19’sTaplinRelayandOpen’sTaplinrelay.Theleadofflegissomethingdeepdownnoonewantstodo.Chrisdiditwithoutfussandatanelitelevel,timeandtimeagainthroughoutthecourseoftheweekinheats,quarters,semisandfinals.

NathanNealemadeElouera’sfirstAussiesOpenMaleSingleSkifinalin16years(TonySchumacher2003thelasttime),turningcansinoutrightthirdandcomingthroughwitha6thplacing.MakingtheAussies’skifinalisasignificantachievementinitself,evenmakingthesemisisagreateffort.

The beach team’s performance on the Saturday of NSW championships made every person on the beach standupandtakenoticewithmentionsbythecommentatorsofEloueraathletesinjustabouteveryracethatwashappeningontheday.

Results aside, watching our surf sports program evolve and our athletes improve both as an athlete and as a personissomethingthatbringsboththecompetitorandthecoachesthebiggestsenseoffulfilment,itisnotaboutthegoldmedalsorthepointscores,andIthinkweachievedthatacrossthe2018/19season.

Looking Forward

Wenowmoveintothe2019/20season,wewillfacechallengesandbarriersthatweneedtoovercomeasaclubwhichisnodifferenttoanyseasongone-by,wewillwelcomeanewbatchofU15sintotheseniorsandpushtogroweachareaoftheclubaswehavedonethisseason.Thiswillbringchangeandchallenge;allofwhich should be embraced, welcomed with open arms and this will help push Elouera’s Surf Sports program tothenextlevel.

GoElouera.

Tom O’Keeffe Head Coach

boat Captain

WHATASEASON!ThesurfboatsectionoftheclubcontinuestogrowwitheightcrewscompetingforEloueraoverthecourseofthecompetitiveseason.

Open Men:

RoryGillespie,MichaelHenry,MattGuy,JoelZamek,GrantWilkinson(sweep)

Agreatyearfromouropenmenstartingwitha2ndplaceattheWorldtitleswhichsetthemupforasensationalseason.Finalsinnearlyallcarnivalsenteredfinishingoffwitha2ndplaceatNSWStateChampionshipsand3rdattheAustralianChampionships.Theeffortanddedicationtotheirtrainingcertainlyshowedintheirresultsandthesegentlemanonceagainshowedwhathighachieverstheyareandwhatgreatrolemodelstheyareforothermembersoftheclub.Welldonelads.

Open Women:

SarahHill,TaraLal,SamanthaHewitt,LauraArmistead,GrantWilkinson(sweep)

THESILVERSEASON!Anoutstandingyearfromtheseladieswhoonceagainprovedtobeoneoftheelitewomen’ssurfboatcrewsinthecountry.Hoursspentinthegymandintheboat,theearlymorningsandlatenightspaidoffwiththiscrewsmakingthefinalateverycarnivaltheyenteredallyearaswellasbeingselectedtorepresentNSWintheinterstatesurfboatchallengeattheASRL.Someotherhighlightsthroughouttheseasoninclude,2ndattheWorldTitles,2ndAttheAustralianTeamSelectionevent,2ndatNSWStateTitlesand2ndattheAustralianTitles.Greatworkladies.

Reserve Grade Men:

MickMcBain,MitchPunch,StephenBryen,StuartWesley,TimNesbitt(sweep)

Nezman’scrashtestdummiesshowedsomeglimpsesofgreatnessthroughouttheseason.Wewelcomed


MitchandStuarttotheclubaswellasthewelcomereturnofSBfromgettingmassiveandNezfromVictoria.Averyenjoyableseasonandpossiblythebestwipe-outattheASRL.

Reserve Grade Women:

Gabby Turnbull, Michelle Guy, Kayla Warncken, Jamie Lee Digby, Daniel Weizman (sweep)

Anewcrewthisseasonwhoshowedplentyofpotentialhoweverduetosomeworkandfamilycommitmentswerenotabletoattendasmanycarnivalsastheywouldhaveliked.WewelcomedGabbyandJamieLeetotheclubaswellasthereturnofDanny.WiththeabilityandpotentialofthiscrewIamsurewewillseethemmatchingitwiththebestcrewsintheirdivisionnextseason.

Under23Men:

PatrickBird,AidenMartin,LukeHuertas,LachlanHill,MickMcBain(sweep)

YEAHTHEBOYS!Thiscrewkickedtheirseasonoffwitha3rdPlaceattheirfirstcarnivalatFreshwater.ThedaybeforetheInternationalYoungGuns,Aidenwasruledoutwithappendicitisandsubsequentlyhadsixweeksoutofthewaterandlost7kgs.Duringthistime,ChristianWardwasabletofillthevoidandthecrewmadefinalsattheYoungGunsEventaswellastheBranchtitles;thanksMini.WiththefullcrewbackfortheASRLtheboysmadethesemi-finalsandsetabouttheirroadtoAussies.Theeffortanddedicationtheyputinfortheremainderoftheseasoncumulatedintheir2ndplacingattheAustralianTitles.Withyoungmenlikethesearoundthefutureoftheclubisinsafehands.

Under19Men:

LukeMontedoro,MaxHunter,OscarJones,PatrickHanna,MichaelHenry(sweep)

Itisgreattohaveyoungcrewslikethisintheclub.ThanksmustgotoJoshMuscatforgettingthecrewtogether.ThiscrewshowedplentyofspeedandskillattheASRLOpenincludingcatchingoneofthewavesoftheday.ThiscrewhasenormouspotentialandIamsurewewillseethemwinningplentyofmedalsforElouerainthecomingyears.

MastersMen160yrs:

TimNesbitt,MitchPunch,DanielWeizman,StephenBryen,MickMcBain(sweep)

Thiscrewonlyturnsupforthebigevents!ASRL,BranchandStateTitles.Threefinalsforthreeeventsandagreattimehadbyall.Experienceoutplaystrainingeverydayoftheweekand,insomedifficultconditions,thiscrewperformedverywell.

MastersMen140yrs:

JarrodBrownlow,BrettMortensen,BrettWright,HeathMolloy,MickMcBain(Sweep)

This crew shaped up for a big season however due to some injuries (broken foot, busted back) and demands offamilyandworklifethiscrewdidn’treallygetoutoftheblocksthisseason,howeverstillmanagedtofinalattheBranchTitles.Showingtheircommitmenttothesectionandtheclub,theseguyshelpedoutatanumberofeventaswellasfillinginasrequiredforothercrewswhichwasverymuchappreciated.Lookingforwardtoabigyearfromtheseguysin2019-20.

Oursectioncontinuestogrowandattractgoodpeople.Withfivesweeps,greatgearandconsistentresultsthefutureisverybrightforsurfboatsatElouera.Nextseasonlookstobebiggerandbetteragain.

Welldonetoallcrewsandthanksfortheeffortandtimeyoudedicatetothesport.ThanksalsomustgotoourmajorsponsorTomBreenandtheBreenFamilyfromBreenHoldingsfortheircontinuedandgeneroussupportforover50years.ThanksalsotoTradies,Enware,JBLConstructionandDKGSurfboatfortheirsponsorshipthroughouttheseason.ItisbecauseofthegeneroussupportofoursponsorsthatEloueracrewshavethebestequipmentavailabletoachievethesuccessweenjoyedthisseason.

Mick McBain Boat Captain


The Open Women’s crew (above) and Open Men’s crew (below) at SLS Sydney branch titles

Matt Sperring at State titles

Competition


Rachel Tougher in the beach relay at Aussies

Connor Levings (front) and Matt Sperring in the double ski at Aussies


beach Captain

Wow!WhatafantasticseasonwithWorldTitles,AustralianTitlesandNSWTitlesfromourbeachathletes.Wewelcomedseveralnewmemberstoourbeachteamthataddedanewenergyandwealthofexperiencetoourexistingsquad.Australian,NSWandSydneyBranchrepresentativeteamhonoursforthe2018-19seasononlyaddedtotheexcitementofouryear!

OurseasonkickedoffwiththeWorldLifeSavingChampionshipinAdelaide.MichaelHannarepresentedAustraliaintheYouthteamandsuccessfulcontestedboththeSprintandtheFlags.IntheclubsectionoftheWorldChampionships,Michaelagainwonthesprintandscored2ndintheflags.RachelTougherandBrigitteSalibjoinedMichaelfortheclubcompetitioninAdelaideandmadethefinalintheiragegroupsprintandflagsevents–afantasticresult.

Eloueraalsohadtwobeachrepresentativesinthe2018SydneyInterbranchteamthisseason.MichaelKemberwasnamedCaptainoftheSydneyteam,settingawonderfulstandardfortheteamwithhissportsmanshipandcarnivalresults.PeterThoroughgoodwasselectedastheU15beachrepresentativeandwonboththesprintandflagseventsovertheweekend.Peter’scompetitionresultsanddominanceduring the season saw him gain a spot on the NSW team for the Pathways Cup carnival over the Australia Dayweekend.Onceagain,Petershowedhisclassbynotchingupcomprehensivewinsinthesprintandflagsevents.

AttheNSWOpenStateChampionships,ourElouerateamwonamassive18medalsandfieldedseveralfinalistsovertheweekendevents.StandoutperformancesincludedMichaelHannasuccessfullydefendinghisU19andOpenSprinttitles–surelyoneforthehistorybooks.PeteralsowentbacktobackattheNSWChampionships–takingouttheUnder15ssprintforthesecondyearinarow.Thedepthofourbeachteamthisseasonclearlyshowedwithourrelayresults.Ofthe12medalsupforgrabsacrossfemale,maleandmixedrelayevents,ElouerawonanimpressivesixGold,threeSilversandaBronze.Wehappilyclaimedthe‘unofficial’positionasthe#1beachteaminNSW.

NorthBurleighplayedhostforthisyear’sAustralianYouthChampionships.AstrongrunfromPeterThoroughgoodsawhimrewardedwithhisfirstAustraliangoldmedalinthesprint,withLachlanCrosslefinishingasolid5thinthesamefinal.Peterfolloweduphisbeachsprintresultswithanimpressive(andohsoclose)2ndinthebeachflags.OurUnder15FemalesshowedgreatspeedandskillstomaketheAustralianflagsfinalwhereSofiaRandazzofinished4thandBriannaSmithfinished6th–greatwork.

OurUnder15malerelayteamofKyaLaffan,JamesStortenbeker,LachlanCrossleandPeterThoroughgoodranagreatracetofinish2nd.Nottobeoutdone,ourUnder15femalerelayteam,missingJessWardrobewhowasattheAustraliaTrackandFieldChampionshipswhereshebecameU16400mchampion,ranoutoftheirskintofinishaclassy3rd.TheteamconsistedofGabrielle(Gabby)Mramor,SofiaRandazzo,BriannaSmithandPiperWindow.AverybigthankyougoestobothPiper(whotransferredfromaSAclubtocompeteforEloueraovertheweekend)andGabby(whoranwithadamagedankleaftercompetinginwatereventsovertheweekend).

EarlySundaymorningwasthe2kmbeachrunwhereElouera’sGraceElliotranaverycontrolledfirstlaponlytopullawayoverthesecondhalfoftheraceforabigwinandherfirstAustralianTitle.

Broadbeachplayedhostforthisyear’sSeniorAustralianChampionshipsandofferedourathletesachancetoruntheirfinalsunderlights.WehadgreatrepresentationintheOpenMaleSprintfinalwithMichaelHannafinishing4thandMichaelKemberfinishing7th.IntheU19Sprintfinals,MichaelHannafinished2ndandTaliahLummowfinished4th.BrigitteSalibroundedoutournightfinalistsfinishing7thintheU17Femalefinal.

Ourseasonfinishedoffwithsomegreatracinginrelayfinals.Forthefirsttimeinmanyseasons,ourteamof

Davina Strauss, Peter Thoroughgood and Chris Davis


MichaelKember,JoeyTodd,HughMillarandMichaelHannarepresentedElouerainanOpenrelayfinalandfinishedaverygood5thincompetitivefield.TheU19femaleteamofTaliahLummow,EllaRandazzo,BrigitteSalibandRachelTougherfinishedanimpressive3rd–agreatresultwhenthreeofthegirlsarestillintheunder17s.IntheUnder17sfemalefinal,ourteamofElla,Rachel,BrigitteandMarnieVimpanyheldonfor3rdinatoughfinal.AhugethankyoutoMarnieforrunningherheartoutinthefinalaftercompetinginthewatereventsduringtheday.

Ourresultsthisseasonhavebeenamazingforasquadthatisstillbuilding,developingandgettingtoknoweachother.Wehavebeenimpressedwiththework,effortanddedicationofourathletesandareexcitedfortheseasonahead.Welookforwardtodevelopingourcoachingandcompetitionprogramwithyouintheyearahead–wealsothanktheathletes,parentsandfamiliesforasuccessfulseason.

Seeyouonthebeach.

Chris Davis and Davina Strauss Beach Captain

board Captain

2018/2019seasondoneanddusted!

Asusualourathleteshavedoneusproudwiththeireffortandresults.We’vehadarangeofathletestravelingalloverAustraliacompetingintheElouerablueandwhite.Everyoneshouldbeproudofwhatthey’veachieved!

HonourablementionsoftheseasonhavetofirstlygotoChrisKing.HehadoutstandingOcean6results,wasaconsistentfinalistintheOpenboardraceandfinishedtop6(withacheekyStateandAustralianmedalfortheseason!)

Crazystuff!

Watchthisspace;he’sthenextbigthingItellyou!!

NextwouldbelittleLoganGalea.Logan’steammateshadsomecrackinglegsintheCameronRelay,puttingouryoungEloueraU15teamintosilverposition.LoganwassettodothefinalcraftlegofBoard.Thisgutsygalhadtheothercompetitor(whowasmilesahead)inhersights,andshepaddledthisgirldowntogettheirteamintoasprintfinish!!!It’sheramazingnevergiveupattitudethathasherasmytiptobethenextNutri-GrainIronwoman!!

Nextisashout-outtoRyanElmooswhocameoutofretirementandshowedusyoungunsup,claiminggoldatBranchandStatethisyear!Retirementwhat?

Lastly,itgoestoourU19boardrelayteamwhogotGoldatAussiesinoneofthemostnailbitingracesI’veeverseen!Chrishadacrackingfirstlegtogetusoutinfront,JakedidthebestsurfnavigationI’veeverseenandsnuckhislittlebuttoveraHUGEsetwavestogetusthroughthesurf.Helefthiscompetitiontobattlethewhitewash,whilehewasoutintheclear.PoorMacthenhadallthepressure!Onhisleg,hebattledthesurf,gotthroughthecourseandfinishedwithfourminutestospareaheadof2ndplace.Theofficialsallconfirmedit’sthebiggestleadeverinanAussie’sfinaltowingold.

Medal results from the season:

Branch 2019

U15:LoganGalea–SilverBoardrace

CampbellHanningtonandCharlieMorris–SilverBoardrescue

U19:ChrisKingGold,JakeEvansSilverBoardrace


Open:ChrisKing/JakeEvansGold,TomO’Keeffe/ThomasWhittleSilver,CameronGrech/IsaacByrne4thinBoardrescue

Masters:RyanElmoos–GoldBoardrace

State 2019

U19:GoldJakeEvans/ChrisKing–BronzeHarryCame/MackenzieHanningtonBoardrescue.

JakeEvans/ChrisKing/MackenzieHannington–BronzeBoardrelay

ChrisKing–SilverBoardrace

Masters: Ryan Elmoos – Gold board race

Aussies 2019

U15:CharlieMorris–Bronzeboardrace

U19:JakeEvans/ChrisKing/MackenzieHannington–Goldboardrelay

ChrisKing–BronzeBoardrace

Lastlyit’swithaheavyheartwesayourfarewellstotheheadcoachTomO’Keeffe.

Hehadgivenusyearsofhardwork,dedicationandservice,providingourathleteswitheverythingtheyneededtoreachtheirgoals.Throughhoursandhoursofgruellingprepping,coaching,travelingandcounsellinghegotourathletes(andparents!)towheretheyneededtobe.

He is a truly amazing coach and friend and I am sure I join everyone in Elouera in saying we wish you the best ofluckwiththefutureandthankyouforallyourhardwork!

Bringonthenextseason,

Kate Conder Board Captain

Ski Captain

(CueGameofThronesIntroduction)

Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun dun dun dun dun dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun dun dun dun dun

Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun dun dun dun dun dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun dun dun dun dun

Another spring has come and gone, and the great men and women of the Elouera Clubenteranothersummer,fitandreadyforbattleonthewater.ThebattalionhasexpandedinnumbersthisseasonwiththenewlyanointedU17Squire,KiaraSummers,joiningtherankswhiletheturncoat,MattSperring,returnsfromhisbattlewiththeplague.Unfortunately,welostourVeteranZeusLevingstoagrievouswoundandweawaithistriumphreturnnextseason.Inhisabsence,plentyofyoungknightshaverisentoleadtheirregimentintrainingandatcarnivals.Astheseasonragedon,theriseofHouseElouerawasnotedthroughouttheentireeasterncoast.Althoughthemajorityofbattlesarefoughtonthewater,manyarefoughtbehindthescenesontheinternetbattlefieldwiththemightymouseandkeyboard.Forthis type of warfare, Elouera summons the great stewards from the age of heroes: Peter ‘The King’ King andAndrew‘TheGreat’Evans,whoworktirelesslyafterhourstokeeptheshipsailingsmoothlyaswellasprovidingwordsofwisdomtotheyoungLordCommanderO’KeeffeandhisLieutenantRead.TheKingPeteralsocommandsaloyalhostofbannermenwhoassistwiththephysicalelementoftransportingtheEloueraArmytoandfromlocation:AdamofCawley,DeanofMorris,MarkofSummers,BrettofRichardson,DarrenofGaleaandSteveofNeale.TheEloueraArmyareforeverthankfulforallofyourhelpandsupport.

DunDunDun,DunDundun,dundun………

Nowforabriefrecapofthe2019season:

• JuniorWomen:Twogoalsthisseason:don’tcomelastandfinishtherace.Eagertoachievethese


goals,TaylorRichardsonandKiaraSummerswerethe1sttostartthecoldearlymorningwintersessionsinBateBay.NervousaboutthebigsurfofKurrawa,theythenwentonanOcean6tourofcarnivalsfocusedongettingasmuchraceexperienceaspossible,evenifitmeantcompetinginOpenwomen’s.JoinedbyMaggieScottatlocalcarnivals,thegirlscontinuedtoimprovethroughouttheseasonandturningheadsattraining.SomeoftheirimpressiveresultsincludingKiara’s3rdU17SkiatSydneyBranch,Taylor’sOcean6OpenWomen’sSemi-Finalist,Maggie’sAussiesU19SkiSemi-Finalist,AussiesOpenMixedDouble’sSemi-FinalistsandallthreecombiningtobetheyoungestAussiesU19SkiRelayFinalist.Ionlyfeelsorryfortheparentsasgrowingpressurefornewskisandpaddleshasgrownthroughouttheyear.

• OpenWomen:wereourcelebritygueststhisseason,makingspecialappearancesatonlythebigeventssuchasState.Fingerscrossedforsomesurf,theywerelefttoponderhowgoodtheirfitnesswouldbeinlongflatconditionsforstate.However,theEloueraCheerSquadstillmanagedtofeatureintheOpenSkiRelayFinal,DanielleGowanqualifiedfortheOpenSkiSemi-finals,KatieConderpushed(Matt)ReadiearoundanotherMixedDoubleFinalandLaurenisstilltryingtofigureouthowonepaddlesanInterceptorDoubleSki.ThestandoutachieverforthewomenthisseasonistheeverpositiveandchattyDanielleGowan.Inher second season back in the sport, she has juggled her ever challenging work roster to qualify for another AustralianTeam,tradinginthekayakfortheOceanSki.HerhardworkanddedicationwasrewardedwithaSilvermedalperformancewithNugget(NathanNeale)intheOpenMixedDouble.NuggetisstilltryingtoconvincehertoattendAussiesfortheevent.

• U19Men:TheIronmenracingatAussiessumsuphowfartheseboyshavecomeinfouryearsontheski.Inthesemi-finalswith4–5ftsurf,alltheboyssafelynavigatedtheirwayinandoutwhilestillholdingontotheirleadoutinfront.Thisresultedinsomeverythankfulanddryhandlers,fewclubscouldsaythis.Not to be outdone, Connor led the charge in the individual category making both State and Australian FinalswhilealsodebutinginhisfirstOcean6OpenSkiFinal.Thenhehelpedthenewkidontheblock,MattSperring,aroundthecansontheDoubleSki.TheirfirstpaddleatQueenscliffsawthemswimming,theirnextatWollongongsawadoubleskinarrowlymissSperro’sheadbutbythetimeCurrumbincamearoundtheyweremixingitwiththeOpensfinishingontheleadingwaveandasprintupthebeachfor3rd.Theboys’paddleatAussieswasnothingshortofspectacular.Navigatingthebigsurfandouterbank,leadingfor600mandstillfindingenoughenergyforasprintfinishonlytofallcentimetresshort,itwasdefinitelyaGoldmedalperformanceinmyeyes.However,theirperformanceoftheyearwassavedfortheSkiRelayatState.Connor(Levings),(Matt)Sperroand(Chris)KingychaseddownManlyandNorthBondiinflatconditionstoclaimGoldafterplacing3rdtwoyearsearlier.ItisasteeplearningcurvetransitioningintoOpensbutIamveryconfidenttheseyoungmenhavetheskillsanddeterminationtobuildonthisyear’ssuccess.OnecanonlyhopethatJake’s(Evans)repairbillishalfofwhatitwasthisseason.

• OpenMen:thesuccessoftheU19siscloselymatchedbytheoutstandingimprovementoftheOpenMen’sacrosstheentireseason.WiththemajorityofboysonlyintheirthirdseasonofOpens,theycombinedwithanolddogtofinish7thintheOcean6SkiRelayFinalrankings(3rdatWollongong)and5thintheOcean6DoubleSkiFinalrankings(1statCurrumbin).Wealsohadaclubfirstwiththreemembers(LachlanGalea-Stackerdebut,ReadieandNuggetNeale)makingtheOcean6SingleSkiFinalatCurrumbin.Battlinganelbowinjury for majority of the season, fan favourite Shamus O’Connor showed form at Manly qualifying for the semi-finalsandthenmadehisownluckwhenhefinishedintheTop64withanAussiesSkiQuarter-Final.AsIhavehittheBig30,itseemsZeushaschristenedmethenewOldDogofthesquad.However,Istillmanagedtolearnonelasttrick,sneakingintomyfirstAussieSkiSemi-Final.WhilesomeoneworkedsomemagicthisyeartogetNuggetNealewakingupforamorningtrainingsessioninthemiddleofwinter.HisdeterminationtoqualifyfortheU23WorldOceanskititlesasafirsttimeAustralianRepresentativewasrewardedwhileaddinghisfirstAussieSkiFinalappearancetohislistofachievements,finishingaclose6th(waveforSilver).However,IcannotgopastLachyGalea-Stackerformostimprovedthisseason.Oneofthemostdedicatedtrainersbalancingatoughworkschedule,heisalwaysoneofthefirsttoputhishanduptohelpwhileprovidingtherightamountofhumour(andunfortunatelygas)tokeepthesquadpositive.LachhasworkedextremelyhardatconvertinghisperformancesattrainingintoindividualraceresultswhichisreflectedinhisOcean6finalwhilealsobeinganintegralpartoftheSkiRelayandDoubleSkiteams.

Lastly,onefinalwordofthankstoLordCommanderThomasO’Keeffe.HesteppedintotheroleofBoardCoacheightyearsago,atimewhentheclubwasrebuildingandhecouldhaveeasilyputhimselffirstand


movedclubs.InsteadTomhasbeeninstrumentalasarolemodel;guidingandtrainingElouera’snippersintosuccessfulseniorStateandAustralianChampions.Inthepastthreeyears,hehasdevotedcountlesshoursawayfromhisworkandpersonallifetobeonthebeachwithusasHeadCoach.Growingupinseparateclubs, I was very lucky to never go head to head with Tom as a swimmer as his ability and skills were only rivalledagainstAustralia’sbest.However,Ihavebeenveryfortunatetoworkalongsidehimasacoachandpickhisbrainoneverymatterwhetheritbeprogramming,beachanalysisorhowtoturnConnor’sbrainandmouthoff.Onbehalfofallthecompetitorsandfamilies,thankyouforallthetimeyouhaveputintobeingourCoach,TeamMemberandMate.Wenowawaitthemuchanticipatedcomeback……………

Matt Read Ski Captain

Race Secretary

Justlikelastseason,thesurfgodswerenotkindtous,makingitverydifficulttocompletetheClubChampionshipandtheJohnHughesShield.

OntheweekendsthattheClubAll-rounderandtheJohnHughesshieldwerescheduled,thebeachwasclosed.WhosaidthereisnosuchthingasClimateChange?

ItcouldbethattheRaceSecretaryisbadatpredictingtheweatherconditions.

However,theclubracesthatwewereabletorunwereasalwaysverycompetitiveandgreatfun.

The11o’clockswimgetsbiggerandbiggereveryyear;someSundaymorningstherewereover40swimmersofallageslinedupalongthestartline.TheRaceSecretaryhasaverydifficultjobmakingsurethateveryonestartsattherighttime.

TheclubcompetitioneventsandtheSundaymorningswimscouldnotbeheldsafelywithoutthehelpofwatersafetyandtheIRBCrews.Onbehalfofallcompetitorsand11o’clockswimmers,thankyou.ToAndrewEvansandeveryonewhohelpedoutwithsettingandpackingupaftertheclubeventsandforcheeringonourEloueramembersagain,thankyou.

Pete King, your support and guidance throughout the year as well as assistance with organising the competitionracingthisseasonwasverymuchappreciated.

Finally,congratulationstoallofourcompetitorswhoparticipatedattheStateandAustralianTitles.YouallcompetedsowellrepresentingElouerayoushouldallbeveryproudofyourachievements.GoELOUERA.


Committees

History Committee

WorkoncompilationofacomprehensiveandaccuratehistoryofEloueraSurfLifeSavingClubfrominceptiontodateandcontinuinghasbeenundertakenbyaReviewCommitteecomprisingPeterCarney,ClubPatronBrianThompsonOAMLM,RonPearsOAMLMJP,GeorgeBirss,RonHegartyLMandMikeBattyLM.

DespiteverystrongfeelingsexpressedbysomeClubmembers,anearlierreviewcommitteehadidentifiedconsiderableinaccuraciesandomissionsinadraftsubmissiondevelopedbytheinitialhistorycommitteeinconnectionwiththefirst50YearsoftheClub.Asaconsequence–andutilisingsomeofthegroundworkandresearchoftheinitialcommittee–thecurrentHistoryCommitteewasformedtoadvancethedocumentationoftheClub’soperationsinareadable,accurateandcomprehensiveform.

Atitsfirstmeeting,theCommitteeunanimouslyacknowledgedtheeffortsofotherswhohadcontributedtopreviousresearchanddocumentationasoutlinedinearlierannualreportsandagreedonanacceptablewayforwardbasedonexistingdocumentation(withappropriateamendmentsandinclusions),furthervideo-recordedfirst-personinterviewsofearlyClubmembersandadditionalresearchofrelevantinformationheldbyotherbodiessuchastheSutherlandShireLibraryandNorthCronullaSurfLifeSavingClub.

Further,acceptingtherealitythataccesstoinformationheldbyearlyClubmembersdiminisheswiththepassageoftime,itwasdeterminedthatemphasiswouldbeplacedonthefirstdecadeoftheClub’shistory.Itwasalsodeterminedtoreleasethatdocumentationtomembersinavarietyofplatforms.Thiswasjustifiedasensuringcompletenessandaccuracytothegreatestpossibleextentwhilealsoavoidingcontroversyandencouragingfeedbackandprovisionofadditionalmemorabiliasuchasphotographs,reportsandthelike.

CompilationofthefirstdecadeofCluboperationsiswelladvanced,astandardisedpro-formainterviewsheethasbeendevelopedandadditionalintervieweeshavebeenidentified.PertinentdocumentationalreadycompletedandupdatedalsohasbeenprovidedtopersonsinvolvedintheearlyformativeyearsoftheClubalthoughnotcurrentlymembers.

TheHistoryCommitteenotesthepassingofClubmembersLesHardyLM,‘Ted’BrookerOAMLMandPhilPeterswho,withothers,wereinstrumentalinresearchinganddocumentingtheClub’searlyhistory.

History Committeegym Committee

Thisyearsawtheintroductionoffournewexercisebikes,twonewrowingmachines,aconceptbike,somenewbars,ballsanddumbbellsforthegym.ThetotalinvestmentbytheBoardofManagementinthegymthisseasonexceeded$10,000.

ThankyoutotheBoardofManagementforcontinuingtoseethevalueinaqualitytrainingfacilityforthemembersofEloueraSLSC,whichcontinuestobethebestvalue-for-moneymembershipyouwillfind.

Asalways,theGymCommitteeisopentosuggestionsfromgymmembersforwaystoimproveourtrainingfacility.

Finally,pleaserememberthatwearenotaCommercialGym.Thegymisrunbyvolunteersforthebenefitofmembers.Sopleaseclosethewindows,turnofftheairconditioningandputweightsbackafteruse!.

Rory Gillespie, Brian O’Sullivan and Matthew Guy Gym Committee


building Committee

Duringthisyear,thebuildingcommitteehasbeenworkingwiththeBoardandvarioussectionheadsonoptionsforthere-allocationofspaceinthegroundfloor.Wehaveengagedanarchitecttoprovidesomeoptions.Byrationalisingunder-utilisedspaceswewillgaintheopportunitytoincreasespaceforfemaleamenities,educationandgymusers.Severaloptionsareunderconsiderationand,oncetheyarecosted,broaderconsultationwithmemberswillcommence.

Themyriadofsmallmaintenanceissuescontinuetobeaddressedastheyarereportedandwewouldencouragememberstoreportproblemsviatheofficesowecankeepontopofthem.

IwouldliketothanktheBuildingCommitteewhichconsistsofBrianO’Sullivan,WarrenSmithandGaryFlemingfortheirtimeandefforttheyhaveputin..

Brian Thompson OAM Convenor Building Committee

Honours Committee

TheClubHonoursCommitteeisappointedbytheClubBoardofManagementtomakerecommendationsontheclaimsbyourClubmembersforhigherhonours.

TheserecommendationsrelatetoLifeMembership,SLSALongService,President’sMedal,SLSAPatrolServiceoranyoftheSLSAlistofAwards–plusCommunityAwards.

MembersoftheClubHonoursCommitteearethethreeseniorClubLifeMembersbeing:IanDToll(Convenor),RonEPearsOAMandBrianKThompsonOAM(ClubPatron).

Thisyear,theHonoursCommitteeendorsedthenominationsoftwomembers,StephenFrawleyandPeterCarney,fortheawardingofElouera’shighesthonour–lifemembership.MembersattendingtheAnnualGeneralMeetingmemberswillvoteonresolutionstoconfirmthesenominations.

TherewerethreerecipientsofthePresident’smedalthisyear:DaileBanning,GregMcNeilandScottMoore.

LongServiceawardswereissuedtoDennisParker(30years),GeorgeBirss(50years),DonChandler(60years),andIanToll(60years).

TheCommitteehasenjoyedthesupportandrespectoftheClubBoardofManagement–andhasactedpromptlyonallmatterssentforrecommendation.

WethanktheBoardfortheopportunitytoservetheClub.

Ian Toll Life Member, Honours Committee


Martin Bryce Race Secretary

SLSA long service awards

60 Years – Don Chandler

DDChandler–or‘Don’tohisfriends–joinedtheCronullaSLSCin1958wherehetrainedforandwasawardedtheBronzeMedallion.

Itwas‘anotherera’andaspecialtimeforDon!

HeservedontheCronullaCommitteeandpatrolledthebeachloyallyforover15years.

When his Family came along, Don moved his membership to the Elouera SLSC and joined his children up to ourNipperClub.

Hehasalwaysretainedamembershipandinterestinbothclubs!

DonsupportsEloueraandCronullafinanciallyeachyearandenjoyshearingoftheactivitiesofbothclubs.

HeattendsbothclubsattheirAnnualMeetingsandPresentationNights.

Congratulationson60yearsofSLSAServicetoDonChandler.

60 Years – Ian D Toll

IanjoinedtheEloueraSLSCwhenitwasaPolice-CitizensBoys’SurfClubin1967.

AsaservingPoliceOfficer,hetransferredfromtheNthCronullaSLSC-whereheobtainedhisBronzeMedallionin1959–ontherequestofthePoliceCommissioner.

SincetheyearthathejoinedElouerahehasservedtheClubCommitteeinmanypositionsincludingPresident,ClubCaptain,andSecretary.

IanalsoservedasBoatCaptainfor12years,DelegatetoSydneyBranch,PublicityOfficer,andtheConvenorofmanySubCommitteesovertheyearsincludingTouringTeam,Uniform,Carnival,SurfSports,andHonours.

IanwaselectedtoLifeMembershipofEloueraSLSCin1979.Hewastheclub’sfirstLifeMember!

AtBranchlevel,IanhasservedasDeputyPresident,DelegatetoSLSNSW,PublicityOfficer,BranchTeamManager,andaCarnivalOfficialfor30years.

AtNSWlevel,IanhasservedasaDelegatetoSLSANationalCouncil,PublicityOfficer,StateTeamManager,andaCarnivalOfficialatStateandNationalChampionshipsfor30years.

AtNationalSLSAlevel,IanhasservedonNationalCouncilasPublicRelationsOfficer,andLiaisonOfficerfor both the New Zealand and South African SLS Touring Teams, and Chief Announcer at the Australian Championships.

Congratulationson60yearsofSLSAServicetoIanDToll.

TheCommitteehasenjoyedthesupportandrespectoftheClubBoardofManagement,whichhasactedpromptlywithnominationsforwardedafterconsideration.

50 Years – George Birss

GeorgejoinedtheEloueraPolice-CitizensBoys’SLSCin1967whenhisparentsboughthimdowntotheclubashesaid“toburnoffallmyenergyandawaywardlifestyle.”

Hequicklyadaptedtothe‘SurfClublifestyle’–makinglifetimefriendsandshowinggreatskillsonboththelongandshortsurfboards.

GeorgeservedontheClubCommitteeastheBoardandSkiCaptainandwasaregularcompetitorforEloueraatSurfCarnivalsatalllevels.


Duringhis50yearsofserviceGeorgehascontinuedhisinterestinElouerabyservingontheClubHistoryCommitteeaswellasthelastfourClubReunionCommittees.

Heregularlyhosts‘ReunionParties’athishomecomprisingmembersoftheclubfromthe“FoundationDays”andalwaysleadsthegroupinaloudandlengthyrenditionofthe“ClubWarCry”!

Congratulationson50yearsSLSAServicetoGeorgeBirss.

30 Years – Dennis Parker

DennisjoinedElouerain1989aftertransferringfromSouthMaroubraSLSCwherehegainedhisBronzeMedallion.

WiththesameclubcoloursasSouthMaroubra–Elouerawasa‘nicefit’forDennisashesupportedhischildrenintheEloueraNipperClub.

SittingagainforhisBronzeMedallionatElouerain1989–DennismadehisoriginalrecordinSurfguard.

HenowhasanimpressivelistofSLSAAwardsonhisSurfguardlist–alldoneashesays–“toensureIwasuptodatewithallfacetsofmyjobasaSurfLifesaver”(68qualifications)

AstheWaterSafetyCaptainintheNippers–DenniscouldnotgetanyassistancefromtheclubIRBcrewsatthetime–soashesays–“IsaidtoBobKing–teachmehowtodrivethesethings”!

Therestishistory–asDennishasgoneontoprovideover25yearsservicetotheEloueraIRBsectionandisnowamentorandinstructortoyoungergenerations.

DennisParkerwashonouredwithLifeMembershipofEloueraSLSCin2016.

Congratulationson30yearsSLSAServicetoDennisParker.

President’s Medal Recipients

Daile BanningachievedhisBronzeMedallionin1980andholdsthe30-yearlongserviceaward.HewasachampioncompetitorforElouerainhisyoungerdays,winninganAustraliantitleintheSurfRace.Dailesubsequentlyreturnedtotheclubwithhisfamily,contributingasanAgeManagerandwasheavilyinvolvedinseniorsectionfundraisingevents.Dailecontributedtotheplanningfortheestablishmentoftherestaurantandlateronthecafé.Daile’sexperienceinthebuildingindustryhelpedtheclubnavigatedesignprocessesandliaisonwiththecouncil.Dailedonatedtheclub’sfirstATV,whichwasgratefullyreceivedasitimprovedmanualhandlingtasks.

Greg McNeillwasawardedhisbronzein1975andholdsthe30-yearlongserviceaward.GregwasatrainerandmentortocadetsandjuniorsandbecameabronzeandCPRtrainer.HeactedasachaperonetoyouthtouringteamstoState,AussiesandWorldtitlesaswellasbeingBoardandSkiCaptain.Greghasmadeasignificantcontributiontotheseniorsection’sfundraisingevents,includingthesourcingofsponsorsandmemorabiliaforauctioningatSportsmanLunches.

Scott MoorewasawardedhisBronzeMedallioninJune2005,andsubsequentlybecameanipperagemanageroftheU11girlsin2006-07.Scottcontinuedasagemanagerthroughto2009-10whenhisagegroupfinishedwithnippers.Thefollowingseason,in2010-11,Scottjoinedtheboard,initiallyasDirectorofYouthCoordinationandthen,from2012-13to2014-15,asDirectorofMajorEvents.DuringhistimeontheBoard,ScottalsoservedontheBarandLoungeCommittee.AsDirectorofMajorEvents,ScottmadeasignificantcontributioninconductingseniorsectionfundraisingeventssuchasSportsmanLunches.


Member protection

ThenewseasonstartedwiththeestablishmentoftheEloueraMemberProtectionTeamthatincluded:DavidKowald,JohnLehmann,FreyaAnnetts,KarleneHughes,SaschaChandler,VickiSimpsonandMichaelRandazzo.ThesenumbersareinlinewithSLSguidelinessuggesting1:100ratioofMemberProtectionOfficerspernumberofmembers.

The start of the season included addressing Age Managers and Water Safety Personnel withtheemphasisonadheringtothecodesofconductbutinparticular,appropriateconductwithchildrenincludingsubjectssuchas:Encouragement,Guidance,AppropriateLanguageandPhysicalConduct.

At the start of Nippers’ Season, an address was given to Nipper parents and guardians, introducing the teamandexplainingourrole,butmostimportantlymakingtheteamaccessibletoall.ThisaccessibilityincludedregularattendanceatNipperSundayswearingouridentifiablepurpleshirts.Regularcontactandcommunicationswereconductedwithindividualparents/familymembersandthefeedbackwasgenerallypositive.

AspartofthisseasonsNipperEducationPackage,presentationsonsafetyawarenesswereconductedwithallNipperAgegroups.SpecialthanksgotoTimJurdandCameronSimpsonfortheircontributionsandassistance.

ThisseasonwehaveimplementedtheSLSNSWinitiativesofadoptingtheSafeguardingChildrenandYoungPeopleProgram,whichhasbeenapprovedbytheEloueraSLSCBoardofManagement.ThishasinvolvedpromotingtheSLSCodesofConducttoallmembers.ThecodesofconductincludetheGeneralCodeofConductandtheCodeofConductforpersonsinpositionsofauthoritydealingwithchildrenoryoungpersonsasreferencedintheSLSAMemberProtectionPolicy.

TofurthertheinitiativewehavepromotedtheprogramonourwebsiteandWarriornewsletterandhavealsoencouragedourmemberstoundertaketheSafeguardingChildrenandYoungPeopleAwarenessCourseonline.

During the season, some complaints were received regarding conduct and behaviour issues which were recordedandreportedinlinewithSLSANSWpolicy.

John Lehmann Child Protection Officer


Club Life

Summer Duncan at Nippers camp at Sussex Inlet


Surf Awareness Clinic

2019 Elouera Surf Life Saving Club’s Surf Awareness Clinicsponsored by Tradies

Elouera’s37thSurfAwarenessClinic(SAC)concludedon11January2019whenthe278participantswerepresentedwiththeircertificatesbylocaldignitariesrepresentingthevariouslevelsofgovernment,surflifesavingandTradies.PatronandLifeMemberBrianThompsonOAMprofessionallyemceedthepresentationceremony.

SuccessoftheSACwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthewillingassistanceof91volunteerclubmembers,manyofwhomtooktimeoffworkorreturnedearlyfromannualholidays.AnumberofthosewhoassistedwithwatersafetywerenewlygraduatedSurfRescueCertificatemembers;othersweretheregular‘longer-term’memberswhoagainassistedintheIRBandotherareas.Irrespectiveofinvolvement,theeffortsofallvolunteerswereappreciatedandonceagaintypifiedtheprofessionalismandcommitmentofclubmembers.

Withoutexception,allpersonsinvolvedwiththeSAC,whetherasaparticipantorvolunteer,wererespectfulandwillingtobeinvolvedinallactivities.Surprisinglyanumberofparticipantscommentedpositivelyontheirenjoymentofthetheorysessions.WhenyouconsiderthecomparativethrillofarideintheIRB,thatishighpraiseindeed.

Anumberofinitiativesweretrialedthisyearincluding:

• GreateruseoftechnologyforregistrationandpublicityleadinguptotheSAC• InvolvementoftheTollAmbulanceRescueHelicopteranditscrew–thankslargelytotheeffortsof

MichaelByrne–andSutherlandShirelifeguardswhocombinedwithclubmembersinstagingseveralsimulated rescues

• ShortaddressestotheparentsandattendeesbyGraceElliottandTillieTsoumbaras,whoprofessionallyspokeoftheirlonginvolvementwithEloueraandtheirexperiencesasNippers

• UtilisationofseveralformersurfawarenessclinicparticipantsintheconductofthisSurfAwarenessClinic.

PrincipallythroughtheeffortsoftheTollpublicityteam,the2019ClinicreceivedextensivepositivecoverageonallthreecommercialTVchannelswhichalsoelicitedconsiderableenquiriesandfeedback.

Severalparents/carerswereforthcomingintheirpraiseofthe2019SACandpositivelycommentedthattheyhadpersonallylearnedsomuchfromthesimulatedrescues.ManyhavecommittedtobeingmoreactivelyinvolvedinEloueraparticularlywithconductoftheSACnextyear.

Inadditiontothosementionedabove,mostparticularlyTollandSSCstaff,theSACOrganisingCommitteealsoappreciatedtheinvolvementofrepresentativesoftheCancerCouncil,NSWRoadsandMaritimeServicesand,ofcourse,theongoingsupportofTradieswhichhascommittedtoanothertwoyearsinvolvementwiththeSAC.

AtthedebriefmeetingoftheOrganisingCommittee,memberMikeBattycommentedthat,inhisopinion,the2019SACwasoneofthemostsuccessfulinmanyareasandthatalloftheinitiativesintroducedwereanimprovementandworthretaining.HealsothankedallmembersoftheCommittee,whetherpresentorabsent,fortheirhardwork,commitmentandgoodhumour.Healsoexpressedconfidencethattheorganisingand conduct of future SACs is well catered for with the inclusion of new members.

Hi Darren,

My Boys and their mates had a great time at the Surf Survival Course today – thanks for putting this amazing course on.

Rebecca Ledwell


TheBoardofManagementhasendorseda38thSACandconfirmedthatitwillbeheldon10January2020(swimatCaringbah)andbetween13and17January2020.

The Surf Awareness Clinic sadly advises the passing of Colin McDonall who was the senior executive of Otis Elevator Company. Colin saw the benefits of teaching children between the ages of 7 to 12 years old the five basic principles of surf awareness and was instrumental in establishing the concept of a ‘surf education program’ (as envisaged by Basil Lewis and Robert Chapman) and arranging financial and other support for establishment and conduct of a Surf Awareness Clinic for its first fifteen years of operation. Colin was aged 89 years.

Surf Awareness Clinic Organising Committee

Basil Lewis, Leah Byrne, Debbie Brooking, Kathryn Tanner, Natalie Chandler and Mike Batty

Surf Awareness Clinic

Hello everyone,My 3 grandchildren attended the clinic this year for the first time. I attended every day, and was impressed by how well organised you were, how kind and helpful you were to the kids and how engaged the kids were in the various activities. Jai, Kiana and Lara have enjoyed a fantastic week. They have learnt a lot and have become more confident in the surf. Many thanks to all the volunteers who gave up their time. Kind regards, Julie Flynn


Constitution Committee

TheCommitteebeganitsreviewoftheconstitutiononthepremise‘ifitain’tbroke,don’ttryandfixit’.Thecommitteemetonanumberofoccasionsthroughouttheseason,tacklingonetopicatatime.

Eachmemberofthecommitteewasprovidedwithcopiesofconstitutionsfromanumber of other surf clubs and an outline of changes introduced by Fair Trading in 2016.Inaddition,somerecentdocumentsissuedbySLSAwerereviewed.

EarlymeetingsreviewedmembershipcategoriesandalignedElouera’scategorieswiththoseproposedbySLSA.SLSAhasrecommendedfivePrimarycategoriesandthirteensubcategories.TheoneprimecategorythatEloueradoesnotcurrentlyrecogniseis‘CommunityMember’.

ThecompositionoftheBoardwasalsoreviewedandsuggestionswillbemadetotheBoardinduecourse.OtherclubpositionswerealsoreviewedincludingwhetherthepositionsofHonoraryMedicalofficerandLegaladvisorarerequired.AsaDelegatetoSLSSisnolongerrequired,thispositioncanalsobeeliminated.

ThesectionpertainingtoFinancialcontrolwasalsoreviewedandfurtherworkwillbeundertakenwiththeDirectorofFinancetoensurethatthisaspectoftheclub’sactivitiesisadequatelydealtwithgivenmodernbankingpractices.

Thecurrentcommittee,ifre-elected,willcontinuetoreviewtheremainingsectionsoftheConstitutionandBy-Laws.

Peter Carney Convenor

Registrar

Withanotherseasonover,ouroverallmembershipnumbersareup.

GoodtoseeCadetsandthe15to18yearoldagegroupshavehadasmallincreaseaswe all know these age groups are hard to retain members as other life choices open upforthem.

Withtheeverincreasingmembersachieving25and30-yearlongserviceawards,Iamfindingitdifficulttoobtaincorrectdata.MythankstoLifeMemberRonPearsOAMforhisassistanceinobtainingrelevantinformation.

MaybeitistimetheBoardofManagementgetsallrecordsinelectronicformatattheclubandsavetheminSurfGuard.

Congratulationstoallmembersonasuccessfulseason

Stephen Frawley Registrar

88 ElouEra Surf lifE Saving Club inCorporatEd

Membership for the 2018-19 season:

Category Male Members Female Members Total MembersJuniorActivity(5-13)yrs 204 199 403Cadet(13-15yrs) 16 20 36Active(15-18yrs) 28 21 49Active(18yrs&over) 206 78 284ReserveActive 0 0 0

Long Service 55 16 71Life Member 20 0 20Probationary 0 0 0Associate 29 27 56General 33 41 74Honorary 3 0 3Perpetual 2 1 3Totals 596 403 999

Membership comparisons with past seasons:

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2018-19

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89AnnuAl RepoRt 2018-2019

JdC Chairman

IampleasedtoprovideawrapupofwhathasbeenanotherfantasticseasonforEloueraNippers,inwhatismylastyearasDirectorofJuniorDevelopment.

Firstup,IwouldliketosayTHANKYOUonelasttimetoeveryonethatworkedsohardinmakingthisafantasticseason.Iwon’tbeabletolisteachandeveryoneofyoubutIwouldliketolistthekeypeoplethatdeserverecognitionfortheroletheyplayedthisyear.Thankyoutoour:

• Junior Development Committee,CraigHolmes,KarenTsoumbaras,MarkSummers,MattElliott,SharronMcKeown,AndrewWatson,MoiraLoader,LeanneLaffan,CameronBurns,LeanneBarlow,DarylChapman,RebeccaBacon,PaulByrnes,AnnaElliottandNatChandler.Inparticular,thankyoutoJulieWalmsleywhohasservedonsomanyJDCcommitteesinrecentyearsalongwithmanyotherclubroles

• Elouera Surf Sports Academy coaches,IanRossandDavinaStrauss.Supportedbyassistantcoaches,PaulO’Sullivan,AndrewWatson,DamienFanning,WallyHall,ScottThomasandDonnaHanna

• Sponsors,TheTradies,SutherlandMazda,WestfieldsMiranda,IllawarraBlinds,OhanaOceanAthleticsandSoilco

• Age Managers and Cadets, our Age Managers once again went well beyond the usual level of work thatisrequiredtodeliveranippersprogram.TheywerealsowellsupportedbyourcadetsinRachelTougher,MaggieScott,MaxFathulla,KeiraCollier,BriannaSmith,KiaraSummers,JaimeGreig,EllaRandazzo,ChelseaHolmes,TomSummers,SofiaRandazzo,JessicaWardrobe,SamMerchant,SophieBurns,GeorgiaGreig,BrigitteSalib,CaitlynShephard,OliviaHall,JadaBlanch,PeterThoroughgood,KyaLaffan,EllaMcFadden,Jasmine Richardson and Darcy O’Sullivan

• Water SafetyteamheadedbyCamBurns

• OurteamofOfficials led by Andrew Watson

• Senior competitors and trainersthatassistedatSussex,inparticulartoBrettRichardson,MichaelByrne,DaveKowaldandMattGentle

• Club Captains,TillieTsoumbaras,OliverChandler,GraceElliottandAlexMcFadden.

Aswehavedoneforthepastseveralseasons,planningfortheseasonstartsalmostimmediatelyaftertheendofthepreviousseason.Thisseasonwasnodifferentandthankstoallthosementionedabove,wewereabletoprovideanipperprogramthatsuccessfullybalancessurfeducation,fun,competitionandcommunityinvolvement.

Thoughournumberswereslightlydownfromlastyear(appx410registrations),thenumberofkidsattendingmidweekandweekendtrainingwasprobablythelargestthatwehaveeverseen.ThiswasextremelypleasingtoseeandresultedinElouerataking1stplaceintheSydneyBranchAgeChampionshipsinFebruary.WhilewewerenotabletoliftthetrophyattheStateAgeChampionshipsatSwansea,ourteamfinishedin8thplaceinanincrediblytightpointscore.

Leah Byrne and Libby O’Sullivan,continuedtheirgreatworkwiththeYellowFinsInclusiveNipperProgramandinspiredourneighbouringclubstointroduceasimilarprogramwhichallowedourYellowFinnipperstojoinwithotherkidsforSundayactivities.

IwishourdepartingU14stheverybestofluckastheygraduateascadets.OurU14salongwithourClubCaptainswereexcellentrolemodelsforallofouryoungernippers,thankyouguysforalwaysassistingwheneverneeded.


The Ohana Surf ClassicwasheldagainatElouerawiththeorganisingcommitteetakingthecarnivaltoanotherlevelwithnearly800entries,amazingprizesandperfectconditions.ThanksonceagaintooursponsorOhanaOceanAthleticsfortheirsupportandgenerosityoversomanyyears.

Finally,andonbehalfoftheJDC,thankyoutoournippersandtheirfamiliesforchoosingEloueraSurfClub.Asmentioned,thisismylastyearservingasDirectorofJuniorDevelopment,Isincerelyappreciateallthesupportthatsomanyclubmembershavegivenmeoverthesepastyears.IwishallfutureJDCmembersbestwishes.I’venodoubtthattheywillcontinuetobuildonthegreatfoundationthatwehaveandwillbeaswellsupportedasIhavebeen.

Sincerely,

Michael Randazzo Director of Junior Development


JdC deputy Chairman

Theseasonof2018-19wasonethatconsolidatedourstandingasapowerhouseofSLS.Followingthewinfromlastseason,Icanhonestlysaythatourpreparationforthisseasonwassecondtonone.EventhoughMotherNaturefailedtoshineonourclubinthesurfthisyear,Ihaveneverseenournippersbetterpreparedtoenterthewaterandthesand.

IwouldliketosincerelythankourChairman,MichaelRandazzo.Mickhasdoneastellarjobagainthisseason.HehasimplementedsignificantchangesofarinhistenureasChairmanandhasconsolidatedwhathasbeenimplementedprevioustohisreign.InmyroleasDeputyChairman,ithasenabledmetoreallyseethecomplexitiesofhisroleandthecountlesshoursawayfromhisfamily.Thanksforyourefforts,mate.HistermaschairmanconcludesthisyearandIcanhonestlysaythatthelegacythatheleavesisthemostevidentinrecentyears.EloueraNippersappreciateyourdedicationandyourleadershipisthereasonwhyourfamilyclubisthetruegem.Asyouwalkawayfromyourrolethisseason,wewillstillkeepyouinvolvedtosaveyoufromgettinganinfluxofwashingandvacuumingduties.

Otherindividualswhodeservementionareournewfinancialcontroller,MarkSummers,andourSurfSportsManager,MattyElliot.TheskillsandattributestheypossessensurethatEloueraNipperswillcontinuetoexperiencegrowthacrossallareas.ThankstoourwonderfulJDC.Asaboard,wesharethesamedirectionandagenuinelovefortheclub.ThisdevotiontoElouerahasseenourclubnotonlycrownedStateChampionslastseason,buttheintroductionofsupportprogramslikeYellowFinsandencouragingthenipperstocompletetheirSRC.

Ineverysportingclub,therearethoseindividualswhoaretheheartandthesoul.Theyselflesslydedicatethemselvestotheorganisationandwithoutthem,theclubwouldstruggletofunction.AsImentionedinmyreport last year, Darren Galea (Elouera SLSC President) and Julie Walmsley (Awards and Uniform Manager, EducationOfficerandclubstalwart)continuetocommitselflesslytoourclub.TherewereafewotherpeoplethatIneedtoacknowledgeaswell.Chappo,thecountlesshoursyoudevotetoensuringournippersremainsafewithadequatewatersafetybothatcarnivalsandeachSundayNippersmorningmaygounnoticedbysome,butnottheJDC.Thanksmate!OthersthatneedmentionareMoiraLoaderandAnnaElliot.Finally,thereisonecharacterthatItryandbeatfortheprimecarparkpositioneverySundaymorningduringthenippersseason—DennisParker.Mate,yourKombiisthereat5:45ameverySundaymorningandyoubringa‘real’levelofexperiencetonippers.YourpositivedemeanorisinfectiousandthecareandprofessionalismyoudisplayeachSundaymorningintheIRBispriceless.Thanksmate.

I appreciate our wonderful Age Managers who display empathy when needed and encourage our nippers to runfaster,swimfurther,paddleharderandtolaughmore.Yourenergiesareneverdisregarded.

EverySundaymorning,thereisacoregroupoffellasthatImeetbefore6amtosetupthebeachandwaterareas.CameronBurns(Webmaster),DarylChapman(WaterManager)andDarrenGalea(ESLSCPresident)


get there to ensure that the areas are safe for all nippers and provide fair and consistent water and sand areasforourcompetitivenippers.Webeattheseagullstothesandeachmorning,droolforourcoffeeby7am,butdoitfortheloveoftheclub.

Ourcoachingstaffisamazing.ThecountlesshourstheESSASurfSportsAcademycoachesspendfine-tuningournippers’skillsisobviouswiththesuccessbothonthesandandinthewater.OuracademyprogramistheenvyofSydneyBranchandwesawthefruitsofyourtalentsandexpertisethisyear.

Congratulationstothesuccessfulmedalistsatthevariouscarnivalsthroughouttheseason,thisincludestheoverallSydneyWaterSeries,4WayandBateBay,Ohana,BranchandStateChampions.Alsotoournipperswho do not win medals, but compete with the Elouera spirit in their veins and never give up, well done to youaswell.ThespiritwepossessasagroupisevidenteveryyearatNSWStateNippersCarnival,whereonceagain,wemeetasaclub,shareoursuccessandforgenewrelationships.IthinkwereallygalvanisedasaclubthisyearatState,whichrubbedoffonournipperswhoexcelledbothonthesandandthewater.Finally,totheparentsofEloueraNippers.Weallsharethesamegoalthatwewantourchildrentobeeducatedabouttheoceanandproficientinit.ThankyouforsupportingourclubandplayingasignificantroleinmakingitthepremierNippersclubinNSW.

ItwasanothergreatseasonandIeagerlyawaitthe2019-20season.

GoElouera!!

Craig Holmes Deputy Chairman of Junior Development


Water Safety

Another Nipper season comes to an end and, I am pleased to say, another season withoutincident.Thisisnotduetogoodfortuneorluckbutaresultofcarefulmanagement,greattrainingandanextremelycommittedanddedicatedWaterSafetyTeamwhoeachweek,tirelesslylookafterandteachourNippersinthewater.

IamproudthatwemetorexceededourWSrequirementsatallcarnivalsthroughoutthe season and once again with the Ohana Surf Classic set the benchmark for how WSataneventshouldbeplannedandexecuted.Ittrulyreflectsourclub’scultureandcommitmenttokeepingallNipperssafe.

I’dliketothanktheentireWaterSafetyTeam,inparticularthosededicatedindividuals(fartoomanytolist)whoarethereeveryweekandarethefirstonestosticktheirhandupandpullontheorangetofillrostersorcoverashortage.Thankyouformakingthisrolethatmucheasier!

Enjoytheoff-season(ifsuchathingexists!)andIlookforwardtoseeingyouallinorangeandinthewaternextseason.

Cameron Burns Water Safety Captain

Rebecca Bacon and Renee Chapman at branch titles


Surf Sports

Afterhavinghadsuchasuccessfulyearweapproachedthe2018-19seasonwithmuchanticipation.

Wehadtheusualstarttotheseasonwithmassivesurfandstrongwindsforthefirstfewweeks,beforeconditionseasedandwesettledintoourweeklyroutine.

Thisyearwewelcomedanewheadwatercoach,Ian‘Rossi’Rosstotheclub.Hisfreshapproachandnewtrainingmethodswerewelcomedbythekids.RossiwasassistedinthewaterbyPaulO’Sullivan,ScottThomasandAndrewWatsonandIcanspeakforallthekidsandparentsinsaying,weallappreciateallyourtimeandeffort.Theimprovementinskillsandfitnessthisyearwasadirectresultofyourcollectiveeffortsthisseason.

DavinatookthereignsonthebeachthisyearandwaswellassistedbyWallyHallandDamienFanning.OurbeachteamshowedgreatimprovementovertheseasonwithsomefantasticresultsatBranchandState.

ThisseasonwehadthreeSydneyBranchRepresentatives;BellaSummers13Female,JeremyHall13Male(Beach)andKaiRobertson14Male(Water).Congratulationstothesekidsandagreatachievementforallyourhardwork.

Aftersomefantasticresultsthroughouttheseason,weheadedintoBranch,whereforthefirsttimetheclubqualifiedfortheAllAgeBoardRelayfortheStatetitles.WealsohadrecordnumbersqualifyforIronmanandBoardRescue.TheclubalsowonthepointscoreandbecamethechampionclubintheBranch,afantasticresult.

WeheadedtoStatefullofconfidenceandreadytotryandgobacktoback.Weweremetwithhugesurfandtryingconditionsthroughouttheweekendandaftersomeexcellentresults,wemanagedtofinishwitheighthplaceinaverytightpointscore.WehadbothAllAgeteamsintheirrespectivefinals,ourMarchPastteamfinishingfifthandthreeRandRteamscompeting.Thisshowsthegreatdepthacrossalldisciplinesinjuniorsurflifesaving.

AbigthankyougoestoSharronMckeown.Sharron’shelpandsupportthroughouttheseasonwasfantastic.I’dalsoliketothanktheJDC,PeteKing,AndrewEvansandTomO’Keeffeforyouradviceandtimethroughouttheseason.

TotheAgeManagers,youguysaresoimportanttothesuccessfulrunningofthisclub.Thanksforalltheworkyoudoinasometimesthanklessrole.

Welldoneteam.Congratulationsonafantasticseason!

Matt Elliott Director of Surf Sports


Education

While the season just past was not the best weather for swimming, it was great for completingtheeducationcomponentofourseasoncalendar.ItwasagainsogoodtoseesomanyofournippersobtainingthenextlevelintheirSLSeducation.

ThiseducationcontinueseachseasonandleadstoU13scompletingtheirSRCbeforegoingontoU14sandthusbeingabletojoinasapatrollingmember.

These lessons cannot be completed without the help of our Senior Members who help withtheCPR,tuberescueandfirstaid.IwillnotlistyournamesforfearImayforgetsomeofyou;butyourhelpiscriticalforthisprogram’scompletioneachseason–THANKYOU!

Well done to all our nipper members who got their award this season, but special thanks to our Age ManagerswhohavethehugejobofteachingSurfEducationtoournippers.

Thisismylastseason,andIwishmysuccessorallthebest.

Julie Walmsley Education Officer


March past

The members of Elouera’s March Past team for this season were collegial, skilled, poised,alignedandintime.Collectivelyimportantcriteriatoensuresuccessonthebeacharena.

Ourchoiceofamoretraditionaluniformthisyearreflected‘daysgoneby’,withtheclassiccut,restrainedpatternandsimplicityofcolourprovidingabold,vibrantandstrikingimpactasthetwelvegirlsmarchedbyinunison.

AsilvermedalatthepenultimateBranchCarnivalwasanindicatorofourimpressiveshowingattheStateTitles,earningtheteamaveryrespectable6thplaceandavaluedcontributiontotheoverallpointscorefortheclub.

Welldonetoallgirlsforthisseason!Theattentivenessandcommitmentfromeachofthemandtheirparentswascertainlyappreciated.OfparticularnoteareClubCaptains;TillieandGrace,andindividualeventgoldmedallists;Casey,GabbyandGrace.Thesegirlscouldhaveunderstandablydefectedtofocusonotherareasofsurflife,howevertheyremainedfaithfultotheteamanddemonstratedleadership,authenticityandwitness.Thankyou.

CongratulationstoalleightU14girlsprogressingintoSeniorClub.Theirnaturalrhythmicability,combinedwithlearnedmarchingskills,couldcertainlyformastrongfoundationforacompetitiveseniorMarchPastteaminthefuture.

IlookforwardtocoachingtheU13participantsastheyreturnfortheirfinalyearofnippers.Theirskillsetwillcertainlyprovideanexcellentexampleastheyrolemodelinnextseason’sMarchPastteam.

Moira Loader March Past Coach and Manager


R&R

Wehadourupsanddownsthisseason,butthethreeteamsofgirls–Jess&Livina,Olivia&NatalieandMaddie&Emily(ournewcomers),trainedhard–well,mostofthetime!

Sometimestheresultswentourway,andsometimestheydidn’t.Itwasagoodlearningcurveforthegirlstorealisethatsomeofficialsaremoreparticularthanothers,self-included!Butinsayingthattheynevergaveup.

WehadsomeageissueswhenitgottoBranchandState.IthankallparentsandClubCommitteememberswhohelpedmakeitpossibleforthegirlstocompete.

Statewasaproblemwiththegirlshavingtorunbackandforthforevents,andthustheirconcentrationwasnotwiththemandletthemdownwhencompeting.Youhavetodecidewhichyouwanttodomore–andcanIsayyoucanallmedalinthiseventifyoudedicatemostofyoureffortstothisareaofSLS.

Thank you to Andrew for your help and a special thanks to Stephanie (Tom’s girlfriend) from North Cronulla whohelpedoutwhenIcouldn’tattend.

Stephaniehasalsoindicatedthatshewouldliketotrainthegirlsnextseason,providedschedulescanbeworkedout–ifso,Iwishherthebest.

Itwasagoodseasonformylastone,andIdidenjoymytimewithallthegirls!

Julie Walmsley R&R Coach and Manager

R&R team at the Junior state titles in Swansea


Age state titles

Top left: Alex McFadden and Kai Robertson in U14 board rescueAbove: Rory Jarolimek in the U14 board raceLeft: Sybella Daly and Georgia Thomas discussing pre-race tactics


JdC Male Club Captain

TheroleofClubCaptainwasagreatwaytofinishmytenyearsofsurflifesavingintheElouera nippers program, surrounded by many great peers both in and around my age group.Thisseasonhasbeenonewithcountlessachievementsthroughoutcompetitionandtheprogramitself,suchasourunder14agegroupreceivingourSRC(surfrescuecertificate).Notonlythat,ourYellowFinsprogramhasprogressedreallywellinitssecondyear.

Sincestartingintheunder6s,myknowledgeofsurflifesavinghasdevelopedrapidlythankstoSaschaandTony(U14BoysAgeManagers)alongwiththevolunteerwatersafetyboostingmyconfidenceinthesurf,theJDC(juniordevelopmentcommittee)formakingsureeverypartoftheclubisrunningsmoothly,cadet/parenthelpers,carnivalofficials,educationofficersandthetrainers.Theserolestakededicationandpatiencewhichweareallverygratefulfor.

Thisyearatourcarnivalsandcompetition,thecompetitorsshowedsportsmanship,courage,determinationandsupportforfellowcompetitorsmakingthisyear’scompetitionsonestoremember.

Nippershasofferedmecountlessopportunitiesincludingleadershiproles,aplatformtocompletemysurfrescuecertificate,anopportunitytofindgreatfriendsIseeeverySundayandfindingconfidenceinthewater.

Anotheropportunitythatwasprovidedintheunder14swasourfundraisingforaweekendaway.Itgaveusthechancetosocialisewithpeersfromouragegroup.WedecidedtovisitPenrithfortheweekend,takingpartinactivitiessuchaswakeboarding,bowlingandWetn’Wildwhichwasquitetheexperience.

InthefutureIwillcontinuehelpingwiththeYellowFinsprogramasitissuchadelighttoseetheirsmileseveryweekend,attendmypatrolswithmymatesandcontinueontotheSeniors,completingmorecourseswithinthesurflifesavingprogramsuchasBronzeMedallionandcountlessothercourseswhichopenupdoorsforlateron.

Thenipperprogramhastaughtmethecrucialbasicsofsurflifesavingandwhyitissoimportant.TheexperiencehascreatedsomanymemoriesandsmilesandIamgladtobemovingon,seekingmoreknowledgeaboutsurflifesaving.Thankyou!

Oliver Chandler

JdC Male vice Captain

IwouldliketosaywhatanhonouritwastobeselectedasViceCaptainofEloueraNippers.IamsogratefulfortheopportunitythatIhavehadtorepresentsuchawell-established club together with many volunteers and parent helpers spending endless hoursoftheirtimehelpingoutandgivingbacktothecommunity.

I would personally like to thank the other captains, plus Michael Randazzo and the JuniorDevelopmentCommitteeformakingElouerasuchagoodclub.Ittrulyhelpedmakemyfinalyearasanippersomethingtorememberfortherestofmylife.

Asacaptain,theroleItookwastoleadbyexample.Italsoinvolvedspeakinginfrontofallthenipperstoreadmanyofthegreatthingsthathavehappenedatourclub.Someotherresponsibilitiesincludedhelpingaroundtheclub,doingwatersafetyfortheSurfAwarenessClinic,andrepresentingtheclubattheDawnService.

Iwouldalsoliketowishthenewcaptainsandalloftheyoungnippersthebestofluckfortheupcomingyear.

ThankyouandIhopetoseeyouallagaindownthebeachagainsoon.

Alex McFadden


JdC Female Club Captain

Wow,whatagreatseason!

WheredoIevenbegintoexplainhowitfelttobeyourClubCaptain?

I would just like to say thank you for the amazing opportunity it was to be your Club Captainof2018-19.Itrulybelievethatweallhadagreatseason;evenifyoudidn’tthink you did, as long as you tried your best and had fun, then it was a successful season.

ItwasinspiringtowatchandassisttheYellowFinsimprovetheirskillsinthewater,particularlyhelpingthemto progress to the stage to where they could feel safe wading around the Water Safety, or paddling out to the netsatGunnamatta!Whatanachievement.Seeingtheparentsonthebeachclappingandcryingatthesemilestonesmeantsomuchtomeandthenippers.Thiswasmyhighlightoftheseason,asittrulydoesfeelgreatgivingbacktoaclubthathasdonesomuchforme.

Manyotheropportunitiesthispastseasonhavebeenreallyfun.Forexample,theU14’stripawayandSurfAwarenessClinic.Irecommendforeveryonetogetinvolvedininitiativesbeyondthebeach–evenifit’sonlyonceortwice,youwillfeellikeanewandbetterpersonfordoingit.

WelldonetoallNippers.IamproudtohavebeenyourClubCaptainandlookforwardtoseeingyouallcontinuethroughnippersandontopatrols.IwillstillbeonthebeachmostSundays–pleasecomeupandsayHi,andifyouneedanyhelp,justask.

Tillie Tsoumbaras

JdC Female vice Captain

Thislastseasonofnippershasbeenmemorableandagreatwaytofinishoffmynippersurflifesavingjourney.IhavebeensoluckytobeabletoserveEloueraasViceCaptainalongwithAlexMcFaddenastheotherViceCaptainandTillieandOliverasourClubCaptains.IthasbeenamazingtoexperiencethewonderfulthingsthatIgottodoasaClubViceCaptainandalsoasamemberofElouera.ThisJourneyisoneIwillneverforget.

IstartedmyEloueraJourneywhenIwasintheunder6sandamgratefultobeheretodaytosaygoodbyetothefirstchapterofmysurflifesavingstoryandopenanewone,goingintotheseniorclubtorepresentEloueraSurfLifeSavinginnotonlycarnivals,butmanycharitiesandfundraisersaswell.

Iwouldliketothankalltheamazingpeoplewhohavehelpedmeinmysurflifesavingdream.Thankyoutomyparents;AnnaandMatt.Whohavebroughtmetoeverycarnival,everytrainingsessionandeverySundaynippers,sothatIwouldbehappyandsothatIcouldaccomplishanythingIdreamtof.ThankyoutoDannyTsoumbarasandLeanneBarlowforbeingmyAgeManagersandhelpingnotonlymebutallofthegirlsinmyagegroupforalltheseyears.Thankyoutoallmycoaches,TomO’KeefeandJordanAnderson,forpushingmeandhelpingmethroughoutmynipperyears.ThankyoutoalltheWaterSafety,parenthelpers,andtheJDCforputtingallthetimeandeffortintoourNipperProgramensuringourclubcouldthriveandbecomethebestclubwecanbe.

I am very proud to have been a part of the Elouera nipper family and am grateful that so many people have beensokindandgeneroushelpingmeandmyagegroupfromunder6stotheunder14s.IwishyoualltheluckandwillbebacktohelpthenewU9sfornextseason.

Thankyou.

Grace Elliott


Age group Reports

EloueraSharkswouldliketothankalltheAgeManagers,InstructorsandHelperswhovolunteeredtheirtimetotrainthejuniormembers.

Yellow Fins Manager, Instructors and Helpers Libby O Sullivan Kiara Summers LeahByrnes VickiSimpson

U6 Boys Age Manager and Instructor MattElliott

U6 Girls Age Manager and Instructor Adam Cawley

U7 Boys Age Manager and Instructor GaryBacon

U7 Girls Age Manager and Instructor Kirron Duncan VanessaHardiman

U8 Boys Age Manager and Instructor Sarah Crooks

U8 Girls Age Manager and Instructor Kate Wood

U9 Boys Age Manager Kate Gardiner Instructor Chris Panckhurst

U9 Girls Age Manager and Instructor Jason Kelly

U10 Boys Age Manager and Instructor Alison Prowse BrettLockeridge

U10 Girls Age Manager Damien Fanning Instructor Renee Chapman

U11 Boys Age Manager Kristy Collier Instructor Joel Miller

U11 Girls Age Manager Charlie Emery Instructor Andrew Watson

U12 Boys Age Manager and Instructor David Greig

U12 Girls Age Manager Steve Mead Instructor Robert Humphries

U13 Boys Age Manager Sharron McKeowan Instructor Trent Enright

U13 Girls Age Manager Danielle Manton Instructor Leanne Galea

U14 Boys Age Manager Sascha Chandler Instructor Tony Robertson

U14 Girls AgeManagerLeanneBarlow Instructor Danny Tsoumbaras


Yellow Fins nippers

OursecondseasonofYellowFinswasevenbetterthanourfirst.

WewelcomedbacksevenofourfantasticYellowFinsfromlastseasonandwerejoinedbythreenewnippers,Abbieourlittlewaterbaby,JamesaspeedsteronthebeachandOscaragreatallrounder.ParticipationwashighallseasonandspecialmentionandcongratulationstoBenjaminMowhoreceivedhis200%attendancemedal.

YellowFinswenttoGunnamattaacoupleoftimesthisseasonand,withthehelpofouramazingwatersafetyandU14s,practicedswimming,boardpaddlingandhadagreattimedoingtuberescue.Also,thankstoAndrewMcKellarandMichaelByrne,thekidsgottositonajetskiandaskiandpretendtoberealsurflifesavers.BackonthebeachatElouera,YellowFinshadfunonBrianO’Sullivan’sskiand,thankstothepatrolcaptainsandtheirteams,timeintheSSVandontheIRB.WealsoreceivedsomeexpertFlagstrainingfromElouera’sWorldYouthBeachFlagschampion,MichaelHanna,whichournippersabsolutelyloved.

Season2018alsosawthestartupoftwootherBateBayFinsgroups,CronullaBlueFinsandWandaRedFins.OurthreegroupsjoinedtogetherforseveralsessionsatGunnamattaandalsoparticipatedinaFinsFundayCarnivalhostedbyWanda.Wehadagreatdaycompetingagainsteachotherandafterwards,everyonejoinedtogetherforamedalpresentationandBBQ.

Forthefirsttime,racesforchildrenwithdisabilitieswereheldattheWandaNippersCarnival.AbbieattendedthecarnivalandhadalotoffuncompetingandcameawaywithaBronzeMedal–CongratsAbbie.

THANKYOU,THANKYOU,THANKYOU–DuetotheextremelygenerousinvolvementofourEloueramembers, especially our water safety mums and cadets who came every week to help our nippers in the waterandonthebeach,YellowFinshashadanotherverysuccessfulandrewardingseason.Kudoseveryone,asalways,youdidusproud.Finally,specialthankstoRobMcFaddenwhospentadaywithus,takingsomefantasticphotosandputtingthemtomusiconUSBsandgiftingthemtoourYellowFinsfamilies,veryspecial.

Leah Byrne, Libby O`Sullivan, Kiara Summers, Vicki and Ali Simpson

Kiara Summers, Libby O’Sullivan, Leah Byrne, and Vicki Simpson


under 6 boys

‘Organisedchaos’isthefirstthingthatcomestomindwhenthinkingofawaytodescribeanyU6sportingagegroupandourU6boysweren’ttoofaroffthisdescription!!!

Afterthetraditional20degreeand40kphSoutherlystarttotheseason,theboyssettledintotheEloueranipperfamilywithease.Withslightlysmallernumbersthanusual, it was easy to be able to help the boys develop their skills in the water and onthebeach.Watchingthembecomemoreconfidentwitheachpassingweekwasfantastictosee.

Bytheendoftheseason,alltheboyscouldeasilylocatethepatrol,knowsomebasicsignalsandsignagearoundthebeachandarewellontheirwaytobecominglifesaversonedayinthefuture.

Abigthankyoutoalltheparentswhohelpedmewiththeboys.ThankyoualsotoTomandChelseaourcadethelpers.

Can’twaittillnextyear!!!

Matt Elliott Age Manager


under 6 girls

I’d like to start this year’s report by thanking all of our wonderful parents for bringing downoursuperstarU6girlseachandeveryweek,particularlyconsideringthehorrendousweatherwehadforthefirstmonthofnippers!Wearethankfulforour wonderful cadet helpers; Sophia Randazzo and Jess Wardrobe, as they have so generouslygivenoftheirtime,talentsandpatiencetoguidethegirlsthroughouttheyear.

I sincerely hope that all the girls had a ball each week, either at the beach or at Kurnell, learningimportantskillsinandaroundthewater.

I’dalsoliketothankMattElliottforhelpingmeoutwhenIhadtowork.

I’dlovetoseeeachandeverygirlbacknextyearandhopetheybringsomefriendsalongaswell.

Adam Cawley Age Manager


under 7 boys

CongratulationstoalloftheUnder7boysonanexcellentseasonatElouera!

A large number of boys returned for their second year and there were a fewnewstartersthisyear,whichwasgreattosee.

ItwasayearoflearningonthebeachatEloueraandatSilverBeachwheretheboysgrewmorecomfortableinthewaterandontheboards.Therewereafewsessionswheretheboyswereunstoppableinthewater.

Wehaveagreatbunchofboyswholovethebeachandwateractivitiesandwe’relookingforwardtoseeingthemgrowmoreconfidentnextyear.

Abigthankyoutoourcadethelpers,SophieandSam.Theyhavebeengreatwiththeboys,encouragingandchallengingthemnicely.I’dalsoliketoextendathankyoutoourwonderfulparentswhoactivelyparticipateandencouragealloftheboys.Evenonthecolderdaystheywerehappytojumpinthewater.

Lookingforwardtonextseasonastheboyscontinuetoimproveandhaveagreattime.

Gary Bacon and Daniel Campisi Age Managers


under 7 girls

CongratulationstoalloftheU7GirlsonanotherfantasticseasonatElouera.

It was great to see our numbers grow from last season and our new girls involvedinthefunactivitiesonthebeachandinthewater.

OnceagainweenjoyedthetripsouttoSilverBeach.Ourgirlshavereallyimprovedonlastseasonastheycontinuetogainconfidenceinthewaterwithareallovefortheboard,wadeandtuberescue.

Onthebeach,thegirlsenjoyedthefunraces,flags,gamesandthetoursofthepatrol,theIRB,patroltowerandclubhouse.Withoutdoubtthebestdayonthebeachwasthetwilightnipperssessionandcolourrun.

ThankyoutoVanessawhosteppedintotheAgeManagerpositionthisyear.Vanessahasbeenfantasticforourgirlsandit’sgreattohavetheextraassistanceonandoffthebeach.

ThankyoutooursupercadethelpersBrigitteSalibandGeorgiaGreigwhohavebeengreatrolemodelsforourgirlswithexcellentinstructionandalwayswithasmile.

Lastly, thank you to the wonderful parent helpers and our small water safety team who turn up each week andshowallthegirlsgreatpatienceandcareoftenwhilecoldandshivering!

I am really proud of what the girls have achieved this year at nippers and I look forward to seeing their smilingfacesbackatthebeachagainnextsummer.

WelldoneU7Girls.

Kirron Duncan and Vanessa Hardiman Age Managers


under 8 boys

Anotheryeardoneanddusted;andtheboyssmashedit!

If you have lots of energy and are willing to try anything, then this is the grouptobein.Itwasayearoffirstswiththeboysattendingtheirfirstcarnivals.Theyworkedwellasateamcheeringeachotheroninthewaterandonthebeach.

The boys have grown a real love for the water, making it near impossible to keepthemoutofit.OurvisitstoKurnellwerewellworthitwiththeboyscontinuingtodeveloptheirboardskillsandconfidenceinthewater.Theyestablishedtheirpaddling,poppingandagilityontheboard,whichwillplayavitalrolenextyearwhenwetaketheboardsintothesurf.Theboysalsoprogressedintheirporpoisingandwadingtogivethemthespeedrequiredinthewadeevents.

Theboysalsoadvancedtheirspeedonthebeach.Theydevelopedtheirtechniqueinflagsandsprintsimprovingtheirresultsweekafterweek.

Itwasfantastictoseethecadetscomeandhelpouteachweek–theboysreallylookuptothem.Thankyoualso to all the dedicated parents who managed and took the boys to the numerous carnivals this season and supportedthemweekinandout.Yourdedicationismuchappreciated.Theteamwouldnotworkwithoutyou.

Westartedtheseasonstrongandendeditevenstronger.Wecannotwaittoseeyouallnextseason.

Sarah Crooks and Kellie Thompson Age Managers


under 8 girls

WhatagreatseasonfortheU8girls!Itwasgreattoseesomefamiliarfaces returning for another year as well as welcoming some new families toElouera.Thegirlshadagreattimemasteringthewade,flags,sprints,andboardpaddlinginpreparationformorewatereventsnextyear.

Ithasbeenfantastictoseethegirlsdeveloptheirskills,overcomefearsandgrowinconfidenceovertheseasonwithseveralofthemalsoattendingcarnivalsforthefirsttime.Wearesoproudofhowthegirlstriedtheirbesteachweekandsupportedeachother.

We would also like to thank all the wonderful parents for bringing the girls to Nippers each week and to thosewhovolunteeredtheirtimetohelpinthewaterandonthebeach.Wearereallyproudofwhatthegirlshaveachievedthisyearandlookforwardtoseeingthembackonthebeachnextsummer.

Lisa Lindbeck, Matt Chalmers and Erica Morgan Age Managers


under 9 boys

Wowwhatanamazingseasonin2018-19.TheU9Boyshadtheirfirstsurfswims and were challenged on the boards paddling out and around the cans.Theirconfidencehasgrownwithallthenewskillstheyhavelearnt.We had a number of boys new to Elouera for this season that have really enjoyednippers.Theyhaveallgonefromstrengthtostrength.

AtthestarttheseasonwehadthreeboysattendingtheSydneyWaterSeriesCarnival,wheretheyenjoyedcompetingontheirboardsandcompletingtheswims.CongratulationstoCharlieNicholsonwinningindividualGoldintheU9BoysAgeGroup.

Ourboyscompetedinanumberofcarnivalsthisseason,whichtheyhaveloved,includingtheirfirstopportunitytogotoStateNippers.Congratulationstoalltheboys,theydidEloueraproud!Itwasagreatweekendawaywithanamazinggroupoffamilies.SpecialmentiontotheBoys’BeachRelayteam:TalonBlanch,EvanParnell,MarshallBarlowandBillyTelford,whowonSilveratState!Suchanamazingrun.

The season has gone so fast and Chris and I are so proud of all the boys in progressing and learning new skills.ThisyearwewereveryluckytohavethreeCadetsassistingouragegroup:JadaBlanch,KyaLaffanandPeterThoroughgood,whowereamazingandgenerouslypassedontheirknowledgeandskills.Thankyousomuch.Alltheboys,aswellasChrisandI,aresoappreciative.

AbigthankyoualltheparentsintheU9sforallyourhelpwithWaterSafety,Officiating,assistingintheOfficeandtoeveryonewhohelpedonBBQDuty.

ChrisPankhurst,youdoanamazingjobasAgeManagerandarealwayssopatientwiththeboys!!Lookingforwardtonextseason2019-20.

Kate Gardiner and Chris Panckhurst Age Managers


under 9 girls

Anotheramazingyearforthegirls.Wehadanumberofnewcomerstoouragegroupandanotheryearoffirsts.Atthebeginningoftheseason,thewaterwasintroducedto the girls and they had to learn a whole new set of skills, including board, swim and ironpersonwiththesurfconditionswhichwerenotalwaysfriendly.Thegirlsallgainedconfidence–inthewaterespecially.Onthebeachthegirlscompetedhardandhadfun.Mostimportantly,thegrouphavebecomeverysupportiveofeachother.

Fromacompetitionperspective,someparticipatedintheirfirstsurfcarnivalsandthegroupwenttoStatewiththeteamdoingverywell.Theunder9swerethetoppointscoregroupattheStatecarnivalforElouera!

Wehadtheamazingadditionalsupportfromourcadethelpers,EllaMcFaddenandJasmineRichardson,whowethinkarethebestcadetsonthebeach.Weareverythankfulforthelargecontingentofourwatersafetyparentsandthoseonthebeachwhohelpedtoachievethesmoothrunningoftheactivities,aswellaskeepingallthegirlsengagedandinterestedaboutbeachandwatersafety.CongratulationstothoseparentswhohavecompletedtheirBronzeMedallionthisyear.

Fromus,abigthankyoutothegirls.Youhadagreatyear,withlotsofsmilesandarenowformingfriendshipsandlookingaftereachother.Iamexcitedfornextyearintheunder10s.

Seeyouonthebeach…

Jason Kelly and Phil Brumby Age Managers

Jason Kelly


under 10 boys

Whataterrificseasonwehad!Itmarkstheendoffoamiesandthebeginningoffibreglassboards.Wetookonthe1kmrunreadyforcompetitionnextseason.

Ourboyshaveallgrowninconfidenceinthewaterandonthebeach,lookingforwardtotheirevents,weekafterweek.Theirsurfskillshaveimproved enormously and a huge thanks goes to all our trainers for their helpandadvice.

We think everyone reached their personal goals and they should all be very proud of their personal achievements.Whetherthatismakingitaroundthecansorrunningfor1km,theyalltrytheirverybest.

Ourcompetitionteammadeusveryproudagainthisyear.Theyareagreatbunchofkidswhogive100%whilerepresentingourclub.SydneyBranchwaterwascancelledthisyear,butourbeachiesboughthomeacoupleofshinymedals.Ourstatebeachiesalsomanagedacoupleofteammedals.OurbeachrelayteamswereawesomethisyearandthatisacredittoDamienFanningforhisenthusiasmandexpertise.

AbigthankyougoestoourchampionCadetHelper,RachelTougher.Theboysareverygratefulforyourexperiencewithcompetitionandinsidertips.WewouldliketothankallourparentsandcarerswhomakethemselvesavailabletohelpoutonweekendsandatCarnivals.Manyhandsmakethejobaloteasier.

Wethinkthecompetitionwillbefiercenextseason.Keeptrainingandwelookforwardtoseeingyouonthebeachsoon.

Brett Lockeridge and Alison Prowse


under 10 girls

TheUnder10GirlshavehadanothersuccessfulandenjoyableseasonwiththegrouprepresentingEloueraatseveralCarnivalsthoughouttheyear including The Sydney Water Series, Cronulla, North Cronulla and OhanaCarnivals,4Way,SydneyBranchandculminatinginanothersupersuccessfulcarnivalatthe2019NSWStateTitlesatSwanseaBelmontwherewehadahandinfourGold,oneSilverandoneBronzemedal(seeResultsSectionoftheAnnualReport).

TheU10girlsareaveryhappy,inclusivegroup,withmanytakingadvantageoftheclub’strainingprogramwhichpaiddividendsinthemajorCarnivals.Therewassubstantialimprovementacrossthegroupinbothwaterconfidenceandability,andmostfulfilledtheireducationrequirementsduringtheseason.

TheU10groupcontinuetohavegoodparentinvolvementparticularlyinwatersafety.ItwaspleasingtoseeaselectionofparentscompletetheirOfficialsCourseduringtheyearandofficiateattheStateTitles.

Thank you to the coaches who worked closely with our athletes throughout the season and the JDC for itscontinuedsupport.MassivethankyoualsotooutgoingPresidentMichaelRandazzowhohasmanagedtheclubwonderfullyduringhistenureandhaspositionedtheclubwellformemberstoenjoyinwhatevercapacitytheychoose.

Renee Chapman and Damien Fanning


under 11 boys

JoelandIaresoproudofeverythingtheU11Boyshaveachievedthisseason.

Our season saw us start with a few new boys in our group who, even thoughthey’dneverdonenippersbefore,fittedrightinwiththeboysandlookedliketheyhadbeendoingnippersforyears!

Thiswasourfirstseasononfibreglassboards,whichcanbedauntingforeventhebestboardpaddler.Everysingleoneoftheboystookitintheirstrideandwehada100%completionrecordeachweekwewereabletogointhewater.

TheU11boysshowsomuchpotential–bothinthewaterandonthesand.WehadsomepersonalbestresultsatcarnivalsandthroughouttheseasononanygivenSunday.Theirconsistentresultsonaweeklybasisandtheirdedicationtothesportandeachotherisatributetotheamountoftrainingandcommitmenttheyputinandwillsurelyhelpthembecomestronglifesaversinthefuture.

WegavefiveofourboystheopportunitytoattendtheU11DevelopmentCampheldatDeerParkinFebruary.TheseboysallhadafabuloustimeandtheydidEloueraproudbybeingsowellmanneredandwillingtotakepartinallactivities.

Wewouldliketothanktheamazingparentswhohelpouteveryseason.Whetheritisonthebeach,theBBQ,sellingraffleticketsorhelpinggettheboystotheireventsatcarnivals–wecouldnotdothiswithoutyourcontinuedhelpandweTHANKYOU!

Thankyoutoourcadethelpers,MaxandKeira,forbeingtherefortheboyseveryweek–givingadviceandbeingsupportiveinthewater(andhelpingmefilmthesprintfinishes!).AndthankyoutotheamazingWaterSafetyVolunteers.Youguysaretrulyamazingandgivetheboyssomuchconfidencewhenswimmingaroundthecans.

JoelandIhavelovedbeingtheagemanagersforthisawesomelittlegroup.Wehavelovedwatchingthemgrow,mature,formamazingfriendshipsandcontinuetosupporteachotherontheirnipperjourney.

Bringonthe2019-20season!

Joel Miller and Kristy Collier Age Managers


under 11 girls

WewishtothankandcommendallofourU11Girlsthisseasonforanotheryear of big improvements in the surf, on the beach, in their increasing awarenessandeducationofthekeyaspectsofsurflifesaving.

Thisseasonsawthegirlstakeonthechallengeofusingfibreglassnipperboardsforthefirsttimeandwesaweverygirl‘giveittheirbest’learningandimprovingtheirboardpaddlingskillsthroughouttheseason.Welldonegirls!

AbigthankyoutoKiaraSummerswhoprovidesinspirationalandkindmentorshiptoourgirls.Wefindthatthishasreallyhelpedourgirlstodevelopaninclusiveandsupportiveculture.

We also wish to congratulate Ava Hogan for winning the Coaches Award as Ava showed very strong improvementinhersurfskillsthroughouttheseason.ZahliDalywasouroverallchampionfortheyearanddisplayedexcellentskillsbothinthesurfandonthebeach.CongratulationstoallourgirlswhoveryablyrepresentedEloueraattheStateTitles.

Lastly but certainly not least, we wish to say a big thank you to all the parents who supported us throughout theseason.Bethatwithset-up,pack-up,BBQduty,watersafety,beinganofficial,recordkeeping,helpingoutwiththeorganisationoftheeventsand,mostofall,encouragingandsupportingourgirls.Withoutyoursupport,thegirlswouldnothavethefunandenjoymentthattheydid.

We hope that all our girls enjoyed their nippers season and we look forward to their ongoing development as potentiallifesaversofthefuture.

Charlie Emery and Andrew Watson Age Manager


under 12 boys

OurBlueandGoldcapskickedintogearthisyearwithaseriousamountofhealthycompetitioncominginfast.Theboysputahugeamountintoallavailabletrainingandstayedconsistentwiththetrainingallyear.Thevastmajorityhavealreadystartedtheiroffseasontraining.I’msurewearegoingtoseethefruitsofthislabourinthe2020season.

On a personal level, it’s great to see the friendships and camaraderie building; in strongfriendshipsandverypoliteandrespectfulyoungmengrowingupveryfast.

I again would like to thank the JDC for their smooth running of probably one of the best Surf Clubs on the coast–withtheirforethoughttoinstigateandbuildagreattrainingprogramtherebymaintaininganelitenipperprogram.

IhavetothankEllaRandazzoandJaimeGreigfortheirassistanceandskillinassistingtheboys(secretlytheyhaveasmuchfunastheboys).AndJodieGreigforallthemanagement,assistanceandrunningalltheemailsandrosters.

ThebigquestionloomswithwhetherwewillhavethereturnofourCo-AgemanagernextyearasMichaelRandazzostandsdownfromanoutstandingjobaschairmanoftheJDC.TheboysandIwouldbeexcitedtoseehimbackonthebeachwiththemightyBlueandGoldcapsaswetaketheboysintotheirlasttwoyears,theirSRCandBronzeMedallions.

Seeyouonthebeach.

David and Jodie Greig Age Managers


under 12 girls

Our2018-19seasonsawuswelcomeanumberofnewgirlstotheclubtostarttheseasonwith21Nippers.

The individual achievements of the girls in the group were admirable and included some fabulous results at local, branch and state carnivals, which cameasaresultoftheirtirelessdedicationtotrainingandapositivefocusonachievingpersonalbests.

However,itwasawayfromcompetitionthatwecelebratedanumberofmilestonesforthisagegroup.Afocusonpushingpersonallimits,takingonnewchallengesandsupportingeachotherindoingso,sawthegirlscomeaheadinleapsandboundsintheirpreparationasfuturelifesavers.

Anumberofgirlstookonboardandironpersonchallengesforthefirsttimeintheirnippersjourneyandwealsosawanumberofourmoretentativegirlsinthewaterextendthemselvesandachievemorethisseasonthantheyhaveinthelastfewseasonscombined.

Bybalancingourpreparationofthegirlsforcompetitionwithanon-goingfocusondevelopingtheirlife-saving skills, we enjoyed seeing the sort of leadership, teamwork, friendship and calmness under pressure thatwillkeepEloueraBeachsafeforyearstocome.

Everygirlinthisagegroupwithoutexceptionachievedthingsthisyearthattheyshouldbeenormouslyproudof–RobandIcertainlyare.

WelookforwardtoseeingyouallbacknextseasonaswecontinueworkingtowardstheultimateachievementforanyNipper–theirSRCandentryontopatrol.

Steve Mead and Rob Humphries Age Managers


under 13 boys

Anotheryeargoesflyingbyandagainitwasfullofaccomplishments.Thisseason was a cracker and, like years gone by, the summer was jam packed with carnivals and the weekly swims, board events, iron mans, and beach events.AswearegettingclosertoSRC,andnippersisabouttrainingfuturelifesavers,wecontinuetofocusonsurfeducationandCPRtraining.Aswithall other years, ‘the boys’ take all these things in their stride; just serious enough to get the job done but they certainly don’t mind having a bit of fun alongtheway.Again,theirathleticability,determinationandeverpresentsportsmanshipisondisplayeveryweek.Ifyouaddtheirskillonthebeachtotheirevergrowinganddevelopingsenseofhumour(nottiringatall),whatyougetisagreatbunchof‘teenagers’tospendtimewith.

Nippersisabigcommitment,andwhiletheboysdeserveawrapfortheirparticipation,therealityistheyareareflectionoftheparents.Weareluckyenoughtohaveagoodbunchofparentswhocontributealot,soabigthankstoyouallforyoursupportthroughouttheyear.OfcourseabigshoutouttoAndrewSugarmanwho every week turns up to support our boys; I know Andrew is very much looking forward to helping the boysthroughSRC.AlsoabigthankstotheJDC,allthewatersafety,allthecarnivalofficials,alltheclubofficialsandallthesetupgangthatmakeeverySundaypossible.

NextyearisthefinalofyearofNippersfor‘theboys’…bigboards,bigwaves,biglaughs…It’sgonnabegreat!

Trent Enright and Sharron McKeown

Andrew Sugerman, Sharron McKeown and Trent Enright


under 13 girls

WOW, what a bunch of amazing sports women we have had the privilege ofcoachingthisseason.Asweknow‘surflifesaving’consistsofsomanydisciplinestomaster.Wehavethoroughlyenjoyedagemanagingourgirlsand watching each and every one grow, challenge themselves and at the sametimesupporteachother,whiledevelopingstrongfriendshipsandteamworkskills.

Thegirlshaveshownussuchpotential;throughtheirconsistencyinbeachandwatereventsandtheircontinuouscommitmenttoeducatethemselvesandeachother.Thisonlyleadsthemtobecomingstronglifesaversinthefuture,bothforEloueraandinlife.

Theseasonkickedoffwithournumbersincreasing,gainingfournewcomers:CharlieAston,MillyPollock,SiennaHristovskaandSavannahPenrose.WealsosawthereturnoftwinsAvaandChynnaHardy,whileitwassadtosaygoodbyetoHannahWatson–originallyfromScotland.Wewishherallthebest,astheheartanddeterminationwesawfromHannahwasinspirationallastseason.

Ourgrowingnumbersonlystrengthenedourgirls’squad,makingitextremelydifficulteachweekforawardsandteamselections.

Overcomingself-fearandworkingasateam,wecouldn’tbeprouderforbothourhighlycompetitiveathletesandladiesthatarestillacquiringsurfskills.ThankyousomuchU13Girlies!

That’sGold!WebankedmedalsallyearforElouerainlocalandStatecarnivalsandlookforwardtomanymoreheadingintoourlastyearinJuniorNippersbeforeweheadintoSeniorsforElouera.

Bigthankyousgoouttotheparentswhohelpedusandsteppedintoassistusandtheclubwhenneeded.ThisisoneofthemostvitallinksinthegrowthofeducationinSurfSports.Weneedyourhelpmorethanweletonsometimesandsomeweekswegohomecompletelyexhaustedsoeverylittlebitofsupportyouoffer,givesusstrength.THANKYOU,fellowparents.

Finally,theBIGGESTTHANKYOUgoestoourbeautifulyoungladies!Gettingaroundthosecansifyou’reabeachie is the biggest task (even as an adult) and to watch your smiley faces once you complete the event is whatlifesavingisallabout.Bigsmilesandalways‘DoingyourPB!’Nooneelse’s...YOURS!

WelookforwardtoseeingyouallnextyearforanotherawesomesurfsportseasonatElouera,bestclubincreatingchampionlifesavers.

Seeyouonthebeach.

Leanne Galea and Danni Manton Age Managers


under 14 boys

TherewereaseriesofmilestonesthatmadeusveryproudofourU14boysintheirfinalyearofNippers.ThereweretimesthatTonyandIthoughtthatallofourlessonsonsignals,beachsafety,sunawareness,surfconditions,rescuetechniques,firstaidandresuscitationwerelandingondeaf,sandfilledears.WewereprovenwrongwhenourboysappliedthemselvestotheirSRCtraining,weekafterweek,andasateam,achievedtheirSurfRescueCertification.Watchingthemdontheiconicredandyellowforthefirsttimehadusallwellingupwithpride.Facebookcoppedabarragethatafternoon!

The boys have all played their part in serving their community on weekend patrols and at the year end Surf AwarenessClinic.TheyhaveplayedanactiverolewiththeYellowFinsandmanywillreturnasCadetHelpersnextseason.Weareconfidentthatthissenseofcommunitywillseethemajorityofourgroupplayanongoingroleinourseniorclub.

Fundraisingwasanotherbigpartofthecalendar.Cakestalls,pizzanights,sausagesizzles,chocolatesalesandrafflesallcontributedtoagreatoveralleffortfromkidsandparents.Ourendofyeartripawaywastheirrewardandwehadagreattime!CertainlyahighlightofmynineyearsasAgeManager,itwasgreattoseetheboysandgirlsenjoyeachother’scompanyandcelebratetheiryearstogetherasteammatesandfriends.

Therearefartoomanycompetitivemomentsofglorytomentionhere.Sufficetosay,theboyscontinuedtheiryearsoftraditionofstrongresultsandgoodsportsmanship.Fair,spiritedandrespectful,ourresultswereremarkable.

I will be sad to hang up the whistle but will be forever grateful for the opportunity I have had to watch these boysbecomeyoungmen.IwanttothankalloftheJDC,thetrainers,theadminstaff,theparentsandthekidsforworkingasateamandsupportingourboysthroughnineamazingyears.

Tony Robertson and Sascha Chandler Age Managers


under 14 girls

Wellthat’sawrap!Wecannotbelievethegirlshavefinishednippers.Whataseasonfortheunder14Girls;tosayweareproudisanunderstatement.They have matured and grown into lovely young ladies, who are all respectful,kindandawareofgivingbackinourcommunity.Ourbeachiesandwateriesmixeditupthisseasonwithbeachiesgivingthewateragoodcrackandgettingaroundthosecanswithease.Ourwatergirlswereallhavingagoodgoatflagsandsprintsandsomeevengettingsomepointsforthefirsttimeinnineyearsonthebeach.HavingourwholecrewgoingtoStatethisyearwassomethingreallyspecialandthentofollowupacoupleofweekslaterwiththeUnder14’stripawayendedoffagreatseason.Itwassoheartwarmingtoseethegirlsandboysmixingtogetheratcampandformingsomelastingfriendships.

IthasbeenanhonourforustobeAgeManagersforthesegirlsandweareexcitedtothinkofthewonderfulthingstheywillaccomplishintheirlives.Wehopetoseethemallonthebeachpatrollingorjusthavingfunoutthereinthesurf.We’vefelttrulyprivilegedtobeapartoftheirlives.WearereallygoingtomissourSundayMorningsonthebeach.

Signingoffforthelasttime.

Leanne Barlow and Danny Tsoumbaras Age Managers


Club life


u8 girls BeachChampion AliyahChalmers Water Champion Aliyah Chalmers Overall Champion Aliyah Chalmers Age Manager’s Award Ayesha Atalla

u8 boysBeachChampion LewisArnold Water Champion Finn Thompson Overall Champion Lewis Arnold Age Manager’s Award Rhys Micudaj

u9 girls BeachChampion LilyTickle Water Champion Zoe Tsoukalas Overall Champion Lily Tickle Age Manager’s Award Shaya Williams

u9 boysBeachChampion TalonBlanch Water Champion Charlie Nicholson OverallChampion BodieLaffan AgeManager’sAward ByronNobbs

u10 girlsBeachChampion EmilyDemetriou Water Champion Sybella Daly Overall Champion Sybella Daly AgeManager’sAward OceanBradley

u10 boysBeachChampion ElliottLindbeck WaterChampion XavierByrnes OverallChampion XavierByrnes Age Manager’s Award Mitchell Jones

u11 girls BeachChampion GraceDummett Water Champion Zahli Daly Overall Champion Zahli Daly Age Manager’s Award Ava Hogan

u11 boysBeachChampion BradyBacon Water Champion Tahi Maaka Overall Champion Tahi Maaka Age Manager’s Award Oakley Nobbs

u12 girls BeachChampion AmelieHumphries Water Champion Tara Collier Overall Champion Tara Collier AgeManager’sAward LilianVasquez

u12 boysBeachChampion BaileyDuncan Water Champion Mitchell Green Overall Champion Mitchell Green Age Manager’s Award Jack Prowse

u13 girlsBeachChampion BronteLaffan WaterChampion BellaSummers OverallChampion BronteLaffan/BellaSummers Age Manager’s Award Hayley Hopper

u13 boysBeachChampion JonahChapman WaterChampion TobyBacon OverallChampion TobyBacon Age Manager’s Award Nicholas Hughes

u14 girls BeachChampion CaseyMood WaterChampion GraceElliott Overall Champion Casey Mood Age Manager’s Award All of them

u14 boysBeachChampion AidenTowson WaterChampion AlexMcFadden OverallChampion AlexMcFadden Age Manager’s Award Oliver Chandler

Elouera Sharks Championship Awards


Nipper Best Club Person of the Year Andrew Sugerman being presented the Bill Gray award by Darren Galea

Outgoing chairperson Michael Randazzo receives a thank you gift from Mark Summers

perpetual trophy Winners

Brian Thompson presenting Casey Mood the Tradies Award Bailey Duncan receiving the Linfox Award from Andrew Evans

Ron Pears presenting the John De Laurence Award for best SRC to Kai Robertson

Emily Demetriou receiving the Yvonne Moon award from Wally Hall


perpetual trophy Winners

Julie Walmsley receives a presentation from Michael Randazzo Kobi Hardiman, U7 girls, interviewed by Michael Randazzo

Tom O’Keeffe presenting the Sutherland Mazda Award for most improved surf competitor U11–14 to Jack Prowse

Jasmine Richardson presents the Ohana Award for competition excellence to Matilda Fanning and Jeremy Hall

Freya Annetts presenting the Illawarra Blinds and Awnings award for most improved U8–10 surf competitor to Zoe Tsoukalas

Anna Elliott with Kaitlyn Byrnes, who received the Robert Chapman Award


participation Awardsu6 girlsMaria AbuargaSafiyahAtallaGraceBoonAinsley CawleyJadaChristieAlexisDalyAva DonnellyAlanna EvansElla GregoryMia HickmanEmily HumphreyIsobel McNameeJessica MooreElizandra NewellHarperOwsnettKayla Powney

Grace StanboroughFelicity TangerOlivia TianiKeira TsoukalisRachael Woodcock

u6 boysSamuelBroadbentDylan DouglasHarryElliottJake FitzgeraldMarcusFuchs-HodgeKade IdestromAidanMartyn-CoxJettMolloyBeauNatoliZachary Natoli

LucasNg-HughesEthan NicholsonJackO`BrienCasey RoederViniciusSarzi-GunnChristianScottCathal SmithDylan SmithDijon TsoukalasCadan Wilson

u7 girlsAva AlloucheSage AlloucheGiselleBarlowJemimaBartelsChiaraBradley

ZoeBraidRosieBrownSybella CarneyClara CooperSophia DevineChloe DraperSummer DuncanMinna GardbergKoby HardimanKlaudia HristopanosAnna JonesMia JuryZara McKibbinTaylor McKibbinCharli MosesHarperMottCharlize MullaneAbigailTeixeiraAraujo

perpetual Awards

Elouera Sharks 2018-19 Bill Gray Award BestClubPerson

Andrew Sugerman

Elouera Sharks 2018-19 John De Laurence Award KaiRobertson14B

Elouera Sharks 2018-19 The Linfox Award BaileyDuncan12B

Elouera Sharks 2018-19 Yvonne Moon Award EmilyDemetriou10G

Elouera Sharks 2018-19 Robert Chapman Award KaitlynByrnes11G

Elouera Sharks 2018-19 The Tradies Award CaseyMood14G

Elouera Sharks 2018-19 Illawarra Blinds & Awnings Award MostimprovedsurfcompetitorU8–11

ZoeTsoukalas9G

Elouera Sharks 2018-19 Sutherland Mazda Award MostimprovedsurfcompetitorU11–14

JackProwse12B

Elouera Sharks 2018-19 Mick Kelly March Past Award

CharlotteLoader14G

Ohana Competition Excellence 2018-19 TopBoymedalwinner–branch/state TopGirlmedalwinner–branch/state

MatildaFanning10G JeremyHall13B


Emily WalkerIndi WeatherstoneMacyWhitfordEve WildermuthMaya Williams

u7 boysAlbyBaconDavidBobosevicZacBrownSilas CampisiZac ChandlerTom Cook

Jebb CooperJed CooperNoah DaviesJames EnglishEdward FanningMason FrancisHarry GunnerBalinHuntAshton JamesAdam KawashLawrence KevicHenri LindbeckJakeMartinez-Smith

BlakeNavanDukeO`BrienHarley O`ConnorJames PageTyler ParnellEthan PunchOliver RobertsonZachary RoyJake SmithJaxenTickleBeauVincentRowan WinchesterJoel Winning

Yellow Fins MatthewBreretonAbbie CrosslingRyan DurneyBenjiGeorgeOscarHeskettJames KirkByronLaingBenjaminMoPoppy SteegeFinlay Tanger

Encouragement Awards

u8 girls Holly AmourCharlotteBarlowCharliBranniganAyshaChristieAbby MaddernZara McNameeEavie SalterBiancaStavrinidesLyla TarnowskiAnnielieseVincent

u8 boysHunter AstonPhoenixByrnesCharlie CollinsWill CooperBaileyDonovanLuca JuryBeauLalorConorMacfieLachlan McGregorOscar MetherellDaniel MooreSpencer MortensenJhettPenroseJesse Roeder

Liam SmithLuca TianiKaelanVincentMica Weatherstone

u9 girls Isabelle AmourJasmineBaileyInesBrumbyAnnabel CrooksSummer FergussonAva HawesEmma HristopanosEmily HubbardMatildaHumphreyMikayla IngramSienna LatanisMonique MarshallEleanor McDonaghMila McLeodEllie ParkerIsabella ParkerRuby PenroseMatildaReesAmy Jane SimmondsJuanita SmithIvySuttonGraceVanderwey

Sienna Wilkinson

u9 boysMarshallBarlowMitchellBoothTravis EisenhuthBlakeFrancisKoby GibsonCameron GillardAnderson GinnJack GunnerBillyHoganXavierJamesFynn LavenderFletcher MassoneTimothy MesicZane PanckhurstNate Robertson Tyler Smith William TelfordKaiden WalkerJai WestonCharlieWhitfordMarcus Winning

u10 girlsGabriellaCasetta

Ellie CooperMatildaFanningRenee JacksonOlive JohnsonKatherine LaingCushla ParnellCallieVincentGrace Williams

u10 boysCadellBarnesCiaranBarnesOscar CollinsTiarnan CooperJames DiocalesLiam GardbergSamuel HristopanosAlexanderIannettaHarry KemptonWinston KevicNoah LockeridgeJack ManolasZach MolloyCooperMottOscar RandazzoDeanTeixeiraAraujo


u11 girls Kiera AstonEveBanyerJasmine EnrightEmily GreenMatildaHaleCandiceLaffanZoe PenroseAlexiaStavrinidesGrace WaszyrowskiSophia WatsonCharlotteWisdom

u11 boysHamishBarlowWilliam DewberryCooper GillardKai JamesReilley KemptonBailey-DeanLatanisTim MerchantBeauPenroseSam WatsonNarinMorgan-Higgins

u12 girlsTahlia CarterOliviaCasettaSaskia EmeryMackenzie GunnerMadison HallNatalie HayAmber MurtasMonique RiedeHolland RobinsonTamaraScottEmily Wisdom Tilde Lara Watsonu12 boysOmar AbuargaCooper LeekJoshua LeekJoshua PalmerOliver RandazzoGriffinRobinson

u13 girls Charlie Aston

Piper HanningtonChynna HardyAva Rose HardyChloe HolmesSienna Hristovska Savannah PenroseMilly PollockHannah Watson

u13 boysHarryHeskettJed LoaderDarcy McKeownRiley O’SullivanRylan PritchardRyan SnuddenIsaacVincentBlakeWardrobe

u14 girlsGeorgiaBarlowCharlotteBeudekerDiazBlanch

Scarlet CameronGeorgia CrossleJessica HayTahlia IngramCharlotteLoaderMia McCarthyGabriella MramorAlly NovotnyCaitlin SmithTillie-AnneTsoumbaras

u14 boysJoshua DiocalesJettHardyJulian IngramOllie JacobsRyan MaddenKade TougherKoliyaVanAlthuis


Attendance Awards100%Under 6

SamuelBroadbent

Ainsley Cawley

AlexisDaly

Alanna Evans

HarryElliott

Kade Idestrom

ViniciusSarzi-Gunn

Dijon Tsoukalas

Under 8

Hugo Schwartz

Under 9

Ruby Kelly

Charlie Nicholson

Evan Parnell

Zoe Tsoukalas

Cooper Wisdom

Under 10

GabriellaCassetta

Under 11

Zahli Daly

Karl Gillan

Ryan Gillan

Emily Green

CharlotteHall

Asher Thompson

Under 13

Jeremy Hall

Zac Thompson

Under 14

Rory Jarolimek

200%Yellow Fins

BenjaminMo

ByronLaing

Under 7

ZacBrown

Zac Chandler

Jebb Cooper

Harry Gunner

Frances Mason

Oliver Robertson

Under 8

Lewis Arnold

Under 10

XavierByrnes

India Chapman

Under 11

KaitlynByrnes

300% Under 8

Will Cooper

Under 9

Jack Gunner

Under 11

Addison Cawley

Under 12

Lachlan Rathbone

OliviaCasetta

Under 13

Riley Gentle

400% Under 9

BlakeFrancis

Under 10

Ashton Prowse

Under 12

Jack Prowse

Angus Jarolimek

Under 13

BellaSummers

Under 14


500% Under 12

Tara Collier

600% Under 11

Jye Collier

William Dewberry

700% Under 12

Finn Chandler

Under 14

GeorgiaBarlow

Oliver Chandler

GraceElliott

800% Under 13

Corban Galea

900%Under 14

Will Nolan

Aiden Towson


Elouera State team


Elouera nippers State title Resultsgold Medallists

Under 10

Female Sprint MatildaFanning

FemaleBoard Sybella Daly

FemaleBoardRelay India Chapman Sybella Daly Georgia Thomas

Female Surf Team India Chapman Sybella Daly Emily Fitzgerald Georgia Thomas

Under 13

MaleBeachFlags JermeyHall

Under 14

Female2kmBeachRun LucyAlexander

Female Surf Team Scarlet Cameron Talia Field Mia McCarthy Casey Mood

Silver Medallists

Under 9

MaleBeachRelay MarshallBarlow TalonBlanch Evan Parnell William Telford

Under 10

FemaleBeachFlags MatildaFanning

Under 13

Female Surf Team Indiana Field Corban Galea Ebony Jackson BellaSummers

Under 14

Male Surf Team Rory Jarolimek Ryan Madden AlexMcFadden Kai Robertson

bronze Medallists

Under 9

FemaleBoard ZoeTsoukalas

Under 10

MixedBeachRelay KeriaCook MatildaFanning Cooper Holmes ElliottLindbeck

Under 11

Female Surf Team Addison Cawley Zahli Daly Asher Thompson Sophia Watson

Under 13

FemaleBeachRelay ChloeHolmes Hayley Hopper BronteLaffan ScarlettSalib


State top 6 Results

Under 9

4thFemaleBoardRelay–EliseMead,ZoeTsoukalas,Mackenzie Walker

5thFemaleBeachRelay–PippaBacon,LilyTickle,JennaBoyce,MackenzieWalker

Under 10

4thFemaleBeachRelay–OceanBradley,KeiraCook,KeiraDonovan,MatildaFanning

4thMaleBeachRelay–AjayDuncan,CooperHolmes,ElliottLindbeck,OscarRandazzo

Under 11

6thFemaleBoardRescue–KaitlynByrnes,SophiaWatson

Under 12

4thMixedBeachRelay–MatildaDemetriou,BaileyDuncan, Amelie Humphries, Oliver Randazzo

5thFemaleBeachRelay–MatildaDemetriou,NatalieHay,AmelieHumphries,SiennaMartin

5thMale1kmBeachRun–BaileyDuncan

Under 13

4thMaleBeachRelay–KobyEnright,JeremyHall,RyanSnudden,BlakeWardrobe

4thMixedBeachRelay–JeremyHall,ChloeHolmes,Hayley Hopper, Ryan Snudden

4thMixedCameronRelay–TobyBacon,Jonah

Chapman,EbonyJackson,BellaSummers

5thFemaleSurfRace–BellaSummers

5thIronwoman–BellaSummers

5thFemaleBeachFlags–HayleyHopper

5thMaleBoardRescue–TobyBacon,JonahChapman

5thMale1kmBeachRun–BlakeWardrobe

Under 14

5thFemaleBoardRescue–ScarletCameron,GraceElliott

6thMaleBeachRelay–OliverChandler,JoshuaDioclaes, Julian Ingram, Aiden Towson

6thMixedBeachRelay–OliverChandler,CharlotteLoader, Tamsyn Muir, Aiden Towson

6thMixedCameronRelayRelay–LucyAlexander,ScarletCameron,OliverChandler,AlexMcFadden

All Age

6thBoardRelay–CharlieNicholson,SybellaDaly,TahiMaaka,MitchelGreen,JonahChapman,AlexMcFadden

6thMarchPast–CharlotteBeudecker,LiviniaBurns,GraceElliott,JessicaHay,BronteLaffan,CharlotteLoader, Mily Maaka, Casey Mood, Gabriella Mramor, TamsynMuir,ScarlettSalib,Tille-AnneTsoumbaras


State team photos

Under 11 Girls Under 11 Boys




State team photos





Active (18+)

Rupert Agnew OAM

NeridaAlexander

FreyaAnnetts

Laura Armistead

BensonAryana

Corey Aston

GaryBacon

RebeccaBacon

GreerBanyer

NathanBarker

NicholasBarlow

TimothyBath

RosalieBenson

PatrickBird

TonyBlayney

SinisaBobosevic

KirstenBoon

JedBoxall

RenayBoyce

JakeBracken

BenBradley

KareenaBraunig

RossBrewer

LaurenBrown

JarradBrownlow

PhillipBrumby

DavidBryant

JackBryce

KarenBryce

SeanBryce

StephenBryen

KeithBulloch

CameronBurns

NicoleBurns

IanBurrow

IsaacByrne

JacobByrne

LeahByrne

MichaelByrne

SarahByrne

PaulByrnes

Georgia Cairncross

Glenn Cairncross

Mat Cameron

Daniel Campisi

Mark Carleton

Adam Cawley

Sascha Chandler

Darryl Chapman

Renee Chapman

BradleyCohen

BrentCollier

Kristy Collier

Andrew Collins

Steven Cook

CristianCortes

Lewis Crooks

Sarah Crooks

Francis Crossle

Chris Daley

Kyla Daley

BenDaly

Donna Daly

Dominic DeFina

Jim Demetriou

BelindaDiMartino

StefanieDiMartino

Jaime-LeeDigby

Mark Donovan

Ryan Douglas

Jon Doyle

Karel Doyle

Rhys Druery

Jaycob Duggan

Kirron Duncan

Ellouise Dunn

Philip Dwyer

Michael Eisenhuth

MareeEllery-Findlay

MatthewElliott

Charlie Emery

Ramsay Emmerson Franke

Riley Emmerson Franke

Rowan Emmerson Franke

MaxEnright

Rod Enright

Trent Enright

Jake Evans

DaneEverett

KerrieEverett

Damien Fanning

Darren Fergusson

Danielle Field

Craig Findlay

Pauline Findlay

Andrew Fisher

Adam Fitzsimmons

JustinFitzsimmons

BenFrancis

Rachel Frankenbach

Lauren Fulcher

Darren Galea

Leanne Galea

LachlanGalea-Stacker

Javier Garcia

Shea Garcia

BaileyGentle

MattGentle

BenjaminGeorge

Greg Gillan

Peter Gillard

Timothy Grant

Peter Green

David Greig

Jodie Greig

Jessica Grofski

Chris Hall

Lauren Hall

Michael Hanna

Reid Hannington

Michael Henry

SamanthaHewitt

Chris Hill

Jack Hill

Lachlan Hill

MatthewHogan

Thomas Hollywood

Craig Holmes

Charlie Hort

Luke Huertas

Greg Hughes

Keira Hughes

Keith Hughes

Mitchell Hughes

Warwick Humphrey

Jack Hunter

Anthony Hutchison

Cameron Hutchison

Kay Hutchison

Marie Jackson

Chad Jarolimek

Karen Jones

Senior Membership 2018–19


Paul Jones

Siobhan Jones

Claudia Juliana

Timothy Jurd

Ainsley Kasparian

Joshua Kasparian

Paul Kasparian

Jason Kelly

Paul Kempton

Christopher King

Samantha King

David Kowald

PaulLaffan

Lewis Laing

Darrin Lane

Doug Lau

Robert Lees

John Lehmann

BrettLevings

Connor Levings

Jamie Loader

BrettLockeridge

Damian Maaka

Dianna Mackay

MarkMackay-Sim

Jamie Maclean

Kaylee Magrath

AidanMartin

BrettMartin

DavidMartin

Tamahra Mathews

Jason McCarthy

Pete McCrystal

Nadia McDonagh

Jordan McDonnell

Russell McDougall

Robert McFadden

Warren McGuire

Andrew McKellar

Leigh McKeown

Sharron McKeown

Joel McNamara

Sharon McNamara

Steven Mead

Peter Meletopoulo

MatthewMerchant

MichaelMerrett

Hugh Millar

Joel Miller

BrettMoiler

Joshua Moiler

MartinMood

Robina Mood

Dean Morris

DanielMott

Debbie Muscat

Joshua Muscat

Tristen Muscat

Nathan Neale

Stephen Neale

James Nobbs

Pavel Novotny

Shamus O’Connor

Leanne O’Mara

Elizabeth O’Sullivan

Paul O’Sullivan

Mike Panucci

Anthony Parker

Stephen Parker

CharlottePenrose

Elyshia Pepper

Robert Pieiga

Stuart Presgrave

BrettPritchard

James Prowse

Mitchell Punch

DarrylPunnett

KaylaPyett

RossPyett

Michael Randazzo

Simon Rathbone

JeffReece

BrettRichardson

Skye-LyndaRoyall-Mateer

Nick Salter

JamesScott

Jonothon Sculthorpe

AlexSeymour

Paul Seymour

Michael Shepherd

BarronSi

Kevin Simmonds

Alisha Simpson

Cameron Simpson

VickiSimpson

Darren Smith

Roseanna Smith

William Soulos

MatthewSperring

Lee Summers

Darren Tasker

Mark Taylor

ScottThomas

Mitchell Thompson

BenTickle

LeahTinning-Salib

Joey Todd

Harison Towns

Jackson Towns

Lachlan Towns

Robert Trabelsi

Stephen Tsoukalas

Danny Tsoumbaras

Karen Tsoumbaras

Gabrielle Turnbull

ScottUnderwood

Stephen Urquhart

GemmaVanDam

PaulVanDam

RobertVandersanden

Paul Walker

ScottWalker

Joshua Walmsley

Fran Walsh

ChristianWard

BradWardrobe

Holly Warncken

Kayla Warncken

Andrew Watson

Rachel Webb

Toni Webber

Stuart Wesley

Adam Weston

SoniaWhittle

ThomasWhittle

Tarah Whyte

Kristen Wild

Harrison Williams

James Williams

Heather Woods

XiaohaiSherryZou

Emily Zytaruk

Active (15-18)

Hamish Agnew

Harry Came

Olivier Clark

Nicholas Condon

William Daley

April Druery


Josh Duncan

Taylah Evans

MaxFathulla

Neve Garcia

Abbey Gentle

Cameron Grech

Jaime Greig

DysonGriffiths

Patrick Hanna

Mackenzie Hannington

Maya Hill

Patrick Hughes

MaxHunter

Lauren Hutchison

Oscar Jones

Jarvis Lane

Ethan Lea

JustinLee

Taliah Lummow

Ella McFadden

Daniel McMahon

Luke Montedoro

Samuel Mood

Jay Novotny

Sophie O’Connor

Joshua Pritchard

Ashlee Ramanauskas

Ella Randazzo

Taylor Richardson

Piper Robinson

MaggieScott

Caitlin Shepherd

Jack Soulos

BronteSouthwell

Kiara Summers

Zac Tennet

BaileyThomson

Dean Urquhart

TyrellVillania-Small

MarnieVimpany

Liam Watson

Laura-JaneWebb

Ricky Zheng

Cadet (13-15)

JadaBlanch

AshleyBlayney

SophieBurns

Laura Came

BaileyChapman

Keira Collier

Lachlan Crossle

Liam Davis

Logan Galea

Georgia Greig

Olivia Hall

Caitlin Hanna

Campbell Hannington

Chelsea Holmes

KyaLaffan

Mason McNamara

Samuel Merchant

Charlie Morris

Ally Novotny

Darcy O’Sullivan

Holly Porter

BenjaminPritchard

SofiaRandazzo

Jasmine Richardson

GarrettRobinson

BrigitteSalib

BriannaSmith

James Stortenbeker

Tom Summers

Chloe Thomson

Peter Thoroughgood

Rachel Tougher

Aiden Towson

ThomasVandersanden

Jessica Wardrobe

Ava Wilson

Long Service

DaileBanning

PaulBates

JohnBerkley

GeorgeBirss

MalcolmBoon

SteveBoxall

AdamBryce

Peter Carney

Don Chandler

Rodney Clark

Katherine Conder

Ryan Ellmoos

BelindaEmmersonFranke

AnthonyEverett

Dane Farrell

John Farrell

Ronald Finn

ScottFisher

Garry Fleming

Stephen Frawley

MichelleFretten

Heath Giles

Emma Gillespie

Rory Gillespie

Jayson Ginn

Danielle Gowan

MatthewGuy

Michelle Guy

Sarah Hill

David Ingram

Paul Ingram

Michael Kember

Peter King

Tara Lal

Emma Larssen

Andrew Lawson

MichaelMcBain

Cassandra McDonald

Aaron McKinnon

BrentMcKinnon

Graham McMillan

Gregory McNeill

Elly Miller

Heath Molloy

BrianMorgan

BrettMortensen

Norman Muddle

TimothyNesbitt

BenNguyen

ThomasO’Keeffe

ChristopherJ.Panckhurst

Dean Parry

Karla Pennell

Gary Phillips

Danielle Polson

Laurie Portelli

BrentPritchard

MatthewRead

Andrew Sharp

Angie Smith

Peta Smith

Shannon Smith

Andrew Sugerman

StuartA.Taylor

Darrin Thompson

MatthewThompson

Stephen Warncken


Gary Warner

Daniel Weizman

BrettWright

Joel Zamek

Life Members

MichaelBattyPSM

EdwinBrookerOAM†

Ian Cameron

Robert Chapman

BruceClark

John Gilligan

WilliamGray†

LeslieHardy†

Ronald Hegarty

JohnHughes†

Robert King

BrianO’Sullivan

Dennis Parker

Ronald Pears OAM

Warren Smith

Graham Tangye

BrianThompsonOAM

Ian Toll

ArthurWhite†

Grant Wilkinson

Associate Members

Angela Abela

Robyn Allan

Mark Anderson

LindaBanning

LeanneBarlow

DianneBatty

RichardBignold

JohnBrown

GrahamBruce

MartinBryce

IanBuxton

ScottCampbell

Natalie Chandler

Janice Cropp

Christopher Davis

AnnaElliott

Andrew Evans

Neil Fathulla

QuentinField

David Fitzgerald

Nathan Fuz

Amber Garcia

Ian Goode

Marie Gray

VanessaL.Hardiman

Noel Harris

Wesley Harris

Karlene Hughes

Steve Isles

Laurie Jackson

Kerrie Kent

Tuula Kuusela

LeanneLaffan

Kenneth Langley

BasilLewis

Moira Loader

Warren Long

LachlanMabbutt

LesMabbutt

Helene McFadden

Kelly Merchant

BruceMitchell

Grant Muir

Douglas Murray

Clive Muscat

Joshua Nicholson

BrucePollard

Kim Richardson

Cheryl Steer

Glen Stortenbeker

Mark Summers

Tanya Thomson

Graeme Thorburn

Julie Walmsley

Elisabeth Woodhart O’Farrell

KirstieYoung

general Members

Sally Amour

BelindaAston

SachaBraid

SamanthaBrannigan

GregBrereton

NicolaBroadbent

KylieBrown

NathanBrown

Jill Cameron

Joanne Carney

Louise Carter

MatthewChalmers

SeggieChetty

ElleCoffin

Joy Cook

Andrew Crossling

Simon Davies

Stephen Dewberry

Nicole Donnelly

Julie Donovan

Lauren Draper

Wayne Druery

Emma Duncan

Nikki Enright

Heidi Fuchs

Kate Gardiner

MatthewGardiner

Lisa George

Lisa Gregory

Warren Gunn

Wally Hall

Robert Humphries

Lisa Lindbeck

Paul Lindbeck

Joanna Lucy

Erica Manolas

Ross Manolas

Danielle Manton

Ann Martyn

Melanie McKibbin

Sonia Mramor

Rachael Natoli

KateO’Brien

Shane O’Connor

Michael Pollock

Alison Prowse

Rebecca Rathbone

David Rees

Robert Riede

Anthony Robertson

Jarrod Robertson

Glenn Roeder

Daniel Roy

AlysonScott

Keiran Shield

Maria Stavrinides

Sarah Steege

JasonSutton

Lisa Tanger

Kellie Thompson

David Towson

Fereniki Tsoukalas

GeorgeVasquez


ScottVincent

Craig Watson

Stephen Watson

Penny Weatherstone

FranWhitford

Steven Williams

Tonia Wilson

Corin Wisdom

Natalie Woodcock

LiweiXie

Honorary Members

David Moore

ScottMorrison

BrianWilkinson

perpetual Members

Dennis Johnston

YvonneMoon

ColinSchrubb†

†=Deceased


under 6 girlsMaria Abuarga

SafiyahAtalla

GraceBoon

Ainsley Cawley

JadaChristie

AlexisDaly

Ava Donnelly

Alanna Evans

Ella Gregory

Mia Hickman

Emily Humphrey

Isobel McNamee

Jessica Moore

Elizandra Newell

HarperOwsnett

Kayla Powney

Grace Stanborough

Felicity Tanger

Olivia Tiani

Keira Tsoukalis

Rachael Woodcock

under 6 boysSamuelBroadbent

Dylan Douglas

HarryElliott

Jake Fitzgerald

MarcusFuchs-Hodge

Kade Idestrom

MaxLaidsaar

AidanMartyn-Cox

JettMolloy

BeauNatoli

Zachary Natoli

LucasNg-Hughes

Ethan Nicholson

JackO’Brien

Casey Roeder

ViniciusSarzi-Gunn

ChristianScott

Dylan Smith

Cathal Smith

Dion Tsoukalas

Cadan Wilson

under 7 girlsAva Allouche

Sage Allouche

SiennaBailey

GiselleBarlow

JemimaBartels

ChiaraBradley

ZoeBraid

RosieBrown

Sybella Carney

Clara Cooper

Sophia Devine

Chloe Draper

Summer Duncan

Minna Gardberg

Koby Hardiman

Klaudia Hristopanos

Anna Jones

Mia Jury

Zara McKibbin

Taylor McKibbin

Charli Moses

HarperMott

Charlize Mullane

AbigailTeixeiraAraujo

Emily Walker

Indi Weatherstone

MacyWhitford

Eva Wildermuth

Maya Williams

under 7 boysAlbyBacon

DavidBobosevic

ZacBrown

Silas Campisi

Zac Chandler

Tom Cook

Jebb Cooper

Jed Cooper

Noah Davies

James English

Edward Fanning

Mason Francis

Harry Gunner

BalinHunt

Ashton James

Adam Kawash

Lawrence Kevic

Henri Lindbeck

JakeMartinez-Smith

BlakeNavan

DukeO’Brien

Harley O’Connor

James Page

Tyler Parnell

Ethan Punch

Oliver Robertson

Zachary Roy

JaxenTickle

BeauVincent

Rowen Winchester

Joel Winning

under 8 girlsHolly Amour

Holly Archer

Ayesha Atalla

ErinBanyer

CharlotteBarlow

CharliBrannigan

Aliyah Chalmers

AyshaChristie

Zahra Lindbeck

Abby Maddern

Mia Manolas

Zara McNamee

Georgia Murtas

Eavie Salter

BiancaStavrinides

Lyla Tarnowski

AnnielieseVincent

under 8 boysLewis Arnold

Hunter Aston

MatthewBrereton

PhoenixByrnes

Charlie Collins

Will Cooper

XavierDaly

BaileyDonovan

BenjiGeorge

Luca Jury

ByronLaing

BeauLalor

ConorMacfie

Lachlan McGregor

Elouera Sharks 2018–19 Registrations


Oscar Metherell

Rhys Micudaj

Daniel Moore

Spencer Mortensen

JhettPenrose

Jesse Roeder

Hugo Schwartz

Liam Smith

Finlay Tanger

Finn Thompson

Luca Tiani

KaelanVincent

Mica Weatherstone

under 9 girlsIsabelle Amour

PippaBacon

JasmineBailey

JennaBoyce

InesBrumby

Annabel Crooks

Abbie Crossling

Summer Fergusson

Ava Hawes

Emma Hristopanos

MatildaHumphrey

Mikayla Ingram

Ruby Kelly

Sienna Latanis

Monique Marshall

Eleanor McDonagh

Mila McLeod

Elise Mead

Isabella Parker

Ellie Parker

Ruby Penrose

Sophie Rathbone

MatildaRees

Amy Jane Simmonds

Juanita Smith

Poppy Steege

IvySutton

Josie Tasker

Lily Tickle

Zoe Tsoukalas

GraceVanderwey

Mackenzie Walker

Sienna Wilkinson

ShayaWilliams-Mansell

under 9 boysMarshallBarlow

TalonBlanch

MitchellBooth

Cooper Chalmers

Travis Eisenhuth

BlakeFrancis

Will Gardiner

Koby John Paul Gibson

Cameron Gillard

Anderson Ginn

Jack Gunner

BillyHogan

XavierJames

BodieLaffan

Fynn Lavender

Fletcher Massone

Timothy Ivan Mesic

Charlie Nicholson

ByronNobbs

Zane Panckhurst

Evan Parnell

Nate Robertson

Tyler Smith

William Telford

Kaiden Walker

Jai Weston

CharlieWhitford

Marcus Winning

Cooper Wisdom

under 10 girlsOceanBradley

GabriellaCasetta

India Chapman

Keira Cook

Ellie Cooper

Sybella Daly

Emily Demetriou

Keira Donovan

MatildaFanning

Emily Fitzgerald

Renee Jackson

Olive Johnstone

CushlaKelly-Parnell

Katherine Laing

MiaMartin

Saige Pritchard

Georgia Thomas

CallieVincent

Grace Williams

under 10 boysAustinAlexander

CiaranBarnes

CadellBarnes

XavierByrnes

Oscar Collins

Tiarnan Cooper

James Diocales

Ajay Duncan

Ryan Durney

Ryder Fergusson

Liam Gardberg

OscarHeskett

Cooper Holmes

Samuel Hristopanos

AlexanderIannetta

Mitchell Jones

Harry Kempton

Winston Kevic

ElliottLindbeck

Noah Lockeridge

Jack Manolas

Zach Molloy

CooperMott

Oscar Murtas

Ashton Prowse

Oscar Randazzo

DeanTeixeiraAraujo

under 11 girlsKeira Aston

EveBanyer

KaitlynByrnes

Addison Cawley

Georgia Crane

Zahli Daly

GraceDummett

MatisseEmery

Jasmine Enright

Emily Green

MatildaHale

CharlotteHall

Ava Hogan

CandiceLaffan

Zoe Penrose

Sienna Smith

AlexiaStavrinides

Asher Thompson

Grace Waszyrowski

Sophia Watson


CharlotteWisdom

under 11 boysBradyBacon

HamishBarlow

Jye Collier

William Dewberry

Karl Gillan

Ryan Gillan

Cooper Gillard

Jake Hughes

Kai James

Reilley Kempton

Jacob Kevic

Bailey-DeanLatanis

Tahi Maaka

Tim Merchant

NarinMorgan-Higgins

Oakley Nobbs

Liam Parker

BeauPenrose

Sam Watson

under 12 girlsTahlia Carter

OliviaCasetta

Tara Collier

MatildaDemetriou

BronteEisenhuth

Saskia Emery

Annika Gillan

Mackenzie Gunner

Madison Hall

Natalie Hay

Amelie Humphries

SiennaMartin

Mikaela Mead

Sienna Morrison

Amber Murtas

Monique Riede

Holland Robinson

TamaraScott

LilianVasquez

Tilde Lara Watson

Emily Wisdom

under 12 boysOmar Abuarga

Finn Chandler

BaileyDuncan

Zayne Giles

Mitchell Green

BenjaminGreig

John Hartley

Angus Jarolimek

James Kirk

Joshua Leek

Cooper Leek

RaffaelMramor

Joshua Palmer

Jack Prowse

Oliver Randazzo

Lachlan Rathbone

GriffinRobinson

under 13 girlsCharlie Aston

LiviniaBurns

Indiana Field

Courtney Fitzgerald

Corban Galea

Piper Hannington

Ava-RoseHardy

Chynna Hardy

Chloe Holmes

Hayley Hopper

Sienna Hristovska

Ebony Jackson

BronteLaffan

Mily Maaka

Savannah Penrose

Milly Pollock

ScarlettSalib

BellaSummers

Hannah Watson

under 13 boysTobyBacon

Jonah Chapman

Guy Clark

Patrick Devane

Koby Enright

Riley Gentle

Jeremy Hall

HarryHeskett

Nicholas Hughes

Jed Loader

Darcy McKeown

BenjaminMo

Riley O’Sullivan

Rylan Pritchard

Ryan Snudden

Zac Thompson

IsaacVincent

BlakeWardrobe

under 14 girlsLucyAlexander

GeorgiaBarlow

CharlotteBeudeker

DiazBlanch

Scarlet Cameron

Georgia Crossle

GraceElliott

Talia Field

Jessica Hay

Tahlia Ingram

CharlotteLoader

Mia McCarthy

Casey Mood

Gabriella Mramor

Tamsyn Muir

Caitlin Smith


Piper Window

under 14 boysOliver Chandler

Joshua Diocales

JettHardy

Julian Ingram

Ollie Jacobs

Rory Jarolimek

Ryan Madden

AlexMcFadden

Will Nolan

Thomas Rathbone

Jye Riede

Kai Robertson

Kade Tougher

KoliyaVanAlthuis

CooperVimpany


Financial Statements 2018–19

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORTTO 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 2019 and the statement of profit or lossand other comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the yearthen ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation, 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 opinionparagraph, the financial report of Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc is in accordance with the AssociationsIncorporation Act 2009 including:

(a) giving a true and fair view of the Association's financial position as at 30 April 2019 and of itsperformance for the year ended on that date; and

(b) complying with the Australian Accounting Standards to the extent described in Note 1 to thefinancial 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 fundraisingappeal activities for the financial year ended 30 April 2019;

(b) the financial report has been properly drawn up, and the associated records have been properlykept for the period from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2019, in accordance with the CharitableFundraising Act (NSW) 1991 and Regulations;

(c) money received as a result of fundraising appeal activities conducted during the period from 1May 2018 to 30 April 2019 has been properly accounted for and applied in accordance with theCharitable 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 andwhen 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 ofits 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 theseareas was limited to the amounts recorded in the books of the Association and we offer no comment on thestatus of control of the Association.

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that wecomply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit toobtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. Ourresponsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibility section of ourreport.

We are independent of the Association in accordance with the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 and theethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board's APES 110 Code ofEthics for Professional Accountants (the code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report inAustralia. 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 ouropinion.

Emphasis of Matter

Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial statements, which describes thebasis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared to assist Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc tomeet the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2009. As a result, the financial report may notbe suitable for another purpose. Our report is intended solely for Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc andshould not be distributed to or used by parties other than Elouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc. We willtherefore disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on our report, or on the financial report towhich it relates, to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than that for which it wasprepared.

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Other Information

The committee of the Association are responsible for the other information. The other information comprisesthe information included in the committee report, but does not include the financial report and our auditor'sreport thereon.

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, indoing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial report or ourknowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work wehave performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are requiredto 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 havedetermined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 to the financial report is appropriate to meet therequirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 and is appropriate to meet the needs of themembers. The committee's responsibility also includes such internal control as the committee determinenecessary to enable the preparation of a financial report that is free from material misstatement, whetherdue 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 toobtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from materialmisstatement, 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 inaccordance 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 thisfinancial report.

As part of an audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgementand 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 thefinancial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment ofthe risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those riskassessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation of the financial reportthat 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 riskof not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, asfraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol.

An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonablenessof accounting estimates made by the Committee, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of thefinancial 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 thatachieves fair presentation.

We obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the Association toexpress an opinion on the financial report.

We communicate with the Committee regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of theaudit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identifyduring our audit.

Maher Partners Assurance Pty Limited

_________________________________________________________Jason Maher

Taren Point

Dated this 7th day of June 2019

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ELOUERA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INCABN 87 384 377 411

STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOMEFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2019

2019 2018Note $ $

Revenue 3 1,151,846 1,110,062Other income 3 (224) -

1,151,622 1,110,062Cost of goods sold (167,203) (167,488)Depreciation and amortisation expenses (297,956) (258,924)Employee benefits expenses (187,105) (83,154)Finance costs (4,574) (10,470)Other expenses 4 (558,780) (594,977)Loss for the year attributable to the members ofElouera Surf Life Saving Club Inc (63,996) (4,951)

Other comprehensive income for the year net of tax - -

Total comprehensive loss for the year attributableto the members of Elouera Surf Life Saving ClubInc

(63,996) (4,951)

Accumulated Surplus at the beginning of the financialyear 1,114,591 1,119,542Comprehensive loss for the year (63,996) (4,951)Accumulated Surplus at the end of the financialyear 1,050,595 1,114,591

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONAS AT 30 APRIL 2019

2019 2018Note $ $

ASSETSCURRENT ASSETSCash and cash equivalents 5 94,353 95,999Trade and other receivables 6 500 500Inventories 8 62,141 69,316TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 156,994 165,815

NON-CURRENT ASSETSProperty, plant and equipment 7 1,001,059 1,227,753TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 1,001,059 1,227,753TOTAL ASSETS 1,158,053 1,393,568

LIABILITIESCURRENT LIABILITIESTrade and other payables 9 97,729 58,977Financial liabilities 10 - 80,000Provisions 11 9,729 -TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 107,458 138,977

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIESFinancial liabilities 10 - 140,000TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES - 140,000TOTAL LIABILITIES 107,458 278,977NET ASSETS 1,050,595 1,114,591

EQUITYAccumulated Surplus 12 1,050,595 1,114,591TOTAL EQUITY 1,050,595 1,114,591




STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITYFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2019

NoteRetainedearnings Total

$ $

Balance at 1 May 2017 1,119,542 1,119,542Total comprehensive loss attributable to members (4,951) (4,951)Balance at 30 April 2018 1,114,591 1,114,591Total comprehensive loss attributable to members (63,996) (63,996)Balance at 30 April 2019 1,050,595 1,050,595




STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2019

2019 2018$ $

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIESReceipts from customers 1,149,790 1,107,875Payments to suppliers and employees (856,631) (803,334)Interest received 1,255 2,187Finance costs paid (4,574) (10,470)Net cash provided by operating activities 13 289,840 296,258

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIESProceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 3,636 -Payments for property, plant and equipment (75,122) (544,246)Net cash used in investing activities (71,486) (544,246)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIESProceeds from borrowings - 451,836Repayment of borrowings (220,000) (231,836)Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (220,000) 220,000

Net decrease in cash held (1,646) (27,988)Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of financialyear 95,999 123,987Cash and cash equivalents at end of financial year 5 94,353 95,999



Photo: Riley Porteous (Wanda SLSC)


Vale OnbehalfoftheEloueraCommitteeandtheentiremembership,weexpressourdeepestsympathyandcondolences to the families and friends of Elouera members, past and present, who have lost their lives in thepastyear.

We would especially like to acknowledge the passing of:

• Elouera,SurfLifeSavingSydneyandSLSNSWlifememberEdwin‘Ted’Brooker

• ColinMcDonall,theformermanagingdirectorofOtiswhohelpedestablishElouera’sSurfAwarenessClinic

• Andinanincidentthattouchedallofus,RossandAndyPowell,wholosttheirlivesintragiccircumstanceswhileperformingarescueinroughseasoffPortCampbellinVictoria.

Edwin ‘Ted’ Maxwell Brooker OAM

OnThursday27September2018,theSutherlandShirecommunityweresaddened to hear of the passing of one of its most respected residents whenTedBrookerpassedawayaged89years.

TedhaddevotedalifetimeintheserviceofhislocalcommunityintheareasofSeniorCitizens;theLionsClubMovement;AgedCare;CommunityWelfareandtohisgreatlove–SurfLifeSaving.

TedBrooker’slifeprobablydefineswhatweaccepttodayas‘thehighestlevelofpersonalserviceforthegoodofothers’.Aboveall,Ted’sgreatestachievement was his marriage to his beloved wife Faye and his much lovedfamily,bothimmediateandextended.

ItwouldbeimpossibletodetailtheincredibletimespentbyTedinthepursuitofexcellenceinallphasesofhisbusyandachievinglife.ItwouldbebesttosummarisehisachievementsbysimplystatingthatTedlovedeverymomentofwhathedid–tomakepeoples’livesmoresecureandcomfortable.

TedwasbornatthefamilyhomeinRamsgateNSWon17March1929,theyoungestoffourchildren.AfterschoolinglocallyinbothPrimaryandSecondarylevels,Tedworkedinvariouspositionsthatbroughthimincontactwithpeople–andthisgavehimtheethicsofhelpingpeoplelessfortunatethanhimself.

He moved from Social Welfare work in Hospitals to employment with Sutherland Shire Council as a CommunityWorker.TedflourishedinthisrolewhichallowedhimtoworkwithSeniorCitizensandyoungpeopleinneed.

Heestablishedfoundationswhichcutacrossallareasofcommunitywork.HewasindeedaleaderintheShireinareasneedingcommunitysupport,andwhichcontinuetoflourishtothisveryday–hispursuitofcomfortingothers!

While‘workinghardathisdayjob’,Ted’sleadershipskillswerestartingtogathermomentuminboththeRoyalandSurfLifeSavingAssociations.BoththeNorthCronullaandEloueraSurfLifeSavingClubswerethebeneficiariesofTed’sworkethic–asapatrolmember,instructor,competitor,surfsportsofficialandclubadministrator.

In a total of nearly seventy years of loyal service – Elouera SLSC, SLS Sydney and SLS NSW have all awarded Tedwiththeirhighesthonour–LifeMembership.In2007,SLSAawardedTedthePresident’smedal.

TheSutherlandShireCouncilshowedtheirappreciationbynaminghimintheir‘Top100CitizensoftheLocalCommunity’andin2006,TedBrooker,accompaniedbyhisfamily,stoodproudlybeforetheNSWGovernor,HerExcellencyMarieBashir,tobeawardedtheMedaloftheOrderofAustralia(OAM)

HewastheNSWSeniorCitizenoftheYeartwice,arecipientoftheAustralianSportsMedaland,in2000,was


honouredbybeingchosentocarrytheSydneyOlympicTorchduringtheRelay.

TedBrookerhascontributedto,andinsodoing,hashelpeddefinetheverymeaningof‘heartandsouldedicationtothecommunity’.

Hiswasalifewelllived.

Colin McDonall

ColinMcDonallwastheManagingDirectorofOtisAustraliain1981whenthepartnershipwithElouerawasformedtoconductanannualsurfawarenessclinic.

TheTradiesSurfAwarenessclinichasnowrununinterruptedfor37Yearsand,withColin’ssupport,Otiscontinuedtosponsortheclinicasacommunityinitiativeforitsfirstfifteenyears.

Colin’sforesightinsupportingtheconceptsomanyyearsagohasbenefitedmorethan12,000children.

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