AWARD CEREMONY
This season we will see the Senior Club Presentation Night will be held on 4 June. As such it's now time to think about who you'd like to nominate for club awards. At the Club's committee meetings to be held March/April 2022, a number of club awards for member recognition are determined. To assist the committees with their determinations, nominations from members are called for the following Club Major Awards. All financial club members are eligible to nominate. Nominations will close with the Club Secretary by 16 April 2022. This can either be emailed to Uri Teitler, Club Secretary [email protected] or you can use the google form: https://forms.gle/DyL9M4Hcozfxx1rw9 There is no specific form however nominations must include the following information :
Awards determined by Board of Management at their April 2022 meeting For outstanding achievement and contribution in all areas of the Club :
Awards determined by the Lifesaving Committee at their April 2022 meeting For outstanding achievement in the areas of lifesaving:
Awards determined by the Competition Committee at their April 2022 meeting For outstanding achievement in the area of competition:
We look forward to receiving many nominations for consideration. These awards are prestigious awards and winners will be announced and presented at the annual Club Presentation Night.
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President's ChatHello once again to all of our Members and Friends and welcome to the March edition of our Blu-ing magazine which we hope you enjoy reading. If you have any suggestions on inclusions please feel free to make a suggestion to our Club Secretary as we welcome new ideas.
So where are we at and what is rapidly approaching during March- April? Here’s a brief rundown of March- April activities;
See you at Social Sunday Paul ‘Stretch’ Fownes APM OAM President The Club is happy to promote sponsor services, reputable small businesses and services, housemates or marketplace type free giveaways etc. If you would like to have a listing in next month's Blu-ing please email [email protected]. Maroubra RSL Sub Branch's Commemoration Event - Anzac Sunday 10 April "On behalf of the President and Members of Maroubra Sub Branch, I would like to invite you and your members to participate in our observance of Anzac Sunday. The purpose of the Activity is to provide for community participation in a Commemorative Event for community members who cannot attend at our early Dawn Service on Anzac Day Monday 25 April. The event will comprise a Community March from corner of Maroubra Road and Garden Street commencing at 11.00 am. We will travel down to Anzac Parade, turn left and continue to our Cenotaph at the corner of Haig Street adjacent to Juniors Maroubra Club. A Commemoration and Wreath Laying Ceremony will then take place at the Cenotaph. We expect to have several schools and sporting organisations participating, as well as VIP Guests." Kangaroo Beach: Sandy's Surf School: A lift-the-flap book
Pan Macmillan will be publishing two new children’s books in April from Kangaroo Beach, the ABC kids’ TV show all about beach safety and lifesaving. Kangaroo Beach was created by Tim Bain, who has written for the hit show Bluey and the UK’s classic Fireman Sam. These books encourage learning good water safety from a young age. They're also super fun lift-the-flap books that kids can learn from and enjoy at home when the weather isn't ideal for surfing! You can find more information about the books on the Pan Macmillan website here and here. South Maroubra Nippers sent our largest competitive touring team of 141 Nippers aged Under 9 to Under 14 to the NSW State Age & Youth Championships on the Sydney Northern Beaches to compete in junior surf sports over the three days of 24-26 February 2022.
Competitive surf and sand training for season 2021-2022 had a delayed start due to the outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in mid-2021, but our Nipper competitors threw themselves into training as soon as restrictions eased enough in October 2021 to enable group training, all in the hopes of representing South Maroubra SLSC at the pinnacle event of competitive junior surf lifesaving – the NSW State Age & Youth Championships. South Maroubra Nippers competed in individual events including the surf swim, board, ironperson, beach sprint, flags, and 1km/2km run, as well as in team events including the surf swim team, board relay, board rescue, Cameron relay (swim/run/board/run), beach sprint relay, and Rescue and Resuscitation (R&R) events. Over the first two days of competition our U9 to U12 competitors got to battle it out with the best of the best junior surf sports athletes in NSW in the water and on the sand, but unfortunately on Day 2 some of the U9 & U10 team events were cancelled due to worsening surf conditions. For our U13, U14, March Past Team, Competitor with a Disability, and our U14 Champion Lifesavers, their State Championships was cut short with many not even getting the opportunity to compete due to the intensely bad weather and a nasty outbreak of the gastro virus on Day 3 which lead to the premature cancellation of the carnival after only a few hours of competition. Despite multiple attempts to reschedule the NSW State Championships over the following two weeks, Mother Nature had other plans, leaving the water polluted at all planned competition beaches as well as at the back-up beaches, and leaving no sand on the beaches due to the extreme erosion which had occurred from the large swells. Unfortunately the difficult decision was then made to cancel all further events at the NSW State Championships in 2022 leaving our older Nippers bitterly disappointed. In every competitive setting there will be highs and lows, and the NSW State Championships were no exception. There were amazing moments where our Nippers exceeded our coaches, their age managers, parents, and their own expectations, and there were times of disappointment. However, what stood out above and beyond the results was the wonderful team camaraderie despite the absolutely miserable weather of howling wind, and constant, and at times torrential, rain. The team spirit exuding from our young Nippers was phenomenal, and to see Nippers supporting each other in times of excitement and times of disappointment, made everyone who is a part of South Maroubra Nippers so extremely proud. At the NSW State Championships competitors are awarded points for race placings 1st to 6th which contribute to the overall point score to award the NSW State Champion Junior Surf Club. I am very pleased to report that the South Maroubra Nippers team came a phenomenal 2nd place in the State, making this our best result ever! We were just 18 points shy of taking out 1st place in NSW. Our young athletes brought home 7 gold medals, 6 silver medals, 9 bronze medals, and 17 placings were just agonisingly short of the medals in 4th, 5th and 6th place (which is a massive result considering there were some age groups and events with over 200 competitors). Thirty one nippers who had the oppportunity to compete came home with a NSW State Championship medal. Nippers who placed 1st to 6th are listed below, and these young champion athletes should be congratulated and celebrated. There were so many other South Maroubra Nippers who were hot medal chances, but unfortunately they didn’t get the opportunity to compete this year. As a volunteer organisation, we relied greatly on a very large team of 50 dedicated parents to enable our Nippers to compete at the NSW State Championships. Our sincerest appreciation and thanks go to the following volunteers: Leadership and Support – Peter Kondilios (Director of Youth), his trusty right-hand Mary Kondilios, and the South Maroubra SLSC Board of Management Coaches (who have invested a massive amount of time and energy developing our Nippers competitive skills and delivering training sessions across 7 days a week for the last 6 months – and remember they are all volunteers!): Water – Marty Kiernan, Michael Renford, Steve Perry, Tony Jenkin, Damien Alexiou Sand – Andy Newrick, Max Murphy, Drew Richardson, Jarrod Cullen R&R – Corrine Henville March Past – George Alexiou Team Uniform – Andy Newrick, Peter Kondilios, Mary Kondilios Social Media – Linda Perrin Fundraising – Mary Kondilios, Chantal Hughes, Phillipa Stanley, Paul Ryan, U14 Nippers Leadership Team Carnival Officials – Leone Doyle, Andrew McCabe, Edel Dickson, Bobbi Mayne, Mark Schofield, Ashleigh Philp, Emma Maley, Joshua Palmer, Kate Messiter, Samantha Saunders, Cindy Redmond, Marcelo Garay, Rebecca Hoo, Olena Stanilovskiy Water Safety & IRB – Kirsten Newrick, Jennie Smith, Laurie Golsby, Iona Dyson, Darren Saunders, Dave Lowlett, Steve Perry, Trevor Buckett, Genevieve Andersen, Kellie Ellis, Stephanie Keenihan, Andrew Maxwell, Damien Alexiou Age Managers – Jack Perrin, Reese Ghezzi, Emma Walsh-Perry, Fiona Nix, Phillipa Stanley, Tony Jenkin, Mary Kondilios, Georgie Israel, Damien Alexiou, Brian Madden, David Smith, Angela Maxwell, Pat Capaan, Luke Ellis, Noreen Madden, Corrine Henville, Peter Kondilios, Michael Renford, George Alexiou, Andy Newrick, Trevor Buckett Tent & IRB transport and set-up – Andy Newrick & Garry Mashman Plus the many parents who assisted with Nipper supervision, support, tent movements and pack away. It has been an absolute pleasure to witness the effort from our Nipper’s throughout this season and at the NSW State Championships, and for that effort every competitor should be applauded. Our U13 & U14’s season isn’t quite over yet as they still have the opportunity to represent South Maroubra SLSC at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships on the Gold Coast, QLD in April, and we wish those travelling north to compete at the ‘Aussies’ all the very best. Fingers crossed the weather improves! Bring on season 2022/2023! Renae McNamara Competition Team Manager NSW STATE AGE & YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021/2022 – SOUTH MAROUBRA RESULTS GOLD U10 girls surf race – Mia U10 girls board – Mia U11 mixed beach relay – Jayden, Christian, Emily M, Katahra U12 girls beach sprint – Marli U12 boys beach sprint – Ryan U12 boys beach relay – Ryan, Dominic, Tom, Rory U12 mixed beach relay – Ryan, Marli, Estelle, Rory SILVER U10 boys beach relay – Max, Liam, Sean, Mitchell U10 mixed beach relay – Max, Liam, Makayla, Capri U11 girls beach relay – Emily R, Emily M, Katahra, Sienna U11 mixed Cameron relay – Chelsea, Katahra, Ethan, Jayden U12 boys beach sprint – Rory U12 boys flags – Ryan BRONZE U10 girls beach sprint – Capri U10 boys flags – Mitchell U10/U11 2 person R&R – Nayomi & Emily U11 boys beach sprint – Christian U11 boys 1km beach run – Liam U12 girls beach relay – Marli, Jazmine, Sammy, Estelle U13 boys beach sprint – Christopher U13 boys beach relay – Ryan, Dylan, Syd, Christopher All Age beach relay – Rio (U9), Capri (U10), Jayden (U11), Marli (U12), Christopher (U13), Luke (U14), Lillie (U15) 4th PLACING U9 girls beach relay – London, Arabella, Grace, Charlotte U10 girls beach sprint – Makayla U10 boys beach sprint – Max U10 girls beach relay – Capri, Makayla, Leila, Mila U11 boys beach sprint – Jayden U11 boys surf team – Josh, Liam, Tobias, Ethan U12 boys flags – Rory U12 boys surf team – Owen LJ, Ryan, Jordan, Owen R, Uunai U13 boys beach sprint – Dylan 5th PLACING U9 girls board – Niamh U10 boys beach relay – Rio, Jackson, Tennison, Rylan U10/U11 2 person R&R – Saoirse & Mila 6th PLACING U9 boys beach relay – Rio, Matthew, Winston, Julian U10/U11 2 person R&R – Felix & Isis U11 girls surf team – Emmeline, Amelia, Evie, Chelsea U11 mixed beach relay – Hunter, Felix, Emily R, Sienna U13/U14 2 person R&R – Juliette & Emily Our Nippers and Senior club members competed at the Sydney Branch Championships over the weekend 5-6 February. Despite the weather and conditions, which saw all water events moved to Yarra Bay, it looks like everyone had a bit of fun!
Welcome to the February issue of the Blu-ing Newsletter we hope you’re enjoying reading the content from all contributors.
So what’s the latest at your club? Fitness for 40’s, 50’s, 60’s + (Functional Fun Fitness 4 Forties Plus classes) are now underway with our first session commencing last Wednesday and yes there are a few sore and sorry bodies around but great to move muscles that have been lying dormant for many years. This initiative is open to all senior members and is something our club has wanted to introduce for many years! At a low cost of $10 per session with all equipment provided, it's your chance to do something about becoming a bit more active! Enquiries via our office any Tuesday or Friday or simply turn up for classes 5.30pm Monday and Wednesday beachside of the club. Upcoming Events we need your support with! Sunday 20th February 2022 will see our very popular annual Sportspersons Day conducted with doors opening 12pm for a 1pm kick off until 4pm. A tremendous day of food, fun and great sportsmen and women discussing their highlights to date and future objectives. Only $120pp for 4 hours of camaraderie, chef prepared meal and socialising in our Horizons lounge whilst supporting fundraising for our Australia Title Representatives. Single tickets as well as tables for 8 or 10 are now available. Pop into the office Tuesday or Friday or call 93140070 to pay for your tickets. (see flyer in this publication) Club and Ocean Swim Sponsorship. Our club is a fantastic club on the back of its members and sponsors who contribute funding in support of all areas of operation. Whether it's nipper boards, rescue equipment, tents, boats, club bus and so on, much is donated. Recently our club lost one of its major sponsors after the company entered merger talks. This leaves a major gap in our funding - so we’re reaching out to each one of you, as many of you are associated with large reputable companies, for a leg up! Major sponsors come in the form of $10k plus annually, so if you can ask around or perhaps you are an executive or part of a senior management team, do your bit to keep our club and this community strong! Oh yeah, with our very popular Ocean Swim approaching in April we’re still on the hunt for a Naming Rights Sponsor @ $5k. Great opportunity to get your name blasted on the day but also in all forms of social media promoting and informing participants as we approach event day. Plenty of positives so please feel free to come forward by emailing [email protected] Club Competition, we are now in full training for what is going to be a very busy next couple of months leading up to State Age Championships for Nippers and State Titles for seniors followed by Australian Titles in Queensland. We encourage all of our competitors to get stuck right into training to give yourself every opportunity to do the best you can at these major sporting events. Congratulations to our SRC and Bronze Squads that have completed or undertaking their courses. Our future is secure with such great lifesavers coming through. Thank you to our band of Instructors led by Hunter for their commitment, and hoping to increase our instructor numbers. See your Patrol Captain, Hunter or Nicole to get a little more involved in Education. Sunday Socials and event bookings. We’ve had some great Social Sundays which continue every Sunday 11am to 5pm to the end of April and plenty of private hire bookings within our Heritage Lounge which accommodates all types of parties up to 120 people. Whether it’s a more casual wedding, birthday parties (excluding 18ths and 21st) there’s no better private location to have your event. Special booking rates apply to members so take advantage of this opportunity. More information on our website under the heading of FUNCTIONS. SLSNSW Covid Policy requires all members aged 13 years and older who are undertaking Frontline Volunteer Activities which include all roles on patrols, surf sports competitors, coaches and officials, support services roles, UAV pilots, Age Managers, as well as Trainers/Assessors and Facilitators must be fully vaccinated against COVID19. Nippers not performing SRC duties whilst not required to be vaccinated along with parents assisting (excluding water safety and age mangers) are encouraged to be vaccinated. Some strict exemptions apply. Remember when attending any SLS event including carnivals, evidence of vaccination may be required to be produced plus RAT may be required. A personal message from Barry and Lesley our caretakers, please do your bit to look after the club. It could be as simple as keeping toilets clean after use, washing feet of sand before entering the club, including the gymnasium, such as putting weights away after use. Barry has said, if it's not ok at home then it's not ok at your club! Please keep up to date on all the big issues by joining our South Maroubra Surf Club and Nipper FACEBOOK sites or call our office manager Michelle in the office on 93140070 Tuesday or Friday. [email protected] Look forward to seeing you at our Fitness Class, Social Sundays, Sportspersons Day or Carnivals! Plenty happening At South Maroubra SLSC! Paul ‘Stretch’ Fownes APM OAM President The Club is happy to promote sponsor services, reputable small businesses and services, housemates or marketplace type free giveaways etc. If you would like to have a listing in next month's Blu-ing please email [email protected]. Lost & Found There is a lost property box in the club office that is brimming with towels, bags, t-shirts, shoes etc. If you have left anything around the club it is likely to be there. If any members that may have lost something, can pop by Sunday morning to have a look as all will be removed from the office at the end of season. Wave of Wellness Learn to Surf & Wellness Program
To our wonderful nipper families, Happy New Year! I hope you all have had a wonderful break and are looking forward to kicking on with some fabulous nipper sessions. We finished 2021 with a bang with the Xmas Scramble. Lots of fun on the day with Santa paying a special visit, lollies, popcorn & fairy floss for the nippers, christening of our new club bus, afternoon band chills and plenty of cold drinks with our nipper families. A fantastic afternoon was had by all.
Competition touring team training camp During the holidays we held a touring team training day camp. The weather was not on our side however that did not stop our athletes. Water competitors were moved to Malabar with the U9’s being the first to utilise the club bus, the U10-U14’s took a run along the headland, followed by a 2 hour water session and a run back to South Maroubra. Sand competitors stayed at South Maroubra perfecting their sprints & flag techniques. All competitors joined together again for lunch and a motivational talk by guest speaker Matt White, professional cyclist and coach of Commonwealth Games gold medalist walker Jane Seville. Big shout out to all of the coaches, water safety and parent helpers for running such a great day. As we reach the pointy end of the competition side of nippers, our athletes have been training hard with 3 weeks left until the NSW State Junior Surf Life Saving Championships. This year we have a team of 151 competing at State. I wish them all the very best of luck. Annual Nipper Touring Team Trivia fundraiser On Friday 28th January 2022, the Annual Nipper Touring Team trivia fundraiser was held at Horizons. Thank you to all of our generous sponsors for all of the fantastic prizes that were up for grabs. We raised $7000 that will go towards the touring team’s gear, presentation dinner & training day camp. Our fabulous sponsors included: Helpers required
A friendly reminder to all parents who bring their children down to nippers every Sunday and who participate in this invaluable program, please remember that this program is solely run by VOLUNTEERS. Everyone from the Board of Management, Age Managers, Water Safety, Beach Crew, Coaches are all volunteers and run this great program for the benefit of your children. Our aim is to teach our children life skills, social skills, and most importantly to have FUN. I know that we can all appreciate this in this ever changing environment and when we are dealing with changing surf conditions, sometimes the program will not run as efficiently as we would all like it to. Please be patient with your Age Managers, Beach Crew and water safety. They are running this program to the best of their ability and most importantly are keeping our children safe. As they say, many hands make light work. I encourage you to get involved and be a part of delivering this great program. To be a part of the Beach Crew, please complete the following steps:
We thank you for joining the South Maroubra Nippers program and look forward to working with you if you would like to join our volunteers. I welcome any feedback anytime. You can email me directly on [email protected]. Don’t forget to stay updated and ‘like’ the South Maroubra SLSC Nippers facebook page. See you all on the beach. #WeareSthBra Peter Kondilios Director of Youth
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and impact on all operations at South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club. This article will be updated as we go and can be used for reference to see all pertaining documents in one place.
16 Dec 21: Please find the latest SITREP Update here Background: Coronavirus COVID-19 is a highly contagious virus that causes respiratory illness. Symptoms may include fever, coughing, sore throat, shortness of breath and other ailments. The virus can spread from person to person although good hygiene can prevent infection. The situation relating to the virus and measures to slow the spreading of the virus is changing rapidly on Governments and expert medical advice. South Maroubra SLSC in conjunction with partners are monitoring the changing environment and continue to act consistent and swiftly on that advice. Members and friends are reminded to NOT attend the club if they are suffering from Cold or Flu like symptoms. SMSLSC Documents: SITREP 2020 - 1 SITREP 2020 - 2 SITREP 2020 - 3 SITREP 2020 - 4 SITREP 2020 - 5 SITREP 2020 - 6 SITREP 2020 - 7 SITREP 2021 - 2 SITREP 2021 - 6 SITREP 2021 - 7 CCTV Policy COVID Safety Plan COVID Induction Gym Rules Useful websites:
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