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Stephanie & Lauryn winning Gold at the R&R competition at Trigg
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Hi to all our club members and those looking to join our family friendly club.
I would like to welcome you all to the new Surf Life Saving season.
I see this season building on the success of last season in all areas and the Club continuing to grow in membership. It is exciting to announce the news that our new facility has been approved by the Cockburn City Council, with a construction cost of $6.5 Mil. Construction is due to commence in September, with a time frame to build of 12 months, allowing us to move in at the start of the 2012/13 Season.
To prepare the Club for our growth and move, we have restructured the board; roles responsible for delivering services on the beach report to the Club Captain, Sharee Hart; and roles responsible for delivering services off the beach reporting the Vice President, Dan Richardson.
This season we see seven new members joining the board, Daniel Richardson as Vice President, Keith Lewis as Director of Finance, Marilyn Selden as Director of Surf Life Saving, Darren Spencer as Director of Competition & Training, Garry Hart as Director of Education & Training and Linda Field as Director of House & Social role with Cath Spencer as her assistant. I welcome these members to the Board. It is very encouraging to see new faces in these positions and to give some of our longer serving members a break.
In closing, I would like to welcome back all of our existing members and a new welcome to all new members joining the Club. I believe this year will be even better than previous years,continuing to build on our success at competitions and expanded Life Saving Services. Combined with the preparation to move to our new facility, it will be a very busy year, so if you would like to get involved please let me know.
Michael White (President - Coogee Beach SLSC)
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New Member Information
Below are a number of Resources that detail all that you will need to know, simply 'Click' on the resource:
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Become a junior lifesaver; join the Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club. Have fun while learning water safety, beach activities, surf awareness and safety, and make friends with a nipper surfboardCoogee Beach is a family club catering for boys and girls of all ages, as well as parents and friends. The Stingray (5-6 yrs old) and Nipper programmes (7-13 yrs old) have under age group activities commencing in October each Sunday morning from 9-00 am to 10.30 am for Stingrays and 9.30am to 11.00 am for Nippers. Program activities and coaching will include beach events, water and craft activities, along with a surf education segment appropriate to the age group.
All age groups now train to the north of the jetty to ensure the best possible water safety coverage. This also enables south of the jetty to be freed up for public access. Parents and friends are also encouraged to assist in the programs under the guidance of the Age Group Managers.
Age Groups:
- Stingrays for children 5-6 years
- Nippers for children 7-13 years
- Cadets for 14-15 years
SLSWA Junior Activity Requirements for 2011-12
All junior members are required to complete a participation skill evaluation to prove competency before taking part in any water based activities at club level.
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PARTICIPATION SKILL EVALUATION.
- U/8 & U/9: 25mt. swim (any stroke), 1 minute survival float.
- U/10: 25 mt. swim (freestyle), 1.5 minute survival float.
- U/11: 50 mt. swim (freestyle), 2 min survival float.
- U/12: 100 mt. swim (freestyle), 2 min survival float.
- U/13: 150 mt. swim (freestyle), 3 min survival float.
- U/14: 200 mt. swim (freestyle) in less than 5 mins, 3 min survival float.
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Current Member Information Section
Welcome to the members information section of our web site. Here you will be able to keep up to date with training schedules, upcoming events and general information on what’s happening at your club. At the far bottom there are a number of resources including Patrol Rosters, Codes of Conduct as well as resources relating to Competition.
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL CLUB MEMBERS:
TRAINING
**NEXT BRONZE COURSE**
If you are tough, not afraid of a little bit of cold water and wishing to impress the girls or boys by wearing a little yellow and red skull cap. Well the next Bronze course is for you. The next Bronze course training will start 30 October 2011.
This will require training for approximately 6-8 weeks of training, dependant on your competency, on Wednesday night (around 6pm) and Sunday Morning (around 9am). Times and days are flexible and dependant on groups commitment. The cost to you is you have to be a financial member of Coogee Beach SLSC and $95 for work books. Upon graduation you get a flash uniform to prance up and down the beach in.
- You must be able to swim 400 metres freestyle. No dog paddling.
- Willing to be a team member.
- Willing to commit to the club and serve a minimum of 25hrs of patrols in this upcoming season. We do not ask for much for a high level of training, as all the instructors are volunteers and patrolling members and would appreciate a hand.
- Have a ‘one in all in’ attitude.
You will be put on a patrol roster upon successful graduation.
If this is you and you want to be in for the next course please email Garry Hart at gazwaan@iinet.net.au
or ring on 0437 688 710
Sharee Hart
Bronze 30 October 2011
Cadet SRC Training will commence 19 December 2011
IRB Crew Training will commence 11 September 2011
Please Register your interest in these courses with Garry Hart on Sunday Mornings.
BOARD, & SKIS,
All these items are expensive and in some cases personal property. Only active (patrolling, appropriately qualified) members have access to this equipment. Junior fibreglass boards are only to be used in club organised training, club or interclub competition, with the approval of the Youth Development Director or Property Officer, and must always be washed and returned to the equipment racks after use.
Do not leave for somebody else to clean and return after use.
FUNDRAISING
To raise additional funds the club organizes a regular raffles. Tickets and raffle books are available from time to time from Michelle McKee. Any ideas you may have for Fundraising may be directed to Michelle at any time. Your assistance in helping sell these raffle tickets as well as providing assistance to any other fundraising activities to support the club would be greatly appreciated.
EDUCATION & AWARDS
The Director Education and Training is
Garry Hart, and he can be contacted on
The Director of Education and Training is responsible for the training qualifications, proficiency and education of all necessary awards. There are 33 specific awards available within Surf Life Saving involving rescues, resuscitation, training and examining. If you are interested in obtaining any awards, Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club runs training squads starting in September and running throughout the surf life saving season. Surf Rescue Certificate
If you are at least 13 then you can obtain your Surf Rescue Certificate. This award will allow you to be a part of the patrols on Coogee Beach . The "SRC" certificate is not only for members under 15, it is also a great way to prepare for a Bronze Medallion if you are new to surf, not such a strong swimmer or want to help with water safety for your children during Sunday mornings and carnivals.
Before commencing training you are required to complete a 200 metre swim in 5 minutes or less, in a swimming pool of no less than 25 metres. Training will involve surf awareness, basic first aid, resuscitation, surf skills, rescue techniques and patrols.
Bronze Medallion/Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)
If you join the Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club Club as a patrolling member you will need to have the Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)/Bronze Medallion award. Every season we conduct Cert II/Bronze Medallion courses that are open to active members. If you are new to the club this is a great way to get to know people.
The Bronze medallion is the minimum requirement for a surf lifesaver. This award is open to all members over the age of 15 and involves training in surf awareness, survival, patrol and rescue procedures, emergency care as well as anatomy and physiology. Further Awards
Once you have gained your Bronze Medallion you can further enhance your surf lifesaving skills by undertaking courses for the following awards:
- ARC - Advanced Resuscitation Certificate
- IRB crew certificate
- Senior First Aid Certificate
- Spinal Management Certificate
- Defibrillator Operator
- Radio Operators Certificate
- Training Officer Certificate
- Assessor Certificate
- Silver Medallion - IRB Driver
- Silver Medallion - Patrol Captain
- Gold Medallion
Requalification Requirements
- Bronze Medallion - annually
- Surf Rescue Certificate - annually
- ARC - Annually
- IRB Driver or Crew - annually
- Patrol Captain - Silver Medallion - every 3 years
- Senior First Aid - every 3 years
- Assessor - attend annual in-service conference
- Gold Medallion - annually
- Defibrillator - will be built in to ARC requals for all ARC holders.
Links for further information
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Requirements
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Youth Active Council
These are exciting times for our club, in a few years time we will have a new Surf Club building that will be the envy of most of the surf clubs in our region. With this in mind, Coogee Beach Youth Active Council has been formed to allow our youngsters to become part of the future decision making in our Club. They meet once a month at the Club rooms and have formed a committee that replicates the Board of Directors. They also represent them selves at Board of Directors meetings. Some of the ideas under discussion are items such as training, fund raising, club outings and future camps etc.
Last year the ideas and proposals raised in the YAC meetings immediately lead to fund raising and, having approached Bunnings Bibra Lake, lead to a tin rattle on two occasions which netted approximately $600-00. T shirts for the committee have been donated by BGC Australia and last July the members were invited to BGC's head office at Mount Street, Perth where they were taken on a tour of the BGC Group's diverse companies followed by a slap up lunch!
So, if you're aged between 14 and 20, interested in helping the Youth of the club, then please come along and have a chat and meet up with your fellow club members and throw some ideas around. Pizza and soft drinks supplied. Check the notice board for the date of the next meeting or ask any one of the members.
The Youth Active Council would also like to thank the management and staff of BGC Australia and Bunnings Bibra Lake for their help and kind support over the last year.
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NEW SEASON SOCIAL NIGHT - 29th October 2010
Come along to the club at 6.30pm and meet some new friends and catch up with the old crew and celebrate the start of the new season.
Please bring a plate and enoy the company. Drinks available for purchase on the night.
The Annual Awards Night - 16th April 2011
On Friday the 16th April, the Annual Coogee Beach SLSC awards will be presented at the Aloca Social Club Hall. This is a great opportunity to celebrate all members of our Club and their voluntary efforts on and off the beach. Without these volunteers stepping up in so many aspects of the club; this includes our many new bronze medallion award holders. |
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Good progress has been made this year on the development of an Integrated Community Facility and new Regional Beach Access Node at Poore Grove, Coogee Beach, incorporating the new clubrooms.
Tenders will be issued in July 2009 for the Site Development activities for the new Clubrooms at Poore Grove, Coogee. This tender will construct the new 150 bay carpark, develop a Public recreation area with grassed picnic and BBQ areas, as well as providing site services and initial building site works in preparation for a subsequent Building Development tender hopefully in 2010.
The proposed clubroom location is on City of Cockburn managed reserve at Poore Grove, south of the Coogee Beach Holiday Resort in the Woodman Point Regional Park . The building has been carefully designed to blend into the area with minimal impact, recognizing environmental and social considerations of the area. The two level segment of the building will be located in a weed infested hollow between the primary and secondary sand dunes immediately adjacent to the existing carpark, with the eastern single level section being built on the secondary sand dune.
Proposed Clubrooms
This new facility will incorporate custom designed operational and training surf lifesaving clubroom facilities for our club. This includes equipment storage areas, changerooms, gymnasium, modern first aid, and operations rooms, youth lounge, lookout area and training rooms, multifunction room and kitchen, as well as public facilities, a new 150 car and bus car parking area, a grassed public open space area with shade shelters, public BBQ’s, and a new beach access to the beach on Cockburn Sound.
Significant sustainability design elements have been included in the building design, such as passive heating and cooling elements, and use where possible of recycled products to reduce embedded energy and green house gas reductions. The design has also included, rain water harvesting, and greywater recycling for use onsite, with solar energy production from solar panels and a future wind turbine,
Rehabilitation and revegetation of some 4.5 hectares of degraded Woodman Point Regional Park around Poore Grove, is also being progressed as a part of this community project. This element of the project is fully funded, and revegetation to date has had a quite high survival rate.
It is envisaged that the Building Development stage 1 tender, for the core lifesaving clubrooms and public facilities, will occur in 2010, with completion late 2011, with stage 2 a public kiosk, following in subsequent years, dependent upon funding.
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Merchandise
COOGEE BEACH SURF LIFESAVING CLUB PRICE LIST FOR SEASON 2011/2012
(ABN 52 780 565 587)
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Beach Safety
SWIM BETWEEN THE FLAGS
Only swim between the red and yellow flags at the beach.
- The red and yellow flags indicate the safest place to swim when lifeguards and lifesavers patrol beaches.
- Always swim or surf at places patrolled by lifesavers or lifeguards.
- Always swim under supervision.
- If you are unsure of surf conditions, ask a lifeguard or lifesaver.
- Don't swim directly after a meal.
- Don't swim under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- Always check the depth of the water.
- Never run or dive in the water. Even if you have checked the depth, water conditions can change.
- If you get into trouble in the water, stay calm. Signal for help, by holding up one arm and waving, float and wait for assistance.
- Learn how to spot a rip and keep clear of it. A rip can be recognised by sand coloured or rippled water running out to sea when the water on either side is generally cleaner. The waves may also be larger and breaking further out to sea on both sides of the rip.
- Keep the beach clean, put your rubbish in a bin and keep off the duned areas. They are there to preserve the beach environment.
COVER UP (SLIP, SLAP, WRAP)
Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, and the highest level of the most dangerous skin cancer, malignant melanoma. Surf Lifesavers are exposed to the sun during patrol hours and are therefore advised to observe the following rules:
- Seek shade whenever possible, particularly between 10am and 3pm.
- Wear loose fitting cool patrol T Shirts, preferably with long sleeves.
- Wear a wide brim hat or sun visor with legionnaire style side flaps.
- Wear 100% UV protection sunglasses whenever possible.
SUN SMART (SLOP ON)
Sunscreen lotion is available in the Clubrooms for club members to use. Coogee beach SLSC supports the Sun Smart program operated through the Health Department.
Sunscreens are both used and recommended by Surf Lifesavers. There are basically two types (a) Sun Reflectants (eg zinc) and (b) Sun Absorbents, which are the most common sunscreens. Surf Lifesaving Australia recommends the use of SPF (sun protection factor) 30+ Broad-Spectrum sunscreens.
The following hints are recommended for Surf Lifesavers and the public:
- Apply the sunscreen at least 15 minutes before going out in to the sun.
- Reapply the sunscreen regularly, particularly after swimming.
- Use in association with shade and clothing, not instead of them.
- In Australia, the sunlight is so strong that even when you are using SPF 30+ sunscreen you will still develop a tan. Also, you may still burn if you don't use other precautions as well as sunscreens.
Remember, when you are swimming, that UV rays penetrate at least 20cm into the water. Water also reflects UV rays back onto the skin, increasing the intensity of the sunlight. |
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Coogee Beach YAC
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Education & Awards
The Director Education and Training is Garry Hart, and he can be contacted on 0437 688 710 or email: gazwaan@iinet.net.au
The Director of Education and Training is responsible for the training qualifications, proficiency and education of all necessary awards in accordance with the specified competencies as laid down by the Australian Surf Life Saving Association.
These awards held by active patrolling members of the club provide them with the life saving skills, techniques and abilities to provide a safe beach environment to the users of the beach at Coogee Beach and along Cockburn Sound.
There are 33 specific awards available within surf life saving involving rescues, resuscitation, training and examining.
If you are interested in obtaining any awards, Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club runs training squads starting in September and running throughout the surf life saving season.
Surf Rescue Certificate
If you are at least 13 then you can obtain your Surf Rescue Certificate. This award will allow you to be a part of the patrols on Coogee Beach . The "SRC" certificate is not only for members under 15, it is also a great way to prepare for a Bronze Medallion if you are new to surf, not such a strong swimmer or want to help with water safety for your children during Sunday mornings and carnivals.
Before commencing training you are required to complete a 200 metre swim in 5 minutes or less, in a swimming pool of no less than 25 metres. Training will involve surf awareness, basic first aid, resuscitation, surf skills, rescue techniques and patrols.
Bronze Medallion/Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)
If you join the Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club Club as a patrolling member you will need to have the Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)/Bronze Medallion award. Every season we conduct Cert II/Bronze Medallion courses that are open to active members. If you are new to the club this is a great way to get to know people.
The Bronze medallion is the minimum requirement for a surf lifesaver. This award is open to all members over the age of 15 and involves training in surf awareness, survival, patrol and rescue procedures, emergency care as well as anatomy and physiology. Courses are scheduled and run based on need so if you are interested in any of these courses contact Wayne Green or Daryll Smith or register your interest with Denise Murray on any Sunday Morning.
Further Awards
Once you have gained your Bronze Medallion you can further enhance your surf lifesaving skills by undertaking courses for the following awards:
- ARTC - Advanced Resuscitation Techniques
- IRB crew certificate
- Senior First Aid Certificate
- Spinal Management Certificate
- ATVC- All Terrain Vehicle Certificate
- Training Officer Certificate
- Assessor Certificate
- Silver Medallion - IRB Driver
- Silver Medallion - Patrol Captain
- Gold Medallion
Requalification Requirements
Requalification ratings:
- Bronze Medallion - annually
- Surf Rescue Certificate - annually
- ARTC - Annually
- IRB Driver or Crew - annually
- Patrol Captain - Silver Medallion - every 3 years
- Senior First Aid - every 3 years
- Assessor - attend annual in-service conference
- Gold Medallion - annually
Links for further information
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