OCEAN BEACH SLSC JUNIOR ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018 Date: Sunday 18 th - - PDF document

OCEAN BEACH SLSC JUNIOR ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018

Date: Sunday 18th March 2018 Venue: Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club U6’s & U7s: 1pm – 230pm U8-U14’s: 3pm – 5pm

JAC Age Managers – 2017/2018

Under 6 – Jenn Couper Under 7 – Nigel Fitzgibbon Under 8 – Katie Dixon, Aaron Camp & Jason Smith Under 9 – Gavin Falconer Under 10 – Tanya Busch Under 11 – Matt Smithers & Donna Hannell Under 12 – Tim Tucker & Scott Conners Under 13 – Brett Newton & Jarrod Mobberley Under 14 – Brett Newton & Jarrod Mobberley

Thank you to all our age managers, youth group, parent helpers, water safety, officials and sponsors for your continued support of Ocean Beach SLSC Junior Activities

2017/2018 Membership

Under 6

Harrison ARTHUR- SINDERBERRY Ella ISAACS Lillyana REYNOLDS Ben BARIC Matthew JOHNSTON Ava ROACH Elizabeth BRISBIN Tayla JONES Darcy SAVAGE Cian CASEY Amelia-Rose MAGHIRANG Chloe SMITH Madison CLARKE Flynn MERRYFULL Lucas THOMSON Sasha CONVERY Imogen MOBBERLEY Thomas TURNBULL Abigal COUPER Louisa MORRISON Owen WATKINS Lucy EDWARDS Teodora OKAMOTO Laila WENTWORTH-SHEILDS Brandon ELGEY Callum O'REILLY Tate WINSER-LARGE Olivia FORSTER Tommi RAINE Vari YOUNG

Under 7

Riley ATTWOOD Gabriel FOLEY Nico-blue MILLER Carlo BARIC Jake GOTT Harrison POND Giselle BIANCHI Chloe HALL Zack RILEY Luke BODEN Teale KELLY-WRIGHT Cameron RUSH Oliver CHAMPLEY April KENNEDY Tully SHEUMACK Eleni COSTA Lilly KEYS Ethan THOMPSON Ashlynne DERIVIERE Matilda LAW Alesha VEITCH Sofia DURBIDGE Indigo LONG William WINDRESS Zoey FITZGERALD Chloe MACKIE James YOUNG

Under 8

Scarlett ARTHUR- SINDERBERRY Sairsha JAGGER Axel SCHLEY Jonty BEATON Thomas JOHNSTON Patrick TURNBULL Lilah BREDENKAMP Breanna KELLY Aishling WATKINS Thomas BRISBIN Harry KEYS Cohen WENTWORTH-SHEILDS Kobe BURGESS Jessica MAJSAK Raphael WILLIAMS George CHENEY Ryder MUXLOW Heath WILSON Jazmin CHIPPINDALE Nate NEIST Turner WILSON Kaylee ELGEY Tyler RAINE Max WINDRESS Isla HOLLAS

2017/2018 Membership (cont)

Under 9

Aimee SMITH Joshua RICHARDSON Maya RILEY Amelia CHAMPLEY Julia HALL Rebecca JONES Ami GILES Kiara SMITH Rei DUNNE Breanna VEITCH Leilani McMORROW Sari CARPENTER Ebony FALCONER Libby STEPHANOU Tasmin GOTT Ellie BRETT Liliella MIEL Tom BOUNSALL Georgia LARKIN Luca DAVIES Zara ISAACS Isaac STECKO Lucas BRENNAN Zef CLEMENT

Under 10

Abbie PRITCHARD Fynn LAUTH Lara SGARAVIZZI Abby BURNS Isabel HOOD Maisy GILROY Emily BREDENKAMP Isabelle HUDSON Shelby ANSTEE Emmerson SQUIRES Jack BUSCH Zara TUCKER

Under 11

Brodie COLLINS Harry BEATON Maddie DOWNIE Charlotte LONG Hugo OKAMOTO Marie LARKIN Domino DEUBEL Jacob FALCONER Noah HAYES Dylan DRAKE Jonathan HALL Olivia EDWARDS Eliza CHAMPLEY Lexi SMITHERS Ryan MASON Emily JACOBSEN Logan KELLY William CONNERS Ginger GILROY

Under 12

Annabelle MANLEY Grace CONNERS Mikaela LONG Bronte McCREETH Grace WITNEY Oliver TUCKER Daniel JONES Jacinta CAIRNS Sarsha TUFUGA Ella BUSCH Michael DOWNIE Yillen CLEMENT Emma COOLEY

Under 13

Alexander FASHKA Daniel FASHKA Hayley DOYLE Ana STECKO Ella WINTER Mercedes NEWTON Bryce MOBBERLEY Finley LACEY Reiley SQUIRES

Under 14

Chloe GILBY Jenna STYANT Montanna GODBEE Ella LOWDEN Katie NEWMAN Shaun TURNBULL Harry MELLROSS Mikaela KELLY Zara SMITHERS Jamie CAIRNS

Dir irectors Report

It is with honour that I present this report to you. This was my first season as the Junior Activities Co-Ordinator and what a privilege it was to be able to see all the nippers and parents on Sundays at the beach learning new skills, making friends and having fun. We had over 160 nippers this season from U6 through to U14 and what a great bunch of kids to hang out with! The one thing that really shines through with our club is the support that the kids show each other through the junior program. Nippers isn’t just about going down the beach to have some fun (which there was still plenty of), it’s a lifestyle and an opportunity to develop our future lifesavers. Throughout the season, nippers were taught many skills from our talented age managers and coaches – these are the skills that will stay with them for life – beach safety, building on surf lifesaving skills and developing competition ability in a safe environment. This season we followed the foundations of the junior program which has been developed in previous seasons as well as introducing Seagull Nippers – an inclusion program for children with additional needs which was very well received by all involved. Thank you to Shelley Smith & team! Junior carnivals are a big part of nippers – carnivals can be a long and tiring day, but it is also very rewarding to visit another beach and see what can be achieved – and not just in the medal count. Carnivals are an

• pportunity to further support your club mates and to do your best. The sportsmanship which is always shown

by OB kids at carnivals is a credit to not only to the nippers themselves, but to their parents and families as well. As a club, we were able to represent in all the events on offer, including all age board relay, all age sprint relay, R&R, March Past, sprint relays, board relays, surf teams… not to mention all the individual events!! The club came home with medals at all local carnivals – both teams and individual. Well done to everyone. Competitors continued to improve in both their confidence and ability and many nippers were able to assist the age group above by providing that extra person to make a team event. As a club, we attended carnivals including:  U12-Open Beach Only Carnival  Newcastle Permanent Junior carnivals at Umina, Terrigal and Killcare and Junior Branch hosted by Shelley Beach at Toowoon Bay  State Age championships at Swansea-Belmont  Newcastle Permanent Ironperson series at Wamberal, Soldiers Beach and North Avoca  Gardiner Ironperson at Wamberal  Nipper Nats at Manly  Open Branch Carnival at Macmasters Beach  Open State Championships at Swansea-Belmont This season we also saw one of our Under 12 competitors, Ella Busch selected for the Central Coast Interbranch team which is a huge achievement. Aside from Sunday nippers, there were many training opportunities available to further develop skills, thanks to:  Peter Lambeth and the R&R coaches have done an amazing job with the teams – the dedication that you and the teams showed to training has certainly been shown with some amazing carnival results, including having 2 teams in the Age State Championship final and medals at all local

• carnivals. Peter also took his team to Maroubra earlier in the season to help showcase this traditional

event!  Beach coaches – Peter Quick, Jason Tucker, Darren Peters, Donna Hannell, Jason Smith - help from you all was only a phone call away – and we have seen plenty of improvements in the kids who regularly attended training and the age managers that were able to attend your training sessions on the beach certainly picked up some tips to pass on!  Water Coaches – Shane Oakes, Matthew Smithers and Jarrod Mobberley - It was amazing to see kids turning up for training in all sorts of weather and surf conditions and all your encouragement and support that you all offered certainly helped with the level of confidence the kids developed over the season. A large amount of organisation goes into running the nipper program - the assistance provided by everyone involved is truly appreciated and we wouldn’t be the club we are without your continued support.  Age Managers – Thank you for your dedication and commitment to your age groups, your continued support is invaluable and the time that you commit to training and education the nippers is amazing – without you we wouldn’t be training our future lifesavers!  Parent Helpers – from setting up & packing up Sunday nippers, recording attendance, cooking BBQs, helping set up for carnivals, assisting the age managers, getting your kids to nippers, training & carnivals – thank you.  Youth Group – Most of this amazing group of young adults finished nippers last season but still wanted to be involved! Your amazing support with Sunday nippers and at training and for being great role models for the nippers following behind you – it is truly appreciated, and we love having you all around.  Water Safety – Thank you for providing the safest environment possible.  Recorders – Barbara & Lorraine – Thank you for your continued support for point score.  Carnival Officials & Water Safety – Without you we wouldn’t be able to send our teams away to carnivals – thank you for making it possible to field our teams.  Belinda Thompson – thank you for all your help & assistance over the season – from registration, carnival entries, communication for nippers, presentation, all my crazy questions…  Rookie Co-Ordinator – Jason Smith – Thank you for making sure our rookies made it to all the rookie events available - those kids certainly kept you busy.  OB Executive – Thank you for your continued support.  Mums, Dads & Carers – thank you for bringing your kids to nippers, training and carnivals – I know sometimes we feel like we are a never-ending taxi service but the support and encouragement you provide to your kids is invaluable! I have enjoyed the season – and hope that you all have as well. I look forward to seeing you all next season, please, if you have friends who would also like to be involved, please bring them along with you. Surf Lifesaving offers so many opportunities – if you would like to be more involved, I encourage you to speak to other club members and find out what is available, there is something for everyone! Finally, thank you to my family & village. See you all next season Kylie Falconer

Under 6

This year I had my first opportunity to manage a very keen and enthusiastic group of Under 6 Nippers. First off, a big thank-you to all the seasoned Age Managers that made themselves available for the many questions I had and helping hands I needed. A particular thank-you to Miss Kate and Mr Chris who offered their time and knowledge throughout the season, the team was very lucky to have you. We had the

• pportunity this year to bring together the Under 6’s and 7’s on most Sundays and I am very grateful to

Nigel, our esteemed Under 7’s coach for helping make this happen. We saw many new faces and families this year joining our Beach Club and it was also nice to see all the returning Nippers moving up to Under 7’s. I was so happy to see all the parents really getting involved and having fun volunteering as a line or holding hoops or helping all the kids with their boogie boards. I’m looking forward to getting to know you all better next season! It was great that we had pretty decent weather this year and we were really able to achieve all of our big

• bjectives for the season and have a lot of fun doing it. My main focus for this age group was beach/surf

education and awareness as well as introducing them to the many beach sport activities that the older age groups participate in. It was nice to spend time with the Under 7 group as well as we benefitted from their experience. Some of the goals we achieved were:  Basic beach safety and what lifesavers do  Learning where and when it is safe to swim ie: between the flags  Learning basic flag signals - how to let someone know you need help, how to direct someone in the water  Safe and not safe marine and beach life  How to look after our beach and our environment  Negotiating the different types of waves and learning to Dolphin and Rocket in the water  Lots of fun games and team activities as we all learned to work together We did spend a considerable amount of time on the beach, as the Under 6’s do, and the kids took to sprinting and flags enthusiastically giving it their best. I think our favourite part on the beach…besides building sandcastles… was our games of Red light Green light, Duck Duck Goose and What’s the Time Mr.Wolf. All of our running and practicing really paid off as everyone improved dramatically at flags and

• relays. I think there will be a few keen competitors in the future.

Right from the very beginning there was a real eagerness to get in the water and most of these fearless kids jumped straight in listening and practicing their wades, dolphin dives and rocket launches with

• confidence. It was nice to watch the kids work as a team encouraging each other and sharing their noodles

and boards. The improvement in confidence and capability from the start of the year to the finish was really fun to watch. I’m so very proud of all the Under 6’s and their parents for putting in a great effort and making it down to the beach each Sunday with smiles on their faces… even when the weather was a bit off! I’m really looking forward to following this beautiful group of kids up to Under 7’s next season and if there are any parents that would like to help me as an assistant Age Manager I would certainly welcome the help.

Another really big thanks again to everyone that pitched in to help make this season lots of fun for all! Can’t wait to see you next season! Jenn Couper

Under 7

It gives me great pleasure to present this report. This was my first year as an age manager, and I freely admit that I had no idea what I was getting myself

• into. I joined the movement at 16 and never had the benefit of doing nippers, so this season has been an

eye-opener. I am much more comfortable with technical aspects of body surfing and baton handovers than the rules of “duck duck goose” or the “traffic light” game. As a result of my complete inexperience with children Jenn Couper and I decided to keep the U6’s & 7’s combined as they had been for the last couple of seasons with Kylie Edwards. This worked really well because Jenn was able to keep the kids focused and amused on land, while I felt I could contribute more in the water. I had 2 goals this year - lifesaving and competition I primarily wanted the kids to feel comfortable & safely have fun in the water and also give them an idea about what to expect at carnivals next year. This included many visits to the lifesavers on patrol, examining aquatic creatures, danger signals, being sun smart/well hydrated and expanding on their knowledge of “rockets and dolphins” (duck diving and body surfing). We had heaps of fun, especially high fiving the parents around the wading course and beating the U6’s at the tug-o-war. I also tried to show them the basics of relay baton handovers and flag racing starts so they wouldn’t be overawed at their first carnivals when they move up to the U8’s. I really hope that the kids had fun and learnt something. It would be great if we all come back next year because I can see the makings of some exceptional lifesavers amongst them and I would love to play a part in their development. Thanks Kylie Falconer for giving me the opportunity to contribute, Jenn Couper for shouldering more than her fair share of the load, Kate Mortimore for being the best assistant age manager ever, Chris Styant for his advice and his strong back lugging the big bag down the beach, Kylie Edwards for all the hard work she did last year and all the parents who helped along the way. Yours in surfing Nigel Fitzgibbon

Under 8

Lazy Sunday mornings became a thing of the past as we took on this energetic age group for the season. We were lucky to retain the majority of the under 7s from 2016/17 season and also had quite a few kids joining us for the first time, which was fantastic. Since this was the first year of competition in carnivals, we focused a lot on technique for flags, beach relay and the wade. Our training included many fun games that allowed for skill development without the kids actually realising this. It was very rewarding as age managers to see their improvement from week to week, whether or not they were competitive at carnivals. A smaller group from the under 8s competed at the Umina, Terrigal, Killcare and Branch (Toowoon Bay)

• carnivals. We had some excellent results at each carnival. For all carnivals excluding Branch, the kids raced

in heats only, and were awarded ribbons based on heat results. It was great to see the determination on their faces when they were competing in team events, and they also had fun forming composite teams with kids from other clubs… there may have even been a few sneaky club cap changes going on. In the last few weeks of the season the kids got on the foam nipper boards in readiness for next season, and we also went for some team swims a little further out than the normal wade depth to build confidence for the surf race next season. We would like to thank the kids for an awesome season and for keeping us entertained! Thank you also to the parents who helped out with the wade races, both on the warm days and the ridiculously cold days! We would also like to thank the kids and parents who helped out with our rostered duties. It is no secret that the under 8s put on the best feed at Bottles this season with our Mexican fiesta! Katie, Aaron and Jason

Under 9

Wow, what a great year. It was great to see so many returning faces and it was also great to see that we had some new faces as well. This season we spent time improving on skills which we started to learn last season, sprints and sprint relays were a hit, as was boards and flags, with our main focus of having fun, working as a team and learning new skills. This season we continued on local carnival circuit. We participated in 4 local carnivals; Umina, Terrigal, Killcare and Branch championships at Shelly Beach (well Toowoon Bay). We also made our debut at State this year would like to congratulate Ebony and Julia on the great effort they showed in the events they competed in. Although the carnivals were early starts and long days we always had a smile on our faces and our determined effort to give it a go. Well done to our carnival competitors, Kiara, Luca, Zef, Julia, Georgia, Ellie, Ebony, and Leilani. To all those who didn’t attend a carnival, I urge you to give it a shot next season! We continued in our beach safety and education this year with the annual education night and sleepover. On the night we learnt more on how to identify a rip current, basic first aid and (another) grand tour of our clubhouse, followed by pizzas and movies. I think the kids had a great night (as well as the brave parents who also stayed). On the beach, we kept up learn hand and flag signals as well as refreshing our learning on beach As we sign off for another season, we would like to say a big “thank you” to everyone who has assisted this season – to the parents and caregivers for bringing your child each week and assisting with activities on the beach, water safety, carnival officials and club members, we couldn’t have done it without you. Take care and see you next season! Gavin Falconer

Under 10 10

I have enjoyed my time as the Under 10s age manager this season. I need to thank all my parents who have been terrific at stepping up and helping out when required as well as being there for their children. On a weekly basis, I have seen improvements in the children’s skills and confidence, in and out of the water. At competition level, we had mixed results. The standouts included Emmerson achieving gold in flags, Isabel Hood making her first ever board final, Zara for making the semis in swim, as well as Jack making it through to the flags final at Nipper Nats and Zara making it to the semis at state for R&R. Hope to see you all again next season Tanya

Under 11 11

As this season comes to a close I find myself looking back through carnival results and thinking about Sunday nippers at home. Doing this I realise it has been a very successful season. Our numbers grew, particularly our girls. Initially this season we had even numbers of girls and boys, the late inclusion of Noah edged the boys in front by 1, but the growth in girl numbers was awesome to see. At carnivals we usually had about 6-7 boys and 2 girls, with Marie joining Olivia and Lexi at the branch carnival and competing very well. Marie finished 5th in the sprint final and 12th in the flag final. Lexis best result of the year came at this same carnival finishing 7th in the flags final. Olivia was our only girl to compete in the water, she was amazing, always putting in 100% effort and achieving some fantastic

• results. I would love to see more girls come along to carnivals. The team events can be a great

environment for all our competitors. Our boys also improved their carnival results this year, Ryan kicked the year off with a silver in flags, he continued to excel with very good results in flags and sprint all season. Will also picked up silver and bronze medals in sprint races throughout the season along with good performances in flags. Harry was again an all round competitor, not only swimming but achieving good results on the beach. Harry capped it off with a bronze medal at branch in the 1k run. Jacob had a break out season, regularly winning medals for swim board and iron person events, the highlight being a gold medal in the board at Killcare. These 4 boys combined to win a bronze medal in the swim teams at this same carnival. Jono came along this year and was a great competitor, always ready to back up if needed, but also became a regular in the board relay, Jono was another that always gave maximum effort and never gave up, taking

• n some tough race conditions that others would not. Dylan, Logan and Hugo also attended carnivals.

Their highlights include Hugo 7th in flags final at branch, Dylan achieving a personal goal in flags at state and Logan being our last man standing at state flags. Our final carnival event this year was the state carnival. I must admit being a little disappointed not to make a final or 2. We did have some good efforts with both Jacob and Olivia making quarter finals. Jacob won his board heat and Olivia second in her heat. Our mixed relay also ran well to win their heat but fell in the semi-final. I am still extremely proud of all the kids who attended because they put their all into what is a very unforgiving and competitive arena This is where next season comes into play. We grew this year and I am sure if we continue this pattern we can improve again next year. My goal is to continue a high standard locally and improve our chances at state level. We introduced a few new training tools this season and as our under 11's turn into under 12's I hope to continue improving training methods to assist all kids in growing and achieving. Our other competitors that did not attend carnivals did very well at Sunday nippers. They all completed swims, board races and other events in different conditions. The guts and determination shown by these kids inspires me to continue age managing. It is great to see kids complete something they are not sure of, scared of or have never attempted before. Awesome work under 11's. We now have to decide on awards, as you can see from above, it is not going to be easy. I hope you all enjoyed the season, I hope you all learnt and grew through experiences this season, and I hope to see you all again next year, along with any new friends you might be able to encourage to join us.

The more the merrier. Thanks for a great year boys and girls. Matt and Donna

Under 12

Wow, that’s another season done and dusted. We lost some old faces but gained some new ones. Firstly, we would like to start by thanking the kids for their efforts and showing much determination during the season. This was not just at nippers and training but at carnivals too. We came away with for beach medals, three in flags and another in the sprint relay. There have been some big efforts and improvements by individuals this year, Ella’s Central Coast inter- branch team selection, Oliver & Mikaela’s Gardiner Ironperson endeavours, Grace C and Bronte’s weekly battle in the swim, Emma’s effort on the board, Grace W’s sprints and the improvements that the boys, Yillen, Michael & Daniel made in the water. There is a lot to build on for next season. Some other achievements during the year were Oliver’s amazing ability to be late to the swim so he can have a warm shower, Grace W and Ella’s uncanny ability to avoid the water, Yillen’s extraordinary ability to keep talking whilst he is swimming (not quite underwater), Grace C’s determined ability to get out of the swim at carnivals and Grace W’s pony club. We will see how these go next season. Next season is a big year and filled with excitement and responsibility as they step up to be Rookies. This will include new activities like raising of the flags, rookie camp and the rookie challenge. They will be well

• n the way to becoming fully fledged custodians of the beach.

It’s been a pleasure looking after a great group of kids and watching them grow and achieve their goals. We look forward to seeing everybody back for their Rookie season. Lifesavers on patrol Tim & Scott

Under 13

The Under 13 age group had 9 members this season and completed the Surf Smart 2. We are all so proud

• f the way they handled it. All the Nippers have improved in all areas and the new ones really picked it up

quickly and had fun doing it. This year we had 5 carnivals (including State at Swansea Belmont). We had four regular competitors that gave it their all in everything they went in. Those competitors were Reiley Squires, Hayley Doyle, Mercedes Newton & Bryce Mobberley. We only attended 4 carnivals as the rescheduled Killcare carnival clashed with

• ur volunteering patrolling up at Pacific Palms.

This year’s nipper races were a lot closer and there has been so much improvement in swimming and board paddling, some days it is anyone’s race. Ella Winter and Fin Lacey are the biggest improvers. Our newest nippers Ana Stecko, Alex Fashka and Daniel Fashka have been going to board training during the week and look out next year when they are on the racing mals as the small boards are way too small except for Mercedes. This year Hayley & Reiley were involved with the Youth Development Program. Mercedes, Hayley, Reiley, Finn & Bryce helped out with ducks for bucks and two nipper training sessions at Wet & Wild. The State Carnival was at Swansea Belmont. We had 1 boy and 3 girls attend. Bryce, Mercedes, Hayley &

• Reiley. We all stayed at the same park and lots of fun was had. At the beach we put in a great effort and we

can hold our heads high. Well done for putting in the effort. All the children have improved so much in the water and the long swim is not an issue for anyone, they just kept going around and around those cans. The board races are getting so close now and if we ever get some swell it will be anybody’s race. We had a great year and hope to see everyone again in the Under 14’s. Thanks to Jarrod Mobberley & all the parents for all your help and support with the kids this season. It is really appreciated especially at carnivals. To all the kids we are so proud of you, Well Done! Brett Newton

Under 14

Under 14 Nippers had 10 competitors this year. This year was when they attempted to achieve their SRC. 7 made it, Zara Smithers, Mikaela Kelly, Jenna Styant, Montanna Godbee, Harry Mellross, Shaun Turnbull and Jamie Cairns. We are all so proud of the way they handled it. This year we had 5 carnivals (including State at Swansea Belmont). We had four -five regular competitors that gave it their all in everything they went in. Those competitors were Zara, Mikaela, Jenna, Jamie & Shaun (at Terrigal). We only attended 4 carnivals as the rescheduled Killcare carnival clashed with our volunteering patrolling up at Pacific Palms. This year Zara & Jenna were involved with the Youth Development Program. Zara, Mikaela, Jenna & Jamie helped out with ducks for bucks. The State Carnival was at Swansea Belmont. We had 1 boy and 3 girls attend. Jamie, Zara, Mikaela &

• Jenna. Some stayed at the same park and lots of fun was had. At the beach we put in a great effort and we

can hold our heads high. Well done for putting in the effort. All the Under 14’s have shown that they will make great patrolling members and future role models for the younger nippers. We had a great year and hope to see everyone again in the Under 15’s. Thanks to Jarrod Mobberley & all the parents for all your help and support with the kids this season. It is really appreciated especially at carnivals. To all the kids we are so proud of you, Well Done! Brett Newton

Junio ior R& R&R

Once again, our R&R teams representative Ocean Beach with a high standard of R&R as shown by the following results. Ocean Beach 2 Person R&R: U10/U11’s: Ocean Beach Lions - Zara Tucker & Lexi Smithers 3rd Junior Branch Championship Toowoon Bay 5th Age State Championships Swansea-Belmont U12/U13’s: Ocean Beach Maroons - Hayley Doyle & Reiley Squires 5th Terrigal Carnival 4th Junior Branch Championship Toowoon Bay U14/U15’s: Ocean Beach Blues - Mercedes Newton & Mikaela Kelly 2nd Terrigal Carnival Ocean Beach Pinks - Jenna Styant & Zara Smithers 1st Terrigal Carnival 1st Killcare Carnival 1st Open Branch Championship MacMasters Beach 3rd Open State Championships Swansea-Belmont Ocean Beach 5 Person R&R Team U12- U14s: Mercedes Newton, Jenna Styant, Mikaela Kelly, Zara Smithers and Hayley Doyle. 1st Terrigal Carnival 1st Junior Branch Championship Toowoon Bay 5th Age State Championships Swansea-Belmont Special Mentions:  Thank-you to Mercedes and Mikaela who despite not being able to compete due to age restrictions assisted at 2 Person training, passing on their knowledge and expertise.  Congratulations to the 5 person team – finished on 12 points at Age State Championships - a personal best for the team!  Well done to our newest team OB Lions, Lexi Smithers and Zara Tucker, for gaining a 3rd place at Branch at their very first carnival as well as 5th place at State on 8 points – 1 point away from placing.  Our R&R Teams who attended both a training day at Ocean Beach in September and an R&R Education Day at Maroubra. At both, events our teams generously assisted new teams from other clubs and by sharing their knowledge were commended by the organisers. A big THANK-YOU to our parents for getting the R&Rers to training and carnivals, also for assisting at carnivals in Marshalling and Organising the event: Jen, Salina, Kath, Brett, Cheryl, Matt, Chris, Natalie, Tim, Karen, May and Brad. Thanks also to our Judges: Kath Styant, Drew Hayes, Dennis Fitzroy and Grant Hayes for their continued support of this traditional Surf Life Saving Event.

Well done R&Rers. You were always ready to train and compete no matter how early the start was. You are always polite and keen. Your dedicated attitude will serve you well throughout your lives in whatever you wish to do.

Peter W. Lambeth Ocean Beach Junior R&R Coach.

Rookie ies

This year saw 19 keen individuals part take in the rookie program. The program is for those in U13’s and U14’s. The design of the program is to enable a smoother transition into patrol life after the nipper program has concluded. The Rookie program itself includes patrols, gaining lifesaving awards as well as a wide variety of branch run activities. This year the Rookie program continued with many returning members as well as some new faces which was great to see. Lots of great memories have been made as well as ideas and experiences being shared through the group. The group as a whole have achieved the following:

• 7th in the rookie challenge
• 9 rookies at ducks for bucks
• 4 rookies selected for the SLSCC development camp
• 9 rookies at the Rookie disco
• 6 rookies at raising of the flags
• Over 1000 patrol hours and counting

Over the course of the season the following rookies participated in the following activities: Rookie camp On the 11th & 12th November, Zara, Jenna, Reiley & Hayley attended a camp along with rookies from other clubs from Central Coast branch. Rookies took part in various activities that challenged them as well as having the opportunity to meet fellow rookies! Rookie Disco Every year the rookies are invited to the rookie disco. Like the last few years the theme of Halloween and the venue of North Avoca haven't change but it was good to see all the rookies dress up and participate in a signing and dancing competition. This was my first year in not attending, however, heard very good reports from the organisers about how our rookies represented Ocean Beach and themselves. Thanks to Chloe, Zara, Katie, Ella, Mikayla, Mercedes, Reiley, Hayley, Rookie Challenge This year we saw six people put their hands up for challenge at Terrigal – Jenna, Zara, Hayley, Reiley, Shaun & Mercedes. The day was very hot and dry and filled with seaweed. Despite a clear disadvantage from the draw, our best board paddler was our runner, our best runner was a board paddler and that was only in the first race. It was always going to be hard to win but the aim is all about having fun and participating and that is exactly what we did. As a team, we walked away with hooded towel! Ducks for Bucks

On Australia Day, Mikaela, Mercedes, Zara, Hayley, Reiley, Jenna, Jamie, Fin and Bryce all headed up to The Entrance assist with SLSCC’s main fundraiser. These rookies walked around The Entrance CBD and sold over 100 tickets collectively. Their politeness and attitude was well documented. SLSCC Rookie of the month This season has seen two of our rookies achieve Rookie Of The Month. This recognition program is

• rganized at a branch and each month, clubs may nominate a rookie member for recognition. What makes

this hard is that I only have 50 words to describe the amazing achievements of the Rookies. This year have had numerous rookies go beyond what is required and have been fortunate enough to have Hayley Doyle (October) and Zara Smithers (November) selected by the Board of Member Services for Rookie of the month! Great job girls! Junior Lifesaver of the Year This year bought about change in the JLOTY. Unlike previous years we had the privilege of having one male and one female apply for the club. Both Jamie and Zara were put through their paces over the course of 3

• weeks. This process would not have been achieved if it wasn’t for Alan Moffitt, Richard Grimmond, Robyn

Carr, Mackenzie Squires and Hayden Doyle. From the first practice Jamie and Zara undertook until their final mock interview they grew and grew into very fine young Lifesaver and showed us why they inspire the younger nippers. I wish the best of luck to all the Rookies as you begin to move into the senior ranks! See you all around the beach. Jason Smith

Carniv ival Results

SLSCC U12 - Open Beach Only Carnival - Toowoon Bay - 28th October 2017 1st U13 Male Flags Bryce Mobberley 1st U13 Male Beach Sprint Bryce Mobberley 2nd U12 Female Flags Ella Busch 2nd U12 Female Beach Sprint Ella Busch Newcastle Pernament U8-U15 Carnival - Umina Beach 5th November 2017 (no team events completed due to weather conditions) 1st U10 Female Flags Emmerson Squires 5th U10 Female Flags Abby Burns 6th U11 Male Surf Board Race Jacob Falconer 4th U11 Male Surf Race Jacob Falconer 2nd U11 Male Beach Sprint William Conners 2nd U11 Male Flags Ryan Mason 5th U11 Male Flags Harry Beaton 4th U11 Male Beach Sprint Ryan Mason 5th U12 Female Beach Sprint Mikaela Long 1st U12 Female Flags Ella Busch 4th U13 Female Flags Mercedes Newton 5th U13 Female Beach Sprint Mercedes Newton 3rd U14 Male Beach Sprint Jamie Cairns 3rd U14 Male Flags Jamie Cairns Newcastle Pernament U8-U15 Carnival - Terrigal Beach 3rd December 2017 3rd March Past Zara Smithers Jenna Styant Jacob Falconer Oliver Tucker Olivia Edwards Johnathan Hall Zara Tucker Ebony Falconer Logan Kelly Leilani McMorrow Shelby Anstee Lexi Smithers 2nd U14 2 person R&R Mikaela Kelly Mercedes Newton 5th U12/U13 R&R 2 person Hayley Doyle Reiley Squires 2nd U12-U14 R&R 5 person Hayley Doyle Mikaela Kelly Mercedes Newton Zara Smithers Jenna Styant 4th All Age Beach Relay Raphael Williams Ellie Brett Jack Busch Ryan Mason Ella Busch Mercedes Newton Jamie Cairns 5th U9 Female Beach Sprint Ellie Brett 6th U10 Female Beach Relay Zara Tucker Emmerson Squires

Ebony Falconer Ellie Brett 5th U11 Male Beach Sprint William Conners 4th U11 Male Flags Ryan Mason 2nd U11 Male Beach Relay Harry Beaton Jacob Falconer Ryan Mason William Conners 3rd U11 Female Beach Relay Olivia Edwards Lexi Smithers Marie Larkin Charlie Long 3rd U11 Mixed Beach Relay Ryan Mason Harry Beaton Olivia Edwards Lexi Smithers 4th U12 Female Beach Sprint Ella Busch 5th U12 Female Flags Ella Busch 4th U12 Female Beach Relay Ella Busch Grace Conners Grace Whitney Lexi Smithers 4th U12 Mixed Beach Relay Ella Busch Grace Conners William Conners Jacob Falconer 3rd U14 Male Beach Sprint Jamie Cairns 6th U14 Male Beach Flags Shaun Turnbull 4th U14 Female Surf Team Zara Smithers Jenna Styant Reiley Squires Hayley Doyle 4th U14 Female Beach Relay Mercedes Newton Zara Smithers Jenna Styant Reiley Squires Newcastle Pernament U8-U15 Carnival - Killcare Beach 21st January 2018 6th U11 Male Beach Flags Ryan Mason 6th U11 Male Beach Sprint Ryan Mason 3rd U11 Male Ironman Jacob Falconer 1st U11 Male Surf Board Race Jacob Falconer 2nd U11 Male Surf Race Jacob Falconer 3rd U11 Male Beach Sprint William Conners 3rd U11 Male Surf Team Harry Beaton William Conners Jacob Falconer Ryan Mason 2nd U11 Male Beach Relay Harry Beaton Jacob Falconer Ryan Mason William Conners 2nd U12 Female Beach Flags Ella Busch 2nd U12 Female Beach Relay Grace Conners Ella Busch Grace Whitney Lexi Smithers 5th U14 Male Beach Flags Jamie Cairns 2nd U14 Male Beach Sprint Jamie Cairns 5th U14 Female Surf Board Race Zara Smithers 1st U14 2 person R&R Zara Smithers Jenna Styant Newcaslte Pernament Open Branch Carnival - Macmasters Beach 11th February 2018 1st U14 2 person R&R Zara Smithers Jenna Styant

NewcastlePernament U8-U14 Branch Carnival - Toowoon Bay 4th February 2018 5th March Past Jenna Styant Mikaela Kelly Jacob Falconer Zara Tucker William Conners Logan Kelly Olivia Edwards Shelby Anstee Ebony Falconer Lexi Smithers Leilani McMorrow Oliver Tucker 3rd U10/U11 R&R 2 person Lexi Smithers Zara Tucker 4th U12/U13 R&R 2 person Hayley Doyle Reiley Squires 1st U12-U14 R&R 5 person Hayley Doyle Mikaela Kelly Mercedes Newton Zara Smithers Jenna Styant 6th U8 Female Beach Relay Sairsha Jagger Breanna Kelly Jessica Majsak visitor 5th U9 Female Beach Relay Ellie Brett Ebony Falconer Georgia Larkin Julia Hall 5th U11 Female Beach Sprint Marie Larkin 2nd U11 Male Beach Sprint William Conners 3rd U11 Male Surf Board Race Jacob Falconer 3rd U11 Male Surf Race Jacob Falconer 3rd U11 1km Beach Run Harry Beaton 3rd U11 Male Beach Relay Harry Beaton Jacob Falconer Ryan Mason William Conners 5th U11 Mixed Beach Relay William Conners Jacob Falconer Olivia Edwards Lexi Smithers 6th U11 Male Surf Board Relay Johnathan Hall Jacob Falconer Ryan Mason 4th U11 Male Surf Team Harry Beaton William Conners Jacob Falconer Ryan Mason 1st U12 Female Flags Ella Busch 5th U12 Female Sprint Ella Busch 6th U12 Female Sprint Mikaela Long 4th U12 Female Beach Relay Ella Busch Grace Conners Olivia Edwards Lexi Smithers 4th U13 Female 1km Beach Run Mercedes Newton 3rd Female Signals Jenna Styant 3rd Male Signals Jamie Cairns 5th U14 Female Surf Board Race Zara Smithers 4th U14 Male Beach Sprint Jamie Cairns Jamie Cairns 6th U14 Female Surf Team Zara Smithers Jenna Styant Reiley Squires Hayley Doyle

SLSNSW Age State Championships Swansea-Belmont 1st-3rd March 2018 5th U10/U11 R&R 2 person Lexi Smithers Zara Tucker 5th U12-U14 R&R 5 person Hayley Doyle Mikaela Kelly Mercedes Newton Zara Smithers Jenna Styant SLSNSW Open State Championships Swansea-Belmont 9th-11th March 2018 3rd U14 2 person R&R Zara Smithers Jenna Styant

2017/2018 award Win inners

Under 8s

Encouragement Award Scarlett Arthur-Sinderberry Female Pointscore 1st Jessica Majsak 2nd Sairsha Jagger 3rd Isa Hollas & Aishling Watkins Male Pointscore 1st Raphael Williams 2nd Jonty Beaton 3rd Tam Johnston

Under 9s

Encouragement Award Kiara Smith Female Pointscore 1st Julia Hall 2nd Leilani McMorrow 3rd Georgia Larkin Male Pointscore 1st Zef Clement 2nd Isaac Stecko 3rd Ami Giles

Under 10s

Encouragement Award Isabel Hood Female Pointscore 1st Emmerson Squires 2nd Zara Tucker 3rd Abby Burns Male Pointscore 1st Jack Busch

Under 11s

Encouragement Award Dylan Drake Female Pointscore 1st Olivia Edwards 2nd Lexi Smithers 3rd Marie Larkin Male Pointscore 1st Jacob Falconer 2nd Ryan Mason 3rd Johnathan Hall

Under 12s

Encouragement Award Emma Cooley Female Pointscore 1st Grace Conners 2nd Mikaela Long 3rd Ella Busch Male Pointscore 1st Oliver Tucker 2nd Yillen Clement

Under 13s

Encouragement Award Alex Fashka Female Pointscore 1st Reiley Squires 2nd Mercedes Newtown 3rd Hayley Doyle Male Pointscore 1st Bryce Mobberley 2nd Finley Lacey 3rd Daniel Fashka

Under 14s

Encouragement Award Mikaela Kelly Female Pointscore 1st Zara Smithers 2nd Jenna Styant 3rd Montanna Godbee Male Pointscore 1st Jamie Cairns 2nd Shaun Turnbull 3rd Harry Mellross

Most Improved Carnival Competitor Female: Olivia Edwards Male: William Conners Competitor of the Year U8-U10’s Emmerson Squires Competitor of the Year U11-U14 Jacob Falconer Team of Year 5 person R&R Hayley Doyle, Jenna Styant, Mikaela Kelly, Mercedes Newton and Zara Smithers Rookie of the Year Zara Smithers Junior Lifesaver of the Year Jamie Cairns & Zara Smithers Ruby Knight Memorial Junior Clubperson of the Year Hayley Doyle

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Under 6 Under 7 Under 8

Under 9 Under 10 Under 11

Under 12 Under 14 Under 13

Most Improved Carnival Competitors Olivia Edwards & Will Conners U8-U10 Carnival Competitor of the Year Emmerson Squires

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U11-U14 Carnival Competitor of the Year Jacob Falconer Team of the Year 5 person R&R Zara Smithers, Mercedes Newtwon, Mikaela Kelly, Jenna Styant, Hayley Doyle (absent)

Rookie Of The Year Zara Smithers Junior Lifesavers Of The Year Jamie Cairns & Zara Smithers