Dear Members

Welcome to the new format of the Bancoora newsletter. We look forward to keeping you informed of all the exciting initiatives the Club Committee has planned for members for season 2019/20.

The Committee looks forward to seeing you at the club and we wish you all the best for a productive and safe club season.

Regards,

B en Pop eBancoora SLSC President

New Members Welcome!The club welcomes all returning members and new members to the club.

The Committee understands that parents that are new to lifesaving can face many new challenges in getting familiar with our great movement. New jargon, new roles, new people.

Please be assured that our current members are welcoming and here to help you and to encourage you to be involved with the club. You may not feel like you are experienced now, however every bit of help you can provide, makes for a great experience for our Nippers and Young Guns. By the end of the season you will have learnt a lot and your kids will appreciate you being involved!

Sometimes just a little encouragement and shepherding kids along the beach is all that is required.

If you feel like you can help our Nippers program, please email Craig Sherman, Nippers Coordinator at: bancooranippers@gmail.com.

Newsletter of the Bancoora Surf Life Saving Club November 2019

In this edition: New Members Welcome!

Parents, Guardians and Friends – We want you to patrol as First Aid Patrol Members (No Bronze Required!).

LSV Awards Table – Focus on increasing our members who hold Silver Medallion IRB Driver, Silver Medallion Beach Management, First Aid, Advanced Resuscitation and IRB Crew.

Increasing Engagement with our Members in Season 2019/20 – more family nights at the club and improved communication!

Nippers Sign On – We Can’t take walk-ups on the first session of Nippers. You must register by the end of November if you’d like take part in session one of Nippers.

Bancoora Strategic plan – 2020 – 2024, currently being developed by the Committee.

Important Dates for Season 2019/20.

Behaviour Reminder – Nippers and Young Guns.

Reminder that Bancoora is a smoke-free and drug-free environment.

We’re now on LinkedIn – update your online CV with your Bancoora service!

Requal reminder – Saturday 30 November at the club.

Thanks to our BBQ sponsors who donate all food for our Nippers BBQs each year.

Member Profile – Leigh Reither (IRB Leader).

Since 1963

First Aid Course – Parents and GuardiansIn season 2020/21, LSV will be making it compulsory for all full patrols to have trained First Aid patrol members.

For those parents who feel like they would like to patrol but don’t want to do the Bronze Medallion, you can become a Bancoora First Aid Patrol Member!

Bancoora First Aid Patrol Members stay on the beach to be available to serve the public in providing First Aid. You wear the SLSA patrol uniform and will be an integral part of the club’s patrol, you just don’t need to go in the water.

In preparation for the changes coming in 2020/21, the Committee has asked that the club conduct free First Aid training at Bancoora for members who would like to patrol this season and gain this very valuable life skill. The first aid course is nationally recognised under ‘HLTAID003 Provide First Aid’. These courses will likely be run in the first quarter of 2020.

We’d like all members to seriously consider doing this training as it may one day save a life.

Please register your interest in the First Aid course with our training officer Callum Edwards at: bancoora.training@gmail.com.

LSV Awards TableThe Committee has provided members the following table of primary awards that are required at Bancoora to provide full patrols for season 2020/21. Please review the table and if there are any courses of interest to you, please contact our training officer Callum Edwards at: bancoora.training@gmail.com.

# LSV Award 2020/21 Bronze Reqd Min Age LSV Category Bancoora Category Target Member

1 Silver Medallion – IRB Driver Compulsory YES 17 POWERCRAFT Full Patrol Member Bronze

2 Silver Medallion – Beach Management Compulsory YES 17 ACQUATIC

RESCUE Full Patrol Member Bronze

3 IRB Crew Compulsory YES 15 POWERCRAFT Full Patrol Member Young Gun

4 Advanced Resuscitation Compulsory No 15 FIRST AID First Aid Patrol

MemberParent/Guardian/

Friend

5 First Aid Compulsory No 14 FIRST AID First Aid Patrol Member

Parent/Guardian/Friend

6 Bronze Medallion Required YES 15 ACQUATIC RESCUE Full Patrol Member Young Gun

7 Surf Rescue Certificate Required No 13 ACQUATIC RESCUE

Nippers Patrol Member Nippers

8 Radio Operator Required No 13 ACQUATIC RESCUE

Nippers Patrol Member Nippers

Bronze requal training Nov ’19 Photo courtesy Barry Hunt

Increasing Engagement with MembersWe have received feedback from members that engagement with our members is something we can improve on in season 2019/20.

The Committee is committed to enhance our communication and engagement and to encourage greater patronage of our clubhouse and bar. During January we will be holding family dinners to encourage all families to the club to meet other members and build stronger bonds between all members. Please watch out for further information in December with confirmed dates of family nights.

Please note that these nights are also planned to raise much needed funds to support the club and to purchase equipment for our Nippers and Young Guns.

Strategic PlanThe Committee has begun planning for the next Bancoora Strategic Plan.

A subcommittee has been formed and a survey is being prepared for members’ feedback which is expected to be circulated in February 2020.

The new strategic plan will follow on from the fantastic work done with the club’s last strategic plan which resulted in increased membership, engagement and number of patrol members.

If any members are interested in assisting the committee with this task, please email the Chair of the Bancoora Strategic Plan Committee and club Vice President Nathan Morton at: enquiries@bancoora.asn.au.

Important Dates for Season 2019/20We would like to remind all members of the key dates of this season!

Patrol Season Commences Saturday 30 November 2019

Nippers/Young Guns Begins Sunday 8 December 2019

Nippers/Young Guns Christmas Break

Monday 16 December 2019 through

Saturday 4 January 2020

Nippers/Young Guns resumes Sunday 5 January 2020

Australia Day Weekend Family Dinner Night

Saturday 25 January 2020

Nippers Bancoora Club Carnival

Sunday 23 February 2020

Nippers Interclub Carnival Sunday 1 March 2020 (TBC)

Bancoora Club Carnival Sunday 15 March 2020

Bancoora Club Presentation Night

Saturday 2 May 2020

Bancoora Annual General Meeting

Tuesday 9 June 2020

Please note a calendar section has been added to our website at: www.bancoora.asn.au/calendar

Nippers Sign On – Season 2019/20We’d like to let our parents and guardians know in advance that we do NOT have a trained person to process memberships on the first day of Nippers this season (Sunday 8 December 2019).

Therefore, we ask that if you’d like to commence Nippers on 8 December, you must have paid your membership, signed up via the LSV portal and purchased your nippers cap and rashy by Sunday 1 December 2019. The club is running a New Members and New Volunteers welcome on Sunday 1 December 2019 from 9am.

If there is a parent out there that would like to help with processing new members on 1 December, please email Craig Sherman, Nippers Coordinator at: bancooranippers@gmail.com.

Further Nippers membership details are available at: http://bancoora.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Bancoora-Membership-Club-Information-2019.2020.pdf

Save the Date!

Family Dinner and Drinks at Bancoora!

Australia Day Weekend Saturday Night 25 January 2020

Bancoora working bee Oct ’19 – Photo courtesy Barry Hunt

Behaviour Reminder – Nippers and Young GunsAt the start of the season we’d like to remind parents, guardians, friends, Young Guns and our Nippers of the need to show respect to all people at the club.

There were instances last season where there was unwarranted scragging and tackling on the beach, practical jokes being played on people which were unwelcome, Nippers and Young Guns not listening to instruction and at times, disrespect shown to the parents and helpers. The parents and helpers freely volunteer their time to ensure that Nippers and Young Guns can be provided for all Nippers’ and Young Guns’ enjoyment.

The Committee is strongly committed to providing a safe, welcoming and respectful environment for all members. Please note that disrespect, bullying behaviour and unsolicited touching of any kind will not be tolerated.

If any members have any questions about expected behavioural standards at Bancoora, please contact the President directly at: enquiries@bancoora.asn.au.

Bancoora is a Smoke-free and Drug-free environmentThe Committee would like to remind all members that Bancoora is a smoke-free and drug-free environment.

Please do not smoke at Bancoora and particularly do not smoke anywhere near the gear-shed as there are highly flammable liquids and fuels contained in the gear-shed.

Please do not bring any illicit or illegal drugs to the club. Illicit drugs are not welcome at the club under any circumstances.

The Bancoora smoke-free and drug-free environment is consistent with national Surf Life Saving Australia guidelines.

Bancoora is now officially on LinkedInThe Committee has noticed some members refer to Bancoora on their online profiles.

You can show off the Bancoora logo with pride by searching the official Bancoora LinkedIn membership and refer to your service at the club.

Requal Reminder – 30 NovemberWe’d like to remind members that Bronze requal will be conducted at the club on 30 November from 10am.

Other local clubs will be offering requal at different dates if you can’t make 30 November. Please refer to LSV Training from Anywhere for further details.

Thanks to our BBQ SponsorsThe Committee encourages all members to thank our wonderful sponsors at Brumby’s and Pacific Meats for donating food for our Nippers/Young Guns weekly BBQs.

These donations allow us to make profits from our BBQ which go directly back into our Nippers and Young Guns programs for equipment purchases and maintenance.

Bancoora IRB maintenance Nov ’19 – Photo courtesy Leigh Reither

Newsletter Sponsor NovemberThis month’s newsletter has been brought to you by Andrew McNeil and the team at Yarmouth Group.

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Year Commenced Life Saving

1987 (St Kilda), 1996 (Bancoora).

Major Lifesaving Awards Currently Held

Bronze Medallion, IRB Crew, Silver Medallion IRB Driver.

Lifesaving Specialty

IRB Driver (currently training to be an IRB instructor).

Bancoora Patrol Group Number

3 (Patrol Co-Captain).

Any other club memberships

St Kilda LSC.

Why Bancoora

1st time (1996 - 2001) racing IRBs. 2nd time (2012 to present) to join Nippers. Really enjoy the family atmosphere at Bancoora and how many families patrol the beach together for the benefit of the local community.

Competition History Highlights

Making finals in IRB racing. 1998 one silver and two bronze medals at Vic State Championships, actually held at Bancoora. Bancoora became too big on Saturday and had to be moved at Lorne for Sunday. 4 times racing at IRB Australian titles representing Bancoora: Trigg Beach WA, Avalon Beach NSW, West Beach SA, Kawana Waters Qld.

Most Memorable Rescue

St Kilda LSC, spinal case when a patron jumped off St Kilda pier, injured neck, Leigh held the patient immobile in the water for 10 to 15 minutes. Alfred Hospital later contacted St Kilda to congratulate the rescuer (Leigh) to say that the case was managed so successfully, and that Leigh’s treatment allowed the patient to walk again.

Scariest Surf Conditions Experienced

IRB Racing at Gunnamatta and Woolamai, 3 metre sets, only time you could see the IRBs was when they were in the air!

Hopes for Bancoora

For Bancoora IRBs to be competitive again in IRB racing.

Family Members Involved at Bancoora

Dora, Tegan and Caitlin.

Member Profile

Leigh ReitherLeigh Reither

Leigh leading IRB requal Nov ’19 – Photo courtesy Barry Hunt

Leigh and team, Bancoora ‘98