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City of Perth Surf Life Saving Club

Volume 4 Newsletter 7th March, 2014

MARCH

9th Sunday Nippers @City 9am

Intraclub Carnival 3 – Club Championships U11 U12 U13 U14

12th Wednesday Senior States Pasta Night

15th Saturday Senior State Championships @ Scarboro SLSC

16th Sunday Senior State Championships @ Scarboro SLSC State Masters – The Ladies

Nippers @ City 9am

22nd Saturday Junior State Championships U11-U14 @ Trigg SLSC

23rd Sunday Junior State Championships U11-U14 @ Trigg SLSC

Post States BBQ @ City

28th Friday AUSSIES Pasta Night Fun on patrol

30th Sunday Nipper Marathon and Windup

Leased Boards Returned

31st Monday AUSSIE Masters @ Scarboro SLSC

APRIL

1st Tuesday AUSSIE Masters @ Scarboro SLSC

2nd Wednesday –

6th Sunday AUSSIE Open Titles @ Scarbooro

Nat Law and her Bronze group

DATES FOR THE COMING MONTHS

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – FEBRUARY 2014

What happens to the existing building? The current club house will be demolished to make way for the new building.

When will it happen? At this stage, we are expecting the current building to be demolished/closed in

April/May 2014.

How will the club continue to operate?

How will it impact my participation/membership

with the club

The plan is to develop temporary facilities to the north of the current club rooms.

This will include ensuring members still have access to storage, gym, social

administration, change rooms. The temporary facilities are budgeted for in the

total project cost. We have a sub committee working on this at the moment. We

have some great discussions with Clancys who are prepared to let the club use

the undercroft for the gym, office and storage. We are looking at sea containers

for the balance of other essential equipment.

What are we doing for change rooms? The plan is to utilise the existing public change rooms located beneath Clancy’s.

Some work will need to take place to improve the standard.

What will happen regarding storage of

members/club equipment?

The majority of the club equipment will be stored under and next to Clancys.

Some equipment may need to be stored off site.

Will there be gym space and equipment? Yes – we are working through the logistics to make this happen.

How will the club do X, Y & Z during transition? The majority of the club’s activities will still operate in the same way, however

the storage of equipment, meeting rooms etc will be different. We will still patrol

at City Beach and will still conduct club beach activities (e.g. training, Nippers,

swims etc) at the same location.

For how long? We are expecting the club to require temporary facilities for approximately 18

months - 2 years. This time will obviously depend on the progress of the

building.

Have we gained or lost It will be different. It will be better. The club will be receiving a brand new

building that is largely financed by sources other than the club. It will be a great

building. The club will be much better off as it will allow us to implement our

business plan/strategic plan. The business plan will ensure the club is a great

place to be and will be financially viable.

What size will the club be The Town of Cambridge went to tender (gain quotes) on two sizes. The original

size (1610m2) and the larger size (1790m2). The current area of the club is

1480m2

We have as part of the lease another 174m2 of courtyard and we have

negotiated with Council for a Facilities Agreement for club use of the apron and

paved area.

NEW CLUBROOMS - CITY OF PERTH SLSC

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What are/were the planning issues we had and

still have?

The majority of the planning issues are the responsibility of the Town of

Cambridge. While these planning issue are relevant, the Town have worked

hard to address them in a proactive manner.

What the club needs to fund? The funding model for the new club rooms is as follows

ToC $5.05m

CSRFF $0.95m

Lotterywest $0.95m provided to the club

Club $0.2m by the club from fundraising

The club will also fund the fitout, temporary facilities from fundraising and cash

reserves. This amount will be clarified in the near future.

Why do we want/need to raise more funds? It is important that the new facilities are of a suitable quality to enable the club to

operate at a high standard. Let’s face it – the current facilities are tired and worn

out. Any extra funding that the club can generate will go towards ensuring the

finished facility is built to a very high standard with an expanded social, change

room and storage capacity.

Where we are at with fund raising and how the

club intends to meet its funding targets.

The Town has committed $5.05million to the new club rooms.

The Town/club has also been successful in gaining $950,000 in funding from the

State Government through the CSRFF Fund

The Club has successfully applied for $950,000 from Lotterywest.

The Capital Raising Campaign currently has over $360,000 in donations/pledges

with a goal of $650,000.

The Club has an additional $200,000 in a building fund.

What members can do? Members can get involved in the fund raising in a number of ways.

Talk toTony Taylor – 0488 180 175, Dean Hely – 0419 947 646 or Robert Harper - 0411 881 959 about how you can make a fully tax deductible Capital Donation to be applied strictly to the building/fit out of the new building and provide an ongoing source of income to offset future capital expenditure maintenance.

Support all fund-raising initiatives being undertaken by various groups of club members. (eg boaties, nippers, beach competitors, club supporters etc.)

Identify potential donors

Donate yourself

Will the club pay rent in the future The club will not pay rent for the new facility.

Does the club have to pay power and water Yes – the club will continue to pay for its own water, power, waste removal, gas.

These costs have been incorporated into the business planning/model for the

new facility.

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Does the council subsidize any ongoing costs for

the club

The Town will receive an annual grant of $25,000 once we take up the new

lease in the new facility. The club will pay 1/3 of maintenance costs and the

Town will pay 2/3 ($58,000 approx).

Is there a sinking fund for the maintenance of the

clubrooms and who pays for that

The Club will make an annual contribution to a maintenance fund in accordance

with the Town’s club facility maintenance policy. This amount is expected to be

$29,000. These costs have been incorporated into the business planning/model

for the new facility.

How can I find out more information? Keep an eye on the club website.

Attend forums - as they are advertised.

Contact the Building Sub-Committee on admin@citysurf.asn.au

Monday 17th February 2014 - Preparing the seven Norfolk Island pines for transplanting from the front of the

clubrooms to make way for the new City of Perth SLSC development.

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In an earlier edition of the newsletter we learnt some amazing things about our club captain John “Garbo” Leivers.

Not surprisingly Garbo continues to add to his folklore. Our fearless Club Captain, Legend and Master Sweep - has

been at it again!

With the States and AUSSIES upon us what better way to prepare to do battle than to hear of another of our

Garbo’s fine feats!

The story goes something like this....

A boatie was having a post Rottnest Solo Swim chat one morning with her paddler extraordinaire - another Master

Sweep at the Floreat Café. Although they are both boaties we will call them swimmer and paddler in this story.

Seated at their regular table, No. 30, the paddler noticed Garbo riding home on his bike from the club and beckoned

him over.

They of course became involved in a long and intense discussion involving one of the important things in life – Surf

Boats - when swimmer happened to glance down to see a snake slither past paddler’s foot at the base of the

limestone wall, near where they were seated.

(Some weeks earlier they had seen a fairly large dugite slither by on the steps to the café, after one of their

regular training swims, so there was reason for caution!)

No sooner had the swimmer managed to scream, “Is that a snake?" Garbo leapt into action trying to grab the

slithery creature with his bare hands. The snake was at first determined not to be caught and gave Garbo a nip.

Paddler and swimmer had moved far enough away to be of no help but Garbo persisted with his efforts to catch the

snake - of course without harm. After a brave battle, Garbo had overpowered the creature and managed to place it

in a calming trance, enabling the frightened pair to come closer to capture some photos.

The story quickly circulated among the boaties with no surprises from

the group regarding Garb’s actions, with one boatie asking the obvious

question - “I'm assuming he then ate it?”

No not this time – Garb, lover of nature, quietly placed the snake

at a secret location in the bush

In the words of Boat Captain Bruce Lilburne,

I think the order is - God, Garbo and The Stig

Move over David Attenbough!

THE LEGENDARY GARBO – INSPIRATIONAL CLUB CAPTAIN

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On Saturday 1st March, a bunch of enthusiastic senior club members braced a very hot day to compete at Trigg

Beach for the State Maters. Competitors were looking at this event as a good lead up to the AUSSIES which will

be contested on Monday 31st March and Tuesday 1st April for the masters. Many medals were won by City with all

results available at

http://surflifesavingwa.com.au/surf-sports/competitions/sunsmart-state-championships/slswa-sunsmart-masters-state-

championships Thanks must go to Emily Chetwin for organising the masters team and Linda Walker and Stephen

Carrick for handling all the entries for the State and AUSSIE titles.

City of Perth Life Savers – Simon Huitenga, Jade Mickle and Kirstie Hardstaff along with Brendon Sarson from

Trigg Island SLSC joined SLSA president Graham Ford and Scarborough MLA Liza Harvey to feature in the official

launch of the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships for 2014 to be held at Scarborough Beach. The launch

which was captured on television and the newspaper heralds the AUSSIES returning to WA after five years. It is

great to see three of our prominent club competitors featured.

Read more at

http://surflifesavingwa.com.au/news-events/news/wa-surf-stars-launch-the-aussies-2014

STATE MASTERS

THE AUSSIES

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The Jungle Night turned out once again to be a true City party with perfect weather, venue and the

balcony to cool off after getting "hot" on the dance floor. There was a fantastic crowd who went to so

much trouble dressing up and great City clubbies to make the event happen.

Big thanks to Chris and Pam Murphy, Gabby, Britt Houghton, Meags, Jess, Colin and Ali Slattery and Lisa

Dwyer for her fantastic photos. To Yellsy, once again our DJ, made the night happen and to James for

being our “roadie", organizing all the sound gear setup.

We took a few weekends to transform the hall into the jungle. For those of you, who saw it, am sure you

will agree we have some very creative, talented girls.

Thanks again to everyone who supported the event; we hope you had a great time!!

JUNGLE PARTY The City Runners

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The club championships were held on Sunday 2nd March in very still conditions – with the heat settling in early in the

morning.

City of Perth SLSC Club Trophy Winners for 2013-14

W.R. Somerford Marathon

First … Jason Evans

Second … Ben Carrick

Third … Kent Jenkinson

First Female … Kirstie Hardstaff

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Linda Walker – Assistant Surf Sports Officer

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800 metre handicap

First … Kent Jenkinson

Fastest Male … Jack Retty

Fastest Female … Jade Mickle

1,000 metre handicap

First plus Fastest Male … Jason Evans

Fastest Female … Jess Britton

Groyne to Groyne Sprint

Winners are:

Open Male and over 30 Male … Ben Hewitt

Open, U17 & U19 Female … Jayde Hardstaff

Over 30 Female … Anne Edmondson

Under 19 Male … Jack Retty

Under 17 & U15 Male … Martin Gallagher

Under 15 Female … Olivia Mickle

Club Champion

Beach award

U15 Male…Tom Cavanagh

U15 Female…Eva Keeting

U17 Male…Kyle Reynolds & Thomas Judd

U19 Female…Tarnica Golisano

Open Female…Jessica Hallett

Open Male…Jason Evans

Masters Male… Ben Hewitt & Paul Banks

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Water award

U15 Male…Thomas Gallagher

U15 Female…Isabella Walker

U17 Female…Jayde Hardstaff & Jade Mickle

U17 Male…Kent Jenkinson

U19 Male…Jack Retty

U19 Female…Bridget Darragh

Open Male…Ben Carrick

Open Female…Kirsty Hardstaff

Masters Male… Ben Hewitt

Master Female…Nicky Scott

Members who passed awards (Bronze, SRC, etc) between 2000 and the present time and

who never collected their medal or certificate can obtain these by contacting Ian or Sue

Scott (9341 5231) or the club office during working hours. We are still holding over 200

awards never picked up.

CLUB LIFESAVING AWARDS

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Our March Past squad is approaching the State Championships with renewed confidence. With very good

attendances at training sessions, we continue to refine the specific marching sections required of top teams. We

have been placed fourth in all the competitions this season before slipping to fifth at Fremantle, a reflection on our

season’s policy of ensuring that all members had opportunities to march in carnivals.

Our journey started in June with only one member with prior marching experience, and although picking up another

experienced member, everyone else has started from scratch. We have had the use of a full time “band master” in

Colin Slattery, with other volunteers taking film and photos of the various competitions, filling in for Colin and

assisting me with coaching tasks.

We are looking forward to marching at both the States and Aussies and carrying the club flag and continuing our

traditions.

Everyone hard at training

We hear from another of our great Patrol Captains - Shelby Warren, Patrol Captain of

Team 13 - R Somerford

How long have you been a captain for?

This is my first year of being a captain. I took the big step up at the beginning

of the season, but I have been a Vice Captain for about 3 seasons.

Shelby, left, with her sister Danica

Why do you enjoy being a patrol captain?

No tower duties!!!!!! (Clearly the best thing)

What do you think about the Champion Patrol Competition?

I think it is an awesome competition! I did it once, training was heaps of fun and you also get to work in a team. So it

not only fun but you get to work on your team work skills as well.

What is one of your best experiences on patrol?

I don’t really have a best experience, but every patrol - something else makes it fun.

What makes a good patrol member?

A good patrol member is someone that gets up and does things and doesn't just lie around and work on their tan. It’s

someone who offers to go up to the tower or someone who just gets up and asks to do a roving patrol.

MARCH PAST NEWS Ian Scott

PATROLS

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On the Australia Day Weekend a big group of boaties headed down south. Most of the group stayed out at Dan

Keirath’s Family Farm (big thanks to the family for that) some in the noisy caravan park and a small but soft group

stayed in a chalet which was very handy on Sunday arvo for showers and pre party drinks.

Saturday was the best day surf wise and all the crews were able to get out and crack a small but fun wave. We had 4

boat crews go down - 2 ladies and 2 mens. One of the men’s crew had about 200 years of boat rowing experience and

it shone out on Saturday when we were catching waves. The sun went away and the wind came up on Sunday so it was

not the best conditions to row in but our crews did very well. Then the wind dropped and the sun came out for the

after carnival festivities as you will see in the photos - we did enjoy ourselves.

Nipper parents, Boaties and other clubs had a great time on the balcony overlooking the bay at the Denmark Surf

Club.

Summing up the Denmark Country Carnival –

WHEN CAN WE GO BACK AND DO THAT AGAIN :)))))))))))))

On Saturday 1st February 3 crews went up to Sorrento for a round of the Sunset Sprints. Not the best conditions

with a very fresh south westerly blowing, 12 crews had 3 races each and were happy when it was decided that that

was enough.

That’s about us up to date for now people.

Don’t forget that States and Aussies are just around the corner so train hard!

If anyone has any “old” pictures and stories to share with our newer and younger members that will help provide

some sense of our club’s great history, please feel free to send to the office - citymanager@iinet.net.au

We can include this in our future newsletters – contributions are more than welcome.

SURF BOATS Bruce Lilburne – Boat Captain

THOSE WERE THE DAYS

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In recent years officers and members have overlooked saving many copies of Nipper Handbooks, photos and other

memorabilia. These are valuable records that need to be saved for club historical purposes.

If anyone has any of this type of record they no longer wish to keep, Sue and Ian Scott (9341 5231) would be very

happy to take them off your hands to preserve them in the City archives.

On Saturday 22nd February the Annual Rottnest Channel Swim took place. Many club members were involved in

either the solo, duo or team swim OR were involved in a support capacity by paddling, being “skipper” or as crew on a

boat. To all members involved, this is a great event to be part of and congratulations to you all for participating.

One special mention is made of our own club president – Grant Trew – who had a top 5 finish. Grant completed his

third crossing - very successfully completing the swim in a time of 4 hours 25 minutes. This placed him fifth in the

solo field of 244 competitors. This is a fantastic achievement of which the club and its members should be truly

proud of. Grant amazingly found time to train hard for this iconic event with a busy lifestyle - juggling work, a young

family and a commitment to leading our club through a very challenging period of time, especially with our new

building development.

Placed in the top ten solo finishers were Tim Hewitt in fourth place and Ben Hewitt

in tenth – terrific results also!

Also big congratulations to Kaylene Bozich for completing her first solo Rottnest Channel crossing.

Normally seen mixing it with the boaties, Kaylene showed she is equally as talented out of the boat.

ROTTNEST CHANNEL SWIM

NIPPER MEMORABILIA AND OLD CLUB HANDBOOKS

MORE ACTION!