this wonderful country of ours.

Anthony Croke and the nippers

demonstrated the flags. This was

followed shortly after by an

international flag race. The

young nippers and their aussie

flag a fitting way to end the day.

Nobbys SLSC played host to many

teams from the special Olympics

on Friday 6 December 2013.

Thanks to all the Nobbys families

that supported the event. Ted,

Larry and Garry whipped up a

great Aussie BBQ which added to

the beach appeal. We had a great

time playing soccer, volleyball,

demonstrating beach flags and

the great Aussie Tug o War. The

America Samoan team very hard

to beat. The teams left the beach

with huge smiles on their faces as

did we. One of the highlights was

Team Singapore walking on

beach sand for the first time and

finally making it down to the

water. Smiles of delight were

seen when the first wave washed

over toes and feet started to sink

into the sand. Some of the little

things in life that surf lifesavers

and nippers take for granted in

Nobbys honored two of its own

on 12 January 2014 by holding a

ceremony and naming two new

IRBs in honour of the late Aina

Ranke and Terry ‘Buschy’ Busch.

We were treated to wonderful

sentiments from Andrew Griffiths

about Buschy and Allan Gordon

about Aina followed by the

champagne and launch. A two

gun salute from Fort Scratchley

landed a blow sending Buschy

flying into the water. More

champagne went into Buschy’s

mouth then over the IRB. Two

well deserving members.

Team Singapore with Nobbys

nippers and patrolling members

Aussie Beach Experience

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Boatie news 2

Bondi to Bluff 2

Nippers Carnivals 3

Citizens on Patrol 3

Whats on 5

Beach Patrols 6

JJ Maloney Story 8

Aina Ranke & Terry Busch

J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F I N -

T E R E S T :

• Bondi to the

Bluff

• Nobbys fields 4

in the flags final

at Dixon Park

• Whats all the

fuss about?

• Policies and

Procedures

• Carnivals to

come

• JJ Maloney

Story

P A G E 2

“Alexander

Headland SLSC

contacted Nobbys

to see if we could

help out in their

quest to raise

money to help out

Wayne Till”

Nobbys Open

womens and open

mens boat crews

Bondi to Bluff

Friendships formed!

Boatie News It’s been a strong start to the

season for both crews. Our

open women’s crew have had

some excellent results in the

Streets Central Coast and

Hunter Surf Boat series.

After four rounds they have

two 1sts, a 2nd and a 3rd and

are just behind Caves beach for

the overall series lead with two

rounds to go. In the same se-

ries our open men have had

three wins and a second and

sit on top of the overall points

table with a commanding 9

point lead.

Our open men also had good

results at Coffs Craft Carnival

finishing third after the round

robin before being eliminated

in the semi finals after an

unlucky knock at the start.

Our open men are also com-

peting in the Ocean Thunder

Surf Boat Series. The series has

20 of the best surf boat crews

in the country racing in a four

carnival series at Dee Why

Beach in Sydney. It is the first

time in many years the Hunter

has had a representative in the

Ocean Thunder Surf Boat Se-

ries. After two hard rounds of

racing we sit around the mid-

dle of the pack. The series is

televised on Fox sports. For

anyone interested in coming to

watch a carnival there is one

locally at Swansea on the

19/01/2014 and the Australian

Surf Rowers League is at Stock-

ton on the 7th, 8th and 9th of

February.

Finally a big thank you to our

major sponsors; The Beauford

hotel Mayfield, NCIG, Newcas-

tle Port Corp and The Man

Shake. Luke Moore

the 8th.

Steve Bennett, Zac Donnelly,

Trevor Anderson (Nobby's)

and Brendan Ryman from

Stockton crewed the boats.

Chris Moonie and Myself went

by road to retrieve the Boats

and crews from Hawksnest.

I followed the Trip along with

others that made new friends

Tv coverage was also ar-

ranged thanks to Terry Busch

and Chris Moonie. On Sunday

morning at 6:30am 2 Alexan-

der Headland crews were

escorted by 2 Nobby's IRBs to

Hawksnest beach. These

Guys endured a few hairy

Moments battling a 5 metre

swell but have not stopped

talking about the first leg on

from our clubs coming to-

gether on Facebook.

I was very surprised to recieve

a phone call wednesday night

requesting that i be on a plane

that they had booked for me

to be at Alexander Headland

when the guys arrived home

as a thank you for the effort I

had put in for helping these

at Caves beach to escort them

through to Nobbys and sug-

gested they head to Horseshoe

beach due to the conditions.

Within the hour the crews

were arriving at Horseshoe

beach where a team of our

branch jet skis assisted the

guys in. A great afternoon was

had with a great crew from

Nobby's joining in with Alex to

make an enjoyable stop over

for these guys.

Alexander headland people

were over the moon with our

friendship. Nobby's supplied

Dinner, accommodation in the

shed and breakfast.

The Alexander Headland SLSC

contacted Nobby's to see if we

could help out in there quest in

trying to raise $50,000 to help

out Wayne Till a fellow mem-

ber and father of 2 that was

injured 5 years ago in an IRB

racing accident.

Nobbys SLSC responded to

assist our fellow lifesavers.

Two IRB's left Bondi beach on

7th December, heading north.

I met up with the guys and girls

Are we there yet?

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

guys along the way. I was very

humbled and honored for this invi-

tation. (they were not taking NO as

and answer). I was picked up from

Brisbane airport and headed north

but were diverted to Kawana SLSC

the last stop before Home.

The Alex boats ar-

rived with a host of

other clubs IRBs

making this a unfor-

gettable experience.

I was given the hon-

our of driving in and

what a site 16 IRB's,

2 jet skis and the

Westpac helicopter above us head-

ing into the beach at Alex passing

through a salute from 2 of Alex's

Boat crews. We hit the beach in

formation to a huge crowd includ-

ing press and television cameras.

On Saturday night an auction and

raffles were held to raise money

for Wayne.

The total of money raise as of sun-

day morning was approx. $37,000

I had the pleasure of meeting

Wayne and what a humble man he

is.

He thanked the help from Nobby's

surf club in his speech on Saturday

night.

Paul (Grumpy) Davis

final with Nobbys fielding four of

the six finalists. The parents and

small contingent of Nobbys sup-

porters watched as the boys com-

peted against each other and as a

team against the two Swansea –

Belmont finalists.

The nippers are trained each Sun-

day before nippers by Anthony

Croke which has definitely assisted

Excitement in the U13 beach flags fine tuning the skills.

Brodie Marshall edged

out the competition

taking first place. Brodie

Henderson was 4th,

Blake Ryan 5th and

Jacob Honnery 6th..

won the U12 beach sprint and

Brodie Marshall who won the U13

flags. 2nd place was achieved by

Brodie Henderson in the U13 beach

sprint whilst Lachlan Terry came

3rd in the U12 beach sprint and

flags with Connor Henderson com-

ing 3rd in the U9 flags.

14 final positions were achieved.

The parents had a great day too!

A contingent of 16 nippers at-

tended the Dixon Park Carnival on

18 Jan 2014. Nobbys fielded an all

age board relay for the first time in

a while. 10 kids competed in

boards, nine did the swim , one the

wade and all kids did the beach

sprint and flags with the U10s also

fielding a beach sprint relay team.

Well done to Max Errington who

Alex and

Nobbys

crews at

Horeshoe

Beach

Nippers Carnivals

Nobbys Fields 4 in the Flags Final

Brodie Marshall winning the U13

beach flags

“Sixteen

nippers

attended the

Dixon Park

Carnival on

Saturday”

P A G E 4

“The purpose of

training is to

tighten up the

slack, toughen

the body, and

polish the spirit”

Morihei Ueshiba

U10 3rd Place in Beach

Relay with Trevor

Marshall at the

Lake Macquarie Games

Citizens on Patrol

Xmas at Nobbys

Parents View Hi All,

As parents of children who

have attended carnivals we

would like to let you know just

how beneficial and inspiring

they can be! Trevor Marshall is

in charge of carnivals for Nob-

bys this year and he is one

dedicated and passionate indi-

vidual! At the carnival for the

Lake Macquarie Games, we

had ten Nobbys competitors.

Other clubs had upwards of

100 each and yet we were still

very competitive. Thanks

to Trevor, we had our Nob-

bys tent, and we wore our

uniform with pride (and came

home with medals!)

Carnivals are a fantastic way to

get your ‘Nipper’ even more

passionate about their club

and the invaluable skills

they are leaning. All you have

to do is turn up to a different

beach every now and then and

the benefits will be there.

Carnivals promote club pride,

passion and motivation as well

as teaching the kids invaluable

skills. The children support

each other, cheering each

other on and really get a taste

of formal competition. Parents

and children get an opportu-

nity to chat and form friend-

ships while supporting their

club at the same time.

So if you’ve been thinking that

Carnivals are not for you then

think again! They are positive

and motivating for the chil-

dren and parents. You know

how the saying goes…the

more the merrier!

Kristen Raymond

Nobbys Nippers were treated

on the last day of Xmas as

Santa was escorted into the

beach with a sack full of lollies.

Santa was mobbed by the kids

who were then treated to a

session on Santa’s lap where

many an IPAD, IPOD and other

toys were asked for Xmas. This

was followed by a BBQ in the

were the

.

Park.

course or find out more infor-

mation about SLS courses

should go to the training page

on the Nobbys Web Site.

Kath Donnelly can also be

contacted for more

information on 0413 610585.

Kath and the training crew of

Nathan and Rachael have fin-

ished the SRC and Lifesaving

award (Bronze) and we have a

new batch of 10 recruits that

have been placed on patrols.

Thanks to all the trainers and

to Steve Amess, Tracey Sned-

don and Brendon Ryman who

were the assessors on the day.

Anyone wishing to undertake a

Santa

arrivers in

the IRB

Whats On?

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

NOBBYS

TRIVIA NIGHT

Nobbys Trivia

Night will be

held Saturday

29 March 2014

at 6pm.

The cost is $100 a table or $10 per

ticket for a table of 10.

Contact Narelle Blick on

0411 122667 to grab a table.

Donations for the Trivia night are

required.

Phone Natasha Ryan on 0407

453853 if you require an introduc-

tory letter from Nobbys for the

sponsor company.

Contact Natasha or Narelle with

the prizes.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

Club championships will be held

on Sunday 23 March 2014 starting

at 9:15 for registration , marshal-

ling and information. This is for all

nippers and seniors that are active

members. An agenda and rules for

the day is being developed , in

order that it runs smoothly.

Contact Phil Lazzari on 0411

403085 (senior) or Mark Honnery

(nippers) on 0405 181242 if you are

interested in helping to run an

event on the day or acting as a

recorded. A small committee will

be running the day overseen by

Matt Quinn.

Details to come….

NOBBYS COLDIES

Don’t forget Nobbys Coldies each

Sunday from noon to 5pm. The

Best view and town and good

prices.

being returned, what it is used for

and details of whom is borrowing it.

This is a result of equipment being

needed for multiple uses or found

missing when it had to be used. This

includes trailers, gazebos, surf

boats, IRBs, boards etc.

The executive are also implement-

ing a service agreement for equip-

ment loaned to other clubs or used

Nobbys executive are going to im-

plement an equipment register.

This will be located in the cupboard

next to the radio cupboard in the

club house. All people borrowing

equipment, using equipment for

carnivals, training etc. which are

leaving the beach must enter de-

tails of the equipment borrowed

into the book, including when it is

by other clubs and will

cover us for any dam-

age to equipment.

Please also wash and

care for equipment. It

costs the club money

for replacement.

The equipment register

is just a diary of record.

that are developed by Hunter

Branch, SLS NSW and SLS Australia.

The SLSC receives funding if we can

demonstrate compliance but more

importantly it demonstrates that

Nobbys SLSC is a safe and compe-

tent place to be a member.

These procedures include:

• “Safer Surf Club Guide” ,

• “Club Guide”,

• Dangerous Goods Codes, and

Policies and procedures of SLS NSW

and Australia. Nobbys SLSC is aim-

ing for Silver Level Accreditation in

the Club Quality Program. The pa-

perwork and work instructions we

are implementing in the club is part

of demonstrating implementation

of these guides and policies.

Nobbys Executive and management

committee have been busy doing

work health and safety audits and

implementing actions that have

been put on the Risk Register.

Nobbys SLSC must implement a

range of actions, provide evidence

of implementation and are audited

or assessed regularly for compli-

ance with these guides and policies

Whats all the Fuss About?

Equipment!

Nobbys men rowing in Ocean

Thunder

“Whats all the

fuss about we

never had to do

this stuff

before?”

P A G E 6

“Keep your

records up to

date online“

Setting up

for the day

Lifesaving online

Policies and Operating Procedures

Beach Patrols Firstly I would like to thank

everyone who volunteered

their time over the busy holi-

day period. All patrols were

well attended and we had very

few incidents. I would espe-

cially like to thank everyone

who came on Xmas day, I

know this is a very busy time

and your commitment to the

club is very much appreciated.

Just a reminder to all patrol-

ling members you must let

your Patrol Captain know if

you’re not going to make your

rostered patrol and also tell

them who your swap is. It is

unfair to the rest of your team

if you just dont turn up. And

finally, if you’re a patrolling

member and haven’t received

your SLSA “double pluggas”

please see me as I still have a

limited number left.

Matt Quinn

Director of Lifesaving

These policies and procedures

and you will be able to

download Nobbys SLSC work

instructions.

Nobbys SLSC maintains a risk

register. If you have an inci-

dent don't forget to fill in the

incident log and it will be re-

corded in the risk register if

The new Nobbys web site will

have links to the SLS NSW op-

erating procedures and poli-

cies.

www.surflifesaving.com.au/

members/resources

Nobbys implements these

through work instructions. The

new website will host links to

Preventative actions are re-

quired.

Director of Lifesaving Matt

Quinn should be contacted

ASAP, or Director of Club Ser-

vices Narelle Blick if the issue

is related to the club house.

until all nipper children have a

mobile phone number and /or

email address for each child.

So next year when you register

please update mobiles and /or

emails on each registration

sheet for each member in the

club.

Then we can send emails or

SMS to appropriate groups.

You can also manage this your-

self through lifesaving online.

www.lifesavingonline.com.au

And follow the directions

You will need to spell your

name correctly and enter your

current recorded email address

or mobile phone number to

ensure you access the correct

record.

All members can assist Nobbys

SLSC appropriately contacting

members using surfguard sms

or email by ensuring that you

have updated your mobile

phone number and email for

yourself and your kids.

All members receive all texts

at the present time as we can

not differentiate between

nippers and general members

Carnivals Coming Up

P A G E 7 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

We have the nippers branch carni-

val coming up 15-16 February at

Caves Beach and wish all the kids

luck in that carnival. They have

been training with Trevor Marshall

and Anthony Croke before nippers

and on Saturday afternoons.. The

state carnival is on

at Umina on 28 Feb

through to 2 March.

All information is

available under the

branch website

Www.hsls.org.au

Next year we would like to see

more nippers at carnivals. Lets try

and get some relay teams together.

All kids must be carnival proficient

before December each year to com-

pete at the later carnivals.

Masters and Branch Surf Boat Car-

nival is at Caves Beach 1st February

whilst the Board and Ski series

wraps up on the 8 February at

Swansea Belmont.

The boaties have the final of streets

series at Terrigal on 2 February and

row in the last Ocean thunder se-

ries at Dee Why on 1 February.

Lets make next year the year for

Masters competitors….and pro-

mote some

more involve-

ment in carni-

vals…

continue to populate information

on the web site, but it should be all

go for next year.

We also have a gallery for photos

under each section.

When its up and running have a

play around as we will be using the

web site as our portal for informa-

tion and will be updating it regu-

larly . It will include up to date in-

The new Nobbys web site is just

about ready to go. Any day now

when you click on

www.nobbysslsc.org.au you may

find yourself at the new web site.

There is a sectional calendar for

each section such as nippers, func-

tion booking, social events and

carnivals.

You will need to bear with us as we

formation on training, events

and cancellations.

Remember I am always look-

ing for interesting stories

from members and photos.

secretary@nobbysslsc.org.au

Natasha Ryan

Director of

Administration

was great to see the smiles on their

faces. Thanks to the guys that

found Santa out in the water and

brought him in to see all the nip-

pers so he could find out what they

all wanted for Xmas. Hope they all

came true.

There is a new duty roster for the

year going up on the web site and

important dates so please keep

checking the web site. Thanks to all

the age managers, water safety and

parents and members who help out

as Sundays would not run effec-

tively without your help.

Presentation Day this year is 30

March and will be held at 9:30 in

the Railway sheds. BBQ lunch pro-

vided free of charge.

Mark Honnery, Director of Junior

Activities.

Happy new year to all the nippers

and their families. Hope everyone

had a good Xmas break and are

ready to come back to nippers all

refreshed for the second half of the

season.

During the end of November it was

good to see some of the younger

age groups progressing in the near-

shore areas with board skills,

helped out by the U12s and U13s It

Stockton

and Nobbys

Nippers Update

New web site almost ready

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alive he presented annually a small

trophy to the place getter of that

race.

The trophies were usually a tea

towel, socks or a small tankard. It not

known when or for what reason he

started this practice or when it

ended, however it did continue to

well into the seventies. He must

John or JJ MALONEY as he was known

around our Surf Club can be placed

back as far as the late 1930’s.

He has been described as being di-

minutive in statue and a perpetual

wearer of ‘Pork Pie hats. He was a

regular at our beach and had the use

of our Club premises.

However, it is not known if in fact he

was a Member, the assumption is

that he was. It appears that he lived

in premises, in the area known as the

‘Sand Hills” on Nobbys Road, New-

castle East and ran a business in Scott

Street located near the building that

accommodated the Air Force Club.

His family were prominent business

people and well known in the New-

castle area.

His association with the Nobbys SLSC

has been immortalized by the first

club surf race of the season. This

race bears his name. While he was

have had a good reason.

Source of this information was pro-

vided by

Jack MCMILLAN …past member

Noel LANDENBERGER ….Life Member

The Esplanade Newcastle

PO BOX 1010

Newcastle NSW 2300

ABN 70 118 833 592

E-mail: secretary@nobbysslsc.org.au

Looking back looking forward

It was with much pleasure that I accepted the offer to write

this article, as I have been fortunate to have met many won-

derful people over the past 40 years and have heard a story

or two.

I hope to do them justice in keeping some of their memories

alive.

My name is Sue Wilson wife of Peter Wilson.

The farther back you can look

The farther forward you are likely to see.

Sir Winston Churchill

The first club surf swim of the season was traditionally

known as the JJ Maloney race, the last recorded event was

in 2007-2008 season (85th AGM Report). Here follows the

story.

Nobbys Surflifesaving Club Inc.

The JJ Maloney Story

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Left to right. John Pearson, Peter Wilson receiving his prize from JJ Maloney and Dave Higgins Club

Captain 1964.

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