1974-75 Annual Report

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Wye RiverSurf L ife

Saving Club

1ihAnnual Report

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1 '9 7 4 - 1 :975



?RSSIDENT'S R~?ORT

~~ th2 last !~~ual General Mee~ing the honour af being

elected tne fourch L'i fe [ ' , e n o , : : r8 :: ':l1e Club v.es be st.ovred

on mEo This distinc~ion really geve th~ setisfactiar

that one had r e a l l y contributed something of benefit tothe Club during seventeen y e a r s of membership. Since

that iraugural meeting ~n January 4, :958 and more

especially si~ce becom~ng a com~itteeman in March: 1963does one realis~ the amou~t of v01un~ary service that is

put into an or;anisa~ic~ such es the Surf Life Savin£Movement in order that tne public May swim in safetyon ~atrolled Aus~ralian beaches. During my membership

at \;jye, it 1",2S been my privilege to serve under

conscientious leaders and during my seven terms asPresident of the Club to haVE been assisted by mBny

f2i~hful ccrnmitteG members. Two years ago, ~ consideredres igning from c ornrn,tteeship bu t again v o Lu n t .ee r 'ed ro r

re-election in the hope -::hatnew nembers would be forth-

coming or that past ~embers wc~ld see their way clearto take office.

This year for health reasons and ~ressure of business,

I feel reluctantly co~pelled to completely resign fromcommitteeship of the Club.

I wish the Club well and hope that it will prosperunder new leadership.

s. A GN :: : ; V l

President



SSCRCT".RY T S r::SPC'RT

I wish to thank all the Committee Members who helpeG me

to perform my cuties during my first ,year as the Club's

Secretary. I especial] y vxu ld Li.ke to thank S;:.ii-:2, vrho

gave m e the c~nfidence to do the j o b .

As most of you know, we hele an e~traordinary meeting

during the past season. The meeting was called to decidethe future of ::heClub D Thos.e uho attended the rrieet.no

decided the Club needed ~ fresh start.

Th~se members who were not pulling their weight in ~he

Club were asked ~o appeal to che Committee S~ tha~ theyc o u l d ren-ain members of the Club. This .ces1l1ted in the

removal of quite a few members. This left cnly the samediehards \..o have been pulling the Club throuch se asor

after season.

In a bid to rebuild a strong core of keen members, nina

prospective ~ecruits were invited down to ~ ye for aweeke~d. They were given ~ pretty good idea what the

Club \10/25all about, end they 211 seemed pretty interested.

1..e hope to see t!":-em in the star t; of the new season", If

we can o~~anise a few more of these weekends, I am su=ethat the Club membership would once again be strong.

The Club bOEt should be ready ~o hit the water this

se2S0~. Thanks mcst go to the same diehards who put

many hOLes of h a r d work into the boat to make this

p o s s L b l e , ~ t e hope to have 2 senior a n a j u n i o r c r e w

competing in carnivals in the new season.

rhe ettitude of membe-r s tow ards the bunkhou se rnust nov.

be impr~ve1. Plans ~or a pool table for recreation of

Club me~~ers are under way and we hope to have it for the

new season. If the plans do C0~e through, and we get thetable, qresc respec t rnust be sho ..n t.owards it to enable

us to keep it ~nG p05s:bly acquire other forms of

entertainment. The bunkhouse should be treated as an

enjoY2~le residence ~or Club members whilst staying ati"lye curing the seascn "lJT just a p i.ace to stay at wh iLs t;

on a holiday. --- -

Gre~ter care of Club equipment must be shown in the future.

Careless use cf Club and private gear resulted in quite a

lot of damaae duriro the season. New gear has been pur-

chased ~or fhe com!~g season and if carelessness is shown

to\Jards this or any 0ther gear, severe res trictions tovrar-d s

the use of g~2r will b~ imposed.



Secretary's Report (Cont.,)

The [""!iss Uve River ~ontes t dre':J quite 2 1ar qe cr owd to

the DE6Ch on [lEvJ Years D21', it turned out to be a

successf~l day ~cr the Club. A 5auad performed a

rescue for the benefit of the public, which brought

about a stronger awareness or the Club and its procedures

sf duties whilst on pa~rolo

Overall, the season 3ver3ged itself OJt. The bad spots

or the S~2S:0 n have been r emov sd ty -!:: -tempr-o vemerrts \;e

have mads. T~'ie fr e sh star c , i-,;hich \I25 stal-<:;ed late If'.the season is wh a c , I r h.ink , pulled the Club ou t of ~chs

bag.

'e are looking forward to a letter and stronger Club i~

the future, but to do this, 011 Club members must .·;·.j\~T

a stronger Club. To build a stcong Club we nust have

a strong fLundation to buil~ on. ~he future of the Clubnow lies in the h2nds of its members. I urge you to

make eve~y ~cssible effort tO~3r~s the rebuilding ofOU? CLLi3.



CLUB CAPT~INIS R~?ORT

You can sum u? this se250. 25 one of the wo=st in the

Club's history;

.;c-rk"olE,S done by 2. select :::ev',it.h very 1:'ttle partic-

ioation and suo;ort from o~her members. The Club has

=~re cuickiv f~~~ bad to WC=SE - 2 crucial example bei~;

£n ~h~t sev~ra: pa~rols last SE2scn were ~OT ~TT~ND2D by

any Pstrol Members.

i';otification of sn Acti,ve i"lembersl"leeting W2.S sent out to~:l members a~~ a typical twerty odd was the attendance

number~-~ow can a Surf Life Saving Club function c~rrectly on

the beach front if meetings in Melbourne are not attended.

t.s a resul t, a. number of so called "useless" members

\"are dismissed from the Club ~ leavi ng very fe·\.[embers

~o finish the Season. ~hanks go to these few reliablesi

~0 awards were won by t~e Club this year.

in V~c~oria, cnly 52 Bron~es were gained.5rcrzes out of 26 Clubs.

rr'om ell

- This is

Clubs

This year new membe~s will need to be found, group and

tEa~ partici~ation, suppcrt and co-operation will be

needed i~ we 2~~ to pick up the threads of the Club~nd make something of i~. - I wonder if anyone realises

:'lOH close to -':.r.end \.'ye~iver Life Savi:19 Club was thisve a r ? !

~he Soci~l Con~ittee endeavourec several ~~mes with

functions, and were re-payed for their time and effort

by almost ril a~tendance by members.

A lot of new Gear has been bought by the Club this year

but it will not be used by members if it is misused and

damaged as happened to gear la5t year.

Thanks go to the number of guys ~hat haVE worked

consistently ~n ~he s3nd~ng and re-va~nishing of theboat in Melbourne. - I wender how marry members willwan t; to use tne beat when ,- is again at i ye - and

yet who were not prep3red ~c get thei~ hands airtyw~~~ the cle3ningD

I would very sincerely like to thank Paul Shannon

(~ice Capt.) ~or all ~he work he did throughout the

Se~son, especially in March when I was aw~y on myhoneymoon.

Thanks also go to othE~ members who did patrols etc.,

~ ~hes~ few are the only reason why the Club is still

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The soci~l ~vents rver the last 5easo~ were en 3

parallel wi~h ~ll sEctions of Club activity, wh~ch W2Sone of compl ete 1eck cf cLub spil-it, en thus .iasrn a::csuppor~ on a!l levels. It has been an i~creasirg

problem ~ar all social organisers to get the ~essage

across to members that their sup~~rt, co-operation andsuggestions are the backbone of the Club 2S a wh~le.

The social year :974/1975 kLcked off w.i th the ~st .,.1I1uc:.l

l~ye River Handicap ~hich was held at ~atts River ~eserve.

After intense organisation this event~ which was verypoorly supported, was held in perfect weather and those

who did attend thoroughly enjoyed themselves and assured

us they would be back for next yearTs eventu

A number of bar-b-ques were held dur i.nq the season \rhich

included tne V~rking See which was held early in November~974o This was also poorly attendLd. ~he New Years 8ve

party held in the Bunkhouse grounds ~as most e~couragin9

in the support we received from campers and younger

members of the Club. Many thanks to Harry and ~dith,Jeaver of the ','yeR:"ver Hot.e l fer the2_r support in the

organisation of this function. ~nd also many thanks tothose Ladies at the Club for their help in the preparation

of the sweets and savo~ries donated by them. At ~he.1I.nnualL.!!:l Dinner, VJe sew twenty in attendance. This

number incl~ded past members, two cf which were Club

captai 115 who spox e 0:1 ',!hat the reaI bus iness of Sur:7"Life Saving is all about, an inspiration to the younger

guys in the Club. ie hope ~his particular function

returns to the popu1arity it once en joyed. "'e onceagain thank Harry and Edith for their supporto

The Club ended the year with the !nnual Dinner Dance

helG 3t the Brighton Savoy. Amidst promises of

attendance and suppcrt for the ball, organisers battled

~o get ~umbers to make the night financially possible.Fortunately, thanks to lOYdl Club ~upporters of this

function, W~ just managed to balance accounts, and for

those who did not attend , they missed a "bloody good

night".

V;e again remind members that your suggestion, Ci""'-·

operation and suppor~ are more than welcome in thL

organisation of social activities~

TONY Sf-!r..N:;O!'J & G2::::G S':LL



l,'YE RIVSR SU RF LIF':: 3.:.VING CLUB

ST!~.TEi/isNT OF ?ECEIi?7S .. !'.D P.".YM2.'r:s FeR T 'SLV: j,·j':i.-:=-:-i5

E N D E D 3 0 T i - i .L.?F..IL, 1975

f-\::::CE:I?TS

Bank Balance brought forwar~

i ~e mb ers~ ip S u bs crip ti on s

Donat':'ons

DonatiDn from Ladies ..ux iLi.ar y

Social Functions

Interest

9J2

244

493

5;0

. .~ "J_, ..J

Burikhou s e Fees 70

75.dve r LdsLn.;Gear Grant :08

:32,681

Club & Bunkhouse Maintenance and

Expenses

Lifesavi~g Equipment Repairs &fifjaintenance

199

23

30ats & Trailers Repairs & Maintenence 353

S tationery and Printing

?ostage

Insurance

14

62

Hire ~f Meeting Hall

Cl~b Cham~ionship Trophies

~ife5avirs Equipment

Deposit AnnJal Dinner

Su.ndries

:0

GC

150

100

Balance Ca~ried Forward

70

1,187



"YC RIVER SU~F' LIFE S.·,VING CLUB

GaJEFU.L ?"=V;::llU~ FOR T''E!"'V=:; f"iONTHS C:;NDSJ :?,OTH .~?RI~, 1975

:L\lCCiIiiS

:3 :'lbcr i.p tior.s

InLe~es~ Received

2~4

33

Pr~fit from Funct~Q~S :"57

Don = .ti.on from Lad ies ..uxil iary·

4:93

520

Donatior.s

Bunkhouse Fees-T>

Iv

. r.vercisinq

Ge3r Grant - Stcte Ce~tre

l2,366

=XP~NDITURE.:;

Deprecietion on ~qu=-pment

Pcstage,?rinting & Stationery

Insu"..ance

653

76

!-lire of Hell

Club. and Bunkhouse Expenses

equipment Repairs & Maintenance

Sur~ Beat Maintenance

Club Championship Zrophies

""00-~ _ .

353

C,...,.)

S~r1dries 70

5urp::'us Transferred to J',ccumlJlc.tedF'urid s 633

$~,366

SPECIAL FUhlD

ST \T~[··E>!T 0: Rt:CEI PTS _;,;'D EX?E:;·:DITU? S FOR TVSLVS ["10r--iTHS

END~D 30TH ~PRILj :975

Sank Interest

1,097

39

Bank 3alance May 1st, 1974

li1,1.36

Sank Balance 2S at ;,pril 3)th, 1.'175 $1,1.36



WYS RIVSR SURF LIFS S. VING CLUB

Bj~LnNCC:; S HE.ET .'.5 :,.T 30TH J~.P:i.I L, 1975

rrent j.ssets

sh at Bankat 3ank

General- S pecial

.ccoun t-.ccount

~, 'l.f7

1.-':'26 '2,323

.sn in Hclld

posit Paid on Arnual 8allGrant - state Centre

?O

.:.00556

xed Ass~ts at Cost Less Depreciat~or.

Sav~ng EquipmentAdditions

cna and Cover

Equipment

Equipment

rf BoaL and Trailers -Gadsen Boat

erte x Gear Trail er

Board at Cast

Tennis Tablenkhouse FU rniture ond C:;quip~entildings - Bunkhouse

- Clubhouse

TOTAL J..,SSETS

560

120

25

9

590

400

75

6510

170

9,9371,.216

$1697R6

ted -Funds

alance 1st May; 1974Plus Surplus for ye~r

Special Func

15,012638 /.!.5,650

1,136 $16.736

i,\ndre\.v Q 'v i.Lson

0·:on a T re esurer )

Stuart ~DL. ngnew(President)

.-.UDITOR' S REPORT

The MembersRiver Surf Life S aving Club

have examined t~e accounting recor~s and supporting vouchers

the '"'ye rtiver S urf Life Saving Clute In my opinion .::he:Balance Sheet end supporting S tatements are

rawn up so as to give a true and fair ~iew of the state of

he Club's affairs as at ~Oth .·.pril, 1.975, and of the income

nd expenditure for the year e~ded on that dateo

Peter V o Doughty(Chartered ~ccountant)



CLUB ['E[VlBERSHIP

LIFE: J " 1 r- c .A" Jonas] 'v l r . • S.J..•L. F.gne''I\i

-

Mr~ L. Bennett

Mr. L. Slums

Mr. .]. Bridoei"lr. J. Crane-\II

H e Dowd.r 0

, SSOCIATS

.",UXI L I}\R ~:. rJ!r 5• :i. _L·gnew

Mrs. Julie l'.gne\rJ

Mrs. Lo Slums

M=-s" Lo or:idge

Mrs. ,r-.. 10 Cahn

Mrs. So ColemanMiss c. CraneMl.~S• So Crane

1 '-1 r s , N. Galea

ACTIV E S E:NICR N. And.r ewe.r tha

La At yeoP. Bourne

20 CraneK o GarnettM. Galea

Mr. To JonasMr. 8. j\ljeagher

Mr. Jc ~"'i1na t

Mr. Go '::Jolfe

Mrs. J. Griffin

Mrs. F'" Griffin

]\1r5e So Jackson

Mrs. H. JonasMrs. M. Jonas...:Mrs. J. Pearce,' ~-Mrs. H. Sinclair(V:rs. 60 ilmot

.:

M. George

R" Griffin

M. PearceP. Shannon'T' Shannonu. -roolfe



;,CTIV:::: JUNIOR

TR.~.INE;;::;

AUXILI~RY JUNIOR

r ; ' Q Bennei:t

H o Bourne

R. CraneKearnev

K .~~:l\earneYp~J<insmar.

?v~:~evingst0:1v-:

'"""" r~·~.r ~.<-.~new

.~- . .J J!...F d m r n e l

t- . ,

ivTfss J0 J\gnew

Ma~ter s. Colemanr v - , do s K 0 Col eman

~1~~~'r MD

Griffin. . . . . . ~~ . , . : .,

.';CTIVE; RESSRVE: G,;-;.-.gnew

c,' Co x

TOTALS Life

Active 12

Active Junior 14

Active Reserve 4

Trainee 4\ssociate 9

Auxiliary 17

Auxiliary Junior 8

Go LevingstonJ. i''leagher

Bn Mullin~1 " 1 0 ShannonK. Storey

G. \"ililamsDo "'illiams

S"McCarthy

H0' Veerman

Master To SinclairtVlasterN o ' 'ilmot

Master O~ "ilmot

Master To lilmot

M o Sinclai:-. J : . . . 0 ,.,/ilson

2

TOT~L 70



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WYS RIVER SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB

FoGnded 4th January 1958

Season 1974-1975

Notice is hereby g~ven that the 17th Annual General

["leet:1g of tile 1.'yeRiver Surf Life Savi n9 Club will be

held at 20 F'or t.u na ivenue, North Salwyn on Friday,

5th September, 1975 at 8.00 pom.

- 1 0 H i nutes of the " 2 . 6 th i.nnUZclGeneral ]\~eetig to be

read ane co~firmed~

~-.3.

Business arising from minutes.

Correspondence.

Presentation! consideration and adoption of the

16th Annual report.

?res~ntation! consideration and adoption of the

16th Annual Statement of Receipts,:xpenditure and

Balance Sheet.

Address by Club President.

c_' .

o.

7. Election of Office Bearers for Season 1975-1976.

S. Address by State Cen~re Representative.

9. General Business.

OFFICE BEAREi1S

Voting by all financial membersPresident, Deputy President, Secretary, Treasurer, OneCommittee Member~

voting by Active Members only

Club Captain) Vice Captain, One Committee Member

Fositi~ns of Scat Captain, Registrar1

Competitions Manager,

Social Sec~etary, Chief Instructor,and Gear Stewar1 whilstnot committee positions are still officers of the Club and

appl ication for the above positions can be fo.rwa.r-detothe Committee for their approvala

It is hereby noted that age has no bearing on the abovementioned positionso

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1974-75 Annual Report