Bancoora Surf Life Saving Club Inc

SSeasonn 2021/22

Membership Pack

Bancoora Surf Life Saving Club Inc.

Table of Contents

Welcome to Season 2021/22 ........................................................................................................................ 1

COVID-19 Essential Information ................................................................................................................. 2

Paying Your Membership Fees ..................................................................................................................... 6

Nippers and Young Guns Program Information ........................................................................................... 8

Young Guns ............................................................................................................................................... 12

Patrols ........................................................................................................................................................ 14

Bronze Medallion ....................................................................................................................................... 14

Communication and Personal Contact Details ............................................................................................ 15

2021/22 Membership Pack Page 1 of 16

Welcome to Season 2021/22 Ben Pope

On behalf of the Bancoora General Committee, we very warmly welcome you to season 2021/22. As we emerge from a very challenging time, we hope that you are as excited as we are to be back down at the club.

We have prepared the following information to guide you through the things you need to do to join us for the season. We ask that you take the time to go through this booklet carefully.

Importantly, we do need all members to be vaccinated and when at the club, follow all the COVID safe measures we have put in place. It is up to every member of our community to do their part in the fight against COVID.

I would also like to take the opportunity to thank the General Committee from last season for all of their work and congratulate this season’s committee members on their appointments at the recent Annual General Meeting.

That’s all from me for now, but I will be around the club this season and am really looking forward to seeing you all back too!

2021/22 Committee Members

President: Ben Pope [email protected]

Vice-President: Christine Pope [email protected]

Vice-President: Andrew Cross [email protected]

Vice-President: Nathan Morton [email protected]

Treasurer: Robert McKinley [email protected]

Secretary: Jim Tucker [email protected]

Club Captain: Cara Edwards [email protected]

Nippers Coordinator: Craig Sherman [email protected]

Young Guns Coordinator: Barry Hunt [email protected]

Chief Instructor: Callum Edwards [email protected]

Gear Steward: Paul Hennig [email protected]

First-Aid Officer: Ted Page-Walker [email protected]

General Committee Members: Sarah Andrews, Emily Cross, Steve Evans, Andrew McNeil

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COVID-19 Essential Information

What is LSV’s current position on COVID-19 vaccinations?

Due to the diverse nature of our organisation and the many services and activities we facilitate, this means LSV members, employees, industry and community partners, contractors and visitors will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by 26 October 2021 to be able to attend an LSV or club facility, deliver an LSV or club service in person, or participate in an LSV or club activity in person, in order to comply with the roadmap.

This extends from our emergency services role to our community sports and recreational activities, and to the training and customer service areas of our operations.

This decision has been made based on public health advice and a comprehensive assessment of our organisation. Critically, it is aligned with the Victorian Government’s roadmap to reopening. Exemptions will apply as per the Chief Health Officer directions and we will support those with a valid exemption to continue to participate in lifesaving in a safe, inclusive way.

The safety and wellbeing of our people and our communities is our highest priority, and we have a duty of care to positively contribute to the pandemic response. This includes taking reasonable steps to avoid harm related to COVID-19 to our members, volunteers, employees and the community, and in particular, any vulnerable members of the communities we work with and serve.

In order to comply with the latest Victorian Government roadmap, members, employees, industry and community partners, contractors and visitors need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from 26 October 2021 to be able to:

• attend an LSV or club facility including Bancoora SLSC;

• deliver an LSV or club service in person;

• participate in an LSV or club activity in person including nippers/young guns/training courses/club events at Bancoora SLSC.

This applies to everyone aged 12 and over. All members in this age group will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to having membership

approved. This guide will cover instructions on how to complete the LSV Vaccination Status (VacStatus) Form for members, and other relevant personnel which must be completed as a requirement of Membership

LSV Vaccination Status Form

User-guide-LSV-Vac-Stat-form-21102021.pdf

Further updates and information will be provided during the season to meet Chief Health Officer and LSV requirements. Bancoora SLSC will be compliant with all directives and will keep members posted.

https://vacstatus.lsv.com.au/

https://lsv.com.au/wp-content/uploads/User-guide-LSV-Vac-Stat-form-21102021.pdf


Membership for Season 2021/22

Memberships are now open for application and renewal. The “steps” for signing up are:

Step 1. Sign you and all your family members up using the SLSA Portal

https://members.sls.com.au/SLSA_Online/modules/login/index.php

Step.2

Make membership payment

Follow prompts on SLSA portal or use following link

https://pnpnet.qvalent.com/OnlinePaymentServlet?cd_community=SLSA&cd_currency=AUD

Step 3.

Ensure you have current WWC and Bancoora is listed as organization – All members over 18 years of age

(New members to provide copy of card/confirmation of application)

Step 4.

Complete LSV Covid-19 vaccination declaration

(Required for all members 12 years and older – see important info below)


To renew your memberships, please follow the instructions provided below:

• Please go to the following website and follow the instructions to renew membership: https://portal.sls.com.au/

• We cannot assist with forgotten passwords, usernames etc. Please click on forgotten password/username as below or contact Surf Life Saving Australia on (02) 9215 8000

• Before you renew your membership, you need to have created a Members Area account. Please refer to instructions on How to Create a Members Area Account.

• Family groupings are also available this season to make the membership renewal process easier. If you are renewing memberships for your whole family, please see instructions on How to Create a Family Group for Existing Members


https://pnpnet.qvalent.com/OnlinePaymentServlet?cd_community=SLSA&cd_currency=AUD


https://portal.sls.com.au/

https://lsv.com.au/clubs-members/support/join-a-life-saving-club/




Step 1. Log into your Members Area account. members.sls.com.au

Step 2. Go to Memberships > Renewals, Payments & Transfers

Step 3. To renew your Membership, click on the renew button below the club you wish to renew. Your details should appear prefilled.

Step 4. A General Details section will appear. Please check that First Name, Last Name, DOB, Email Address 1, Home Address and Postal Address are correct, as these are required fields and must be completed.

Step 5. Complete the SLSA Membership Application and Declaration. At the bottom of the application, there are three acknowledgement boxes, one of which only applies if you are a parent/guardian applying on behalf of someone under 18. Click ‘Submit the Form’.

Step 6. It is important that after you have submitted your membership application that you pay your membership fee. On the confirmation screen, details will be provided on how you can pay. Most clubs will have online payments set up. If available, select ‘Click here if you wish to pay online’. Further instructions are on page 3 of this document.



Section 2: How to renew a family group club membership

Please ensure that you have created your family group prior to completing these steps, refer to instructions on How to Create a Family Group for Existing Members.

Step 1. Log into your Members Area Account. members.sls.com.au

Step 2: Go to “Memberships” > “Family”

Step 4. Tick the boxes for the family members that require to be renewed. View and agree to the SLSA Membership Declaration by selecting the tick box. Click ‘Submit’.

Step 3: Click on “Renew Membership”




Paying Your Membership Fees

On the recommendation of the 2020/21 General Committee, the Annual General Meeting decided not to increase membership dues for the 2021/22 season. The membership fees are as outlined below:

Membership Category Fee

Senior Membership $110.00

Family Membership

(inc. 2 adults, children and students up to 25 year) $280.00

Social Membership $35.00

Activity Fees (inc. a Family Membership)

1 Nipper or Young Gun $310.00

2 Nippers and/or Young Guns $335.00

3 Nippers and/or Young Guns $360.00

4 Nippers and/or Young Guns (cap) $385.00

Additional Notes:

• $10.00 per person paid in membership dues will be allocated to the Club’s building fund.

• In relation to Family Memberships, Please note all members of the family are required to be a member if your child or children are participating in nippers or young guns.

• For a person between 18 – 25 years to be included in a Family Membership, s/he must produce a student card. The person must be direct relations of the adults of the Family Membership.

• When registering on the Surf Life Saving Australia portal you can create a family group so you can link yourself, partner and children under one renew. This needs to be created first, check all details are correct of all members then click renew and this will renew all members in the family.

Payment Instructions

Step 1. You must make a payment to complete your membership application. Please be aware that not all Clubs use the SLSA Payment Gateway, so you will need to contact the Club directly to make the payment where that is the case. It will be clear for you as to which Clubs are included when you enter the name of the Club into the Club/Organisation field, pictured below.

Step 2. Once you have selected Bancoora, you will see a list of their membership fees. You need to select Membership fee from the drop-down options for Transaction Type and then complete all mandatory fields on the page, noting that you can include more than one transaction at a time.


Step 3. Follow the prompts to provide credit card details and complete the payment.

Other Tips

Q: I have forgotten my password for the Members Area?

A: If you have forgotten your username or password, click the reminder link on the main login page members.sls.com.au. Enter you first name, last name, DOB and select email or SMS to receive your reminder.

Q: I have submitted my membership application but forgot to pay. How do I pay?

A: Log into you Members Area account members.sls.com.au. Select Memberships>Renewals, Payments & Transfers > Make a payment. Follow the prompts to make a payment, making sure you have filled in all relevant details in the ‘Complete name / Meaningful payment details’ section.

Q: I require further assistance.

A: If you need further assistance to renew your club membership or encounter any ‘error’ messages please email [email protected] or call the SLSA IT Helpdesk 1300 724 006.






Nippers and Young Guns Program Information Craig Sherman

WORKING WITH CHILDRENS CHECK (WWCC):

All parents and guardians of children participating in nippers and anyone helping out, requires a WWCC. The club requires a copy of your current WWCC.

If you do not have a WWCC, you need to apply for one before the season begins. Please note, once you have filled out the online form you have to take a copy of this with a passport photo to the post office for verification. You have to make an appointment at the post office. It takes 2 weeks to get the WWCC card. Get organized NOW.

See the club website for details http://www.bancoora.asn.au/

AIM:

Bancoora’s mozzie & Nipper programs are all about fun and aims to teach the children about beach safety and give them some basic surf lifesaving skills. It is the start of your child’s journey to becoming a patrolling member down the track.

The start of the season is only a few months away and preparations for the season are well underway. To ensure the program runs smoothly, we need parents to help run the Nippers program and be organised.

Date for Nippers and Young Guns

~ Session Times: 9:30 – 11:30am | Please arrive at or before 9:15am ~

Session Date

Nippers Session 1 Sunday, 5 December 2021

Nippers Session 2 Sunday, 12 December 2021

Nippers Session 3 Sunday, 9 January 2022

Interclub Event Point Lonsdale v Bancoora Carnival Saturday, 15 January 2022




Nippers Session 7 Sunday, 6 February 2022



Nippers Club Carnival Sunday, 27 February 2022

Before you arrive at the first Nippers session, you must:

• Join Surf Life Saving and Bancoora online memberships or renew your membership

• Pay membership and participation fees

• Parents have current Working with Children Checks

• Completed you and your families vaccine status for COVID-19

• Swimming competency forms are signed

http://www.bancoora.asn.au/


Your Help is Essential

Nippers is run entirely by volunteers and this season we will need more volunteers than previously to ensure the safe delivery of the Nippers Program. The program is run by parents of Nippers. Parents cannot ‘drop and go’ or hang about on the beach doing nothing. As a parent and member of the club it is important you are present and contribute during the program. Emergency, injury or fright can happen very quickly and you need to be on hand to help.

Bancoora SLSC is a small club and needs ALL members to pitch in and get things done. To ensure this season is as successful as can be, we need your help. It is a great example to your children and they love having their parents involved. Don’t leave it to someone else.

We are currently looking for volunteers to fill the following positions:

• COVIDSafeNipper Officer(S) • Water safety Coordinator

• Water safety officers with a current surf lifesaving bronze medallion x 15 (Ratio 1:5)

• Age group managers (2 per age group)

• Board activity leader • Swim activity leader

• Wade activity leader • Flags activity leader

• Education activity leader • Beach Activities leader

• Mozzies Coordinator • BBQ Coordinator

• Time keeper

If you are willing to take on any of the above positions, email Craig Sherman ([email protected]) ASAP so you can take on the job most suited to you.

Please note that parents do not need any water safety training (e.g. Bronze medallion) to be an age group manager, the flags and beach activity leader, Mozzies coordinator, BBQ coordinator, or the time keeper. For those wanting to provide help with water safety, a bronze medallion certificate is required and which can be done at the start of the season.

If you can do the same job all season that is great but if you cannot please specify what you can do. A volunteer roster will be on the notice board each week. The Nippers Program will be of better quality if the coordinator and Committee can focus on the children and not chase volunteers each week.

Some other ways in which parents can assist the smooth operation of nippers include:

• Being on hand to offer encouragement for your child, or with towels, goggles, sunscreen, wetsuits, warm clothes etc.

• Assisting Age Managers setting up an activity. Keep your age manager informed of any issues affecting your child. We will not force your child to participate if they don’t want to, however we are always encouraging children to give everything a go.

• Carrying equipment such as boards to the beach or back to the club rooms

• Getting your child in the water outside of nippers sessions to practice their skills.

All help is appreciated. Everyone has different levels of capacity to help and we appreciate even the smallest of assistance.



A Request from Us …

If your child is disrupting the group, please step in and assist the age manager where required.

This makes the whole experience much more enjoyable for everyone.

Swimming Competency

For each nipper to be able to participate in water-based activities, they must be able to swim. We are not a ‘learn to swim’ program.

The attached form (also available on the web site) must be completed by a qualified swimming coach/teacher, Level 1 Coach, Level 1 Official, Age Managers Assessor (SRC/Bronze), Training Officer (SRC/Bronze) and returned to the nipper coordinators or membership officers on or prior to the first Nipper Session.

Nippers cannot participate in water activities unless this form has been completed and returned to the club.

Age Group

Swim And Float Requirement

Under 8 25 metre swim (any stroke)

1 minute survival float

Under 9 25 metre swim (any stroke)


Under 10 25 metre swim (freestyle)

1 ½ minute survival float







Under 14 200 metre swim (freestyle) in less than 5 minutes


Please ensure that the form provided on the last page of this booklet has been completed by your child’s swim instructor (or someone

appropriately qualified).


Age Groups and Activities

Mozzies - U6/U7 Run for about an hour, with limited water activities and separate to nippers’ activities. This is an introduction based on fun and games.

Nippers - U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U13/14. The age groups rotate through 6 activities.

Beach Activities Boards

Swimming Flags

Wade Beach Education

AGE ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 JUNIOR ACTIVITY AGE GROUP

5 Years Old Participate as Under 6 - Mozzies

6 Years Old Participate as Under 7 – Mozzies

7 Years Old Participate as Under 8







14 Years Old Participate in Young Guns

For example, if your child is born on the 10 September 2012, they are age 9 on the 30 September 2021 and will be in under 10. If you child is born 10 December 2012, they are age 8 on the 30th Sept 2020 and will be in under 9.


Preparation Please ensure you bring the following with you each week:

• Sunscreen

• Wet suit

• Bathers

• Towel

• Nippers cap

• Nippers rashie

• Goggles

• Drink bottle.

Uniform

Nipper caps and rashies are compulsory. Caps are on sale at the club for $20 each.

If you have a rashie from last year please use it again or bring it along as a spare if it no longer fits. New rashies are issued to nippers at the first session.

Young Guns Barry Hunt

Date Young Guns

~ Session Times: 9:30 – 11:30am | Please arrive at or before 9:15am ~

Session Date

Young Guns Session 1 Sunday, 5 December 2021

Young Guns Session 2 Sunday, 12 December 2021

Young Guns Session 3 Sunday, 9 January 2022

Interclub Event Point Lonsdale v Bancoora Carnival Saturday, 15 January 2022




Young Guns Session 7 Sunday, 6 February 2022



Nipper Club Carnival Sunday, 27 February 2022


Other things to note:

• In addition to these dates young guns can participate in the senior club championships dates to be advised.

• Other dates and function will also show up so keep eye and ear open to other exciting events for the season.

• Arrive at the beach at 9:00 am to sign in and be briefed on the session’s activities. Note it is lifesaving requirement to wear a high vis rash vest for all water activities. Failure to bring your rash vest will result in you missing the session. Please remember to pack this.

• Program will start at 9:30am, and finish at 11:30pm A BBQ with sausages and drinks is available for nippers, young guns and families to enjoy after each session.

• To participate in the young guns program a family membership must be taken out and all adults and participants must be club members. Payment of membership is due before the first young guns session or prior to the participant undertaking an award upgrade or requalification.

• If you are over 18 years and participating in young guns or are a parent of a young gun participant you must have a current working with children’s check completed.

REQUIREMENT: Surf Rescue Certificate / Bronze Medallion Award

• In order to participate in young guns, any member aged 13-14 years is required to have a current surf rescue certificate and members 15 and above must have their bronze medallion.

• We will be running a course for these awards this season so keep an eye out for this but in the meantime email [email protected] to express an interest.

• If you no not have one of these awards or fail to requalify the award you will not be able to participate until the award has been obtained.

• It is also a requirement that all young guns attend patrols as rostered on. Please refer to the roster when it becomes available and make yourself aware of dates.

• All past participants who have obtained surf rescue certificate or bronze medallion are required to attend a requalification day to refresh the award.


Patrols Cara Edwards

Season 2021/22 Patrolling Dates and Times

Start Date: 27 November 2021 Finish Date: 25 April 2022

Please complete the form at https://forms.gle/myjUYACmBD9Tou5t8 to let Cara know your patrol availability and preferences.

Cara can be contacted on [email protected].

All awards will need to go through “Skills Maintenance”, which we will update you on as soon as we have further information.

Bronze Medallion Callum Edwards

We will be holding a Bronze Medallion / Surf Rescue Certificate course early this season. We strongly encourage Nipper Parents to sign up and do this course, so that they can help with Water Safety during Nipper sessions.

If you currently hold a Surf Rescue certificate and are turning 15 years old, you must do your Bronze Medallion Course to continue doing Young Guns and Patrols.

Prerequisites for the Bronze Medallion:

• You must be 15 years old. Note: You can do the course so long as you turn 15 years old within 60 days of the exam.

• You must be able to swim 400 metres in under nine minutes in a pool.

Session Date Times Where?

Training Session 1 Saturday, 6 November 2021

9:00am – 3:00pm Bancoora SLSC 101 Surf Club Lane BREAMLEA 3227

Training Session 2 Sunday, 7 November 2021





Revision & Assessment Saturday, 27 November 2021

Assessment Sunday, 28 November 2021

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Other Information

• You must enrol in the course via http://mt.lsv.com.au

• You need to purchase an electronic copy of the SLS Lifesaving Manual (instructions will be given prior to the course)

• The course will go through basic lifesaving techniques such as DRSABCD, rescue techniques, basic first aid and surf skills.

• Once you have your Bronze Medallion, it is expected that you either patrol and/or participate in nipper water safety.

Communication and Personal Contact Details

We kindly ask you to ensure your most current contact details are entered into the Member Portal. Email and mobile phone are our primary means of communication, in addition to the Social Media platforms of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and our website www.bancoora.asn.au.

Stay informed with what’s going on at the club through our website or like our Facebook page:

• http://bancoora.asn.au/

• http://www.facebook.com/bancoorasurflifesavingclub

Club T-Shirts

This season Bancoora will be providing every patrolling member, regular parent helpers, nippers and young guns with a club t-shirt. The t-shirts will be free to those active members listed above who have their membership paid and approved prior to the end of November

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ABN 65 095 505 705 | Website www.bancoora.asn.au | Email [email protected] | Mail 101 Surf Club Lane, Breamlea, VIC 3227 | Office Phone (03) 5264 1055 |

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Bancoora Surf Life Saving Club

Swimming Competency Form **This form must be completed by ALL Nipper participants**

• Please have this form completed by a qualified swimming coach/teacher, Level 1 Coach, Level 1 Official, Age Managers Assessor (SRC/Bronze), Training Officer (SRC/Bronze) and return to Craig Sherman on or prior to the first Nipper Session.

• Nippers cannot participate in water activities unless this form has been completed and returned to the club.

Name of Nipper: Date of Birth: (DD/MM/YYYY)

Age Group (Age as at 30

September this year) Swim AND Float Requirement Tick the applicable

Age Group

Under 8 • 25 metre swim (any stroke) • 1 minute survival float ☐

Under 9 • 25 metre swim (any stroke) • 1 minute survival float ☐

Under 10 • 25 metre swim (freestyle) • 1 ½ minute survival float ☐

Under 11 • 50 metre swim (freestyle) • 2 minute survival float ☐



Under 14 • 200 metre swim (freestyle) in less than 5 minutes • 3 minute survival float ☐

I certify that has completed …

(Insert name of nipper)

☐ the swim and survival float as listed above for their selected age group; OR

☐ the swim and survival float for their age group as part of the attainment of their Level _____ swimming certificate.

Instructor Name:

Position: of…

Signature: Date:

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