Jan 2015 ALEXANDRA HEADLAND SLSC NEWSLETTER Thank you to our Volunteers who Patrolled Christmas Day Many thanks to those members who patrolled our beach on Christmas day. Many of these guys made it a family outing with all members of the family donning the red and yellow. Thanks to: AM Patrol Brad Leslie, Steve Bradney, Matt Kluck, Tam Benjamin, Michele Brittain, Jo Brown, Emily Chester, Hannah Pledge, Jack Rodgers, Dylan Wheeler, Jas Benjamin, Georgia Brittain. Mid Patrol Shane Baird, Greg Craven, Phil Perren, Lachie Craven, Holly Ebsworthy, Jess Baird, Tracy Buhk, Dana Craven, Jeff Ebsworthy, Emily Chester, Noah Ebsworthy, Kurt McAleenan, Wayne McGregor, Alicia Baird, Ben Campbell, Mitchell Craven, Tyla Dickey, Jacob Ebsworthy, Matt McGregor. PM Patrol Mark Thornton, Linda Thornton, Andrew Buhk, Abbey Scott, Connor Buhk, Tracy Buhk, Peter Fraser, Kurt McAleenan, Jye Williams, Sam Williams, Sammy Thornton. WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ALEX SSCB Surf Rescue Championships 16th, 17th & 18th January * Masters Teams Carnival 24th January * BEKO QLD Cup (Australian Surf Rowers League) 8th February * 2015 QLD Surf Rescue Championships 13th, 14th, & 15th February Pudding Swim Well done to Braedan Jason (1st), Matt McGregor (2nd) & Sam Bull (3rd) and to all 46 members (pictured below) who turned up for the Xmas Pudding Swim * 2015 QLD State Board Riding Championships 13th, 14th, & 15th February ALEX WORK FORCE! It’s our time to shine! Please contact the office or come down to the Club to put your name down to help out at any of the above carnivals. We need all hands on deck across multiple areas from expert sausage sizzlers, to water safety and beach set up. Newsletter of the Alexandra Headland Surf Lifesaving Club www.alexsurfclub.com.au Page 1 A Message from the President of Surf Life Saving Queensland Hey Nippers... Save these Dates Fellow Lifesavers, My warmest congratulations on a very successful peak beach patrol period so far. Volunteers and ALS Lifeguards have once again performed magnificently to protect our bathing public during the December-January holiday period. In 2012-13 and 2013-14 we had an amazing nil beach drowning record; with over half the period gone, we have to report one Fraser Island death (probably due to a medical complication) with some very close calls: On 2 January two of our roving ALS Lifeguards performed life-saving CPR at Double Island Point; On 6 January a Burleigh Heads-Mowbray Park member working as a Lifeguard on the Gold Coast performed a rescue and resuscitation of a Chinese student, again saving his life; Earlier in the period, Sunshine Coast lifesavers responded swiftly to an emergency beacon at Alexandra Bay, Noosa National Park, and saved an Irish tourist from certain drowning; he was in a critical condition for a while but recovered in medical care. We have had many other near-misses, shark sightings, difficult surf conditions, but always our Volunteer Lifesavers and ALS Lifeguards perform admirably for the public good. Well done to everyone, and all the best for the completion of yet another successful holiday season. Ralph Devlin QC President, SLSQ Back by popular demand both these camps are booking out FAST. Put these dates in your diary NOW… better still get your parents to RSVP for you now at the office. 2015 Lifesaving Excellence Camp U11, 12 & 13 7 & 8 February 2015 2015 Lifesaving High Performance Camp U11, 12 & 13 31 Jan & 1 Feb 2015 January Nipper Calendar 11th Jan— Normal Nippers 17TH Jan— FMOS Kurrawa 18th Jan— Normal Nippers 24th Jan— SCB U8—U10 Branch Champs 25th Jan— Normal Nippers 27th Jan— BACK TO SCHOOL!! Newsletter of the Alexandra Headland Surf Lifesaving Club www.alexsurfclub.com.au Page 2 Bondi to Bluff - 12 months later Meat Raffle Roster 12 months ago, on the 8th December 2013,we were pushing into an increasing northerly chop/swell, as we made our way from Forster to Pt. Macquarie. Wednesday Amazing how fast time goes by! Glenn Garrick asked Wayne for an update on his recovery. “Through the efforts of everybody involved and your fundraising contributions, I have been able to step up my Rehabilitation, and participate in Pilates in individual sessions. This has resulted in me finding connections in my deep inner core muscles, adding stability to my back. With the continued swimming and exercise programs that I was undertaking, I have added strength and stability to my back muscles which previously were in seizure. The extra stability had stopped the seizures and reduced the levels of pain I was experiencing. I have also had the opportunity to undertake extra acupuncture sessions, which has proved integral in relaxing my back muscles. With the reduced pain levels I have found I can now sit for longer and have ceased taking pain management medication. This has allowed me to undertake a Masters degree of Applied Finance and given me career opportunities into the future. I can now pick up my 2 boys and enjoy being able to wrestle and play with them, which I previously never thought would be a possibility. My overall quality of life has increased to a point I never thought possible. The catalyst for my life now was the Bondi to Bluff 1 year ago and I will never forget those that helped to make this possible, and contributed towards my recovery and the future of my family. From the bottom of our hearts we are so thankful and appreciative for what you have done for us. Wayne” . Alex Clubbies Fitness Update Well Alex Clubbies have been in fine form over the Summer Holiday period. Only stopping training for Christmas Day and New Years Day and even then I think many were out catching waves and enjoying the great conditions (AKA SURF!!). Training has continued with mainly swim and boards and the odd ski day if conditions permit. We are well and truly into the patrolling season now and all striving to carry our level of fitness into the final few months and hopefully the odd competition here and there  Don’t be afraid to come and have a go, we cater for all levels of fitness and finesse. If your New Year’s Resolutions included fitness, fun or joining a great group of people for regular laughs this is the time and place for you ...Starting 5.30 am promptly Tuesday and Thursday am – beach side of the club See you on the beach Jess & Shane Newsletter of the Alexandra Headland Surf Lifesaving Club Jan Masters Boats - Greg Craven Feb Surf Boats - Steve Davies Saturday Jan March Past - Ray Munroe Feb Beachies - Wendy Sierp Ticket sales start at 5.30pm and raffles drawn at 6.45pm. You must wear your patrol shirt. News from your Chief Training Officer Happy New Year! If you have not completed your SRC/Bronze proficiency after the 31 December 2014 then unfortunately you will not be able to compete or do any patrols until you are proficient. If you would like to patrol this season then you will have to fill in a late proficiency request form that you can get off our website. You need to fill it in and then send it to the club which will then be sent to branch. Some of you were not able to make any of the proficiencies however there were many people who had informed me before the 31 December and we were able to work out other times etc. We even did a special proficiency on the 27 December. Any inquiries please do not hesitate to contact the club. Anita Moore www.alexsurfclub.com.au Page 3 NO BIKES All members, please do not leave your bikes in the breezeway or the locker area when you come to training in the afternoons. Please use bike racks provided at the northern end of the Club ALEX MEMBERS VOLUNTEER TO HELP THE TREEHOUSE INITIATIVE FREE Fitness Frenzy @ Swim Fit Aquatic Centres starting Monday 19th Jan. Bring a buddy FREE to any fitness class all week! PLUS… 20% off all fitness passes www.facebook.com/SwimFit1 for more information. Buderim Aquatic Centre – 5445 6685 Coolum-Peregian Aquatic Centre – 5473 9042 Cotton Tree Aquatic Centre – 5443 5601 Nambour Aquatic Centre – 5476 0455 Newsletter of the Alexandra Headland Surf Lifesaving Club A come and try Nippers Program for children with learning difficulties was run by Sunshine Coast Branch for the Tree House Initiative on Wednesday the 14th of January. We had several of our members volunteer their time helping with activities such as wading, dolphin diving, body boarding and flags. Thanks to: Emma Partington Kate Skinner Jas Benjamin Jordon Spencer Adriana Perdomo Marie Hasemann Rod Nak Ruby McClure www.alexsurfclub.com.au Page 4 GOOD LUCK ‘ALY’ What a great young lady & ambassador! Alyssa Bull is having a sea change. Alyssa is moving to the Gold Coast to further her studies and train at the A.I.S for Kayaking. Dreaming of becoming an Olympian...... ‘Dream big young lady, there will be so many WHAT IF's during your journey. Go with your heart and do what is right for you. Find reasons why you "CAN" achieve what you want. There will be plenty of ups and plenty of downs. Trust me, walking out into that stadium to hear the deafening roar of the crowd at the Opening Ceremony will last with you forever. Go for it.’ Janelle Pallister I want to take the opportunity to thank everyone at the Alex Surf Club, especially those who were up in the training room on Wednesday night. I wish I could have said more to you all then but it was so hard to string a sentence together. I will never be able to thank you all enough for the last 14 years of my life. When you are a member of a surf club you become a part of one of the biggest organizations in Australia, and I’m so glad we joined Alex, you guys make it more than an organization. You make it a family. I’m so honored I can say I am a part of the Alex family. I’m ever so proud that I wear an Alex cap and that’s not about to change. Most of you know how hard this decision was for me to make. I wanted the best of both worlds but as I found out last year trying to halve my time between surf and kayaking, I couldn’t excel in both as much as I know I could and wanted to (especially with my lacking in swimming abilities). Having been a surf kid for so long but also driven to make it to the pinnacle of sport I had to make a choice. So having achieved all I have in surf so far I decided to put a few little dreams aside and chase a bigger one for now, and that is to compete at the Olympics. I want to give myself the best opportunity I have to make it. Putting aside iron racing and fully devoting my time to a kayak program was step 1. Moving to the gold coast is a necessity in order to be ‘in the mix’ so that’s the box I’m ticking now. While I'm there I may as well pull my finger out and further my studies to become a teacher, I’ve decided to do that at Griffith Uni through their Sports College. Moving to the Goldie is a big change for me. No mum, no dad and no big brother. So that’s why I'll always be coming back :) and I need to do my patrol hours somehow. So thank you to everyone who has helped me thus far, there are too many to list but you know who you are. Thank you to everyone who stuck by me through the lows and helping me get back on my feet. Thanks to my mates for showing me reasons every day why I chose to compete. Righto that's enough rhyming. Thanks Lemo for letting me kick your arse at kayak training even though you didn’t need to be there. Ashley, The Big Dawwwg, I’ll never be able to thank you enough, you are a deadset legend (don’t worry I won’t join Northcliff). A special thanks to Janelle for EVERYTHING you have done for me! Also for the surprise last night and to everyone who attended, it means the world to me. #thestampede I don’t like to say goodbye cause I'm not going anywhere, so I won’t. See you all shortly. Aly Bull xxx Newsletter of the Alexandra Headland Surf Lifesaving Club www.alexsurfclub.com.au Page 5 Community Education Anita is back, but the kids are still playing - Part 3 We are nearly down to the last week of Summer Holiday camps! We have had so much fun with those who have attended so far. There are still lots of spaces for the last week (Mon 19th—22nd Jan) if you would like to book in. Surfing and body boarding have definitely been a hit, and it has been great to see Nippers and non-Nippers mingle and help each other out. Some of our members are helping out The Treehouse Initiative this week with a ‘Come and Try Nippers Day’ for kids with Challenges. We are very thankful for the people who have put their hand up to help this great cause. Life Savers With Pride With the 2014-15 surf lifesaving season well underway, Lifesavers with Pride would like to highlight our advocacy activities to all lifesavers and clubs. Through promoting the progressive nature of lifesaving as a healthy, social and welcoming activity, and SLSA as a progressive and inclusive organisation, we create a conduit between the lifesaving and gay and lesbian communities by providing support to gay and lesbian members as well as promoting lifesaving within the gay and lesbian communities. With this in mind, we are opening registrations for entry in the Mardi Gras in March 2015, with plans to win back the “best float” prize. All updates and links are provided through our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifesaverswithpride2012/. Anita is back from her holidays, and Jo is off to Uni again. She would like to say thanks very much to everyone that helped her through Anita being away, especially those lovely office girls! Regards, the LWP Committee Newsletter of the Alexandra Headland Surf Lifesaving Club www.alexsurfclub.com.au Page 6 Nipper Training IRB Training Sprints, Flags & Boards SATURDAY & WEDNESDAY Mon: 4.30pm Board Beginners: U9 - U14 (The Spit)** Intermediate & Advanced: U9 - U14 (Alex) Tue: 4.30pm Sprints Maroochy Rugby Oval Wed: 4.30pm Board (Alex) Intermediate & Advanced Thurs: 4.30pm Flags Sprints, Relays (Alex) Sat: 7.30am Board/Iron (Alex) U11—U14 **Bring your own board Senior Ski/Board Iron Training Mon 4.15pm Tue 4.15pm Wed 5.45am Wed 4.15pm Thu 4.15pm Fri 4.15pm Sat 6.00am Sat 7.30am Sat 3.00pm Board (Alex) Ski (Clarke Park) Masters Ski (Alex) Board/ Iron (Alex) Ski (Alex) Dry land (Alex TBA) Ski (Alex) Board/ Iron (Alex) IRB Competition Training over for the 2013-2014 season. If you want to get ready for next season’s competition, make sure you gain your IRB Crew Certificate or Silver Medallion IRB Driver Certificate. If you already have these, make sure you do your annual Skills Maintenance (proficiency). Remember to check Club noticeboards for Carnival Nomination forms. The Beachies train every Tue, Wed & Thu at 5.30pm. Tues - Maroochy Rugby Oval Thurs - Alex SLSC beach (bring your sandshoes) If you have any questions about beach sprints or beach flags? Contact Kip McFarland or Wendy Sierp. For more information, contact Dave Arnold (phone number available from the Club office). Surf Rescue Training Tuesdays & Thursdays Club Swim Night Get proficiency ready and join us for a fun swim session at Star Swim Pool - Wises Road. Training room From 6.00pm—7.00pm A great way to improve your lifesaving skills. All members welcome aged 14 and up. Long Ski/ Board (TBA) Call the Club office for details. U14 - Masters Sprint & Flags Training Fitness Sessions TUESDAY & THURSDAY MORNINGS 5.30AM SHARP Monday Night Yoga 6.00-7.00pm in the training room. $10 casual visit or $80/ 10 visit pass. Contact Maxine on 0404 867 855. All welcome. Newsletter of the Alexandra Headland Surf Lifesaving Club This is a great group and the session is suitable for all levels of fitness. Tuesday nights: 5.30-6.30pm Swim programs & stroke correction provided. Bring a kickboard, pull buoy & fins. Entry Fee: $4.00 March Past March Past are always looking for new marchers to join our group. If you look good wearing gold, drinking gold and winning gold - contact Ray Munroe or enquire at the Club office. www.alexsurfclub.com.au Page 7 Congratulations Scott Millar Winner of ‘Tugboats’ Silent Auction Work at an American Summer Camp CCUSA is looking for current Surf Lifeguards and Life Savers that are financial and proficient for the 2014/2015 season We would like to thank Steve Davies and the Surf Boat Team for their generous Donation of this Wine Cabinet to be auctioned with the money raised being donated to our IRB Competition Team who have been working tirelessly to raise money to buy new equipment. Congratulations to Scott Millar who won the Silent Auction scoring himself an absolute bargain! Newsletter of the Alexandra Headland Surf Lifesaving Club www.alexsurfclub.com.au Page 8 What’s On at Supporters IRB SKILLS REFRESHER ENTERTAINMENT - January Upstairs Main Bar Friday Night 8.00pm 9th Whiskey Hiway Saturday Night 8.00pm 10th Big Things A message to all IRB drivers and IRB crewies. If you would like to improve your IRB skills, get more time in the boat or want to be more comfortable driving or crewing the duck then join Alex for some IRB training. These sessions will be run by Niki Della Sabina (IRB competition coach) in front of the Alex Surf Club. Training will start at 8am. The dates for these training sessions are 16th Escape Hatch 17th Rum Jungle 23rd In da mix 24th Back 2 Back 30th Aussie boogaloo 31st Pop Culture 1. Sat 21st February 2. Sat 21st March SLS CLUB MEMBER SPECIALS Come down and improve your skills and have some fun. Open Mic Night Thursday’s from 7pm Bluff Bar & Function Room - try our delicious Tapas Menu 9th 11th 17th 23rd 25th Steve Hargreaves 5pm Rach & Mal 3pm Andy Carey 4pm Steve Hargreaves 5pm The Lyrical 3pm 10th 16th 18th 24th Olivia Ruth 4pm Sam wedgewood 5pm Odd Couple 3pm Rachel Ellen 4pm DINING & EVENTS Everyday Mon—- Fri Mon - Thurs Bluff Bar Sundays Coffee & slice $5.00 10am-12pm & 3-5pm Lunch Specials from $8.00 Bar happy hour 4-5pm & pineapple club 4-6pm Tapas menu available from 3pm Fri, Sat and Sun Active member food specials + Active members draw FREE kids meal/ garlic bread pizza with any main meal Come in our Courtesy Bus North (0408 436 677) | South (0409 436 677) Niki Della Sabina IRB OFFICER LIFESAVING Please Support our Fantastic Sponsors A&C Property ABA Partners AJB Financial Services Andrew’s Audio Visual Anytime Fitness Aristocrat BOQ Maleny Bendigo Business Banking Bundilla Guardian Pharmacy Carlton & United Breweries Coca-Cola Amatil Complete Audio Centurion IT De Bortoli Definium Surveyors Drummond Golf HOT 91 FM JDBA John Dunn Building Approvals JTC Consulting Engineers Lion Nathan Lysaght/ Bluescope Steel Mail Ezy McDonalds Meatworld & Fishworld Mitre 10 Kunda Park Neuendorfs Carpet Court Perren & Penny Plumbing PFD Food Services Shufflemaster Spartan Law Splish Purified Water Suncoast Sheetmetal Sunny Ventures Sunshine Coast Council Sunshine Toyota Swan Plumbing Supplies Symmetry Orthodontics Tee Off Australia Pitchers Hospitality Supplies Prime Radio Qld Dept Emergency Services Rays Outdoor Roofing Revamped Sharp Sunshine Coast Newsletter of the Alexandra Headland Surf Lifesaving Club www.alexsurfclub.com.au Page 9