Disabled Surfers Association of Australia in The Entrance, New South Wales, Australia | Sport & recreation

Disabled Surfers Association of Australia

Locality: The Entrance, New South Wales, Australia

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25.01.2022 Love the close up action shots from the Ocean Grove crew!!!

21.01.2022 National President Report July 2020 Hi to all our marvellous members and volunteers and I hope this short message finds you safe and well. Our last season fell short and this season looks to be in jeopardy due to this hideous virus and state border closures. We hope that the situation is solved shortly so that we can continue with events and holding our National AGM in November, yet we will have to see what transpires, as it is currently on a day by day basis. We will keep yo...u updated if there are any changes to what we are proposing. It has been hard to keep up with what has transpired over the past few months, yet what is assured that we are going full bore with the establishment of our next new branch in Tasmania, hopefully in early February 2021. We will be holding a public meeting / level 1 training / invitational event on the same day with thanks to Ian Brettingham-Moore, Shaned Gaffney our local contacts and massive support from our Mornington and Ocean Grove branches plus the generosity of the Westpac Bank. All is looking good for the opening of our chilliest branch that I have already stated over a radio interview that they need to harden up, as I will be wearing board shorts to the first event. Unfortunately, many of our beaches, especially in N.S.W. have suffered sand erosion due to large seas and torrential rain and we hope that they are back in shape before the commencement of our next season. One of our old friends from the inaugural committee of Ocean Grove (Dave) is going through a rough time with his health and I and all the members of the D.S.A.A. wish him all the best. I wish to thank Daffy & Diana for their relentless support and dedicated work for the D.S.A.A., as I look forward to seeing you all over the coming seasons. Keep safe and well. Gary Blaschke , National President & Founder

20.01.2022 Good luck to Pauline Maniskas from our NSW Central Coast branch who has been nominated as a 2020 Westfield Local Hero. Jump on to Westfield Local Heroes and give Pauline your vote! The winner gets $10,000 for their charity. https://www.westfield.com.au//1bEyE5AJLV/local-heroes-2020

19.01.2022 Massive congratulations to Pauline Maniskas from our Central Coast branch for being selected as a 2020 Westfield Local Hero and receiving $10,000 grant for DSA!!! Well done Pauline :) https://www.westfield.com.au//1bEyE5AJL/local-heroes-2020

19.01.2022 To all our volunteers, carers and participants, In light of current warnings and concerns regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus) we have advised all branches to review their events from their own local perspective and to make whatever call they, as a branch, feel appropriate at this time as to whether or not their events go ahead. We want to make clear that we value the health and safety of all our our volunteers, carers and participants above all else and our branches will be stri...Continue reading

18.01.2022 Following on from our update this morning we can now confirm that all branches have cancelled their remaining events for the 2019-2020 season. Stay safe folks! All being well we'll be back for our 2020-2021 season and putting smiles on dials again.

18.01.2022 Not long now!!! :)

16.01.2022 Awesome photos from our event at Collaroy today thanks to Quarrie Sports Photography - so many smiles on dials!!! :)

16.01.2022 Locked and loaded, ready to roll! It’s going to be a cracking beach day ! If you are still on the fence about volunteering, in the words of a former great AFL ...coach don’t think just do. Bring a friend or two! Please exercise patience with the car park today and encourage others to do the same. Let’s go surfing! See more

16.01.2022 Great to see Tassie getting pumped to be part of the DSA family

15.01.2022 Loving the smiles on dials from Great South Coast Victoria!!

15.01.2022 More of the action from Great South Coast VIC :)

15.01.2022 Definitely some feel good vibes in this Netflix short doco that goes to show surfing is medicine. Well worth a watch even if the surfing is a bit unorthodox compared to DSA training!! https://youtu.be/l8W1yvrPA-U

12.01.2022 We’ve been awarded a 2020 @WestpacFoundation Rural Community Grant in partnership with the @FRRR (Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal) to help create education/training/employment opportunities for people in our local community. Thank you Westpac!

10.01.2022 Our Central Coast branch have been nominated for the Greater Bank's Community Funding Program. Follow the link below to give them your vote - you can vote for them once per hour to give them an even greater chance! https://www.greater.com.au//communit/greater-central-coast

10.01.2022 Awesome to see the stoke for disabled surfing over in the UK! https://fb.watch/1P_63yM7DT/

09.01.2022 Kia ora to our NZ crew - awesome job guys! :)

08.01.2022 Looking good for tomorrow at Collaroy! :)

05.01.2022 Welcome to the DSA family!!! #smilesondials

05.01.2022 To all our participants, carers and especially volunteers around Australia and New Zealand. Everyone is going through restrictions in everyday life due to the Corona Virus and the DSA is no exception. As our two nations combat the dilemma, we too have had to cancel many events, therefore restricting our ability to put smiles on dials. Our nations will eventually combat this hideous issue and we will come back even stronger in changing the lives of so many people. We may be cl...osing down events for the foreseeable future until authorities tell us it is safe to carryout our impeccable programs. Be assured that we are not going anywhere, only growing stronger, yet aware of the welfare of our supporters, being you and your friends. Our attempt to establish our nineteenth branch in Tasmania has been postponed until later this year, yet again we will put in the efforts to bring this amazing organisation to all Tasmanian’s with a disability wishing to have a go at surfing. Please take care and look after yourselves, as we look forward to a new and even more exciting 2020-2021 season. Until then stay safe. Yours sincerely Gary Blaschke OAM DSAA National President

05.01.2022 Thank you Quarrie Photography Group - awesome work!!! :)

01.01.2022 Always good to get some good press! Well done DSA South West :)