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South Port SLSC Inc.

Address: Weatherald Terrace 5167 Port Noarlunga South

Website: http://www.southportslsc.org.au

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25.01.2022 So excited to be hosting this in 2021! Check out all the details and how to register at the following link www.surflifesavingsa.com.au/surfbabies-littlelifesavers :)

25.01.2022 Congratulations to all, but especially Club Life Member Bob Mayo AM.. what an honour!!!

25.01.2022 A big thank you to one of our new South Port sponsors, South Coast Optometrist. The team have donated an amazing $800 to the Club as a direct donation. We really appreciate their support, and look forward to a wonderful relationship with the staff and management at South Coast Optometrist. Find them in the Seaford Shopping Centre for all your Optometry needs (and they also donate some amazing sunglasses for our Sunday session raffle prizes too!).... And make sure you mention you are from South Port! Support our Supporters!

24.01.2022 Hi everyone, We’re excited to be starting back up the Starfish Nippers Program for the 2020/21 season on Saturday 14 November. Starting at 2pm alongside the Nippers, Starfish offers an opportunity for children with disabilities ages 6 and up, to safely learn and enjoy the beach. ... Any enquiries are welcome at [email protected] or come down and see what it’s all about. Any members able to assist with watercover would be most welcome, please send me a message if you’re able. Thank you and enjoy the summer. Mark Whitmee Starfish Coordinator

23.01.2022 Due the unfortunate winter blast causing the cancellation of the first week of Surf Babies and Little Lifesavers on Saturday, it is not too late to register for Surf Babies/Little Lifesavers now starting on Sat 13 Feb, subject to places left available for each time slot. Surf Babies (1-2 year olds) - 8:00am - 8:45am Little Lifesavers 1 (2 year olds) - 9:00am - 9:45am Little Lifesavers 2 (3 year olds) - 10:00am - 10:45am... Little Lifesavers 3 (4-5 year olds) - 11:00am - 11:45am If have children or know anyone who has children under the age of 5 and are interested in participating in the program, please contact the Instructor for South Port, Gabrielle Peterson at [email protected] for more details about availability of spaces.

23.01.2022 ALARM ON 24/7 As from 9pm tonight, the clubrooms will be totally closed and the alarm will be on 24/7 until further notice. Keep safe and look after each other.... BOM

22.01.2022 Surf Life Saving bringing people from all walks of life together and showcasing the welcoming and inclusive environments that our Surf Life Saving Clubs are known for. Please feel free to share far and wide. https://youtu.be/NEq3JT0f1e4

22.01.2022 Nomination for Surf Life Saving SA’s Rescue of the Month Port Noarlunga Jetty Tuesday 22 December 2020 South Port members were celebrating Leo Oliver’s (SRC) 14th birthday including close mates Mali Gilligan (13), who had only just gained his SRC on the weekend, and Damon James (SRC) (14) and decided to head to the local bakery.... Seeing it was a nice day they decided to walk to the Port Noarlunga jetty at approx. 3pm. Water conditions were choppy with wind at 30km in a south-westerly direction. The boys walked to end of the jetty when they heard someone screaming for help. It was a male snorkeler 30/40 years caught in a rip yelling that he can’t swim. All the boys knew they had to help the person in trouble. Without thinking, their Surf Life Saving training kicked in with them realising they needed to act fast as the man had now started to panic. He was about 50m north of the jetty, 20m from reef and 300m offshore. Mali Gilligan yelled out to the man reassuring him that they had seen him, to not panic and they were coming to assist. Leo Oliver had noticed the rescue buoys attached to the jetty so ran to the closest one to grab it. There was a struggle to remove the buoy from its housing and once removed, the boys we were unsure if there was enough rope attached to reach the man as he was still drifting away from the jetty. They decided the best option was to undo the rope while on the jetty to enable them, if required, to proceed further to affect the rescue with two members of the public assisting to untie the buoy. Leo Oliver entered the water with the buoy and swam toward the patient. At this stage the patient was now struggling in the water. After reaching the patient and remembering all their training, Leo Oliver reassured the patient and passed the buoy to the patient making sure not to get too close for his own safety if they panicked. Both Mali Gilligan and Damon James were able to reassure the man from the jetty and using the jetty as a platform were able to maintain a line sight to the patient helping guide Leo Oliver back to the jetty. Once the man was able to grab the buoy and was secured, Leo began to swim the man back to the jetty stairs. Exhausted from the swim, Leo passed the rope to Mali and Damon who assisted in pulling the patient to the jetty stairs. Once on the jetty, the boys continued to monitor the patient with Damon asking the patient questions to make sure he was ok, such as if he had swallowed any water or was he feeling unwell. The boys escorted him back along the jetty then down onto the beach where he had left his gear with the boys continuing to asked if he was ok. Patient declined any further help and remained at the beach. HUGE congratulations and thanks to Leo, Damon and Mali for assisting the patient who may have lost his life if the three young men hadn’t taken control of the situation.

20.01.2022 The South Port Boaties are running the Boaties Supporter Club again this year, please see attached flyer. They are hoping to raise funds for a new set of oars for the Wal but unless they can raise as much as possible of the $6000 for the new set, they may not be able to order them. I know this year has been tough for a lot of people but everybody might know someone or a business that is able to help them out. As they say many hands make light work. The link is below to dona...te https://asf.org.au//south-port-boaties-supporters-club-20/ Any questions on this please shoot us a message. Thanks in advance. Jason McGaffin Boat Captain

19.01.2022 With the 60th Anniversary season slowly creeping by, and with the approach of what will be a wet, cold and potentially "isolated" winter, this is a great opportunity to look back over the season! Of particular note from my work this year is the support and sponsorship the Club has received. I would like to take an opportunity to list our supporters here, and if you need any of these products or services just remember - small business needs support too!... Give our local businesses, especially those involved with South Port, whatever support you can. Bec Brook - Publicity/Social

18.01.2022 Don't forget Boardies Day this Friday 12 Feb! Celebrate summer and raise money to save lives on South Aussie beaches check out the details at surflifesavingsa.com.au/boardies-day

18.01.2022 REMINDER TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO GET YOUR ORDERS IN FOR THE CLEANSKIN SHIRAZ FUNDRAISER! Once again McLaren Vale III Associates has put together a major fundraiser offer for OUR Club: ORDER YOUR DOZEN OF PREMIUM CLEANSKIN SHIRAZ TODAY!... $200 per dozen for Premium McLaren Vale Shiraz. Help raise funds for YOUR Club! Open to all members 18+, family and friends so feel free to pass on. ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY FRIDAY 29th MAY PAYMENTS BY MONDAY 8th JUNE Wine delivery start of July (bottling mid June) Contact Laura Odell on [email protected] 0417 822 503 for any additional details or queries. Direct banking details are: ANZ - South Port Surf Life Saving Club Inc. BSB: 015 217 Acc No: 772048485. Please put 'your name' and 'wine' as the reference & contact Laura once payment has been made. See attached poster for wine details - superb quality for price!

18.01.2022 Fantastic opening night for the ‘Art in the Dunes SALA Exhibition’ at the Club last night despite the Covid restrictions. Thanks to everyone that came along to support and purchase artwork and to all the artists involved, ‘curator’ Vonnie Olesinski, Jan Stankiewicz, Duane Odell, Deborah Odell, Sara Lane, Piper Cunningham, Tillie Zeitz, Zalika Cederblad and Aish Ollie Please get on down if you didn’t get a chance last night to check out the pieces and secure yourself some ...amazing local artwork! Open throughout August till mid sept Friday nights 6-8pm Saturday and Sundays 3-7pm

17.01.2022 Can you help? We are looking for 2 lads - aged 16- 22 to join a promising U23 male boat crew. You don't need experience, or a Bronze Medallion yet, but need to become a member of the Club, be able to complete the 400m timed swim, and be able to join the upcoming Bronze squad, so that you can train in the boat and compete. ... If interested please contact me on 0466 542 412 or [email protected]. Cheers all, Keith Mills Surf Boat Sweep

17.01.2022 Look out for the results of the SLSSA Awards of Excellence being live streamed at the Club from 5pm-6:30pm on Saturday 29 August with congratulations to the following members who are finalists: - Nicole Berry - Volunteer of the Year - Xabian Cederblad - Youth Athlete of the Year - Alex Botha - Coach of the Year... Also a great result for us all with the Club being a finalist in Club of the Year! Fingers crossed and best wishes to all. If you can't make it down the Club check out the following links for the online ceremony: www.facebook.com/SurfLifeSA/ or www.surflifesavingsa.com.au Olly Club President

16.01.2022 Time changes for Art Exhibition, it now concludes Saturday August 29th, please come down and check out the amazing artists that have been involved this year before it finishes

16.01.2022 Thanks to Shane Stevens Plumbing for the donation of a voucher for Australia Day! The lucky Best Dressed Australia Day outfit will be awarded this $80 Agatha’s voucher. Thanks so much Shane for this huge gift and the Club appreciates your ongoing support. ... Stay tuned for the other prizes being announced over the week! P.S the parade will be at 3pm on Australia Day at the Club so be there! https://www.shane-stevens-plumbing.com.au

15.01.2022 Sad news with the passing of Don 'Bristles' Alexander last night. 'Bristles' joined South Port in 1959/60, was a Foundation Member of the Club and awarded Life Membership in 1975. Besides being Club Treasurer for 20 years, he also held numerous other positions including Boat Captain, Head Coach, Publicity Officer, Bar Manager and was a regular Patron of the Club's winter swimmers, the South Port Shivering Shags!... 'Bristles' was a long time 'boatie ' from mainly a sweeping perspective, but was also more than able to pull an oar being successful with Masters crews winning successive gold medals in the 220 division in the SA State Champs. He swept Junior, Open Women and Masters crews to numerous medals and in particular Open Women's State Champs in 2002, 2004, 2009 and 2012, with his crews making the last 10 at two Australian Championships. He was a member of the SA State Team on eight occasions, two being Manager. Not known to many 'Bristles' was also a committed March Past member winning two Australian Bronze medals for South Port in 1997 and 1998! Don 'Bristles' Alexander's wisdom, humour, leadership and quiet demeanour will be sadly missed by all of us at South Port and beyond. A Club and State send off will be arranged when the family advises and members will be invited to say their goodbyes to an absolute legend of South Port Surf Club. RIP ' Bris' Dick 'Olly' Olesinski Club President This sad news will hit a lot of us hard, if anyone needs some support, please do not hesitate to contact someone at the Club, we are all here for each other.

15.01.2022 Doors open from 11am on Australia Day. Burger/meals TBA so stay tuned. Come along for a beach day at our beautiful neck of the woods...... COMPETITIONS ON THE DAY! 1pm - Thong Toss Competition (BYO thong so if you lose it, it's your own fault!). And well, there can only be one winner so go your hardest (prize TBA). 3pm - Best and/or Worst dressed competition. So get those mullets out! With a beautiful prize supplied by Beach Road Florist! It will be a fun day, so bring your friends along and GO AUSSIE GO!

14.01.2022 Even though we can’t attend a service tomorrow, we are all thinking of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, those who have served and returned and those who have made our way of life what it is today. Lest we forget

13.01.2022 First Day of Nippers!! It’s finally here! Nippers season starts today. Given all the changes in the world due to COVID, we thought we would give you a heads up on the changes on the beach for Nippers this season. Please be early to help adjust to the following changes;... Sign in this year will be on the beach with Age Group Managers, under Age Group Flags, to avoid multiple people using the one pen and so on. Nippers will begin on the beach, not up the top. There won’t be Age Group buckets this year, please make sure each child has a bag for their own gear, goggles, towel, water bottle, sunscreen, hi vis and so on. We will have an ‘Area Of Play’ that will be loosely bunted off. To comply with our COVID management plan, we ask only Nippers, Age Group Managers, Water Cover and Assigned helpers enter this area. Presentations will be done on the beach at the end of Nippers. The children do not have to socially distance while in the ‘Area Of Play’, so easier for presentations. Please avoid hanging around inside the Club prior to Nippers start, we need to remember to socially distance. Welcome to stay after for a beverage and sausage sizzle. Please look for and follow all our new signs, to comply with our COVID Management Plan. We have designated entry and exit points, as well as other signs regarding conditions of our COVID Management plan. There are other smaller changes that we will alert everyone to as we go. We ask for your help and co-operation in dealing with these changes and finding a ‘new normal’. Let’s all work together to make this a great season at South Port! Look forward to seeing you all on the Beach! Go South Port! Alex Botha Junior Coach

12.01.2022 The Time Is Near! Nippers Returns 17th October! The first day of Nippers will be on the 17th October, starting at 2pm. Please be there by 1:30, due to COVID we have a few changes to the way things will run, so as to comply with restrictions so we will need your cooperation as we all learn these new processes.... Look forward to seeing you there and working together towards another great Nipper season. If you have any queries please contact us at [email protected]. Alex Botha Junior Coach

11.01.2022 COVID-19 UPDATE Notification has just been received from Surf Life Saving SA with the following guidelines that members and public need to be aware of and comply with: - All organised training is postponed for two weeks which includes Juniors and Seniors.... - Individual training cannot be restricted but advice provided is that there will be no SLSSA insurance cover in case of an accident and that Club equipment is not to be used. - All carnivals scheduled for the next two weekends have been cancelled, ie, swim, craft and boats. - Patrols will continue but members are encouraged to practice social distancing and more roving patrols are recommended. - Showers and change rooms not to be used. Toilets are obviously open for use. - Club Bar area will continue to operate but again social distancing is a must and everyone must sign in on entry. A max of 100 persons is in place for inside and outside sitting. - Alcohol consumption is only permitted whilst seated both inside and now outside as well. - Please comply with the one person per 4 square metre rule. All please keep safe, check up on each other and this short term pain will hopefully allow us to finalise a successful 2020 - 2021 Season. Olly Richard Olesinski Club President

11.01.2022 Due to the new Covid19 lockdown restrictions in place for the next 6 days. South Port SLSC will be closed to members and the public. There will be no patrols on the beach as everyone should be at home unless you are an essential worker. Stay safe and we hope to see you all again real soon!

11.01.2022 SURF BABIES AND LITTLE LIFESAVERS UPDATE 13:25pm 04/02/2021!!! Sat 6 February is cancelled due to the extreme weather. An email has been sent to participants with further details. Lessons are recommencing next Saturday 13 February.

10.01.2022 With the lockdown easing and relaxed restrictions been announced, South Port SLSC will today and tomorrow be patrolling the beach. The Club however will not be open to anyone other than patrolling members today. Tomorrow the Club will be open for refreshments from 3pm with the 1 person per 4 square metre rule in place (maximum of 100 people inside and outside the Club). Sanitiser will be available and patrons must remain seated while consuming drinks both inside and outside. Please remember to sign in on arrival. We look forward to welcoming you back.

09.01.2022 South Port SLSC Hall of Fame! Even though not an official feature of the Club’s 60th Anniversary celebrations, it was significant with the Board of Management resolving to celebrate and recognise our members’ contributions to the surf sports area of Surf Life Saving within the state as well as throughout Australia. These members are the reason why South Port is well recognised throughout the nation together with the Club also being previously inducted into Surf Life Saving Au...stralia’s and SA’s respective Halls of Fame. The following members will be inducted into the South Port SLSC Hall of Fame for their excellence from across all areas of surf sports. Look out for a precis of why each member has been selected as it will be promoted on the Club’s social media networks together with our website. Congratulations to all and thank you for your commitment to the South Port Surf Club. Don Alexander Robin Atkinson Lisa Biggs Alex Botha Phil Carter Shani Copley Brian Dixon Frank Drake Chris Foord David Gardner Thomas Gray John Hall OAM Frank Harris Trevor Harris Jeff Hegarty Greg Higgs Ian Hodgen Kate Krzys (Burnett) Katherine Lines Chris Lowery Robert Mayo AM Jason McGaffin Jake Mckenzie Aisha Olesinski Richard Olesinski OAM David Pummeroy Ian Rowling John Treacy Jenny Whitmee Mark Wooden Scott Wooden Shane Wooden

08.01.2022 Back at the last South Port Senior Carnival the ASRLSA (Australian Surf Rowers League South Australia) organised a little tribute to Bristles (Don Alexander) down in the boat area, here's some cracking photos sent in by John Baker from the day!

08.01.2022 SOUTH PORT SLSC REACHES THE 500 MEMBER MILESTONE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 61 YEARS! It is with excitement and pleasure to be able to share with members that for the first time in the Club's history we have reached (and surpassed) 500 fully registered members in a season! The lucky 500th member to register for season 2020/21 was the beautiful Carla Zeitz! Congratulations Carla on being responsible for that magical milestone! ... We currently sit at 509 fully registered members, which eclipses last season's Club record for membership of 487 members. We have also smashed the record for registered Nippers which currently sits at 155 fully registered Juniors. The previous record for Nipper membership was 143 set in 2015/16. These numbers are astounding in a COVID-19 ravaged year and we have not finished yet!

07.01.2022 Not long now until South Port SLSC will be hosting Surf Babies and Little Lifesavers for 2021! Check out all the details and how to register at the following link https://www.surflifesavingsa.com.au/surfbabies-littlelifesa Cost: $50 for 6 weeks... First session starts Saturday 6 Feb Surf Babies (1-2 year olds) - 8:00am - 8:45am Little Lifesavers 1 (2 year olds) - 9:00am - 9:45am Little Lifesavers 2 (3 year olds) - 10:00am - 10:45am Little Lifesavers 3 (4-5 year olds) - 11:00am - 11:45am WE CAN’T WAIT!!!

07.01.2022 Secret Santa and the Wine Wall The annual Wine Wall fundraiser is coming up! I managed to sneak a dozen wines from Battle of Bosworth. #battleofbosworth Many thanks to all the staff for the kind donation. ... If you’re over in Willunga then pop into this gorgeous little boutique cellar door. More sneak peaks coming this week if what treasures will be hidden in those brown paper bags! Buy a number on the day for $20. Stay tuned for more updates as we know more about Covid restrictions and numbers. Bec Brook Publicity/Social Officer

07.01.2022 2020 Surf Club Open Day!

06.01.2022 With the latest capacity restrictions eased to 1 person per 2 square metres, we can now accomodate 120 inside the Club and 40 on the deck Please remember ALL MUST either sign in using the QR code or sign in via the pen and paper system at the entry or by the bar. We must also continue to social distance, sit down while consuming alcohol in the Club and use the hand sanitiser as much as possible. Looking forward to welcoming you all back today :)

05.01.2022 The COVIDSafe app is part of our work to slow the spread of COVID-19. Having confidence we can find and contain outbreaks quickly will mean governments can ease restrictions while still keeping Australians safe. The new COVIDSafe app is completely voluntary. Downloading the app is something you can do to protect you, your family and friends and save the lives of other Australians.... The more Australians connect to the COVIDSafe app, the quicker we can find the virus and help to get back to some sort of normality. Download from Apple here: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/covidsafe/id1509242894 Or from Google Play here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details Olly Club President

04.01.2022 Once again McLaren Vale III Associates has put together a major fundraiser offer for our Club: ORDER YOUR DOZEN OF PREMIUM CLEANSKIN SHIRAZ TODAY! $200 per dozen for Premium McLaren Vale Shiraz.... Help raise funds for YOUR Club! Open to all members 18+, family and friends so feel free to pass on. ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY FRIDAY 29th MAY PAYMENTS BY MONDAY 6th JUNE Wine delivery start of July (bottling mid June) Contact Laura Odell on [email protected] 0417 822 503 for any additional details or queries. Direct banking details are: ANZ - South Port Surf Life Saving Club Inc. BSB: 015 217 Acc No: 772048485. Please put 'your name' and 'wine' as the reference & contact Laura once payment has been made. See attached poster for wine details - superb quality for price!

04.01.2022 To all members and visitors to the Club, The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge us with an ever-changing situation but with restrictions now starting to ease slightly. However, there is certainly NO room for complacency with this pandemic, as is currently the case interstate.... Club facilities are now open but again we all MUST practice social distancing and maintain hand sanitisation. Those facilities are available for you to use. Training is starting again but again please ensure you do the right thing and keep each other safe. Events that have been postponed will start to be rescheduled subject to Government advice. Look out on here and on our website for any new updates. Please keep healthy and stay safe.

01.01.2022 A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our own Jacasta Hammond who has been selected to attend the SLSA National Leadership College in Camperdown, NSW from 31 January - 6 February 2021. Only 30 participants from SLS clubs around Australia have been chosen! Just a bit of background about the program....... The National Leadership College (NLC) is an annual leadership and development program recognising young leaders in surf life saving aged between 20 - 30 years of age. Participants come fr...om a variety of clubs, roles and SLS backgrounds. The NLC provides an exciting opportunity for members within the movement to further develop their leadership skills and continue to positively contribute to the success of SLS. As well as learning new skills and creating opportunities for personal growth, NLC will open new networks with other likeminded passionate members across the country. The NLC is designed to challenge participants intellectually, socially, emotionally and physically. The skills gained are designed to be taken back to clubs and into other areas of the participant's daily life with the aim of contributing to SLSA's mission statement of saving lives, creating great Australians and building better communities. Each day of the program includes keynote speakers, elective sessions, activities and challenges relating to the leadership theme of the day. Each participant is allocated a mentor and have ongoing opportunities for review and further development. On behalf of the Board of Management and also our members, congratulations Jacasta! We wish you all the best for this wonderful and exciting opportunity! Regards Nicole Berry Secretary