OCEAN BEACH SLSC

JUNIOR ANNUAL REPORT

2017/2018

Date: Sunday 18th March 2018

Venue: Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club

U6’s & U7s: 1pm – 230pm

U8-U14’s: 3pm – 5pm

JAC Age Managers – 2017/2018

Under 6 – Jenn Couper

Under 7 – Nigel Fitzgibbon

Under 8 – Katie Dixon, Aaron Camp & Jason Smith

Under 9 – Gavin Falconer

Under 10 – Tanya Busch

Under 11 – Matt Smithers & Donna Hannell

Under 12 – Tim Tucker & Scott Conners

Under 13 – Brett Newton & Jarrod Mobberley

Under 14 – Brett Newton & Jarrod Mobberley

Thank you to all our age managers, youth group,

parent helpers, water safety, officials

and sponsors for your

continued support of

Ocean Beach SLSC Junior Activities

2017/2018 Membership

Under 6

Harrison ARTHUR-SINDERBERRY

Ella ISAACS

Lillyana REYNOLDS

Ben BARIC

Matthew JOHNSTON

Ava ROACH

Elizabeth BRISBIN

Tayla JONES

Darcy SAVAGE

Cian CASEY

Amelia-Rose MAGHIRANG

Chloe SMITH

Madison CLARKE

Flynn MERRYFULL

Lucas THOMSON

Sasha CONVERY

Imogen MOBBERLEY

Thomas TURNBULL

Abigal COUPER

Louisa MORRISON

Owen WATKINS

Lucy EDWARDS

Teodora OKAMOTO

Laila WENTWORTH-SHEILDS

Brandon ELGEY

Callum O'REILLY

Tate WINSER-LARGE

Olivia FORSTER

Tommi RAINE

Vari YOUNG

Under 7

Riley ATTWOOD

Gabriel FOLEY

Nico-blue MILLER

Carlo BARIC

Jake GOTT

Harrison POND

Giselle BIANCHI

Chloe HALL

Zack RILEY

Luke BODEN

Teale KELLY-WRIGHT

Cameron RUSH

Oliver CHAMPLEY

April KENNEDY

Tully SHEUMACK

Eleni COSTA

Lilly KEYS

Ethan THOMPSON

Ashlynne DERIVIERE

Matilda LAW

Alesha VEITCH

Sofia DURBIDGE

Indigo LONG

William WINDRESS

Zoey FITZGERALD

Chloe MACKIE

James YOUNG

Under 8

Scarlett ARTHUR-SINDERBERRY

Sairsha JAGGER

Axel SCHLEY

Jonty BEATON

Thomas JOHNSTON

Patrick TURNBULL

Lilah BREDENKAMP

Breanna KELLY

Aishling WATKINS

Thomas BRISBIN

Harry KEYS

Cohen WENTWORTH-SHEILDS

Kobe BURGESS

Jessica MAJSAK

Raphael WILLIAMS

George CHENEY

Ryder MUXLOW

Heath WILSON

Jazmin CHIPPINDALE

Nate NEIST

Turner WILSON

Kaylee ELGEY

Tyler RAINE

Max WINDRESS

Isla HOLLAS

2017/2018 Membership (cont)

Under 9

Aimee SMITH

Joshua RICHARDSON

Maya RILEY

Amelia CHAMPLEY

Julia HALL

Rebecca JONES

Ami GILES

Kiara SMITH

Rei DUNNE

Breanna VEITCH

Leilani McMORROW

Sari CARPENTER

Ebony FALCONER

Libby STEPHANOU

Tasmin GOTT

Ellie BRETT

Liliella MIEL

Tom BOUNSALL

Georgia LARKIN

Luca DAVIES

Zara ISAACS

Isaac STECKO

Lucas BRENNAN

Zef CLEMENT

Under 10

Abbie PRITCHARD

Fynn LAUTH

Lara SGARAVIZZI

Abby BURNS

Isabel HOOD

Maisy GILROY

Emily BREDENKAMP

Isabelle HUDSON

Shelby ANSTEE

Emmerson SQUIRES

Jack BUSCH

Zara TUCKER

Under 11

Brodie COLLINS

Harry BEATON

Maddie DOWNIE

Charlotte LONG

Hugo OKAMOTO

Marie LARKIN

Domino DEUBEL

Jacob FALCONER

Noah HAYES

Dylan DRAKE

Jonathan HALL

Olivia EDWARDS

Eliza CHAMPLEY

Lexi SMITHERS

Ryan MASON

Emily JACOBSEN

Logan KELLY

William CONNERS

Ginger GILROY

Under 12

Annabelle MANLEY

Grace CONNERS

Mikaela LONG

Bronte McCREETH

Grace WITNEY

Oliver TUCKER

Daniel JONES

Jacinta CAIRNS

Sarsha TUFUGA

Ella BUSCH

Michael DOWNIE

Yillen CLEMENT

Emma COOLEY

Under 13

Alexander FASHKA

Daniel FASHKA

Hayley DOYLE

Ana STECKO

Ella WINTER

Mercedes NEWTON

Bryce MOBBERLEY

Finley LACEY

Reiley SQUIRES

Under 14

Chloe GILBY

Jenna STYANT

Montanna GODBEE

Ella LOWDEN

Katie NEWMAN

Shaun TURNBULL

Harry MELLROSS

Mikaela KELLY

Zara SMITHERS

Jamie CAIRNS

Directors Report It is with honour that I present this report to you. This was my first season as the Junior Activities Co-Ordinator and what a privilege it was to be able to see all the nippers and parents on Sundays at the beach learning new skills, making friends and having fun. We had over 160 nippers this season from U6 through to U14 and what a great bunch of kids to hang out with!

The one thing that really shines through with our club is the support that the kids show each other through the

junior program.

Nippers isn’t just about going down the beach to have some fun (which there was still plenty of), it’s a lifestyle

and an opportunity to develop our future lifesavers. Throughout the season, nippers were taught many skills

from our talented age managers and coaches – these are the skills that will stay with them for life – beach

safety, building on surf lifesaving skills and developing competition ability in a safe environment.

This season we followed the foundations of the junior program which has been developed in previous seasons

as well as introducing Seagull Nippers – an inclusion program for children with additional needs which was very

well received by all involved. Thank you to Shelley Smith & team!

Junior carnivals are a big part of nippers – carnivals can be a long and tiring day, but it is also very rewarding to

visit another beach and see what can be achieved – and not just in the medal count. Carnivals are an

opportunity to further support your club mates and to do your best. The sportsmanship which is always shown

by OB kids at carnivals is a credit to not only to the nippers themselves, but to their parents and families as well.

As a club, we were able to represent in all the events on offer, including all age board relay, all age sprint relay,

R&R, March Past, sprint relays, board relays, surf teams… not to mention all the individual events!! The club

came home with medals at all local carnivals – both teams and individual. Well done to everyone.

Competitors continued to improve in both their confidence and ability and many nippers were able to assist the

age group above by providing that extra person to make a team event.

As a club, we attended carnivals including:

U12-Open Beach Only Carnival

Newcastle Permanent Junior carnivals at Umina, Terrigal and Killcare and Junior Branch hosted by

Shelley Beach at Toowoon Bay

State Age championships at Swansea-Belmont

Newcastle Permanent Ironperson series at Wamberal, Soldiers Beach and North Avoca

Gardiner Ironperson at Wamberal

Nipper Nats at Manly

Open Branch Carnival at Macmasters Beach

Open State Championships at Swansea-Belmont

This season we also saw one of our Under 12 competitors, Ella Busch selected for the Central Coast Interbranch

team which is a huge achievement.

Aside from Sunday nippers, there were many training opportunities available to further develop skills, thanks

to:

Peter Lambeth and the R&R coaches have done an amazing job with the teams – the dedication that

you and the teams showed to training has certainly been shown with some amazing carnival results,

including having 2 teams in the Age State Championship final and medals at all local

carnivals. Peter also took his team to Maroubra earlier in the season to help showcase this traditional

event!

Beach coaches – Peter Quick, Jason Tucker, Darren Peters, Donna Hannell, Jason Smith - help from you

all was only a phone call away – and we have seen plenty of improvements in the kids who regularly

attended training and the age managers that were able to attend your training sessions on the beach

certainly picked up some tips to pass on!

Water Coaches – Shane Oakes, Matthew Smithers and Jarrod Mobberley - It was amazing to see kids

turning up for training in all sorts of weather and surf conditions and all your encouragement and

support that you all offered certainly helped with the level of confidence the kids developed over the

season.

A large amount of organisation goes into running the nipper program - the assistance provided by everyone

involved is truly appreciated and we wouldn’t be the club we are without your continued support.

Age Managers – Thank you for your dedication and commitment to your age groups, your continued

support is invaluable and the time that you commit to training and education the nippers is amazing –

without you we wouldn’t be training our future lifesavers!

Parent Helpers – from setting up & packing up Sunday nippers, recording attendance, cooking BBQs,

helping set up for carnivals, assisting the age managers, getting your kids to nippers, training & carnivals

– thank you.

Youth Group – Most of this amazing group of young adults finished nippers last season but still wanted

to be involved! Your amazing support with Sunday nippers and at training and for being great role

models for the nippers following behind you – it is truly appreciated, and we love having you all around.

Water Safety – Thank you for providing the safest environment possible.

Recorders – Barbara & Lorraine – Thank you for your continued support for point score.

Carnival Officials & Water Safety – Without you we wouldn’t be able to send our teams away to

carnivals – thank you for making it possible to field our teams.

Belinda Thompson – thank you for all your help & assistance over the season – from registration,

carnival entries, communication for nippers, presentation, all my crazy questions…

Rookie Co-Ordinator – Jason Smith – Thank you for making sure our rookies made it to all the rookie

events available - those kids certainly kept you busy.

OB Executive – Thank you for your continued support.

Mums, Dads & Carers – thank you for bringing your kids to nippers, training and carnivals – I know

sometimes we feel like we are a never-ending taxi service but the support and encouragement you

provide to your kids is invaluable!

I have enjoyed the season – and hope that you all have as well. I look forward to seeing you all next season,

please, if you have friends who would also like to be involved, please bring them along with you.

Surf Lifesaving offers so many opportunities – if you would like to be more involved, I encourage you to speak

to other club members and find out what is available, there is something for everyone!

Finally, thank you to my family & village.

See you all next season

Kylie Falconer

Under 6

This year I had my first opportunity to manage a very keen and enthusiastic group of Under 6 Nippers. First off, a big thank-you to all the seasoned Age Managers that made themselves available for the many

questions I had and helping hands I needed. A particular thank-you to Miss Kate and Mr Chris who offered

their time and knowledge throughout the season, the team was very lucky to have you. We had the

opportunity this year to bring together the Under 6’s and 7’s on most Sundays and I am very grateful to

Nigel, our esteemed Under 7’s coach for helping make this happen.

We saw many new faces and families this year joining our Beach Club and it was also nice to see all the

returning Nippers moving up to Under 7’s. I was so happy to see all the parents really getting involved and

having fun volunteering as a line or holding hoops or helping all the kids with their boogie boards. I’m

looking forward to getting to know you all better next season!

It was great that we had pretty decent weather this year and we were really able to achieve all of our big

objectives for the season and have a lot of fun doing it. My main focus for this age group was beach/surf

education and awareness as well as introducing them to the many beach sport activities that the older age

groups participate in. It was nice to spend time with the Under 7 group as well as we benefitted from their

experience.

Some of the goals we achieved were:

Basic beach safety and what lifesavers do

Learning where and when it is safe to swim ie: between the flags

Learning basic flag signals - how to let someone know you need help, how to direct someone in the

water

Safe and not safe marine and beach life

How to look after our beach and our environment

Negotiating the different types of waves and learning to Dolphin and Rocket in the water

Lots of fun games and team activities as we all learned to work together

We did spend a considerable amount of time on the beach, as the Under 6’s do, and the kids took to

sprinting and flags enthusiastically giving it their best. I think our favourite part on the beach…besides

building sandcastles… was our games of Red light Green light, Duck Duck Goose and What’s the Time

Mr.Wolf. All of our running and practicing really paid off as everyone improved dramatically at flags and

relays. I think there will be a few keen competitors in the future.

Right from the very beginning there was a real eagerness to get in the water and most of these fearless

kids jumped straight in listening and practicing their wades, dolphin dives and rocket launches with

confidence. It was nice to watch the kids work as a team encouraging each other and sharing their noodles

and boards. The improvement in confidence and capability from the start of the year to the finish was

really fun to watch.

I’m so very proud of all the Under 6’s and their parents for putting in a great effort and making it down to

the beach each Sunday with smiles on their faces… even when the weather was a bit off! I’m really looking

forward to following this beautiful group of kids up to Under 7’s next season and if there are any parents

that would like to help me as an assistant Age Manager I would certainly welcome the help.

Another really big thanks again to everyone that pitched in to help make this season lots of fun for all!

Can’t wait to see you next season!

Jenn Couper

Under 7

It gives me great pleasure to present this report. This was my first year as an age manager, and I freely admit that I had no idea what I was getting myself

into. I joined the movement at 16 and never had the benefit of doing nippers, so this season has been an

eye-opener. I am much more comfortable with technical aspects of body surfing and baton handovers than

the rules of “duck duck goose” or the “traffic light” game.

As a result of my complete inexperience with children Jenn Couper and I decided to keep the U6’s & 7’s

combined as they had been for the last couple of seasons with Kylie Edwards. This worked really well

because Jenn was able to keep the kids focused and amused on land, while I felt I could contribute more in

the water.

I had 2 goals this year - lifesaving and competition

I primarily wanted the kids to feel comfortable & safely have fun in the water and also give them an idea

about what to expect at carnivals next year.

This included many visits to the lifesavers on patrol, examining aquatic creatures, danger signals, being sun

smart/well hydrated and expanding on their knowledge of “rockets and dolphins” (duck diving and body

surfing). We had heaps of fun, especially high fiving the parents around the wading course and beating the

U6’s at the tug-o-war. I also tried to show them the basics of relay baton handovers and flag racing starts

so they wouldn’t be overawed at their first carnivals when they move up to the U8’s.

I really hope that the kids had fun and learnt something. It would be great if we all come back next year

because I can see the makings of some exceptional lifesavers amongst them and I would love to play a part

in their development.

Thanks Kylie Falconer for giving me the opportunity to contribute, Jenn Couper for shouldering more than

her fair share of the load, Kate Mortimore for being the best assistant age manager ever, Chris Styant for

his advice and his strong back lugging the big bag down the beach, Kylie Edwards for all the hard work she

did last year and all the parents who helped along the way.

Yours in surfing

Nigel Fitzgibbon

Under 8 Lazy Sunday mornings became a thing of the past as we took on this energetic age group for the season. We were lucky to retain the majority of the under 7s from 2016/17 season and also had quite a few kids joining us for the first time, which was fantastic. Since this was the first year of competition in carnivals, we focused a lot on technique for flags, beach relay and the wade. Our training included many fun games that allowed for skill development without the kids actually realising this. It was very rewarding as age managers to see their improvement from week to week, whether or not they were competitive at carnivals.

A smaller group from the under 8s competed at the Umina, Terrigal, Killcare and Branch (Toowoon Bay)

carnivals. We had some excellent results at each carnival. For all carnivals excluding Branch, the kids raced

in heats only, and were awarded ribbons based on heat results. It was great to see the determination on

their faces when they were competing in team events, and they also had fun forming composite teams

with kids from other clubs… there may have even been a few sneaky club cap changes going on.

In the last few weeks of the season the kids got on the foam nipper boards in readiness for next season,

and we also went for some team swims a little further out than the normal wade depth to build confidence

for the surf race next season. We would like to thank the kids for an awesome season and for keeping us

entertained! Thank you also to the parents who helped out with the wade races, both on the warm days

and the ridiculously cold days! We would also like to thank the kids and parents who helped out with our

rostered duties. It is no secret that the under 8s put on the best feed at Bottles this season with our

Mexican fiesta!

Katie, Aaron and Jason

Under 9

Wow, what a great year.

It was great to see so many returning faces and it was also great to see that we had some new faces as well.

This season we spent time improving on skills which we started to learn last season, sprints and sprint relays were a hit, as was boards and flags, with our main focus of having fun, working as a team and learning new skills.

This season we continued on local carnival circuit. We participated in 4 local carnivals; Umina, Terrigal, Killcare and Branch championships at Shelly Beach (well Toowoon Bay). We also made our debut at State this year would like to congratulate Ebony and Julia on the great effort they showed in the events they competed in. Although the carnivals were early starts and long days we always had a smile on our faces and our determined effort to give it a go. Well done to our carnival competitors, Kiara, Luca, Zef, Julia, Georgia, Ellie, Ebony, and Leilani. To all those who didn’t attend a carnival, I urge you to give it a shot next season!

We continued in our beach safety and education this year with the annual education night and sleepover. On the night we learnt more on how to identify a rip current, basic first aid and (another) grand tour of our clubhouse, followed by pizzas and movies. I think the kids had a great night (as well as the brave parents who also stayed).

On the beach, we kept up learn hand and flag signals as well as refreshing our learning on beach

As we sign off for another season, we would like to say a big “thank you” to everyone who has assisted this season – to the parents and caregivers for bringing your child each week and assisting with activities on the beach, water safety, carnival officials and club members, we couldn’t have done it without you.

Take care and see you next season!

Gavin Falconer

Under 10 I have enjoyed my time as the Under 10s age manager this season. I need to thank all my parents who have been terrific at stepping up and helping out when required as well as being there for their children. On a weekly basis, I have seen improvements in the children’s skills and confidence, in and out of the water. At competition level, we had mixed results. The standouts included Emmerson achieving gold in flags, Isabel Hood making her first ever board final, Zara for making the semis in swim, as well as Jack making it through to the flags final at Nipper Nats and Zara making it to the semis at state for R&R. Hope to see you all again next season

Tanya

Under 11 As this season comes to a close I find myself looking back through carnival results and thinking about Sunday nippers at home. Doing this I realise it has been a very successful season. Our numbers grew, particularly our girls. Initially this season we had even numbers of girls and boys, the late inclusion of Noah edged the boys in front by 1, but the growth in girl numbers was awesome to see. At carnivals we usually had about 6-7 boys and 2 girls, with Marie joining Olivia and Lexi at the branch carnival and competing very well. Marie finished 5th in the sprint final and 12th in the flag final. Lexis best result of the year came at this same carnival finishing 7th in the flags final. Olivia was our only girl to compete in the water, she was amazing, always putting in 100% effort and achieving some fantastic results. I would love to see more girls come along to carnivals. The team events can be a great environment for all our competitors. Our boys also improved their carnival results this year, Ryan kicked the year off with a silver in flags, he continued to excel with very good results in flags and sprint all season. Will also picked up silver and bronze medals in sprint races throughout the season along with good performances in flags. Harry was again an all round competitor, not only swimming but achieving good results on the beach. Harry capped it off with a bronze medal at branch in the 1k run. Jacob had a break out season, regularly winning medals for swim board and iron person events, the highlight being a gold medal in the board at Killcare. These 4 boys combined to win a bronze medal in the swim teams at this same carnival. Jono came along this year and was a great competitor, always ready to back up if needed, but also became a regular in the board relay, Jono was another that always gave maximum effort and never gave up, taking on some tough race conditions that others would not. Dylan, Logan and Hugo also attended carnivals. Their highlights include Hugo 7th in flags final at branch, Dylan achieving a personal goal in flags at state and Logan being our last man standing at state flags. Our final carnival event this year was the state carnival. I must admit being a little disappointed not to make a final or 2. We did have some good efforts with both Jacob and Olivia making quarter finals. Jacob won his board heat and Olivia second in her heat. Our mixed relay also ran well to win their heat but fell in the semi-final. I am still extremely proud of all the kids who attended because they put their all into what is a very unforgiving and competitive arena This is where next season comes into play. We grew this year and I am sure if we continue this pattern we can improve again next year. My goal is to continue a high standard locally and improve our chances at state level. We introduced a few new training tools this season and as our under 11's turn into under 12's I hope to continue improving training methods to assist all kids in growing and achieving. Our other competitors that did not attend carnivals did very well at Sunday nippers. They all completed swims, board races and other events in different conditions. The guts and determination shown by these kids inspires me to continue age managing. It is great to see kids complete something they are not sure of, scared of or have never attempted before. Awesome work under 11's. We now have to decide on awards, as you can see from above, it is not going to be easy. I hope you all enjoyed the season, I hope you all learnt and grew through experiences this season, and I hope to see you all again next year, along with any new friends you might be able to encourage to join us.

The more the merrier. Thanks for a great year boys and girls.

Matt and Donna

Under 12 Wow, that’s another season done and dusted. We lost some old faces but gained some new ones. Firstly, we would like to start by thanking the kids for their efforts and showing much determination during the season. This was not just at nippers and training but at carnivals too. We came away with for beach medals, three in flags and another in the sprint relay. There have been some big efforts and improvements by individuals this year, Ella’s Central Coast inter-branch team selection, Oliver & Mikaela’s Gardiner Ironperson endeavours, Grace C and Bronte’s weekly battle in the swim, Emma’s effort on the board, Grace W’s sprints and the improvements that the boys, Yillen, Michael & Daniel made in the water. There is a lot to build on for next season. Some other achievements during the year were Oliver’s amazing ability to be late to the swim so he can have a warm shower, Grace W and Ella’s uncanny ability to avoid the water, Yillen’s extraordinary ability to keep talking whilst he is swimming (not quite underwater), Grace C’s determined ability to get out of the swim at carnivals and Grace W’s pony club. We will see how these go next season. Next season is a big year and filled with excitement and responsibility as they step up to be Rookies. This will include new activities like raising of the flags, rookie camp and the rookie challenge. They will be well on the way to becoming fully fledged custodians of the beach. It’s been a pleasure looking after a great group of kids and watching them grow and achieve their goals. We look forward to seeing everybody back for their Rookie season. Lifesavers on patrol

Tim & Scott

Under 13

The Under 13 age group had 9 members this season and completed the Surf Smart 2. We are all so proud

of the way they handled it. All the Nippers have improved in all areas and the new ones really picked it up

quickly and had fun doing it.

This year we had 5 carnivals (including State at Swansea Belmont). We had four regular competitors that

gave it their all in everything they went in. Those competitors were Reiley Squires, Hayley Doyle, Mercedes

Newton & Bryce Mobberley. We only attended 4 carnivals as the rescheduled Killcare carnival clashed with

our volunteering patrolling up at Pacific Palms.

This year’s nipper races were a lot closer and there has been so much improvement in swimming and

board paddling, some days it is anyone’s race. Ella Winter and Fin Lacey are the biggest improvers. Our

newest nippers Ana Stecko, Alex Fashka and Daniel Fashka have been going to board training during the

week and look out next year when they are on the racing mals as the small boards are way too small

except for Mercedes.

This year Hayley & Reiley were involved with the Youth Development Program. Mercedes, Hayley, Reiley,

Finn & Bryce helped out with ducks for bucks and two nipper training sessions at Wet & Wild.

The State Carnival was at Swansea Belmont. We had 1 boy and 3 girls attend. Bryce, Mercedes, Hayley &

Reiley. We all stayed at the same park and lots of fun was had. At the beach we put in a great effort and we

can hold our heads high. Well done for putting in the effort.

All the children have improved so much in the water and the long swim is not an issue for anyone, they just

kept going around and around those cans. The board races are getting so close now and if we ever get

some swell it will be anybody’s race.

We had a great year and hope to see everyone again in the Under 14’s.

Thanks to Jarrod Mobberley & all the parents for all your help and support with the kids this season. It is

really appreciated especially at carnivals.

To all the kids we are so proud of you, Well Done!

Brett Newton

Under 14

Under 14 Nippers had 10 competitors this year.

This year was when they attempted to achieve their SRC. 7 made it, Zara Smithers, Mikaela Kelly, Jenna

Styant, Montanna Godbee, Harry Mellross, Shaun Turnbull and Jamie Cairns. We are all so proud of the

way they handled it.

This year we had 5 carnivals (including State at Swansea Belmont). We had four -five regular competitors

that gave it their all in everything they went in. Those competitors were Zara, Mikaela, Jenna, Jamie &

Shaun (at Terrigal). We only attended 4 carnivals as the rescheduled Killcare carnival clashed with our

volunteering patrolling up at Pacific Palms.

This year Zara & Jenna were involved with the Youth Development Program. Zara, Mikaela, Jenna & Jamie

helped out with ducks for bucks.

The State Carnival was at Swansea Belmont. We had 1 boy and 3 girls attend. Jamie, Zara, Mikaela &

Jenna. Some stayed at the same park and lots of fun was had. At the beach we put in a great effort and we

can hold our heads high. Well done for putting in the effort.

All the Under 14’s have shown that they will make great patrolling members and future role models for the

younger nippers.

We had a great year and hope to see everyone again in the Under 15’s.

Thanks to Jarrod Mobberley & all the parents for all your help and support with the kids this season. It is

really appreciated especially at carnivals.

To all the kids we are so proud of you, Well Done!

Brett Newton

Junior R&R Once again, our R&R teams representative Ocean Beach with a high standard of R&R as shown by the following results. Ocean Beach 2 Person R&R: U10/U11’s: Ocean Beach Lions - Zara Tucker & Lexi Smithers 3rd Junior Branch Championship Toowoon Bay 5th Age State Championships Swansea-Belmont U12/U13’s: Ocean Beach Maroons - Hayley Doyle & Reiley Squires 5th Terrigal Carnival 4th Junior Branch Championship Toowoon Bay U14/U15’s: Ocean Beach Blues - Mercedes Newton & Mikaela Kelly 2nd Terrigal Carnival

Ocean Beach Pinks - Jenna Styant & Zara Smithers 1st Terrigal Carnival 1st Killcare Carnival 1st Open Branch Championship MacMasters Beach 3rd Open State Championships Swansea-Belmont Ocean Beach 5 Person R&R Team U12- U14s: Mercedes Newton, Jenna Styant, Mikaela Kelly, Zara Smithers and Hayley Doyle. 1st Terrigal Carnival 1st Junior Branch Championship Toowoon Bay 5th Age State Championships Swansea-Belmont Special Mentions:

Thank-you to Mercedes and Mikaela who despite not being able to compete due to age restrictions assisted at 2 Person training, passing on their knowledge and expertise.

Congratulations to the 5 person team – finished on 12 points at Age State Championships - a personal best for the team!

Well done to our newest team OB Lions, Lexi Smithers and Zara Tucker, for gaining a 3rd place at Branch at their very first carnival as well as 5th place at State on 8 points – 1 point away from placing.

Our R&R Teams who attended both a training day at Ocean Beach in September and an R&R Education Day at Maroubra. At both, events our teams generously assisted new teams from other clubs and by sharing their knowledge were commended by the organisers.

A big THANK-YOU to our parents for getting the R&Rers to training and carnivals, also for assisting at carnivals in Marshalling and Organising the event: Jen, Salina, Kath, Brett, Cheryl, Matt, Chris, Natalie, Tim, Karen, May and Brad. Thanks also to our Judges: Kath Styant, Drew Hayes, Dennis Fitzroy and Grant Hayes for their continued support of this traditional Surf Life Saving Event.

Well done R&Rers. You were always ready to train and compete no matter how early the start was. You are always polite and keen. Your dedicated attitude will serve you well throughout your lives in whatever you wish to do.

Peter W. Lambeth

Ocean Beach Junior R&R Coach.

Rookies

This year saw 19 keen individuals part take in the rookie program. The program is for those in U13’s and

U14’s. The design of the program is to enable a smoother transition into patrol life after the nipper

program has concluded. The Rookie program itself includes patrols, gaining lifesaving awards as well as a

wide variety of branch run activities.

This year the Rookie program continued with many returning members as well as some new faces which

was great to see. Lots of great memories have been made as well as ideas and experiences being shared

through the group. The group as a whole have achieved the following:

- 7th in the rookie challenge

- 9 rookies at ducks for bucks

- 4 rookies selected for the SLSCC development camp

- 9 rookies at the Rookie disco

- 6 rookies at raising of the flags

- Over 1000 patrol hours and counting

Over the course of the season the following rookies participated in the following activities:

Rookie camp

On the 11th & 12th November, Zara, Jenna, Reiley & Hayley attended a camp along with rookies from other

clubs from Central Coast branch. Rookies took part in various activities that challenged them as well as

having the opportunity to meet fellow rookies!

Rookie Disco

Every year the rookies are invited to the rookie disco. Like the last few years the theme of Halloween and

the venue of North Avoca haven't change but it was good to see all the rookies dress up and participate in

a signing and dancing competition. This was my first year in not attending, however, heard very good

reports from the organisers about how our rookies represented Ocean Beach and themselves. Thanks to

Chloe, Zara, Katie, Ella, Mikayla, Mercedes, Reiley, Hayley,

Rookie Challenge

This year we saw six people put their hands up for challenge at Terrigal – Jenna, Zara, Hayley, Reiley, Shaun

& Mercedes. The day was very hot and dry and filled with seaweed. Despite a clear disadvantage from the

draw, our best board paddler was our runner, our best runner was a board paddler and that was only in

the first race. It was always going to be hard to win but the aim is all about having fun and participating

and that is exactly what we did. As a team, we walked away with hooded towel!

Ducks for Bucks

On Australia Day, Mikaela, Mercedes, Zara, Hayley, Reiley, Jenna, Jamie, Fin and Bryce all headed up to The

Entrance assist with SLSCC’s main fundraiser. These rookies walked around The Entrance CBD and sold over

100 tickets collectively. Their politeness and attitude was well documented.

SLSCC Rookie of the month

This season has seen two of our rookies achieve Rookie Of The Month. This recognition program is

organized at a branch and each month, clubs may nominate a rookie member for recognition. What makes

this hard is that I only have 50 words to describe the amazing achievements of the Rookies. This year have

had numerous rookies go beyond what is required and have been fortunate enough to have Hayley Doyle

(October) and Zara Smithers (November) selected by the Board of Member Services for Rookie of the

month! Great job girls!

Junior Lifesaver of the Year

This year bought about change in the JLOTY. Unlike previous years we had the privilege of having one male

and one female apply for the club. Both Jamie and Zara were put through their paces over the course of 3

weeks. This process would not have been achieved if it wasn’t for Alan Moffitt, Richard Grimmond, Robyn

Carr, Mackenzie Squires and Hayden Doyle. From the first practice Jamie and Zara undertook until their

final mock interview they grew and grew into very fine young Lifesaver and showed us why they inspire the

younger nippers.

I wish the best of luck to all the Rookies as you begin to move into the senior ranks!

See you all around the beach.

Jason Smith

Carnival Results SLSCC U12 - Open Beach Only Carnival - Toowoon Bay - 28th October 2017

1st U13 Male Flags Bryce Mobberley

1st U13 Male Beach Sprint Bryce Mobberley

2nd U12 Female Flags Ella Busch

2nd U12 Female Beach Sprint Ella Busch

Newcastle Pernament U8-U15 Carnival - Umina Beach 5th November 2017

(no team events completed due to weather conditions)

1st U10 Female Flags Emmerson Squires

5th U10 Female Flags Abby Burns

6th U11 Male Surf Board Race Jacob Falconer

4th U11 Male Surf Race Jacob Falconer

2nd U11 Male Beach Sprint William Conners

2nd U11 Male Flags Ryan Mason

5th U11 Male Flags Harry Beaton

4th U11 Male Beach Sprint Ryan Mason

5th U12 Female Beach Sprint Mikaela Long

1st U12 Female Flags Ella Busch

4th U13 Female Flags Mercedes Newton

5th U13 Female Beach Sprint Mercedes Newton

3rd U14 Male Beach Sprint Jamie Cairns

3rd U14 Male Flags Jamie Cairns

Newcastle Pernament U8-U15 Carnival - Terrigal Beach 3rd December 2017

3rd March Past Zara Smithers Jenna Styant

Jacob Falconer Oliver Tucker

Olivia Edwards Johnathan Hall

Zara Tucker Ebony Falconer

Logan Kelly Leilani McMorrow

Shelby Anstee Lexi Smithers

2nd U14 2 person R&R Mikaela Kelly Mercedes Newton

5th U12/U13 R&R 2 person Hayley Doyle Reiley Squires

2nd U12-U14 R&R 5 person Hayley Doyle Mikaela Kelly

Mercedes Newton Zara Smithers

Jenna Styant

4th All Age Beach Relay Raphael Williams Ellie Brett

Jack Busch Ryan Mason

Ella Busch Mercedes Newton

Jamie Cairns

5th U9 Female Beach Sprint Ellie Brett

6th U10 Female Beach Relay Zara Tucker Emmerson Squires

Ebony Falconer Ellie Brett

5th U11 Male Beach Sprint William Conners

4th U11 Male Flags Ryan Mason

2nd U11 Male Beach Relay Harry Beaton Jacob Falconer

Ryan Mason William Conners

3rd U11 Female Beach Relay Olivia Edwards Lexi Smithers

Marie Larkin Charlie Long

3rd U11 Mixed Beach Relay Ryan Mason Harry Beaton

Olivia Edwards Lexi Smithers

4th U12 Female Beach Sprint Ella Busch

5th U12 Female Flags Ella Busch

4th U12 Female Beach Relay Ella Busch Grace Conners

Grace Whitney Lexi Smithers

4th U12 Mixed Beach Relay Ella Busch Grace Conners

William Conners Jacob Falconer

3rd U14 Male Beach Sprint Jamie Cairns

6th U14 Male Beach Flags Shaun Turnbull

4th U14 Female Surf Team Zara Smithers Jenna Styant

Reiley Squires Hayley Doyle

4th U14 Female Beach Relay Mercedes Newton Zara Smithers

Jenna Styant Reiley Squires

Newcastle Pernament U8-U15 Carnival - Killcare Beach 21st January 2018

6th U11 Male Beach Flags Ryan Mason

6th U11 Male Beach Sprint Ryan Mason

3rd U11 Male Ironman Jacob Falconer

1st U11 Male Surf Board Race Jacob Falconer

2nd U11 Male Surf Race Jacob Falconer

3rd U11 Male Beach Sprint William Conners

3rd U11 Male Surf Team Harry Beaton William Conners

Jacob Falconer Ryan Mason

2nd U11 Male Beach Relay Harry Beaton Jacob Falconer

Ryan Mason William Conners

2nd U12 Female Beach Flags Ella Busch

2nd U12 Female Beach Relay Grace Conners Ella Busch

Grace Whitney Lexi Smithers

5th U14 Male Beach Flags Jamie Cairns

2nd U14 Male Beach Sprint Jamie Cairns

5th U14 Female Surf Board Race Zara Smithers

1st U14 2 person R&R Zara Smithers Jenna Styant

Newcaslte Pernament Open Branch Carnival - Macmasters Beach 11th February 2018

1st U14 2 person R&R Zara Smithers Jenna Styant

NewcastlePernament U8-U14 Branch Carnival - Toowoon Bay 4th February 2018

5th March Past Jenna Styant Mikaela Kelly

Jacob Falconer Zara Tucker

William Conners Logan Kelly

Olivia Edwards Shelby Anstee

Ebony Falconer Lexi Smithers

Leilani McMorrow Oliver Tucker

3rd U10/U11 R&R 2 person Lexi Smithers Zara Tucker

4th U12/U13 R&R 2 person Hayley Doyle Reiley Squires

1st U12-U14 R&R 5 person Hayley Doyle Mikaela Kelly

Mercedes Newton Zara Smithers

Jenna Styant

6th U8 Female Beach Relay Sairsha Jagger Breanna Kelly

Jessica Majsak visitor

5th U9 Female Beach Relay Ellie Brett Ebony Falconer

Georgia Larkin Julia Hall

5th U11 Female Beach Sprint Marie Larkin

2nd U11 Male Beach Sprint William Conners

3rd U11 Male Surf Board Race Jacob Falconer

3rd U11 Male Surf Race Jacob Falconer

3rd U11 1km Beach Run Harry Beaton

3rd U11 Male Beach Relay Harry Beaton Jacob Falconer

Ryan Mason William Conners

5th U11 Mixed Beach Relay William Conners Jacob Falconer

Olivia Edwards Lexi Smithers

6th U11 Male Surf Board Relay Johnathan Hall Jacob Falconer

Ryan Mason

4th U11 Male Surf Team Harry Beaton William Conners

Jacob Falconer Ryan Mason

1st U12 Female Flags Ella Busch

5th U12 Female Sprint Ella Busch

6th U12 Female Sprint Mikaela Long

4th U12 Female Beach Relay Ella Busch Grace Conners

Olivia Edwards Lexi Smithers

4th U13 Female 1km Beach Run Mercedes Newton

3rd Female Signals Jenna Styant

3rd Male Signals Jamie Cairns

5th U14 Female Surf Board Race Zara Smithers

4th U14 Male Beach Sprint Jamie Cairns Jamie Cairns

6th U14 Female Surf Team Zara Smithers Jenna Styant

Reiley Squires Hayley Doyle

SLSNSW Age State Championships Swansea-Belmont 1st-3rd March 2018

5th U10/U11 R&R 2 person Lexi Smithers Zara Tucker

5th U12-U14 R&R 5 person Hayley Doyle Mikaela Kelly

Mercedes Newton Zara Smithers

Jenna Styant

SLSNSW Open State Championships Swansea-Belmont 9th-11th March 2018

3rd U14 2 person R&R Zara Smithers Jenna Styant

2017/2018 award Winners

Under 8s

Encouragement Award Scarlett Arthur-Sinderberry

Female Pointscore 1st Jessica Majsak

2nd Sairsha Jagger

3rd Isa Hollas & Aishling Watkins

Male Pointscore 1st Raphael Williams

2nd Jonty Beaton

3rd Tam Johnston

Under 9s

Encouragement Award Kiara Smith

Female Pointscore 1st Julia Hall

2nd Leilani McMorrow

3rd Georgia Larkin

Male Pointscore 1st Zef Clement

2nd Isaac Stecko

3rd Ami Giles

Under 10s

Encouragement Award Isabel Hood

Female Pointscore 1st Emmerson Squires

2nd Zara Tucker

3rd Abby Burns

Male Pointscore 1st Jack Busch

Under 11s

Encouragement Award Dylan Drake

Female Pointscore 1st Olivia Edwards

2nd Lexi Smithers

3rd Marie Larkin

Male Pointscore 1st Jacob Falconer

2nd Ryan Mason

3rd Johnathan Hall

Under 12s

Encouragement Award Emma Cooley

Female Pointscore 1st Grace Conners

2nd Mikaela Long

3rd Ella Busch

Male Pointscore 1st Oliver Tucker

2nd Yillen Clement

Under 13s

Encouragement Award Alex Fashka

Female Pointscore 1st Reiley Squires

2nd Mercedes Newtown

3rd Hayley Doyle

Male Pointscore 1st Bryce Mobberley

2nd Finley Lacey

3rd Daniel Fashka

Under 14s

Encouragement Award Mikaela Kelly

Female Pointscore 1st Zara Smithers

2nd Jenna Styant

3rd Montanna Godbee

Male Pointscore 1st Jamie Cairns

2nd Shaun Turnbull

3rd Harry Mellross

Most Improved Carnival Competitor

Female: Olivia Edwards

Male: William Conners

Competitor of the Year U8-U10’s

Emmerson Squires

Competitor of the Year U11-U14

Jacob Falconer

Team of Year

5 person R&R

Hayley Doyle, Jenna Styant, Mikaela Kelly, Mercedes Newton and Zara Smithers

Rookie of the Year

Zara Smithers

Junior Lifesaver of the Year

Jamie Cairns & Zara Smithers

Ruby Knight Memorial Junior

Clubperson of the Year

Hayley Doyle

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Under 7

Under 8

Under 9

Under 10

Under 11

Under 12

Under 14

Under 13

Most Improved Carnival Competitors

Olivia Edwards & Will Conners

U8-U10 Carnival Competitor of the Year

Emmerson Squires

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U11-U14 Carnival Competitor of the Year

Jacob Falconer

Team of the Year

5 person R&R

Zara Smithers, Mercedes Newtwon, Mikaela Kelly, Jenna Styant, Hayley Doyle (absent)

Rookie Of The Year

Zara Smithers

Junior Lifesavers Of The Year

Jamie Cairns & Zara Smithers