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April 2010
Vol 10, Issue 4
Blue Star Review
News from Kawana Waters Surf Club
What's New?
Hope everyone had a great Easter! As our season starts to wind downwith the break up of nippers and the end of the competition season, youwon't know what to do with yourselves. Maybe we can all be a bit moresocial and enjoy the hospitality of our Supporters Club over the winterperiod!Lots happening with a huge day coming up for AnzacDay on 25th April, and then there's a big day plannedfor Mother's Day on 9th May - so bring your mum andthe family! Don't forget the upcoming Actives Nights -more info below.And lots of different entertainment coming, starting with the Hip Shootersfrom New Zealand, a blues group entertaining this Saturdaynight. There's also entertainment on Friday nights, and some Sundayarvos as well. More blues coming next month as well. Check out thenotices at the Club.
Patrols-nearing the end!
Easter patrols were covered well,complemented by our latest batch of newbronzies who were tested the week before, andbeing keen to try out their new skills,attended patrols over Easter. Congratulations toPriscilla, Matt, Tim, Richard, Jason, Hayley,Scott, Dion and Dejan. Our Chief Instructor,Ross, said these were a great group of peoplewho are now fully fledged lifesavers, and keen to get more awards so Ihope they were made welcome. Many thanks to Ross and Barry onceagain for training another batch of lifesavers to help lighten our load onpatrol, and to Dan Donahoe, for helping out as well.We now only have a couple of ordinary weekends to go, then the longweekend of Anzac Day (with a holiday on Monday) and the Labour Dayweekend (also a holiday on the Monday) which is the last weekend of theseason. We will be having a clean-up / stocktake on the last day ofpatrols so come along and help out so that everything is in tip topcondition before it's put away for the winter. There's even a chance of adrink afterwards!
In This Issue
NEXT BRONZE COURSE
A new course will be starting at the
beginning of next season - around the
beginning of September. Contact the
office for the date when it's set if youwant to become a lifesaver! Or if youknow of anyone else who is interested,give the names to Jill in the office oremail to info@kawanasurfclub.com.au
IRB Australian Championships - 16 / 17 / 18 April
Our Kawana team is heading off in a week or so to travel to Penguin, inTasmania for the Aussie IRB Titles. They have new boats and motors whichwere received earlier this season, through the Community Gambling BenefitFund. They have been training hard so all bodes well for a serious assaulton the competition with the only unusual feature being the location, downnear the South Pole, well nearly! But I've heard they've imported someVictorians as 'patients', who might be a little more used to the icy watersthan our guys and girls are.They also have a brand new trailer, purposely built for travel (after some serious fundraising), so we wish themall the best for the competition, and hopfully they'll uphold the blue star tradition, and bring home a fewmedals.
Actives Night
@ the Supporters Club
This months' Actives Night will be on
Saturday, 24th April
at the Surf Club. Comealong with your group of friends or family and receive discounts on your meals, anddrinks at Happy Hour prices, as stated in previous newsletters. Great to gettogether with your surf club buddies as we head towards the end of the season!
Anzac Day
is the day after, and then there's a holiday on Monday to recover - thatcould be a big weekend! Dawn Service commences at
5.28 a.m
. with the later service starting at
11 a.m.
-always a great day at the club.
May's Actives Night
will be on
Saturday 15th May
and we urge everyone to attend this one as we will beacknowledging our great athletes who've won medals at Branch, State and Aussies. We should havereceived our State medals by then, with a bit of luck. There's even talk of inviting some of our past membersfor a bit of exta fellowship.
Nipper News
Nippers are all finished for the season, except for those heading off to the State titles inEmu Park on the weekend of 17/ 18th April. Our Under 11 Boys Beach Relay team,comprising
Isaac Priest, Carlo Versace, Louis Versace, and Tyler Hoole
did so well in
gaining a gold medal
in this event, and therefore get the chance to compete atState. Yasmin Maxwell also did well and is joining them on the trek north. Good luck toyou all.Remember though, we still have some trophies and certificates in the office if you missed going to thePresentation night.
Nipper AGM
is on this
Sunday 11th April at 4 p.m
. - most of the positions are nominated for, so comealong in support as the new committee is elected for next season. All members who have leased boards arealso asked to bring them back for stocktaking purposes - they may be reissued but still need to be brought tothe club.
Youth Development Camp
Survivor Mudjimba 2010 by Jack Stringer
Another year, another camp, and we survived yet again ...but only just!!This year's camp was the best ever with the largest number of "survivors" participatingfrom our great club than any other year. This camp would have had to be the greatestcamp I had ever been on. It was packed with tons of great activities, in which youcompeted with your tribe to gain points to win the trophy! (Garden gnome called Barry!).Starting off in the Viti Luvu tribe I had only known one person from the greatest club in theworld, Kawana, but by the end I had made many friends that I hope will be there nexttime. Although Viti Luvu didn't win we tried our hardest in all the events: War cries, duck races, team building,orienteering in the mud and dark, commando course in which it was great fun to get muddy!, and many moreactivities. I had great fun as you can see and can't wait until next year. Goooo Viti luvu!
Courtney Elsmore
, our Youth and Development director, who was a Leader on the camp above, is off thisweekend as a participant in the 2010 State Pelerman Leadership Excellence Program, held again at Mudjimbafor the 18 to 25 year olds. We wish her well, but it's a shame there's no rain and mud this time!
Houleys - a big thank you!
All the different sections of surf sports - nippers, seniors, masters and IRB - would like to thank these twowonderful people, Judy and Geoff, who go to so many carnivals and officiate for us! We would be lost withoutthem and so would like to thank them sincerely for a job well done! Your efforts are certainly appreciate by ourathletes. Hopefully, you can enjoy a rest from the sun, the rain and other elements that make up being anofficial at lifesaving events!
Down Time for Trainers!
The majority of training and proficiencies have been completed for the season although there might be a FirstAid course or some IRB courses still coming, but I've heard Barry Jones and his wife are heading off into thewide blue yonder in their recently purchased caravan. Both Barry (as our Club Supervisor) and Ross (as ourChief Instructro) and who undertake the majority of the training and assessing at our club, are well deservingof a good rest now, but we need to make it known how much their services over many years areappreciated. Hopefully we'll see them both back refreshed and ready to do a bit more!The education and training duties (including proficiencies) are never ending and it would be great to see someother members step up and help out with training to lighten the load for these gentlemen. A couple havealready with Dan Donahoe helping out, and Kane Domio just completed his award to become a trainer as well.
Surf Sports - Aussies
After a good showing at the State Championships, the weather again was not kind for ourmasters and got worse at the competition went on. We still had a couple of good results withHeath Collie and Scott Brysden winning a gold medal in the Masters Double Ski event fortheir age group (a tremendous result considering this was Scott's first foray into surflifesaving competition), and one of the womens boat crews - Sue Estreich, RayleneSymons, Clare Burns, and Leesa O'Brien, swept by Rick Estreich, also winning a gold medalin the Masters event. Conditions were very trying, and after the tragic drowning and with therest of the competition being cancelled, it was a sad way to end the season, with some of ourathletes not getting a chance to compete at all. But our condolences do go out to the family ofSaxon Bird, and his club, Queenscliffe.Another bright note was the announcement of Paul Schloss as winning the "AustralianRookie Sweep of the Year" at the annual Boaties Convention which takes place after theAussies. Congratulations to Paul - a fitting tribute to the work he's done at the club with theboat crews over the last couple of years, and in securing some good sponsors for thissection.Congratulations to all competitors, young and old, who compete for us, and as such, have to maintain theirpatrol obligations as well as the training involved in top class competition, and balance their own life into thebargain!
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