PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Welcome to another edition of the Lorne Mower.

It is only early in the season but we are already reminded of what is most important at any Surf Life Saving Club – keeping our beaches safe.

Two of our young members, Bill Bowden and Ruby McMaster, performed the season’s first rescue of two young boys who were caught in rip outside of patrol hours. We are very proud of the way Ruby and Bill reacted and applied the training they have received. Well done Ruby and Bill.

On another note, so much is already happening at the club. The Nippers development squad is up and running on Friday Nights (from 4:30pm) and Sunday Mornings (at 10:00am) with members of our competition team joining some first time nippers down on the beach. A big thank you is extended to Kirilee Wilson for all her hard work in putting all this together.

There are also plans in place to have a surf boat permanently at Lorne and some regular rowing sessions for all levels. Stay tuned for more updates.

Pictures: Billy Bowden above, Ruby McMaster below

We are also proud to announce that two of our members have been nominated for life saving awards at a National level. We extend our congratulations to Heath Armstrong for his nomination of Australian Surf Life Saver of Year and Geoff Matthews for his nomination for Australian Surf Life Saving Coach of the year and we wish you the best of luck.

We would also like to acknowledge the wonderful work that Felicity Koch has contributed over the years to our club. She has decided to part with her committee role as VP of Marketing for this year due to personal commitments. Thank-you Felicity.

The AFL Grand Final has come and gone with West Coast taking the Cup back west. After winning one of the biggest prizes in sport, it was great to see the footage of the West Coast Players picking up all the rubbish and cleaning the rooms prior to leaving. What a great example this is for all sports people and a good reminder to all members to help keep our club clean and tidy. Let’s all chip in!

Thank you again for all who have done, and continue to do, so much great work to make this season another great one at Lorne Surf Life Saving Club.

See you on the Beach!

Cheers

Paul

Paul McMaster, President
president@lornesurfclub.com.au

From the club captain

As we fast approach the new season I would like to welcome new members both Active and Associate, as well as thank all our dedicated and hardworking returning Active members. Last season was incredibly busy and many people were made much safer by the incredible work our patrols do on our beautiful beach.

If you are a new associate member, there are many ways to become more involved in our great club. From Active patrolling membership, to various Sub-Committee positions, there is a place for you in our great big family! feel free to contact myself our any of our board for further information.

I would also like to welcome and thank our new Lifesaving Sub-committee members. This committee has been established to help support our vast patrol and lifesaving responsibilities on and off the beach.

Romany Columb – Vice Club Captain

Jessica Sincock, Romany Columb – IRB Captains

Jack Slykhuis – Gear Stewart

Louise Rait – First-aid Officer

Nick Murnane – Lifesaving Operations Coordinator

Heath Armstrong – Emergency call-out Coordinator

Vacant – Patrol Support Officer

Our committee will be working towards making patrolling more engaging, as well as thinking of ways in which to make the public more aware of the risks of the ocean. We have begun rolling out lifesaving educational materials to hotels and holiday rentals throughout Lorne. This is to provide more information to visitors before they get to the beach.

Important dates fast approaching!

Working Bee – Saturday 24th Nov. 9.00am – 1.00pm

Skills Maintenance – Sunday 25th Nov.

First Patrol – 1-2 December

Looking forward to a great season ahead!

Cheers

Samuel Aschhoff, Club Captain

captain@lornesurfclub.com