Patrols
This
coming weekend's patrols are:
Saturday
3 November
Patrol 3, 9.00am - 1.30pm
Patrol 7, 1.30pm - 6.00pm
Sunday
4 November
Patrol 10, 8.00am - 11.30am
Patrol 14, 11.15am - 2.45pm
Patrol 18, 2.30pm - 6.00pm
Cadet
Patrols
Patrol 1, 8.00am - 10.30am
Patrol
2, 9.00am - 11.30am
Patrol3, 10.00am - 12.30pm
Any queries re patrols should be directed to David Fleeting, Manager
Lifesaving or your patrol captain.
Remember
the same rules apply as last season. Miss too many patrols and you
are out; arrange substitutes or let your patrol captain know if you
can't make it; the usual common courtesy.
Education
1.
Proficiencies
The following information refers to Bronze Medallion and ARC proficiency
only. Information regarding proficiencies for SRF, Spinal Management,
the Defib and Gold Medallion will follow.
This
year there are a total of 8 times from 4 dates to choose in order
for you to do your proficiency. Please choose 3 dates, email your
choices in order of preference to bronte.instructor@gmail.com
and wait (a few weeks) for confirmation of date and time.
The
dates and times are:
Sunday 11 November 9am & 11am
Sunday 18 November 9am & 11am
Sunday 25 November 9am & 11am
Sunday 9 December 9am & 11am
Proficiencies
will begin at the times written, any late comers will have to wait
until the next time/date so please arrive 15mins early.
Signals
and CPR will take place in the surf club before moving to the beach
for the swim (200m run / 200m swim / 200m run in under 8min) and the
board/tube rescue. The proficiency should take an hour to complete.
Anyone
needing their ARC proficiency...these will take place in the surf
club immediately after the 11am group has completed their water section.
So, ARC holders, please choose your date accordingly.
These
dates and times will be the only ones from Bronte this year. If you
can not make these times, forget to turn up, believe the water to
be too cold...then you are allowed to complete your proficiency at
another beach but under your own reconnaissance.
Level
1 Officials Accreditation Course - SLSS Circular No 25 outlining information
on the next Officials Course being held 17.11.07.
2.
Bronze Medallion
New Bronze Medallion groups are about to start up in the first week
of October. If anyone knows of friends/relatives who wish to join
the club, then please have them contact Callum Metcalfe at bronte.instructor@gmail.com
Branch
has scheduled a few education Courses for November. They include:
Callum
Metcalfe resigns
Members should also be aware that Callum
Metcalfe, the Club's Manager Education has resigned from his position
effective the end of November.
On
behalf of all members and the Board I would like to extend to Callum
our thanks for doing this onerous and thankless task for the past
3 years. This position, apart from being one of the most important
in the Club, is difficult and requires someone with time, dedication
and of course an excellent knowledge of surf life saving courses.
Callum had all these and will be missed.
Thankfully
Callum will remain with the Club and conduct patrols and train prospective
bronze squads; he will probably enjoy his membership much more with
the pressure off.
New
Bronte Members Forum
Our new Bronte Members Forum is now online
and can be accessed from the menu bar on the Bronte Surf Club Website.
This forum gives all Club Members up to date information on Patrol
changes, Nipper News and Club related issues.
The
Nippers, Patrols and Members Noticeboards are open to all members
to post discussions and reply to messages.
The
Business, Education, Administration, Competition and Newsletters will
have messages posted by Management only and can be viewed by all members.
We hope you enjoy our new Forum and look forward to hearing from you
online.
To
Register for the Forum:
1. Once you enter the forum you are requested
to add your User Name and Password. If you have not Registered before,
click on the 'register' link at the bottom of the page.
2.
Follow the prompts to agree to the forum rules and then you may 'Register'
with your own choice of User Name, Password and Valid Email Address.
3.
Once you complete the registration you will be sent an email to verify
your email address. Once you receive this email, click on the 'To
complete your registration, please visit this url' link and this
will direct you back to the forum site and activate your membership.
4.
You will be asked to enter a Unique Bronte Password. The password
for this season is: surfclub104 all in lower case.
You
are now a Registered Forum Member. For future visits to the forum
you will need your User Name, Password and Unique Bronte Forum Password.
Club
Shop - Web Site
All
is rectified re on-line ordering. Sales re gear, fees etc are now
available on the Club's shop via the web site. Go to our website and
follow the prompts under Club Shop.
Joggers/Walkers
The
results from jog 21st October are:
First
place: Jason Rooney, 2nd Gary Mooney, 3rd Kathy Taylor
Fastest
Male: Gavin Stevenson 15.11m
Fastest
Female: Siobhan McCarthy 15.26m
Walk: 1st Louise Mooney
Fastest
walker: Coleen O'Neil 27.20m
The
results from jog 29th October are: Joggers:
Run:
First place: Denis Croke, 2nd Gerrard Taylor, 3rd Siobhan McCarthy
Fastest
Male: Rohan Taylor 13.50m
Fastest
Female: Siobhan McCarthy 15.34m
Monthly
points Score Winner: Denis Croke
Walk:
1st Barbara Mergler
Fastest
walker: Louise Mooney 29.53
Monthly
points score walker winner: Louise Mooney
Competition
In
a great piece of news, young cadet Milly McGuiness has achieved a
great milestone in being selected as one of only two girls selected
in the U/15 girls Sydney Branch Team. Milly will be competing for
the Branch Team at the NSW Inter Branch Championships to be held on
the 17th November.
Milly's
selection did not come by chance. She has worked her proverbial backside
off under the guidance of Club trainer "Harries" improving
her board technique and getting her fitness to the level required
to compete at this elite level. Well done Milly, you'll kill em at
the Inter Branch.
Other
competition news - the boaties competed at the Elouera craft carnival
at the A crew got 5th in the final while the Bs just missed the finals
but rowed well. A good swell was running and with extra surf technique
I am informed the boaties will do well this season.
Also
dates and venues for this season's board/ski/craft scrutineering (both
seniors and juniors) are as follows:
10/11
Cronulla IMB Jnr Carnival 8am to 11am
15/12
Nth Cronulla Open Carnival 8am to 11am
19/1
Wanda Inter Cities 8am to 11am
2/2
Coogee Open 8am to 11am
16/2
Sth Maroubra Branch Age 7.30 to 10.30
17/2
Sth Maroubra Branch Open 7.30 to 10.30
Social
News
Melbourne Cup Day - ring Brie Green but I think its booked out. Remember
you can't get in at the door. It's a ticket only affair. Brie's number
is 0420 373 686.
Coleen
O'Neill has always been known as a bit of a party animal and she has
been working to organize a number of events. These include:
