It was International Volunteers Day on Sunday and Surf Club was busy on Sunday with trainees completing their courses and junior nippers first day on the beach. Huge thanks to every one in the club, our life savers, trainers, nippers team, parent helpers and supporters, all volunteering time and skills to sustain surf life saving at the Heads .If you’re a new family and want to find out more about helping out just ask Kim and the juniors team or if you’re keen to become a patrol member talk to the patrol captains
Congratulations to the 8 trainee volunteers who completed their final assessments for the Bronze Medallion Course . They were assessed on knowledge and practical interventions, rescue, first aid and CPR applications in test scenarios. They’ll join our club patrol teams as life savers from next weekend. Professionally trained and assessed and ready to volunteer to maintain patrols on Seven Mile Beach. If your keen to give it a go yourself our next course will be starting at end of January 2022. If you’re a Nipper parent and want to help out with water safety there will be a short course arranged before Christmas or in the New Year -See Kim, JAC or for more information.
Nippers have 2 more sessions before we break for the holidays- Sunday 12th December @ 9.30 and then Friday 17th December is a Nippers twilight session @ 5pm followed by a BBQ supper-. It’ll be an all members club night with the Bar open for Christmas Sippers (drinks @ members rates) .