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- Fri 4th to Sun 6th August – National Pool Rescue Champs, Adelaide
- Sat 19th August – Red & Yellow Ball – SLSSA Awards of Excellence
- Wed 30th August – Henley SLSC AGM
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Don’t be deceived by the spirit of complacency and think you have achieved enough. Try to become better than you’ve been.
Celebrate your achievements, but never let them sink you into the pool of complacency.
Israelmore Ayivor
Of all the things a leader should fear, complacency heads the list.
John C. Maxwell
Congratulations Henley on another safe patrolling season.
During the 2016/17 season we successfully trialled surveillance patrols on weekends and public holidays from 0900 – 1200 during January. The 2017/18 patrol season will see the expansion of these morning surveillance patrols to include mid-December, January and February, which means we shall have a presence on the beach from 0900 until 1800 on weekends and public holidays for those 2½ months. This will provide a better service for the public, but also place greater demands on the valuable time of our patrolling members.
Courtesy of a Commonwealth Government grant, at the commencement of the season we took delivery of a third defibrillator and oxygen set and increased our first aid kits to a total of four. We now have simultaneous first aid coverage in the first aid room, under the patrol shelter and in the all-terrain vehicle.
This season, I was very fortunate to have the support of a fantastic Operations Committee:
| Bec Codd |
Lifesaving Services Manager / Vice-Captain |
| Nikki von Bertouch |
Junior Operations Manager |
| Rachel Roe |
Surf Sports Manager |
| Lou Howard |
Membership Manager |
| Beck Forest & Nicole Carey |
Youth Coordinators |
| Cooper Forest |
Youth Advisor |
Thank you to all of you for your hard work in your respective areas.
Last season we performed 1 rescue. During the 2016/17 season we performed 3 reported rescues, none of which were significant. Given these concurrent successful seasons, I see our challenge for the future as preventing complacency.
In a previous career, I trained people to perform particularly dangerous, high-risk evolutions and our mantra as trainers was that we didn’t practice until we got it right, we practiced until we stopped getting it wrong.
My message here is to encourage all our patrolling members to maintain their essential lifesaving skills – not just First Aid and CPR, but also board paddling, swimming, patient rescues, etc.
We need to continue to practice our basics until we hone our skills and they become second nature. By doing this, we shall be preparing for the situation that we actively work toward preventing.
A BIG thank you goes to all of YOU – without our wonderful volunteers who contribute in a myriad of ways, then our club simply wouldn’t exist or function. It is the members that make Henley SLSC what it is!
Last but not least, I would again like to thank my wife, Sharon Ayris, who has been my sounding board and supporter throughout the season. The work you do for the club goes mostly unnoticed, but certainly not unappreciated.
See you on the beach in 2017/18,
Pete Oborn
Club Captain |
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| Message for all members currently on patrols or interested in joining!
To help with planning for the 2017/2018 season, please can all SRC and Bronze proficient members let me know the following:
- Are you happy to stay with your existing patrol, and/or continue volunteering as part of the junior water cover team?
- If not, would you prefer to move to a different team (which one and reason – e.g. to be with a friend)?
- Would you be interested in being part of a team who are only rostered for Sunday patrols and occasional public holiday cover (i.e. not Saturdays)?
- Is there any specific training you would like to complete to help support your patrol/junior water cover team. e.g. ATV, Advanced Resus, IRB Crew, IRB Driver?
- Are you keen to take on a leadership role within a Patrol Team?
Very importantly, if any members reading this are considering taking SLSA awards and joining one of our amazing patrol groups, please let myself, Pete Oborn (Club Captain) or Paul Leonard (Chief Instructor) know. We will be happy to chat about opportunities to get involved at Henley 🙂
Bec Codd – Lifesaving Services Manager |
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| You may have noticed these signs outside the change rooms. These have been installed to ensure that our club complies with National Policy. You can take your mobile phone into the change room, we simply ask that you don’t use it in any way while you are in the change room. |
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From time to time, as is the case in any organisation, grievances arise between members. The Club Grievance Officers, The Club Complaint Officers and the Club Chaplin can all help you if you find yourself with a grievance. You do not have to put your grievance in writing. You can simply contact any officer via phone, email or in person to raise your concern and they can assist you to resolve the issue. You may be surprised to know that we have already dealt with a number of grievances successfully using our newly formed procedure. The fact that you probably haven’t heard about these should give you confidence in the ability of this group to maintain total confidentiality while dealing with issues.
Grievances can include anything that is posted on social media or you have heard via rumour. Rumours that are hurtful or damaging to someone’s standing have no place in our surf club and we as a group are determined to put a stop to any such rumours in the future.
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Club Chaplin
Bruce’s role is different to that of a Grievance Officer as he is a neutral person to whom anyone can talk to.These do not need to be club issues. They can be things that are going on in your everyday life.
He can…
…provide support for club personnel, including coaches and committees
… provide support through difficult life circumstances
…help with grief and loss, trauma, sickness and injury, ethical questions, club issues or home and personal issues. |
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| Stratco have supported the Henley club SLSC in many ways for many years with generous donations of cash for the Big Row and also in-kind with goods and equipment including; AGL shirts, and tents for carnivals.
Stratco have been long standing contributors to the Juniors area through Quentin Dorward, who has been an AGL for as long as we can remember, and owners Ella and Jarrad Stratton are quite involved with their kids in Juniors.
So, if you need the right gear and materials for a DIY project, call into Stratco and support them who in turn support our Club. |
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Many of you may know that one of our folk was awarded Best First Year Member this season. I asked Behzad to share a little about his journey to Henley.
Behzad was born in Iran, a country which is a Theocracy. This means that Religion governs. It is law that people are Muslim. It is not uncommon for people to ‘disappear’ in Iran if they do not follow the law and religion. Behzad is the middle child, he has an older brother and a younger sister.
Behzad was attending University, nearing the completion of an Engineering Degree, when he began to ask questions that were threatening to the Government and within one month he had to flee to safety. Behzad did not know anything about Australia, only being promised that it was safe here.These are some of his words;
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I started to investigate in the religion. My friend and I always talk about this topic and that was kind of interesting to me. I wanted to know more about Christianity. I went to a church in Tehran and they didn’t let me in, because I was born in a Muslim family. I had to go to university and ask for a letter to prove I’m a student and don’t want to do anything else.
After a couple of months and just before my final exams at the last semester, I fired from university, the reason was, I had antisocial behaviour in their prospect. Warning from religion department of university had started and I had no other option rather than leave the home.
I found a smuggler and had a chat with him, he asked for $5500 USD with no guarantee to send me to Australia. I accept the deal with high risk, it was better than stay and be in the prison or worse. I left my home without telling anyone a part of my dad and my brother. My mum has never known where I am going, I lied to her and now I am regret.
16th April 2013 was the day which I left my home and my beloved family and friends for ever. I took a high risky way to get here without knowing anyone. I was just early 21 with no experience. Raw minded guy with no concept. After 11 days feeling sea sick and worried about my mother not knowing where I was and being on a piece of wood, finally I arrived to this island on 3rd of May 2013, I have been in detention centre in Darwin for almost three months.
Arrived in Adelaide at 11th of July 2013. With no idea had started to find a job. I have started to work at Vinnies for 4 months. The coordinator in the Vinnies (Bruce Kuhne) had found a job for me as a cabinet maker here.
He helped us to join Henley club and we did. Shannon came along and pull us to the circle. We weren’t able to swim at all and I always had phobia in the water. She always encouraged us and gave us lots of motivation. Nice people in the club had a nice attitude to us and I really love them as my family.
Finally, I learned how to swim and became a life saver. My first patrol was on the Christmas Day 2016. To my surprise, I became a best first member in the club and that was a huge milestone. I always appreciate the people who always being supportive and gave us lots of motivations. Love you all.
Behzad had not seen his family for four years. In March, they all travelled to Thailand to meet each other. Behzad is not allowed to return to Iran and his family are not allowed to come to Australia so any meeting with family or friends from Iran must occur in a third country. This is difficult for many reasons.
Behzad is currently on a Temporary Protection Visa, this means that he is assured of safety until September 2019 when he must reapply. The Australian Government will then review his need for protection. In the meantime, he is trying to live his life and enjoy the Henley Surf Life Saving Club.
Shannon |
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| Winter is the ideal time to take some workouts indoors and what better place than the club’s well equipped gym with the best coastal views in Adelaide.
If challenging circuits are your thing, we suggest you contact Matt Gardner and get on his FB page “Henley Surf Club NM”. You will then have access to all planned workouts for the coming week. You then simply “Like” to confirm attendance and are welcome to train.
If you wish to be informed of all other things gym, contact Gary Tredrea who can put you on the FB page “Henley SLSC GYM Junkies”.
Wednesday night Bootcamp 6pm-7pm – Meet on the ramp for a varied workout of functional exercises using the club, the square and beach facilities.
Saturday morning Boxing Fitness 8am-9am – Meet on the ramp with your gloves (or use our spares we have plenty) for a mix of boxing drills, ramp runs, planks and other bodyweight exercises.
If you require help with your program or need a supervised workout, contact Gary Tredrea on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights 4.30pm-6pm in the gym
Gary Tredrea
Gym Manager |
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| This year is the 65th anniversary of Surf Life Saving in SA which will be celebrated at SLSSA’s Red & Yellow Ball which will also feature the presentations of the 2017 Awards of Excellence and the SLSSA Hall of Fame and Life Member inductees for 2017.
Date: Saturday 19th August 2017, 6.30pm to 11.30pm
Venue: Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace
Dress: Formal with a splash of red and yellow
Tickets are $135 which includes a 3 course meal, a 5 hour drinks package and live entertainment. Book your tickets by going to www.surflifesavingsa.com.au |
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2017 SA Pool Rescue State Championships
The weekend of 24th & 25th June 2017 saw 20 Henley members smash it in the pool at the Marion Aquatic Centre. The weekend was very successful and Henley managed 3rd place overall with 433 points and a tally of 63 medals. Thank you once again to all those that helped over the weekend, especially our Officials, pool setters and time keepers.
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| Our friends and sponsors from the West Beach Community Bank are offering Henley members the opportunity to meet with one of their very friendly financial advisors in a relaxed and informal environment to get their professional advice on how you can enhance your personal or business wealth including estate planning, re-financing options, wealth creation and investing.
If you would like to book in a no obligation, one on one meeting, register by emailing: westbeach@ctemail.net.au
Drinks and light refreshments will be provided. |
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| This month there is another water-related role in VIetnam – aDrowning Prevention Trainer supported by Water Safety Vietnam.
Applications for this role close on 21 July 2017 |
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Farewell Megan, Welcome Chris
Last month our Function Manager of the last 3 1/2 years, Megan Tudor bade us farewell as she moved on to a new position in a five star hotel in the city. We wish her all the best.
We also congratulate Chris Coulter who has been appointed the new Function Manager. Chris has been our Bar Manager until recently.
Congratulations also to Steve Parker who has been appointed as the Assistant Manager to Chris
If you have any queries please feel free to contact Chris –functions@henleyslsc.com.au
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