Every member must be aware of the changes to the Proficiency Requirements. The circular can be downloaded here.

Circular pdf

The Elouera Surf Life Saving Club’s Surf Awareness Clinic is scheduled for early January, 2011 for the following dates:

• Test Swim at Caringbah Leisure Centre on Friday, January 7 from 9.00am to 10.30am
• Clinic Week starting on Monday, January 10 and daily from 9.00am to 12.00 noon to finish on Friday, January 14, 2011
• Presentation Day on Friday, January 14, 2011 at 10.45am

Application forms will soon be available and will be displayed on this web site as well as various outlets including the Shire McDonalds’ outlets, Menai Swim Academy, Tradies and Elouera SLSC.

This event will again be sponsored by the Elouera SLS Club's major sponsor - the Sutherland District Trade Union Club (Tradies) and Elouera is once again extremely proud of its close association with this long standing sponsor.

Many children have attended this "Community Event" for at least 3 years and have indicated that they will return again for the 29th event.

Other supporting sponsors include:

Darrell Lea, Kelloggs, McDonalds (Caringbah), Cancer Council of NSW, Miranda Police Command, Banana Boat sun screen, Sutherland Council Lifeguards and Bakers Delight (Cronulla).

For further enquiries call Elouera SLSC on    phone: 9523 7295 ;

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Major sponsor of Elouera, Tradies supports the Lifeline Sutherland Book Fair.

A record 10,000 books with a potential resale value of more than $20,000 donated via Tradies are expected to go on sale at the annual Lifeline Sutherland Book Fair this weekend (July 10 & 11).

The book fair raises money for Lifeline’s telephone counselling program and will be held at the Sutherland Entertainment Centre from 9:30am-5pm.

The Tradies has been a fundamental part of Lifeline’s long-term strategy in the Sutherland Shire donating in excess of $275,000 towards Lifeline Sutherland & Sydney since 2002.

Major corporate support from the Tradies Group has ensured that over 8000 calls to Lifeline are responded to by telephone counsellors from the Sutherland sub centre each year. Lifelines 24hr call centre in Sylvania was established with $70,000 in part donated and in part raised by Tradies in 2003. In May of this year, Lifeline Sydney & Sutherland answered the highest number of calls to Lifeline out of 42 Lifeline centres Australia wide.

It is perhaps no surprise the Sutherland Shire is responding to this need with the book fair growing 150 percent in the last four years. Last year 60,000 books went on sale, raising $170,000 for Lifeline Sutherland & Sydney. 

Mr Gardner said they had been inundated with donations this year and Tradies at Gymea, which has collected books in the lead up to the event, had provided much-needed help to organisers.

Tradies funding over the years has enabled Lifeline to purchase new equipment, train greater numbers of telephone counselors and provide them with supervision and ongoing skills development. 

“We are incredibly grateful to Tradies for their financial and practical support.  This support helps us to ensure that someone is always available to answer calls from Australians in need” said Penny Mayson, Manager, Lifeline Sydney & Sutherland.

Last year the book fair attracted large numbers of people and raised $66,000.

Lifeline Sydney & Sutherland is part of Wesley Mission which established the first Lifeline in 1963.

Amanda Grant [Community Relationship Manager - Tradies Group]

Flyer pdf

Happy New “Financial” Year to members from supporter Business Funding & Planning Pty Ltd.

What's your Financial New Year's Resolution?

Start your Financial Year with a positive; review your Home, Investment and/or Business Loan with our Accredited Mortgage Consultant by the 31st of July 2010 and BFP will donate $50.00 to Elouera SLSC.

If your current Loan can be improved and you take up the new recommendations with our Accredited Mortgage Consultant; BFP will

donate a further $50.00 to Elouera SLSC.

Download pdf here

50 Years of Club History

Elouera recently established a History Committee to commence early preparation of the first 50 years history of the Club which will be reached in 2016.

The Committee currently comprises Kay Daley, Peter Meletopoulo; and Steve Frawley and Life Members Ron Pears (Convenor); Les Hardy; Brian O’Sullivan and Ted Brooker and has met on several occasions to map out this most important Club project and to allocate individual responsibilities.

An early task which the Committee identified for completion relates to calling for members, whether past or present, and others who have been associated with the Club to provide any relevant documents, photographs or other memorabilia which is of historical interest. Peter Meletopoulo has particular expertise in reproducing copies of documents etc. and the Committee undertakes to return all original material as soon as possible and also to provide an additional copy for retention.

The Committee also will be organising a schedule of interviews of significant people in the Club’s history and would be pleased to be advised of anyone who is agreeable to being interviewed in connection with the history or to be provided with details of anyone else who may be suitable to be contacted.

Any relevant items may be left with Karlene Hughes during Club office hours (10 to 2, M – W and F).

Articles left with Karlene should be enclosed in a suitably sealed container or envelope and addressed to the History Committee.

Please also ensure that details/history of the image or item be provided, such as approximate date; names of people etc., together with contact details (if possible in a plastic sleeve) along with the item. Details of hard items, trophies, framed images etc may be adhered to the reverse side.

Information also can be left on the Club’s telephone: 9523 7295.

Mike Batty

Director of Administration

The Australian Lifeguard Service (ALS) NSW is an independent division of Surf Life Saving NSW that provides professional lifeguard services to local government, private corporations, sporting organisations and community groups. If interested download the info sheet here.
 

Go to the Education and Training page for the following courses

Circular 04 – SM Basic Beach Management  27^th & 28^th July 2010  Registrations close 15^th July

Circular 05 – Spinal Management 24^th July 2010  Registrations close 15^th July

Expressions of interest are being sought from suitable qualified and experienced members to be appointed as Duty Officers.  Appointments of Duty Officers are for a 2 season period.  There are 8 positions of Duty Officers (2 per district).

EOI close at the Branch Office on Friday 16^th July 2010.   Your EOI should be in the form of a resume application.

Copy of memo attached for information and pre requisite requirements.

EOI criteria

Please find attached latest version Winter Education Calendar 2010 V3 for your information.

Contact the office if you wish to enrol in any course.

Calendar V3

Members, please attend this meeting on Sunday August 8 at 10 AM in the Washington Lounge. Further information will be available here closer to the date.