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Rainbow Beaches Patrol Sunday 19th February 2023

Hello to all our Clubs across Sydney Branch!

“Diversity is about what makes each of us different. It is the key to strong vibrant communities and environments. Let us make Rainbow Beaches and future celebrations work in a way that works for you and your Club. Everyone is welcome. This is a shared moment across our beaches. Surf Life Saving Sydney is a supporter of Rainbow Beaches and invites you to celebrate.”
Olivia Gardiner, Diversity Advisor, Surf Life Saving Sydney

SAVE THE DATE for Rainbow Beaches Patrol Celebrations: Sunday 19 February 2023.

Diverse ocean environments & communities are strong & resilient. Making everyone welcome gets the best out of our diversity. Surf Life Saving NSW & Lifesavers with Pride invite Clubs across NSW to show the strength & diversity of our communities by celebrating Rainbow Beaches on Sunday 19 February 2023. Rainbow Beaches celebrations involve whatever you want to do to show that everyone is welcome at your beach & your Club eg activating patrols with rainbow flags and colours, engaging nippers and parents with coloured zinc and chalk art and getting local community groups involved to share the fun. Clubs should have received an event pack to support this amazing opportunity. Could all Sydney Clubs nominate a member (or group) to co-ordinate their Club’s celebrations, with help from Sydney Branch and Lifesavers with Pride and complete Jotform link.

For more information:
visit: www.lifesaverswithpride.com.au/rainbowbeaches
or email: rainbowbeaches@lifesaverswithpride.com.au or
Olivia Gardiner: diversity_lifesaving@surflifesavingsydney.com.au

All the best for a Great Rainbow Beaches Day on Sunday 19th February 2023.
Olivia Gardiner
Diversity Officer
Surf Life Saving Sydney

Admin, Education, Lifesaving, Members Services, Nippers

Member Opportunity – SLSNSW – Australia Day

As emailed to clubs and on Branch Social media,.
Member Opportunities – SLSNSW – Australia Day – be part of the action and represent your Club
Attention: ALL PATROLLING MEMBERS AND NIPPERS
Australia Day Opportunity and TV Coverage:
Option 1: Daytime for patrolling members: Surf Lifesaving NSW – Water Safety Public Engagement and messaging;
Option 2: Evening for the movers, shakers, dancers and those who like to be on Stage.
SLSNSW is working with the NSW Government to present some great water safety messages to those thousands of people who will be at Circular Quay on Australia Day. 
Refer to our socials for all information https://www.facebook.com/slssyd
 
Admin, Carnivals & Surf Sports, Nippers

Officials Nominations are open for SLSS Branch Championships 2023

Officials Nominations are open for Surf Life Saving Sydney’s 2023 Branch Championships. 
SLSS Branch Championships will run across 5 days (as per below), therefore please choose the days you are available.

  • Age Championships U9’s & U10’s @ North Bondi Saturday 28 January 2023
  • Age Championships U11’s to U14’s @ North Bondi Sunday 29 January 2023
  • Open Championships (U15’s to Opens), Master Beach, March Past Juniors and Seniors, Inclusive Championships (Junior and Open) @ Maroubra Saturday 4 February 2023
  • Boat Championships & Board Riding Championships @ Maroubra Sunday 5 February 2023
  • Lifesaver Championships, R & R, Masters Water @ Coogee Saturday 11 February 2023

Please nominate via the below form link.
https://form.jotform.com/223518649203860

 

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Branch President Christmas Message

On behalf of Surf Life Saving Sydney, we wish all our Members, Officers, friends and their families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

I hope that you get the time to relax with friends and family or to join your extended surf club family over the festive period.

Thank you to all our members who patrol over this traditionally busy period. Surf Life Saving Sydney is extremely proud of our members and their achievements throughout the year, and we wish you all a safe, enjoyable and happy holiday period.

Peter Agnew ESM
President
SLS Sydney

The SLS Sydney office will be closed between Friday 23 December 2022 to Monday 2nd January 2023 inclusive.   Our volunteer officers will still be available if you require urgent assistance

 

Admin, Nippers

U13 Junior Development Camp

Last weekend we held the annual SLS Sydney U13’s Development at Youthworks Port Hacking.  What a great camp it was! Getting back toward our pre-COVID numbers, with 73 kids, and extending the camp by adding the whole of the Friday, made a huge difference. As well as adding the extra day, we added bus pickups and drop offs at North Bondi and Maroubra as well as the traditional stop at Elouera, and we filled the bus for the first time in years!

With the extra day and some solid planning, we were able to fit many more activities and meaningful content into the camp and keep it all loads of fun for the kids. And from all reports it was a resounding success.

I must thank my wonderful dedicated team of fellow planners and facilitators:  Riley Porteous – Wanda, Sophie Burns – Elouera, Sarah Teitler – South Maroubra, Michelle Carter – Maroubra, and Rodd Sanchez – Cronulla. They were simply magnificent! As were the fantastic group of Minders, and of course the kids,  from all the attending clubs! It was truly a great crowd to work and have fun with!

Special thanks to the clubs Clovelly, Maroubra, Wanda, Cronulla and their crews for providing expertly operated IRB’s on the Sunday.

Extra special thanks to the Sydney Branch Support Operations Group and operator Louise Skjeime from Garie, for providing a superbly operated RWC on the Sunday morning.

And lastly extra special thanks to our guest speaker, SLSS Duty Officer Michael Bonnici  -Wanda, and UAV Pilot Stuart Jackson -Avoca, for addressing the kids and showing them their operational equipment, and to our fantastic Branch Partners, Betty’s Burgers for helping make all this happen!

We’re looking forward to the U11’s Camp in February 2023.

Some photos from the weekend can be viewed here – thank you Peter Crabbe for these great pics
U13 Development Camp Photos 2022