78th ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14

Surf Life Saving Queensland N O R T H B A R R I E R B R A N C H I N C .

Forrest Beach SLSC Arcadian SLSC Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC Ayr SLSC Bowen SLSC Eimeo SLSC Mackay SLSC Sarina SLSC

North Barrier Branch Affiliated Clubs

1 Officers & Life

Members/ AGM Notice

5 Executive Reports

10 Lifesaving Services

23 Member Services

38 Surf Sports

59 Summer Surf Girl

63 Our Partners

67 Financial

Statements

Forrest Beach SLSC Arcadian SLSC Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC Ayr SLSC Bowen SLSC Eimeo SLSC Mackay SLSC Sarina SLSC

North Barrier Branch Affiliated Clubs

NORTH BARRIER BRANCH OFFICERS PATRON: Flo Payne OAM Snr. VICE PATRON: Reg Butler OAM VICE PATRONS: Assoc. Prof John Williamson AM Assoc. Prof Vic Callanan AM Cr. Jenny Hill Cr. Rodger Bow Cr. Deidre Comerford John A Menico OAM Hon. David Crisafulli MP Ted Malone MP Jason Costigan MP Rosemary Menkens MP Hon. Andrew Cripps MP Kirsten Livermore MP Tim Mulherin MP BRANCH COUNCILLORS: Brad Seawright (Arcadian) Terry Lund (Ayr) Terry Rail (Bowen) Bill Lansbury (Eimeo) Chris Cantoni (Forrest Beach) Peter Ridland (Mackay) Kent Street (Sarina) James Heery (Townsville Picnic Bay) ALTERNATE COUNCILLORS: Brendan Nugent (Arcadian) James Kennedy (Ayr) Ian Shield (Bowen) John Galea (Eimeo) William Johnson (Forrest Beach) Michael Wilson (Mackay) John Black (Sarina) Jeff Weightman (Townsville Picnic Bay) STATE REPRESENTATIVES: George Clarke (State Council) Frank Burke (Alternate State Council) Frank Burke (State Lifesaving Committee) Adam Dunn (State Surf Sports Committee) Tori Demopoulos (State Membership Services Com-mittee) Betty Sheret (State Administration & IT Committee) Greg Cullen (State Education Panel)

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: President: George Clarke Deputy President: Frank Burke Dir. Admin & Planning: Lyn Coomber Dir. Finance & Property: Ian Shield Dir. Lifesaving: Frank Burke Dir. Surf Sports: Adam Dunn (from Dec 2013) Dir. Membership: Cheryl Best (until Jan 2014) Tori Demopoulos (from Feb 2014) Dir. Junior Activities: Glen Miller Dir. Marketing: VACANT Publicity Officer: VACANT BOARD OF LIFESAVING: Deputy Dir. Lifesaving: Lex Johnson First Aid: John Furnell (from Feb 2014) IRB: Charles Pashalis Marine Stinger: Melissa Shillam Communications: VACANT Resuscitation: VACANT Research & Development: VACANT (Education Officers) North: Greg Cullen South: Peter Ridland Gear & Equipment: Peter Marshall Club Representatives: Forrest Beach Jared Cantoni Arcadian Lisa Nugent Townsville Picnic Bay Shannon Morgan Ayr Heather Scott Bowen Rees May Eimeo Darren McGrath Mackay Tony Caris Sarina David Ronald

BOARD OF SURF SPORTS: Deputy Dir. Surf Sports: Rod Finney (from Feb 2014) Board & Ski: VACANT Surf Boat: Vic O’Keefe Team Manager (Male): VACANT Team Manager (Female): Margaret Adams Gear & Equipment: Peter Marshall Coach: Paul Demopoulos & Ian Wright Carnival Co-ordinator: VACANT Club Representatives: Forrest Beach Graeme Gibson Arcadian Lisa Nugent Townsville Picnic Bay Colleen Newnham Ayr Glen Miller Bowen VACANT Eimeo Duncan Sandford Mackay Murray Friswell Sarina Jeanne Ronald BOARD OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: Youth Committee Rep: Mary Parker Club Representatives: Forrest Beach VACANT Arcadian Michela Best Townsville Picnic Bay Jane Dowker/ Lachlan Parker Ayr Lex Johnson Bowen VACANT Eimeo Bianca Arbeithuber Mackay John Brotherson Sarina Nicola Street & Jack Robinson BOARD OF JUNIOR ACTIVITIES: Club Representatives: Forrest Beach Frank Galipo Arcadian Katie Roberts Townsville Picnic Bay Dennis DiBartolo Ayr Lisa Furnell Bowen Deborah Raiteri Eimeo Angela Harris Mackay Greg Born Sarina Lesley Street

HONORARY OFFICERS BY APPOINTMENT: Immediate Past President: Michael Clyde Branch Auditor: Alert Accounting Legal Officer: VACANT Medical Officer: Dr Ben Lawry Grievance Officers: Ian Shield & Linda Scott Safety Officer: VACANT YOUTH COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE Macey Ronald Co-chair: Fiona Clyde Memorial Scholarship Recipient (Sarina SLSC) Mary Parker Co- Chair U18 Lifesaver of the Year (Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC) Elyce Dahms Deputy (Sarina SLSC) Lachlan Parker Secretary (Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC) Hannah Webber Secretary (Ayr SLSC) Jade Fahy Treasurer (Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC) Sally Watson Newsletter Co-ordintor (Arcadian SLSC) CLUB REPRESENTATIVES Callan Cantoni Forrest Beach SLSC Mitchell Nugent Arcadian SLSC Danielle Soutar Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC Marion Jones Ayr SLSC Tyler Williams Bowen SLSC VACANT: Eimeo SLSC Alex Finney Mackay SLSC VACANT: Sarina SLSC YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBERS Olivia Zatta Forrest Beach SLSC Anneka Reynolds Forrest Beach SLSC Jack Dunn Arcadian SLSC Anna Staib Arcadian SLSC Hiteshin Lopata Arcadian SLSC Patrick Parker Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC Cody Roth Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC Cameron Soutar Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC Harry Braddick Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC Erin Brotherson Mackay SLSC MENTORS Jeremy Best Senior Mentor Tori Demopoulos Mentor

NORTH BARRIER BRANCH LIFE MEMBERS

*Denotes (Deceased)

*Sam Johnson MBE (Ayr) 1961 *Bob Burrell OAM (Arcadian)

*Jack Sellars (Forrest Beach) *Cec Honey (Arcadian) *Arnold Hogan (Arcadian) *Don Johnson (Ayr) *Doug Bird (Arcadian) *Don Howlett (Arcadian) John Menico OAM (Forrest Beach) *Alf Franks (Ayr)

1973 Bert ‘Hock’ Keyse (Ayr) *Stuart Braddick (Picnic Bay)

1977 *George Sadd (Picnic Bay) *Peter Grant (Arcadian)

1977 *Maurie Mulcahy (Ayr) *Don Foreman (Maroochydore) *Pat Madden (Mooloolaba) *Brian Coomber (Arcadian) Reid Anderson (Picnic Bay)

1986 Reginald Butler OAM (Mackay) *Norm Howland OAM (Mackay) Jack Paterson (Picnic Bay) Doug Hannah

1993 Ray Carter (Picnic Bay) Frank Burke (Mackay)

1994 Assoc. Prof. Vic Callanan AM Assoc. Prof. John Williamson AM Flo Payne OAM (Mackay) Assoc. Prof. Peter Fenner AM (Mackay)

1999 Kevin Couper (Mackay) George Moody (Mackay) Noel Henderson (Arcadian) Michael Clyde (Mackay) Chris Cantoni (Forrest Beach)

2008 Lyn Coomber (Arcadian) Gary Gage (Picnic Bay)

2008 Darrin Bragg (Picnic Bay) George Clarke (Picnic Bay)

2008 Graeme Gibson (Forrest Beach) 2008 John Galea (Eimeo) 2008 *Tony Pashalis (Eimeo) 2008 Peter (Stan) Ridland (Mackay) 2008 Rod Leach (Mackay)

Don Roche (Sarina) Elizabeth (Betty) Sheret (Arcadian)

SURF LIFE SAVING QUEENSLAND LIFE MEMBERS

*Sam Johnson MBE (Ayr) 1961 *Bob Burrell OAM (Arcadian)

*Cec Honey (Arcadian) *Jack Sellars (Forrest Beach) *Don Johnson (Ayr)

1975 *Don Howlett (Arcadian) 1975 *John Broadhurst (Mackay) 1977 *Doug Bird (Arcadian) 1977 John Menico OAM (Forest Beach) 1978 * Don Foreman (Maroochydore) 1978 * Pat Madden (Mooloolaba) 1986 * Maurie Mulcahy (Ayr) 1990 Reg J Butler OAM (Mackay) 1990 * Brian Coomber (Arcadian)

* Norm Howland (Mackay) 1996 Assoc. Prof. Peter Fenner AM (Mackay) 1996 Jack Paterson (Picnic Bay) 1999 Flo Payne OAM (Mackay) 2003 Frank Burke (Arcadian)

Michael Clyde (Mackay) 2013 John Galea (Eimeo)

SURF LIFE SAVING AUSTRALIA LIFE MEMBERS *Sam Johnson MBE (Ayr) *Bob Burrell OAM (Arcadian) *Cec Honey (Arcadian) *Don Johnson (Ayr) Reg J Butler OAM (Mackay)

1995 John Menico OAM (Forest Beach) 2000 Assoc. Prof. Peter Fenner AM (Mackay)

VALE We offer our deepest respect and sympathy to the relatives and friends of our members, who have passed away this year. We also extend our sympathy to members of Surf Life Saving who have suffered bereavements in their families this year

Surf Life Saving Queensland NORTH BARRIER BRANCH Inc.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given of the 78th Annual General Meeting of the Surf Life Saving Queensland—North Barrier Branch Council. Venue: North Barrier Branch Regional Operations Centre 5 Marlow Street, Pallarenda Qld 4810 Date: Saturday 19th July 2014 Time: 13.00pm (12noon onwards for Registration & Annual Report collection) The business to be conducted at this meeting will be as follows:-

1. Opening—attendance including Apologies and Alternates (Proxies). 2. Confirm and Adopt the Minutes of the 2013 Annual General Meeting. 3. Affiliation of the Clubs and Branch. 4. Election/Appointment of Councillors. 5. Presentation and Adoption of Annual Report and Financial Statements. 6. Election of Officers and Appointed Officers. 7. Announcement of Life Membership Awards (1/C/2.5). 8. Endorsement of the Executive, the Boards of Life Saving, Surf Sports, Junior Activities, Ad ministration and Planning, Youth and Membership Development and Finance and Property as well as the Selection, Judiciary, Meritorious Awards and Honours, Medical Advisory and Delegate to Auxiliary Organisation Committees. 9. Alterations of the Constitution. 10.Motions of which due notice has been given. The Chairperson reserves the rights to amend the order in which business is taken. George Clarke President North Barrier Branch Inc.

Ladies and Gentlemen. This year North Barrier Branch celebrates 78 years of Surf Lifesaving. What a wonderful achievement the Branch has done for the community of North Queensland. It is with great delight that I submit my second report as President of North Barrier Branch

North Barrier Branch has had an extremely busy and successful year in all aspects of Surf Lifesaving. The Clubs in our Region are Arcadian, Ayr, Bowen, Eimeo, Forrest Beach, Mackay, Townsville Picnic Bay and Sarina. We have triumphed again and been a force to reckon with both on and off the Beach. In summarising the year that was, I ask you to remember these achievements. It is with pride and a great event for North Barrier, that Townsville Picnic Bay are host-ing the State IRB Championships on the long weekend. This is such a coup for the Region. Patrols This year throughout all of our Branches we have performed over 17,800 voluntary Beach Patrol Hours. This is a magnificent effort of behalf of all our clubs. Our efforts in our region equal a saving of $1.1M to the local governments This year saw Zero Preventable Deaths at our patrolled beaches. Sponsors Each year it becomes more difficult to obtain Major Sponsors we need all the help we can get. I wish to sincerely thank all our sponsors, both large and small for their contribution in particular BHP for the sponsorship of $30K. Your support is most appreciated by the four northern Clubs in our Branch. Relocation This year saw the relocation of our Branch Office (now to be known as Regional Operations Centre), from our premises on Ingham Rd, out to the QPWS Site in Palleranda. This new sight has an abundance of space for storage and many plans to become the prime Surf Life Saving “hub” in North Queensland. Surf Girl This year our Branch had 6 Entrants in Miss Surf Girl. Our Entrants performed to extremely high praise throughout the whole season, again showing our region as the pillar of Queensland we know it to be. The girls raised a culiminative total of $281, 198.71, which is 32% of the State total ($882, 866.82). Well done girls that is an excellent effort. Regional Staff I would be remiss if I did not thank the SLSQ Staff for their abundance of assistance and guidance through out the season. This is all staff right from the top at Surf Rescue House and through to our regional staff, headed by Regional Manager Jenny Neal. We have had a few changes due to various reasons, but the team as a whole has shown extreme sta-bility and determination. Our Mackay LDO has been filled whilst Demelza is on Maternity Leave, Greg Willey is doing an excellent job. Also whilst we have had some gaps in Administration Sam Wheeler has stepped in and done an amazing job to clean up some processes.

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I would like to make special note of our Townsville LDO Jeremy Best who had stepped up dramatically over the past season, filling basically every role imaginable on top of doing the job he is renowned for doing so well.

Conclusion This year we have some major achievements in our Branch. A number of our youth attended Camp Radical at Picnic Bay in March. This is an invaluable experience for all of those who attended. We have also had increased participation in both State Camps. The training and development that our members have received by attending these courses will benefit our Region. The Youth Committee has been going great guns all season, again securing the running of our Annual Dinner after the amazing show they put on last year. I look forward to a great night had by all. I would like to personally congratulate our State Award recipients from the season, they have all had roles to fill throughout the state and have served SLSQ, North Barrier and their Branches proud. These were; Mary Parker – U18 Lifesaver of the Year, Terry Lund – Volunteer of the Year, Wade Sinclair – Coach of the Year (Australian Winner), Michael Wilson – Rookie Coach of the Year and Rod Finney – Rookie Official of the Year. In competition this year we have seen all carnivals runs well all season with fierce competition between the Clubs in North Barrier Branch. Our Clubs were also well represented at Worlds, Aussies and State Carnivals with a number of our Clubs being awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals. These results are a reward for training, coaching and performance and you should all be very proud of the achievements you have made. It is with pride and a great event for North Barrier, that Townsville Picnic Bay are hosting the State IRB Championships on the long week-end. This is such a coup for the Region. In closing I would finally like to thank the NBB Executive. Our teamwork and leadership throughout the season has had us achieve some amazing goals. This is very pleasing especially as there have been a few of us come into these roles very new. I look forward to another great season, with another great team. George Clarke NBB President

On behalf of the SLSQ Team in North Barrier I am honoured to submit this report with thanks and congratulations extended to our Club Members and all Volunteers who have contributed to the Regional success this past twelve months. I am delighted to confirm we have lived up to the vision of “ Zero preventable deaths in Queensland Waters” and the dedication and commitment provided from the Club Members across the Region through instilling guidance and education to the people frequenting our beaches has ensured our beaches remained safe for all participating in beach related activities. The Members of North Barrier Branch have worked hard this past twelve months dedicating their time and resources to safe practices, compliance & financial matters, reporting progress and full attend-ance at the many meetings necessary to ensure the Region is progressive and responsible to enhance Surf Lifesaving and Surf Sports for our Region. There have been many highlights over the year and North Barrier Branch once again shone through with six Surf Girl entrants proudly representing their Clubs, North Barrier Branch and Surf Lifesaving Queensland. The young Ladies worked diligently over the twelve month period raising the profile of their Clubs and Surf Lifesaving within their local communities and beyond, whilst raising much needed funds for their Clubs to continue to strive forwards. We proudly congratulate all of the six young Ladies and their Teams of supporters, who put themselves out there working tirelessly with fundraising events; promotions and activities to raise Community awareness of Surf Lifesaving Queensland and respective Surf Lifesaving Clubs. Your efforts are truly recognised and appreciated by all in North Barrier and SLSQ. The Youth Committee is something for the Branch/Region to brag about, as the Youth Members with-in this Committee are the upcoming leaders of Surf Lifesaving and this group of young People are showing their commitment, skills and abilities will ensure the North Barrier Branch continues to move forward to meet the needs of the upcoming generations to take Surf Lifesaving into the future. Club development and training continues to be a major focus in North Barrier, with the LDO in Townsville undertaking over 240 courses through-out the season and combined with the Club training, shows there has certainly been a lot of work completed with skilling and up-skilling across all Clubs within the Region. This is a great achievement for all involved and all those participating giving our Members the skills required to undertake their patrol obligations when becoming a Surf Lifesaver. LDO Demelza became a Mum to little Jimmy Pete, and is currently on maternity leave with Greg Willey stepping across from Lifeguard Services to the Development role with ease. Monthly Administrator meetings have been on-going with good feedback and we will continue to work with Administrators across the Region to create best practices and ensure support is provided at all times to assist the Clubs where and when required. Little Lifesavers and Secondary School Surf League has been very successful and has continued to grow with increasing numbers in both locations (Mackay & Townsville).

REGIONAL MANAGER REPORT 2013/2014

We endured record numbers of marine stingers this season and a few cyclone threats also, which required beach closures but these things are out of our control and for the locals and long term residents, these are normal conditions that come with living in the tropics. A little shark here and there and a crocodile or two kept everyone on their guard at the time, however our Lifesavers and Lifeguards know the dangers and work with the public to ensure safety at all times is paramount. It is with much appreciation we recognise the dedication, work and contributions of our Volunteers and their families across the Region. Without you, we would not be here and your commitment to Community, your Club and Branch, is a credit to you all. The constant requirements for training, undertaking beach & water safety, leading the way with the highest standards of values and providing continuous support and guidance to the beach-goers is quite an achievement and something everyone should be immensely proud of. Your commitment and dedication to Surf Lifesaving is commendable and on behalf of SLSQ, we sincerely thank you. We also sincerely thank our Sponsors and Partners for your support and commitment to our Clubs, North Barrier Our relocation to Pallarenda would not have been possible without the support of Townsville City Council and State Government and we thank you, for all of your assistance. The premises and location at Pallarenda are now aligned to the needs of the Branch and the Clubs and this move was a major highlight for our Region. In all of our locations across the Region, our local Councils (Mayors, CEO’s and Council Staff) have continued to support Surf Lifesaving for our Clubs and Branch and we thank you for your on-going assistance and commitment. BHP Billiton is also a major Sponsor for North Barrier Branch and it has been a pleasure working with Graeme Nielson through-out the year. We once again thank BHP Billiton for their continued support and contributions to North Barrier Branch. The support provided by BHP Billiton for the four Northern Clubs is a tremendous help to keep our Clubs gear and equipment up to date and we look forward to continuing this partnership with BHP well into the future. And finally to the North Barrier Branch Executive Team and to my own Team, the North Barrier Regional Staff, what a year it has been and I know you have all worked hard for the Branch and on top of this, I have worked you all very hard with expectations at the highest level. What a great job you have done and I look forward to our next year as we continue to move forward progressively achieving great things for our Region. Finally to the SLSQ Senior Management Group and my Peers at SLSQ, thanks for your help and guidance over the past twelve months and once again “What a year it has been “. Stay safe in Life and Lifesaving.

Jenny Neal NBB Regional Manager

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Once again we have come to the end of a successful patrolling year Congratulations to all our patrolling members & Lifeguard Services on completing another fatality free year. This is our core business & the impact on our patrols should be our uppermost consideration in all our decision making. The year has not been without it’s challenges. Not the least the move from our Ingham Rd premises earlier in the year. We are currently sharing our new home at Pallarenda however we are already reaping the benefits. Notwithstanding the financial benefit of considerable rent relief, we now have unlimited off street parking & increased office space & storage together with enormous potential once our cotenants vacate in the near future. Jenny Neal has now completed her first year in the position of Regional Manager & now has a much more extensive knowledge of our operations. She has brought enthusiasm & energy to the job as well as considerable managerial experience & has introduced a number of office efficiencies & initiatives. Further she has workshopped with Branch Council & developed a new Strategic Plan for 2014-2017. Recruitment & Retention continues to be one of the movements biggest issues. Similarly, attracting volunteers to take on positions in our clubs & the Branch seems to be increasingly difficult. The optimisation of new technology & streamlined processes is essential to attract volunteers who seek to contribute in these roles. The Annual Awards night is an opportunity to recognise our volunteers & acknowledge their contributions. We encourage all clubs to endeavour to take the time & effort to complete the necessary application forms. Just knowing someone made the effort to prepare the nomination delivers a message that one’s efforts are appreciated regardless of whether or not you are the overall winner. The introduction of monthly Administration meetings has proved very popular & beneficial to our Club administrators providing a forum for them to seek guidance as issues arise & a networking forum where they can share common issues & draw on solutions that have proved successful in other clubs. We extend our appreciation & thanks to all our volunteers & staff especially our Administrator Betty Sheret & Samantha Wheeler who has ably filled in for Betty during her extensive leave. Congratulations to all our competitors who have performed well in the various Surf Sports competitions & have been recognised elsewhere throughout this booklet. Well done to all of our Surf Girls who made excellent ambassadors for their clubs & North Barrier Branch in addition to raising well needed funds. We must also thank our sponsors & supporters whose assistance enables us to maintain our services . Finally an enormous thank you to the club Presidents & Branch Officers who continue to volunteer in these thankless, time consuming positions striving for the betterment of Lifesaving in our region Whether you are stepping down or have accepted nomination for another tenure, it is now time to take time out to acknowledge the valued services provided & celebrate our achievements on a job well done. Lyn Coomber

DIRECTOR OF ADMINIISTRATION & PLANNING 2013/2014

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BOARD OF LIFESAVING Director of LS Frank Burke Deputy Director of LS Lex Johnson First Aid John Furnell IRB Officer Charles Pashalis Marine Stinger Officer Melissa Shillam Communications Officer VACANT Resuscitation Officer VACANT Research & Development VACANT Education Officer (south) Peter Ridland Education Officer (north) Greg Cullen Gear & Equipment Peter Marshall

Lifesaving Service in North Barrier Branch has overall strived in the 2013/2014 Season. The dedication and commitment to our communi-ty through volunteer service, has ensured the utmost quality of safety to our beach going public. As a result we have again completed a sea-son with no loss of life on Patrolled Beaches in our region. This is a job well done by our clubs and their members. Patrol Agreements Our clubs are continuing to ensure commitment to peak service deliv-ery with the annual Patrol Agreement Process. This season we looked to ensure all clubs were meeting as close to the maximum agreement possible under their circumstances. We are proud to say as a whole there has been vast improvement across the board. A summary of changes to patrol agreements for the 2013/2014 season is outlined as below; Forrest Beach: Increase Area of Operation boundaries to Cassidy Beach in the south and 1km North of Residential area (as covered by Roving Patrol). Arcadian: No Alteration. Townsville Picnic Bay: Outpost Hours (Picnic Bay Magnetic Island), extended to 9am to 3pm during every Sunday of School Holidays & Public Holidays. Ayr: Saturday Patrol Hours Extended to 1pm to 5pm.

Summer Holiday Patrol Period Hours Extended to Finish at 6pm. Commitment to assist Bowen SLSC with patrols where-ever deemed necessary.

Bowen: Reduction of necessary Bronze Medallion holders needed on patrol. Eimeo: Saturday Patrol Hours Added 1pm to 5pm. Mackay: Increase in Patrol strength required on beach patrol. Sarina: Increase in Area of Operation to include Campwin Beach via Roving Patrol.

Summer Holiday Patrol Period Hours Extended to Finish at 6pm.

Through the improvement of this process we have been able to track and assist clubs wherever possi-

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Patrol and First Aid Inspections This season we re-introduced the Patrol Inspections and First Aid Room Inspections, in order to ensure quality of patrol is kept to the highest of standards against requirements set both in the Patrol Agree-ments and the SLSQ Patrol Operations Manual. We thank Lex Johnson (Deputy Director of Lifesaving for conducting these audits). As such results from the Inspections are as follows:

The First Aid Room Audits were completed in a new format upon the appointment of our First Aid Of-Officer (John Furnell) late in the season. This simple process relies on the club auditing their own facili-ties against the requirements set in the Patrol Operations Manual. Results of the First Aid Audits are as follows:

Patrol Audits

Round 1 Date

Round 2 Date

Patrol In-spections Points

Forest Beach 44 19-Oct-13 66 06-Apr-14 110 Arcadian 45 05-Jan-14 65 26-Apr-14 110 Townsville Picnic Bay 57 05-Jan-14 67 06-Apr-14 124 Ayr 59.5 20-Oct-13 54.5 21-Apr-14 114 Bowen 51 09-Feb-14 54 30-Mar-14 105 Eimeo 45 15-Dec-13 60 09-Feb-14 105 Mackay 55 14-Dec-13 63 09-Feb-14 118 Sarina 53 14-Dec-13 57 08-Feb-14 110

First Aid Audit

Round 1 Date

First Aid Room In-spections Points

Forest Beach 99 19-Oct-13 99

Arcadian 0

Townsville Picnic Bay 124 13-Apr-14 124

Ayr 138 13-Apr-14 138

Bowen 132 13-May-14 132

Eimeo 105 30-Mar-14 105

Mackay 100 30-Mar-14 100

Sarina 84 30-Mar-14 84

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Patrolling Club of the Year The return of requirement of clubs to report and meet at Lifesaving Committee meetings has received somewhat mixed responses. As such it was seen to use this tool to decide the Patrolling Club of the Year. It is important to clubs share information with branch via reports and meeting s in order to ensure we maintain our peak service standards and preparedness for any new initiatives and changes that re-late to Patrolling and Operational Services. General

The patrol season as a whole has been successful with a few items to note; A resident crocodile has been lurking around Forrest Beach Stinger Net. The 6-8 Foot Animal has caused the beach to be closed. Plans are now in place with meetings to be held between EHP, SLSQ, Forrest Beach SLSC and the Hinchinbrook Shire Council. Bowen remains a high alert Surf Life Saving Club with assistance needing to be provided by Branch, SLSQ and the other Surf Life Saving Clubs. A workshop is being scheduled to tackle this ongoing issue. Townsville has seen an influx of Marine Stinger activity resulting in the closure of many beaches Cyclonic activity was again at the forefront of our season with closures throughout the region. New regulations towards IRB Operations are coming into action very soon, with the use of Life-jackets and Helmets. The Digital Radio Network is now in final stages of being upgraded, this should give us full com-munication capabilities across our region.

Patrol Audits First Aid

Audit Meeting Attend-

ance Reports

Pa-trol Agreement

Round 1

Round 2

Pa-trol In-spections Points

Round 1

First Aid Room In-spections Points

10/10/2013

13/02/2014

12/05/2014 Oct

Nov Dec Jan

Mar

Apr May

Breaches

Pa-trolling Club Score

Forest Beach 50 44 66 110 99 99 -25 234

Arcadian 10 45 65 110 0 120

Townsville Picnic Bay 20 57 67 124 124 124 10 10 278

Ayr 50 59.5 54.5 114 138 138 302

Bowen 30 51 54 105 132 132 10 10 10 10 -60 237

Eimeo 30 45 60 105 105 105 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -10 310

Mackay 50 55 63 118 100 100 10 10 10 10 298

Sarina 30 53 57 110 84 84 224

DIRECTOR OF LIFESAVING 2013/2014 CONTINUED

Patrolling Club of the Year The return of requirement of clubs to report and meet at Lifesaving Committee meetings has received somewhat mixed responses. As such it was seen to use this tool to decide the Patrolling Club of the Year. It is important to clubs share information with branch via reports and meeting s in order to ensure we maintain our peak service standards and preparedness for any new initiatives and changes that re-late to Patrolling and Operational Services. General

The patrol season as a whole has been successful with a few items to note; A resident crocodile has been lurking around Forrest Beach Stinger Net. The 6-8 Foot Animal has caused the beach to be closed. Plans are now in place with meetings to be held between EHP, SLSQ, Forrest Beach SLSC and the Hinchinbrook Shire Council. Bowen remains a high alert Surf Life Saving Club with assistance needing to be provided by Branch, SLSQ and the other Surf Life Saving Clubs. A workshop is being scheduled to tackle this ongoing issue. Townsville has seen an influx of Marine Stinger activity resulting in the closure of many beaches Cyclonic activity was again at the forefront of our season with closures throughout the region. New regulations towards IRB Operations are coming into action very soon, with the use of Life-jackets and Helmets. The Digital Radio Network is now in final stages of being upgraded, this should give us full com-munication capabilities across our region.

Patrol Audits First Aid

Audit Meeting Attend-

ance Reports

Pa-trol Agreement

Round 1

Round 2

Pa-trol In-spections Points

Round 1

First Aid Room In-spections Points

10/10/2013

13/02/2014

12/05/2014 Oct

Nov Dec Jan

Mar

Apr May

Breaches

Pa-trolling Club Score

Forest Beach 50 44 66 110 99 99 -25 234

Arcadian 10 45 65 110 0 120

Townsville Picnic Bay 20 57 67 124 124 124 10 10 278

Ayr 50 59.5 54.5 114 138 138 302

Bowen 30 51 54 105 132 132 10 10 10 10 -60 237

Eimeo 30 45 60 105 105 105 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -10 310

Mackay 50 55 63 118 100 100 10 10 10 10 298

Sarina 30 53 57 110 84 84 224

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I would like to congratulate the following members for completing over 100hours of Volunteer Patrols this season:

Once again I thank all the volunteers and supported for an excellent season of Patrolling, and look for-ward to an even better 2014/2015 Season. Yours in Lifesaving, Frank Burke NBB Director of Lifesaving

NAME CLUB Patrol Hours Macey Ronald Sarina 333.75 Elyce Dahms Sarina 244 Sarah Bishop Sarina 206.5 David Ronald Sarina 194 Sophie Street Sarina 152.5 Kent Street Sarina 129.25 Tyler Williams Bowen 128.5 Lesley Street Sarina 116 William Lansbury Eimeo 112.5 Jeanne Ronald Sarina 112 Mitchell Nugent Arcadian 110 David Young Sarina 104.5 Rees May Bowen 100.5

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Total Patrol Hours North Barrier Branch 17,806.25 Arcadian 2,073.25 Ayr 2,313.75 Bowen 589 Eimeo 2,107.25 Forrest Beach 1,517.75 Mackay 3,076.50 Picnic Bay 3,106.00 Sarina 3,022.75

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Number of Rescues Type Total No Gear 1 Rescue Tube 0 Body Board 0 Rescue Board 0 IRB 1 RWC 0 ORB 0 RIB 0 JRB 0 Surfboat 0 Helicopter 0 Surfboard 0 Other 2 Total 4

Attendance Times Swimmers Swimmers Outside Flags Craft On Beach Total 8:00 51 11 12 139 213 9:00 2751 1016 707 6149 10623 10:00 0 0 0 7 7 11:00 4743 1485 777 8539 15544 12:00 293 38 9 572 912 13:00 7001 1960 944 16225 26130 14:00 96 20 10 227 353 15:00 6673 2331 1530 13597 24131 16:00 1178 140 54 2291 3663 17:00 3000 863 665 7966 12494 18:00 451 72 29 848 1400 19:00 0 0 0 22 22

Total 26237 7936 4737 56582 156811

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First Aid

Type Performed Total

Drowning 0 Fractures/Dislocation 2 Heart Related 0 Major Marine Stings 2 Major Wounds 0 Minor Cuts/Abrasions 48 Minor Marine Stings 44 Other 6 Shock 0 Spinal 0 Total First Aid 102

Preventative Actions Type Total

Beach Users Advised/Warned 1204 Craft Users Advised/Warned 196 Lost Children 0 Preventions 5 Searches 0 Shark Alarm 0 Swimmers Advised/Warned 1612 Warning Signs Erected 138 Total Preventative Actions 3155

Beach Closure Reasons Reason Total Hours

Dangerous Surf 8.5 Pollution 1.5 Sharks 1 Storms 45.65 Marine Stingers 182 Algae 7 Nets Removed 137 Other 12 Other (cyclone watch) 1.5 Other (Cyclone) 79.5 Other (Debris) 6 Other (Lightning) 0.5 Crocodiles 12 Total 494.15

This year’s stinger season got off to a late start and whilst last season numbers of Chrionex fleckeri peak in January, this season large adults were seen well into April and May, causing the stinger nets to stay in place well into what is normally considered the “off” season for jellyfish. A total of 44 Chironex fleckeri and 5 Irukandji where caught in the local waters. An additional 195 other species of jellyfish were also caught over the season. Marine Stinger safety is a part of life in North Queensland and second nature to our clubbies. Once again through diligent risk management and stinger drags, the North Barrier Branch clubs ensured only a few marine envenomation's were suffered on our beaches.

On behalf of the North Barrier Branch I extend my appreciation to all members who through vigilance and service kept our beaches safe for both the public and our members this season.

Yours in lifesaving.

Melissa Shillam Marine Stinger Officer

MARINE STINGER OFFICER 2013/2014

EDUCATION OFFICER 2013/2014 As you can see from the tables below lifesaving training is very diverse and our members are happy to embrace the changes, get educated, improve themselves and ultimately improve our service to the public. Isn’t this our core business! We are doing it well!

Patrolling Awards Current Awards

Awards Arcadian Ayr Bowen Eimeo Forrest Beach Mackay

Picnic Bay Sarina

Grand Total

Advanced Resuscitation Techniques Certificate 19 21 2 3 15 30 12 13 115 Apply (Senior) First Aid 34 17 11 14 11 47 37 14 185 ATV Operator Certificate 1 1 ATV Operator Induction 1 6 1 8 Bronze Medallion 76 78 6 43 43 93 126 18 483 Emergency Care Certificate 2 1 3 Gold Medallion (Advanced Lifesaving) 6 2 1 1 10 IRB Crew Certificate 24 34 2 9 16 51 32 9 177 Jellyfish Specimen Preservation Induction 1 1 Marine Stinger Management 17 14 3 9 9 18 8 78 Pain Management Certificate (Methoxyflurane) 6 1 1 4 12 QLD 4WD Induction 3 1 2 1 7 QLD Disaster Management Arrangements 6 1 1 3 3 4 18 QLD Observers 7 8 1 16 QLD RWC Induction Award 2 2 QLD Tractor Induction 4 4 Radio Operator Certificate 74 78 5 8 43 9 118 1 336 Rescue Water Craft Operator Certificate 4 1 2 1 8 Resuscitation Certificate 54 77 7 23 16 19 114 2 312 Silver Medallion Advanced First Aid 3 1 1 2 7 Silver Medallion Aquatic Rescue 4 2 1 7 Silver Medallion Basic Beach Management 18 15 1 8 1 14 19 4 80 Silver Medallion IRB Driver 17 21 4 5 24 22 2 95 Spinal Management 9 3 3 6 6 1 28 Surf Rescue Certificate (CPR Endorsed) 10 16 2 16 5 21 24 20 114 VHF Marine Licence 1 1 Grand Total 406 393 41 154 158 370 561 97 2180

Row Labels Arcadian Ayr Bowen Eimeo Forrest Beach Mackay

Picnic Bay Sarina

Grand Total

Advanced Resuscitation Techniques Certificate 7 3 2 4 21 4 41 Apply (Senior) First Aid 8 5 6 11 20 8 58 ATV Operator Induction 1 6 7 Bronze Medallion 11 19 1 7 6 18 28 3 93 Gold Medallion (Advanced Lifesaving) 2 2 1 5 IRB Crew Certificate 2 2 2 3 10 14 3 36 Marine Stinger Management 4 1 2 3 10 Pain Management Certificate (Methoxyflurane) 3 3 6 QLD 4WD Induction 3 1 4 QLD Disaster Management Arrangements 4 1 1 6 QLD Observers 7 7 QLD Tractor Induction 2 2 Radio Operator Certificate 55 70 5 7 33 3 84 1 258 Rescue Water Craft Operator Certificate 2 1 1 1 5 Resuscitation Certificate 24 23 6 14 7 6 41 2 123 Silver Medallion Aquatic Rescue 4 1 1 6 Silver Medallion Basic Beach Management 9 12 1 5 1 6 7 41 Silver Medallion IRB Driver 6 11 1 3 7 1 29 Spinal Management 7 2 3 5 6 1 24 Surf Rescue Certificate (CPR Endorsed) 4 9 2 3 2 6 15 10 51 Grand Total 162 157 27 47 77 118 207 17 812

EDUCATION OFFICER 2013/2014 CONTINUED

New Nationally Recognised Quals

New Nationally Recognised Quals Associated Course

Qualification Name Arcadi-an Ayr

Bowen

Eimeo

Forrest Beach

Mac-kay

Picnic Bay

Sa-rina

Grand Total

Advanced Resuscitation Techniques Apply advanced resuscitation tech-niques 7 4 2 4 21 4 42

Apply (Senior) First Aid Apply First Aid 19 5 6 11 26 14 5 86

Bronze Medallion

Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue) 15 23 4 11 8 29 34 5 129

Apply Surf Awareness and Self-Rescue Skills 15 23 4 11 8 29 34 5 129

Communicate in the Workplace 15 23 4 10 8 29 34 5 128

Follow Defined Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures 15 23 4 10 8 29 34 5 128

Operate Communications Systems and Equipment 15 23 4 11 8 29 34 5 129

Participate in an Aquatic Rescue Operation 15 23 4 11 8 29 34 5 129

Perform CPR 26 23 8 16 7 25 35 3 143

Provide Basic Emergency Life Sup-port 16 23 4 11 8 29 34 5 130 Work Effectively in a Public Safety Organisation 15 23 4 11 8 29 34 5 129

Work in a Team 15 23 4 10 8 29 34 5 128

Certificate IV: TAE

Certificate IV in Training and As-sessment 1 1

Plan organise and deliver group based learning 1 1

Use training packages and accredit-ed courses to meet client needs 1 1

Develop teams and individuals 1 1 Plan organise and facilitate learning in the workplace 1 1

Design and develop learning pro-grams 1 1

Assessor Units

Assess Competence 6 3 2 12 4 1 28

Plan assessment activities and pro-cesses 6 3 2 12 4 1 28 Participate in Assessment Validation 6 3 2 12 4 1 28

Training Officer Units Provide work skill Instruction 1 1 3 2 6 9 1 23 Make a Presentation 1 1 3 2 6 9 1 23

Silver Medallion: Basic Beach Manage-ment

Contribute to team effectiveness 10 13 1 5 1 9 8 1 48

Undertake beach safety manage-ment activities 10 13 1 5 1 9 8 1 48 Work Autonomously 11 13 1 5 1 9 8 1 49

IRB Crew Persons Crew small powercraft in a rescue operation 2 2 2 9 12 28 3 58

Silver Medallion: Aquatic Rescue Maintain Safety at an Incident Scene 4 1 1 6

Search as a Member of an Aquatic Search Team 4 1 1 6

Rescue Water Craft Operators Operate and maintain a personal water craft for rescue operations 4 1 1 1 7

Silver Medallion: IRB Drivers Operate and maintain a small powercraft and motor for rescue operations 6 11 1 5 7 1 31

Spinal Management Provide emergency care for suspect-ed spinal injury 9 2 3 5 7 1 27

Grand Total 282 310 59 147 124 451 439 62 1874

New Nationally Recognised Quals

Row Labels Arcadi-an

Ayr

Bow-en

Eimeo

Forrest Beach

Mac-kay

Picnic Bay

Sa-rina

Grand Total

Assessor Advanced Resuscitation Techniques 1 1 1 2 5 10 Assessor Apply First Aid 3 1 4 3 11 Assessor Bronze Medallion 6 3 1 1 7 6 2 26 Assessor IRB 3 2 3 3 1 12 Assessor Radio 1 1 1 3 Assessor Rescue Water Craft (RWC) 1 1 Assessor Senior First Aid 1 2 3 Facilitator Advanced Resuscitation Tech-niques 1 1 2 4 Facilitator Apply First Aid 1 2 3 Facilitator Assessor 1 1 Facilitator Bronze Medallion 1 1 2 Facilitator IRB 1 1 2 Facilitator Silver Medallion Basic Beach Management 1 2 3 Facilitator Spinal Management 1 1 1 3 Facilitator Trainer 1 1 QLD Training Officer 4WD induction 1 1 QLD Training Officer Age Manager 1 1 1 2 5 Training Officer Advanced Resuscitation Techniques 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 13 Training Officer Apply First Aid 4 2 2 5 1 14 Training Officer ATV 1 2 3 Training Officer Bronze Medallion 9 4 1 1 8 8 3 34 Training Officer IRB 3 2 1 8 14 Training Officer Marine Stinger 1 1 1 1 3 7 Training Officer Radio 1 1 4 6 Training Officer RWC 1 1 Training Officer Spinal Management 1 1 Training Officer Surf Rescue 1 1 2 Grand Total 49 17 1 7 7 39 59 7 186

New TAF Awards

Current TAF Awards

Award Name Arcadian Ayr

Bow-en

Eimeo

Mac-kay

Picnic Bay

Sari-na

Grand To-tal

Assessor Advanced Resuscitation Techniques 1 1 Assessor Apply First Aid 2 1 3 Assessor Bronze Medallion 1 1 Assessor IRB 1 1 Assessor Rescue Water Craft (RWC) 1 1

Facilitator Assessor 1 1 Facilitator Spinal Management 1 1 TAF Induction 2 1 5 11 5 24 Training Officer Advanced Resuscitation Tech-niques 1 1 2 Training Officer Apply First Aid 2 2 1 1 6 Training Officer Bronze Medallion 1 2 1 4 Training Officer IRB 1 1 2 Training Officer Marine Stinger 1 1 Training Officer RWC 1 1 Training Officer Spinal Management 1 1

Grand Total 11 6 1 5 15 11 1 50

Row Labels Arcadi-an

Ayr

Bow-en

Eimeo

Forrest Beach

Mac-kay

Picnic Bay

Sa-rina

Grand Total

Assessor Advanced Resuscitation Techniques 1 1 1 2 5 10 Assessor Apply First Aid 3 1 4 3 11 Assessor Bronze Medallion 6 3 1 1 7 6 2 26 Assessor IRB 3 2 3 3 1 12 Assessor Radio 1 1 1 3 Assessor Rescue Water Craft (RWC) 1 1 Assessor Senior First Aid 1 2 3 Facilitator Advanced Resuscitation Tech-niques 1 1 2 4 Facilitator Apply First Aid 1 2 3 Facilitator Assessor 1 1 Facilitator Bronze Medallion 1 1 2 Facilitator IRB 1 1 2 Facilitator Silver Medallion Basic Beach Management 1 2 3 Facilitator Spinal Management 1 1 1 3 Facilitator Trainer 1 1 QLD Training Officer 4WD induction 1 1 QLD Training Officer Age Manager 1 1 1 2 5 Training Officer Advanced Resuscitation Techniques 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 13 Training Officer Apply First Aid 4 2 2 5 1 14 Training Officer ATV 1 2 3 Training Officer Bronze Medallion 9 4 1 1 8 8 3 34 Training Officer IRB 3 2 1 8 14 Training Officer Marine Stinger 1 1 1 1 3 7 Training Officer Radio 1 1 4 6 Training Officer RWC 1 1 Training Officer Spinal Management 1 1 Training Officer Surf Rescue 1 1 2 Grand Total 49 17 1 7 7 39 59 7 186

New TAF Awards

Current TAF Awards

Award Name Arcadian Ayr

Bow-en

Eimeo

Mac-kay

Picnic Bay

Sari-na

Grand To-tal

Assessor Advanced Resuscitation Techniques 1 1 Assessor Apply First Aid 2 1 3 Assessor Bronze Medallion 1 1 Assessor IRB 1 1 Assessor Rescue Water Craft (RWC) 1 1

Facilitator Assessor 1 1 Facilitator Spinal Management 1 1 TAF Induction 2 1 5 11 5 24 Training Officer Advanced Resuscitation Tech-niques 1 1 2 Training Officer Apply First Aid 2 2 1 1 6 Training Officer Bronze Medallion 1 2 1 4 Training Officer IRB 1 1 2 Training Officer Marine Stinger 1 1 Training Officer RWC 1 1 Training Officer Spinal Management 1 1

Grand Total 11 6 1 5 15 11 1 50

This season during the proficiency process this season we updated our skills and those who held IRB crew did a national unit of competence as part of their proficiency. Next seasons proficiency (Skill Maintenance) will have a very short online component and have a few options on how to do the practical part of the skills maintenance. Each club will let the individual members know how their skills maintenance can be done. The branch will run a few courses during the off season. Probably weekend courses for our rural clubs. If you see a course advertised make sure you note the times and days and let us know your attending. It doesn’t matter if the course is in Bowen and you are in Mackay, join in, share your knowledge and get to know some more clubbies outside your club. See you on the beach. Greg Cullen NBB Education Officer

EDUCATION OFFICER 2013/2014 CONTINUED

Director of Membership Services Tori Demopoulos Youth Committee Report Director of Junior Activities Report Glen Miller Development Program Report (Camp Radical 2014) Recognition Awards– Fiona Clyde Memorial Scholarship 2013 Recognition Awards

What a year this has been in the membership services realm! As I have only held the Director of Membership Services (DOMS) position for half the season, the main focus was identifying areas and clubs that required assistance, identifying what areas were working well and finding out what our members want to see more of and what they think can be improved. By cleaning these areas up will bring North Barrier Branch back into line with the rest of Queensland in terms of member development, junior activities, member recognition and member protection. All aspects that allow us to keep our members, happy and healthy, an essential aspect to ensuring we keep our core business running smoothly. The following outlines what was noted throughout the 2013/14 season: Member Development: Development programs are improving and becoming more popular from year to year within the North Barrier Branch. Development programs aren’t only run within clubs, but also on a branch, state and also national level. Camp Radical 2014 This year saw our Branch Development Program completed towards the end of the season and appropriately named and themed Camp Radical. We sent approximately 30 of our upcoming young leaders from around the branch to Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island, for a weekend of development and fun activities. State Youth Excellence Program Great effort from North Barrier this year with our best attendance in a long while; in all we sent eight young members in the 15-17years age category, down to Burleigh to experience the State Program. They have all come back with brilliant ideas, some of which we have already seen come to fruition. The names of the members that attended were:

Danielle Soutar (Townsville Picnic Bay) Lachlan Parker (Townsville Picnic Bay) Mary Parker (Townsville Picnic Bay) Marion Jones (Ayr) Tyler Williams (Bowen) Brenton Sandford (Eimeo) Alex Finney (Mackay)

Out of this program we would also like to highly congratulate: * Mary Parker & Alex Finney who were invited to be part of the Open Forum Panel due to their success at the State Awards (U18 & U14 Junior Lifesavers of the Year). Mary Parker was awarded Lifesaver's Lifesaver and tied with Soraya Scott from Ellis Beach. State Leadership Excellence Program We were boosted on this program by having one of our members, Jeremy Best (Arcadian SLSC) as part of the Co-ordination team for this program, as subsequent award from his attendance at National Leadership College. Youth Involvement Program (YIPs) YIPs have gained a bit of steam this year with Mackay and Ayr both jumping on board and giving the pro-gram a red hot go. Mackay has found quite a bit of success in this area and I believe there are some mem-bers ready to receive the first level (Bronze) Awards. A great achievement and the first I believe in our Branch. We realize other clubs are involved as well and we would like to hear about it so please let us at Branch know.

DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES 2013/2014

Youth Committee This season saw North Barrier Branch Youth Committee complete their first season. This idea came from responses we were receiving at Camp Troppo (2012/13 season NBB Development Camp) that the Youth want more of a voice, and didn't we give it to them. In their first year the Youth Committee has been responsible for the re-invigoration of the Annual Dinner, creating their own logo, promoting a competition to have a new NBB Logo, seeking their own sponsorship and have even assisted in facili-tating a Lifesaving Exchange from Surf Life Saving Central Coast (NSW). With the committee member numbers increasing, the Youth Committee have also begun holding fundraising events such as raffles and movie nights. Member Recognition: Wow! All I can say is what an amazing improvement we have had this season. I would like to highlight some of the recognition that we have already achieved this season at the State Awards Dinner, and hope that everyone attends the North Barrier Branch Annual Dinner to congratulate the remaining members we are recognizing.

Alex Finney - U14 Junior Lifesaver of the Year Michael Wilson - Rookie Coach of the Year Wade Sinclair - Coach of the Year (and Australian Coach of the Year) Rod Finney - Rookie Official of the Year Mary Parker - U18 Junior Lifesaver of the Year Terry Lund - Volunteer of the Year

Jupiter's Summer Surf Girl Program Once again the North Barrier Branch has seen a wonderful representation in the 2013/14 Jupiter's Summer Surf Girl Program. I was fortunate enough to mentor these ladies over the past 12 months and also at their judging week held on the Gold Coast. A huge congratulations to the 6 entrants and to their clubs, you have done a wonderful job, it certainly is not easy. The 23 entrants across the state raised a total of $882,866.82, with an amazing $281,198.71 of that figure coming from the North Barrier Branch.

Rachael Clarke (Townsville Picnic Bay) - $125,750.51 (Fundraiser Runner Up) Brydie Reents (Ayr) - $48,649.03 Melody May (Bowen) - $5,176.57 Bianca Arbeithuber (Eimeo) - $25,096.60 Maegan Cass (Mackay) - $45,187.32 Breanna Bierton (Sarina) - $31,338.68

If you don’t have much of an idea of the role of a Jupiter's Summer Surf Girl, I encourage you to ap-proach any of the following entrants and speak to them about their journey. Once again ladies and your clubs, congratulations on a wonderful year. All in all, it has been a fantastic year in Membership Services, and looking forward to an even better year to come. Look out for some more new initiatives, especially from the Youth Committee and also an invigorated Branch Development Program. Tori Demopoulos NBB Membership Services Director

DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES 2013/2014 CONTINUED

Vision: Maintain and increase Youth membership by working together across North Barrier Branch to develop leaders and have fun. The North Barrier Branch Youth Committee is an initiative that was started in the 2012/2013 Season. The aim of the Youth Committee is to give members in the age group (14-17 years) a voice amongst their committees and within the Branch. The Youth Committee is tasked with ensuring that members around this age group, continue to be involved in the Surf Life Saving movement by coming up with initiatives that entice them to be involved. The North Barrier Branch Youth Committee works on a mentoring structure, with the ideal to mimic the North Barrier Branch Executive Committee and other similar positions. Mentors are chosen from the 18-25 years age category and have significant experience from Leader-ship Development Pathways of Surf Life Saving. The job of the mentors is to guide the members of the youth committee and be a sounding board for when approaching the members of their various committees. Mentors 2013/2014

Senior Mentor: Jeremy Best (Arcadian/ SLSQ) Mentor: Tori Demopoulos (Arcadian/ NBB) At the March 2014 meeting a slight change to the structure of the committee was decided on, it now currently sits as below: Youth Committee 2012/2013

President/Co- Chairperson – Mary Parker (Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC) – Fiona Clyde Scholarship Winner 2011/2012 – U18 Junior Lifesaver of the Year 2012/2013.

Co-Chairperson – Macey Ronald (Sarina SLSC) - Fiona Clyde Scholarship Winner 2012/2013

Deputy President – Elyce Dahms (Sarina SLSC) Secretary – Lachlan Parker (Townsville Picnic Bay

SLSC) & Hannah Webber (Ayr SLSC) Treasurer – Jade Fahy (Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC)

Newsletter Co-ordinator – Sally Watson (Arcadian SLSC) Club Representatives * Forrest Beach—Callan Cantoni * Bowen—Tyler Williams * Arcadian—Mitchell Nugent * Eimeo—VACANT * Townsville Picnic Bay—Danielle Soutar/Cody Roth * Mackay—Alex Finney * Ayr—Marion Jones * Sarina—VACANT

YOUTH COMMITTEE 2013/2014

Other Committee Members * Anneka Reynolds (Forrest Beach SLSC) * Patrick Parker (Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC) * Olivia Zatta (Forrest Beach SLSC) * Harry Braddick (Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC) * Jack Dunn (Arcadian SLSC) * Cameron Soutar (Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC) * Anna Staib (Arcadian SLSC) * Erin Brotherson (Mackay SLSC) * Hiteshin Lopata (Arcadian SLSC) Youth Members are invited to join the committee at any time, all that needs to be done is contact the Branch Office. We are aiming to have our first AGM around the time of the North Barrier AGM so keep a look out for this information. Meetings of the Youth Committee are held the second Tuesday of every month, usually via tele-link, but also sometimes as face to face, usually in conjunction with fun activities. YOUTH COMMITTEE YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENTS

Commencement of North Barrier Branch Youth Committee and Regular meetings – not a small task when you consider the 500+kms of coast our branch spans, the ability to hold regular meetings and even endeavour to have them face to face as much as possible is a great step in the right direction, towards ensuring the camaraderie of not only the Youth of our Branch but all members. Created a Vision Statement -Maintain and increase Youth membership by working together across North Barrier Branch to develop leaders and have fun. Giving a solid vision for future committee and defining what we are all about. Attempting to mirror already existing committees – through electing a Deputy, Secretary &

Treasurer, the Youth Committee such ensured not only stability but that its member will have a pathway into understanding how committees generally run.

North Barrier Branch Annual Dinner – this was our first major task and it was most definitely a hit. We re-vamped everything from how the night runs, to MC’s, entertainment, travelling

together and even the Youth Ball. As a result of the success the Youth Committee has been tasked with the Dinner again.

Youth Committee Collects a swag of awards at Branch Dinner – for a group of young people who only formed such a small period of time. Members of the Youth Committee cleaned up at the Branch Awards night, the highlights being the BIG FOUR AWARDS taken out by Youth

Committee Members (Alex Finney U14 Lifesaver, Mary Parker U18 Lifesaver, Nicola Street 18-25 Lifesaver & Macey Ronald Fiona Clyde).

Our Success continues onto State Awards – Just showing how well the idea is working out of the Three Youth Committee members nominated for State Awards we came away with two, Alex Finney U14 Lifesaver & Mary Parker U18 Lifesaver. Youth Committee Supports School Surf Leagues – as a result of the Youth Committee

promoting the School Surf Leagues, the events showed their greatest numbers of participation to date.

Starting to develop in other areas – members of the youth committee began to accompany members of the Branch to assist with all things ranging from Training & Education, Carnival Organisation, Fundraising and even media opportunities.

YOUTH COMMITTEE 2013/2014 CONTINUED

Having a say in development programs – the Youth Committee has become very involved in the Development of Branch members ensuring there is a planning for Branch Development Programs and events, including a plan to include North Queensland Branch

Running a successful development program – with the assistance of the Youth Committee, North Barrier Branch ran potentially one of its most popular programs to date at Camp Radical Magnetic Island.

Youth Committee well represented at State Levels – Where do we start here; following on from the success of their awards Mary Parker & Alex Finney were personally invited to attend Breaka Youth Excellence Program and be a part of the Open Forum, they were also joined by committee members Lachlan Parker, Danielle Soutar & Marion Jones, this program was also beneficial in re cruiting Tyler Williams as Bowen’s representative on the committee. Further through Jeremy Best continued his work with the Leadership Excellence Program as a coordinator, sprucing the Youth Committee left right and centre, resulting in other branches sitting down with him to explain his model.

Involved in assisting outside organisations and the community – although plans fell through, by showing interest in assisting another organisation the Youth Committee has added another

beneficial aspect to their portfolio Assisting Branch Clubs when in need – members of the Youth Committee assisted Bowen SLSC

with Patrolling in time of need and has shown a willingness to continue this if possible Becoming Self Sufficient – the youth committee has put plans in order to ensure they are a fully

self-funded entity within the Branch A welcoming committee that brings on all interested parties – throughout the year the Youth

Committee has been welcoming of all new members that wish to attend, with all taking on jobs and tasks as needed

Envy of other Branches – The North Barrier Branches Youth Committee’s success has reached the ears of other branches, with some even contacting our members to attempt to replicate, including becoming topic of the Open Forum at the recent State Youth Excellence Program

Becoming a well-respected, reliable, enthusiastic and inspiring group of young leaders – the Youth Committee have all become key members within the Branch and are often sought for advice or if tasks need to be done

Continuing to branch out beyond the expected – The members of the youth committee are continuing and striving to find area’s beyond the normal realm to assist their Surf Club and the branch, this includes but isn’t limited to; assistance across the branch in conducting courses and awards, assisting and running fundraising events, assisting in running of alternate development clinics (such as Surf Rescue and IRB). This also resulted in the Youth Committee played a pivotal role in the Lifesaver’s Memorial Day, including the Opening Speech and Guard of Honour.

YOUTH COMMITTEE 2013/2014 CONTINUED

Youth Committee Members continue to do well in competition – We have to con-gratulate the great results that Youth Committee Members have made throughout the season, particularly at State Championships with Cody Roth, Marion Jones and Sally Watson all achieving medaling results. Youth Committee Members achieving community accolades – It also needs to b mentioned a number of the Youth Committee have achieved outside recognition of their leadership, integrity, courage and community qualities that we strive for in the committee. This has been recognized via anything from School Presidency to Com-munity Leadership and even entry into Youth Parliament.

The Youth Committee looks forward to working with everyone in the future and excited for some of our initiatives to take the forefront in the Branch and show that our Youth are truly a force to be reckoned with. We will continue to recognise, develop and invest our time into our future by working together with the North Barrier Executive and clubs. We would like to, thankyou for all of your support and let’s make 2014/15 the year of North Barrier Branch. Yours in Lifesaving, Mary Parker Youth Committee Chair 2013/2014

YOUTH COMMITTEE 2013-2014 CONTINUED

The Junior year started with Junior Activities Forums (JAC Forums), held in Mackay on a Friday night and in Townsville on the next Saturday morning. Both forums were well attended by members of the branch. The forums were run by Ray Fien, Brenda Lofthouse and Rob Campbell. We were able to use their knowledge and ideas to help us out in our different clubs. We had a JAC phone hook up after the first State JAA panel meeting as we were given late notice of the panel meeting. We then proceeded try and have phone hook up meetings before each panel meeting so that if we had any issues we could take them direct to the state panel. It is important that these are attend-ed so we can pass on information between Branch and State, as well as make informed decisions on items that are upcoming State-wide. This season the Branch tried to have a separate under 11-14 selection carnival, but due to lack of a carnival referee this carnival was incorporated back into the Branch Champion-ships Carnival held in Bowen. Fortunately this gave all clubs more time to complete their age awards. Forrest beach and Sarina were chosen to trial a peaked nipper cap for SLSQ. The feedback from which is being collated at the moment to be decided by the JAA Panel if we are to rollout state-wide. Other branches throughout the state are looking at following the North Barrier Branch and introduc-ing modified events to surf rescue for the under 12 and 13 age groups. These under 12 and 13 nippers that competed at our branch surf rescue championships enjoyed themselves and tested their new skills out. This is also as we believe, an integral part of the Lifesaving Pathway, ensuring that Resusci-tation and Rescue Skills are taught. Australia Day saw a training day at Townsville Picnic Bay on the Strand which saw all of the nippers there mixed into different teams. State championships came around soon enough, with our branch nippers performing exceedingly well again coming home with swag of prizes. This was the signal for some clubs to finish their nipper season whilst other clubs went through until nearly Easter. In the upcoming season we will be looking at making U8-U10 competitions more participation based and bringing the emphasis back to basics. We are also looking at some small changes to the way Age Awards are rolled out. Also it looks like SLSA will trial a Youth Championships at Aussies, which could include U14’s & U15’s so there are definitely some exciting times ahead. Below is a quick snapshot of the season that has past. I look forward to working with Junior Activities throughout the coming season. Glen Miller

NBB Junior Activities Chair

JUNIOR ACTIVITIES 2013/2014

U6 U7 U8 U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U14 Total Arcadian 6 17 19 8 14 15 7 13 7 106 Ayr 12 12 12 11 8 6 5 4 8 78 Bowen 4 4 2 2 5 1 1 19 Eimeo 16 23 12 14 12 10 12 11 4 114 Forrest Beach 3 1 5 4 1 4 1 19 Mackay 15 9 22 18 4 12 9 13 10 112 Picnic Bay 17 17 35 21 18 22 20 13 15 178 Sarina 11 10 14 12 7 9 10 8 2 83 North Barrier 84 93 121 88 66 83 63 64 47 709

JUNIOR ACTIVITIES 2013-2014 CONTINUED

New Junior Awards Arcadian Ayr Bowen Eimeo Forrest Beach Mackay Picnic Bay Sarina NBB

JA Age Manager 10 10 Surf Aware One 20 11 1 11 4 21 24 92 Surf Aware Two 8 10 12 3 18 17 14 82 Surf Play One 7 10 7 8 1 12 15 60 Surf Play Two 12 10 5 20 1 7 15 2 72 Surf Safe One 15 9 2 10 1 8 17 6 68 Surf Safe Two 15 7 5 9 4 12 19 8 79 Surf Smart One 7 5 13 9 18 8 60 Surf Smart Two 13 2 1 10 12 13 9 60 Grand Total 116 64 22 95 14 100 143 48 602

CAMP RADICAL 2014 After the success of 2011’s North Barrier Branch Youth Ex-perience on the Gold Coast and Camp Troppo in 2012, North Barrier Branch has been committed to providing a Development Program that not only teaches and excites our young members, but challenges them to reach beyond their perceived limits. The idea was to bring development programs back to basics with the added bonus of new ideas, essentially mixing the best of the old and new. This made Magnetic Island the ideal location for Camp Radical, with the ability to bunk old-club style, whilst encompassing the history of North Barrier Branch. This is essentially how the North Barrier Branch Camp Radical was born. The weekend of the 22nd – 23rd March 2014, saw 20 participants, 4 Junior Leaders, 2 Leaders and 2 Mentors from across all 8 North Barrier Branch clubs, descend upon Picnic Bay (on the iconic Magnetic Island) for what promised to be an action packed and fun filled weekend for all involved. The program was aimed at participants between the ages of 12 and 15 years with those older than 16years being assigned as Leaders/Mentors for the weekend.

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 2013/2014

Club Participants Jnr Leaders Leaders Mentors Club Over-all

Forrest Beach SLSC - - - - - Arcadian SLSC 5 - - 1 6 Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC

5 1 1 - 7

Ayr SLSC 2 1 - - 3 Bowen SLSC 1 - - - 1 Eimeo SLSC 1 - - - 1 Mackay SLSC 6 2 1 1 10 Sarina SLSC - - - - - Overall 20 4 2 2 28

The purpose of the program was to introduce the North Barrier Branch youth to the many development, leadership and career opportunities that are offered by Surf Life Saving Queensland. This was done in a way that fosters leadership, teamwork and mateship, by exposing the participants to situations in which they would not usually encounter, “taking them out of their comfort zone”. This left majority of the participants and even the leaders with a new outlook on how to approach the many dif-

ferent situations, which they may face in everyday club life. This will predominantly give the confidence to not only assist around the club, but become better Surf Life Savers through leadership and other career pathways they may choose to take. All attributes that will undoubtedly carry over to their personal and professional lives. The theme of North Barrier Branch Camp Radical, surrounds the location, emphasising the fact that every-thing we do is just plain “Radical”. The activities planned for the weekend were all planned to leave a lasting im-pression, under the notion that this program would be an experience no-one would ever forget. These were all ex-periences that you would only get as a member of Surf

Life Saving, with some of them even unique to the lifestyle and culture of North Barrier Branch and North Queensland.

The success of the Camp Radical was due to contribution by many people and would not have been possible without them. These people should be acknowledged for their efforts and involvement at any stage: Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC – thankyou for letting us stay at your clubhouse and use your facil-ities Sealink Ferry- thankyou for transport over to Magnetic Island.

North Barrier Branch Executive Committee and Councillors for your full support in getting this program off the ground encouraging it to be a success. North Barrier Branch Clubs – Each and every one supported by sending a member. The Leadership Team – Without your support, enthusiasm, dedication and knowledge this trip would not have been as successful as it was. North Barrier Branch Staff – You were always able to lend a hand where and if needed to get equipment ready, plans done, bills paid. The North Barrier Branch Camp Radical was an outstanding success, challenging participants not only mentally but physically and encouraging an outside my comfort zone attitude. Many have come away with new leadership and development skills and ideas, but more importantly a team mentality where you always look out for your mate, this was truly indicated through the fact that everyone got along and everyone promises to keep in contact for future dates and time to come. All participants, leaders and mentors in attendance over the weekend displayed such diverse qualities and personalities that truly prove a Surf Life Saving cap will fit anyone. It is extremely encouraging to witness the bonding and the mateship formed between all participants, eventuating in working to words one common goal, how can we move Surf Life Saving forward? Over the weekend we witnessed out-standing displays of leadership, teamwork, courage, commitment, camaraderie and resilience, all attributes that contribute to becoming the Best Lifesaver you can be. The hope out of the weekend is that every participant has taken something back to their club which will enrich their learning and enthusiasm towards not only their club, but also the branch and the organisation as a whole. The selected Leadership team were fantastic and went above and beyond the call of duty as role models for the younger Surf Life Savers; their key role in the overall success of the program was through providing support, guidance, direction and an overall facilitation of the teamwork principles. Definitely a team that will strive for big things in Surf Life Saving for years to come remember the names! The overall success of such programs is hard to depict in words and it is even harder to determine the

correct terminology. To say the least it well and truly exceeded expecta-tions, giving us the even harder task in years to come of improving and ever evolving the pro-gram to meet the new needs, a task I’m sure our leadership team will take by the horns.

CAMP RADICAL

RECOGNITION AWARDS 2013/2014

The aim of the fund is to provide an Annual Scholarship of $1,200 to a member of the Branch, to assist him or her to continue to develop Surf Lifesaving, Surf Sports or Scholastic achievements. Each club in the Branch is invited to nominate one (1) member who fulfilled a variety of criteria within the Surf Lifesaving, Surf Sports or Scholastic arenas. The winner will be announced at the 78th Annual Dinner and Awards Night Saturday 19 July 2014 at the Mercure Inn hosted by the Youth Membership committee members.

Past Winners: 1996-1997 Wayde Chiesa Forrest Beach SLSC 1997-1998 Damon Chiesa Forrest Beach SLSC

1998-1999 Ben Lawry Arcadian SLSC 1999-2000 Joanne Galea Sarina SLSC 2000-2001 Derrick Neitz Forrest Beach SLSC 2001-2002 Dale Johnson Forrest Beach SLSC 2002-2003 Samantha Butcher Sarina SLSC 2003-2004 Emmy-Rose Curtis Arcadian SLSC 2004-2005 Caitlin Braddick Picnic Bay SLSC 2005-2006 Zachary Lowth Forrest Beach SLSC 2006-2007 Simone Butschle Sarina SLSC 2007-2008 Max Braddick Picnic Bay SLSC 2008-2009 Jeremy Best Arcadian SLSC 2009-2010 Jack Robinson Sarina SLSC 2010-2011 Toni Chapman Eimeo SLSC 2011-2012 Mary Parker Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC 2012-2013 Macey Ronald Sarina SLSC

Macey Ronald

FIONA CLYDE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

On the 27 February 1996 Fiona Clyde lost her life in a tragic surfboat training accident at Harbour Beach Mackay. Fiona was a very dedicated member of the Mackay Surf Life Saving Club who was also a qualified lifeguard and worthy competitor in the North Barrier Branch. Fiona possessed such good character, personality, friendliness and devotion to Surf Life Saving that the North Barrier Branch, along with Fiona’s family considered it appropriate that a fund to be established to provide a scholarship to honour her memory. Michael and Joanna Clyde along with the North Barrier Branch and the Clubs within the Branch contributed the funds required to set up the Fiona Clyde Memorial Scholarship and the first scholarship was presented at the 1997 Annual Dinner and Presentation of Awards.

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2013 NORTH BARRIER BRANCH ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER WINNERS Surf Sports Awards Fastest Man on Sand U11 Male—Thomas Lyons (Townsville Picnic Bay) U17 Male—Jerrod Mackle (Eimeo) U11 Female—Taylor Clifford (Townsville Picnic Bay) U17 Female—Jo Morgan (Ayr) U12 Male—Samuel Nimmo (Townsville Picnic Bay) U19 Male—Christopher Wellington (Ayr) U12 Female—Saffron Jones (Eimeo) U19 Female—Brianne Rossato (Ayr) U13 Male—Max Jones (Ayr) Open Male—Christopher Wellington (Ayr) U13 Female—Chelsea Reynolds (Forrest Beach) Open Female—Jo Morgan (Ayr) U14 Male—Nathaniel Barbagallo (Ayr) Masters Male—Noel Mulcahy (Ayr) U14 Female—Claudia Finney (Mackay) Masters Female—Louise McGrath (Eimeo) U15 Male—Joel Haynes (Eimeo) U15 Female—Marion Jones (Ayr) Aggregates U15 Male—Braydon Lamb (Eimeo) U19 Female—Brianne Rossato (Ayr) U15 Female—Marion Jones (Ayr) Open Male—Nathan Slater (Arcadian) U17 Male—Adam Musmarra (Forrest Beach) Open Female—Brianne Rossato (Ayr) U17 Female—Anna Staib (Arcadian) Masters Male—Michael Deckert (Bowen) U19 Male—Brett Nicolaides (Ayr) Masters Female—Sarah Byers (Ayr) Surf Boat Champions—Dial Before You Dig Trophy Coach of the Year—John Galea Trophy Townsville Picnic Bay Wade Sinclair (Townsville Picnic Bay) Junior Branch Champions—BJ Bunnings Trophy Rookie Official of the Year Townsville Picnic Bay Rod Finney (Mackay SLSC) Team Manager of the Year Official of the Year—Brian Coomber Memorial Sue Cass (Mackay SLSC) Trophy Gillian Braddick (Townsville Picnic Bay) Sports Team of the Year—George & Jenny Clarke Junior Athlete of the Year—Bragg Family Trophy Trophy Meg Harris (Eimeo SLSC) Townsville Picnic Bay U17 R&R Team (Aija-Moon Flynn-Pittar, Tegan McKeon, Mary Parker, Masters Athlete Danielle Soutar, Kayla Spragg and George Lisa Nugent (Arcadian SLSC) Clarke (Coach) Rookie Coach of the Year Athlete of the Year-Stu Braddick Memorial Michael Wilson (Mackay SLSC) Trophy Luke Heery (Townsville Picnic Bay)

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2013 NORTH BARRIER BRANCH ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER WINNERS Member Development Awards U14 Lifesaver of the Year—Townsville Bulletin Trophy Youth Development Club of the Year—A1 Alex Finney (Mackay SLSC) Locations NBB Members Services Trophy Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC Andy Frizzell OAM, OBE Award for Service to Junior Activities Greg Born (Mackay SLSC) Lifesaving Service Awards Patrol Inspections—Wacky Lang Trophy Trainer of the Year—John Menico OAM Trophy Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC Peter “Stan” Ridland (Mackay SLSC) Open First Aid—Norm Howland Trophy Assessor of the Year—Sam Johnson Memorial Trophy Townsville Picnic Bay A—Rebecca & Doug Cooper Darrell Saunders (Mackay SLSC) U15 First Aid Champion Patrolling Club Townsville Picnic Bay A—Lachlan & Patrick Parker Ayr SLSC Prestige Awards U18 Junior Lifesaver of the Year—BHP Billiton Trophy Clive Hammond Medal Mary Parker (Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC) Kent Street (Sarina SLSC) 18-25 Young Lifesaver of the Year—BHP Billiton Trophy Fiona Clyde Memorial Scholarship Nicola Street (Sarina SLSC) Macey Ronald (Sarina SLSC) Volunteer of the Year—Rossato Family Trophy NBB Outstanding Club of the Year—Flo and Terry Lund (Ayr SLSC) Keith Payne Trophy Ayr SLSC Surf Lifesaver of the Year—BHP Billiton Trophy Club of the Year Liz Parker (Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC) Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC

Director of Surf Sports Adam Dunn Board & Ski Officer VACANT Surf Boat Officer Vic O’Keefe Team Manager (male) VACANT Team Manager (female) Margaret Adams Gear & Equipment Peter Marshall Coaches Ian Wright & Paul Demopoulos Carnival Planning—Infrastructure & Workforce Co-ordinator VACANT IRB Racing Officer Robert Shillam Representative Teams Carnival Calendar 2013/2014 Season Results North Australian Pool Championships North Australian Surf Rescue Championships North Australian IRB Championships North Australian Championships North Barrier Branch Championships North Barrier Branch Surf Rescue Championships Laerdal Queensland Surf Rescue Championships SLSQ State Masters Championships SLSQ State Senior Championships SLSQ State Junior Championships Australian Championships SLSQ State IRB Championships

DIRECTOR OF SURF SPORTS 2013/2014 As the 2013-2014 seasons comes to a conclusion I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the past year as well as to thank the people who have assisted me this season. This season I put my hand up for the position of Director of Surf Sports of the North Barrier Branch. It has been a baptism by fire with the first carnival being the NBB Championships at Bowen. This season the NBB carnivals started with the Forrest Beach carni-val followed by the Nth Aussies. The first of the U11 –U14 State Selection Carnival & the U11 – Masters Teams Carnival “North Vs South” at Bowen was unfortunately was cancelled due to flooding. 4 weeks later we were back at Bowen for the NBB Championships which included the FMOS and the U11 –U14 State Selections. We then headed to Maggie Island and had the Surf Rescue Champs. The Pool Rescue Carnival was unfortunately cancelled not once by twice thanks to TC Dylan and TC Ita. I have been informed by those that have been around for quite a while that all of the above carnivals were not very well attended by our NBB members with varying excuses from all clubs as to the down turn in attendances. This downturn in attendances at our carnivals has meant that we are in need to revitalise the sport to compete with the large number of activities that are currently available to community members these days. At the commencement of the season I will organise a NBB Surf Sports Workshop for all clubs within the Branch to voice concerns and put forward ideas for the betterment of the Surf Sport of the North Barrier Branch, from these suggestions I will develop a plan for the NBB Surf Sports programme to improve our numbers and to and set KPI’s in order to achieve agreed goals. Only time will tell if our NBB Surf Sport Workshop outcomes and recommendations turn into fruition. The NBB branch IRB team will be competing in the Ocean Roar Series from May to July; the team will be 26 strong at the Queensland IRB Championships that will be held on the weekend of the 28-29 June at Townsville, so if you in the area come down and support your branch, and how knows you might get the IRB bug. I strongly believe that the Surf Sports component within our Branch is the corner stone to keeping surf lifesaving alive within our Branch, especially promoting the Surf Rescue as this the core business of Surf Life Saving and should be come as second nature. I need all members of all clubs to promote surf sports throughout the branch. I again congratulate all of our NBB members who competed at the Junior State Titles, Senior State Titles & the Australian Championships and accolades to those of you who won medals and met your season's goals. Well done. I would like to thank all the NBB club members, officials and supporters for your assistance in water safety, beach preparation, administration etc. I would especially like to thank my Surf Sports Commit-tee, the Branch Executive Committee, NBB Administrator Betty Sheret, and Sam Wheeler for their persistence in reminding me that I have forgotten to do something, also a big thank you to the SLSQ Regional Manager Jenny Neil and NBB Branch President George Clarke for their support and assistance throughout the season. I would like to make a special mention to Gillian Braddick for her knowledge and assistance at the carnivals as well as for her assistance in organising our official's courses, carnival paperwork prepara-tions and a whole lot more. I have no doubt forgotten to mention something or thank someone so please forgive me as I only have one page Yours in Lifesaving

Adam Dunn NBB Director of Surf Sports

SURF BOAT OFFICER 2013/2014 Navy-NBB Surf Boat Series The 4 beaches for boat events this season were Forrest Beach, Mackay, Bowen and The Strand. As with other senior surf sports disciplines, the surf boat arena was down on competitor numbers again this season. From a high of 22 crews in the Branch 3 seasons ago we are now down to 6. Townsville Picnic Bay crews were consistent in attendance and results, winning the overall series point-score. I applaud the ASRL-Qld who again supported rowing in our region this season by way of coaching / development clinics and travel subsidies for country based boaties. I would understand though if the ASRL-Qld decided that there isn’t sufficient return on investment to continue next season. I am aware that there are crews that are having a social row at their own beach but they aren’t committing to travel to competition (not sure how to address this issue). NBB Boat crews in SEQ The Townsville Picnic Bay club sent 2 crews to compete in Sth East Qld. Both crews made finals at Senior State Titles. The TPB Open Women Punches crew the first crew from TPB to make an open division state final placing 6th. The TPB Reserve Grade Cat Herders rowed well and dialled a nice wave in the final to pick up a Bronze Medal. Thanks again to the Branch Officials (Gage, Coomber, Burke, Heery) and the ASRL-Qld executive for your ongoing support. I will not be standing for the Surf Boat Officer position for the 2014-15 season and wish the incoming NBB surf sports committee all the best. Vic O’Keefe NBB Boat Officer ASRL-Qld Country Rep

IRB RACING OFFICER 2013/2014 This being my sixth season holding this non-voting position on the management committee for the Branch hasn’t seen a great deal of change in the area of IRB competition. Townsville Picnic Bay and Arcadian Surf Lifesaving Clubs continued to be the only clubs to enter the sport from the Northern Barrier. That was until Adam Dunn came to the area with work. Adam and his wife Fiona have done a great deal of work getting Mackay SLSC competition this season. And whilst the Mackay members are only new to the sport and have a journey ahead of them to be competitive, Adam and Fiona are veterans with many medals to their name. This can only stand Mackay well in nurturing the sport in the north. Mac-kay now have a small team of about 8-10 members who will gain invaluable ex-perience this season.

This season the State Surf Sports Committee has again allowed the clubs to combine and enter a North Barrier Branch team into IRB competition in the south east carnivals to try and grow the sport and have more teams attending. Townsville Picnic Bay, Arcadian, Mackay and Bowen clubs formed the team and have already gained noticeable attention from our southern competitors and counterparts at Round 3 of the Ocean Roar Premiership series by placing 9th out of the 20 clubs that attended Coolum Beach carnival. The team will have attended Rounds 2, 3 and 4 of the Ocean Roar

IRB Premiership series, State Championships and Australian Championships by the season end. Townsville Picnic Bay secured the State IRB Championships this season and look forward to hosting a great carnival in the North despite having no waves. The North Barrier Branch Team is looking forward to making some history at the State Championships in Townsville and are well placed to make this happen. Results to date include; Round 3 Ocean Roar IRB Premiership Series Masters IRB Rescue Tube Rescue 2nd Masters IRB Surf Rescue 3rd Open Male Tube Rescue 6th Equal 9th overall of 20 clubs being represented. IRB Competition was again held on the Friday of the North Australian Championships in Oct 2013. There was a good turnout of teams entered with Arcadian, Townsville Picnic Bay, and Tannum Sands all attending the carnival and having up to 6 crews on the starting line at times. Team numbers were increased this year on last and the quality of competition has also increased. This carnival is in doubt for the future and having the competition on the Friday doesn’t lend itself to exposure to other mem-bers of the association of this surf sport. Yours in Lifesaving Rob ‘Bear’ Shillam NBB IRB RACING OFFICER

SLSQ Queensland Country Team

Our Queensland Country team is made up of competitors from North Queensland clubs, North Barrier clubs and Wide Bay Capricorn clubs, that competed again Sunshine Coast, South Coast and Point Dan-ger Branches. Listed below are our members that performed well. Under 13—female Under 13—male Emily de Rooy (Arcadian) Louka Demopoulos (Arcadian) Keesha Close (Mackay) Callum Street (Sarina) Taya DiBartolo (Townsville Picnic Bay) Samuel Nimmo (Townsville Picnic Bay) Under 14—female Under 14—male Myar Jones (Arcadian) Reegan Koelman (Arcadian) Nicholas Nugent (Arcadian) Mitchell Pickering (Townsville Picnic Bay) Under 15—female Under 15—male Zoe Breitkreutz (Mackay) Cody Roth (Townsville Picnic Bay) Toni Morgan (Ayr) Nathaniel Barbagallo (Ayr) Under 17—female Under 17—male Jo Morgan (Ayr) Mitchell Nugent (Arcadian) Joel Haynes (Eimeo) Team Management: Water/Craft Coach—Paul Demopoulos (Arcadian) Pool Rescue Coach—Ashleigh Adams (Townsville Picnic Bay) Assistant Beach Coach & Female Chaperone—Lisa Nugent (Arcadian)

AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATION Alyssa Koenen (Patrolling Member Arcadian SLSC) performed extremely well at both State & Aussies for the Northcliffe Club and has been selected to compete in the Australian Team at the Life Saving Champi-onsh