65th Annual Report 2017/18

65th Annual Report 2017/18 Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club Inc

Photo by Mark Heenan

OC E AN G R OVE S U RF L I F E S AVI N G C L UB I N C

Contents

Life Members ............................................................................................................................. 3

Honorary Members .................................................................................................................... 3

Management Committee........................................................................................................... 3

Club Officers ............................................................................................................................... 4

Prestigious Award Winners 2017/2018 ..................................................................................... 5

President – David Pavia.............................................................................................................. 7

Vice President – Stephanie Asher ............................................................................................ 10

Honorary Secretary – Lyndie Freestone .................................................................................. 11

Lifesaving Operations Manager – Lewis Howell-Pavia ............................................................ 14

2017/2018 Season Patrol Hours .............................................................................................. 16

Competition Manager – Bruce Sampson ................................................................................. 18

Junior Activities Manager – Darren Ball................................................................................... 23

Sponsorship & Fundraising Report – Arne Solterbeck............................................................. 29

Supporters and Sponsors 2017/18 .......................................................................................... 30

Social & Lounge Manager – Amenah McDonald ..................................................................... 31

Facilities Manager & Power Craft Officer – Vince Occhipinti .................................................. 31

Training & Assessment Manager – Bec Sampson .................................................................... 33

General Committee Member – Mark Graham ........................................................................ 37

Membership Categories 2017/2018 ........................................................................................ 38

Membership List 2017/2018 .................................................................................................... 39

Honorary Treasurer – Nick Bohan ........................................................................................... 48

Financial documents ................................................................................................................ 50


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Life Members

Paul Austin

Daryl Barnett

Fred Barnett

Bo Chudosnik

Noel Emselle

John Fitzgerald

Ralf Harries

Mark Hager

Ray Johnson (dec)

Paddy Kinsey (Charles)

Fred Leiper (dec)

Brenton McGee

Russell Middleton

Robert Millett MBD (dec)

Chris Paterson

David Renton

Bill Strachan

Catherine Tisdale

Richard Tribe

Vincent Tremaine

Claude Williams (dec)

Honorary Members

Jeanette Austin

Sharon Chudosnik

Patricia Emselle

Melissa Fitzgerald

Jill Hager

Patricia Harries

Bette Johnson (dec)

Val Leiper (dec)

Sandy Paterson

Merrilyn McGee

Lindy Middleton

Joan Millett

Lorraine Renton

Dianne Strachan

Malcolm Bell (dec)

Management Committee

President David Pavia

Vice President Stephanie Asher

Honorary Secretary Lyndie Freestone

Honorary Treasurer Nick Bohan

Life Saving Operations Manager Lewis Howell-Pavia

Management Committee Member Mark Graham

Facilities Manager Vince Occhipinti

Training and Assessment Manager Bec Sampson

Competition Manager Bruce Sampson

Junior Activities Manager Darren Ball

Social Events and Lounge Manager Amenah McDonald

Sponsorship and Fundraising Manager Arne Solterbeck


Club Officers

Patrols

Club Vice Captain - Life Saving Operations Officer Bill Strachan

First Aid Officer Simone White

Radio and IT Support Officer Chris Paterson

Gear Steward Peter Baxter

Power Craft Officer Vince Occhipinti

Training and Assessment Officer (1) Paul Scherf

Training and Assessment Officer (2) Amenah McDonald

Administration

Administration Officer Anna McDonald

Membership Database Officer Anna McDonald

Merchandise and Uniform Officer Stephanie Willson

OH&S Officer Simone White

Club Historian David Renton

Web Administrator Anna McDonald

Surf Sports

Senior Surf Sport Coach Sonia Kinsey

IRB Sport Captain Nick Giblin

Board Sport Captain

Ski Sport Captain Bill Strachan

Boat Sport Captain Paul Scherf

Beach Sport Captain

R & R Captain Zali Foord

Nippers

Junior Transition Officer Scott McNaughton

Junior Surf Ed Coordinator Julia Gruar

Junior Surf Sports Coordinator Shane Bird

Social

Catering Manager Sandy Paterson

Bar Manager Steve Peatling



Prestigious Award Winners 2017/2018

Senior Awards

• John Bishop Memorial Best Clubman Award – Rebecca Sampson

• Barry Renton Memorial Best Competitor – Gabrielle Hannan

• Bob Millett Lifesaver Improvement Award – Amalee Freestone

• Fred Leiper Best Patrol Person – Wesley Prosser

• Dave Renton Patrol Service Award – Wesley Prosser

• Best Patrol – Patrol Six

o Sean Conquit o Ashlee Bohan o Alice Crawford o Erica Crawford o Zack Garvey o Olivia Occhipinti o Samuel Occhipinti

o Vince Occhipinti o Cameron Phillips o Kieran Spanner o Ashley Topolcsanyi o Christian Topolcsanyi o Fiona Topolcsanyi o Taia Young

• Rookie of the Year – Paige Sharp

• Excellence in Training – Nick Giblin

• Best Carnival Team – U15 Girls’ Cameron Relay Team A

o Lexie McNaughton o Taia Young

o Kimberley Gilling o Jemima Asher

• Coaches Award – Bryce Newton

• Coaches Award – Ashlee Bohan

• Coaches Award – Tom Kingshott

• Coaches Award – Piper McNaughton

• Coaches Award – Campbell Greeves

• Coaches Award – Marcus Bird

• Boatie Coaches Award – Amelia Essex

• IRB Coaches Award – Sam Webster

• IRB Competition Crew of the Year – Shannon Tierney and Keely Peatling

• Outstanding Achiever Award – Susan Howell

• Outstanding Achiever Award – Bill Strachan

• Outstanding Achiever Award – Amenah McDonald

• Outstanding Achiever Award – Jesse Coulson

• Outstanding Achiever Award – Tim Hannan


Senior Awards cont…

• Outstanding Achiever Award – Tyler Walsh

• Outstanding Achiever Award – Kimberley Gilling

• Outstanding Achiever Award – Marcus Bird

• Outstanding Achiever Award – Nick Giblin and Brayden Allen

• Club Champions

o Masters Male – Robin Asher

o Masters Female – Amenah McDonald

o Open Male – Kyle Solterbeck

o Open Female – Briely Wight

o U19 Male – Campbell Bohan

o U19 Female – Gabrielle Hannan

o U17 Male – James Paterson

o U17 Female – Briely Wight

o U15 Male – Drew Honey

o U15 Female – Lexie McNaughton

o U14 Male – Marcus Bird

o U14 Female – Jemima Asher

Junior Awards

• Ray Johnson Nipper of the Year – Jemima Asher

• Junior Development Award – Marcus Bird

• Junior Rookies of the year – Holly Confoy and Will Deverall

• Best Iron Nippers – Tia McNaughton & James Leahy

• Beach Competitors of the Year – Pippi McIntyre and Hugo Walsh

• Most Improved Nippers – Jorgia Young and Will Goldstraw

• Nippers With Most Potential – Ruari Davison and Lulu McKewan



President – David Pavia

This year we have completed the season in dramatic fashion with the demolition of the clubrooms coinciding with our Presentation Night.

It has been another very successful season for the Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club, with the dedicated work that has been performed by our volunteers over the patrol season and great results across all aspects of competition.

Once again, at State titles this year, we were presented the award for the best Club for the 2016-2017 seasons. The award is an accumulation of points over all aspects of surf competition including Nippers, Senior Surf Sport, Surf Boats, IRB competition and Masters. This is a fantastic result and really highlights how successful we have been across the board over the whole spectrum of competitive surf sport. The club has won this award for the past three years and given our success this summer, it is likely that we may claim this award again for the current season.

The results of the 2017-2018 summer season have surpassed last year’s success with Ocean Grove placing First at Nipper State titles, First at Senior State Titles and third at Masters State titles. In the Masters defence I would like to say that the nippers improved their placing from second to first and the Masters improved their placing from fourth to third. With Masters, improvement tends to come more slowly!

Our IRB team has enjoyed an excellent year in 2018, with a significant increase in the size of the team this year. The members of the IRB team are to be congratulated on their willingness to support summer sport by providing water safety at carnivals and assisting with the Rip View swim and being the principal group providing water safety at the Ocean Grove swim.

After the Junior and Senior Teams’ wins at States this year, I wrote to members congratulating the competitors and all those who contribute to the teams’ success. The continued success of all our competition teams is the direct result of the dedication of all our athletes, coaches, parents and other volunteers who have been there day in day out, all season to set up tents, supply water safety, work as officials and as team managers and any number of tasks that are required to allow our club to compete at such a high level.

Sport is a very important aspect of Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club’s identity, but it is important to remember that the core business of Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club is to keep the beach safe. This year the Committee adopted the mission statement that “The aim of Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club is to keep the aquatic environment safe and educate our members and the public on safe beach behaviour”.

I used to think that a mission statement was unimportant, but I now realize that it is a simple way to remind ourselves what is our core business. The decision to cancel the Rip to River due to extreme heat was not taken lightly but became an easy decision when we


looked at our mission statement. Running the event on 6 January would NOT have kept the beach safe.

This year we amassed 5,045 volunteer patrol hours, performing numerous rescues and preventative actions to maintain safety, with over 220,000 visitors to our beautiful stretch of beach. The contribution patrolling members make in giving up their own time to provide this valuable service is highly regarded not only by the club, but by the wider community in general, so on behalf of the club, well done for a fantastic season.

I would like to thank all our volunteer patrollers, without whom there wouldn’t be an Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club. I would also like to thank all those who give their time so generously towards the training and assessing of our members. Bec Sampson has done a fantastic job coordinating a large team of members who have assisted in award training this season. Thank you, Bec and your team.

The future looks extremely bright for our club, given the quality of people in our membership base and the exciting prospect of our upcoming redevelopment.

It was with great satisfaction that a few months ago, I joined with Federal, State and Local Government representatives to turn a sod to celebrate the commencement of building works for the new Ocean Grove Surf Beach Complex. The Complex will cost about $8 Million with the OGSLSC component costing in excess of $5M. I am especially proud that we have gained the financial support of all three levels of government for the project.

As many of you will be aware, The Hon. Lisa Neville has been a great supporter of our club and was instrumental in securing in excess of $3.5 million dollars of State Government funding for the project and continues to support the project as our local member and a senior member of State Cabinet.

Impressions: Wood Marsh Architecture



We’re also extremely fortunate to have fantastic support from Hon. Sarah Henderson who has worked hard to secure $1 million dollars in Federal funding for the redevelopment.

We also received an infrastructure grant from the City of Greater Geelong for $150,000.

We hope to have the new tower operational by the beginning of next patrol season and with luck, we may have access to the downstairs storage areas by end of year.

There has been an enormous amount of work done by the Building Subcommittee to make the clubroom redevelopment a reality. The Sub Committee comprised myself, Chris Paterson, Steve Peatling and Jeff Newton. I would like to thank them for their commitment and hard work.

The constitution subcommittee, comprising Sandy and Chris Paterson, Nick Bohan, Lyndie Freestone, Steph Asher, Libby Sampson and myself, have done an enormous amount of work rewriting our constitution and by-laws to bring them up to date and make them more relevant to how the club will operate in the new building.

To our many sponsors, thank you for your support over the 2017-18 season, your contribution is greatly appreciated. I would encourage all our members to look up our sponsors (see page 30) and please support the local businesses that support your club.

Congratulations to Bec Sampson for being awarded the John Bishop best clubman award for outstanding service to the club during the 2017-18 season. We also acknowledge those other members who were nominated for this award, for all their hard work during the season.

Thank you to past presidents Steve Peatling and Chris Paterson for their advice and support during my presidency.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to our dedicated Committee of Management, many of whom will not be re-nominating for their positions next year. It has been a privilege working with you all over the last season. The professionalism and commitment that you all show is amazing and the support that you provided both to me and to the club has been much appreciated.

David Pavia

Photo: Mark Heenan Media


Vice President – Stephanie Asher

What a busy year for the Club – from the committee, to the patrollers, competitors and all our fabulous volunteer supporters. It was both a long and highly successful season, with some lows among the many highs. We were all disappointed by the rescheduling of our major fundraiser the Rip to River Run due to extreme heat, but this was balanced in part by another successful Ocean Open Water Swim event and major progress on the clubhouse building project. A huge thank you to Anna McDonald, who bore the brunt of the administration and participant feedback caused by the R2R date change and who handled it with her usual grace, kindness and professionalism.

It was a thrilling year for our surf sport teams, with OGSLSC again winning the Victorian Club of the Year Award, as well as wins at both Junior and Senior State Championships and a top three placing at Masters. Having said that, we are keenly aware that competition is only part of what we do. Surf clubs exist to keep the beach safe and educate the community about water safety. Lifesaving through beach patrol and training is our raison d’etre and we must always remember that is our core purpose.

As a committee, our first task each new financial year is a strategy session where we list our aims and identify where we could improve. As we drafted our strategic plan for the next three years, we considered our vision, mission and key objectives across all aspects of the Club. We followed this session with a member survey at our 2017 Open Day to get a feel for what future members, and Nipper parents in particular, love about the Club, why they join and what could be better.

We recognise that sharing the draft strategic plan with members and involving everyone in the Club’s future plans will be a challenge, particularly in the immediate term without the benefit of meeting spaces and noticeboards at the clubhouse. We have long appreciated that an important issue for the Club is our member communications. As a volunteer organisation, effective communication to, and between our members is a challenge, particularly with so many digital platforms being used.

But we are chipping away at this and the surf sport crew is putting TeamApp to good use, as a way to inform competitors, supporters, volunteers and parents from one central point. Good old-fashioned hardcopy surveys on a range of topics have also been well supported, with a major survey conducted at Senior Presentation night eliciting extremely positive feedback and a plethora of support from the younger leaders. We will continue asking our members for opinions, ideas and offers of help.

I’d like to thank my fellow committee members, particularly our President David Pavia, for their dedication and contribution to the leadership of the OGSLSC. The Club is a large and rather unwieldy beast and it’s only through long experience, or a couple of terms on the Committee, that one can truly understand how much actually goes on and also how quickly things can change. I’m certainly still learning and I greatly appreciate the patience,

Photo: Steph Asher



commitment and resilience of the committee. The monthly meetings may be long but they are always an education on something about the Club.

For 2017/18, two of our main strategic aims were to revise the Constitution and get the building underway. Bringing the Constitution and By-Laws into alignment with the model set by SLSA has been enlightening (if not fun). The process brought to light many discussions about how the Club will best thrive with a new facility, how to ensure our culture remains focused on lifesaving and how to manage the current

momentum and culture of success.

The building subcommittee, chaired by Chris Paterson and comprising David Pavia, Jeff Newton and Steve Peatling, has done an outstanding job navigating the complexities of this critical project. We thank this team and also Gary McPike, Barwon Coast Executive Officer, and local members Lisa Neville MP and Sarah Henderson MP, for their persistence and commitment to creating a new home for our members and a facility to serve the broader community.

Next year, it will be exciting to have the new clubhouse, but we must keep everyone connected in the meantime. Keep your eye on the emails, text messages, Team App and social media platforms – there is no single method of reaching everyone, so we will continue to send messages and ask for your input in various ways. So, if you see a survey from the Club, please take the time to complete it and give us your feedback. It’s the only way we can improve.

Steph Asher

Honorary Secretary – Lyndie Freestone

It is with pleasure that the Management Committee present for your consideration and adoption the 65th Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club Incorporated.

As my second year as Secretary draws to a close I am even more aware of the level of hard work that goes on across every aspect of the club by so many people.

Our amazing successes in the sporting area of the club have been outlined and acknowledged by other members of the committee in their reports. So whilst I send my congratulations to all those who trained so very hard to get these wonderful results, and celebrate the achievements of all those who contributed, as well as the achievements of our members who represented the club in the State Teams and at a National level, the focus of my report is to acknowledge the behind the scenes work that goes on to make this all possible and to keep the club going and growing.



It goes without saying that without the level of dedication and commitment shown by our coaches, Surf Sport Coordinators, Nippers and Competition Managers, Competition Officials and Age Group Managers, these results could not be achieved. They provide the structure that supports our young people throughout the season and beyond. Thanks also to Bruce Sampson, not only for his work as Competition Manager but also for all the work he does behind the scenes and in being a major link/ representative/advocate with LSV in his role as our delegate on the LSV Aquatic Sports Council and Executive.

In addition to this three key people who quietly go about their business but keep the wheels of the club turning behind the scenes are: Steph in the uniform shop, who has to juggle changing needs yet keep the uniform shop economically viable; Anna our administrative officer and Vince our facilities manager who has literally kept the building together to the very end. I mentioned it in my report last year but must again highlight the role Anna continues to play in challenging circumstances (ie. having her office demolished and moved), and how she continues to take things in her stride and gives above and beyond her part time hours.

Our education team also forms the backbone of the club, having huge numbers to deal with in both the Surf Ed program and the range of compulsory (Bronze and SRC) and additional awards that Bec and the training team deliver. The Surf Ed program helps fulfil our Mission of “keeping the aquatic environment safe and educating our members and the public on safe beach behaviour” with the younger age groups and acts as an entry point to the club. Our training team furthers this mission by preparing our members to deliver our core business of life saving to such a high standard. Acknowledgement must also be given to all those who participate in both the training and patrol and give so freely of their time to keep our beaches safe and to our Club Captain Lewis Howell-Pavia for overseeing and co-ordinating our patrols.

David has acknowledged the building committee and the COM, but I think it is a mild understatement to say how many hours David has given in his role as President, on the building committee, the constitution committee and at every club event, either in person out on the water or managing things behind the scenes; and I would like to thank him for his tirelessness. I think of the years (nearly 10) of blood, sweat (and not sure about tears, but certainly frustrations), that the building committee have had to go through to get this project from an idea / wish into a reality. I can only commend their commitment to the club and how hard they have worked to position us for the future. Though the hard work isn’t over!!

As both Steph and David mention, the other behind-the-scenes work is trying to get infrastructure and frameworks in place to bring our club and the building into the next stage. The work on the Constitution and By Laws is part of this, with my focus being on integrating the Safeguarding Children and Young People guidelines and legal requirements into these documents, policies, procedures and practice.

Stating the obvious, Safeguarding Children and Young People is all about keeping our young people safe. OGSLSC along with Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) and Life Saving Victoria (LSV) is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of all its members and especially of children and young people, and is dedicated to providing a welcoming, safe, supportive and inclusive environment



for those participating in surf lifesaving events, services, programs or activities. Integrating the Safeguarding Children and Young People guidelines and legal requirements into our revised Constitution and By Laws and developing more detailed Codes of Conduct sets out a clear framework and processes for meeting these expectations. Over this season we introduced the concept of a member well-being team with some members allocated as support people in all areas of the club. This is something that will be revisited and developed across the club for next season as a way of putting the support and safeguarding principles into practice. We will also be introducing a Club Manual that will be available on the website and can be printed out in hard copy. It will be a comprehensive guide to all areas of the club, with the aim of ensuring that all members have ready access to the same information in keeping with the promotion of communication across the club. Finally I haven’t forgotten parents and carers, who are there to support their children and the club and would like thank all of you for what you contribute. We need you and your support as again, we can’t function without it. I flagged in last year’s report the need to revisit our induction of new members/new season which will be even more vital for the coming season with the absence of clubrooms. Over the coming months I will be calling upon parents and young people to help think about how we achieve this and generate a strong and positive sense of community without the bricks and mortar. Thank you to my committee of management colleagues and to all those who have given feedback, support and ideas over the last year. I really value and appreciate it. Lyndie Freestone

Attendance at monthly COMM meetings, out of a maximum of 11

David Pavia 10

Stephanie Asher 8

Lyndie Freestone 9

Nick Bohan* 10

Lewis Howell-Pavia 10

Mark Graham 5

Vince Occhipinti 4

Bec Sampson* 5

Bruce Sampson* 6

Darren Ball* 7

Amenah McDonald 10

Arne Solterbeck 5

Anna McDonald 9

(* phoned in on occasion)


Lifesaving Operations Manager – Lewis Howell-Pavia

I would like to thank the Ocean Grove Surf Club and all its members for the opportunity to

step up as Club Captain this year.

I would also like to thank all members for their contribution to the smooth and largely

uneventful season we have had ensuring the safety of hundreds of thousands of beachgoers

on one of Victoria’s busiest beaches.

This season we maintained ten patrols. While at times this was a logistical challenge, this

was a success. It gave us the opportunity to develop the skills of new patrol captains Emily

Bambrook and Shannon Schaeche-Priestley.

I would like to particularly thank the following people:

• Our training group led by Bec Sampson. Bec has performed incredibly well and has

ensured that all our patrolling members have the skills that are required of them.

• The maintenance team of Vince Occhipinti, Peter Baxter and Brayden Allan, for

keeping all the IRBs, vehicles and patrol gear in top condition throughout the season.

• Simone White for ensuring that first aid supplies were restocked and updated during

the year.

• To Bill Strachan, thanks for all your support this year and everything you are

continuing to do in the background.

• To Bo Chudosnik, for continuing to conduct patrol inspections despite LSV cancelling

the statewide patrol competition.

I would like to congratulate the following patrol award winners:

The Fred Leiper Best Patrol Person, awarded to Wes Prosser

Wes has been a permanent fixture on the beach and on patrol this season. He has a wealth

of skills and experience which he does not hesitate to share with all members of patrol. He

is the first to respond to any missing child or need for first aid. He can always be seen by the

water’s edge – instructing the public and making our presence on the beach felt. Wes forms

the backbone of any patrol and has done an incredible job this season.

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Bob Millett most improved lifesaver, awarded to Amalee Freestone

Amalee has been impressive this season. She completed her Bronze Medallion at this

season’s Bronze and SRC week. She has been a valued patrol member whose warm and

enthusiastic personality has inspired her patrol mates. She has actively pursued

opportunities to further her knowledge and skills by completing her First Aid Certificate,

Advanced Resuscitation Techniques, Spinal Management and IRB Crew awards. She has

sought every opportunity to contribute on her patrols and whilst on patrol has continued to

expand her skills and experience.

The Dave Renton Patrol Service award, won by Wes Prosser

Wes gave the club an incredible 115.75 hours of patrol, made up entirely of beach patrol

hours. It is another testament to how much Wes has contributed this season.

Best Patrol, awarded to Sean Conquit’s Patrol 6

Patrol 6 performed best in the club’s internal Patrol Competition, which includes lifesaving

skills, first aid and general patrol operating procedures.

As I intend to nominate for

next season, I wish to thank all

who have helped me during

my time as Club Captain and

look forward to your

continued support.

Lewis Howell-Pavia



2017/2018 Season Patrol Hours

Last Name First Name Patrolled Hours

Prosser Wesley 115.75

McDonald Amenah 77.5

Honey Bruce 63.25

Topolcsanyi Fiona 61.5

Pavia David 58.5

Webster Samantha 58.25

Bird Shane 53

Sharp Paige 52.5

McNaughton Scott 51.5

Ball Darren 50.5

Young Taia 50.25

Peatling Keely 49.25

Willson Ella 45.5

Anquetil Megan 43.75

Mahoney Gavin 42.25

Occhipinti Vince 42

Sampson Rebecca 40.5

Beales Rose 39.5

Ford Edward 39.25

McNaughton-King Piper 38.75

Sampson Caitlin 38.5

Simpson Matilda 38

Lamb Jonah 37.75

Greer Audrey 37.5

Lamb Madeleine 37.5

Shepherd Gypsy 37.5

Ure Grace 37.5

Horne Emma 37

Valentine Rawlins Abigail 36

Stevens Nellie 35.75

Wheeldon George 35.75

Kruhlak Aiden 35.5

Kingshott Thomas 35

Crabtree Scott 34.5

Hallam Andrew 34.5

Bartlett Philip 34.25

Poynder Ned 34.25

Poynder Zak 34.25

Sanders Ben 34.25

Asher Jemima 34

Bohan Campbell 34

Confoy Brendon 34


Foord Adam 34

Freestone Amalee 34

Abfalter Greg 33.5

Gray Jessica 33.5

Greer Jacqueline 33.5

Topolcsanyi Christian 33.5

Tierney Shannon 33.25

Walsh Tyler 33.25

Wright Peter 33.25

Bambrook Emily 32.25

Honey Drew 32.25

Phillips Cameron 32.25

Topolcsanyi Ashley 32.25

McNaughton Lexie 31.75

Wilson Ryan 31.75

Cashin Georgia 31.25

Foord Zali 31.25

Carlson Bengt 31

Renton David 31

Simpson Jolyon 31

Hamilton-Grundy Nina 30.5

Ball Olivia 30.25

Hannan Gabrielle 30

Abfalter Bridget 29.5

Hannan Timothy 29.5

Jones Isabelle 29.5

Ball Ella 29.25

Conquit Sean 29.25

Newton Jeff 29.25

Collings Tyler 28.5

Greer Isabel 28.5

Greeves Zachary 28.5

Scherf Paul 28.5

Gove Emily 28.25

Taylor Michael 28.25

Spanner Kieran 28

Honey Zoe 27.75

Peatling Steven 27.75

Burgess Oliver 27.5

Peatling Nathan 27.5

Colls Luxe 27.25

Greeves Campbell 27.25

Fitzgerald Melissa 27

Snookes Will 27

Eales Xavier 26.75




Giblin Michaela 26.5

Green Jarah 26.25

Chudosnik Joshua 25.75

Gilling Kimberley 25.75

Conquit Lewis 25.5

Abfalter Felicity 25.25

Harper Ashley 25.25

Occhipinti Samuel 25.25

Spanner Seamus 25.25

Bird Marcus 25

Cashin Ella 25

Paranavitana Janine 25

Hooper Mackenzie 24.75

O'Brien Kristin 24.5

Solterbeck Kyle 24.5

Comben Kyle 24.25

Kinsey Flynn 24.25

Wilding Madison 24.25

Crawford Alice 24

Giblin Luke 24

Collings Kiralee 23.75

Dunstan Jodie 23.75

Newton Bryce 23.5

Owen William 23.5

Lewis Omar 23.25

Chudosnik Bo 23

Giblin Nicholas 22.5

Young Geoff 22.5

Fowler Mark 22

White Georgia 22

Paterson James 21.75

Taylor Evie 21.25

Anquetil Ella 20.75

Sunderland Campbell 20.75

Allan Brayden 20.5

Clancy Dan 20.5

Davis Joanne 20.5

Goedemoed Kruze 20.5

Occhipinti Olivia 20.5

Bohan Ashlee 20

Sampson Bruce 20

Solterbeck Kirra 20

Mahoney Charlie 19.25

Davison Orlagh 18.75

Hayes Chris 18.5


Howell-Pavia Lewis 18.5

Robertson Mandi 18.5

Asher Robin 18.25

Grantham Darin 18

Leahy Carl 18

White Simone 17.75

Young Sian 17.25

Beales Darryl 17

Sampson James 17

Allan Beau 16.75

Asher Sebastian 16.75

Sellars Deanne 16.5

Ford Mark 16

Greer John 16

Della Monica Max 14.5

Jackman Thomas 14.5

Leonard Samuel 14.5

Manuell Hugo 13.5

Pounder Simon 13.5

Strachan Andrew 13.5

McDonald Anna 13.25

Conquit Lucy 13

McIntyre Dougal 13

Gannon Alexandra 12.75

Devlin Rhys 12.5

Watson Nicholas 12.5

Freeman Darcy 12

Hallam Georgina 12

Solterbeck Ann 12

Essex Amelia 11.75

Howell Susan 11.75

Newton Moana 11

Pounder Liz 11

Walker Olivia 11

Devine Jakob 10.75

Allen Paul 10.5

Strachan William 10.5

Head Andrew 10

Crawford Erica 9.5

Gruar Julia 9

Moulton Michael 9

Scherf Kym 9

Beales Kerrie 8.75

Bohan Nicholas 8.5

Concilia Luca 8.5



Blismas Danni 8.25

McKinnon Georgia 8.25

Hende Alec 7.5

Cornes Wayne 7.25

Garvey Zack 7.25

Smale Joshua 7.25

Woellner Annie 7.25

Twaits Stephanie 7

Shaw Summer 6.75

Paterson Christopher 6.5

Confoy Rebecca 6

Simpson Paul 6

Gough John 5.5

Attard Hannah 5.25


Head James 5

Leverett Chet 5

Cuthbertson-Kerr Sage 4.75

Hanks Sally 4.5

Heenan Mark 4.5

Sweeney Graeme 4.5

Hayes Katie 3.5

MacDonald Cameron 3

Armistead Russell 2.5

Gough Finlay 2.5

Hallam Tobias 1.5

Mackinder Suzanne 1.5

Dickson Marty 1

Pounder Sarah 1

Competition Manager – Bruce Sampson

Season 2017-18 was another very

successful one for all competitive sections

of the club, which now includes the Senior

Surf Team, the Masters Surf Team, the

Boat Section, the IRB Team and the small

Pool Team. It’s a testament to the

strength of the club that Ocean Grove was

named Victorian Champion Club - for the

third year running. This award is based on

the aggregate points accumulated by all

competitive sections of the club.

Overall, it has been another excellent season for Ocean Grove SLSC. Along with the fierce competition that our team members provide throughout the season, the club remains well known, in all areas, for its great sportsmanship and support of other clubs, and this is something of which we should be proud.

Summer Surf Competition

Senior Surf Team:

Regular training commenced in July 2017. The Transition Squad numbers (those moving

out of Nippers and on to racing mals) increased again to 17, with many Nippers staying on.

A core group of about 25 regular competitors, Transition and senior, attended from that

mid-winter, both on ski and board. Swimming at BASC for ages 12+ also commenced in July

with numbers, exceeding 30 quite quickly.



The Annual Club Training Camp was again held in early September at Lorne SLSC, with

nearly 50 competitors and 6 coaches. The training program included basics and skills for

transition board paddlers, and for beginner ski paddlers. More experienced competitors

were extended both physically and skill-wise. This year a team run challenge was

incorporated, along with the now traditional cross-age Taplin race on Sunday morning. The

camp marked the end of the general off-season training run during winter and the

commencement of a full program of pre-season training.

Our senior competitor numbers reached over 30 at most sessions by early October and,

with the large core Transition Group of ten or so training regularly too, numbers going in to

the season were very good. General off and pre-season training ran continuously from July

through to December, with fitness and core work, board, ski and iron sessions on offer.

Over the season OGSLSC fielded a team averaging nearly 55, with 35 attending the Manly

and Freshwater carnivals, 64 at the State Championships, and 16 at Aussies, not including

boat crews (the club fielded two crews through the season – see Boat Section report).

Once more, an enormous amount of time was generously given by our volunteer coaching

staff led by Sonia Kinsey, Head Coach. With over 20 hours of possible training offered every

week, the coaches and athletes were very busy.

Overall, numbers in the women’s team dropped slightly this year and the men were the

dominant force across the season, easily winning every state carnival on points.

Competitors and teams from all age groups did very well at all carnivals. Our junior

competitors filled many teams at U15 while senior competitors were regularly competing

in numbers in Open events as well. Again, in the face of dropping numbers state-wide,

Ocean Grove not only maintained numbers, but grew the team for the 6th successive

season. Once more, there were many fine individual performances from both men and

women across the season.

The Victorian Championships this year, held at Apollo Bay, were marred by poor weather.

U15 water events were cancelled on the Sunday. The OG States team this year was 64

strong and delivered another fine carnival, with

the club again taking the State Championship

with a margin of nearly 200 points.

The Club’s ski paddlers were again very

impressive, particularly in team events, but

with individual golds in many age groups as

well. The club also did very well in male iron

events and in Taplin and Cameron relays.

Swimming, once the club’s strength, has

become an area upon which we must focus in

future years.


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The final point scores for States were:

1 Ocean Grove SLSC 465

2 Jan Juc SLSC 298

3 Mentone LSC 264

4 Half Moon Bay LSC 246

5 Point Leo SLSC 242

Aussies were in Scarborough WA this year. OGSLSC sent a senior team of 16 (8 youth and 8 seniors), along with a boat crew (U19 female) and 7 masters competitors. The Youth team made finals in board, Cameron events and a number of individual finals. The Senior team made finals in Mens double ski (Bryce Newton & Tom Kingshott) and U19 Mens Ski Team.

State and Representative Teams – Surf Sports

The club had a number of representatives in Victorian Teams:

State Senior Surf Team

• Campbell Bohan

• Seamus Spanner

• Ali Gannon

• Jesse Coulson

• Lucy Conquit

• Sonia Kinsey - Assistant Coach and Team Manager

State Youth Surf Team

• Tim Hannan

• Kim Gilling

• Lexie McNaughton

• Tyler Walsh

• Taia Young

• Scott McNaughton – Team Manager

Coaching and Team Management 2017-18

Coaches:

Head Coach (& Senior Board/Iron) Sonia Kinsey

Transition board coach Bruce Sampson

Senior Ski coach Bill Strachan

Assistant Ski coach Paul Tierney

Surf Boat coach/sweep Paul Scherf



Regular Team Management was provided by:

Team Manager Bruce Sampson

Assistant team manager Scott McNaughton

Men’s Area Beach Managers Ray Spanner & Jeff Newton

Women’s Area Beach Managers Liz Conquit & Jenny Peatling

Over the season many others stepped in as area managers and recorders.

The team also gratefully acknowledges all those parents, family members and other club members who acted as carnival IRB crew and carnival officials during the season. Particular thanks go to David Pavia, who attended every carnival as an IRB driver or can layer; also Nick Bohan, Jo Gannon, and Arne Solterbeck who officiated at nearly every carnival including State Championships.

Masters:

OGSLSC was once again a strong presence at the State Master’s Championships, with a

team of 23, including 4 women, attending. Despite a slightly smaller team, the results were

excellent and teams again did very well in many relays. Even with a focus on enjoyment

rather than serious training for many of the team, there were some superb performances

from those who had been training hard. The team climbed to 3rd place this year.

Final Point Scores were:

1 Mordialloc LSC 386

2 Point Leo SLSC 308

3 Ocean Grove SLSC 213

4 Mount Martha LSC 212

5 Black Rock LSC 207

A team of 7 Masters, all of whom had worked hard through the season, also competed at

Aussies. They brought home three medals: gold to Bill Strachan on 55-59 Years Ski, gold to

Sue Howell in 55-59 years 2km run and bronze to Amenah McDonald in 40-44 years Ski.

Boat Section:

The Boaties started the year with three crews but due to sickness and overseas holidays we dropped back to one crew by the time States and Aussies came around.



The U19 female crew consisted of Amelia Essex, Ashley Harper, Madi Wilding and Georgia McKinnon and was swept by Paul Scherf (with Georgia White and Tess filling in when required). They were consistent in the LSV and NAVY series carnivals, placing in most carnivals and winning at Point Leo. The crew competed in both U19 and U23 divisions and were placed 3rd in the U19 and 2nd in the U23 division at the Victorian Surfboat Rowers League (VSRL) championships. The crew also placed 3rd at the State Championships, the first boat medal for OGSLSC for many years.

During the season, the U19 crew also travelled to the Australian Surfboat Rowers League (ASRL) in NSW and in big surf unfortunately just missed out on the cut to last 12 crews. Competing in a borrowed boat the crew also contested the U19 division at The Aussies, just missing the cut for the quarter finals.

It has been a very successful year for this largely novice crew. The ASRL does a National ranking and the crew have been ranked 14th in Australia.

The boat section would like to acknowledge all rowers, their family and partners, the Competition Manager, Bruce Sampson, and the OGSLSC Committee for their hard work and support over the season.

Pool Competition

Pool Season for 2017 ran from July to September 2017. OGSLSC had only two regular competitors, Mackenzie Hooper & Campbell Greeves, with a number of others competing less regularly. While the team was small, competitors performed well at all carnivals.

State Pool Team Representative:

• Mackenzie Hooper

IRB Competition

With the 2018 season almost complete at the

time of writing, it has been another superb year

from this small but enthusiastic team.

The Victorian season concluded with the State Championships at Lorne on 16-17 June, with the team attending Aussies at Thirroul, NSW (with five crews) in early July.

Over the season, the club attended all 4 carnivals and State Championships, as well as attending a two day carnival at Beachport in SA. The club has

had a team of at least two men’s and two women’s crews race at all carnivals, and managing three of each at two carnivals. Only three of the crews had raced last season so this has been a learning season for new crew, drivers and patients, as well as for the larger management team.

State Championships racing was heavily modified due to severe weather but all crews competed. In the course of racing during the day there were a number of incidents with



flipped boats and ejected crew or patients but OGSLSC crews drove to conditions and were the only club not to be involved in any such incidents. This merited specific praise from the carnival referee and the ESO as well as from the State IRB Representative.

Our A and B women’s crews and our A men’s crew had all made it to Tube and Rescue semi-finals when conditions again worsened and a decision was made to cancel tube events and the Relay. After a long discussion with the team, Nick and Brayden (as coaches and senior competitors) decided that, given the extreme cold and the now very difficult conditions, the club would withdraw from racing.

The carnival did continue for three further races but was then abandoned.

At the LSV season presentation, OGSLSC was acknowledged as the club with the most improvement over the season. The team also received the trophy for 3rd in the season Aggregate for the Relay.

With the team growing substantially this year there was a great deal more work to be done in maintenance, coaching, officiating and managing and the team acknowledges the efforts of all those involved:

Coach: Nick Giblin

Maintenance & boat management: Brayden Allen (with Vince Occhipinti)

Team management: Ken Giblin, Bernie Giblin and Bruce Sampson

Regular Officials Sally Bambrook, David Pavia and Karrie Dunstan

The team would also like to acknowledge the generous sponsorship of Elementary Financial, who assist with running costs for the team, uniforms, and support for social occasions as well.

State Team Representatives

State Development Team:

• Nick Giblin (driver)

• Brayden Allan (crew)

Junior Activities Manager – Darren Ball

It was another very busy and successful Nippers

season for OGSLSC.

The very popular Surf Ed Program was once again

incredibly well attended with over 300 children

participating in the program. Surf Ed is run over 6

sessions in late December/early January and aims to

promote surf awareness and beach safety, as well as

developing new skills and friendships. Photo: Michael Chambers



The Surf Ed activities are introduced in a fun and safe atmosphere and provide Nippers with

the basic lifesaving skills appropriate to their age. Great feedback was received from

Nippers and parents alike – again a fantastic effort by all the volunteers who supported the

running of the Surf Ed program.

A special “thank you” to Julia Gruar who has the role of Surf Ed Coordinator for a second

time this year. Julia was ably supported by Xeni Pages and Al Spry. Thank you ladies for your

help - your early preparation was very much appreciated.

Our Surf Sport program has had constant numbers over the last couple of seasons with over

120 Nippers regularly participating in Surf Sport training and an average of 95-100 attending

carnivals.

The Surf Sport program is a great way for the Nippers to increase their surf lifesaving skills, keep fit and represent OGSLSC at LSV carnivals and State Championships. Training is held on Friday nights and Sunday mornings, with an additional endurance session being held on Tuesday evenings.

Our Surf Sport Coordinator, Shane Bird and the coaching team have developed a sensational training program which caters for a range of abilities and continues to foster incredible improvement by the Nippers. This season we introduced a ‘Development’ group to encourage beginning Nippers to participate and learn the basic skills instead of attending their age group straight away and being thrown in the deep end. This initiative appeared to work well and will continue to evolve next season.

This season OGSLSC did not host a Victorian Junior State Carnival due to the uncertainty of the new club room development. The new season (2018/19) will also see no carnival held at OG due to building works.

The OGSLSC Nippers competed at six carnivals throughout the season (plus our Under 11 Girls R&R team competed at the Frankston Nipper Carnival). We sent a very strong contingent of around 95 Nippers to the 2017/18 Junior State Championships in Warrnambool. Great conditions prevailed on the first day but it was a lot tougher on the Sunday which saw some events cancelled due to time delays. Our Nippers performed extremely well eventually finishing 1st overall with 381 points, 9.5 points clear of Mentone and 55.5 clear of Mornington. We understand that this is the highest placing ever for the Ocean Grove Nippers at a State Championship. The club was incredibly proud of the team’s efforts.

The Nipper team came home with 22 gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze medals. This was 25 more medals than last season. There were great results across all age groups, in both team and individual events.

Photo: Nish Photography



It was a particularly great effort by our Under 14s, scoring a massive 104 points. An amazing Under 9 group grabbed 12 medals and scored 69 points in their first State Carnival. Also on 69 points were the Under 12’s, Under 11’s on 58, Under 10’s with 44 and Under 13’s scoring 31 points.

Going forward the Nipper program requires more assistance with coaching and administrative roles. A small group of helpers and committee members are developing a new structure, hopefully in time for inclusion in the updated Code of Conduct. It is important to remember that, in line with OGSLSC’s Mission Statement, we are training Nippers to be life savers first and sports people second. The lack of retention of Nippers once they get to older age groups is a concern. Also concerning is the lack of a succession program for coaches and volunteers. This subcommittee will be looking at the training and coaching structures and redefining some of the key roles at Nippers.

Finally, I would like to thank Shane Bird, who is stepping down from his role as Surf Sport Coordinator, for his support and dedication whilst in that role. I would also like to thank all the volunteers who continue to make the Ocean Grove Nipper Program such as success. To the Coaching team, Water Safety Officers and IRB drivers and crew, Age Managers, our Gear Stewards and all the other parents and helpers, your support has been tremendous. Without this support the Nippers program simply could not run – so thank you very much. Your passion and energy all helps create such a great Nippers program.

See you next season.

Darren Ball

Junior State Championships Ocean Grove Medal Winners

Under 9 Boys Surf Board Relay 2nd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Ned Allen, Tobias Hallam,

Tully Roberts)

Under 9 Boys Surf Race 1st William Goldstraw

Under 9 Boys Surf Teams 1st Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Ned Allen, Tobias Hallam, Lucian

Joyce, William Goldstraw)

Under 9 Boys Wade Race 1st Lucian Joyce, 2nd Tobias Hallam, 3rd William Goldstraw

Under 9 Boys Wade Relay 3rd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Lennox Crabtree, Tobias Hallam,

Lucian Joyce, Tully Roberts)

Under 9 Girls Beach Relay 3rd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Holly Confoy, Chelsea Hanks,

Georgie McIntyre, Emma Pounder)

Under 9 Girls Surf Board Race 2nd Georgie McIntyre

Under 9 Girls Surf Teams 2nd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Holly Confoy, Chelsea Hanks,

Georgie McIntyre, Lara Forward)



Under 9 Girls Wade Race 3rd Georgie McIntyre

Under 9 Girls Wade Relay2nd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Holly Confoy, Chelsea Hanks,

Georgie McIntyre, Emma Pounder)

Under 10 Boys Aqua Cameron Relay 2nd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Jerry Kelly, Alexander

Morgan, Charlie Eales, Hugo Walsh)

Under 10 Boys Beach Relay 1st Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Taj McPhee, Alex Morgan,

Miller Moulton, Hugo Walsh)

Under 10 Boys Surf Board 2nd Taj McPhee, 3rd Jerry Kelly

Under 10 Boys Surf Board Relay 1st Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Jerry Kelly, Charlie Eales,

Alexander Morgan)

Under 10 Boys Surf Teams 3rd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Jerry Kelly, Alexander Morgan,

Charlie Eales, Hugo Walsh)

Under 10 Boys Wade Relay 3rd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Jerry Kelly, Alex Morgan, Miller

Moulton, Hugo Walsh)

Under 11 Mixed 2 person RnR 1st Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Cookie Robinson & Emily

Joyce)

Under 11 Boys Iron 3rd William Deverall

Under 11 Boys Surf Board Relay 3rd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Luke Bird, Caden Walsh,

William Deverall) **(Of note, Ocean Grove SLSC Teams B & C were 4th & 6th)

Under 11 Boys Surf Race 3rd William Deverall

Under 11 Boys Surf Teams Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Luke Bird, Caden Walsh, William

Deverall, Charlie Confoy)

Under 11 Boys Wade Relay 1st Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Luke Bird, Caden Walsh, William

Deverall, Oliver Greeves)

Under 11 Girls Beach Sprint 2nd Sienna Stewart

Under 11 Girls Surf Teams 2nd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Hayley Mackinder, Cookie

Robinson, Emily Joyce, Sienna Stewart)

Under 11 Girls Wade Relay 1st Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Sarah Pounder, Dana Sellars,

Emily Joyce, Sienna Stewart)



Under 12 Boys Aqua Cameron 1st Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Alex Joyce, Remy Roberts

James Leahy, Byron Foord)

Under 12 Boys Iron 2nd James Leahy

Under 12 Boys Surf Board 1st Campbell Asher

Under 12 Boys Board Relay 1st Ocean Grove SLSC

Team A (Campbell Asher, Remy Roberts James

Leahy) 3rd Ocean Grove SLSC Team B (Roo

Robinson, Tomas Perez Pages, Will MacDonald)

Under 12 Boys Surf Race 3rd James Leahy

Under 12 Boys Surf Teams Relay 1st Ocean Grove

SLSC Team A (Campbell Asher, Tomas Perez

Pages, Will MacDonald, James Leahy)

Under 12 Girls Flags 1st Shani Paranavitana, 2nd Pippi McIntyre

Under 12 Girls Beach Relay 3rd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Jorgia Young, Pippi McIntyre,

Shani Paranavitana, Abbey Hanks)

Under 12 Girls Beach Sprint 1st Pippi McIntyre, 3rd Shani Paranavitana

Under 13 Boys Belt and Reel 3rd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Thomas Greer, Merric Platt)

Under 13 Girls Surf Board Relay 2nd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Tia McNaughton, Lily

Hallam, Zoe Honey, Jess Paranavitana, Mietta Morgan)

Under 13 Girls Surf Board Rescue 2nd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Lily Hallam, Mietta

Morgan)

Under 13 Girls Surf Teams Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Tia McNaughton, Lily Hallam, Zoe

Honey, Jess Paranavitana, Mietta Morgan)

Under 14 Boys Cameron Relay 2nd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Marcus Bird, Ned Poynder,

Zachary Greeves, Campbell Sunderland) & 3rd Ocean Grove SLSC Team B (Zak Poynder,

Darcy Freeman, Xavier Eales, Kruze Goedemoed)

Under 14 Boys Iron Man 1st Marcus Bird

Under 14 Boys Surf Board 1st Marcus Bird

Under 14 Boys Surf Board Relay 1st Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Marcus Bird, Ned Poynder,

Xavier Eales) **(Of note, Ocean Grove SLSC Teams B & C were 4th & 5th)




Under 14 Boys Surf Board Rescue 1st Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Marcus Bird & Xavier

Eales)

Under 14 Boys Surf Race 3rd Marcus Bird

Under 14 Boys Surf Teams 3rd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Marcus Bird, Ned Poynder, Finlay

Gough, Darcy Freeman)

Under 14 Boys Tube Race 1st Marcus Bird

Under 14 Girls Cameron Relay 2nd Ocean Grove SLSC Team A (Jemima Asher, Ella Wilson,

Piper McNaughton-King, Ella Ball)

Under 14 Girls Iron Woman 3rd Piper McNaughton-King

Under 14 Girls Surf Race 1st Jemima Asher

Under 14 Girls Tube Race 1st Piper McNaughton-King

Junior Club Championship Results 2017/18

Boys Club Championships Girls Club Championships

u13s

1st Harrison Rolfs 2nd Merric Platt 3rd Sam Van Uijtert

1st Lily Hallam 2nd Tia McNaughton 3rd Jess Paranavitana 3rd Zoe Honey

u12s

1st James Leahy 2nd Campbell Asher 3rd Remy Roberts 3rd Will McDonald

1st Helen Topolcsanyi 1st Jorgia Young 2nd Kate O’Brien 3rd Shani Paranavitana

u11s

1st Will Deverall 2nd Caden Walsh 3rd Luke Bird

1st Sienna Stewart 2nd Cookie Robinson 3rd Emily Joyce

U10s

1st Jerry Kelly 2nd Alexander Morgan 3rd Hugo Walsh

1st Kayla Forward 2nd Georgia Rolfs 3rd Arabella Gruar

U9s

1st Toby Hallam 2nd Jamie Cox 3rd Will Goldstraw

1st Georgie McIntyre 2nd Holly Confoy 3rd Chelsea Hanks

U8s

1st Ryan Tolley 2nd Archie Deverall 2nd Patrick Lonergan 3rd Cove McPhee

1st Molly Slavinskis 2nd Chloe Dodds 2nd Hollie Smith 2nd Sasha Naughtin




Sponsorship & Fundraising Report – Arne Solterbeck

The aspirations of the club and its continued focus on providing the best lifesaving facilities possible will always require additional funding outside of the funds provided from State and Federal governments.

The number one issue we continue to have is the lack of people willing to put up their hands and help. Getting involved is great fun and as the saying goes “many hands make light work”. Any members, no matter how young or mature, can assist the club through their efforts in marketing and sales. Joining the sponsorship and fundraising team can also be a great addition to a resume!

2017/18 saw the start of a three-year support package for the club from RT Edgar Real Estate. RT Edgar’s support along with sponsorship by Bendigo Bank, Cactus Designs (Gavin Mahoney and family), Geelong Consulting Group (Steph Asher and family), ARB (Vince Occhipinti and family), Elders, Bellarine Memories, Le Maistre Builders and the Geelong Gate Homemaker Centre allowed the construction of a brand new Nipper trailer, specifically designed to house all the Nipper equipment for carnivals.

The RT Edgar Rip to River Fun Run supported by RT Edgar, Steigen and Kennards was postponed from 6 January due to forecast extreme hot weather. Runners were either provided places for the 2018/2019 event or ran in the reduced field that enjoyed great conditions and music on the 18th of February. To grow this event, we will need marketing activities to occur in Melbourne.

The Open Ocean Water Swim Festival used social media to reach our target audience and

provided the marketing coverage to cover the loss of the sponsorship from K Rock (due to

a clash with a major sailing event and the Cadel Evans ride). A second year with similar

numbers to 2017 proves that the swim is a great financial benefit to the club. It also assists

in making families aware of the great and safe environment Ocean Grove provides. The

support from RT Edgar, Engine, Optus and Kennards was much appreciated.

Tin rattles continue to provide the opportunity to raise funds around Geelong and Ocean

Grove but, again, it is the lack of members willing to provide support for this activity that is

limiting the funds that could be raised. Targeting the summer period assists in increasing

the number of members available and the amount raised.

For our annual Door Knock, we allocated areas to families as well as introduced a raffle in

conjunction with Rotary. The doorknock held in November across Ocean Grove was a step

in the right direction but will need to be moved to a time when the weather reminds




residents of the beach and captures holiday makers. For the effort involved, the raffle was

not successful and will not be repeated in 2018/2019.

The Terrace Pizza Shop has come on board to help feed Ocean Grove club members.

The major goals for the 2018/2019 season will again be to increase the number of

competitors in the RT Edgar Rip to River and the Open Ocean Water Swim and offer

opportunities for business and corporate support in the building of the new club house.

If you have any ideas regarding sponsorship or fundraising please just drop me a line on

0417 268 960 or [email protected].

Arne Solterbeck

Supporters and Sponsors 2017/18

mailto:[email protected]



Social & Lounge Manager – Amenah McDonald

The Social Scene at OGSLSC kicked off with ‘Food Truck Fridays’ commencing in October

and running on Friday nights through November and December. Thanks to Steve Peatling

for always having the bar well stocked and the bar staff, in particular Kylie Valentine, Helen

Foord and Paddy Kinsey.

The Christmas Cocktail party at 360Q in Queenscliff was a relaxed afternoon of spectacular

views and beautiful food.

Paella night was a sell out just prior to Christmas, with local folk duo Hiddenite entertaining

us with their music.

The Masquerade Party was

our final goodbye to the old

clubhouse, sending it out in

style with food prepared by

Sandy Paterson and

entertainment by local

band “The Gems”, ensuring

that we danced the balmy

night away.

Presentation night was

hosted at the Ocean Grove

Bowling Club with more

than 150 people in

attendance, who enjoyed

good food and wine, and

dance music by DJ Slav. Thank you to Sandy and Chris Paterson who helped me organise

the night, and to the bowling club who were most accommodating.

Unfortunately I will not be standing for this role again next season as my commitment

increases in other areas of the club. I thank my fellow committee members for their

support. It won’t be the last position I hold on the COM.

Amenah McDonald.

Facilities Manager & Power Craft Officer – Vince Occhipinti

Another season has come and gone and this one is a little more significant than past

seasons. Although it feels like the new building has been talked about longer than the

current clubhouse has stood, writing a new chapter in the history of OGSLSC has

commenced. We did the old clubhouse justice in a fantastic season of competition and its



heart and soul, keeping our amazing beach safe for all visitors. To many of us the club is

our second home in all four seasons so it was a little sad watching it come down.

The past two years as Facilities Manager has been tough to

say the least. Demolition has been pending, meaning constant

maintenance and patching as it was more important for funds

to go to a new building rather than repairing an old one.

Shower heads were breaking, taps leaking, light switches and

fittings not working, ongoing garage roller door issues, leaking

roof in the gym, gym equipment repairs, rearranging of craft

and racking due to the ever growing number of competitors,

doors falling off hinges etc etc..... oh and my favourite, the

always vanishing nipper shed key. I think I received an average

of one call a week. I renamed the key Houdini. Somehow we

kept the old club standing.

The annual Working Bee was a success as usual - a great turn out, and no matter how long

the list was we managed to tick it all off. A major pat on the back to all involved.

The task of Facilities Manager, as with most roles in the club, can make you feel a little

invisible but with some amazing support from fellow members it is also very rewarding.

Some of the changes implemented have been well received and it’s great to see that they

are still well supported: the formal layout of the garage; securing the foamies for nipper

training only; annual working bee; changes in the culture and respect for the building itself.

I thought these and other ideas tried would be a great stepping stone moving forward into

the new building and show respect for the endless voluntary hours that the Building

Committee have endured over the past years so that all club members will benefit.

My second major role for the past 5 years has been Power Craft Officer. This past season

saw the addition of a new outboard 25hp engine, a major facelift for the IRB road trailer,

rebuild of the beach trailer, brake overhaul of the open nipper trailer, suspension upgrade

on the ski trailer and the commissioning of a new enclosed nipper trailer as well as the

regular maintenance of the Ute, ATV and Outboard engines. Each competition group of the

club went to amazing efforts to raise funds for their particular requirements.

I was invited to take up this role at the start of Summer 13/14 having carried out the role

for 3 years prior at a smaller Lifesaving club with only 1 IRB, 2 engines and an ATV. I then

moved to OG with its 5 IRBs, 6 engines, an ATV, a patrol ute and an enthusiastic young

group of individuals eager to develop a race team with a motto of “Competing in Surf Life

Saving is firstly all about fun and camaraderie”, ie. winning comes second. It has been my

honour to share what little knowledge I have about Powercraft handling and maintenance

with them. The younger generation has actually taught this old mechanic a thing or two.

With the dedication of the IRB racing team and our amazing President David Pavia, OGSLSC



has gained respect from LSV when it comes to water safety in IRBs. The efforts put in

beyond their roles is a credit to this team.

I'd like to extend warm heartfelt thank you to all the people who have assisted in any

shape or form, whether it was assisting me getting water safety crews together for junior

or senior carnivals, towing IRBs to carnivals, organizing crews for LSV events such as

Independent School Surf league carnival and Ocean 6 event, Barwon Heads Triathlon, the

inaugural river marathon hosted by Barwon Heads Canoe Club, the mammoth task of

assembling crews for our annual swim or assisting with Rip to River in the safety cars. I

truly thank you - your support is invaluable and certainly does not go unnoticed.

You have possibly already gathered by the tone of my report that this is my last year in

both roles. Mixed emotions fill me. I love being at the club and mixing with club members

and close friends while carrying out voluntary roles. It fills me with happiness but I need a

break. That’s not to say I'm doing a Houdini (like the Nipper shed key) - I will be around to

offer support or guidance to those who step into either role, should they need it from me.

I will say please consider either taking on one of these roles or possibly sharing a role with

another member. At times the roles can be a little daunting but honestly, what task in life

doesn’t have its testing moments? Most of all, the club will not survive without these roles

being undertaken and the amazing efforts by everyday people.

I would like to extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to past and present committees for

their faith and trust, allowing me to carry out my roles to the best of my ability. I hope that

I met their expectations.

Stay warm during the winter and remember if the sun pops out catch some of it. It’s the

winter rules......

Cheers, Cenzo

Training & Assessment Manager – Bec Sampson

The training and assessment team has been hard at work this year, with a big focus on

developing the skills of our ever-growing team. Three years ago, we only had a handful of

qualified trainers and assessors, and now we have upwards of 30 trainers, assessors and

group leaders, all of whom put in such a huge amount of time and effort to enable us to

run as many courses as we do.

This season alone, we have run our biggest Adult Bronze course yet; we’ve run two IRB

crew and driver courses, a first aid, ART, and spinal management course; and of course, our

biggest production for the year, our Bronze and SRC Camp!

It has been really great to see this season the number of young adults and parents who

have thrown themselves into club life, completing not only their Bronze Medallion, but



going on to also complete their IRB crew award. These two awards have been fantastic

stepping-stones for our new members to go on and be involved in Surf Ed, Nippers, the IRB

racing team, and the Training and Assessment team.

As always, the enthusiasm of our young leaders continues to be an inspiration to all. The

team of Group Leaders for the 2017 Bronze and SRC Camp were absolutely incredible.

Whether it was their endless positivity, their perseverance and dedication to the kids, their

ideas, their energy or their support for one another, these guys made the week the success

that it was! From the classroom to the beach, to the helicopter visit, and to our guest

speakers, we were constantly on the move and there was never a dull moment!

Bronze and SRC Camp is always one of the highlights of the season for all involved, and it

has been great to see the program grow and evolve these last few years.

As we look toward the next season, it is exciting to think of how we can continue to

develop and grow our Training and Assessment program, from our Bronze and SRC Camp

to our First Aid courses all the way through to Silver Medallion courses.

Advanced Resuscitation Techniques [AID] Greg Abfalter

Kerrie Beales

Edward Ford

Olivia Occhipinti

James Paterson

Cameron Phillips

James Sampson

Georgia White

Wesley Prosser

Georgia Cashin

Zali Foord

Matilda Francis

Amalee Freestone

Jacqueline Greer

Ashley Harper

Nicola Iser

Madeleine Lamb

Andrew Miano

Charles Pitney

Bruce Sampson

Paige Sharp

Briely Wight



Bronze Medallion

Lachlan Ambros

Connor Black

Max Della Monica

Cooper Frost

Samuel Leonard

Ethan McDonald

Patrick McGinley

Reid Nelis

Blake Ritchie

Jacob Watson

Amy Wells

Annie Woellner

Paul Allen

Rebecca Confoy

Jodie Dunstan

Georgina Hallam

Sally Hanks

Carl Leahy

Mandi Robertson

Deanne Sellars

Paige Sharp

Sian Young

Marty Dickson

Cameron MacDonald

Tim McNeill

Madison Wilding

Kyle Comben

Phil Hooton

Nicholas Watson

Kimberley Gilling

Lexie McNaughton

Tyler Walsh

Beau Allan

Beau Bartley

Rose Beales

Ella Cashin

Tyler Collings

Ned Combridge

Jakob Devine

Amalee Freestone

Floyd Goedemoed

Patrick Heyward

Matt Manly

Angus McWaters

Alyssa Mulcahy

Zachary Devonish

Jarah Green

Campbell Greeves

Flynn Kinsey

Jolyon Simpson

George Wheeldon

Timothy Hannan

Mackenzie Hooper

Kassidy Werner

First Aid [AID]

Keely Peatling

Gabrielle Hannan

Rose Beales

Ella Cashin

Georgia Cashin

Matilda Francis

Amalee Freestone

Jacqueline Greer

Nicola Iser

Madeleine Lamb

Shannon Tierney

Briely Wight

IRB Crew Certificate

Lucy Conquit

Emily Gove

Olivia Occhipinti

Paul Allen

Marty Dickson

Amenah McDonald

Nicholas Watson

Paige Sharp

Kyle Solterbeck

Kyle Comben

Jodie Dunstan

Amalee Freestone

Silver Medallion IRB Driver

Orlagh Davison

Michaela Giblin

Spinal Management

Lachlan Edwards

Matilda Francis

Amalee Freestone

Jacqueline Greer

Madeleine Lamb

Paige Sharp

Briely Wight



Surf Rescue Certificate (CPR Endorsed) Ella Ball

Olivia Ball

Marcus Bird

Danni Blismas

Kiralee Collings

Zachary Greeves

James Head

Zoe Honey

Aiden Kruhlak

Jonah Lamb

Ruby Leishman

Charlie Mahoney

Matilda Simpson

Will Snookes

Campbell Sunderland

Jemima Asher

Darcy Freeman

Piper McNaughton-King

Ned Poynder

Zak Poynder

Ella Willson

Xavier Eales

Bailey Doolan

Jaime Dumbell

Dillon Freeman

Henry Greenwood

Tayesha Heikkila

Arabella Lee

Ellie Shimpf

Sian Smith

Jackson Wright




General Committee Member – Mark Graham

The initial purpose of this committee position when it was introduced was to provide

support across aspects of the committee where needed and where that person may have

expertise. It had been a few years since I had any formal role in the club, so I was keen to

get back involved and thought this position a good opportunity.

Work commitments have meant not being able to give as many “hands on” hours per week

as I would like, but I am a big believer in many hands making light work. Certainly seeing the

number of hours committee members put in is daunting, and I believe there are lots of

members out there who would get involved but perhaps don’t think they have enough time

or are not sure where they can add value.

So with that in mind, an aspect that

seemed missing was a simple strategy &

structure document of the club where

people can clearly see what the club is

all about, what are the important

aspects, our goals, requirements and

what is needed. This would give

committee and officers of the club the

ability to use the document as an over-

arching governance to everything that

is needed in their respective areas, and

then to engage and encourage

members to help out even with what

might seem like very small tasks but are

much needed.

Constitutions and by-laws are being re-written and the strategy will be in accordance with

those, but I believe by finishing this off and presenting it to members it will give a simple

clear pathway of what we are about. I will look to complete that with Steph Asher and hope

it can be implemented and used by the next committee.

The next key challenge I believe we need to tackle is communications to members,

especially while we do not have a home over the next 12 months. Team App is being used

for nippers, patrols and surf sports, but I have heard from a lot of members recently that

general communication and updates have been missing. Perhaps the OG-Land needs to be

re-invigorated. It would be great to see that monthly with updated photos of the building as

it progresses!

Mark Graham




Membership Categories 2017/2018

Category

Total

Members

2017/2018

Total

Members

2016/2017

Total

Members

2015/2016

Total

Members

2014/2015

Probationary 5 8 0 2

Junior Activity Member (5-13 yrs) 316 296 310 305

Cadet Member (13-15 yrs) 52 38 74 55

Active (15-18 yrs) 115 103 59 100

Active (18yrs and over) 84 81 71 89

Reserve Active 30 21 23 8

Long Service 19 19 20 21

Associate 69 57 64 73

Life Member 17 17 14 14

General 212 214 248 265

Honorary 13 13 11 10

Social 0 0 0 0

Total 932 867 894 942

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Membership List 2017/2018 Junior Active

Bree Abel

Felicity Abfalter

Beau Allan

Lachlan Ambros

Cooper Anderson

Cameron Anderson

Megan Anquetil

Sebastian Asher

Isaac Ayers

Rose Beales

Connor Black

Ashlee Bohan

Campbell Bohan

Christopher Breedon

Sara Brown

Oliver Burgess

Ella Cashin

Georgia Cashin

Joshua Chudosnik

Jake Collier

Tyler Collings

Luxe Colls

Luca Concilia

Lewis Conquit

Chelsea Coulson

Jesse Coulson

Alice Crawford

Sage Cuthbertson-Kerr

Benjamin Daniels

Jackson Daniels

Orlagh Davison

Max Della Monica

Jakob Devine

Bailey Doolan

Jaime Dumbell

Amelia Essex

Charlie Fitzgerald

Conor Flett

Zali Foord

Edward Ford

Dillon Freeman

Cooper Frost

Lucy Gamble

Yasmin Garmonsway

Zack Garvey

Luke Giblin

Michaela Giblin

Floyd Goedemoed

Emily Gove

Jacqueline Greer

Campbell Greeves

Gabrielle Hannan

Ashley Harper

Andrew Head

Tayesha Heikkila

Alec Hende

Patrick Heyward

Justin Humphries

Nicola Iser

Macey Ivill

Thomas Jackman

Isabelle Jones

Wil Jordan

Thomas Kingshott

Flynn Kinsey

Seren Knapp

Madeleine Lamb

Stephen Lavelle

Arabella Lee

Samuel Leonard

Chet Leverett

Braydon MacPherson

Thalia Matheson

Ethan McDonald

Patrick McGinley

Georgia McKinnon

Clayton Milich

Will Monk

Tahlia Movel

Reid Nelis

Bryce Newton

Olivia Occhipinti

William Owen

James Paterson

Harry Peters

Tristan Phung

Max Piroch

Mitch Pope

Blake Ritchie

Archie Rogers

James Sampson

Ellie Shimpf

Jolyon Simpson

Joshua Smale

Sian Smith



Seamus Spanner

Morgan Stapleton

Shae Straw-McMahon

Lachlan Styles

Lachlan Tatasciore

Michael Taylor

Christian Topolcsanyi

James Upward

Grace Ure

Abigail Valentine Rawlins

Olivia Walker

Jacob Watson

Amy Wells

George Wheeldon

Georgia White

Patrick White

Madison Wilding

Tom Williams

Annie Woellner

Jackson Wright

Senior Active

Bridget Abfalter

Greg Abfalter

Narelle Alford

Brayden Allan

Taryn Andrews

Ella Anquetil

Hannah Attard

Hugh Attard

Emily Bambrook

Philip Bartlett

James Bergmuller

Justine Birchall

Hayden Burch

David Campbell

Dan Clancy

Kyle Comben

Brendon Confoy

Lucy Conquit

Sean Conquit

Alicia Crabtree

Scott Crabtree

Joanne Davis

Mark Deverall

Stewart Devlin

Stephanie Dimitrio

Alison Dove

Jodie Dunstan

Sam Ficarra

Alexandra Gannon

Nicholas Giblin

Matthew Gilling

John Gough

Michelle Gough

Lochie Graauwmans

Isabel Greer

Nina Hamilton-Grundy

Emilie Harrison

Chris Hayes

Emma Horne

Lewis Howell-Pavia

Sally Hunt

Zachary Hussain

Kira Kinsey

Bethan Knapp

Mathew Kneebone

Robert Kruhlak

Omar Lewis

Spencer Luppino

Suzanne Mackinder

Gavin Mahoney

Amenah McDonald

Dougal McIntyre

Scott McNaughton

Monica Mithen

Jeff Newton

Moana Newton

Vince Occhipinti

Keely Peatling

Nathan Peatling

Cameron Phillips

Sebastian Phoenix

Wesley Prosser

Abi Quirk

Caitlin Sampson

Rebecca Sampson

Ben Sanders

Christopher Sharam

Paige Sharp

Summer Shaw

Gypsy Shepherd

Andrew Smith

Nicola Smith

Kirra Solterbeck

Kyle Solterbeck

Blake Sweeney

Shannon Tierney

Fiona Topolcsanyi

John Vains

Samantha Webster



Simone White

Vanessa Wight

Ryan Wilson

Nicole Wright

Peter Wright

Associate

Nigel Allan

Rebecca Andrewartha

Steven Antonac

Darren Ball

Shane Bird

Sue Breedon

Carmel Brown

Hugh Burch

Trudy Cameron

Shayleigh Chapman

John Clinch

Anna Cole

Learne Coltish

Tim Crawford

Matthew Crawley

Marty Dickson

Robert Doak

Joan Essman

Adam Foord

Mark Ford

Peter Freeman

Marguerite Fulton

Darin Grantham

Daryl Greeves

Donna Greeves

Andrew Hallam

Mark Heenan

Jodie Hill

Phil Hooton

Tyrone Hunter

Stephen Jellie

Carl Leahy

Olivia Liston

Cameron MacDonald

Thomas Marshallsea

Anna McDonald

Allison McIldowie

Adam McIntosh

Tim McNeill

Adam McPhee

Tim Molloy

Michael Moulton

Gale Ogston

Stewart Owen

Janine Paranavitana

Nish Paranavitana

Christian Porter

Leisha Riddington

Helen Simpson

Paul Simpson

Dean Smith

Anna Spurling

Andrew Strachan

Karen Sunderland

Richard Sunderland

Abbey Tatterson

Sarah Trigger

Tess Trigger

Stephanie Twaits

Peter Van Deuren

Cornelis van Uijtert

Amanda Wade

Aaron Wallbank

April Wallbank

Nicholas Watson

Sharm Yeldon

Sian Young

Award Member

Kerrie Beales

Simone Trigger

Cadet

Jemima Asher

Ella Ball

Olivia Ball

Beau Bartley

Marcus Bird

Danni Blismas

Kiralee Collings

Erica Crawford

Rhys Devlin

Xavier Eales

Kayne Fowler

Darcy Freeman

Amalee Freestone

Kimberley Gilling

Kruze Goedemoed

Finlay Gough

Jessica Gray

Jarah Green

Henry Greenwood

Audrey Greer

Zachary Greeves

Timothy Hannan

Alex Harper



James Head

Drew Honey

Mackenzie Hooper

Iestyn Knapp

Aiden Kruhlak

Jonah Lamb

Amity Lee

Charlie Mahoney

Hugo Manuell

Melanie McCluskey

Lexie McNaughton

Piper McNaughton-King

Samuel Occhipinti

Lachlan Paterson

Ned Poynder

Zak Poynder

Penny Samios

Matilda Simpson

Will Snookes

Kieran Spanner

Nellie Stevens

Campbell Sunderland

Evie Taylor

Ashley Topolcsanyi

Meridien Vaught

Amelie Wake

Tyler Walsh

Ella Willson

Taia Young

General

Rachel Abela

Arlene Abfalter

Nicole Ahmed

Selim Ahmed

Jennifer Angel

Stephanie Asher

John Azzopardi

Sue Azzopardi

Penny Bailey

Michelle Ball

Sally Bambrook

Jason Bell

Edwina Bird

Tracy Blacksell

Simone Bohan

Rachel Borthwick

Robert Borthwick

Helen Boughey

Kylie Branson

Sandy Brooks

Trent Brooks

Damon Brown

Rechelle Carroll

Angela Cashin

Alvin Cham

Vlad Chudoschnik

Sue Cirillo

Stacey Clancy

Sarah Clarke

Jason Cole

Lee Collings

Troy Collings

Shane Connolly

Elizabeth Conquit

Nevena Cosic

Matthew Cox

Paul Crowe

Jennifer Davidson

Fleur Davies

Paul Davies

Adrian Davison

Lynn Davison

Peter Davison

Janice De Vries

Kathleen Devlin

Nicole Devlin

Lisa Dickson

Kristy Dodds

Michael Dodds

Gerard Donovan

Jacquelene Dunn

John Dunn

Debra Eales

Jamie Eales

Matthew Eales

Tanya Eales

Helen Foord

Rachel Ford

Renee Forward

Simon Forward

Lyndie Freestone

Joanna Gannon

Adam Gay

Melissa Gee

Christopher Gemmill

Matthew Goldstraw

Andrew Graham

Jackie Graham

Jacob Gray

Jane Gray



Kate Groom

David Hanks

Joanne Hannan

Sharn Hannan

Ken Harper

Michael Hartson

Kate Hayes

Adam Hewitt

Nicole Hewitt

Denise Hibbins

Sandra Higgins

Kellie Honey

Christine Hopkins

Michelle Howard

Kirsten Howlett

David James

Leesa Jenkins

Petra Joly

Ilse Joyce

Luke Joyce

Kristen Kelly

Sadriani Kerta

Anne-Marie King

Jenna King

Wayne King

Brad La Ferlita

Niki Lakerink

Hannah Lawson

Brenda Leahy

Genevieve Lee

Kyle Lee

Aaron Lehmann

Scott Lewczuk

Sean Lonergan

Chris Lougheed

Cheryl Mahoney

Damien Mason

Jackie Matthews

Rhiannon Mcalister

John McConachy

Kim McConachy

Lyn McFarlane

Kate McIntyre

Hugh McKewan

Roslyn McKewan

Megan McKnight

Peter McKnight

Mark McLean

Nicole McNaughton

Jennie Mifsud

Lisa Miraglia

Mark Monahan

Meg Monahan

Stacey Moore

Cameron Morgan

Claire Morgan

Shane Morgan

David Morrison

Tim Naughtin

Greg Naylor

Sandra Newton

Anthony O'Brien

Donna Occhipinti

Jodie O'Connor

Maria (Xeni) Pages

Katja Panoussi

Luke Parker

Warwick Parkinson

Tom Parry

David Partridge

Scott Pascoe

Skye Patel

Richard Patterson

Sally Patterson

Michael Pearson

Paul Perez

Damian Perry

Gabrielle Peters

Tai Phung

Dean Platt

Caitlin Porter

Caroline Poynder

Richard Poynder

Ross Punchard

Shane Rawlins

Peter Reivers

Claire Reynolds

Matt Rice

Natalie Richards

Scott Richards

Paul Robbins

Briony Roberts

Xavier Robinson

Anthony Rolfs

Kylie Rolfs

Emma Royer

Renee Russell

Nicole Sadler

Penelope Schmidt

Jeremy Slattery



Konrad Slavinskis

Rosie Slimmon

Raymond Spanner

David Sparano

Clare Spark

Zach Spark

Trent Spencer

Al Spry

Tim Stewart

Belinda Stuart

Nicole Tabone

Lisa Taylor

Shaun Taylor

Tracy Taylor

Michelle Teague

Wes Teague

Mirelle Temple

Rachael Thomas

Jenny Thurlby

Mark Tolley

Penny Tomkinson

Andrew Topolcsanyi

David Ure Kylie-Margaret Valentine

Peter Van Den Berg

Cathy Vaughan

Tracey Vaught

David Walker

Susan Walker

Samara Wall

Sarah Wallis

Catherine Walsh

Peter Walsh

Nicole Waters

Kelly Watson

Andrew Williams

Kim Williams

Ros Williamson

Stephanie Willson

Andrew Wrochna

Natalie Wrochna

Nicholas Wynn

Honorary

Jeanette Austin

Sharon Chudosnik

Patricia Emselle

Melissa Fitzgerald

Jill Hager

Patricia Harries

Merrilyn McGee

Lindy Middleton

Joan Millett

Sandy Paterson

Lorraine Renton

Dianne Strachan

Fiona Tremaine

Junior Activity

Amy Ahmed

Ashton Ahmed

Tayla Ahmed

Lachlan Allan

Lenny Allen

Ned Allen

Felicity Andrewartha

Sonni Andrews

Tannah Andrews

Campbell Asher

Eva Azzopardi

Grace Azzopardi

Jacob Ball

Carl Beales

Alexander Bell

Henry Bell

James Bell

William Bell

Toby Bennett

Jasper Bergmuller

Luke Bird

Gemma Blacksell

Jack Borthwick

Oscar Borthwick

Corey Brooks

Joel Brooks

Chosen Bunker

Bella Campbell

Jonty Campbell

Charlie Carlson

Charlotte Carroll

Harry Carroll

Lucy Carroll

Heath Cashin

Hugo Cham

Spencer Cham

Tess Cirillo

Eliza Clancy

Bede Clarke

Lenny Cole

Sarah Cole

Bridie Collings



Taj Collings

Thomas Condie

Charlie Confoy

Holly Confoy

Zane Conners

Zara Conners

Georgie Connolly

Grace Connolly

Harvey Connolly

Leon Connolly

Jamison Cox

Fallon Crabtree

Lennox Crabtree

Georgia Crowe

Melody Davidson

Sienna Davidson

Taj Davies

Winter Davies

Ruari Davison

Archie Deverall

William Deverall

Luke Devlin

Kai Dickson

Noah Dickson

Elara Dillon

Violet Dillon

Chloe Dodds

Harrison Dodds

Isabella Donovan

Annelise Draper

Charlotte Dunn

Benjamin Eales

Charlie Eales

Sam Eales

Lenox Essman

Selena Essman

Byron Foord

Amelia Ford

Charlie Ford

Kayla Forward

Lara Forward

Caleb Fowler

George Fowler

Tasman Fowler

Jasper Gay

Piper Gay

Isabel Gee

Nicola George

Lilli Godfrey

Zavier Godfrey

William Goldstraw

Aoife Gough

Nalani Gough

Georgie Graham

Mia Graham

Mitchell Graham

Charlotte Gray

Eliza Gray

Thomas Greer

Oliver Greeves

Ella Groom

Mia Groom

Angus Gruar

Arabella Gruar

Lily Hallam

Tobias Hallam

Abbey Hanks

Chelsea Hanks

Amelie Hannan

Jack Hannan

Amy Harper

Jemima Hayes

Matilda Hayes

Emma Hende

Marc Hende

Lyla Hewitt

Ruby Hewitt

Jessica Hill

Zoe Honey

Tallin Hopkins

Alana Hunter

Cleo Hunter

Edward James

Aisha Jenkins

Jean-Luc Joly

Alexander Joyce

Emily Joyce

Lucian Joyce

Jerry Kelly

Alexa Kemp

Eveline Kemp

Mia Kemp

Jaya Kerta-Rice

Maali Kerta-Rice

Charlie King

Georgina King

Sam King

Elis Knapp

Owain Knapp

Justine Kruhlak



Asher La Ferlita

Kaj La Ferlita

Mayanna Lakerink

Madeline Lawson

Charles Leahy

James Leahy

Jacob Lee

Jordan Lehmann

Rory Lewczuk

Zoe Lewczuk

William Liston

Patrick Lonergan

Murphy Lougheed

Zephyr Lovadina

Harvey MacDonald

Will MacDonald

Ashlee Mackinder

Hayley Mackinder

Monty Mason

Corinne McConachy

Kirrily McConachy

Stefan McConachy

Evie McCooke

Ruby McCooke

Aidan McGee

Kaelan McGee

Thomas McGregor

Grace McIldowie

Lucia McIldowie

Georgie McIntyre

Pippi McIntyre

Alex McKewan

Lulu McKewan

Mason McKnight

Grace McLean

Molly Mclean

Tia McNaughton

Cove mcphee

Taj mcphee

Clancy McPhillips

Luca Miraglia

Orlando Miraglia

Indiah Monahan

Xavier Monahan

Alexander Morgan

Elouise Morgan

Mietta Morgan

Nathan Morgan

William Morgan

Jaidyn Morrison

Matthew Morrison

Miller Moulton

Murphy Moulton

Zoe Mrzljak

Sasha Naughtin

Zoe Naughtin

Eleanor Naylor

Georgie Naylor

James Naylor

Milly Naylor

Thomas Naylor

Thomas Newman-Thurlby

Blake O'Brien

Kate O'Brien

Lillian O'Brien

Logan O'Brien

Marli O'Brien

Bridgette O'Connor

Claire Panoussi

Matthias Panoussi

Jessminda Paranavitana

Shani Paranavitana

Eva Parker

Mia Parker

Zach Parker

Rose Parry Niamh ('Neve') Partridge

Nash Pascoe

Akshay Patel

Rushi Patel

Finn Patterson

Liam Patterson

Amy Pearson

Samuel Pearson

Maya Perez Pages

Tomas Perez Pages

Luke Perry

William Perry

Georgia Phung

Hannah Phung

Samara Plastini-Robbins

Merric Platt

Reilly Pope

Emma Pounder

Nathan Pounder

Sarah Pounder

Jonathon Punchard

Olivia Quirk

Charlotte Reynolds



Angus Richards

Matilda Richards

Remy Roberts

Tully Roberts

Cookie Robinson

Roo Robinson

Finlay Rolfs

Georgia Rolfs

Harrison Rolfs

Guillaume Royer

Charlie Russell

Grace Sadler

Scarlett Sadler

Alice Samios

Dana Sellars

Khy Slavinskis

Molly Slavinskis

Ruby Slimmon

Hollie Smith

Lauren Smith

Marcus Smith

Tyler Smith

Emily Sparano

Joshua Sparano

Cam Spark

Finn Spark

Fred Spencer

Thomas Stefanovski

Ryder Stewart

Sienna Stewart

Fraser Stow

Hamish Stow

James Stow

Sonny Strachan

Louise Stuart

Johanna Sunderland

Ruby Tabone

Archie Tatterson

Jock Tatterson

Xavier Tatterson

Amahli Taylor

Audrey Taylor

Dex Taylor

Elly Taylor

Gaspar Taylor

Alexa Teague

Liam Teague

Ryan Tolley

Helen Topolcsanyi

Ruby Ure

Grace Van Den Berg

Jonah Van Uijtert

Samuel van Uijtert

Willem van Uijtert

Tait Vaught

Amber von Aderkas McFarlane

Luka Von Aderkas McFarlane

Harriet Wade Holdaway

Anokai Wall

Jack Wallbank

Lachlan Wallbank

Isla Wallis

Caden Walsh

Hugo Walsh

Marcus Waters

Lily Watson

Noah Watson

Edward Williams

Lucia Williams

Stella Williams

Camille Wrochna

Isobel Wrochna

Arthur Wynn

Henry Wynn

Jorgia Young

Life Member

Paul Austin

Daryl Barnett

Frederica Barnett

Bo Chudosnik

Noel Emselle

John Fitzgerald

Mark Hager

Ralf Harries

Charles Kinsey

Brenton McGee

Russell Middleton

Christopher Paterson

David Renton

William Strachan

Catherine Tisdale

Vincent Tremaine

Richard Tribe

Long Service

Russell Armistead

Nicholas Bohan

Leonard Carlton

Mark Graham



Gregor Hill

Casee Honan

Susan Howell

Sonia Kinsey

Kate Leverett

Michael Leverett

Sean McGee

Bruce Sampson

Kym Scherf

Paul Scherf

Arne Solterbeck

Graeme Sweeney

Paul Tierney

Jason Vaught

Kevin Yip

Probationary

Athena Alexiadis

Isaac Ayres

Ronald Bunker

Thomas McKnight

Ezra Valentine Rawlins

Reserve Active

Paul Allen

Robin Asher

Peter Baxter

Darryl Beales

Bengt Carlson

Rebecca Confoy

Wayne Cornes

Mark Fowler

Desmond George

John Greer

Julia Gruar

Georgina Hallam

Sally Hanks

Bernard Hannan

Katie Hayes

Andrew Hende

Bruce Honey

Travis Lamb

Guy Mackinder

Greg Mervin

Kristin O'Brien

David Pavia

Steven Peatling

Michael Portelli

Liz Pounder

Simon Pounder

Mandi Robertson

Deanne Sellars

Ann Solterbeck

Geoff Young

Honorary Treasurer – Nick Bohan

I am pleased to present the audited financial statements to the members for the 2017-18

season.

I can report to the members that the club continues to be in a viable financial position.

However, the 2017-18 year was the start of some challenging financial years for the club as

we rebuild our facilities. We have reported an operating profit of $452,710 for this season.

This result is pleasing however it also must be noted that it reflects the outcomes of moving

out of our clubhouse this season.

As we wound up use of the clubhouse we had to do without some of the traditional

fundraising activities we have benefitted from in the past:

• We reduced social functions at the club house.

• We did not hire out the current facilities as they were no longer fit for the purpose of

typical functions.

• We did not host carnivals this season, which are significant fundraising activities for

the club.



During this season, we have commenced paying for new building activities such as drawings,

project management and planning approvals. As the construction phase of the clubhouse

redevelopment commences in 2018/2019 we will see an increase in building development

spending. Cash flow will become an area of focus for next year’s committee and the growth

in debtors is an area for member attention. The club pays for many activities on behalf of

members and then seeks reimbursement. However, reimbursement is not always timely and

without issue and this impacts the operating cash flow of the club.

Due to predicted high temperatures we had to postpone our Rip to River race until later in

the season. This impacted our revenue for the event. This year we took a profit of $16,760

from the Rip to River compared to a $25,401 profit in the previous season.

A small increase in membership fees and a small profit from our Open Water Swim offset

some of these decreases in revenue. Membership revenue continues to be a principal source

of income for the club and the Committee has been cognisant of ensuring that this revenue

is sufficient to cover the cost of the day to day running of the club. As flagged in prior years,

this means fundraising and sponsorship becomes an important function for the club so that

there is money for equipment and activities.

The Committee has ensured that any profits made have been put aside in the Building Fund

over the past seasons. As the redevelopment is imminent, the members must now consider

how we will fund the fit out of the building once it is complete. We will have key areas for

which we will need to fund the fit out,

including the lounge, kitchen, bar,

office and uniform shop. To this end, it

has been proposed to continue with

the building levy that was introduced

last season.

I would like to acknowledge the work

of Anna McDonald this season, and her

support provided to the Treasurer’s

role. Anna has extended our

administration manager’s role this

year and has worked hard to ensure

that this role supports the club’s many

varied administrative roles.

Finally, I would like to thank all the

committee members and our past

Treasurer for all the support I have

received over the season.

Nick Bohan



Financial documents

OCEAN GROVE SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INC A.B.N. 94 392 258 995

INCOME STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2018

CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENSES BY NATURE

Notes 2018

$

2017

$

Revenues from ordinary activities 2 874,188

367,845

Depreciation

(28,307)

(30,315)

Bank Charges

(972)

(1,124)

Other expenses from ordinary activities 3 (392,199)

(340,518)

Net Profit from ordinary activities 452,710 (4,112)

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.




BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MAY 2018

CURRENT ASSETS

Notes 2018

$

2017

$

Cash 5 423,980 292,950

Receivables 6 131,931 48,537

Inventories 7 50,841 25,157

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 606,752 366,644

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Property, plant & equipment

8

346,168

172,800

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 346,168 172,800

TOTAL ASSETS

952,920

539,444

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Payables

9

5,376

44,609

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 5,376 44,609

TOTAL LIABILITIES

5,375

44,609

NET ASSETS 947,545 494,835

EQUITY

Retained Profits

10

947,545

494,835

TOTAL EQUITY 947,545 494,835




OCEAN GROVE SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INC

A.B.N. 94 392 258 995

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2018

Notes 2018

2017

$ $

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

Receipts from members and activities 802,548 343,435

Payments to suppliers and employees (394,343) (270,801)

Interest received 1,721 3,223

Interest paid (Bank Fees) (972) (1,124)

Net cash provided by operating activities 4 408,954 74,733

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

Purchase of equipment and building improvements (277,923) (87,348)

Net cash used in investing activities (277,923) (87,348)

Net Increase in cash held

131,031

(12,615)

Cash at the beginning of the financial year

292,950

305,565

Cash at the end of the financial year 5 423,981 292,950



STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY


Retained Member

Note Earnings Funds Total

Balance at 31 May 2016 485,892 13,055 498,947

Net profit from ordinary activities

(4,112)

-

(4,112)

Balance at 31 May 2017 481,780 13,055 494,835

Net profit from ordinary activities

452,710

-

452,710

Balance at 31 May 2018 10 934,490 13,055 947,545




A.B.N. 94 392 258 995

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2018

NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting

requirements of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic) and Australian Charities and the Not-

for-profits Commission (ACNC) Act 2012 . The committee has determined that the association is not a

reporting entity.

The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs and does not take

into account changing money values, or except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current

assets.

The following specific accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless otherwise

(a) Fixed Assets

The depreciation amount of all fixed assets is written off over the useful lives of the assets to the association

commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

The following table indicates the depreciation rates upon which depreciation charges are based:

Class of asset Depreciation method Depreciation Rates

Buildings Improvements Prime Cost 2.50%

Plant and Equipment Diminishing Value/Prime Cost 10 - 40%

Motor Vehicles Diminishing Value 25%

(b) Cash

For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes cash on hand, at banks, and on deposit.

(c) Revenue

Revenue is recognised when received or due to be received.

(d) Inventory

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value and consist of bar stock and clothing

available for sale.

(e) Goods and Services Tax

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST

incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Tax Office. In these circumstances the GST is recognised as

part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense. Receivables and payables in

the Balance Sheet are shown inclusive of GST.

The amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included as a current asset or a current liability in the Balance Sheet.




NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


2018 2017

$ $

NOTE 2: REVENUE

Operating activities

Bar and Café Sales 13,051 26,325

Clothing Sales 35,058 10,378

Competition Income 59,225 70,522

Donations 30,311 29,661

Patrol LSV Reimbursements 5,844 5,865

Education Fees 19,323 23,557

Equipment Sales 2,345 4,500

Hire of Facilities 0 0

Interest 1,721 3,223

Membership fees 77,332 72,584

Sponsorship/Grants 548,868 39,638

Board Levy 2,745 2,782

Sundry 12,045 23,171

Membership Reimbursements 66,319 55,639

874,188 367,845

NOTE 3: OTHER EXPENSES FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES

Other Expenses

Administration (40,809) (40,082)

Amenities (36,711) (19,697)

Bar and Café Purchases (4,898) (2,594)

Clothing (41,539) (81,116)

Education/Training (6,638) (18,307)

Equipment Purchases/Hire (22,640) (21,350)

Insurance & Registration (20,086) (26,218)

Membership Expenses (2,185) (3,292)

Motor Vehicle Repairs/Op (10,889) (13,800)

Payroll Expenses (44,330) (40,018)

Repairs & Maintenance (3,624) (3,794)

Rip to River Expenses/Carnival Entry Fee (36,114) (32,254)

Social Activities & Fundraising (27,795) (16,588)

Sundry (1,002) (2,138)

Transportation Costs (10,010) (10,300)

Trophies & Awards (6,073) (5,379)

Bad Debts (608) (3,591)

Loss on sale of disposal of asset (76,248) - (392,199) (340,518)




A.B.N. 94 392 258 995



2018

2017

$ $

NOTE 4: RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY

OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO OPERATING SURPLUS

Operating (Deficit)/Surplus 452,710

(4,112)

Cash flows excluded from profit attributable to operating activities

Depreciation 104,555 30,315

Changes in assets and liabilities

Increase/(decrease) in payables (34,519) 31,114

(Increase)/decrease in receivables (88,108) (16,990)

(Increase)/decrease in inventories (25,684) 34,406

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 408,954 74,734

NOTE 5: RECONCILIATION OF CASH

Cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the statement of cash

flows is reconciled to items in the balance sheet as follows:

Cash at Bank 422,671

291,641

Cash on Hand 1,309 1,309

423,980 292,950

NOTE 6: RECEIVABLES

GST Receivable 15,189

1,714

Bond or Security Deposit 6,584 6,584

Sundry Debtors 110,158 40,239

131,931 48,537

NOTE 7: INVENTORIES

Bar Stock -

2,142

Clothing 50,841 23,015 50,841 25,157






2018

2017

$ $

NOTE 8: PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

Buildings Improvements - At Cost 250,002

79,806

Less Accumulated Depreciation - (3,558)

250,002 76,248

Motor Vehicles 62,356

62,356

Less Accumulated Depreciation (48,793) (44,289)

13,563 18,067

Plant and Equipment - At Cost 231,153

203,232

Less Accumulated Depreciation (148,550) (124,747)

82,603 78,485

346,168 172,800

Movement In Assets

Buildings Motor Plant & Total

Vehicles Equipment

- Opening Balance Written Down Value 76,248 18,067 78,485 172,800

- Additions 250,002 - 27,921 277,923

- Disposals (79,805) - - (79,805)

- Depreciation - (4,504) (23,803) (28,307)

- Depreciation on disposals 3,557 - - 3,557

Closing Balance 250,002 13,563 82,603 346,168

NOTE 9: PAYABLES

Company Credit Card 20

20

PAYG Withholding Payable 693 3,056

Superannuation Payable 602 3,900

Payroll Clearing - 4,714

Trade Creditors 4,061 32,919

5,376 44,609

NOTE 10: MEMBERS FUNDS

Opening Members Funds brought forward 494,835

498,947

Net Result for the Year 452,710 (4,112)

Members Funds carried forward 947,545 494,835

NOTE 11: CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

Build of new surf club complex (OGSLSC obligation) 5,018,477 5,018,477

As at the year ended 31 May 2018, Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club (OGSLSC) has entered into an

agreement with PCG as the appointed contracted builder of the demolition of the surf beach complex

and the build of the new surf beach complex. This is at a total contracted price of $7,435,615 (GST exc.)

OGSLSC has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Barwon Coast Committee of

Management, where by OGSLSC is obligated to pay 67.49 % of the total build and in return

will manage the operation of the OGSLSC Clubrooms.



INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the Members of Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club Inc.

Qualified Opinion

We have audited the financial report of Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club Inc, which comprises the

assets and liabilities statement as at 31 May 2018, the income and expenditure statement for the

year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant

accounting policies, and the declaration by those charges with governance.

In our opinion, except for the effects of the matters described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion

section of our report, the accompanying financial report of the entity is prepared, in all material

respects, as at 31 May 2018 and its financial performance for the year then ended in accordance

with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements and the requirements of

the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (ACNC Act).

Basis for Qualified Opinion

It is not practical for the Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club Inc. to maintain an effective system of

internal control over cash receipts until their initial entry in the accounting records. Accordingly, our

audit in relation to cash receipts was limited to amounts recorded.

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities

under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the

Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the association in accordance with the

ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110: Code

of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report

in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.

Basis of Accounting and Restriction on Distribution

Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes

the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared for the association for the purpose

of fulfilling the directors’ financial reporting responsibilities under the ACNC Act. As a result, the

financial report may not be suitable for another purpose.

Other Information

Those charged with governance are responsible for the other information. The other information

comprises the information included in the association's annual report for the year ended 31 May

2018 but does not include the financial report and our auditor's report thereon.

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly we do not

express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other

information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with

the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially

misstated.

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this

other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.



Responsibilities of the Committee for the Financial Report

The committee is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in

accordance with the financial reporting requirements of the ACNC Act and for such internal control

as the committee determines is necessary to enable the preparation and fair presentation of a

financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial report, the committee is responsible for assessing the association’s ability

to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relating to going concern and using

the going concern basis of accounting unless the committee either intends to liquidate the

association or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is

free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report

that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee

that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a

material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are

considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to

influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial report is located at the

Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website at: http://www.auasb.gov.au/Home.aspx. This

description forms part of our auditor's report.

Stephen Wight

Director

Dated this 14 day of July, 2018

Davidsons Assurance Services Pty Ltd

101 West Fyans Street

Geelong, Victoria 3220




A.B.N. 94 392 258 995

STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The committee have determined that the association is not a reporting entity.

The committee have determined that this special purpose financial report should be prepared in accordance

with the accounting policies outlined in Note 1 to the financial statements.

In the opinion of the committee the financial report:

1. Complies with the requirements of the Australian Charities and not-for-profits Commission Act 2012

2. Presents truly and fairly the financial position of Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club Inc. as at 31st May 2018

and its performance for the year ended on that date.

3. At the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving

Club Inc. will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Committee and is signed for and on behalf of

the Committee by:

Treasurer

Dated this

14 day of July

2018

65th Annual Report 2017/18

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