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SLSA Awards of Excellence – 2012 Finalists

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SLSA Awards of Excellence will be held at The Westin Hotel, Martin Place, Sydney. There will be over 250 in attendance at Surf Life Saving Australia’s prestigious SLSA Awards of Excellence to celebrate and acknowledge the contribution of our members and the movement during the 2011/12 season. All nominees as well as winners for the 9 recognition awards will be recognised on the evening, including the Club, Volunteer and Lifesaver of the Year. There will be new inductees into the SLSA Hall of Fame, newly appointed Life Members, as well as those honoured for going beyond the call of duty in the surf. Somerton SLSC is being represented by Melissa Millsteed in the DHL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR category. The …

Member Registration Day – Saturday 13th October – NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

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Registration will be held at the Somerton Surf Club upstairs in the Bistro from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Saturday 13th October.  New members welcome – club members will be on hand to answer all your queries about our junior (nipper) program, Patrols, Awards, Proficiencies and social membership.  PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS ALSO 1ST DAY OF PATROLS; so come ready to be vigilant. Limited merchandise will be available as some new stock is still to arrive.  Our fund-raising committee will be on hand to sell you tickets to the famous “Beachouse” lock-in coming up in November and raffle tickets.  See you there!  All enquiries to info@somertonslsc.org.au Rob McBride, Hon. Secretary – Marty Coombe, Club Registrar  

Volunteer of the Year awarded to Mel Millsteed

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SLSSA held their annual Awards of Excellence on Sunday 5th August at a luncheon held at Port Noarlunga SLSC. Somerton SLSC had nominated a number of members for various awards. It is with pride that Mel Millsteed was the worthy recipient of SLSSA Volunteer of the Year Award. Unfortunately, Mel was unable to attend the Awards of Excellence function due to illness but President, Steve Miller, gratefully accepted the award on her belhalf. Below is an excerpt from Club’s nomination. Mel’s contribution to Somerton Surf Life Saving Club has been outstanding for as long as I have known her. Her contribution to the Club and Surf has included; • Trainer/assessor over a number of years • Somerton leadership roles & …

City to Bay – Join the Somerton Team

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City to Somerton Club Event We’ve all seen a glimpse of good weather these past few weeks (rain aside) as the days are becoming longer and warmer. With Spring only a fortnight away, it’s time to rid ourselves of the winter blues and start building momentum for what will be another great season of surf. As a nice way to reconvene after the break and revive the Somerton spirit, we’d like to get as many clubbies involved in the City to Bay Fun Run, and finish the day off at the Club with the bar open, a BBQ and some beach games with friends and family. Date: September 16, 2012 Time: City-Bay run dependent on category, Somerton Surf Club open …

2012 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CAMP FOR SLSSA U15 – U17 MEMBERS

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The 2012 SLSSA Youth Development Camp will be held in the Flinders Ranges in the 2nd week of the school holidays from Tuesday the 10th to Friday 13th July. Our campsite for 3 nights will be at Edeowie Station and we will be coordinating activities around its’ beautiful surrounds including touring and trekking throughout Wilpena Pound. Participants will have the desire to learn more about themselves and other peers and develop your skills and knowledge in surf life saving, leadership and working as a team. Participants will hold one or more of the following SLSA awards – Bronze Medallion, Senior First Aid Certificate or Surf Rescue Certificate. Participants will be a member of an SLSSA affiliated surf life saving club …