Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013-14
Message from His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia With the vast majority of Australia’s population living in cities and towns on, or near, the coast, the beach is inextricably woven into the fabric of Australia’s way of life. It is part of our history, part of our culture, and part of how we define who we are in the world. Surf Life Saving Australia has been on our beaches, keeping swimmers and beach-goers safe for over 100 years. During this time, you have become an iconic and vital part of Australian life. My own memories of the beach as a child, young man and father are marked by the feeling of reassurance that was provided by the knowledge that Surf Life Saving Australia members were on patrol to provide me, my family and all others on the beach, with the safest environment possible. This is why I am very pleased to be your Patron, and to have the opportunity, on behalf of all Australians, to thank you for your voluntary service, bravery, skill, and thoughtful care. I congratulate Surf Life Saving Australia for all that it has achieved over the past year.
His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
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Section 01 Introduction
Section 04 Financial Report
Section 06 Statistical Summaries
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Section 02 Surf Life Saving Australia Operations
Section 05 Awards & Honours
Section 07 Surf Life Saving Entities
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Section 03 Governance & Oversight
Section 08 Glossary of Terms
Section 01 Introduction
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Who we are
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urf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) is Australia’s peak coastal water safety, drowning prevention and rescue authority. With 168,622 members and 311 affiliated Surf Life Saving clubs, Surf Life Saving represents the largest volunteer movement of its kind in Australia and the world. The Surf Life Saving movement creates a safe environment on and off Australian
Surf Life Saving exists to save lives, create great Australians and build better communities.
beaches, through patrols, training programs, research and education. Every year, Surf Life Saving active members are involved in over 11,700 rescues, 31,000 emergency care treatments and 1 million preventative actions. Our volunteers deliver more than 1.2 million patrol hours each year. Since Surf Life Saving was established in 1907, over 620,000 lives have been saved.
largest lifeguard service, providing cost recovery lifesaving services to local government and other coastal land managers. Our movement prides itself on offering mateship, education, experience and giving back to the community. We are inclusive and accepting. We welcome participation from people of all backgrounds, beliefs and ages and encourage everyone to share our positive ‘can do’ attitude.
Surf Life Saving is one of Australia’s most trusted and recognised brands and is loved the world over. Surf Life Saving is a unique not-for- profit charity and community service that exists through community donations, fundraising, corporate sponsorship and government grants.
Operations
History
Surf Life Saving operates a wide range of support operations including: 24/7 emergency response groups, rescue helicopter services, jet rescue boats, offshore rescue boats, jet skis, surveillance systems and radio control and coordination centres. Surf Life Saving, through the State and Territory Centres, operates the Australian Lifeguard Service, the country’s
Australia’s first volunteer Surf Life Saving clubs appeared on Sydney’s ocean beaches in 1907. By-laws which had banned bathing in daylight hours since the 1830s were gradually repealed between 1902 and 1905, in response to the increasing popularity of surf-bathing, and a growing conviction that bathing in appropriate clothing was not an immoral
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act. The impact these changes had on local beach culture was dramatic: beachgoers entered the surf in rapidly escalating numbers. The surf was new to most surfbathers and many could not swim, so with its increasing popularity came more drowning and consequent attempts at rescue. By the summer of 1906-07, the population of Sydney was obsessed with the question of the safety of the surf. It was in this environment that Surf Life Saving
Our Mission - why we exist Surf Life Saving exists to save lives, create great Australians and build better communities. Australia has over 11,500 beaches dispersed along 36,000km of coastline. Every year, Australian beaches receive an estimated 100 million visitations and the task of ensuring the safety of all visitors is one that Surf Life Saving is committed to. Despite significant advancements in
(SLS2020) is to further build the capacity and capability of the movement to save more lives, create great Australians and build better communities. There are four pillars of strategic intent we will pursue to achieve our mission: 1. Extend lifesaving coverage to meet community needs. 2. Develop our people. 3. Ensure the movement’s long term sustainability. 4. Involve all Australians and make a valued contribution to the Australian society
How we fulfil our mission Our total membership of 168,622 is spread across 311 affiliated Surf Life Saving clubs and 101 support operations. Of our members, 47,080 actively patrol our beaches and 61,946 are Nippers (junior activity for members aged from 5 to 13). The majority of our services are provided by surf lifesavers who complete surf patrols in their own time – usually a half-day patrol every three to four weeks during the surf swimming season. We also operate the country’s largest lifeguard service, contracting to local government and other coastal land managers. In the 2013/14 season our volunteer patrol members were involved in 7,327 rescues. In addition, our paid lifeguards rescued 3,139 people and our support operations an additional 1,245. This takes the total number of lives saved since 1907 to over 620,000. clubs first emerged; their regular patrols a welcome relief to local authorities and nervous bathers alike. On 18 October 1907, representatives from these clubs, together with members of other interested groups, met to form the Surf Bathing Association of New South Wales, the organisation now known as SLSA.
technology, techniques and knowledge, people still drown on the coast in unacceptable numbers. We are committed to reducing the coastal drowning toll.
Our strategies SLSA has developed a strategic direction that will guide the Surf Life Saving movement through to the year 2020. The focus of our Surf Life Saving Strategy
Our stakeholders It is estimated there are more than 100 million beach visitations each year, making Australia’s beaches and coastline the country’s favourite playground. Our principal stakeholders are those who use the Australian coastline, and those who are directly or indirectly impacted by our actions.
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Who we are
Who are our stakeholders? Community • Our members: We have a duty of care to protect our members as they carry out their duties on and off the beach. We are constantly developing and improving our lines of communication with our members through an integrated suite of online platforms. • Potential members: We depend on new recruits to maintain and increase lifesaving services. We don’t have a regular national recruitment campaign targeting new members, and rely on media, informal networks and the efforts of state centres and clubs to attract new members. • Beach-going community: We communicate with the community via a variety of different programs and channels, including public advertising and awareness campaigns and the distribution of educational resources. • Donors: We communicate to our donors, the Guardians of the Surf, regularly through the Surf Life Saving Foundation.
Corporate Sector • Corporate Partners: We rely on a number of corporate partners to fund the majority of our programs. • We actively seek new partners to ensure the long term sustainability of the movement through association with our brand and assets. • SLSA encourages all Australian corporates to include Surf Life Saving in their Workplace Giving Program.
Government Sector • Federal Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving who participate in quarterly updates outlining key issues and activities for Surf Life Saving and present the National Rescue of the Month Awards. • Australian Government departments and agencies: We rely on support for
many of our programs from the following Australian Government departments and agencies: • Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. • Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. • Australian Sports Commission. • Department of Health. • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. • Department of the Environment . • Tourism Australia • Other levels of government: Our state centres have direct relationships with state governments, while our clubs liaise with their relevant local government. On occasion, SLSA will form a relationship
As a charity, we rely on the Australian Government and our Corporate Partners and donors to fund the majority of our activities.
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Funding
with state and local government on particular activities, especially when organising sporting events. • Parliamentarians: In order to strengthen our reputation we engage in proactive advocacy with elected members of parliament, particularly those representing coastal seats.
Internal • Staff • Our owners: Our state and territory centres represent our members on the SLSA Board. We have regular contact with our owners through Board meetings and other forums.
As a charity, we rely on the Australian Government and our Corporate Partners and donors to fund the majority of our activities. 25% of the parent entity’s funding comes from the Federal Government. The remaining 75% is secured via national corporate partners, licensing and fees for competitions. The Surf Life Saving Foundation actively conducts fundraising around Australia on behalf of SLSA and our state centres while Surf Life Saving clubs also conduct their own fundraising activities. To support their lifesaving activities our state centres (which report separately) are engaged in commercial activities such as education, training and the provision of contract lifeguard services to local government and other land managers.
Statutory obligations and oversight SLSA is a company limited by guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth). The Surf Life Saving Foundation operates under the charitable
fundraising legislation in each of the states and territories it is registered. SLSA is also a registered charitable institution under the NSW Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 (NSW).
About this report This is the Annual Report of SLSA Ltd. The Surf Life Saving movement is made up of over 500 separate legal entities, ranging from state centres, branches, clubs and support operations. The financial accounts of these entities, whose relationship with SLSA Ltd is further described on pages 86-99, are not consolidated here. However, the activities and achievements of all Australia’s surf lifesavers are consolidated and reported.
Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is given of the Annual General Meeting of SLSA Ltd. The meeting will be held on Friday 24 October, 2014 at 4pm at SLSA’s Rosebery Office. All SLSA members are welcome to attend.
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Highlights
1,016,037 PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS
FIRST AID TREATMENTS
11,711 RESCUES
VOLUNTEER HOURS ON PATROL
1,214,205
$20 MILLION DISTRIBUTED TO SLS STATES AND CLUBS
PAGE VIEWS ON BEACHSAFE SITE
61,946
MEMBERS
21 NATIONS DEVELOPING
RECEIVED LIFESAVING AID AND ASSISTANCE
AUSSIES COMPETITORS
980 MISSIONS
OVER 1,200 HOURS OF FLYING
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Surf Life Saving Strategy (SLS2020)
The SLS2020 framework defines the strategic direction for where we, as the total SLS movement, want to be in 2020. It provides a summary overview of what the SLS movement will look like and what we will be doing in 2020 so that everyone and every entity in SLS is aligned to a shared goal, working in the same direction and making decisions with a view of positioning the SLS movement in the future.
Mission To save lives, create great Australians and build better communities.
2020 Strategic Intent for SLS A. Extend lifesaving coverage to match community needs
B. Develop our people
C. Ensure the movements long term sustainability
D. Involve all Australians & make a valued contribution to the Australian society
1. We have lowered the per capita coastal drowning rate by 50%
1. Our development and leadership programs are offered internally and externally and are highly valued
1. All SLS clubs receive coordinated support
1. We provide opportunities for all Australians to choose how they can be involved and feel valued for their contribution
2. We are the recognised accreditor of safety and coastal lifesaving services
2. We provide members with a full range of opportunities within SLS
2. The SLS movement operates effectively and as one
2. Over 3 million Australians are engaged with SLS in an ongoing and meaningful way
3. We are rescue ready and integrated into the national, state and local emergency management systems
3. We offer diverse physical recreation and sport pathways
3. We are relevant in the eyes of the community and government
3. We have a massive social impact on our community and are proud to be building greater communities
4. We use effective risk management
4. We deliver efficient and flexible learning opportunities in a time efficient manner
4. We are resilient and sustainable in terms of people and finances
5. We are recognised as the peak advisory body in coastal safety
5. Leadership reflects the diversity of our membership
5. SLS is recognised as a leading agile, adaptive innovator
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Scorecard
A. Extend lifesaving coverage to match community needs 2020 Strategic Intent
What have we done in 2013-14?
What are our priorities in 2014-15?
1. We have lowered the per capita coastal drowning rate by 50%
• Frontline surf lifesavers, lifeguards and support operations groups performed 11,711 rescues, 31,893 first aid treatments and 1,016,037 preventative actions. • Patrolling members completed a total of 1.2 million volunteer hours on patrol. • Provided support, through the states, to our frontline lifesavers, lifeguards and services to reduce coastal drowning. • Delivered the 2013 National Coastal Safety Report. • Delivered an annual Australian Lifeguard Magazine. • Developed the Coastal Safety Hub (to display and enable graphical consideration of vital drowning prevention information). • We minimised the national drowning toll to 84 which is 10 below the five year average.
• Distribute, manage and report on the Beach Safe Equipment Fund. • Analysis of drowning data to develop effective intervention strategies to reduce death by drowning around our coastline.
2. We are the recognised accreditor of safety and coastal lifesaving services
• Continued to develop research project, Rocky Coasts: a framework for risk assessment in order to reduce drowning. • Completed a research project with Griffith University titled Adapt between the flags: enhancing the capacity of Surf Life Saving Australia to cope with climate change and to leverage adaptation within coastal communities. • Delivered the Australian Disaster Forum to coincide with the United Nations International Day for Disaster Reduction at Questacon, Canberra. • Delivered the 34th edition of the Public Safety and Aquatic Rescue training manual for introduction in the 2014/15 season.
• Advocate Surf Life Saving (SLS) interests to the National Aquatic and Recreational Signage Style Manual in partnership with the Australian Water Safety Council.
3. We are rescue ready and integrated into the national, state and local emergency management systems
• Completed the development of the Tsunami Community Education Strategy on behalf of the Australian Tsunami Advisory Group, as part of our contribution to the National Tsunami Community Education Strategy. • Continued our representation on groups and international committees including the Australian Emergency Management Volunteer Summit, the Australian Water Safety Conference, the Australian Emergency Management Volunteer Forum (AEMVF), the Australian Tsunami Advisory Group (ATAG) and the Australian New Zealand Safe Boating Education Group (ANZSBEG).
• Deliver a comprehensive assessment analysis to inform the Total Service Plan.
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A. Extend lifesaving coverage to match community needs 2020 Strategic Intent
What have we done in 2013-14?
What are our priorities in 2014-15?
4. We use effective risk management
• Created and communicated a framework of risk control measures for SLSA. • Established new safety initiatives for surf lifesavers including compulsory wearing of helmets for surf boat rowers in certain conditions, the wearing of lifejackets for all IRB drivers in training and competition and minimum entry requirements for competitors at The Aussies (Bronze Medallion and Cert II Public Safety). • Continued to develop up to date smartphone and android software for existing risk management and assessment programs and applications. The Beachsafe app (3.0) was relaunched in November 2013. • Continued research and development of an appropriate standard personal flotation device (PFD) to provide an appropriate flotation device that meets the needs of members. • Continued the development of the personal protective equipment (PPE) project and determined a number of key safety initiatives for SLS members throughout lifesaving practice and competition. • Through Surf Life Saving New South Wales (SLSNSW), continued the development of Project Blueprint - seeing the coastal public safety risk assessment for every beach and rock platform in NSW. • Achieved significant developments in sport risk management including new smartphone risk applications, enhanced training and preparation of event volunteers and officials and the development of new processes and systems as part of event planning. • Reviewed SLSA Policy 1.1 and Procedure 1.1 Water Safety to enhance our risk management practices. • Our Beachsafe suite of public safety resources logged 1,120,774 unique visitors. • A comprehensive Compliance Scorecard was introduced for SLSA and subsidiaries. • Revised and updated the risk management policy and risk management procedures and framework.
• Ongoing representation to Australian Standards Committee regarding Under 50 buoyancy aids standard. • Review safety initiatives introduced in 2013/14. • Present comprehensive response to Coronial Inquest from 2012 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. • Implement new safety measures recommended by PFD trial.
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A. Extend lifesaving coverage to match community needs 2020 Strategic Intent
What have we done in 2013-14?
What are our priorities in 2014-15?
5. We are recognised as the peak advisory body in coastal safety
• Provided lifesaving aid and assistance in 21 developing nations. • Continued ACFID and AusAID accreditation processes. • SLSA President Graham Ford continued in his term as the World President of the International Lifesaving Federation (ILS). • Completed the RIPSAFE research project and presented findings at the 3rd International Rip Current Symposium, winning the Best Presentation award. • Held a Rip Current Forum with the water safety industry to discuss the outcomes of the RIPSAFE project and develop a long term strategy for rip current safety education. • Delivered the first National Coastal Safety Survey that will provide an ongoing analysis of the community’s participation in aquatic activities, as well as attitudes, comprehension and adherence to coastal safety concepts. • Established a project to deliver a dynamic surf hazard rating system for Australian beaches to enable individuals to manage their own risk exposure when visiting the coast.
• Consolidate and communicate amendments to the Water Safety Policy.
2020 Strategic Intent
What have we done in 2013-14?
What are our priorities in 2014-15?
1. Our development and leadership programs are offered internally and externally and are highly valued
• Delivered a successful National Leadership College in Sydney in February 2014. • Delivered a successful Leaders Masterclass in Victoria in May 2014. • Continued participation, facilitation and support of the AEMVF Young Leaders Emergency Services Forum and the AEMVF Volunteer Leadership Programs.
• Continue to grow SLS membership and participation. • Develop a SLS leadership pathway and alumni.
2. We provide members with a full range of opportunities within SLS
• Continued the implementation of the “As One” Change Management Plan - a Workforce Transition Plan. • Developed the team managers education framework into different online courses for each layer of the framework. • Updated the Harassment and Bullying policies following changes to the Fair Work Act 2009.
• Maintain and enhance the SLS awards and recognition program. • Finalise the Workforce Transition Plan. • Implement AVETMISS compliance requirements across education programs.
B. Develop our people
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B. Develop our people 2020 Strategic Intent
What have we done in 2013-14?
What are our priorities in 2014-15?
3. We offer diverse physical recreation and sport pathways
• The Australian Life Saving Team enjoyed strong success winning the 2013 International Surf Rescue Challenge in Japan in September 2013 and then continued its rebuilding progress with a victory at the 2013 German Cup in November 2013. • For the first time women were eligible to compete in the long course race format at the Schick Hydro Coolangatta Gold 2013 and were awarded equal prize money with their male counterparts. First prize was $25,000. • Delivery continued of the Rescue 2014 campaign, ‘On the Road to France.’ • Re-development of the sport consultative model which saw the former Sport Standing Committee (SSC) disbanded and replaced with a Board Appointed Chair of Sport (Mr Dick Bignold) supported by eight national sport advisors. • Implementation of the new National Coach Accreditation System commenced with national train the trainer workshops attended by all states in June 2014 for Foundation Coach and Development Coach courses. • Delivered two national sport workshops which were attended by national sport advisors, state sport directors, state sport managers and SLSA management.
• Success for the official Australian Life Saving Team, regaining the World Lifesaving title at Rescue 2014 in France in September, 2014. • Successful implementation and subsequent review of the inaugural Youth Championships at The Aussies. • Successful implementation and subsequent review of the revised Interstate Championships format. • Archive all Australian Sports Commission metrics in respect of Participation and High Performance.
4. We deliver efficient • Developed an eLearning Strategy, procedures and guidelines for use across national eLearning and flexible learning platform continued. opportunities in • Developed an online Bronze Medallion course. a time efficient • Established the preferred SLSA culture and values through manner a series of workshops at both SLSA and the Surf Life Saving Foundation. 5. Leadership reflects the diversity of our membership
• SLSA delivered a National Awards of Excellence on Saturday 26 October, 2013 in Sydney. • Launched a quarterly National Rescue of the Month award presentation as part of our Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving initiative.
• Develop an SLS education pathway with alignment between SLSA and state/territory bodies. • Represent SLS interest in Vocational Education and Training (VET) forums.
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C. Ensure the movements long term sustainability 2020 Strategic Intent
What have we done in 2013-14?
What are our priorities in 2014-15?
• Continued to provide new and enhanced IT systems to 1. All SLS clubs the frontline to enable our members and clubs to operate receive coordinated efficiently and to reduce paperwork. support • Facilitated the BRP gear and equipment grant through which BRP donated $360,000 worth of lifesaving equipment to 34 SLS Clubs and affiliated services around Australia at a subsidised cost. • The Federal Government committed to an election funding promise of $15 million for Australia’s peak water safety agencies as part of its policy to reduce drowning across Australia. This equates to an average $5,000 each year for five years or $25,000 for SLS clubs across Australia. • Analysed research undertaken by Griffith University throughout the year, ‘Adapt between the flags: Enhancing capacity to cope with climate change and to leverage adaptation’, which will provide important information and direction for clubs subjected to extreme weather events and climate. • Patrol uniforms to the value of $300,000 were provided to SLS clubs.
• Review processes and policies in respect of Gear and Equipment.
• The Members Portal was launched and 4,680 Portal 2. The SLS accounts were created as at June 30, 2014. movement operates effectively • We deliver a communications calendar in conjunction with all states. and as one • A revised Member Advisory Committee structure was implemented. • 113,301 Lifesaving Online accounts and 19,114 new memberships created using Lifesaving Online.
• Develop and implement an Event Management system that can be used by all sections of SLS from clubs to the National Body to run both carnivals and special events including mass participation events, such as ocean swims. • Conduct a review and scope costs of short and long term IT infrastructure needs.
3. We are relevant in the eyes of the community and government
• Maintain our Quarterly Update for Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving. • Develop strong ties with Federal Government.
• SLSA maintained its status as a tier one water safety body. • Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon. Tony Abbott MP launched our 2013 National Coastal Safety Report at Parliament House in Canberra, ACT on Thursday 2 December, 2013. • We re-launched our Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving initiative, co-chaired by Sarah Henderson MP and Matt Thistlethwaite MP, at Parliament House in Canberra, ACT.
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C. Ensure the movements long term sustainability 2020 Strategic Intent
What have we done in 2013-14?
What are our priorities in 2014-15?
4. We are resilient and sustainable in terms of people and finances
• Continued the 18 month roll out of SLSA’s “As One” Change Management Plan - a workforce transition plan. • Appointed new organisational structure inclusive of four General Manager (GM) positions in line with the new starting structure and functions as per the “As One” Change Management Plan - a workforce transition plan. • Reviewed the value proposition for Surf Life Saving Corporate Partnerships • Launched a fundraising awareness campaign to position SLS as top of mind as a cause that needs donations. • Integrated Surf Life Saving Foundation as a wholly owned subsidiary of SLSA. • Introduced a Human Resources scorecard outlining employee statistics (movements in Full Time Employment), Workplace Health and Safety checks and monitoring of any issues, outstanding leave accruals and employee entitlements, and internal grievances. This report is monitored on a monthly basis by the Finance, Audit and Compliance Committee (FACC). • Developed and implemented a three year business plan linked to the SLS2020 Strategy that was endorsed by the SLSA Board.
• Implement SLSA Property Strategy 2014-2018. • Finalise recommendations from the Helicopter Operations Review regarding Southern Region Helicopter Rescue Service and sale to SLSNSW, and Northern Region Helicopter Rescue Service ceasing Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) operations. • Secure financial support through engagement of new corporate partners. • Position Surf Life Saving as top of mind for community donations.
5. SLS is recognised as a leading agile, adaptive innovator
• Continued collaborative research project with UNSW, Rip Currents: An evidence based approach to safely navigating the beach’s greatest drowning hazard.
• Develop and communicate key research findings related to climate change adaptation.
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D. Involve all Australians & make a valued contribution to the Australian society 2020 Strategic Intent What have we done in 2013-14?
What are our priorities in 2014-15?
• Delivered a successful national fundraising event to the wider 1. We provide Australian community through Boardies Day on Friday 28 opportunities for March, 2014. all Australians • Supported, through the states, the delivery of a successful to choose how Surf Club Open Day 2013 in NSW and QLD on Sunday 29 they can be September, 2013. involved and feel • SLSA’s History Committee continued projects to capture and valued for their commemorate SLS members who served in war as well as the contribution full collation of Australian Championships results in line with the upcoming centenaries in 2015 of ANZAC landings at Gallipoli and surf sports competition. • Undertook research to understand community drivers for engagement with Surf Life Saving.
• Create a fundraising and awareness campaign strategy for 3 - 5 years that positions SLSA as top of mind for community engagement and support. • Launch the history book, ‘Those Who Served.’
2. Over 3 million Australians are engaged with SLS in an ongoing and meaningful way
• Our Beachsafe website received 1,214,205 page views with 4,017 Beaches’ information viewed. • We launched a national awareness/fundraising campaign to mark the first day of summer on 1 December, 2013 which received over $2.5 million in media exposure.
• Review the Youth Policy • Implement and monitor impact of Youth Engagement Program (YEP). • Participation research conducted internally and externally with the aim to grow and enhance the SLS participation offering.
3. We have a massive social impact on our community and are proud to be building greater communities
• Finalise and communicate the • Delivered a highly successful Australian Surf Life Saving social impact research. Championships 2014 at Scarborough Beach in Perth, WA where • Conduct an organisation wide audit 5,080 members competed supported by 400 volunteers, officials of child safe practices and review all and SLSA staff. related policies. • Through the UTS research study ‘Attributing the Social Contribution of Surf Life Saving Australia: Valuing the Social Capital of an Iconic Institution,’ identified that SLS’s social and human capital contributes to the wider community through its individual members and the organisation itself; demonstrating our valuable role in creating great Australians and building better communities. • Through our retail program, we donated discontinued stock to affiliated lifesaving organisations in third world countries to help them build their respective services. • Expanded the number of volunteer surf lifesavers in developing nations through the Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID program). • Obtained results and analysed the report from UTS on ‘Delivering, Identifying and Developing Social Inclusiveness through Surf Life Saving.’ • Implemented ‘The Aussies Review’ to bring our national movement and the community together in a safe and spirited celebration of the best of our lifesaving traditions, culture and sport.
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Snapshot
Surf Life Saving Australia Ltd2
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
Change %1
Revenue - sponsorships & grants ($,000)
19,121
19,794
19,536
19,395
-0.72%
Revenue - total consolidated entity ($,000)
33,504
36,459
37,340
69,599
75.68%
Expenditure - total consolidated entity
33,250
35,899
37,023
68,364
84.65%
FTE employees - parent entity (i.e SLSA)
44
47.6
40.3
41
1.74%
89,357
93,377
93,249
94,039
0.85%
Surf Life Saving in Australia Membership Number of male members Number of female members
69,449
72,473
73,674
74,581
1.23%
Total membership
158,806
165,850
166,923
168,622
1.02%
310
310
311
311
0.00%
Rescues performed by surf lifesavers + SLS support operations
12,042
12,610
8,048
8,572
6.5%
Rescues performed by ALS lifeguards3
2,394
2,818
3,485
3,139
-9.9%
45,860
17,652
34,097
13,947
-59%
Number of Surf Life Saving clubs Lifesaving
First aid administered by surf lifesavers + SLS support operations First aid administered by ALS lifeguards
21,659
17,326
30,548
17,946
-41.3%
Preventative actions undertaken by surf lifesavers + SLS support operations
247,102
298,866
284,013
321,838
13.32%
Preventative actions undertaken by ALS lifeguards3
486,614
629,712
621,561
694,199
11.69%
Number of Cert II Public Safety qualifications issued (Bronze Medallion)
8,830
8,333
7,404
8,082
8.39%
% of junior members receiving SLSA awards
49%
66%
71%
77%
8.45%
6,717
6,525
6,518
5,080
-22.06%
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Education
Sport Number of competitors at The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships 2014 Number of competitors at Schick Hydro Coolangatta Gold 2013
543
502
529
609
15.12%
Number of accredited officials
3,161
3,478
3,761
2,911
-22.6%
Number of accredited coaches
2,701
2,790
2,817
2,810
-0.25%
47,952
48,500
50,705
55,634
9.72%
Community Number of Guardians of the Surf (Donors) Index 1 Indicates the percentage change from 2012/13 to 2013/14 2 Consolidated entity includes helicopter rescue service 3 Refers to services provided by SLS managed Australian Lifeguard Services
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President & CEO’s Report
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t is with great pride that we present the 2013/14 Annual Report of Australia’s peak coastal water safety body, Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA). SLSA is an iconic Australian organisation of which we are justly proud. Our purpose is to save lives, create great Australians and build better communities. As such, we are always striving to improve the services we deliver. In 2013/14: • Our frontline surf lifesavers, lifeguards and support operations groups performed 11,711 rescues, 31,893 first aid treatments and 1,016,037 preventative actions. • We increased total membership numbers by 1% to a total of 168,622. • Our patrolling members completed a total of 1.2 million volunteer hours on patrol. • We distributed $20million to Surf Life Saving states and clubs from the Surf Life Saving Foundation ($11m), Federal Government ($6.6m) and commercial activities ($2.4m). The safety of the public, and our members, remains first and foremost, and our safety initiatives were a key priority in 2013/14. We continued extensive research and development of an appropriate standard personal flotation device (PFD) that meets the needs of members in lifesaving and competition. We continued the development of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) project and implemented a number of key safety initiatives for Surf Life Saving members throughout lifesaving practice and competition. Our team worked with Standards Australia and independent experts to implement changes that put the safety of our members and the public as the highest priority. During the year we mandated helmets for IRB patients in IRB training and competition. We also introduced helmets for use in surf
boat rowing and life jackets for IRB training, competition and lifesaving operations to be implemented from 1st October 2014. We resolved that all competitors at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships must hold a Bronze Medallion with Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue) to participate from 2015 onwards. We have also separated the U15 age group category from the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships to participate in a youth championship prior to the Open Championships. During this past year, we successfully implemented all of the projects outlined in the first 12 months of the “As One” Change Management Plan - a Workforce Transition (18 month) plan. We will continue to roll out steps in the “As One” Plan in 2014/15. We re-launched our Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving initiative, cochaired by Sarah Henderson MP and Matt Thistlethwaite MP, at Parliament House in Canberra, ACT in December 2013. As part of the Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving events, we profile and
Our patrolling members completed a total of 1.2 million volunteer hours on patrol.
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award our National Rescue of the Month winners, a program that recognises national excellence in lifesaving and rescues. This program was launched at the Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving in February 2014. The Prime Minister of Australia The Hon. Tony Abbott MP launched the National Coastal Safety Report at Parliament House in December 2013. We completed the 34th edition of the Public Safety and Aquatic Rescue training manual, which reflects our commitment to Surf Life Saving training techniques. Thank you to all who contributed to its development. Other key milestones included our completion of the Tsunami Community Education Strategy, our contribution to National Tsunami Community Education Strategy on behalf of the Australian Tsunami Advisory Group. In October 2013, we launched our systematic online Members Portal to streamline communications to our members. We will continue to improve
this communication system over the next 12 months. We also delivered a highly successful Australian Surf Life Saving Championships 2014 at Scarborough Beach (Perth, WA) with over 5,000 members competing, supported by almost 400 volunteers, officials and SLSA staff. We also continued our Rescue 2014 campaign, ‘On the Road to France,’ supporting our Australian Life Saving Team who will compete at the Lifesaving World Championships in France in September 2014. We would like to take this opportunity to thank and acknowledge the following directors; Michael Crismale, Bob Creek, Kevin Larkins, Mark Fife OAM and Rick Wright OAM who have retired from the SLSA Board and thank them for their positive contribution to SLSA. We also thank all of the members of the SLSA Board and subsidiaries for their positive commitment, contribution and high levels of performance. The strength of SLSA is due to the hard work and dedication of our volunteers who are supported by our directors, staff, officers and committees as well as our states, branches and clubs. While this year has presented some challenges, we are proud to have reached a number of milestones, and thank our members for their ongoing support, in our mission to save lives, create great Australians and build better communities.
Graham Ford President SLSA
Greg Nance Chief Executive Officer
Key Dates 2013 18 - 21 Jul
National Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) Championships (Mindil Beach Darwin, NT)
16 - 18 Aug
National Pool Rescue Championships (Brisbane, QLD)
14 - 15 Sept
2013/14 Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Trials (Salt Beach, QLD)
29 Sept
Surf Club Open Day (NSW, QLD)
14 Oct
Australian Disaster Forum (Canberra, ACT)
18 Oct
SLSF AGM
19 - 20 Oct
Schick Hydro Coolangatta Gold 2013 (Coolangatta Beach, QLD)
20 - 22 Oct
International Water Safety Conference (Potsdam, Germany)
26 Oct
SLSA AGM
26 Oct
National Awards of Excellence (Sydney, NSW)
5 - 9 Dec
AEMVF/AEMI Volunteer Leadership Program
1 Dec
National Summer Fundraising Campaign launch
2 Dec
2013 National Coastal Safety Report launched by Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon. Tony Abbott MP
2014 23 - 24 Jan
Interstate Surf Life Saving Championships (Sydney, NSW)
2 - 8 Feb
National Leadership College (Sydney, NSW)
8 Feb
Trans-Tasman Test Match for Surf Boats (Stockton, NSW)
13 Feb
Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving re-launch (Parliament House, Canberra, ACT)
28 Mar
Boardies Day (national fundraising day)
31 Mar 6 Apr
Australian & Masters Surf Life Saving Championships (Scarborough Beach, WA)
3 Apr
Annual Life Members Dinner
29 May 1 Jun
National Leaders’ Masterclass (Mt Macedon, VIC)
15 May
Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving Quarterly Update (Parliament House, Canberra, ACT)
12 - 15 Jun
Gatorade Clash of the Paddles (Hamilton Island, QLD)
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Capacity & Capability
Overview The newly formed Capacity and Capability portfolio is responsible for Coastal Risk and Safety, Lifesaving operations, Surf Sports, Research and Education and Development. In 2013/14, as a part of the SLSA change management program, we combined the previously distinct units into an aligned Capacity and Capability portfolio in order to deliver an integrated service. This was to ensure that we are as effective and efficient as possible in delivering to our mandate, which spreads across all four pillars of the SLS2020 vision. Our deliverables include development of best practice policies to save lives, the quality of national public coastal safety education and operations, management of member development programs, development of consistent and relevant educational resources and practices, and enhancement of the participation, development and performance of athletes, coaches and officials through national sports operations, events and resources.
Coastal Risk and Safety Over the 2013/14 summer, our surf lifesavers and Australian Lifeguard Service (ALS) lifeguards delivered a vital emergency service to the Australian community. Our impact in reducing drowning and reducing injury has been enormous with over 11,700 rescues, 31,000 first aids and 1,000,000 preventative actions. This work is keeping us on track to achieving our goal of 50% reduction in drowning by 2020, though we must remain vigilant to our goal, maintain our high levels of service and relentlessly innovate to ensure we succeed. With the support of the Australian Government, SLSA continues to be empowered to deliver an annual work plan strategically designed to fulfil our parent body responsibilities to the Surf Life Saving movement, and peak body responsibilities for the industry and the Australian
community. The Government reinforced it’s commitment to reducing drowning by granting an additional $10 million to SLSA under the Beach Drowning Black Spot Risk Reduction Program and the Beach Safety Equipment Fund. In 2013/14, the Total Service Plan remained at the foundation of our drowning prevention strategy. It focusses on delivering lifesaving services to meet community needs, ensuring safety is paramount, enhancing innovation within Surf Life Saving and making certain our movement operates efficiently. This year the Plan underwent a review, and it’s now part of an important process underpinning all of our drowning prevention decisions at SLSA. Embodied in a Coastal Safety Hub at SLSA designed to display and consider key information, and enhanced through new elements such as the annual National Coastal Safety Survey, the Total Service Plan will continue to inform the next generation of innovation in drowning prevention.
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Our impact in reducing drowning and reducing injury has been enormous with over 11,700 rescues, 31,000 first aids and 1,000,000 preventative actions.
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We continued to research the hazards and conditions that present risks to the public, our membership and employees alike. All fieldwork was completed for the Rip Current Swimmer and Floater Experiment (RIPSAFE) Research Project with the University of New South Wales, Sydney University and the United States Naval Postgraduate Institute supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant. The Research Team is now publishing findings across a range of journals. This critical research has delivered valuable insights to assist our understanding of rip current behaviour. The findings have been incorporated into the 34th edition of the Public Safety and Aquatic Rescue training manual to be released for the 2014/15 season. Safety is paramount across our operations, and we are committed to the safety and wellbeing of our members. The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) project has continued with groundbreaking research being delivered into low-buoyancy lifejackets that enable lifesavers to complete necessary tasks but provide additional security and
flotation if necessary. This research has broad implications for coastal safety and has been incorporated into the ongoing revision of the Australian Standard for Personal Flotation Devices. Consistent with this commitment to safety, SLSA determined that lifejackets must be worn during all IRB operations from 1 October, 2014. This is a significant decision that ensures surf lifesavers, as role models for the community, are displaying best practice in vessel operation. Lifejackets are not worn in almost all coastal boating drowning incidents, and increasing their wear is critical to achieving our goal of reducing drowning. A number of key operational projects commenced in 2013/14 to review and enhance efficiency across the organisation including the Surfcom Review, Data Management Analysis, Lifesaving Services Capability Analysis, the Gear and Equipment Certification and Compliance Program Review, and the Policy and Procedure reviews. These projects are designed to deliver clear understanding of the issues facing the movement, and develop simple solutions
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to minimise administrative burdens on the membership. Collaboration, partnerships and engagement with our broad range of stakeholders remained critical to underpinning SLSA’s holistic approach to drowning prevention. We are pleased to report that this year SLSA was granted associate membership to the Australian Fire and Emergency Services Council (AFAC). Established as the peak body for Australasian fire, land management and emergency services, AFAC creates synergies across the industry and provides a valuable forum for SLSA to identify best practice and collaboratively find solutions to common problems faced by other emergency services. Finally, we would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to all our stakeholders and partners who have helped us achieve our goals over the past year, particularly the Australian Government, the Lifesaving Member Advisory Committee, Lifesaving Management Committee, Working Groups and Technical Advisors, members and staff across the country, and also industry and corporate partners. Together we can achieve our goal of a 50% reduction in coastal drowning by 2020, by saving lives, creating great Australians and building better communities.
Development & Education Development Membership during the 2013/14 season remained steady with an increase of 1% bringing our membership to a total of 168,622. SLSA’s role and ability in both engaging and developing youth was demonstrated through our membership figures with 46.5% (78,490) of our members under the age of 18 years. Of our members, 61,946 (36.7%), are junior activities members (5-13 years). These members are engaged in nipper
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168,622 Surf Life Saving members
46.5% of our members are under the age of 18 years
36.7% are junior activities members (5-13 years) engaged in nipper programs
2,180 accredited Surf Life Saving coaches
2,911 programs that develop personal, lifesaving and competition skills in a fun and safe aquatic environment. In 2013/14, SLSA’s leadership programs continued to strengthen, develop and improve. Both the Leadership College and Leaders Masterclass successfully engaged the members involved and inspired them to act. In addition to internal programs, our engagement in broader community emergency management leadership programs continued to expand through the participation, facilitation and support of the AEMVF Young Leaders Emergency Services Forum and the AEMVF Volunteer Leadership Programs, both delivered by the Australian Emergency Management Institute (AEMI). The National Awards of Excellence was delivered as a successful standalone event in October 2013, both celebrating and
recognising the outstanding achievements of our members (please see page 106 for 2013 winners list). The evening acknowledged the accomplishments of our members through the presentation of National Recognition Awards, Honours, Hall of Fame and Meritorious Awards.
Education The focus in 2013/14 was the development of the 34th edition of the Public Safety and Aquatic Rescue training manual, ready for release in the 2014/15 season. This involved a number of volunteers and staff and our thanks are extended to everyone involved. With the move towards a more streamlined approach to education across the portfolios of Coastal Safety, Sport and Development, we are confident that this will result in consistently high quality training and assessment resources and practices.
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Surf Sports
Participation
2013/14 was a time of positive activity for sport at SLSA. It is important to acknowledge the superb support offered by the many volunteers who make our sport happen. Thank you to our officials, coaches, team managers and those who have supported our sport development projects on committees and working groups. In particular we recognise the outstanding contribution of the National Sport Advisors who were appointed early in 2014 and have worked hard to enhance our sport for the future benefit of our members.
This past year, we reviewed SLSA’s participation strategy to ensure we have a clear purpose in driving participation projects and associated targets, and also align our strategy to the Australian Sports Commission’s (ASC) approach in growing and retaining participation in sport and physical activity. A number of major research projects were completed to ensure factors that trigger entry and retention into Surf Life Saving participation products are recognised, and appropriate enhancements are made to existing models. This important piece of work will continue through 2014/2015 and will unearth opportunities to consider additional participation models or products not currently provided.
Sport Education – People Development A number of enhancements were made to SLSA’s sport education environment during 2013/14 following various evidence based reviews that were undertaken. Highlights from the year included: • Curriculum developed to support the new National Coach Accreditation System (NCAS) which gained endorsement by the ASC. • Production of the Foundation and Development coaching courses which include a combination of online eLearning modules, online resource library of print, audio and video resources and practical discipline specific workshops. • A National Officiating Accreditation System (NOAS) review was completed and the first meeting of the solutions phase was conducted, with the project working group in October 2013. A number of state sport development initiatives were supported, designed to build increased capacity and capability relative to specific state needs including
coaching clinics, sport workshops/ conferences and illicit drugs in sport education. • As at 30 June 2014, the total number of accredited Surf Life Saving coaches was 2,180. The total number of accredited surf officials was 2,911.
Events The national sporting events portfolio for the 2013/14 year saw strong entries, growth in participation and strengthened relationships with event partners. • The National IRB Championships, 2013 took place at Mindil Beach, Darwin, NT, in July 2013. • The National Pool Rescue Championships were held in August, 2013 at the Sleeman Complex, Brisbane. • The Schick Hydro Coolangatta Gold 2013 attracted 609 competitors over the long and short courses, individuals and team categories. • The National Interstate Championships were held in January, 2014 in NSW at the Ryde Aquatic Centre and Newport Beach. • The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships were held in April, 2014 at Scarborough Beach, WA. • The Gatorade Clash of the Paddles was run over four exciting days at Hamilton Island, QLD in conjunction with Hamilton Island Events and Australian Outrigging Canoe Association (AOCRA), in June 2014. • In collaboration with Kellogg’s Australia, we delivered another successful Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series with Shannon Eckstein and Courtney Hancock being crowned the Series Champions. 93 athletes attended the series trial at Salt Beach on the Tweed Coast in September, 2013 and competed for four series positions.
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Australia had a successful year on the international stage, winning all three major events on the 2013/14 calendar.
High Performance: The Next Wave – SLSA Olympic Pathway Program 2013/14 was another successful year for SLSA’s Olympic pathway program known as ‘The Next Wave’. Highlights from 2013/14 included: • Redevelopment of the Open Water Swimming pathway model in collaboration with Swimming Australia which will give talented SLSA members the opportunity to enter a structured pathway to support their Olympic aspirations • In 2013 there was a requirement from within the Australian Canoeing partnership to develop activities to deliver more quality female athletes and 200m paddlers into the athlete pathway. November 2013 saw the first ‘all-female’ clinic delivered at Terrigal SLSC with the attendance of 24 female paddlers. In total nine clinics were delivered by Jim Walker, on behalf of SLSA, across Australia throughout 2013/14 • 47 surf boat coaches attended a rowing technical workshop facilitated by seven time Olympic coaching veteran Tim McLaren.
The Winning Edge - SLSA High Performance Program SLSA was successful in gaining financial support from the ASC for the next World Championship cycle. Under SLSA’s High Performance ‘Winning Edge’ strategy, the National High Performance program is geared towards success at the biannual Lifesaving World Championships. A key component of this was appointing a head coach, Danny Short, who, with the support of SLSA management, is responsible for the implementation of the world championship strategy. As part of developing a winning culture and a pathway for our membership,
significant gains were made in developing a new identify for the Australian Life Saving Team. 2013/14 saw the introduction of the new Australian Life Saving Team brand. This brand formally recognises SLSA and RSSLA as joint entities in international lifesaving competition and equips the Australian Life Saving Team with a recognised logo at international and domestic events and associated media activations.
International Competition Australia had a successful year on the international stage, winning all three major events on the 2013/14 calendar. The International Surf Rescue Challenge in Japan saw victories to both the Australian Life Saving Team and the Australian Youth (Under 20) Life Saving Team. In November 2013, the Australian Life Saving Team competed in the German Cup, a pool lifesaving event that Australia has never won. The welcoming of 2012 London Olympic Games swimmer, Ryan Napoleon, along with a world record breaking swim by Pamela Hendry and the extraordinary efforts by the rest of the team, saw Australia create history by finishing first overall. The third event of the year was in Stockton, Newcastle, NSW where the Australian Surf Boat Team competed in the Trans-Tasman Surf Boat Test Series. Both the men’s and women’s crews performed brilliantly clean sweeping the New Zealand crews in an excellent display of high performance surf boat racing.
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Sport Results
National Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships (IRB) 2013 Mindil Beach, Darwin, NT, 18-21 July, 2013 Event
First
Pointscore
Second
Pointscore
Third
Pointscore
Interstate Comp
QLD
59
NSW
49
VIC
47
National Championships
North Burleigh
37
South Maroubra
24
Kurrawa
23
National Pool Rescue Championships 2013 Sleeman Sports Complex, Brisbane, QLD, 16-18 August, 2013 First
Pointscore
Second
Pointscore
Third
Pointscore
Terrigal
321
Maroochydoore
314
Northcliffe
268
Schick Hydro Coolangatta Gold 2013 Gold Coast, QLD, 19-20 October, 2013 Category
First
Time
Second
Time
Third
Time
Open Men - Long Course
Alistair Day
3:54:40
Nathan Smith
4:01:13
Josh Minogue
4:01:37
Open Women - Long Course
Elizabeth Pluimers
4:19:39
Brodie Moir
4:27:07
Courtney Hancock
4:28:27
Open Men - Short Course
Kendrick Louis
3:11:20
Pierce Leonard
3:14:32
Bradley Doughan
3:37:53
Open Women - Short Course
Alyssa Bull
3:32:01
Jess Suriano
3:35:44
Olivia Hall
3:47:53
U19 Men - Short Course
Lindsey Lawry
3:15:54
Max Brooks
3:17:21
Alex Wright
3:17:55
U19 Women - Short Course
Peggy Harris
3:44:08
Georgina McDermott
3:45:15
Karlee Nurthen
3:48:07
Masters Men 30-39 - Long Course
Brent McKinnon
4:31:34
Tim Jennett
4:36:31
Boyd Conrick
4:36:46
Masters Men 40-49 - Long Course
Ashley Massie
4:40:26
Glenn Clatwworthy
4:42:50
Dean Hyland
4:43:29
Masters Men 50+ - Short Course
Glen Lawrence
3:44:19
Kim Harker
3:48:54
David O’Grady
4:01:21
Masters Women 30-39 - Short Course
Tamiel Benjamin
4:14:02
Paula Stone
4:19:44
Fiona Day
5:17:36
Masters Women 40-49 - Short Course
Kylie Zikarsky
4:05:29
Heli Murray
4:10:43
Jodi Kappler
4:51:37
Men’s Relay- Long Course
The Z Chills
3:56:06
Redhead
3:58:40
Pair of Fives
3:58:49
Mixed Relay - Long Course
Three Men and a Lady
4:12:33
Delta 6
4:30:58
Coffs Force
4:34:02
U19 Men’s Teams - Short Course
Slippy and the Fat Whale
3:20:48
Fat Whale Fins
3:21:54
Alex Black
3:23:11
Under 19 Mixed Teams - Short Course
Team Elouera
3:35:41
Choose Life
3:50:37
Open Women’s Teams - Short Course
Maroochydore Swans
3:28:28
Team Kozii
3:34:20
AMPD
3:34:53
U19 Women’s Teams - Short Course
Maroochydore Cygnets
3:43:51
#NCChargettes
3:57:03
Currumbin Girls
3:58:44
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National Interstate Championships 2014 Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, NSW and Newport Beach, NSW, 23-24 January, 2014 First
Pointscore
Second
Pointscore
Third
Pointscore
Overall Pointscore
QLD
833
NSW
824
WA
564
Handicap Pointscore
WA
887.5
QLD
853.1
TAS
848.6
Pool Rescue Trophy
NSW
341
QLD
340
WA
215
Ocean Trophy
QLD
493
NSW
483
WA
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The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships 2014 Scarborough Beach, Perth, WA, 31 March - 6 April, 2014 Club
Points
Opens Pointscore
Club
Points
Masters Pointscore
Club
Points
Handicap Pointscore
1
Northcliffe SLSC
481
1
Northcliffe SLSC
206
1
Northcliffe
481
2
Manly LSC
181
2
Noosa Heads SLSC
177
2
Newport
416
3
Mooloolaba SLSC
164
3
Queenscliff SLSC
171
3
Queenscliff
370.5
4
Newport SLSC
150
4
City of Perth SLSC
170
4
Currumbin
366.3
5
Currumbin SLSC
124
5
Trigg Island SLSC
165
5
City of Perth
360.8
6
Alexandra Headland SLSC
120
6
Sorrento SLSC, WA
153
6
Swansea Belmont
355.5
7
City of Perth SLSC
101
7
Scarboro SLSC
112
7
Henensburgh-Stanwell Park
354.3
8
Maroochydore SLSC
93
8
Cottesloe SLSC
108
8
North Cottesloe
352
9
North Cronulla SLSC
91
9
Byron Bay SLSC
107
9
Redhead
351.8
10
Swansea Belmont SLSC
79
10
Coogee SLSC, NSW
103
10
Trigg Island
349.9
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High Performance Results
International Surf Rescue Challenge Onjuku Beach, Chiba, Japan, September, 2013 Australian U20 Development Team
International Surf Rescue Challenge Onjuku Beach, Chiba, Japan, September, 2013 Australian Life Saving Team
Place
Country
Place
Country
First
Australia
First
Australia
Second
New Zealand
Second
New Zealand
Third
Japan
Third
Japan
Name
Club
Fourth
Canada
Elyssia Gasparotto
Terrigal
Fifth
USA
Emma Dick
Mermaid Beach
Sixth
Korea
Gabrielle Murphy
City of Perth
Seventh
Hong Kong
Maddy Anne Dunn
Mooloolaba
Name
Club
Miranda Davies
Currumbin
Shannon Eckstein (c)
Northcliffe
Tiarrn Raymond
Mooloolaba
Kendrick Louis
Newport
Jackson Symonds
Sorrento - WA
Dean Scarff
Collaroy
Isak Costello
Redhead
Jake Lynch
Newport
Luke Cuff
Kurrawa
Lachlan Tame
Avoca Beach
Stefaan Demopoulos
Northcliffe
Tim Schofield
Terrigal
William Bain
Mooloolaba
Dev Lahey
Northcliffe
Phil Clayton
Head Coach - Kurrawa
Kristyl Smith
Northcliffe
Martin Lynch
Beach Coach - Newport
Rachelle King
Terrigal
Stephen Fry
Team Manager - BMD Northcliffe
Naomi Flood
Manly
Troy Eady
Physiotherapist – Byron Bay
Miranda Bell
Northcliffe
Melissa Howard
Kurrawa
Eliza Smith
Northcliffe
Danny Short
Head Coach - Maroochydore
Martin Lynch
Beach Coach - Newport
Keith Caldwell
Team Manager - Bulli
Troy Eady
Physiotherapist - Byron Bay
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German Cup Warendorff, Germany, November, 2013
Trans-Tasman Surf Boat Test Series Stockton Beach, Newcastle, January, 2014
Australian Life Saving Team
Australian Surf Boat Team
Place
Country
Place
Country
First
Australia
First
Australia
Second
Germany
Second
New Zealand
Third
Italy
Name
Club
Name
Club
Don McManus
Bilgola
Andrew Bowden (c)
Bronte/The Hills RLSSA
Anthony O’Toole
Bilgola
Sam Bell
Maroochydore/Port Hacking Life Guards
Jarrad King
Bilgola
Tim Schofield
Terrigal/The Hills RLSSA
Mitch Foran
Bilgola
Matt Davis
Moore Park
Brendan Murray
Bilgola
Ryan Napoleon
Northcliffe
Bruce Zillman
Tugun
Pamela Hendry
Maroochydore/Port Hacking Life Guards
Sascha Lahey
Tugun
Rachelle King
Terrigal/The Hills RLSSA
Lisa Webber
Tugun
Mariah Jones
Tweed Heads Coolangatta
Genevieve Bassingthwaighte
Tugun
Christina Ruiz
Northcliffe
Marianne Bassingthwaighte
Tugun
Danny Short
Head Coach - Maroochydore
Mick Lang
Team Manager - Tacking Point
Wade Sinclair
Ass. Coach/Team Manager - Picnic Bay
Nick Marshall
Physiotherapist - Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park
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We are iconically Australian and are born of a can do attitude. We are eternally optimistic and we are proud of our activities, partners and results.
Overview
Corporate Partnerships
The Communications and Business Development portfolio is responsible for corporate and commercial partnerships, communications and public relations, national marketing and brand guardianship, licensing and merchandise programs and our fundraising arm, the Surf Life Saving Foundation (see page 51). Our aim is to ensure the long term sustainability of the Surf Life Saving movement. In 2013/14, as a part of the change management program, we began our journey to create a solid platform to deliver long term value. Our focus is to achieve greater corporate and community engagement. We delivered positive revenue results but we need more to continue to achieve our mission of saving lives, creating great Australians and building better communities. We are iconically Australian and are born of a can do attitude. We are eternally optimistic and we are proud of our activities, partners and results.
SLSA forms partnerships that deliver strategic alignment and shared community value. The relationships we have with our Corporate Partners are not just sponsorships – they are true partnerships which we hold in high esteem. We have reviewed our value proposition and have worked harder to better identify and position our assets to existing and new partners to ensure the long term sustainability of the movement. We have a wealth of opportunity for partners and we have worked with them to renew their engagement with us. We are proud to renew Major Partner Westpac Banking Corporation and are excited to be seeking new Major Partners to support the movement. One of the measures of our success is reflected in our long term partners – Westpac who celebrated 40 years in October 2013 and DHL and Telstra who celebrated 10 years over the 13/14 season. We acknowledge and thank all our valuable Corporate Partners for their
support. We are incredibly proud of our partnership portfolio and recognise the valuable contribution they make to the organisation. We encourage you to engage with our National Partners and support them where best you can.
Communications and Public Relations We continued working towards positioning SLSA, in the eyes of the public, as one of Australia’s largest volunteer movements and the peak water safety organisation whose mission is to save lives, create great Australians and build better communities. Key to our communications framework was to openly communicate our safety initiatives to members and the general public, public safety awareness messages and to confirm our position as a charity that relies on the support of the community to help save lives. This was achieved through a full PR strategy including social and digital media, media releases, stakeholder events and video campaigns. Media
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coverage results included prime time TV, radio segments, print and online articles and leverage through SLSA owned digital and social channels. We worked on a number of PR and stakeholder events including the reinvigoration of Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving, launched in December 2013. We now host a quarterly event at Parliament House in Canberra, ACT, co-chaired by Federal Members, Sarah Henderson MP and Matt Thistlethwaite MP. At each event, SLSA awards National Rescue of the Month winners (see page 108). SLSA’s 2013 National Coastal Safety Report was launched at Parliament House in Canberra, ACT by active Surf Life Saving member and Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon. Tony Abbott MP who re-committed his election funding promise of $15 million for Australia’s peak water safety agencies as part of its policy to reduce drowning across Australia. This equates to an average of $5,000 each year for five years for Surf Life Saving clubs across Australia. Communicating our coastal safety and education message to the public remained a primary communications objective through tools including the Beachsafe smartphone app, now with 147,000 users (658,805 unique visitors for html version), rip current awareness activities and school beach safe activities delivered through the SLS State bodies. Internal communications with our membership remains paramount. The launch of the Members Portal in 2013 aims to streamline all internal communications into a one-stop-shop, easily accessible and user friendly for our members. We encouraged all members to keep their details on SurfGuard up-to-date to ensure smooth and current information exchange.
We continued, and will continue, to grow our digital and social media footprint. An outline as at 30 June 2014 is below: • Our website sls.com.au attracts an average of 30,000 unique visits per month. • Our Members Portal now has 4,600 users. • Our official Facebook Page has 28,200 likes. • We have 6,300 Twitter followers. • We have 2,964 followers on our official Instagram Profile. • We have 893 subscribers to our YouTube Channel. Digital communications to members and stakeholders was managed entirely in-house including monthly Surfline e-newsletter to over 90,000 members. In September 2013, we launched a new monthly eDM, On Patrol with Graham Ford, SLSA President. Ensure your email details are current to receive these communications!
SLSA received over $2.5million worth of media exposure which was a 21% increase compared to the previous year.
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Marketing & Brand Surf Life Saving is one of Australia’s most iconic and loved brands. It’s a name everyone knows. Trusted and respected for over 100 years. Known for the vital role we play on Australian beaches. But not everyone truly understands the breadth of what we do or that with the support from the Australian community we can do more. SLSA launched a truly national summer awareness/fundraising campaign to showcase the breadth of services we deliver to the community and that the Australian community can help us to save more lives by donating. This campaign was the first step in establishing a presence for Surf Life Saving on the community radar as a charity that needs help. SLSA received over $2.5million worth of media exposure which was a 21% increase compared to the previous year. The campaign was delivered through TV, radio, press, outdoor, digital, and social and all SLS owned communication channels. We saw an increase in website visitation of over 1200% and an increase in donations of 15%. Additional marketing support was delivered across a range of national SLSA programs, events and initiatives with the focus on confirming our position as the peak water safety organisation, promoting a full range of opportunities to members, enhancing and contemporising our sporting events and further maximising the integration of our peak body and fundraising messaging to engage new and existing supporters of Surf Life Saving.
Licensing and merchandise Our brand, or intellectual property as it was formally known, has been built over 100 years of our volunteers saving lives on and off the beach. It is a truly iconic Australian brand that is respected and loved across the country and the world. Our brand is represented formally by various logos, and properties such as the
Our digital and social media footprint as at 30 June 2014
30,000 unique visits to sls.com.au per month
4,600 Members Portal users
28,200 Facebook likes
6,300 Twitter followers
2,964 Instagram followers
893 YouTube Channel subscribers
90,000 Surfline e-newsletter subscribers
147,000 Beachsafe smartphone app downloads
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red and yellow patrol flags, patrol caps, patrol uniforms, and terms such as ‘Surf Rescue’, ‘Surf Patrol’ and ‘Nipper’ and it is our responsibility to ensure its use is protected. Surf Life Saving uses these images and marks in a number of places and in many important ways. This includes our patrol uniforms and equipment to designate official surf lifesavers and property, on licensed product such as our apparel range - to let consumers know that they have purchased official merchandise, and we allow our corporate partners to use these properties to show and leverage their association with Surf Life Saving. SLSA offers a member store which delivers a range of essential first aid and rescue equipment from our preferred suppliers/manufacturers to offer competitive pricing on equipment that meets our high standards. This service ensures our volunteer members can be confident they are using high quality,
durable and reliable equipment as they perform their essential rescue services and related activities across Australia’s beaches. We are pleased to donate discontinued stock to affiliated lifesaving organisations in third world countries to help them with building their respective services. Licensing activities have been reviewed in conjunction with our licensing partners Velocity Brand Management to ensure the brand is used to support Surf Life Saving’s position as a loved and trusted brand. The retail and licensing market has struggled in tight financial times however we continue to target this area for growth.
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We are pleased to donate discontinued stock to affiliated lifesaving organisations in third world countries to help them with building their respective services.
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Surf Life Saving Australia thanks our corporate and government partners who have supported us in 2013-14 Major Partners
Partners
Event Partners
Government Partners
Supporters
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Corporate Services
Overview
Information Technology
The Corporate Services portfolio is responsible for governance, risk management, finance, human resources (HR) and Information Technology. In 2013/14 we achieved a number of milestones in our mission to develop our people. The introduction of a compliance register has provided a cross reference to the relevant legislation, the date when the requirement was last reviewed and the next review date, the person responsible for ensuring that SLSA remains compliant, as well as how we comply. This is then reviewed by the Finance, Audit and Compliance Committee (FACC) every three months. We also updated the Privacy Policy following legislative changes to the Privacy Act 2008 and realigned the general ledger and the annual budget to the three year business plan and SLS 2020. A separate finance report and the financial results are listed on pages 86-99.
SLSA’s Information Technology (IT) Team is responsible for the development, testing and maintenance of SLSA’s national website suite, applications and servers that impact every corner of the organisation. Public facing systems such as Beachsafe (available on desktop, mobile and iOS and Android apps) present our surf safety message and real time beach conditions to millions of beach-goers every year, while SLSA’s bespoke SurfGuard aims to assist every club, branch and state to administer most aspects of their organisation online. Surf Life Saving as a movement, is embracing technology and forging ahead with world firsts. In 2013/14 we continued to refine our Beachsafe app, a one-ofa-kind window to expert information on all of Australia’s 11,852 beaches. We re-launched our Beachsafe app (3.0) in November 2013. We also continued the development of our Patrol Ops smart device app which unites the latest smartphone technology with the demands of patrolling surf lifesavers, enabling patrol members to communicate, track and log all aspects of the beaches they are custodians of. We are
moving to a single log-in for all our systems, making life simpler for our thousands of volunteers. The IT Helpdesk is operated seven days a week, 365 days a year to ensure that volunteers and administrators can get IT assistance and support when required. In the last patrol year (July 2013/ June 2014), we successfully dealt with over 12,000 individual support emails from a cross section of SLS members. In 2014/15, we will continue our development of best practice and ways to enhance our systems. Key developments to be investigated are outlined below: • Patrol Ops smart device app – Patrolling members will be able to sign on, submit progressive information and sign off their service with Surfcom. This system is currently being piloted in selected states. • Patrol Swaps – Patrolling members will be able to submit a patrol of which they are unable to attend to their fellow members for substitution through the Members Portal. • Lifesaving Online – This will move to sit within the Members Portal so members can continue to use the self-service features within the Portal as a means of streamlining these services and reducing the number of logins required. • eLearning – This will have the ability to be more configurable by Surf Life Saving Clubs so that clubs can track their members learning progress in the system. • Sport’s Events Management – as at June 30, 2014, this system was under development to improve and replace the current carnival management system. This will be progressed in 2014/15.
Our Staff During 2013/14, SLSA’s team of paid staff continued to collectively demonstrate dedication and commitment to the national organisation. The majority of the staff work at SLSA HQ at Rosebery (Sydney), with a small number based in other states.
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SLSA has placed significant prioritisation on developing and implementing people development strategies over the past year, ensuring we are enhancing our work environment and workplace practices for our staff. Through the creation of the SLSA “As One” Change Management Plan in 2013, SLSA committed to and successfully implemented all of the projects outlined in the first 12 months of the Workforce Transition (18 month) Plan. The overarching Workforce Transition Plan strategies are: • “As One” Workforce Integration – including structural effectiveness review. • Attracting and selecting the right people. • Implementing workforce management systems. • Developing, engaging and motivating the workforce. • Retaining or transitioning designated positions into the designated structure. The Workforce Transition Plan projects that have been implemented include: • Organisational structural effectiveness review and restructure conducted across SLSA and the Surf Life Saving Foundation. • The creation and implementation of SLSA Human Resources and Office Management reporting, which is submitted to the FACC on a monthly basis. • Whole organisation creation of our values and behaviours and determining our preferred organisation culture. The values and behaviours are now embedded within our recruitment process and personal performance development plan and review process. • Created and implemented employee satisfaction surveys across SLSA and the Foundation. The data gathered has now created a baseline for employee satisfaction and long term increase employee satisfaction targets have been
established within the business plan. • Staff and management personal enhancement program has been finalised and will be launched in July 2014. • New systems and processes have been created for recruitment, individual performance and development planning, annual performance review process and flexible work arrangements. • Internal communications have been enhanced through formalisation of matrix reporting requirements, a structured all staff meeting with both SLSA and the Foundation staff participating and regular senior management and executive meetings. Addressing the needs of our people within SLSA will in 2014/15, transition from the implementation of the Workforce Transition Plan to the implementation of the SLSA people requirements outlined within the SLSA three year business plan.
Remuneration We seek to remunerate our employees consistent with the not-for-profit sector and our formal research indicates that salaries offered are in line with those offered by similar organisations. Our remuneration includes fringe benefit packages which allows us, within Australian Taxation Office
guidelines (see page 97), to provide a proportion of an employee’s income as a tax-exempt fringe benefit.
Performance reviews and individual performance development plans All employees participated in formal annual performance reviews. These were complimented by regular progress meetings between staff and managers throughout the year. Each employee also had an individual performance development plan for the year which aligns to the business plan KPI’s. SLSA allocates an amount within the annual budget for professional development for staff.
Workplace relations In 2013/14, our staff operated, and will continue to operate under an enterprise agreement which covers general terms and conditions of employment and provides the flexibility to deal with non-standard work hours. The nature of Surf Life Saving activities requires significant amounts of weekend work and under the terms of the agreement, our employees are entitled to time-in-lieu for work undertaken on weekends. We have monthly staff
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meetings where any employment related issues that affect all staff are discussed. 30% of SLSA staff access formal flexible working arrangements.
2013/14 Staff Statistics 2008/09
FTE’s
Staff turnover
% Male
There has been a 50% reduction in staff turnover in 2013/14. Almost half of this turnover was a result of the organisation effectiveness review and restructure. SLSA’s priority within the business plan is to focus on increasing employee satisfaction rates, and the development of and implementation of retention strategies.
% Female
Equal opportunity SLSA meets all legislative requirements in terms of equal opportunity and a biasfree workplace.
Work health and safety For the most part our employees work in normal business office conditions and are not exposed to any undue hazards. We have consistently promoted a healthy and safe work environment, which is ergonomically sound. There have been two Workcover claims during the year. SLSA provided all staff with work health and safety training in 2014 and completed all fire safety warden training requirements. SLSA provided peer support training for employees in 2014 resulting in 12 trained peer support officers within the SLSA team. SLSA provides an Employee Assistance Program for all employees.
Peter George AM General Manager, Corporate Services
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
# Executive Managers
Staff Departures
6
6
5
4
4
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
1
2
1
3
1
17%
33%
17%
60%
17%
13
16
14
13
13
12
% Male
76.92%
56.25%
50.00%
38.46%
33.40%
50.00%
% Female
23.08%
43.75%
50.00%
61.54%
66.60%
50.00%
2
3
4
3
5
7
18%
23%
25%
21%
35%
37%
Staff Turnover # Senior Managers & Managers FTE’s
Staff Departures Staff Turnover # Operational Staff FTE’s
25
23
24
29.6
24.3
25
% Male
36.00%
39.13%
41.67%
27.03%
18.20%
33.60%
% Female
56.00%
52.17%
58.33%
70.95%
81.80%
66.40%
Staff Departures Staff Turnover
10
9
9
7
12
2.8
40%
36%
39%
29%
40%
8%
38
45
44
47.6
40.3
41
Total FTE’s % Male
50.00%
53.33%
52.27%
39.92%
33.40%
40.00%
% Female
50.00%
46.67%
47.73%
60.92%
66.60%
60.00%
12
13
15
11
20
10.8
33%
34%
33%
25%
42%
21%
2.62
2.66
2.02
3.10
3.10
Staff Departures Staff Turnover
Average Length of Service - (yrs) 1.61
Staff departures = 5.8 resignations and 5 redundancies.
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Overview The Strategic Development Portfolio is responsible for International Development projects and Research at Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA). The aim of SLSA’s international activities is to reduce drowning in developing nations in the Asia Pacific region, by utilising SLSA skills and resources and adapting SLSA programs, methods and systems to suit local conditions and needs. Research at SLSA is focused on exploring statistical and analytical data to support development of education, technology, communications and operations to reduce coastal drowning deaths in Australia.
International Development
The aim of SLSA’s international activities is to reduce drowning in developing nations in the Asia Pacific region.
The International Development program continued to expand this past year. During the year SLSA completed a number of drowning prevention developmental projects, including the following: • Brunei – In December 2013, SLSA volunteer Chris Jacobson (TAS) presented on surf safety at a conference organised by Brunei’s Beach Bunch. As a follow-up in mid-2014, Stuart Massey (NSW) conducted a detailed risk assessment on Brunei’s 15 beaches. The outcome is likely to see Brunei’s first lifeguards within 12 months. • Cambodia –In 2013, SLSA assisted two Australian and South African expats form the Sihanoukville Surf Life Saving Club. • China – Development work with the ShenZhen Surfing Association included the introduction of surf safety and lifesaving into ShenZhen through the production of surf safety vignettes by Anthony Bradstreet (SLSA) and the training of 34 lifeguards by David Guest (TAS), made possible through the Australia-China Council. • Colombia – With the support of SLSNSW, SLS Central Coast and the Toowoon Bay SLSC provided an
opportunity to a youth group from Colombia to experience Surf Life Saving in Australia for a day. • Cook Islands – SLSA provided support to Harvie Allison (QLD) and the new Cook Islands Water Safety and Surf Lifesaving Inc. through the donation of lifesaving equipment. • Fiji – Collaboration with the Fiji Surfing Association continued in an effort to establish a sustainable surf lifesaving education and training presence in Fiji. The work of AVID volunteer Andy Eames (NSW) was invaluable. Furthermore, SLSA continued to support the new Water Safety Council of Fiji which during the year saw a visit from Shane Daw (SA) and administration by AVID volunteer Bronwyn Soko (VIC and Fiji). • India – SLSA continued to assist the Rashtriya Life Saving Society India – RLSS (I) through the Australian Sports Outreach Program (ASOP India). • Indonesia – In late 2013, AVID volunteer Emma Larssen (NSW) completed her second assignment in Bali with outcomes including lifesaving sport coaching and consolidation of the Balawista Nippers on a number of beaches of Bali.
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• Israel – SLSA assisted a group of Australians and the fledgling Surf Life Saving Israel to develop plans to introduce volunteer surf lifesaving into Israel. • Kenya – To further assist the development of surf lifesaving in Kenya, SLSA AVID volunteer Lachlan Butcher (NSW) commenced a 12 month assignment in Nairobi and Mombasa. • Malaysia – SLSA continued to support the Life Saving Society of Malaysia following completion of Surf Sports coaching and officiating training completed late in 2012/2013 by SLSA trainer Jeff Mowbray (NSW). • Malta – SLSA provided a range of Surf Life Saving promotional items in support of the Australian High Commission promotion of Australia and also beach safety to schools in Malta. • Mauritius – Ongoing support and advice was provided to the Surf Life Saving Association of Mauritius and its President, Mr Viraj Ramharai. • Middle East – SLSA CPR, First Aid and Bronze Medallion training continued to be delivered in Dubai through SLSA licensed provider Australia International Sports Services (AISS). • Nauru – Partnered with the Nauru Surf Club, SLSA introduced surf safety and lifesaving into Nauru. Until February 2014, the partnership saw the delivery of a high quality lifeguard service in Nauru for the local residents and in particular the refugees in transition on Nauru. Unfortunately this service ceased for a variety of reasons beyond our control. Thank you to SLSA and SLSNSW employee Steve Allan who was invaluable in providing training and support to the Nauru Surf Club. • Philippines – SLSA continued to provide support to the Philippine Lifesaving Society (PLS). During the year SLSA provided resources to PLS following typhoon Haiyan. In early
Cronulla surf lifesaver Emma Larsen (left) is instrumental in the delivery of the Balawista Badung Nippers program (Bali).
2014 AVID volunteer Jess Murnane (VIC) commenced an assignment in the Philippines to further develop surf safety practices. • Samoa – SLS Tasmania continued to provide surf lifesaving training assistance through AVID volunteers • Sri Lanka – SLSA continued to assist the Life Saving Association of Sri Lanka (LSASL) to improve its lifesaving training and organisational development. • Thailand – Ongoing support to the Phuket Lifeguard Club and the Safer Phuket group enabled the continual improvement of beach safety in Phuket. In late 2013, NSW lifeguard and surf lifesaver Tom Allen provided training to lifeguards on five beaches in Phuket. • Vanuatu – SLSA AVID volunteer Martin Wilke (WA) completed his assignment in Vanuatu in early 2014 during which he guided the creation of the Vanuatu Surf Life Saving Association. • Vietnam – SLSA continued to support the development of surf lifesaving in Vietnam with training in Da Nang, Nha Trang and Ho Tram. In November 2013, SLSA was registered as an International NGO in Vietnam (PACCOM Registered No. 267).
SLSA CPR, First Aid and Bronze medallion training continued to be delivered in Dubai through SLSA licensed provider Australia International Sports Services (AISS)
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Successful SLSA Grants Funding body
Recipient Program
Amount
Australia China Council (EOI Stage Successful) - Full App Due 14/6/13
SLSA
Partnership with ShenZhen Surfing Association (EOI)
$19,817
Australia India Council
SLSA
Nipper Program
$49,500
International Life Saving Federation – ILS The International Life Saving Federation is the world authority for drowning prevention and lifesaving sport. SLSA is a founding and full member of ILS with significant contributions through members of the ILS Board of Directors, Commissions and Committees. Following elections at Rescue 2012 in November 2012, SLSA has the following representation.
Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) SLSA continued its work with the Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) funded by AusAID with volunteers in the following countries. • Fiji Andrew Eames (Wauchope Bonny Hills SLSC, NSW) and Bronwyn Soko (VIC and Fiji) • Indonesia Emma Larssen (Cronulla SLSC, NSW)
ILS Board of Directors • ILS World President – Graham Ford • ILS Business Commission Chair – Norman Farmer ESM • ILS Sport Commission Chair – Dave Thompson • Legal Adviser to ILS – Ian Fullagar
ILS Commission and Committee members • ILS Rescue Commission and Committees – Peter George AM (Secretary Commission), Dr Natalie Hood MD, Pamela Simon (Chair, Education Committee), Adam Weir, Peter Agnew and Matthew Thompson (Chair, RipSafe Committee) • ILS Business Commission and Committees – Norman Farmer ESM (Chair) and Peter George AM • ILS Sport Commission and Committees – Dave Thompson (Chair), Ian Fullagar, Kristy Munroe, Rick Wright OAM and Greg Allum OAM • ILS Drowning Prevention and Public Education Commission – Anthony Bradstreet
CPR training in Bali
• Kenya Lachlan Butcher (Cronulla SLSC, NSW) • Philippines Jess Murnane (Apollo Bay SLSC, VIC) • Samoa David Guest (Ulverstone SLSC TAS) and 2014: Mattias Baenziger (Brighton LSC and Point Lonsdale SLSC, VIC) • Vanuatu Martin Wilke (Mullaloo SLSC, WA) • Vietnam Stephanie McGuiness (Helensburgh Stanwell Park SLSC, NSW) and 2014: David Field (Cudgen Headland SLSC, NSW)
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Research SLSA’s research activities continued to expand over the past 12 months. Research activities were, and continue to be promoted via the SLS website, biannual Research Newsletter, and peer reviewed presentations and publications. The Research Advisory Committee continued to meet and provide valuable guidance, including critical review of grant proposals, draft publications and feedback to improve the presentation of the annual 2013 National Coastal Safety Report. We would like to thank John Fitzgerald OAM for his role of Chair, Research
Advisory Committee and we now welcome Norman Farmer ESM who will be taking his place. We would also like to acknowledge Dr Shauna Sherker’s contributions to SLSA Research over the last four and a half years. Dr Sherker departed SLSA in early June 2014. During this past year, SLSA has forged strong partnerships with a number of research institutions, including the University of New South Wales, University of Technology Sydney, Griffith University, Monash University, University of Ballarat, University of Melbourne, University of Wollongong, Bond University, and the Australian Institute of Sport. Emerging partnerships will continue to be explored both in Australia and internationally in 2014/15. In 2013/14 we were successful in attracting competitive research grants, including the following continuing grant: Dr. David Kennedy, Prof. Colin Woodroffe, Dr. Shauna Sherker. Rocky Coasts: A Framework for risk assessment in order to reduce drowning. Australian Research Council Linkage Project 2013-2016 in partnership with University of Melbourne and University of Wollongong (LP130100204). Newly funded projects this past year also included: SLSA and RLSS(I). Impact Evaluation of Swim N Survive, India: An international study to determine the effectiveness of Swim N Survive on reducing drowning risk in India. Australian Sports Outreach ProgramAustralian Sports Commission. We continued promoting our research activity at national and international conferences as well as through journal publications. In total, 23 abstracts were presented at scientific meetings or accepted for presentation, including 18 international conference abstracts and five national conference abstracts. In addition, six peer-reviewed journal articles were published or submitted for publication:
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1. Shaw WS. J. Goff, R. Brander, T. Walton, A. Roberts, S. Sherker. Surviving the Surf Zone: Towards an integrative approach to rip current safety. Annals Of The Association Of American Geographers [submitted April 2014] 2. M. Edwards, Onyx J., H. Maxwell, P. Bullen, S. Sherker. A conceptual model of social impact as active citizenship. Voluntas [accepted July 2014] 3. Drozdzewski D., A. Roberts, D. Dominey-Howes and R. Brander, R. The experiences of weak and nonswimmers caught in rip currents at Australian beaches. Australian Geographer [in press June 2014] 4. Darcy S., J. Onyx, M. Edwards, H. Maxwell, S. Sherker. More than a sport and volunteer organisation: Investigating social capital in an Australian sporting organisation. Sport Management Review [in press March 2014] 5. McCarroll R. J., R. Brander, J. MacMahan, I. Turner, A. Reniers, J. Brown, A. Bradstreet, S. Sherker. Evaluation of swimmer-based rip current escape strategies. Natural Hazards 71:1821-1846, 2014 6. Matthews, B., R. Andronaco, A. Adams. Warning signs at beaches: Do they work? Safety Science 62:312-318, 2014 Valuable investigative reports completed by SLSA and our collaborative partners in 2013/14 include ‘SLSA National Coastal Safety Report 2013’, ‘Attributing the Social Contribution of Surf Life Saving Australia: Valuing the Social Capital of an Iconic Institution’ and ‘Engaging Diverse Communities in Surf Lifesaving’.
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Case study: Valuing the Social Capital of SLSA
During 2013/14, we completed our work with researchers at the University of Technology Sydney’s Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Centre, evaluating the social impacts of Surf Life Saving on the Australian community. The project has, for the first time, provided evidence to support a non-profit organisation’s long term and multilayered contributions to the wider community. The Ripple Model was developed by UTS researchers as the primary tool used to measure the meaningful impact of SLSA as it creates, builds, and maintains flourishing civil societies.
The Ripple Model makes visible the contributions made by the organisation, rippling from the individual member and club, to wider networks of people and organisations and society itself. This research was funded by the Australian Research Council. The Ripple Model helped SLSA better understand its wider social contribution within the community and be able to develop ways to more effectively put a value on this social capital.
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These Guardians delivered over $6.4M in revenue which represents a 3.7% increase in the number of Guardians and an increase in revenues of 2.8%.
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he Surf Life Saving Foundation (SLSF), is a wholly owned subsidiary of SLSA and is managed through SLSA’s Communications & Business Development Portfolio. SLSF is responsible for the creation and delivery of programs to raise much needed funds for the movement. SLSF concentrates on the following activities which delivered a positive contribution of over $11.5M given directly back to the movement for essential community programs and services through Surf Life Saving Australia and SLS Entities in New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
Philanthropic Activities Donors of SLSF are collectively known as ‘Guardians of the Surf’. Our Guardians help to fund vital programs and services and allow us to confidently plan ahead and invest in our volunteer surf lifesavers so they can continue their vital community service now, and in the years to come.
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2013/14 was a challenging year for the philanthropic sector with factors such as a new Federal Government, changes within some State Governments and an unstable economy all playing a role. Our loyal donors however continued to give and provide their support with funds raised through our regular Appeals being slightly up on previous years. In the 2013/14 financial year, we recorded 20,089 active Guardians of the Surf located throughout Australia. These Guardians delivered over $6.4M in revenue which represents a 3.7% increase in the number of Guardians and an increase in revenue of 2.8%. SLSF introduced Workplace Giving into our Philanthropic Programs portfolio in 2011 and since then we have seen steady and consistent growth year on year, resulting in a total of 37 companies and 201 individuals actively participating in the Program. Approximately 45% of these companies also match their employee’s gifts dollar for dollar, thereby making a significant contribution to their employees’ charity of choice. We continue to develop our Workplace Giving Program and look forward to welcoming new employers and employees to the program. The 2013/14 financial year has also seen awareness of our Surf Life Saving ‘Circle of Friends’ Bequest Program increase, and we welcomed 187 new Bequest Program participants who advised us of their intention to leave a gift to SLS. That brings the total number of known Bequest Program members nationally to 434. Of interest this year was the increase in the number of Will makers who were much more specific with the wording in their Wills, with many requesting their gift be used for specific programs and/or specific SLS clubs or geographic locations. This certainly demonstrates that our supporters are showing a much greater interest in where and what they want their Bequest to help.
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The Foundation’s Grant Seeking Unit again achieved outstanding results for the SLS movement having successfully assisted 59 SLS entities secure $1,474,486 in funding.
We also managed the National Boardies Day Event during the year. This event enabled local clubs to participate in a national campaign with funds raised going to the clubs directly. Once again Grill’d Restaurants provided valuable support, donating more than $37,000 to SLS clubs through their ‘Local Matters’ program. In addition, more than 350 schools, retailers and workplaces participated in the popular fundraising activity , which contributed in excess of $104,000 towards SLS entities around Australia.
Commercial Activities Surf Life Saving Lotteries SLSF operates one of Australia’s largest ‘House and Land’ Lottery programs. The entire Lottery program includes six House Lotteries, six exclusive regular buyer Lotteries and a number of smaller ‘limited’ lotteries, all of which have
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performed well over the year. A highlight in 2013-14 saw two first prize properties being valued at over $1M each. This saw supporter prizes given away last year total over $7.5M. Our focus continues to be improving our data quality. This has helped us gain a better understanding of our customer’s motivations and behaviours, leading to an increase in response rates and average ticket order across all channels. We also commenced a face to face Lottery membership acquisition trial in April 2014 with early indicators showing that this is an effective method to acquire new supporters.
Trade Promotions - Pin and Win 2 A second national Trade Promotion was launched in April 2013, using a promotion formula of $10 and $25 collectible pins together with a ‘Scratch card’ to reveal
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Highlights 2013-14 Financial Year*
$6.47M raised for SLS from National fundraising activities for distribution to SLS States
$0.58M distributed to SLSA from our revenue surplus
$1.46M raised for State Entities from specific State based fundraising and revenue activities cash prizes. The new program featured a Pin replicating an Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB). The promotion was enthusiastically received by our supporters who also received the chance to win instant cash prizes and $60,000 in the second chance major prize draw which was drawn on 11 April, 2014. The next Trade Promotion, Pin and Win 3 will commence in August 2014 and will feature a replica Rescue Board collectible pin.
thanks to all supporters. No matter how big or small the contribution, each supporter really does make a difference.
raised for SLS Clubs from specific Club based fundraising events Geoffrey Martin Walsh Foundation Chair
Grant Seeking Activities The Foundation’s Grant Seeking Unit (GSU) again achieved outstanding results for the SLS movement having successfully assisted 59 SLS entities secure $1,474,486 in funding in the 2013/14 Financial Year. With over 200 grants lodged, the GSU continues to provide essential support for our movement allowing our members to focus on the task of what they do best - saving lives and building better communities. The Foundation sincerely offers our
$1.48M
Melissa King General Manager, Communications and Business Development
$1.47M raised for State Entities and Clubs through direct funding requests for SLS Entities by the Foundation Grants Seeking Unit.
* Final distributions subject to audit
Steve Francia Chief Executive Officer
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Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service
Northern Region The Northern Region Helicopter Rescue Service (NRHRS) provides residents of and visitors to Northern New South Wales, an emergency aero-medical helicopter rescue service, available at all times, free of charge. The Service is an independent subsidiary of and is wholly owned by Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA). In 2013/14, our objective was heavily focused on responding to the NSW Health Reform Plan announcements and repositioning ourselves for the new reality of consolidation of aero-medical providers in NSW. The primary response was recognising that the financial scale of the new Northern NSW area was outside the financial capacity of an organisation our size to tender for the contract. This also recognised the effect of our financial decisions on the consolidated finances of our parent organisation, SLSA.
In the past 12 months, we continued to demonstrate the worth of the service that we provide to our local community. To date, we have performed over 7,600 missions, including 547 in 2013/14 with 717 hours flown (see Snapshot below).
Fundraising The nature of our fundraising has required us to continually reinvent ourselves. The strongest expression of this has been our migration from raffles, which are still of great value to us as a substantial percentage of our fundraising, to the fundraising we now generate through our Op Shops. In 2008 we had one Op Shop in Lismore – we now have six throughout our flight area – all performing well. As importantly, it has led to an amazing engagement with our volunteers throughout the region with over 450 volunteers now part of ‘the team’.
NRHRS Snapshot 2013/14 Number of available helicopters
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
1
2
2
2
Primary Response - Number of missions
156
153
171
152
Primary Response - Number of hours flown
165
183
176
205
Secondary Response - Number of missions
142
152
191
188
Secondary Response - Number of hours flown
223
245
270
291
Search and rescue - Number of missions
21
24
20
18
Search and rescue - Number of hours flown
34
41
29
26
Training - Number of missions
101
114
159
135
Training - Number of hours flown
106
122
185
161
Other - Number of missions
54
55
89
54
Other - Number of hours flown
18
32
43
35
Total - Number of missions
473
498
630
547
Total - Number of hours flown
546
623
703
717
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maintaining local staff onsite to ensure as little disruption to the service as possible. Our pilots know the area incredibly well making them the best for any retrieval and our on-ground team is vital to our ongoing service delivery. Against this background we continue to engage with and remain relevant to our community – our most important achievement as we are a Service that came from the community, for the community.
Farewell During the year, our Director Noel Doyle retired from the Board. Noel served his community through the Board since 2002. Noel remains a strong supporter of the community through other efforts and we thank him for the service to Northern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service Pty Ltd.
Northern Region Board of Directors Member
Developments Our major development was the completion of the installation of Night Vision Technology in our second aircraft. This means that we have the capacity to accept more night time missions, with safer operating margins than we could previously. This ensures improved safety for our crews but also better coverage for our community. We initiated a national trial of Fatigue Risk Management with the introduction of CAO48.1 regulations. Our Engineering department was incredibly busy with the commissioning of Night Vision Technology in our second aircraft, new stretchers, improved distress beacon search homers, go-pro and enhanced radio technology for communications with Ambulance services. At a company level, we responded to the Reform Plan by engaging with the
Hunter-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter to address the tender. If successful, this would see our Service becoming part of the Hunter based Service under one contract servicing all of Northern NSW. We have been the custodians of the community’s helicopter service for over 30 years which meant our Board went to great lengths in considering the options that were available as part of this careful decision that was made. Importantly, the agreement reached was also seen as the best way to keep the community’s helicopter in community hands. One of the biggest reassurances under this new proposed merger is that despite the region expansion, funding and donations made here in our region will stay in our region to support the ongoing operation of the rescue helicopters in Lismore. Our agreement also includes
Meetings
Warren Tozer - Chairman
10/10
Paul Muldoon
9/10
Noel Doyle (retired)
2/3
Kevin Gosling
9/10
John Griffin
7/10
Peter George
8/10
Geoff King
6/10
Peter Fahey
7/10
Kris Beavis - Company Secretary
10/10
Kris Beavis Chief Executive Officer
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Case study: Two Fishermen and an esky
On Saturday 21 December, 2013 work colleagues Ray and Paul were rescued by the Lismore based Northern Region Service after being spotted floating in the ocean clinging to a large white esky off the coast between Evans Head and Iluka just after sunrise. Just days before Christmas, the two work mates had finished their last working day for the year and made the quick decision to shoot off in their boat from Ballina for a fishing trip. After several hours, the pair turned their small boat for home and with land in sight they soon discovered that the loud cracking noise they’d heard while landing on some rough waves was actually more serious than first perceived. The helicopter crew was alerted to the fishermen in trouble and embarked on two searches; the second in fading light, with the aid of Night Vision Goggles, but was unsuccessful in locating the patients. Early the following morning, using new
Without the amazing work and personal sacrifice you are all committed to making, our outcome, would surely have been dire to say the least!
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coordinates from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority overnight , the night crew embarked on a third search. With the pair now missing for 12 hours, urgency was rapidly increasing as the wind began gaining momentum on the water. Once the aircraft had reached the starting point for its search pattern, it quickly located Ray and Paul’s overturned boat and then the pair clinging to an esky to stay afloat. The helicopter winched them to safety and provided medical assistance before the pair were reunited with family and friends in time for Christmas. Ray and Paul later extended their gratitude and appreciation. “Without the amazing work and personal sacrifice you are all committed to making, our outcome would surely have been dire to say the least!” An amazing testimonial to the great value and importance of our vital community service.
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Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service
Southern Region The last 12 months have seen the Southern Region Helicopter Rescue Service (SRHRS) continue to cement our position with government and fellow emergency services. We have secured long term funding, resolved a number of outstanding issues and improved our financial position. Due to ocean and weather conditions, it has been a quiet year operationally.
SRHRS Snapshot 2013/14 2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2
2
2
2
Coastal Surveillance Flights - Number of missions
55
62
89
56
Coastal Surveillance Flights - Number of hours flown
60
61
87
62
Number of available helicopters
Search and rescue - Number of missions
145
252
337
188
Search and rescue - Number of hours flown
157
239.2
331
219
Training - Number of missions
57
92
75
137
Training - Number of hours flown
46
86
144
179
Other - Number of missions
22
27
22
30
Other - Number of hours flown
19
18
26
14.5
Maintenance - Number of missions
18
18
23
22
13
11
10
8.5
Total - Number of missions
Maintenance - Number of hours flown
297
451
546
433
Total - Number of hours flown
295
415
598
483
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will generate some further income. Earlier this year, we entered into an arrangement with the Australian Federal Police to provide aviation search and rescue services to their organisation.
Staff Restructure The government funding did not reach the levels that we have previously received, and as a result, $400,000 of savings had to be made. A number of options were considered and reviewed and this saw the Sydney operation return to daylight hours and several staff were made redundant. This was achieved with minimal impact on the Company’s operations.
Emergency Management
Government Funding Following successful negotiations and lobbying, Southern Region signed a four year funding agreement with the NSW Ministry for Police and Emergency Services (MPES). This agreement allows us to be directly tasked by police for search and rescue operations as well as providing urgent (non-disaster relief) search and rescue work for the State Emergency Service. The negotiations allowed our participation in multi-agency search and rescue exercises and the surf patrols we perform for Surf Life Saving New South Wales (SLSNSW) to be covered by the funding. The funding secures the medium term future for our base in Sydney and on the NSW South Coast and extends the operations of the South Coast to a yearround operation.
Operations and Staffing Operations Over the last 12 months, a total of 433 hours have been flown by the Westpac Life Saver Rescue helicopters in support of search and rescue activities throughout NSW. This was a significant reduction compared to previous years for a number of reasons including that there was no major flood event in NSW, whereas in previous years the Service has provided substantial support to the State Emergency Service with flood rescue operations. The introduction of 406 EPIRBs and ELBs, meant that we saw a reduction in AusSAR tasking for activated distress beacons. We also continued to support SLSNSW by undertaking coastal surveillance patrols in the Sydney Basin and along the NSW South Coast during the Surf Life Saving season. We are well advanced with negotiations with Fire and Rescue NSW to extend our operational capability with them and this
We have worked hard to improve our relationship with our emergency services partners as this is what will drive our taskings. These relationships have been integral in helping to secure government support and MPES funding. We now have an Observer’s Seat on all Regional Emergency Management Committees, Regional Rescue Committees and Marine Rescue Committees in our normal area of operations. Our helicopters and crew participated in a number of multi-agency search and rescue exercises (SAREX’s). Not only does this hone our skills, response capabilities and overall service provision, but the professional and social networking with our colleagues from other agencies ensures that we all work well together at major events. Major SAREX’s were held on the Pittwater, Bermagui, Greenwell Point (Shoalhaven), Canberra and the Snowy Mountains. Participants in these exercises included the NSW Police Force (Local Area Commands and Marine Area Commands), the NSW State Emergency Service, SLSNSW, the Australian Federal Police, Marine Rescue NSW, Volunteer Rescue Association, Ambulance Service of NSW and the Royal Australian Navy.
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Our Aircraft/Bases/Facilities Our last two annual reports mentioned the collapse of the retaining wall at the Sydney base. This saw a large portion of the building closed down, bedrooms created in offices and staff relocated to a large open space area. The subsequent repatriation of the building super-structure and the internal repairs has now been completed and the base is fully accessible to our staff once again. This process lasted 18 months. The UrbanGrowth (formerly Landcom) negotiations were long and protracted for several reasons and this required a sustained effort from the Board and the Management Team to ensure a successful outcome. The initial offers were rejected until a final offer was made at the end of the reporting period. This offer was accepted and repatriation of the building is now being prioritised with repairs beginning shortly. Both aircraft are performing well with significant maintenance undertaken in 2013/14. Both aircraft have now been retro-fitted for the introduction of Night Vision Goggles. Sydney’s VH-SLU has had an upgrade of its engines and the same upgrade will be required of South Coast’s VH-SLA in the next 12-15 months.
Business Development Fundraising has been one of our challenges in 2013/14. We are continuing to address this through a restructure of the staff and staffing functions. Our change in focus includes developing the Westpac relationship, looking at high income generating events and better back-room support. In the last 12 months, we have conducted a very popular anniversary ball and fundraising dinners in Sydney and at Batemans Bay. Our Golf Day and the annual Mortgage Brokers Ball were successful and we continue to receive substantial income from events such as the City2Surf run in Sydney.
Our Housie sessions have improved and there are a number of pioneering programs ready to be launched at several of our clubs in 2014/15. Along with the national Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter family, we were excited when Westpac announced that the partnership had been extended until 2017, the bank’s 200th birthday – and look forward to continuing our partnership in 2014/15. Looking forward, in 2014/15, we are introducing a more sophisticated and advanced Customer Relationship Database and using the data more effectively in order to maintain contact with our supporters. Tied in with this has been the redevelopment and repositioning of our website. Financial performance of our fundraising efforts has markedly improved. Our 40th anniversary was celebrated in style with several events including a Gala Ball, a Fly By along the coast and Sydney Harbour and a staff reunion. Significant media coverage was generated as a result of these activities. A feature article on our 40th anniversary and our current operations was featured in the April edition of Australian Aviation. Our social media is extensively used to stay in touch with our supporters and it is constantly monitored by media agencies for rescue mission information. Nearly 5,000 individuals or organisations follow both our Facebook page and Twitter feeds.
Conclusion At our 40th Anniversary Ball, I said “It was 40 years ago that a group of ambitious, enthusiastic dare-devil surf lifesavers undertook their training at Wanda Beach, under the very watchful and sceptical eye of the Civil Aviation Authority. A week later, on the October long weekend, the Wales helicopter commenced their inaugural surf patrols along Sydney’s beaches. From this infancy we have grown
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into a mature service that continues to provide free aviation search and rescue services to the community.” Many things have changed over the last 40 years, since the beginnings of our service – our crews, bases, the helicopters we have flown in, the rescue techniques and equipment we utilise. There are only two things that haven’t changed. The first thing is the reason we exist – to serve our community and to save lives. Secondly, the other constant that remains is our key supporter – Westpac – and that support is something we cherish. We recognise and thank Jon Donohoe AM who retired as our Chairman early in 2014. His leadership and guidance has ensured a strong future for the Service. We acknowledge the great support we receive from our Corporate Partners, particularly Westpac and Thales; and, of course, we are very grateful to the NSW
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State Government through the Ministry for Police and Emergency Services for their backing. Finally, my sincere gratitude is extended to our wonderful staff. Their passion, their loyalty and their real desire to make a difference is admired. This is the team that ensures the longevity of Southern Region!
Stephen Leahy Chief Executive Officer
Southern Region Board of Directors Director
Directorship
Meetings
Jon Donohoe AM
Chairman to 27th February 2014
4/4
David Owens APM
Director; Chairman from 27th February 2014
5/7
Peter George AM
Member’s Representative
5/7
Gordon Lang
Director
7/7
Daniel Dwyer
Director
5/7
Les Tree AM
NSW Government Representative
4/4
Graham Ford
Director
1/1
Stephen Leahy JP
Company Secretary, Chief Executive Officer
7/7
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Governance & Oversight
Overview Since 1907, when a small number of Sydney Surf Life Saving (SLS) clubs formed the organisation now known as Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA), we have evolved into a highly federated and geographically disperse organisation, made up of 507 entities/groups including 311 separately incorporated Surf Life Saving Clubs, 17 regional branches (in NSW and Queensland), 101 support operations (regional rescue and response teams), 66 paid lifeguard services and seven State and Territory centres (page 128). However, as these various separate entities are not subsidiaries of SLSA Ltd and have a variety of legal and reporting structures, their financial results are not consolidated here. We are the peak policy and decision making body for the movement. Under our constitution, our members are: • State Centres, represented by their appointed directors have the right to be present, debate and vote at our general meetings. • Life Members of SLSA, have the right to be present and to debate at our general meetings, but with no voting rights. • All individual members of affiliated SLSC’s, and services have the right to be present at general meetings, but with no voting or debating rights. Each year, prior to the commencement of the season, individual members sign an application for joint membership of SLSA and their club. Where the members are less than 18 years of age, the membership form
is signed by a parent or legal guardian. This detailed membership form meets a number of legal requirements, including indemnification of SLSA in the event of any claim arising from surf lifesaving activity, as well as outlining a member’s individual liability in the unlikely event of a wind-up of SLSA. SLSA also operates two subsidiary companies to provide helicopter rescue services in NSW. Other helicopter rescue services operate in Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia through their respective state centres. The Surf Life Saving Foundation (SLSF) which is now also a wholly owned subsidiary, undertakes a national fundraising role on behalf of the movement.
Patrons of Surf Life Saving Australia Chief Patrons His Royal Highness Prince Philip KG KT OM GBE AC QSO PC Duke of Edinburgh Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC (until 28 March 2014) Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) (from 28 March 2014) Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Patrons Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO Governor of New South Wales Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AC Governor of Queensland His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR Governor of South Australia His Excellency Malcolm McCusker AC CVO QC Governor of Western Australia His Excellency the Hon Peter Underwood AC Governor of Tasmania Her Excellency the Honourable Sally Thomas AM Administrator of the Northern Territory
Vice Patron The Hon. Tony Abbott MP Prime Minister of Australia
Life Governor Alan Whelpton AO Sir Adrian Curlewis CVO CBE* *Denotes deceased
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Overview As one of the largest volunteer organisations in Australia and the world, we are dependent on the contribution of our volunteer members for everything from patrolling beaches, to providing input for the strategic direction for the organisation. Board and Committee members freely give up their time for the benefit of Surf Life Saving.
Surf Life Saving Australia Board The peak policy and decision body for Surf Life Saving in Australia (SLSA), made up of the President of SLSA, seven Appointed Directors from each state and the Northern Territory, four Independent Directors and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SLSA. The Board delegates the management of SLSA to the CEO who seeks support and advice from the Executive Management Group (EMG).
Name
Position
Graham Ford
President (Chair)
Greg Nance
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew McGuiness SLSNT (From 8 March, 2014) Bob Creek
SLSNT (Until 8 March, 2014)
John Baker
SLSSA
Mark Irwin
SLSWA
Ralph Devlin QC
SLSA Deputy President SLSQ
Stephen Godfrey
SLST
Tom Mollenkopf
LSV
Tony Haven
SLSNSW
Christine Hopton
Independent Director
Lyn Barratt
Independent Director
Martin Walsh
Independent Director
Michael Crismale
Independent Director (Until 30 June, 2014)
Surf Life Saving Australia Roles and Responsibilities The key roles and responsibilities of SLSAÂ are: a. Responsible for international lifesaving activities, coordination and representation - member of the International Life Saving Federation (ILS). b. Responsible for relations with allied agencies (AUSTSWIM, RLSSA, Swimming Australia, Australian Coastal Alliance etc.) and other peak organisations (e.g. Australian Water Safety Council, National SeaChange Taskforce etc.). c. Provides a framework within which surf lifesaving in Australia may be conducted safely and fairly in Australia including national strategies and supporting plans. d. Primary SLS organisation relationship with the federal government. Responsible for the management and delivery of all representation to the federal government. e. Facilitation, coordination and delivery of agreed national administrative programs such as insurance, Information Technology and Communications (ITC) and disciplinary and grievance. f. Responsible for lifesaving rules, policies and standards underpinned by evidence (research) and the coordination of lifesaving nationally with the State Centres, including professional lifeguards. g. Conducts relevant research. Sets curriculum and standards. h. Responsible for the coordination of member training and education through curriculum and resource development with the State Centres
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i. Management and delivery of all national sporting events, development of national sport policy and standards and delivery of the national high performance program. j. Responsible for supporting national programs in member development, club management, leadership, recognition youth and junior development and the national resources to support these programs. k. SLSA brand protection, reputation and development. l. Management and delivery of national marketing, sponsorship and business development programs. m. Management and delivery of national fund raising in accordance with agreed national and state business outcomes.
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Graham Ford – President Elected Director
Greg Nance CEO
Andrew McGuiness Appointed Director (from March 2014)
Graham was elected as President of SLSA in October, 2010. He brings to this role a wealth of Surf Life Saving knowledge and experience, coupled with a strong business background. Graham is a Life Member of Bronte SLSC and has held many senior roles in SLS. His professional experience includes over 30 years in the property industry, as well as numerous chairman and directorship roles. Graham was re-elected as SLSA President in October 2012. He was also elected as President of the ILS in November 2012. Graham is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Formerly SLSA CEO, from 1996-2006, Greg Nance was appointed as CEO in July 2013. Prior to and in-between his time with SLSA, Greg has held positions including Director, Sports Development at the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), leading the Commonwealth Government’s investment in sport. In his former life, Greg was an officer in the Australian Army, serving in the Royal Australian Commando and Special Air Service Regiments.
Andrew, a Senior Teacher in Darwin was elected as President of Surf Life Saving Northern Territory in March 2014. Andrew has a wide background in lifesaving, education, search & rescue operations and business management. He is a Life Member of the Darwin SLSC.
Anthony Michael Haven Appointed Director
John Baker Appointed Director
Mark Raymond Irwin Appointed Director
Tony, a former Senior Manager at the NSW State Transit Authority, has been involved with Surf Life Saving since 1965. He was reelected as SLSNSW President in May 2014 and his term is due to expire in May 2016.
John, a Company Director, has been President of Surf Life Saving SA since June 2011, and was appointed as a Director on the SLSA Board in January 2012. John is a member of Brighton SLSC in SA and has been involved with Surf Life Saving since 1977.
Mark, a Company Director, has been President of Surf Life Saving WA since September 2008. He has been involved with Surf Life Saving since 1982. Mark was named SLSA Volunteer of the Year in 2006. His current term as SLSWA President is due to expire in September 2014.
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Ralph Devlin QC Appointed Director
Stephen Godfrey Appointed Director
Tom Mollenkopf Appointed Director
Ralph, a Senior Counsel, has been President of Surf Life Saving QLD since July 2011. Prior to this time, Ralph held the role of SLSQ Deputy President, and was appointed as a Director on the SLSA Board on 20 December 2010. Ralph is a Life Member of SLSA.
Stephen, Acting General Manager of Corporate Services at PSMA Australia Ltd, has been President of Surf Life Saving Tasmania since September 2011, and was appointed as a Director on the SLSA Board in October 2011. Stephen is a Life Member of Carlton Park SLSC and has been involved with Surf Life Saving since 1967.
Tom was the CEO of the Australian Water Association from 2007 until 2013. Prior to that he held executive roles internationally and in Australia in the utilities sector, following a law career in private practice and as corporate counsel. Tom is President of LSV and is a Director of Western Water and WaterAid Australia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and of Chartered Secretaries Australia. Tom is a Life Member of Point Leo SLSC.
Christine Hopton Independent Director
Lyn Barratt Independent Director
Martin Walsh Independent Director
Christine has an extensive media background having worked in the newspaper and television industries, public relations, marketing and communications for more than 30 years. Christine has been involved in Surf Life Saving for over 15 years, joining as a Nipper parent and holding positions on the Avalon Beach SLSC junior committee before gaining her Bronze Medallion in 2000. Christine is currently in her eighth term as President of Avalon Beach SLSC.
Lyn has worked extensively in Occupational Health & Safety and Risk Management for over 20 years in Tasmania, Victoria and NSW. She currently holds the position as the National Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Manager for an international dredging company specializing in the marine environment. Lyn has been involved in Surf Life Saving since 1985 as co-founder of the Port Sorell SLSC in Tasmania where she filled several roles over 12 years. She remains active on several national committees.
Martin Walsh is a member of Lorne SLSC and Life Member of LSV. Professionally, Martin is a Registered Company Auditor, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Graduate of the Institute of Company Directors. He is also the current chair of the Surf Life Saving Foundation and a previous Director of LSV.
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Michael Crismale Outgoing Director
Kevin Larkins Outgoing Director
Mark Fife OAM Outgoing Director
Michael, Chairman of the Australian Turf Club and Director and founding owner of Matrium Technologies Pty Ltd, was appointed as an Independent Director of SLSA in April, 2011. Michael is also a member of the Institute of Sports Management, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australian Institute of Company Directors and Taxation Institute in Australia.
Kevin, a Company Director, has been SLSA’s Director of Development since 30 October, 2010. Kevin has been a member of the Development Standing Committee for nine years, and is a member of Torquay SLSC in Victoria. Kevin was named SLSA Volunteer of the Year in 2000.
Mark, an assistant property manager, has been SLSA’s Director of Lifesaving since November, 2010. Mark was previously the State Lifesaving Officer and Director of Lifesaving for SLSQ and has been a member of the Lifesaving Standing Committee since 2001.
Rick Wright OAM Outgoing Director
Robert William Creek Outgoing Director
Rick, a consultant, has been SLSA’s Director of Sport since May, 2010. Rick has been a member of the Sport Standing Committee since 2003 and was inducted into the SLSA Hall of Fame in 2010. He was previously a SLSA Director when he held the role of Director of Development between 1996 and 2002.
Bob, an IT Manager, has been President of SLSNT, since June 2003. He has been involved with Surf Life Saving since 1988. His term as SLSNT president expired in March 2014.
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Governance Structure of SLS in Australia
SLS Organisational Structure
SLS Governance Structure
168,622 Members National Body Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) Surf Life Saving Australia Subsidiaries
Executive Management Group SLSA Board
Northern Region Helicopter Rescue Service
Southern Region Helicopter Rescue Service
Surf Life Saving Foundation
Surf Sports Australia
Life Saving Victoria (LSV)
Surf Life Saving Western Australia (SLSWA)
Surf Life Saving South Australia (SLSSA)
Surf Life Saving Tasmania (SLST)
Surf Life Saving Northern Territory (SLSNT)
59 Clubs
57 Clubs
29 Clubs
19 Clubs
14 Clubs
4 Clubs
35 Support Ops
12 Support Ops
20 Support Ops
20 Support Ops
5 Support Ops
8 Support Ops
1 Support Op
19 ALS
18 ALS
13 ALS
11 ALS
2 ALS
1 ALS
2 ALS
Surf Life Saving New South Wales (SLSNSW)
Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ)
11 Regional Branches
6 Regional Branches
129 Clubs
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“As One”Change Management Plan
Following a review of SLSA and SLSF by Deloitte in late 2012, it was agreed by both boards to accept all the recommended changes in order to reposition us as one organisation with a single, vision of saving lives, creating great Australians and building better communities. SLSA is structured to enable true collaboration across the organisation which delivers enhancement of our governance to contemporary standards. Our efforts were focused in a more integrated manner to deliver to our key stakeholders - the states, members, sponsors and donors in the past 12 months. We have continued to deliver to the “As One” Change Management Plan - a Workforce Transition plan, and are pleased to provide an outline of that progress below. Our journey is not over and our aim is to maintain trust and transparency in SLSA with our key stakeholders.
Change Management Plan recommendations - Matrix Recommendation/Action Required
Status
Comment
1. SLSA Board & Advisory Committee Restructure
C
No further action
2. Communication of Governance Reforms
C
No further action
3. Appointment of External Company Secretary
C
No further action
4. Formation of Board Nominations Committee
C
No further action
5. Review of Board skills, nomination process and structure and constitution/regs amended
C
No further action
6. Institution of bi-annual governance training
P
Need to contract
7. Establishment of Business Development Advisory Committee and timeline determined
P
By July 2015.
8. Completion of EMG operation reform & SLSA CEO assigned full accountability & responsibility
C
No further action
9. Endorsement of Performance Management Framework
C
No further action
10. Sharing of EMG Annual Performance to State Presidents
P
Mid 2014
11. Development of SLSA Business Plan
C
No further action
12. CEO’s internal review of SLSA roles/functions
C
No further action
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Change Management Plan Progress
Change Management Plan recommendations - Matrix Recommendation/Action Required
Status
Comment
13. Endorsement and implementation of “As One” Workforce Transition Plan
C
No further action
14. GM C&C & GM Corp Serv be endorsed and advertised
C
No further action
15. SLSF will become a wholly owned subsidiary. Review of SLSF operations and ‘Winding down’ of SLSF. Development of an Accountability matrix.
C
No further action
16. Review of SLSA brand and development of brand, marketing, sponsorship and fundraising strategies
U
Work commenced at August 13 EMG. Progressively being completed. Target for completion is September 2014. On track.
17. Initial GM-CBD review of SLSF Structure
C
No further action
18. Further external analysis/review of cost effectiveness and compliance of SLSF outsourcing
C
No further action
19. Review of revenue planning, funding allocation models, info mgmt and mgmt decision making to ensure optimal practices
C
No further action
20. SLSF business planning and budgeting cycle align with SLSA. Development of 3 year business plan.
C
No further action
21. Reassessment of the management arrangements of SRHRS
U
Helicopter Operations Review Committee established. Sale of SRHRS to SLSNSW being considered.
22. ICT Audit of SLSA and SLSF and the development of combined strategy for ITC for SLSA and the SLSF
P
Deferred to second half of 2014. Not finished - will not be achieved.
23. Review current & future use of properties and develop property plan linked to budget for the combined SLSA /SLSF/ helicopter Group
U
SLSA Property Strategy 2014-2024 to SLSA Board for endorsement August 2014.
24. Risk remediation strategies form part of the Change Management Plan
C
No further action
25. SLSA Board agrees in principle that costs be reflected in Financial Statements of SLSA/SLSF and/or the 2013/14 Budget and SLSA/SLSF Business Plans to be approved by the respective Boards and communicated to EMG
C
No further action
C
Complete
P
Pending
U
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SLSA Board Governance Charter (Adopted May 2014)
Key aspects of the charter are detailed below.
The role of the Board and Committees As one of Australia’s largest volunteer movements, our Board and Committee structure is critical to ensuring volunteer representation in key decisions. The various committees outlined on pages 74-81 are advisory only, however can be empowered by the Board and meet as required. Their recommendations are considered by either the CEO, the Executive Management Group, or in some instances the Board. The Board, through the CEO, has ultimate supervision of the committees.
The role of the Directors and Management The day-to-day business of SLSA Ltd is managed by the CEO, under the direction of the Board. The Board may exercise all the powers of the company, except any power the Corporations Act or the constitution requires the company to exercise in a general meeting of members. The Board is responsible for the appointment of a CEO to manage and administer the organisation. The CEO is ultimately accountable to the Board however; the CEO is accountable to the President (as Chairman of the Board) on a day-to-day basis.
Board composition
Accountability
The Board comprises seven State Centre Appointed Directors, one from each state and the Northern Territory, (the ‘shareholders’ of SLSA Ltd) who represent our members; the President (Chairman), who is also elected by the Appointed Directors and the CEO (non-voting). Up to four additional Independent Directors may also be appointed to the Board. The current Board has four appointed Independent Directors.
The Board is accountable to the members of SLSA Ltd. Part III of the Constitution lists the following categories of membership: • State Centres – debating and voting rights at SLSA general meetings. • Affiliated Clubs – debating but not voting rights at SLSA general meetings. • Life Members – debating but not voting rights at SLSA general meetings. • All members of affiliated clubs – can be present, but no debating or voting rights at SLSA general meetings. The general membership category is divided into various other sub-categories set out in the regulations.
Board meetings and access to management The Board meets at least five times each year. The Appointed Directors are supported by their respective State or Territory CEOs.
Management of significant business risks 2013/14 has seen further refinement to our risk management processes. The Board considered the Risk Management Reporting and top ten risks and their mitigation strategies.
Code of conduct A code of conduct for Directors, setting out expectations and limitations is contained within the SLSA Board Governance Charter which was adopted in May 2014.
Independence At the commencement of each Board meeting, the Chair asks for Directors to declare conflicts of interest in any agenda items. Under the Board’s structure, seven Directors are appointed by their respective State or Territory Centre, and as with most other federated organisations, there is inevitably the perception of tension between State Directors’ responsibilities to their State Centres and their fiduciary duties to SLSA Ltd. These fiduciary duties are higher for a limited company such as SLSA Ltd than for incorporate associations such as State Centres. The Chair ensures that all State Appointed Directors fulfil their fiduciary duties first and foremost to SLSA.
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Obtaining independent advice
Compliance issues
The Board is assisted in aspects of its operations with external advice. Lander and Rogers Lawyers were re-appointed to provide legal services at the Annual General Meeting in October 2013 for a period of 12 months. Our auditors, BDO (formerly known as PKF), conduct an annual internal audit, giving the Board independent assurance and advice on financial management matters. Jardine Lloyd Thompson Australia Pty Ltd (JLT) also provides insurance advice and services. Throughout the year, SLSA also sought advice from a range of other external consultants including, Astute Consulting which conducted Governance and Strategic Planning workshops.
SLSA is a company limited by guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth). SLSA is also a registered charitable institution under the NSW Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 (NSW). The advisors noted earlier, Lander and Rogers Lawyers, BDO and JLT also ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulation.
Ethical standards The Board acknowledges the need for, and continued maintenance of, the highest standards of corporate governance practice, ethical conduct by all Board members and open and transparent processes. Declaring any conflict of interest and/or pecuniary interest in agenda items of Board meetings ensures that, where appropriate, Directors leave the meeting until discussion on the matter is concluded.
Compensation Directors receive no compensation for their services. Travel and accommodation costs associated with meetings are met by SLSA.
Training At times, presentations by outside experts on strategic matters are made to the Board. Directors have also been given the opportunity to attend workshops and other conferences relating to corporate governance at SLSA’s expense.
Subsidiary entities As noted elsewhere, SLSA Ltd wholly owns a number of subsidiary bodies. The Surf Life Saving Foundation (SLSF) raises funds nationally and in each State for SLSA. Southern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Services P/L and Northern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Services P/L provide helicopter rescue services in NSW. Surf Sports Australia P/L is another subsidiary of SLSA, primarily concerned with
professional sports events. The financial results of the four subsidiaries are included as segment reporting in SLSA’s accounts.
Fiduciary duties Monthly financial statements for SLSA Ltd. and subsidiary companies are provided to the Board. These monthly statements together with monthly accounts are submitted to Directors for endorsement at the subsequent Board Meeting. All financial accounts and reports are overseen by the FACC and, on their recommendation, adopted or otherwise by the Board throughout the year.
Pathways to Board and Committee membership As one of the largest volunteer organisations in Australia, we are dependent on the contribution of our volunteer members for everything from patrolling beaches, to providing the overall management and operational delivery of frontline services and activities. Broadly speaking a person can become a member of the Board or committee by being appointed by either SLSA or by a state centre. The skills base required for these positions is set out in the SLSA Board Governance Charter and also in the SLSA Regulations.
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Boards & Committees
1. Executive Management Group (EMG)
Finance, Audit & Compliance Committee (FACC)
Management authority by the SLSA Board and is made up of the SLSA CEO, State CEO’s, SLSA General Managers and SLSA’s Legal Advisor.
Assists the SLSA Board in oversight of the reliability and integrity of accounting policies, financial reporting and disclosure practices. Finance, Audit & Compliance Committee
Executive Management Group
Name
Position
Name
Position
Michael Crismale (until May 2014)
Chair
Greg Nance
SLSA CEO (Chair)
Michael Martin AM (from May 2014)
Chair
Clare Harris (from April 2014)
CEO, SLSSA
Greg Nance
SLSA
Elaine Farmer OAM JP (until April 2014)
CEO, SLSSA
Lyn Barratt
NSW
John Brennan OAM
CEO, SLSQ
Neil Morarty OAM
VIC
Nigel Taylor ESM
CEO, LSV
Martin Walsh (from May 2014)
VIC
Paul Andrew
CEO, SLSWA
Phil Vanny AM
CEO, SLSNSW
Tony Snelling
CEO, SLSNT
Tony van den Enden
GM, SLST
Kitty Chiller
GM Capacity & Capability
Melissa King
GM Communications & Business Development
Norman Farmer ESM
GM Strategic Development
Peter George AM
GM Corporate Services
2. Governance Committees
Nominations Committee Proposes any and all candidates for election and appointment to the SLSA Board and is responsible for the appointment of the Board Appointed Chairs of SLSA’s Advisory Committees. Nominations Committee Name
Position
Christine Hopton
Chair
Sarina Bratton AM
Member
Kate Bell
Member
Appointments and Remuneration Committee Recommends the appointment of the CEO to the SLSA Board, reviews and reports proposed remuneration packages for the CEO and senior executives to the SLSA Board, and ensures adequate human resource levels within the organisation.
3. Development Management Committee (DMC) Responsible for discussing issues related to SLS member development.
Appointments and Remuneration Committee
Development Management Committee
Name
Position
Name
Position
Graham Ford
President, SLSA
Vanessa Brown
People & Development Manager, SLSA (Chair)
Michael Crismale
Director
Brenda Lofthouse
QLD
Kate Higginbotham
NSW
Joshua Drummond
WA
Julie Snelling
NT
Kate McLauchlan
VIC
Leanne Martlew
TAS
Stephen Cornish
SA
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4. Lifesaving Education Committee
6. Lifesaving Management Committee (LMC)
Coordinates the operations of the Australian Lifesaving Academy and discusses issues relating to education.
The LMC is responsible for the implementation and continual improvement of lifesaving plans, programs and activities.
Lifesaving Education Committee
Lifesaving Management Committee
Name
Position
Name
Position
Amy Teale (until Jan 2014)
Training & Education Manager, SLSA (Chair)
Mark Fife OAM
SLSA Chair, Lifesaving (Chair)
Pamela Simon (from Jan 2014)
Education Manager, SLSA (Chair)
Anthony Bradstreet
Assisting Chair, Coastal Risk & Safety Manager (SLSA)
Ben Whibley
QLD
Andy Kent
NSW
Dean Hemburrow
VIC
Chris Peck
WA
Janelle Slattery
WA
George Hill
QLD
Joy Fisher
SA
Greg Scott
VIC
Julie Snelling
NT
Shane Daw
SA
Leanne Martlew
TAS
Tony Snelling
NT
Louise Fuller
NSW
Tony Van den Enden
TAS
5. Lifesaving Advisors
7. Lifesaving Member Advisory Committee (LMAC)
Responsible for providing technical advice on specific lifesaving matters to SLSA
Responsible for the development and implementation of the strategic lifesaving business of SLSA.
Lifesaving Advisors
Lifesaving Member Advisory Committee
Name
Position
Name
Position
Carolyn Wiseman
National Workplace Health & Safety AdvisorÂ
Mark Fife OAM
SLSA Chair, Lifesaving (Chair)
Chris Stevens
Communications Advisor
Anthony Bradstreet
Coastal Risk & Safety Manager (SLSA)
Dr. Natalie Hood
Medical Advisor
Alan Cross
NT
Henry Scruton
Powercraft Advisor
Bruce Hosking
SA
Marcia Fife
Marine Stinger Advisor
Christopher Jacobson
TAS
Darren McLeod
VIC
John Restuccia
NSW
Mark Hills
WA
Peter Lucas
QLD
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8. Sport Advisors
10. Special Purpose Committees
Responsible for providing advice on specific sport matters at SLSA
Athlete Selection Panel Sport Advisors Name
Position
Andrew Buhk
National Event Advisor
Bert Hunt
Surf Boat Advisor
Chris Gately
Selection Advisor
Danny Short
High Performance Advisor
Don van Keimpema
National Officiating Advisor
Gavin Hill
National Coaching Advisor
Greg Allum OAM
National Technical Advisor
Kristy Ellis
National Sport Integrity Advisor
Responsible for the selection of national teams in accordance with SLSA selection policy. Athlete Selection Panel Name
Position
Chris Gately
Chair
Anne-Maree Gardiner
QLD
Brett Dowker
NSW
Australian Lifeguard Service Management Committee Responsible for standardising the delivery of lifeguarding services around Australia and discussing issues surrounding lifeguarding.
9. Sport Directors and Management Committee
Australian Lifeguard Service Management Committee Name
Position
Sport Directors and Management Committee
Murray Copas
Lifesaving Operations Manager, SLSA (Chair)
Name
Position
Dale Richardson
VIC
Dick Bignold
SLSA Chair, Sport (Chair)
Greg Cahill
QLD
Alan Holmes
VIC
Matt du Plessis
WA
Charles Melloy
QLD
Brent Manieri
NSW
Chris Inglis
WA
Shane Daw
SA
Leanne Martlew
TAS
Tony van den Enden
TAS
Michael Bate
NSW
Trevor Radburn
NT
Michael Schetter
SA
Peter Zuill
SA
Sam Edwards
NT
Shane Knight
NSW
Stephen Carrick
WA
Stuart Hogben
QLD
Tom Mitchell
VIC
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Hall of Fame Committee
Honours Committee
The Panel meets to discuss SLSA Hall of Fame nominations, and makes recommendations to the SLSA Board about inductions to the Hall of Fame.
Initiates nominations to the appropriate authorities on behalf of SLSA members considered eligible for civil, sporting, community and other awards.
Hall of Fame Committee
Honours Committee
Name
Position
Name
Position
Graham Ford
President , SLSA (Chair)
Kevin Larkins
SLSA Chair, Education and Development
Alan Whelpton AO
NSW
Andrew Barnes
VIC
John Fitzgerald AM
SA
Danny Hoyland OAM
QLD
Vanessa Brown
People & Development Manager (SLSA)
Jean Burling OAM
WA
Warren Rennie AM
NSW
Richard Lytham
NSW
Vanessa Brown
People & Development Manager (SLSA)
History Committee Advises, comments and submits recommendations on the collection, conservation, management and documentation of the history of surf lifesaving in Australia.
Information Technology and Telecommunications Committee This Committee makes recommendations to the EMG on IT&T strategy, architecture, standards and policy with Surf Life Saving.
History Committee Name
Position
Information Technology and Telecommunications Committee
Stan Vesper
Chair
Name
Position
Don Burchill OAM
QLD
Gary Daly
National IT Manager, SLSA (Chair)
Don Henderson
SA
Bob Creek
NT
Gary McKinnon
NT
Craig Williams
QLD
Ken Knight BEM
TAS
Emma Atkins
VIC
Prue Weber
VIC
Greg Bird
TAS
Ray Brennan
NSW
Jonathan Farrell
CEO Appointment
Tim Tucak
WA
Matt Hanks
NSW
Vanessa Brown
People & Development Manager (SLSA)
Ryan Greenaway
WA
Honorary Archivist
Shane Daw
SA
Peter Orlovich
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Lifesaving Gear & Equipment Committee
Public Education Committee
Coordinates the trial and evaluation of new and/or modified lifesaving gear and equipment, and discusses issues relating to surf lifesaving gear and equipment.
Responsible for promoting and ensuring the highest standard of public education in line with best practices nationally and internationally.
Lifesaving Gear & Equipment Committee
Public Education Committee
Name
Position
Name
Position
Anthony Bradstreet
Coastal Risk and Safety Manager, SLSA (Chair)
Sarah Anderson
Public Safety Project Coordinator, SLSA (Chair)
Adrian Petrie
TAS
Donna Walls
QLD
Andy Kent
NSW
Joshua Drummond
WA
Ashlee Biddle
SA
Julie Snelling
NT
Matt du Plessis
WA
Kate Simpson
VIC
Peta Lawlor
QLD
Kevin Spencer
SA
Scott Ivey
VIC
Stacey Pidgeon
NSW
Trevor Radburn
NT
Tony van den Enden
TAS
Meritorious Awards Selections Committee
Public Liability Claims Committee
Selects individuals, lifesavers, and/or groups for Meritorious Awards. Selects individual lifesavers and/or groups for the Lifesaver of the Year Award and other associate programs, awards and educational tours.
Manages part of the public liability risk for all of SLSA’s entities participating in and covered by SLSA’s public liability insurance, and to authorise public liability risk claims. Public Liability Claims Committee
Meritorious Awards Selections Committee
Name
Position
Name
Position
John Brennan OAM
QLD
Graham Ford
SLSA President (Chair)
Peter George AM
GM, Corporate Services (SLSA)
John Restuccia
NSW
Phil Vanny AM
NSW
Lyn Barratt
NSW
Mark Fife OAM
Chair, Lifesaving
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Research Advisory Committee
Surf Boat Committee
Responsible for assisting SLSA in identifying, guiding, conducting and prioritising research relevant to SLS activities and operations including water safety, lifesaving, general injury prevention, education, training, sport, youth, volunteering and leadership.
Responsible for overseeing the regulation, development and management of surf boat rowing in Australia.
Research Advisory Committee
Surf Boat Committee Name
Position
Bert Hunt
Chair
Name
Position
Don Alexander
SA
Mr. Norman Farmer ESM
General Manager, Strategic Development, SLSA (Chair)
Don Cotterill
QLD
Geoff Matthews
VIC
Grant Wilkinson
NSW
James McLauglan
WA
Mick Lang
NSW
Rod Costa
VIC
Stephen Blewett
VIC
Dr. Bernadette Matthews
LSV
Dr. Dean Dudley
Macquarie University
Dr. Melissa Edwards
University of Technology Sydney
Dr. Shauna Sherker, PhD
National Research Manager, SLSA
Dr. Sophie Pointer
Flinders University
Mr Wade Sinclair
James Cook University
Professor Andrew Short OAM
University of Sydney
Professor Ann Williamson
University of New South Wales
Professor Caroline Finch
University of Ballarat
Youth Development Committee Responsible for discussing issues and implementing programs related to youth activities within surf lifesaving.
Sport Technical and Rules Committee
Youth Development Committee
Responsible for technical and editorial advice on rules and publications, and policy formation when directed.
Name
Position
Kevin Larkins
SLSA Chair, Education and Development (Chair)
Bridget Riggs
NT
Glenn Langley
NSW
Joshua Drummond
WA
Leanne Martlew
TAS
Nancy Joseph
VIC
Rob Campbell
QLD
Stephen Cornish
SA
Vanessa Brown
People & Development Manager (SLSA)
Sport Technical and Rules Committee Name
Position
Greg Allum OAM
Chair
Allan Inwood
QLD
Paul Schott
NSW
Ric Mitchell
VIC
Steve Strange
NSW
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11. Australian Championships Committees These committees are responsible for the event and safety planning and organisation of the Australian Championships.
Competition Committee Competition Committee
Organising Committee Organising Committee Name
Position
Nathan Hight
Manager Surf Sport (Chair)
Rick Wright OAM
Surf Sport Advisor (Deputy Chair)
Adam Weir
Work Health and Safety Advisor
Andrew Buhk
Championship Referee
Anne-Marie Widermanski
Medical Coordinator
Catherine Pacholke
Event Coordinator
Cherie Kellett / Sophie Packer
Sponsorship Representative
Dan McAtamney
Event Assistant
Dani Potter
Event Manager
Name
Position
Mike Martin AM
Chair Competition Committee
John Brennan OAM
Deputy Chair - Championship Advisor
Adam Weir
Work Health and Safety Advisor
Andrew Buhk
Championship Referee
Dani Potter
Event Manager (Chair of Operations Committee)
Dick Bignold
Deputy Referee
David Thompson
Logistics Coordinator
Elise Irwin, President of Scarboro SLSC
Host Club Representative
Dick Bignold
Deputy Referee
Kate Breeze
Media Representative (observing role)
Don van Keimpema
Officials Appointments
Nathan Hight
Chief Executive Officer Delegate
Elise Irwin
Host Club Representative
Paul Chivers
External Risk Consultant (observing role)
Felicity Colbourne
Counselling Services Manager
John Brennan OAM
Championships Advisor
Stephen Leahy
Safety & Emergency Services Officer (Chair of S&E Committee)
Kate Breeze
Media Representative
Kate Hayes
Marketing Representative
Ken Bird OAM
Venue Manager
Mal Flew
Powercraft Coordinator
Rob Murphy
SLSWA Representative
Robyn Carr
Presentations Manager
Operations Committee Operations Committee
Ron Pears OAM
Event Administration Coordinator
Name
Position
Ross Wyeth
Gear and Equipment Coordinator
Dani Potter
Event Manager (Chair)
Stephen Leahy
Emergency Services Officer
David Thompson
Logistics Coordinator
Steve Strange
Results Manager
GBE - Christian Bucciarelli
Sports Presentation Contractor
Val Connell
On Beach Recorders Coordinator
Jean Burling OAM
Announcing Coordinator
Yvette Rutherford
IT Representative
Ken Bird
Site Manager
Robyn Carr
Functions and Presentations Coordinator
Ron Pears OAM
Event Adminstration Coordinator
Ross Wyeth
Gear and Equipment Coordinator
Sold Out - Peter Lang
Event Signage Contractor
Sophie Packer
Sponsorship Representative
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Safety and Emergency Committee Safety and Emergency Committee
12. International Life Saving (ILS) Federation Committee ILS Board of Directors
Name
Position
Stephen Leahy
Emergency Services Officer (Chair)
Adam Weir
Work Health & Safety Advisor
Anne-Marie Widermanski
Medical Coordinator
Chris Stevens
Communications Coordinator
Dick Bignold
Deputy Referee
Felicity Colbourne
Counselling Services Manager (observing role)
Local Police Representative
Local Police Representative
ILS Board of Directors and Committees
Mal Flew
Powercraft Coordinator
Name
Position
Mark Hills
ARRO Coordinator
Graham Ford
ILS World President
Murray Copas
Emergency Services Assistant
Dave Thompson (Chair)
Phil Clayton & Alyce Bennet
Athlete Liaison X 2 (M+F)
ILS Sport Commission and Committees ILS Sport Commissioner
Norman Farmer ESM (Chair)
ILS Business Commission and Committees ILS Business Commissioner (Chair)
Adam Weir
ILS Rescue Commission and Committees
Anthony Bradstreet
ILS Drowning Prevention and Public Education Commission
Dr Natalie Hood MD
ILS Rescue Commission and Committees
Greg Allum OAM
ILS Sport Commission and Committees
Ian Fullagar
Legal Adviser to ILS ILS Sport Commission and Committees
John Fitzgerald OAM
ILS Sport Commission and Committees
Kristy Ellis
ILS Sport Commission and Committees
Pamela Simon
ILS Rescue Commission and Committees
Peter George AM (Secretary Commission)
ILS Rescue Commission and Committees ILS Business Commission and Committees
Rick Wright OAM
ILS Sport Commission and Committees
Matthew Thompson
ILS Rescue Commission RipSafe Committee
Peter Agnew
ILS Rescue Commission Education Committee
The ILS Board of Directors oversees the business of ILS between the General Assemblies. Board of Director’s meetings are held on a regular basis at various places in the world. The ILS Committees cover areas across the board of international lifesaving including Rescue Commission, Business Commission, Sport Commission and Drowning Prevention and Public Education Commission.
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Surf Life Saving Australia Organisational Chart (as at July 2014)
Chief Executive Officer
EA to CEO
GM Capacity and Capability
International Development Coordinator (contract Jan 2015)
Coastal Risk and Safety Manager
Portfolio Administration Coordinator
Education Manager
Sport Manager
Lifesaving Operations Manager
Resource Development Coordinator
Grants and Operations Analyst
Public Safety Project Coordinator
Resource Development Coordinator
High Performance Pathways Coordinator
Fixed term contract
Fixed term contract
Fixed term contract
Fixed term contract
Fixed term contract
Member Services Assistant Vacant
Development Operations Manager
Sport Development Coordinator
Research Coordinator
Event Manager
Event Coordinator
Venue Manager
Event Assistant
Executive Management
Senior Management
Management
Operational
Vacant Position
Matrix Reporting
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GM Corporate Services Matrix reporting - SLSF
GM Communications and Business Development
Finance Manager
IT Manager
Human Resources Manager
Marketing Manager
Comms & PR Manager
Partnerships Manager
Head of SLSF
Assistant Accountant
ICT Coordinator
Receptionist
Marketing Executive
Comms & PR Executive (Digital)
Partnerships Executive
SLSF positions
Accounts Administrator
Technical & Business Support
P/T Casual
P/T
ICT Support Officer P/T
ICT Support Officer
ICT Support Officer P/T
Senior Graphic Designer
Section 04 Financial Report
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Summarised financial report for the year ended 30 June 2014 The summarised financial report is an extract from the full financial report for the year ended 30 June 2014. The financial statements and specific disclosures included in the summarised financial report have been derived from the 2014 financial report of Surf Life Saving Australia Limited and its subsidiaries. The summarised financial report cannot be expected to provide as full an understanding of the financial performance, financial position and financing and investing activities of Surf Life Saving Australia Limited and its subsidiaries as the full financial report. The full financial report and the auditor’s report will be sent to SLSA’s voting members on request, free of charge.
Discussion and analysis of the summary financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2014 1. Statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income The 2014 consolidated surplus was $1,235,094 (2013: $317,158). This included an $874,719 surplus (2013: $129,586 surplus) in helicopter activities and a $397,017 surplus from The Surf Life Saving Foundation (SLSF) which became a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent entity on 1 July 2013. Consolidated revenue for 2014 was $69,599,325 (2013: $37,340,387). Sponsorship remained steady at $11,857,183 (2013: $11,826,577). Government Grants also remained steady at $7,537,578 (2013: $7,709,196). The SLSF lottery and trade promotion activities contributed $24,666,891 to group revenue. Expenditure on Lifesaving increased to $12,169,052 (2013: $11,091,217) due to an increase in sponsorship distributions to states. Expenditure on competitions decreased to $4,779,421 (2013: $6,281,521) as 2013 included the cost of the Rescue 2012 Lifesaving World Championships. Overall expenditure for helicopter administration and operations increased to $13,285,075 (2013: $12,055,877).
2. Statements of financial position The net assets of the consolidated group have increased to $33,426,574 (2013: $29,090,702). This was due in part to an increase of $3,100,778 being the net assets of The Foundation acquired for nil consideration. The current ratio (current assets : current liabilities) of the group 2.13 (2013: 1.95) continues to be well above the international benchmark of one. Property, plant and equipment decreased by $2,419,920 with no major capital purchases. Cash increased to $20,502,725. Over the 12 month period, total group assets increased by $9,411,635 while group liabilities increased by $5,075,763. The resulting increase in group equity was $4,335,872 representing the surplus for the year and the consolidation of the SLSF. The debt/equity ratio (total liabilities : total equity) of 0.41 (2013: 0.30) of the group continues to show a conservative approach to leveraging the business.
3. Statements of cash flows For the consolidated group, cash increased by $10,704,605 (2013: decrease by $1,738,867). Net cash inflow from operating activities was $6,531,573 (2013: 189,137 outflow). Net cash inflow from investment activities was $4,173,032 (2013: $1,549,730 outflow) which comprised payments of $550,212 (2013: $1,768,959) for property, plant and equipment. This was offset by proceeds of $168,210 (2013: $219,229) from the sale of property, plant and equipment, and $4,555,034 cash acquired on acquisition of the SLSF.
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Statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income For the year ended 30 June 2014 Note
Consolidated Entity 2014 ($)
2013 ($)
Parent Entity 2014 ($)
2013 ($)
Revenue
2
69,599,325
37,340,387
26,280,841
26,205,872
Expenses
3
(68,364,231)
(37,023,229)
(26,430,742)
(26,019,144)
1,235,094
317,158
(149,901)
186,728
Surplus / (deficit) before income tax expense Income tax expense Surplus / (deficit) after income tax expense for the year attributable to the members of Surf Life Saving Australia Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax Total comprehensive income for the year attributable to the members of Surf Life Saving Australia
-
-
-
-
1,235,094
317,158
(149,901)
186,728
-
-
-
-
1,235,094
317,158
(149,901)
186,728
The above statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income are to be read in conjunction with the attached notes.
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Financial Report
Statements of financial position For the year ended 30 June 2014 Note Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables
4
Inventories Other assets
Consolidated Entity 2014 ($)
5
Total current assets
2013 ($)
Parent Entity 2014 ($)
2013 ($)
20,502,725
9,798,120
4,315,187
1,862,839
2,313,527
4,982,804
2,650,485
3,508,048
782,279
749,609
257,787
274,077
3,958,490
308,320
109,608
15,810
27,557,021
15,838,853
7,333,067
5,660,774
-
-
3,300,882
200,104
Non current assets Other financial assets
6
Trade and other receivables
4
113,387
-
-
-
Property, plant and equipment
19,599,153
22,019,073
7,142,266
7,395,883
Total non current assets
19,712,540
22,019,073
10,443,148
7,595,987
Total assets
47,269,561
37,857,926
17,776,215
13,256,761
Current liabilities Trade and other payables
7
11,781,703
7,073,843
7,060,492
5,632,809
Employee benefits
8
1,158,090
1,047,297
338,234
410,302
12,939,793
8,121,140
7,398,726
6,043,111
766,025
547,820
768,194
555,240
Total current liabilities Non current liabilities Trade and other payables
7
Employee benefits
8
137,169
98,264
37,440
37,432
903,194
646,084
805,634
592,672
Total liabilities
13,842,987
8,767,224
8,204,360
6,635,783
NET ASSETS
33,426,574
29,090,702
9,571,855
6,620,978
Retained surpluses
28,621,673
27,024,758
4,766,954
4,555,034
Special funds
1,704,123
2,065,944
1,704,123
2,065,944
3,100,778
-
3,100,778
-
33,426,574
29,090,702
9,571,855
6,620,978
Total non current liabilities
Equity
Other reserves
TOTAL EQUITY
12
The above statements of financial position are to be read in conjunction with the attached notes.
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Statements of changes in equity For the year ended 30 June 2014 Consolidated Entity
Parent Entity
Retained surpluses ($)
Special funds ($)
Other reserves ($)
Total equity ($)
Retained surpluses ($)
Special funds ($)
Other reserves ($)
Total equity ($)
Balance at 1 July 2012
26,447,592
2,325,952
-
28,773,544
4,108,298
2,325,952
-
6,434,250
Surplus after income tax expense for the year
317,158
-
-
317,158
186,728
-
-
186,728
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the year
317,158
-
-
317,158
186,728
-
-
186,728
Amounts transferred from special funds
260,008
(260,008)
-
-
260,008
(260,008)
-
-
Balance at 30 June 2013
27,024,758
2,065,944
-
29,090,702
4,555,034
2,065,944
-
6,620,978
Surplus / (deficit) after income tax expense for the year
1,235,094
-
-
1,235,094
(149,901)
-
-
(149,901)
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the year
1,235,094
-
-
1,235,094
(149,901)
-
-
(149,901)
-
-
3,100,778
3,100,778
-
-
3,100,778
3,100,778
Amounts transferred from special funds
361,821
(361,821)
-
-
361,821
(361,821)
-
-
Balance at 30 June 2014
28,621,673
1,704,123
3,100,778
33,426,574
4,766,954
1,704,123
3,100,778
9,571,855
Amounts Acquired
The above statements of changes in equity are to be read in conjunction with the attached notes.
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Statements of cash flows For the year ended 30 June 2014 Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities
Parent Entity
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
78,309,024
35,956,668
29,271,648
25,897,576
(72,306,725)
(36,658,433)
(26,914,244)
(28,350,057)
529,274
512,628
120,175
145,133
6,531,573
(189,137)
2,477,579
(2,307,348)
Cash acquired on acquisition of subsidiary
4,555,034
-
-
-
Payments for property, plant and equipment
(550,212)
(1,768,959)
(36,980)
(91,216)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
168,210
219,229
17,000
154,209
4,173,032
(1,549,730)
(19,980)
62,993
-
-
(5,251)
(5,095)
Receipts from sponsors, donors and customers (inclusive of GST) Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST) Interest received Net cash from / (used in) operating activities Cash flows from investing activities
Net cash from / (used in) investing activities Cash flows from financing activities Loans to subsidiaries Net cash used in financing activities Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year
-
-
(5,251)
(5,095)
10,704,605
(1,738,867)
2,452,348
(2,249,450)
9,798,120
11,536,987
1,862,839
4,112,289
20,502,725
9,798,120
4,315,187
1,862,839
The above statements of cash flows are to be read in conjunction with the attached notes.
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Notes to and forming part of the summary financial statements For the year ended 30 June 2014 1. Basis of preparation The Summary Financial Statements have been prepared from the audited financial report for the year ended 30 June 2014. The audited financial report for the year ended 30 June 2014 is available to Surf Life Saving Australia Limited’s voting members on request from Surf Life Saving Australia Limited and its subsidiaries. The financial statements are presented in Australian Dollars which is Surf Life Saving Australia Limited’s functional and presentation currency. The financial statements, specific disclosures and other information included in the summary financial statements are derived from and are consistent with the full financial statements of Surf Life Saving Australia Limited and its subsidiaries. The summary financial statements cannot be expected to provide a detailed understanding of the financial performance, financial position and financing and investing activities of Surf Life Saving Australia Limited and its subsidiaries as the full financial report. The accounting policies have been consistently applied to Surf Life Saving Australia Limited and its subsidiaries and are consistent with those of the financial year in their entirety.
Consolidated
Parent Entity
2. Revenue
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
Government grants
7,537,578
7,709,196
6,397,535
6,185,496
Sponsorships
11,857,183
11,826,577
10,269,212
10,597,731
Fundraising and donations*
16,854,785
9,566,245
6,394,034
5,526,654
Commercial revenue
24,666,891
-
-
-
Contract revenue
3,337,817
2,784,536
-
-
Other revenue
3,022,613
2,294,547
1,347,361
1,625,976
Interest
522,947
512,628
120,175
145,133
1,098,359
1,207,484
1,105,704
1,207,484
Hire of helicopter
54,332
521,776
-
-
Royalty and trademark revenue
125,484
227,937
125,484
227,937
Sale of goods
Competition entry fees
521,336
689,461
521,336
689,461
69,599,325
37,340,387
26,280,841
26,205,872
* Revenue from fundraising and donations is recognised when the amount of revenue can be measured reliably and it is received by the company. There is an inherent risk associated with a not-for-profit entity’s operating environment as it relates to revenue recognition from fundraising sources. This arises as a result of the internal control environment surrounding the recording of cash receipts from fundraising revenue.
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Notes to and forming part of the summary financial statements For the year ended 30 June 2014 Consolidated 3. Expenses
Parent Entity
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
Lifesaving
12,169,051
11,091,217
13,333,565
12,194,129
Competitions
4,779,421
6,281,521
4,777,407
6,286,521
Administration of lifesaving and competitions
3,881,806
3,161,622
3,388,854
3,157,454
Cost of sales Fundraising distribution to states Philanthropic expenses Expenses relating to commercial activities
881,351
1,060,714
887,451
1,060,714
9,476,248
3,316,561
4,046,899
3,316,561
2,155,333
-
-
-
20,084,052
-
-
-
Administration of Foundation activities
1,619,525
-
-
-
Helicopter administration and finance
3,168,635
2,006,899
-
-
Helicopter operations
7,969,612
8,188,853
-
-
Helicopter fundraising
2,146,828
1,860,125
-
-
Foreign exchange loss / (gain)
1,541
27,258
-
-
Net loss / (profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
30,828
28,459
(3,434)
3,765
68,364,231
37,023,229
26,430,742
26,019,144
Trade receivables
1,797,713
2,070,813
1,602,260
1,915,981
Other receivables
515,814
2,911,991
1,048,225
1,592,067
2,313,527
4,982,804
2,650,485
3,508,048
4. Trade and other receivables Current
Non Current Security deposit
113,387
-
-
-
113,387
-
-
-
5. Other Assets (current) Prepayments Fundraising prize bank
530,260
308,320
109,608
15,810
3,428,230
-
-
-
3,958,490
308,320
109,608
15,810
The Fundraising Prize Bank consists of property purchases, and other prizes to be offered in future lotteries. Other costs, that are not associated with prizes, which relate to future lotteries, are expensed when incurred. 6. Other financial assets (non current) Unlisted investments in subsidiaries at cost (Note 11)
-
-
3,300,882
200,104
-
-
3,300,882
200,104
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Notes to and forming part of the summary financial statements For the year ended 30 June 2014 Consolidated 7. Trade and other payables
Parent Entity
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
Trade payables
2,148,155
1,449,513
907,605
822,739
Other payables
2,638,312
2,652,799
2,203,392
2,312,545
Income in advance
6,220,650
2,049,577
3,174,909
1,575,571
774,586
921,954
774,586
921,954
11,781,703
7,073,843
7,060,492
5,632,809
Current
Public liability claims pool (see below)
Non current Other payables Public liability claims pool (see below)
-
-
2,169
7,420
766,025
547,820
766,025
547,820
766,025
547,820
768,194
555,240
The public liability claims pool is administered by the parent entity on behalf of the parent entity and all its State Centres to manage part of the public liability risk for all of Surf Life Saving Australia’s entities covered by the parent entity’s public liability insurance. Current estimates by insurance broker (Jardine Lloyd Thompson) calculated a potential liability of $774,586 (2013: $921,954). This amount makes up the current liability portion shown above. 8. Employee benefits Current Employee benefits
1,158,090
1,047,297
338,234
410,302
137,169
98,264
37,440
37,432
1,295,259
1,145,561
375,674
447,734
Non current Employee benefits Aggregate employee entitlements
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9. Contingencies The parent entity manages a public liability claims pool on behalf of the parent entity and all Surf Life Saving Australia’s State Centres. A review has indicated that the funds held in the pool will be sufficient to cover the cost of all expected claims. The NSW Government announced on 17th July 2013 a Reform Plan in which NSW Health propose to restructure helicopter contracts. Northern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service Pty Ltd (NRHRS) has entered into a Deed of Commitment and Undertaking to assist Hunter Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service to tender for the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) in the Northern Region. Based on the tender submitted, it is expected that NRHRS will cease providing HEMS services in May 2016. On 30th August 2014 the board of SLSA resolved that NRHRS be wound up following the expiration of the HEMS service. The constitution of NRHRS states that on winding up a portion of the net assets of the company be distributed to charitable organisations within the local flight path area. This will result in a reduction in the net assets of the consolidated entity as these funds are distributed upon winding up however the total amount is not yet quantifiable.
10. Members’ equity issued capital The parent entity is incorporated under the ACNC Act 2012, as a company limited by guarantee and as such does not have any issued capital. If the company is wound up, the Constitution states that each member is required to contribute a maximum of $10 each towards meeting any outstanding obligations of the company. As at 30 June 2014 the number of members was 168,622 (2013: 166,923).
Percent of shares held Country of Incorporation
2014 (%)
2013 (%)
Southern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service Pty Ltd
11. Details of subsidiaries (1)
Australia
100
100
Northern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service Pty Ltd
(1) (2)
Australia
100
100
SLSA Helicopters Pty Ltd
Australia
100
100
Surf Sports Australia Pty Ltd
Australia
100
100
Australia
0
0
The Surf Life Saving Foundation Limited
(2)(3)
(1). C ompliance with the financial disclosure requirements of the Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 (NSW) has been disclosed in the financial statements of these entities. (2). Not Audited by BDO East Coast Partnership. (3). The Surf Life Saving Foundation is a company limited by guarantee and therefore does not have issued capital. The parent entity acquired control over The Surf Life Saving Foundation Limited on 1 July 2013 by board resolution of The Surf Life Saving Foundation Limited.
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Notes to and forming part of the summary financial statements For the year ended 30 June 2014 Consolidated
Parent Entity
12. Other reserves
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
Acquisition / disposition reserve
3,100,778
-
3,100,778
-
3,100,778
-
3,100,778
-
The acquisition / disposition reserve represents the net assets of The Surf Life Saving Foundation acquired by the parent entity on 1 July 2013 for nil consideration. Refer to Note 14.
13. Financial risk management The consolidated entity is not exposed to any significant interest rate risk. The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets (such as publicly traded derivatives and trading and available-for-sale securities) is based on quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period. The consolidated entity enters into foreign exchange contracts to manage the risk of currency movements on the purchase of new aircraft or substantial parts and components. Foreign exchange management is undertaken in order to minimise possible adverse effects for movements in exchange rates. The accounting for subsequent changes in fair value depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging instrument, and if so, the nature of the item being hedged.
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Notes to and forming part of the summary financial statements For the year ended 30 June 2014 14. Business combinations On 1st of July 2013 the parent entity acquired control of The Surf Life Saving Foundation Limited for nil consideration. The Surf Life Saving Foundation Limited is the national fundraising arm of Surf Life Saving in Australia Details of the acquisition are as follows:
Fair Value ($) Cash and cash equivalents
4,555,032
Trade and other receivables
397,317
Plant and equipment
199,791
Others assets
3,051,343
Trade and other payables
(3,727,267)
Employee benefits
(295,129)
Revenue in advance
(1,026,436)
Other liabilities Net assets acquired
(53,873) 3,100,778
Consideration transferred Net assets in excess of consideration transferred recognised within equity
3,100,778
15. Events occurring after the reporting period The board of SLSA resolved on the 30th of August 2014 to wind up Northern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service Pty Ltd following the expiration of the HEMS contract which is expected in May 2016. Refer also to Note 9. The parent entity is currently in negotiations over the sale of Southern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service Pty Ltd (‘SRHRS’). SRHRS is expected to continue with its operations as normal throughout and after the sale is completed. The sale is expected to occur within the next 12 months. As of the date of this report, no formal agreement on the sale had been reached.
16. Company details The registered office and principal place of business of the consolidated entity is 789 Botany Road, Rosebery, NSW 2018.
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Directors’ Declaration
097
The Directors of Surf Life Saving Australia Limited declare that: 1.
In the directors’ opinion, the financial statements and notes of the company and the consolidated entity are in accordance with the ACNC Act 2012, included that they: a. comply with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements, the ACNC Regulations 2013 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements; and b. give a true and fair view of the financial position of the company and the consolidated entity as at 30 June 2014 and of their performance for the financial year ended on that date; and 2. In the Directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company and the consolidated entity will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. On behalf of the Directors by
Graham Ford Director Sydney, 29 September 2014
Ralph Devlin Director Sydney, 29 September 2014
Section 05 Awards & Honours
Surf Life Saving Australia
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SLSA Hall of Fame
2013/14 Inductees Naomi Flood, Manly LSC, NSW Naomi has won six Individual and 11 team Australian Surf Life Saving Championships (open) Gold medals. Naomi also won three Gold medals at Rescue 2012, World Lifesaving Championships. Naomi has proven to be a fantastic team member and ambassador for Surf Life Saving.
North Cottesloe Open Surf Boat – J Crew, North Cottesloe SLSC, WA North Cottesloe SLSC’s Open Surf Boat Crew, J Crew, has won four consecutive Australian Surf Life Saving Championship Open Men’s Surf Boat Gold Medals with the same four team members, Peter Charles, Kim Greville, Derek Knox and David Porzig.
Lenore Grice, Noosa Heads SLSC, QLD As at 2013, Lenore Grice had coached 30 Gold, 18 Silver and five Bronze Medals in First Aid at Australian Surf Life Saving Championships over a 27 year career, for Noosa Heads and Maroochydore Surf Life Saving clubs.
SLSA Hall of Fame Surf Lifesaving
Administration
Sport
Sport
Major John Bond
Gregory Arthur Allum OAM
John Bliss
Robert (Bob) Mayo AM
Harold John Brown OAM
Cornelius Kennedy Asmussen MBE
Don Morrison OAM
Michael Burke BEM
Sir Adrian Curlewis CVO CBE
Ballina Lighthouse & Lismore Open Boat crew
Professor Tess Cramond OBE AO
Roy Doyle
Bondi R&R team
Ken Murray
Currumbin Patrol Competition team
Theo Haywood
Bundaberg March Past team
Bob Newbiggin
Cliff Marsh OAM
Graham Carlisle OAM
Harry Nightingale
Jack Dearlove MBE
Donald D McIntyre
Jon Donohoe AM
Clint Robinson OAM
Bob Gear AM
John West (Jack) McMaster AM DFC
Harold C Evans
Barry Rodgers
Alan Kennedy MBE
Tom Meagher OBE
Karla Gilbert
Noel P Ryan
Dr Ian Mackie AM
Lyster Ormsby
Kristy Harris
Peter Douglas Tibbitts
Graham McKenzie OAM
Charles Davidson Paterson
Trevor Hendy AM
Ken Vidler
Hector McDonald OAM
Ronald E Rankin AM
Dennis Heussner
Wanda Six Man R&R team
Warren Allen Rennie AM
Paul Smith OAM
John Robert Holt
Stephen Warren
Earle Smith AM
Barry Bede (Gus) Staunton MBE
Ky Hurst
Graham Ross White OAM
Ainslie W “Sprint” Walker OBE
Ron Tallon OAM
Brian Hutchings
Steve Wilkes
Peter George AM
F O (Frank) Venning MBE
Grant Kenny OAM
Shannon Eckstein
Ken W C Watson MBE
Bruce Kolkka
Michael Jones
Alan Brian Whelpton AO
Peter Lacey
Naomi Flood
Dan White OAM
Killcare Open Mens Beach Relay Team
North Cottesloe Open Surf Boat - J Crew
S W (Bill) Winders MBE
Maroubra SLSC Double Ski Team
Lenore Grice
Ian (Rick) Wright OAM
Northcliffe Open Patrol Competition Team
Jack Winders OBE
* Robert Brydon AM
Kristy Munroe
Section 5
Awards & Honours
103
New Life Members
Life Membership recognises distinguished service that is both sustained and conspicuous. In 2013/14, Alan Victor Doig OAM and Ian Goode received Life Membership of Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA). Together, Alan and Ian have contributed 100 years of service to the movement
Alan Victor Doig OAM Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park SLSC, QLD Alan joined Surf Life Saving over 60 years ago. He has served in several prominent roles including that of Club Secretary, Chief instructor, Branch Publicity Officer and on the Branch Board of Examiners. Furthermore Alan has acted as Chief Referee Steward at all levels of the organisation. Alan is recognised for his contribution to the area of Expired Air Resuscitation (EAR). He was instrumental in bringing expired air and cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques to SLSQ and SLSA. He was one of four participants anaesthetised, rendered unconscious and revived to demonstrate EAR.
Ian Goode Cronulla SLSC, NSW Ian Goode has been a member of his club for 51 years. Ian has served on both competition and Board of Junior Activities committees across all levels of the organisation and has held roles as Referee, Coach and Team Manager at club, branch, state and national levels. Ian is recognised for his contribution to the promotion and development of both women and juniors in Surf Life Saving. As Chair of SLSA’s ‘Women in Sport 10 Years on Committee,’ Ian identified the limited opportunities existing for women in sport at that time, promoted the growth of women in the movement, and advocated for equal competition events for women as we see it today.
Surf Life Saving Australia
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SLSA Life Members
Recognising Distinguished Service Life Membership of SLSA is awarded to members who have contributed distinguished voluntary service to SLSA for more than 20 years. To be considered as distinguished service, the service must be both sustained and provide an evident contribution. SLSA currently has 270 recorded Life Members. * Denotes deceased
* Doyle, RD
* Hayton MBE, N
* McGrath, HF
*Riley MBE, HK
* Rathborne, H
* Webb, GR
* Castleman MBE, AW
*Asmussen MBE, CK
* Burke BEM, MJ
* Figtree, AS
* Prior BEM, AE
* Molyneux, D
* McIntyre, DD
* Thompson, DH
* Haywood MBE, FST
* Crain MBE, WAT
* Windon, SJ
* Hodge, JN
* Frizzell OBE OAM, AB
* Bennett, PI
* McRorie, JS
* Small, HA
* McCarthy, JG
*Smith AM, EJ
* Canning, JT
* Emms, FG
* Spender OBE, JR
* Clark OAM, HH
* Goold, WJ
* Mack, C
*Bullpitt MBE, NF
* Grant OAM, GF
* Cohen, GS
* Heath, EA
* Brydon, RC
Hatchett, JG
* Holmes, Capt A
* Gadsdon Kt, Sir LP
* Shanahan, RP
*Howells OAM, RM
* Dart, GW
* Costa, SV
* Williams MBE, VJ
* Mcdonald OAM, HN
* Moran, TF
* Williams, AM
* Walker OBE, AW
* Peacock, RJ
* Taylor, CE
* Kennedy MBE, AER
* Meagher OBE, TW
Tallon OAM, RC
* Dargan, FH
* Winders OBE, JR
* Wilson OAM, NB
* O’Reilly BEM, JE
* Whitehead, CW
* White OAM, DG
* Olson, AO
* Switzer OAM, JR
* Dellitt, GS
* Jaggard OAM, EFK
* Lucas OBE, DC
* Vaughan OAM, JK
* Gordon, JL
* Johnson, GH
* Avery, EC
* Claybourn OAM, MC
* Englert, CG
* Moroney, DRB
* Ovens OAM, EJ
* Klingner OAM, MJ
* Gray, JE
* Woodroffe, NS
* Payne, FT
Staunton MBE, GB
* Winders MBE, SW
* Becher OAM, MH
* Wilson, GJ
* Field OAM, RC
* Cohen, M
* Betts, JJ
* Stewart, JJ
* Slaven, P
* Cronin, VS
* Stephens, PR
* Nicklin KCMG, Sir Francis
*Rosewell OAM, JWA
* Watson MBE, KW
* Donaldson, AR
* Johnson MBE, SA
* Weimer, HJ
* Curlewis CVO CBE, Sir Adrian
* Daley, WJ
* Richards, FC
* Honey, C
* Dillon, JB
* Sloane, AD
* Williams, G
* Burrell OAM, RA
* Cameron, JR
* Besomo, VA
* Dempster, JW
* Wilkes, BF
* Turner, LD
* Foerster, WH
* Saunders, RA
*Rector AM, CE
* Sutherland, AC
* Loton, AR
* Flanagan BEM, NJ
* Sellars, JPW
* Cahill, J
* McDonald OAM, LS
* Tier, FB
* Fitzgerald MBE, AE
* Marshall BEM, ER
* Paterson, A
*Newman, P
Singleton OAM, WJ
* Hanley, GR
* Denison, AG
Dearlove MBE, JB
Brown OAM, GM
* Millar, G
* Lindsay, GA
*McMaster AM DFC, JW
*Morrison OAM, DP
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Awards & Honours
105
Whelpton AO, AB
Watson AM, RJ
*Fielder OAM, CD
Owen, GB
Moseley OAM, A
Reeves OAM, JA
Halliday, WE
Grant OAM, IJ
*Pittard, HA
*Marshall OAM, WG
Harding OAM, RJ
*Goetz, AW
*Parkyn OAM, AB
Scott OAM, ID
Menico OAM, JA
Kennedy, KA
Brown OAM, HJ
Byrnes OAM, MJ
*Somers, JF
*O’Rorke OAM, PJ
* Dann, GL
*Dixon, NA
*Wilcox OAM, ST
Fitzgerald OAM, JB
* Bowman, BH
McNaughton OAM, G
Wright OAM, IJ
Stanford OAM, KH
Worrell, JG
*Donnell OAM, BF
Rankin AM, RE
*Barlow, JR
*Martin, WE
*Trigg OBE, RJ
*Conrick, C
Green OAM, BEM, DA
Heywood OBE, NJ
Jones OAM, JM
*Jackson OAM, RA
Smith OAM, RA
*Hofmaster, EV
Dewey, JC
Devlin SC, RP
Godbee OAM, NM
Knight BEM, KC
King OAM, BC
Purcell OAM, NR
Bartlett, ME
McGee, EJ
*Henshaw OAM, NJ
Worth OAM, WJ
Boulton OAM, DJ
Trethowan, J
Little OAM, RA
* Collins, KJ
Fraser OAM, JS
* Windmill, HC
*Brown OAM, RM
Lyons MP, GR
Martin AM, MJ
* Webb OAM, MA
Burchill OAM, DS
Allum OAM, GA
Mitchell, RA
* Rodgers OAM, DG
Stephens OAM, EB
Jaggard OAM, EK
*Singleton, M
Critcher, GT
Butler OAM, RJ
Gaynor OAM, WE
*Sargeant, RJ
Conlin OAM, DR
*McGrory OAM, FH
Clark, DE
Howard OAM, R
Bruce OAM, BD
Hoskins OAM, KF
Griffiths, JA
Strange, SR
Blackley, DT
*Taylor OAM, CJ
McGibbon, PJ
*Roberts OAM, R
*Sabien, M
*Millett MBE, RC
Morarty OAM, NW
Thompson, D
Chesher OAM, RC
* Mackie AM, IJ
*Bond, KJH
Burling OAM, J
Morrison, KA
Davidson OAM, RJ
Edstein OAM, JT
Lytham OAM, R
Paton OAM, LS
Cramond AO OBE, TR
Finch AM, The Hon. FA
White, C
Smith OAM, RA
*Smith OAM, PW
Meehan OAM, JV
Brennan, R
Gear AM, RJ
*Taylor OAM, PF
George AM, PB
Welch OAM, R
*Buist, RV
Davis OAM, E
Wood ESM, RS
Jamieson OAM AFSM, W
Marsh OAM, CW
Whitmore OAM, RT
Lyne AM, CR
Haven, A
*Johnson, DL
Pears OAM, RE
Mayo AM, RJ
Farmer OAM, E
Stapleton AM, PR
Murray, K
Young, IJ
Bruce, G
Wilson BEM, HB
Priest, KC
Bird OAM, KC
Blake OAM, R
Thorburn, AJ
Beasley OAM, JB
Inwood, AJ
Doig OAM, A
Rennie AM, WA
Smith OAM, BJ
Kelk, NT
Goode, I
*McKenzie OAM, GD
Waters OAM, M
Weldon AM, KE
McNeilly MBE, MD
*Bermingham OAM, PJ
Donohoe AM, JT
Surf Life Saving Australia
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SLSA Awards of Excellence
106
2012/13 Award Recipients
DHL Club of the Year Noosa Heads SLSC, QLD
DHL Surf Lifesaver of the Year Ryan Rosenbaum Tacking Point SLSC, NSW
DHL Lifeguard of the Year Tim Daymond Australian Lifeguard Service, NSW
Ryan, the Patrol Captain at Tacking Point SLSC for the past six years, has mentored two junior lifesavers who also became Patrol Captains. Ryan also held the position of Deputy Director of Lifesaving for the branch and is the first on-call duty officer in the region. Ryan has played an integral role in testing and coordinating the radio network within the branch including introducing external lifeguards to the network.
Tim, a senior lifeguard with the ALS since 2008/9 season has trained and mentored many lifeguards and lifesavers. In 2012/13, he was involved in four major spinal cases where a quick and professional response dramatically improved the outcome. Tim has a very professional attitude towards his work. He takes his training in his lifeguard work seriously and this was seen to be beneficial in the major incidents he was involved this season.
DHL Volunteer of the Year Sam Edwards Mindil Beach SLSC, NT
Assessor of the Year Adrienne Lowe Dee Why SLSC, NSW
Community Education Program of the Year Be Active Program, Brighton, SA
Sam Edwards is a great ambassador for Surf Life Saving in the Northern Territory. He capably lead the Mindil Beach Surf Life Saving Club as President for over two years, increasing the Club’s membership by 200% through innovative programs. Sam was also named by the NT Government and Awards Australia as one of the Territory’s ‘Young Achievers of the Year’ – winning the Community & Wellbeing category.
Adrienne demonstrated ongoing commitment to conducting assessments at a club and branch level. Adrienne designed and developed new assessment tools and processes for the Sydney Northern Beaches Bronze Central Venue and implemented mentor programs and guidelines for assessors.
The Be Active Program offers free ocean swimming and surf safety lessons to members of the community who may already know how to swim, but are not confident in swimming in the ocean. This group includes a high number of international students. The program also provides a ‘Come and try Surf Sports Day’ introducing program participants to club activities and club members, facilitating an easy transition into the Surf Life Saving movement.
Noosa Heads SLSC recorded significant improvement in all areas of operation in 2012/13 including increasing active membership by 25%. The Club initiated a Club Support Program in conjunction with the Sunshine Coast Branch, to address lifesaving service deficiencies in neighbouring clubs. The highly successful Seahorse Nippers Program was also introduced for children with disabilities or special needs.
Section 5
Awards & Honours
107
Surf Sports Athlete of the Year Naomi Flood Manly LSC, NSW
Surf Sports Coach of the Year Wade Sinclair Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC, QLD
Surf Sports Official of the Year Don Van Keimpema Shelly Beach, NSW
Naomi has excelled in the surf ski discipline winning five gold medals at The Aussies including the Open Female Surf Ski, Surf Ski Relay, Mixed and Women’s Double Ski and the Rescue Tube. Naomi also won Gold in the Open Female Surf Ski at the World Lifesaving Championships, Rescue 2012. Naomi was also selected in the London 2012 Australian Sprint Kayak Olympic Team.
Wade was the Senior Coach of the QLD Country High Performance Squad, High Performance Coach for the SLSA National High Performance Program and was Sports Scientist for the Australian Life Saving Team at Rescue 2012. Wade is actively involved in the ongoing development of the Pool Rescue discipline, contributing to the most successful year for the QLD Country High Performance Program.
Don continues to officiate at club, branch, state, national and international events in various roles of authority. Don was involved in the development of the Junior Officials Accreditation Program and the development of the youth competition program for the National Pool Rescue Championships.
Trainer of the Year David Rylance Elwood LSC, VIC David, the Chief Instructor at Elwood LSC, delivered a broad range of courses for both his Club and surrounding clubs. David was dedicated to continually developing himself and others by attending and completing many training events, awards and workshops in all areas of lifesaving.
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
108
National Rescue of the Month
The National Rescue of the Month is a program that recognises excellence in lifesaving and service delivery, measured against industry best practice and operating procedures. The Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) board endorsed the implementation of the National Rescue of the Month in December 2013. The National Rescue of the Month recipients listed below were awarded at quarterly ceremonies at Parliament House in Canberra, ACT.
December 2013 Surfers Paradise SLSC Emily Schofield On 16 December 2013, Surfers Paradise’s patrol performed 44 rescues, countless ‘assists’ and hundreds of preventative actions and was a great example of efforts in Surf Life Saving across Australia. During the rescue, off duty surf lifesaver Emily Schofield, 17 year old school student, assisted 25 individuals over four hours.
January 2014 Australian Lifeguard Service Yallingup Lifeguards Ben Sowter & Janek Ferrandi On 10 January 2014, lifeguards Ben Sowter and Janek Ferrandi rescued three surfers who had been dragged by a rip 500-600m off shore at Smith Beach.
February 2014 South Narrabeen SLSC Peter Madden (Patrol Captain), Angie Thorpe, Jacinta Paquay, Chris Gale, Sean Coutts and Rohan Fisher (Sydney Northern Beaches Duty Officer); Warringah Council - Brad Young Patrolling members Peter Madden (Patrol Captain), Angie Thorpe, Jacinta Paquay, Chris Gale and Sean Coutts saved the life of a woman who was severely allergic to, and stung by a blue bottle on 9 February, 2014.
March 2014 Surfers Paradise SLSC Scott Dineen
April 2014 Freshwater SLSC Tod Rowbotham
May 2014 Geraldton SLSC Blair Walkington
On 22 March, 2014 Patrol Vice-Captain, Scott Dineen saved the lives of two swimmers in difficulty at the same time.
On Saturday 12 April 2014, at Freshwater Beach, Tod Rowbotham pulled a surfer out of the surf. The patient had been washed up near rocks through the treacherous surf. Todd assisted the patient to duck dive and ride the rescue board to safety.
On Wednesday 7 May 2014, after witnessing a surfer knocked off his board at Back Beach WA with suspected spinal injuries, lifesaver Blair Walkington paddled over to the surfer to provide assistance. The surfer indicated head, neck and back pain and was visibly struggling to keep his head above water. Blair stabilised the patient’s head and neck, and swam 100 metres to shore.
NB. June 2014 nominations were not received at time of this report’s publication
Section 5
Awards & Honours
109
Meritorious Awards
Meritorious Awards are awarded to affiliated clubs and/or their members and/or the public for outstanding deeds of bravery performed in the sphere of Surf Life Saving operations. This includes lifesaving - both in and outside of designated patrol hours. In 2012/13, Certificates of Merit were awarded to the following:
Andrew Mizzi Broulee Surfers SLSC Individual Certificate of Merit w/ Bronze Insert Anika Morgan Woolgoolga SLSC Individual Certificate of Merit Avoca Beach SLSC Group Certificate of Merit Ballina Jet Boat Surf Rescue Service Group Certificate of Merit
Point Lonsdale SLSC Group Certificate of Merit Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) Bundaberg Region 24-Hour Emergency Response Crew Group Certificate of Merit w/ Bronze Insert SLSQ Westpac Life Saver Helicopter Rescue Service Group Certificate of Merit w/ Bronze Insert SLSQ Westpac Life Saver Helicopter Rescue Service Group Certificate of Merit
Bradley Heard, Gary Murphy and Mark Puglisi Ballina Jet Boat Surf Rescue Service Individual Certificate of Merit w/Silver Insert
Toby Adams North Wollongong SLSC Individual Certificate of Merit
Gary Barben Coolum SLSC Individual Certificate of Merit
Trent O’Shea Scamander SLSC Individual Certificate of Merit
Michael Banister Cronulla SLSC Individual Certificate of Merit w/ Bronze Insert
Section 06 Statistical Summaries
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
112
Membership
47,080 Patrolling Surf Lifesavers
61,946 Junior Activities (5-13) members
NSW
QLD
VIC
WA
SA
TAS
NT*
13/14
12/13
% Change
Male
1,860
840
Female
1,329
699
1,209
473
1,061
467
206
60
10
4,658
4,433
5.08%
202
48
13
3,819
3,623
-
-
-
5.41%
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
3,189
1,539
2,270
940
408
108
23
8,477
8,056
5.23%
Active (15-18)
Unknown Total
Active (18 or over) Male
9,034
3,352
2,091
1,842
1,170
325
72
17,886 17,432
2.60%
Female
4,190
1,600
1,393
1,110
699
218
58
9,268
9,142
1.38%
1
-
1
-
0.00%
1.65%
Unknown
Increase in long service membership
Active Reserve
Total
13,225 4,952
-
-
-
-
-
3,484
2,952
1,869
543
130
27,155 26,574
2.19%
Male
866
98
110
57
6
13
2
1,152
1,155
-0.26%
Female
291
25
40
29
0
7
1
393
385
2.08%
Unknown
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
1,157
123
150
86
6
20
3
1,545
1,540
0.32%
Male
1,675
663
875
552
200
67
8
4,040
3,901
3.56%
Female
1,649
612
914
570
199
69
14
4,027
3,824
5.31%
Total Cadet (13-15)
Unknown
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
3,324
1,275
1,789
1,122
399
136
22
8,067
7,725
4.43%
Male
245
445
127
155
25
8
4
1,009
901
11.99%
Female
223
377
64
128
25
7
3
827
780
6.03%
Total Award
Unknown Total
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
468
822
191
283
50
15
7
1,836
1,681
9.22%
Patrolling Lifesavers Male
13,680
5,398
4,412
3,079
1,607
473
96
28,745 27,822
3.32%
Female
7,682
3,313
3,472
2,304
1,125
349
89
18,334 17,754
3.27%
Unknown Total
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,363
8,711
7,884
5,383
2,732
822
185
1
-
100.00%
47,080 45,576
3.30%
Junior Activity (5-13) Male
15,308
5,138
5,248
3,969
1,500
460
106
31,729 32,244
-1.60%
Female
14,300
4,905
5,316
3,673
1,492
427
104
30,217 30,622
-1.32%
-
-
-
Unknown Total
29,608 10,043 10,564
-
-
-
-
7,642
2,992
887
210
-
-
0.00%
61,946 62,866
-1.46%
Long Service Male Female Unknown Total
3,224
1,051
123
460
65
2
0
4,925
4,910
0.31%
311
189
21
132
22
0
0
675
599
12.69%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
3,535
1,240
144
592
87
2
0
5,600
5,509
1.65%
Section 6
Statistical Summaries
113
NSW
QLD
VIC
WA
SA
TAS
NT*
13/14
12/13
% Change
Male
5,980
3,624
3,854
1,275
739
215
20
15,707 16,240
-3.28%
Female
4,950
4,711
4,400
1,034
815
272
48
16,230 16,613
-2.31%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,930
8,335
8,254
2,309
1,554
487
68
Associate
Unknown Total
-
-
31,937 32,853
0.00% -2.79%
Male
3,258
75
872
1,942
422
16
342
6,927
5,984
15.76%
Female
2,959
82
992
2,083
469
21
327
6,933
5,736
20.87%
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
6,218
157
1,864
4,025
891
37
669
Male
281
190
31
55
22
-
1
580
589
-1.53%
Female
155
107
20
33
7
1
-
323
359
-10.03%
Total
13,861 11,720
18.27%
Honorary
Unknown Total
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
436
297
51
88
29
1
1
903
948
-4.75%
1,496
880
544
248
322
82
22
3,594
3,499
2.72%
130
95
171
48
67
14
10
535
497
7.65%
Life Member Male Female Unknown
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
1,626
975
715
296
389
96
32
4,129
3,996
3.33%
Male
417
420
511
111
21
19
15
1,514
1,667
-9.18%
Female
262
281
523
77
22
10
8
1,183
1,330
-11.05%
Total Probationary
Unknown
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
679
701
1,034
188
43
29
23
2,697
2,997
-10.01%
Male
88
132
93
1
1
3
-
318
294
8.16%
Female
34
72
43
1
-
1
-
151
164
-7.93%
Total Past Active
Unknown Total
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
122
204
136
2
1
4
0
469
458
2.40%
Total Male
43,732 16,908 15,688 11,140
4,699
1,270
602
94,039 93,249
0.85%
Total Female
30,783 13,755 14,958 9,385
4,019
1,095
586
74,581 73,674
1.23%
Total Unknown Grand Total
Life Members
903 Honorary Members
General
Unknown
4,129
2
0
0
0
74,517 30,663 30,646 20,525
0
0
8,718
2,365
0
2
0
1,188 168,622 166,923
0.00% 1.02%
3.30% Increase in patrolling surf lifesavers
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
114
Actions
7,327
SLS Actions (Clubs) NSW
QLD
VIC*
WA
SA
TAS
NT
TOTAL
786
192
16
150
15
2
3
1,164
305,486
Rescue Tube
1,147
560
69
104
7
4
34
1,925
Board
1,389
551
83
207
23
17
89
2,395
Preventative Actions performed by SLSC’s
690
342
146
209
36
21
-
1,444
Surfboard
5
-
-
1
1
-
-
7
Other
161
151
12
98
2
4
-
428
Total
4,178
1,796
326
769
84
48
126
7,327
912
18
156
Surf Life Saving club (SLSC) rescues
Rescues
13,851 First Aid treatments administered by surf lifesavers
No Gear
IRB
Preventative Actions Lost Children Preventions
149,060 108,064 28,462
54
89
12
-
1,241
13,008
4,209
739
106
303,648 330
Searches
171
14
89
20
28
8
-
Evacuation Alarm
137
58
19
19
28
6
-
267
13,101
4,354
765
106
305,486
Total
150,280 108,154 28,726
First Aid Fractures/Dislocation
90
98
20
42
6
1
-
257
Marine Stings
2,231
1,818
136
1,293
508
31
15
6,032
Major Wounds
150
57
35
22
10
4
1
279
2,550
1,096
631
551
226
53
2
5,109
Other
808
331
193
388
126
20
2
1,868
Resuscitation
21
-
3
-
9
-
-
33
Minor Cuts/Abrasions
Spinal
138
71
16
36
11
1
-
273
Total
5,988
3,471
1,034
2,332
896
110
20
13,851
160,446 113,421 30,086
16,202
5,334
923
252
326,664
17,416
2,672
1,227,746
Grand Total Patrol Hours Total
537,854 354,247 152,169 104,578 58,812
* Support operations for Victoria are delivered through the lifeguard or club operations, and actions are recorded in club and lifeguard actions
Section 6
Statistical Summaries
115
SLS Actions (Lifeguards) ALS NSW
ALS QLD
ALS Victoria*
ALS SA
ALS WA
ALS TAS
ALS NT
Total
75
296
3
1
40
-
158
573
Rescues No Gear Rescue Tube
84
95
34
1
167
-
35
416
Board
636
667
106
7
169
-
32
1,617
IRB
11
6
31
-
-
-
-
48
RWC
56
305
13
-
46
-
-
420
JRB/ORB/RIB
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Helicopter
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Surfboard
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Other
28
30
-
-
3
-
1
62
Total
893
1,399
187
9
425
-
226
3,139
Preventative Actions Lost Children
2
41
8
1
2
-
2
56
Preventions
224,313
375,853
61,724
2,852
24,465
22
4,784
694,013
Searches
4
36
-
1
-
-
-
41
Evacuation Alarm
47
30
8
2
2
-
-
89
61,740
2,856
24,469
22
4,786
694,199
Total
224,366 375,960
First Aid Fractures/Dislocation
38
124
7
-
35
-
16
220
Marine Stings
1,777
3,760
-
120
1,052
5
15
6,729
Major Wounds
42
116
32
-
25
1
9
225
2,256
5,434
472
193
733
2
682
9,772
248
491
2
2
159
-
15
917
Minor Cuts/Abrasions Other Resuscitation
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
Spinal
14
50
6
1
10
-
1
82
Total
4,375
9,975
520
316
2,014
8
738
17,946
229,634
387,334
62,447
3,181
26,908
30
5,750
715,284
79,679
227,750
24,900
910
27,015
889
13,057
374,199
Grand Total Patrol Hours Lifeguard Hours
* Support operations for Victoria are delivered through the lifeguard or club operations, and actions are recorded in club and lifeguard actions
3,139 Australian Lifeguard Service (ALS) rescues
694,199 Preventative Actions performed by ALS Lifeguards
17,946 First Aid treatments administered by ALS Lifeguards
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
116
Actions
1,245
SLS Actions (Support Operations) NSW
QLD
VIC*
SA
WA
TAS
NT
TOTAL
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
1
1
170
-
-
1,032 97
Rescues performed by Support Operations
Rescues
16,352
-
-
-
-
RWC
233
563
9
57
Preventative Actions performed by Support Operations
39,480 Patrol Hours
No Gear IRB
JRB/ORB/RIB
10
73
-
11
-
-
3
Helicopter
3
1
-
3
-
-
-
7
Other
6
85
-
14
-
-
-
105
Total
255
722
9
85
170
0
4
1,245
Preventative Actions Lost Children
1
5
-
20
-
-
-
26
Preventions
600
9,851
-
5,162
301
31
36
15,981
Searches
29
67
-
58
73
1
1
229
Evacuation Alarm
11
10
-
95
-
-
-
116
641
9,933
0
5,335
374
32
37
16,352
-
2
-
1
-
-
-
3
Total First Aid Fractures/Dislocation Marine Stings
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
Major Wounds
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
Minor Cuts/Abrasions
-
72
-
2
-
1
-
75
Other
3
5
-
2
-
-
-
10
Resuscitation
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
3
Spinal
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
Total
7
83
0
5
0
1
0
96
903
10,738
9
5,425
544
33
41
17,693
12,132
19,786
439
4,455
1,684
133
853
39,480
Grand Total Patrol Hours Total
* Support operations for Victoria are delivered through the lifeguard or club operations, and actions are recorded in club and lifeguard actions
Section 6
Statistical Summaries
117
Equipment
SLS Equipment (Clubs) NSW
QLD
VIC*
SA
WA
TAS
NT
TOTAL
96
22
55
20
30
6
1
230
Land-based Beach Vehicle (ATV) Buildings and Structures
74
71
71
-
34
14
5
269
Defibrillator
275
101
124
74
37
14
1
626
First Aid Equipment
663
154
108
69
49
17
2
1,062
Oxygen Resuscitator
3,073 Rescue Boards
626 Defibrillators
379
102
210
70
53
17
2
833
1,025
269
885
237
87
45
12
2,560
Spinal Equipment
347
94
212
32
70
28
2
785
854
Suction Equipment
82
36
96
53
8
14
2
291
Inflatable Rescue Boats
Radio
Vehicle
23
21
15
15
12
2
3
91
2,964
870
1,776
570
380
157
30
6,747
Rescue Board
1,438
388
726
231
245
42
3
3,073
Rescue Tube
1,717
255
868
323
249
46
6
3,464
Total Aquatic
IRB Hull
353
73
259
61
70
32
6
854
IRB Motor
452
114
388
88
70
35
6
1,153
RWC
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
3,960
830
2,241
703
634
155
21
8,544
Grand total
6,924
1,700
4,017
1,273
1,014
312
51
15,291
SLS Equipment (Support Operations) NSW
QLD
VIC*
WA
SA
TAS
NT
TOTAL
2
5
-
-
4
-
2
13
Land-based 4WD Beach Vehicle
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
Buildings and Structures
2
2
-
-
-
6
-
10
Defibrillator
3
5
-
14
2
-
1
25
First Aid Equipment
5
10
-
14
5
-
1
35
Oxygen Resuscitator
5
10
-
14
4
-
1
34
Radio
95
25
-
48
26
17
10
221
Spinal Equipment
9
3
-
14
-
-
1
27
Suction Equipment
2
10
-
14
1
-
1
28
Total
123
72
-
118
42
23
17
395
* Support operations for Victoria are delivered through the lifeguard or club operations, and actions are recorded in club and lifeguard actions
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
118
Equipment
11
SLS Equipment (Support Operations) continued NSW
QLD
VIC*
WA
SA
TAS
NT
TOTAL
4
4
-
2
-
-
-
10
Helicopters (SLS Support Operations)
Aquatic
298
Rescue Tube
23
17
-
30
11
4
3
88
JRB
2
2
-
-
2
2
-
8
ALS Rescue Boards
260 ALS Rescue Tubes
Rescue Board
RWC
35
25
11
24
7
4
3
109
ORB
2
2
5
-
-
11
1
21
RIB
-
-
7
-
-
1
1
9
Total
66
50
23
56
20
22
8
245
Aviation Helicopter
4
2
2
2
1
-
-
11
Other
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
4
2
2
2
1
-
-
11
Grand Total
193
40
21
176
63
45
25
651
SLS Equipment (Lifeguards) ALS NSW
ALS QLD
ALS Victoria*
ALS SA
ALS WA
ALS TAS
ALS NT
TOTAL
9
51
3
1
4
-
1
69
Land-based Beach Vehicle Buildings and Structures Defibrillator
-
68
-
3
-
-
-
71
37
90
3
-
7
1
2
140
First Aid Equipment
47
90
7
2
9
4
4
163
Oxygen Resuscitator
53
90
4
1
8
4
4
164
Radio
111
130
10
6
6
2
8
273
Spinal Equipment
36
90
3
-
7
2
3
141
Suction Equipment
24
90
4
-
9
-
3
131
Vehicle Total
7
-
-
-
5
-
-
12
324
699
34
13
55
13
25
1,164
Aquatic IRB Hull
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
5
IRB Motor
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
5
Rescue Board
78
180
6
-
21
10
3
298
Rescue Tube
89
120
8
-
24
13
6
260
RWC
7
26
6
-
2
-
-
41
Total
174
326
30
-
47
23
9
609
Grand Total
498
1,025
64
13
102
37
34
1,773
* Support operations for Victoria are delivered through the lifeguard or club operations, and actions are recorded in club and lifeguard actions
Section 6
Statistical Summaries
119
Coaches & Officials
NSW
QLD
VIC
WA
SA
28
TAS
NT
13/14 Total
12/13 Total
% Change
New Surf Official New - Surf Official Level 1
135
102
22
30
New - Surf Official Level 2
19
2
1
1
New - Surf Official Level 3
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
320
347
-7.78%
2
-
25
21
19.05%
-
-
-
-
0.00%
New - Surf Sports - Junior Official
93
26
49
-
3
10
-
181
225
-19.56%
Total
247
130
72
31
31
13
2
526
600
-12.33%
New - Surf Coach Level 1
80
56
17
9
17
1
10
190
257
-26.07%
New - Surf Coach Level 2
9
2
1
-
2
-
1
15
30
-50.00%
New - Surf Coach Level 3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
New - Surf Sports - Junior Coach
32
23
12
17
10
-
-
94
107
-12.15%
Total
121
81
30
26
29
1
11
299
394
-24.11%
Surf Official Level 1
997
507
160
190
213
23
27
2,117
2,952
-28.29%
Surf Official Level 2
140
89
25
15
33
5
1
308
458
-32.75%
Surf Official Level 3
31
16
4
5
8
1
-
65
94
-30.85%
New Surf Coach
Surf Official
Surf Sports - Junior Official
278
26
105
-
3
9
-
421
257
63.81%
1,446
638
294
210
257
38
28
2,911
3,761
-22.60%
Surf Coach Level 1
823
446
152
128
130
35
21
1,735
2,312
-24.96%
Surf Coach Level 2
89
52
15
18
11
5
1
191
242
-21.07%
Total Surf Coach
Surf Coach Level 3
12
12
2
1
1
-
-
28
38
-26.32%
Surf Sports - Junior Coach
112
40
36
10
25
-
3
226
225
0.44%
1,036
550
205
157
167
40
25
Total Grand Total
2,180
2,817
-22.61%
5,091
6,578
-22.01%
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
120
Awards & Qualifications
NSW Member Comm.
QLD Member Comm.
VIC Member Comm.
WA Member Comm.
Patrolling Lifesaver Awards Bronze Medallion
3,202
37
1,529
-
1,729
-
830
-
Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue) (PUA21012)
3,273
37
2,459
124
1,728
-
-
-
Gold Medallion (Advanced Lifesaving)
39
18
53
-
42
-
13
-
Silver Medallion Aquatic Rescue
78
3
45
-
100
-
1
-
Maintain Safety at an Incident Scene (PUAOHS002B)
78
3
45
149
100
-
-
-
Search as a Member of an Aquatic Search Team (PUASAR011C)
78
3
45
148
100
-
-
-
Silver Medallion Basic Beach Management
611
14
285
-
184
-
42
-
Undertake beach safety management activities (PUAOPE027A)
594
14
338
-
40
-
-
-
Work Autonomously (PUATEA002B)
591
14
338
-
40
-
-
-
599
9
338
-
40
-
-
-
1,858
72
920
-
972
-
793
-
Contribute to team effectiveness (BSBFLM312C) Surf Rescue Certificate (CPR Endorsed) Radio Awards Radio Operator Certificate
323
-
2,126
-
96
-
6
-
3,533
37
2,549
124
1,771
-
-
-
Certificate III in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue)
3
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
Certificate IV in Public Safety (Aquatic Search and Rescue Management)
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
19
22
-
-
55
-
20
-
Operate Communications Systems and Equipment (PUAOPE013A)
Powercraft Awards ATV Operator Certificate Drive Vehicles Under Operational Conditions (PUAVEH001B)
-
22
-
-
-
-
-
-
ATV Operator Induction
248
-
521
-
11
-
-
-
IRB Crew Certificate
927
-
556
-
427
-
155
-
Crew small powercraft in a rescue operation (PUASAR015A)
927
-
1,578
2
427
-
-
-
ORB Crew Certificate
3
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
ORB Driver Certificate
1
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
ORB Skipper Certificate
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
Rescue Water Craft Operator Certificate
51
-
146
-
14
-
7
-
Operate and maintain a personal water craft for rescue operations (PUASAR016A)
52
-
192
-
13
-
-
-
Prepare Maintain and Test Response Equipment (PUAEQU001B)
355
-
11
-
160
-
-
-
Silver Medallion IRB Driver
322
-
216
-
166
-
57
-
Operate and maintain a small powercraft and motor for rescue operations (PUASAR014A)
326
-
230
-
159
-
-
-
Prepare Maintain and Test Response Equipment (PUAEQU001B)
355
-
-
-
160
-
-
-
Advanced Resuscitation Techniques Certificate (and refresher)
979
-
661
-
414
-
211
277
Apply Advanced Resuscitation Techniques (HLTFA404A)
12
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
Emergency Care Awards
Apply advanced resuscitation techniques (HLTFA404B)
12
-
-
-
11
-
-
-
Apply advanced resuscitation techniques (HLTFA404C)
979
334
718
116
407
-
2
277
Apply (Senior) First Aid
188
11,789
955
-
429
4,708
25
4,249
Apply First Aid (HLTFA301B)
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Apply first aid (HLTFA301C)
10
-
-
-
1
3
-
34
Section 6
Statistical Summaries
121
SA Member
Comm.
TAS Member Comm.
NT Member
Comm.
Total Member
Total Commercial
Grand Total
7,933 Bronze Medallions Awarded
354
87
95
2
15
53
7,754
179
7,933
356
-
98
-
7
-
7,921
161
8,082
-
-
-
-
-
-
147
18
165
-
-
-
-
-
2
224
5
229
-
-
-
-
-
-
223
152
375
-
-
-
-
-
-
223
151
374
10
-
-
-
6
-
1,138
14
1,152
16
-
-
-
6
-
994
14
1,008
16
-
-
-
6
-
991
14
1,005
16
-
-
-
6
-
999
9
1,008
339
-
74
-
9
23
4,965
95
5,060
14
-
-
-
-
-
2,565
-
2,565
374
19
98
-
16
-
8,341
180
8,521
5
-
-
-
-
-
14
-
14
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
3
191
-
-
-
-
-
285
22
307
82
-
-
-
-
-
82
22
104
-
-
-
-
-
-
780
-
780
131
-
46
-
2
-
2,244
-
2,244
134
-
44
-
2
-
3,112
2
3,114
-
-
-
-
1
-
8
-
8
-
-
-
-
2
-
7
-
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
3
218
3
221
-
-
-
-
-
-
257
-
257
27
-
13
-
1
-
567
-
567
27
-
13
-
1
-
802
-
802
27
-
13
-
1
-
756
-
756
27
-
13
-
1
-
556
-
556
106
37
40
-
2
30
2,413
344
2,757
-
-
7
-
-
-
21
-
21
-
6
1
-
-
-
24
6
30
106
-
62
4
2
-
2,276
731
3,007
179
311
86
8
8
118
1,870
21,183
23,053
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
3
-
5
-
-
-
-
11
42
53
8,082 Certificate II in Public Safety Awarded
5,277 Powercraft Awards
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
122
Awards & Qualifications
NSW Member Comm.
QLD Member Comm.
VIC Member Comm.
WA Member Comm.
Emergency Care Awards (continued) Apply First Aid (HLTFA311A) Provide First Aid (HLTAID003) Basic Emergency Care
177
11,789
1,344
1,848
346
4,705
18
3,714
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
435 1,614
57
3,597
-
-
-
-
1
Provide basic emergency life support (HLTFA201B)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26
Provide basic emergency life support (HLTFA211A)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,557
Provide basic emergency life support (HLTAID002)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
57
Marine Stinger Management
-
-
49
-
-
-
-
-
Pain Management Certificate (Methoxyflurane)
52
13
82
-
25
-
60
-
Provide pain management (PUAEME005A)
49
13
37
21
-
-
-
-
Resuscitation Certificate
271
-
2,604
-
309
-
-
3,263
Perform CPR (HLTCPR201B)
254
-
-
-
120
-
-
-
Perform CPR (HLTCPR211A)
3,614
17,832
3,030
3,263
4,618
-
-
3,109
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
154
Silver Medallion Advanced First Aid
34
-
17
-
-
-
-
96
Apply advanced first aid (HLTFA402C)
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Apply advanced first aid (HLTFA412A)
29
8
68
63
-
-
-
96
Provide CPR (HLTAID001)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spinal Management
Provide advanced first aid (HLTAID006)
776
-
585
-
316
-
103
-
Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury (PUAEME004A)
771
213
584
12
309
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
Aerial/Helicopter Awards Helicopter Crew Certificate Training and Assessing Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
2
-
11
-
11
-
6
-
Provide work skill Instruction (TAEDEL301A)
159
-
192
-
93
-
1
-
Make a Presentation (BSBCMM401A)
159
-
216
-
88
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
Participate in Assessment Validation (TAEASS403A) Participate in assessment Validation (TAEASS403B)
121
-
206
-
56
-
-
-
Plan assessment activities and processes (TAEASS401B)
122
-
206
-
61
-
-
-
Assess Competence (TAEASS402A)
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
Assess Competence (TAEASS402B)
122
-
206
-
56
-
-
-
Surf Aware One
4,237
-
1,142
-
911
-
1,014
-
Surf Aware Two
3,534
-
1,203
-
986
-
959
-
Surf Play One
3,691
-
860
-
356
-
602
-
Surf Play Two
3,794
-
1,060
-
530
-
885
-
Surf Safe One
2,966
-
1,033
-
953
-
877
-
Surf Safe Two
2,672
-
1,023
-
946
-
755
-
Surf Smart One
2,147
-
855
-
800
-
661
-
Surf Smart Two
1,855
-
769
-
714
-
576
-
24,896
0
7,945
0
6,196
0
6,329
0
Junior Activities Awards
Total
Section 6
Statistical Summaries
123
SA Member
Comm.
TAS Member Comm.
NT Member
Comm.
Total Member
Total Commercial
Grand Total
85,519 Emergency Care Awards
212
1,028
107
1,185
13
-
2,217
24,269
26,486
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
435
435
22
-
-
-
6
-
86
5,211
5,297
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26
26
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,557
1,557
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
57
57
-
-
-
-
-
-
49
-
49
36
-
-
-
-
11
255
24
279
106
-
-
-
15
-
207
34
241
223
895
-
-
6
9
3,413
4,167
7,580
36
-
-
-
-
-
410
-
410
1,081
2,199
-
594
21
-
12,364
26,997
39,361
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
154
154
20
-
25
-
-
-
96
96
192
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
2
44
-
-
-
-
-
141
71
212
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
96
96
100
-
-
-
-
2
1,880
2
1,882
155
-
-
-
-
-
1,819
225
2,044
2
-
-
-
-
-
7
0
7
21
-
15
-
-
-
66
-
66
31
-
-
-
-
-
476
-
476 475
12
-
-
-
-
-
475
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
5
20
-
-
-
-
-
403
-
403
20
-
-
-
-
-
409
-
409
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
5
21
-
-
-
-
-
405
-
405
174
-
81
-
16
-
7,575
-
7,575
277
-
89
-
16
-
7,064
-
7,064
129
-
29
-
20
-
5,687
-
5,687
129
-
32
-
20
-
6,450
-
6,450
238
-
93
-
23
-
6,183
-
6,183
231
-
89
-
20
-
5,736
-
5,736 4,792
220
-
101
-
8
-
4,792
-
209
-
75
-
18
-
4,216
-
4,216
1,607
0
589
0
141
0
47,703
0
47,703
47,703 Junior Activities Awards
2,324 Training and Assessing Awards
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
124
Service Awards
NSW
QLD
VIC
WA
SA
TAS
NT
13/14 Total
12/13 Total
% Change
508%
National Medal National Medal
70
5
-
2
2
-
-
79
13
National Medal - Clasp
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
-
-
Total
82
5
0
2
2
0
0
91
13
600%
5 Year National Patrol Service Award
97
33
82
-
16
10
-
238
233
2%
10 Year National Patrol Service Award
114
48
27
5
10
3
5
212
201
5%
15 Year National Patrol Service Award
43
7
8
1
5
-
-
64
99
-35% 18%
Patrol Service Awards
20 Year National Patrol Service Award
25
2
10
1
9
-
-
47
40
25 Year National Patrol Service Award
9
-
4
-
4
-
-
17
18
-6%
30 Year National Patrol Service Award
2
3
-
-
3
1
-
9
10
-10%
35 Year National Patrol Service Award
5
-
1
-
1
-
-
7
8
-13%
40 Year National Patrol Service Award
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
2
7
-71%
45 Year National Patrol Service Award
1
-
1
1
2
-
-
5
1
400%
50 Year National Patrol Service Award
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
2
4
-50%
297
94
133
8
52
14
5
603
621
-3%
81
21
13
3
-
-
-
118
87
36%
Total Long Service Awards (Membership) 25 Year Long Service Award 30 Year Long Service Award
21
16
4
1
-
-
-
42
53
-21%
40 Year Long Service Award
35
19
3
3
1
-
-
61
43
42%
50 Year Long Service Award
72
17
6
3
1
-
-
99
107
-7%
60 Year Long Service Award
39
3
6
-
-
-
-
48
48
0%
70 Year Long Service Award
1
-
-
2
-
-
-
3
7
-57%
75 Year Long Service Award
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
0%
80 Year Long Service Award
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
252
76
32
12
2
0
0
374
348
7%
15
1
1
-
-
-
-
17
-
0%
Total Officiating Service Awards 5 Year Officiating Service Certificate 10 Year Officiating Service Certificate
2
7
-
-
-
-
-
9
2
350%
15 Year Officiating Service Certificate
2
3
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
0% 700%
20 Year Officiating Service Certificate
3
5
-
-
-
-
-
8
1
25 Year Officiating Service Certificate
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
0%
30 Year Officiating Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
35 Year Officiating Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
40 Year Officiating Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
50 Year Officiating Service Certificate Total
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-100%
22
17
1
0
0
0
0
40
5
700%
Section 6
Statistical Summaries
125
NSW
QLD
VIC
WA
SA
TAS
NT
13/14 Total
12/13 Total
% Change
Coaching Service Awards 5 Year Coaching Service Certificate
3
2
3
-
-
-
-
8
4
100%
10 Year Coaching Service Certificate
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
100%
15 Year Coaching Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-100%
20 Year Coaching Service Certificate
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
0%
25 Year Coaching Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
30 Year Coaching Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
35 Year Coaching Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
40 Year Coaching Service Certificate
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
0%
45 Year Coaching Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
50 Year Coaching Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
Total
5
4
3
0
0
0
0
12
7
71%
188%
Assessing Service Awards 5 Year Assessing Service Certificate
11
4
2
-
6
-
-
23
8
10 Year Assessing Service Certificate
-
2
1
-
2
-
-
5
5
0%
15 Year Assessing Service Certificate
-
3
-
-
1
-
-
4
4
0%
20 Year Assessing Service Certificate
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
3
3
0%
25 Year Assessing Service Certificate
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
3
1
200%
30 Year Assessing Service Certificate
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
0%
35 Year Assessing Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
40 Year Assessing Service Certificate
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
2
-
0%
45 Year Assessing Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
50 Year Assessing Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
14
12
6
0
9
0
0
41
21
95%
967%
Total Age Manager Service Awards 5 Year National Age Manager Service Certificate
1
16
-
-
-
-
-
17
3
10 Year National Age Manager Service Certificate
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
0%
15 Year National Age Manager Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
20 Year National Age Manager Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
25 Year National Age Manager Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
30 Year National Age Manager Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
35 Year National Age Manager Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
40 Year National Age Manager Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
45 Year National Age Manager Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
50 Year National Age Manager Service Certificate
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0%
Total Grand Total
1
17
0
0
0
0
0
18
3
500%
673
225
175
22
65
14
5
1,179
1,018
16%
Section 07 SLS Entities
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
128
SLS Entities
National 12 national, State and Territory Centres, SLSA subsidiaries, Foundation 311 clubs 17 branches 101 support operations groups 66 Australian Lifeguard Service operations 507 SLS entities/groups
New South Wales 129 Clubs, 11 Branches, 35 Support Operations Groups, 19 Australian Lifeguards Services 129 Clubs
Coogee SLSC
Maroubra SLSC
Austinmer SLSC
Cooks Hill SLSC
Merewether SLSC
Avalon Beach SLSC
Copacabana SLSC
Minnie Water - Wooli SLSC
Avoca Beach SLSC
Corrimal SLSC
Mollymook SLSC
Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore SLSC
Cronulla SLSC
Mona Vale SLSC
Batemans Bay SLSC
Crowdy Head SLSC
Moruya SLSC
Bellambi SLSC
Cudgen Headland SLSC
Nambucca Heads SLSC
Bellinger Valley - North Beach SLSC
Dee Why SLSC
Narooma SLSC
Bermagui SLSC
Dixon Park SLSC
Narrabeen SLSC
Bilgola Beach SLSC
Elouera SLSC
Newcastle SLSC
Birubi Point SLSC
Era SLSC
Newport SLSC
Blackhead SLSC
Evans Head-Casino SLSC
Nobbys SLSC
Bondi SBLSC
Fairy Meadow SLSC
North Avoca SLSC
Bronte SLSC
Fingal Beach SLSC
North Bondi SLSC
Broulee Surfers SLSC
Fingal Rovers SLSC
North Cronulla SLSC
Brunswick SLSC
Forster SLSC
North Curl Curl SLSC
Bulli SLSC
Freshwater SLSC
North Entrance SLSC
Bungan Beach SLSC
Garie SLSC
North Narrabeen SLSC
Burning Palms SLSC
Gerringong SLSC
North Palm Beach SLSC
Byron Bay SLSC
Hat Head SLSC
North Steyne SLSC
Cabarita Beach SLSC
Helensburgh Stanwell Park SLSC
North Wollongong SLSC
Camden Haven SLSC
Kempsey - Crescent Head SLSC
Nowra Culburra SLSC
Cape Hawke SLSC
Kiama SLSC
Ocean Beach SLSC
Catherine Hill Bay SLSC
Kiama Downs SLSC
Pacific Palms SLSC
Caves Beach SLSC
Killcare SLSC
Palm Beach SLSC
Clovelly SLSC
Lennox Head - Alstonville SLSC
Pambula SLSC
Coalcliff SLSC
Long Reef SLSC
Port Kembla SLSC
Coffs Harbour SLSC
Macksville - Scotts Head SLSC
Port Macquarie SLSC
Coledale SLSC
MacMasters Beach SLSC
Queenscliff SLSC
Collaroy SLSC
Manly LSC
Red Rock-Corindi SLSC
Section 7
SLS Entities
129
New South Wales 129 Clubs, 11 Branches, 35 Support Operations Groups, 19 Australian Lifeguards Services Redhead SLSC
Woolgoolga SLSC
Surf Rescue 20
Salt SLSC
Woonona SLSC
Surf Rescue 30
Sandon Point SLSC
Yamba SLSC
Surf Rescue 40
Sawtell SLSC
11 Branches
Surf Rescue 50
Scarborough - Wombarra SLSC
Central Coast Branch
Sydney Branch - Duty Officers
Shellharbour SLSC
Far North Coast Branch
Sydney Branch - Night Operations
Shelly Beach SLSC
Far South Coast Branch
Sydney Branch - RWC service
Shoalhaven Heads SLSC
Hunter Branch
Sydney Branch - Surfcom
Soldiers Beach SLSC
Illawarra Branch
Sydney Metro SurfCom Team
South Curl Curl SLSC
Lower North Coast Branch
Sydney Northern Beaches Branch - CISM TIPS
South Maroubra SLSC
Mid North Coast Branch
Sydney Northern Beaches Branch - Duty Officers
South Narrabeen SLSC
North Coast Branch
Sydney Northern Beaches Branch - RWC Service
South West Rocks SLSC
South Coast Branch
Stockton SLSC
Sydney Branch
Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter Rescue Service Northern Region
Sussex Inlet SLSC
Sydney Northern Beaches Branch
Swansea Belmont SLSC
35 Support Operations
Tacking Point SLSC
Central Coast Branch - Duty Officers
19 Lifeguard Services
Tamarama SLSC
Central Coast Branch - RWC Group
Ballina Shire Council
Taree - Old Bar SLSC
Central Coast Branch - Surfcom
Bega Valley Shire Council
Tathra SLSC
Far North Coast Branch - Duty Officers
Bellingen Shire Council
Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest SLSC
Far North Coast Branch - RWC
Byron Shire Council
Terrigal SLSC
Far South Coast Branch - Duty Officers
Cape Byron Trust
The Entrance SLSC
Far South Coast Branch - RWC
Clarence Valley Council
The Lakes SLSC
Hunter - Support Operations Newcastle
Great Lakes Council
Thirroul SLSC
Hunter - Support Operations Port Stephens
Greater Taree City Council
Toowoon Bay SLSC
Hunter Branch Duty Officers
Kempsey Shire Council
Towradgi SLSC
Illawarra Branch Duty Officers
Magenta Lifeguard Service
Umina SLSC
Illawarra Branch RWC Team
Munmorah State Conservation Area
Urunga SLSC
Lower North Coast Branch Duty Officers
Nambucca Shire Council
Wamberal SLSC
Lower North Coast RWC
Pittwater Council
Wanda SLSC
Mid North Coast Branch - Duty Officers
Port Stephens Council
Warilla - Barrack Point SLSC
Mid North Coast Branch - RWC
Richmond Valley Council
Warriewood SLSC
North Coast Branch - Duty Officers
Royal National Park Sydney
Wauchope - Bonny Hills SLSC
North Coast Branch RWC
Salt Lifeguard Service
Whale Beach SLSC
South Coast Branch - Duty Officers
Shoalhaven City Council
Windang SLSC
South Coast Branch - RWC
Tweed Shire Council
Wollongong City SLSC
Surf Life Saving NSW State Duty Officers
Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter Rescue Service Southern Region
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
130
SLS Entities
Queensland 59 Clubs, 6 Branches, 12 Support Operations Groups, 18 Australian Lifeguard Services 59 Clubs
Mooloolaba SLSC
12 Support Operations
Agnes Water SLSC
Moore Park SLSC
Brisbane Lifesaving Service
Alexandra Headland SLSC
Mudjimba SLSC
Cairns Offshore Rescue Boat Service
Arcadian SLSC
Nobbys Beach SLSC
Gold Coast Duty Officers
Ayr SLSC
Noosa Heads SLSC
Gold Coast JRB Service
Bilinga SLSC
North Burleigh SLSC
Gold Coast Surfcom
Bowen SLSC
North Kirra SLSC
SLSQ RWC - Gold Coast
Bribie Island SLSC
Northcliffe SLSC
SLSQ RWC - Sunshine Coast
Broadbeach SLSC
Pacific SLSC
Sunshine Coast Duty Officers
Bundaberg SLSC
Palm Beach SLSC
Sunshine Coast JRB Service
Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park SLSC
Peregian Beach SLSC
Sunshine Coast Surfcom
Cairns SLSC
Point Lookout SLSC
Coochiemudlo Island SLSC
Port Douglas SLSC
Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service Gold Coast
Coolangatta SLSC
Rainbow Bay SLSC
Coolum Beach SLSC
Rainbow Beach SLSC
Currumbin SLSC
Redcliffe Peninsula SLSC
18 Lifeguard Services
Dicky Beach SLSC
Sarina SLSC
Bundaberg Regional Council
Eimeo SLSC
Southport SLSC
Burdekin Shire Council
Elliott Heads SLSC
Sunshine Beach SLSC
Cairns Regional Council
Ellis Beach SLSC
Surfers Paradise SLSC
Cassowary Coast Regional Council
Emu Park SLSC
Tallebudgera SLSC
Fraser Coast Regional Council
Etty Bay SLSC
Tannum Sands SLSC
Gladstone Regional Council
Forrest Beach SLSC
Townsville Picnic Bay SLSC
Gold Coast City Council
Hervey Bay SLSC
Tugun SLSC
Gympie Regional Council
Kawana Waters SLSC
Tweed Heads Coolangatta SLSC
Hinchinbrook Shire Council
Kirra SLSC
Yeppoon SLSC
Livingstone Shire Council
Kurrawa SLSC
6 Branches
Mackay Regional Council
Mackay SLSC
North Barrier Branch
Morton Bay Regional Council
Marcoola SLSC
North Queensland Branch
Noosa Shire Council
Maroochydore SLSC
Point Danger Branch
Redland City Council
Mermaid Beach SLSC
South Coast Branch
Rockhampton Regional Council
Metropolitan Caloundra SLSC
Sunshine Coast Branch
Southbank Corporation
Miami Beach SLSC
Wide Bay Capricorn Branch
Sunshine Coast Regional Council
Mission Beach SLSC
Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service Sunshine Coast
Townsville City Council
Section 7
SLS Entities
131
Victoria 57 Clubs, 20 Support Operations Groups, 13 Australian Lifeguard Services 57 Clubs
Mount Martha LSC
Marine Rescue - Hastings
Altona LSC
Ocean Grove SLSC
Marine Rescue - Mallacoota
Anglesea SLSC
Point Leo SLSC
Marine Rescue - Mornington
Apollo Bay SLSC
Point Lonsdale SLSC
Marine Rescue - Port Campbell
Aspendale LSC
Port Campbell SLSC
Marine Rescue - Port Fairy
Bancoora SLSC
Port Fairy SLSC
Marine Rescue - Port Melbourne
Barwon Heads 13th Beach SLSC
Port Melbourne LSC
Marine Rescue - Portland
Beaumaris LSC
Portland SLSC
Marine Rescue - Waratah
Black Rock LSC
Portsea SLSC
Marine Rescue - Woodside
Bonbeach LSC
Rosebud & McCrae LSC
Mt Martha RWC Service
Brighton LSC
Sandridge LSC
Northern Port Phillip RWC Service
Cape Paterson SLSC
Sandringham LSC
Seaspray RWC Service
Carrum SLSC
Seaford LSC
Southern Peninsula Rescue Squad
Chelsea Longbeach SLSC
Seaspray SLSC
Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter - Geelong
Dromana Bay LSC
Sorrento SLSC
Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter - Melbourne
Edithvale LSC
South Melbourne LSC
13 Lifeguard Services
Elwood LSC
St Kilda LSC
Bass Coast Shire Council
Fairhaven SLSC
Torquay SLSC
Borough of Queenscliffe
Frankston LSC
Venus Bay SLSC
City of Greater Geelong
Gunnamatta SLSC
Waratah Beach SLSC
City of Warrnambool
Half Moon Bay SLSC
Warrnambool SLSC
Colac Otway Shire Council
Hampton LSC
Williamstown Swimming and LSC
East Gippsland Shire Council
Inverloch SLSC
Wonthaggi LSC
Glenelg Shire Council
Jan Juc SLSC
Woodside Beach SLSC
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
Kennett River SLSC
Woolamai Beach SLSC
Moyne Shire Council
SLS Lakes Entrance
Wye River SLSC
Parks Victoria
Lorne SLSC
20 Support Operations
South Gippsland Shire Council
Mallacoota SLSC
Bass RWC Service
Surf Coast Shire Council
Mentone LSC
Bellarine RWC Service
Wellington Shire Council
Mildura LSC
Central Port Phillip RWC Service
Mordialloc LSC
Frankston RWC Service
Mornington LSC
LSV Comms
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
132
SLS Entities
Western Australia 29 Clubs, 20 Support Operations Groups, 11 Australian Lifeguard Services 29 Clubs
Port Bouvard SLSC
North Cottesloe Support Operations
Albany SLSC
Quinns Mindarie SLSC
Port Bouvard Support Operations
Binningup SLSC
Scarboro SLSC
Scarborough Support Operations
Broome SLSC
Secret Harbour SLSC
Secret Harbour Support Operations
Busselton SLSC
Smiths Beach SLSC
SLSWA Emergency Response Beacons
Champion Bay SLSC
Sorrento SLSC
Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service
City of Bunbury SLSC
Swanbourne Nedlands SLSC
SLSWA Surfcom
City of Perth SLSC
Trigg Island SLSC
Yallingup Support Operations
Coogee Beach SLSC
Yanchep SLSC
11 Lifeguard Services
Cottesloe SLSC
20 Support Operations
City of Albany
Dalyellup Beach SLSC
Albany Support Operations
City of Greater Geraldton
Denmark SLSC
Broome Support Operations
City of Joondalup
Dongara-Denison SLSC
Bunbury Support Operations
City of Rockingham
Esperance-Goldfields SLSC
Busselton Support Operations
City of Wanneroo
Floreat SLSC
Denmark Support Operations
Rottnest Island Authority
Fremantle SLSC
Dongara Support Operations
Shire of Augusta Margaret River Lifeguard Service
Geraldton SLSC
Esperance-Goldfields Support Operations
Shire of Busselton
Mandurah SLSC
Fremantle Support Operations
Shire of Denmark Lifeguard Service
Margaret River SLSC
Geraldton Support Operations
Town of Cambridge
Mullaloo SLSC
Margaret River Support Operations
Town of Cottesloe
North Cottesloe SLSC
Metro North Support Operations
Northern Territory 4 Clubs, 1 Support Operations Group, 2 Australian Lifeguard Services 4 Clubs
1 Support Operation
2 Lifeguard Services
Darwin SLSC
Westpac Offshore Rescue Boat Service
Darwin City Council
Gove Peninsula SLSC Mindil Beach SLSC Walngawu Djakamirri SLSC
Darwin Waterfront Corporation
Section 7
SLS Entities
133
South Australia 19 Clubs, 5 Support Operations Groups, 2 Australian Lifeguard Services 19 Clubs
Normanville SLSC
5 Support Operations
Aldinga Bay SLSC
North Haven SLSC
SLSSA JRB Service
Brighton SLSC
Port Elliot SLSC
SLSSA RWC Service
Chiton Rocks SLSC
Port Noarlunga SLSC
SLSSA State Duty Officers
Christies Beach SLSC
Robe SLSS
SLSSA Surfcom
Elizabeth LSC
Seacliff SLSC
Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service
Glenelg SLSC
Semaphore SLSC
2 Lifeguard Services
Goolwa Surf Life Saving Service
Somerton SLSC
Alexandria Council
Grange SLSC
South Port SLSC
Holdfast Bay City
Henley SLSC
West Beach SLSC
Moana SLSC
Whyalla SLSC
Tasmania 14 Clubs, 8 Support Operations Groups, 1 Australian Lifeguard Service 14 Clubs
Launceston LSC
Kingborough Volunteer Marine Rescue
Bicheno SLSC
Penguin SLSC
Tamar Sea Rescue
Boat Harbour SLSC
Port Sorell SLSC
Surf Life Saving Tas JRB Service
Bridport SLSC
Scamander SLSC
Surf Life Saving Tas RWC Service
Burnie SLSC
Somerset SLSC
Southern Marine Rescue and Training
Carlton Park SLSC
Ulverstone SLSC
Ulverstone Volunteer Marine Rescue
Clifton Beach SLSC
8 Support Operations
1 Lifeguard Service
Devonport SLSC
Dodges Ferry Sea Rescue
Clarence City Council
Kingston Beach SLSC
Freycinet Volunteer Marine Rescue
Surf Life Saving Australia
Annual Report 2013 - 2014
134
Glossary of Terms
Lifesaving
Common Acronyms
Blackspot – An area with a high concentration of coastal/ocean incidents and a high probability/risk of ongoing reoccurrence.
Preventative action – Where intervention by a lifesaving resource averts a person/s from getting into a potentially life threatening situation.
Coastal death – A fatality arising from various circumstances (e.g. heart attack, boat collision, fall, shark attack) occurring where the location of the death is coastal.
Rescue – Where intervention by a lifesaving resource removes a person/s from a life threatening or potentially life threatening situation.
Coastal drowning death – Where the location of the drowning is on the coast, in the ocean up to two nautical miles offshore or inland up to five times the width of the inlet/river.
Resuscitation – Preservation or restoration of life by establishing and maintaining a person’s airway, breathing and circulation.
Drowning – The process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/ immersion in liquid. Drowning death – A fatality arising from respiratory impairment as a result of submersion/immersion in liquid. First aid – Immediate or emergency assistance given on the spot to people suffering from illness or injury. Lifeguard – Typically a paid employee at a beach or another aquatic environment whose role is to rescue people in danger of drowning or prevent them getting into that situation.
Rip current – A narrow seaward flowing current of water moving through a surf zone (Short, 2003). Rock fishing death – A fatality arising from various circumstances occurring (e.g. wave motion, loss of footing) where the victim was participating in fishing activities on a rocky coast immediately prior to or during the incident. Service gap – An area identified as having an inadequate level of resources to meet public safety demands. Support operations – Rapid response rescue units, not affiliated to any one Surf Life Saving club.
Lifesaving service – A service which exists to provide aquatic safety services to the public.
Surfcom – SLS radio communications centre which assists in managing the communications of lifesaving operations and data collection.
Patrolled location – A location supervised constantly or periodically by a lifesaving service.
Total service plan – An assessment of current and future lifesaving resources, national blackspots, hotspots and trends.
ACNC – Australian Charities and Not-ForProfit Commission ACPSG – SLSA Australian Coastal Public Safety Guidelines AEMI – Australian Emergency Management Institute AEMVF – Australian Emergency Management Volunteer Forum ALS – Australian Lifeguard Service ARC – Australian Resuscitation Council ASC – Australian Sports Commission CPR – Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation DSC – Development Standing Committee EMA – Emergency Management Australia EMG – Executive Management Group FACC – Finance, Audit & Compliance Committee HRS – Helicopter Rescue Service ILS – International Life Saving Federation IRB – Inflatable Rescue Boat JRB – Jet Rescue Boat LSC – Lifesaving Standing Committee (now Lifesaving Member Advisory Committee) NHP – National High Performance Program ORB – Offshore Rescue Boat PM&C – Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet RIB – Rigid Inflatable Boat RTO – Registered Training Organisation RWC – Rescue Water Craft, sometimes called a Personal Water Craft SLS – Surf Life Saving SLSA – Surf Life Saving Australia SLSF – Surf Life Saving Foundation SSC – Sports Standing Committee
Section 8
Glossary of Terms
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