95th ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17
Front Cover: David Jackson Pandas Boat crew - Dave Brooker, Daniel King, Ian Dowling, Tom Nesbitt Elissa Rich, Kira Beuzeville, Lilly Halpin, Mia Paltridge Macy Beuzeville
95th Annual Report 2016 -2017
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Notice of Meeting....................................................5
Finance Report........................................................
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Chief Training Officer........................................... 26
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Secretary's Report.................................................
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Auditors Report.......................................................
VP Lifesaving...........................................................
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Member Awards.....................................................
Admin Report...........................................................
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Notice of Motion.......................................................
Club Sponsors..........................................................
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VP of Youth.................................................................
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Notice of Meeting The 95th Annual General Meeting of Mona Vale Surf Life Saving Club will be held at the Club House, Mona Vale Beach on Sunday 30th of July, 2017 at 2:30pm.
1. Attendance and Apologies 2. Welcome to guests and life members 3. Confirmation of the Minutes of the 94th Annual General Meeting (draft minutes were reviewed by the Management Committee, are on the website and will be available at the meeting) 4. Adoption of the 95th Annual Report 5. Adoption of Financial Statements for the 2016/17 Season (full copies of the audited account swill be available for inspection at the meeting. An extract is given in this Annual Report) 6. Notice of Motion: Moved by Paula Tocquer and seconded by Dave Campbell that affiliation be sought for the 2017/18 season with Surf Life Saving Sydney Northern Beaches, Surf Life Saving New South Wales, and Surf Life Saving Australia. Further, that the articles, constitution, by-laws, regulations and resolutions, together with the awards and equipment of Surf Life Saving Australia Limited and/or affiliated state/ territory centers and/or Branches, be accepted without reservation 7. Proposed changes to the constitution (see the following page) Only financial members and life members may vote as defined in the constitution. 8. A minutes silence to remember Ken Barker, David Nugent & Fred Murray. 9. Life Membership: Moved Steve Miles and seconded by Skye Rose that Rhonda Lycett be nominated as a life member of Mona Vale SLSC. 10. Distinguished Service Awards Nominations: Wesley Dose - Nominated by Robyn Moore, Seconded Matt Collins Gavin Smee - Nominated by David Murray, Seconded Glenn Smee Greg Hyde - Nominated by Bryce Munro, Seconded Glenn Smee Peter Lever - Nominated by Rodney Boss, Seconded Paula Tocquer 11. Adoption of the proposed Nipper fees for 2017/18: *All other fees remain unchanged 12. Election of Office Bearers 13. General Business Please join the President and the new office bearers for a drink at the bar after the meeting
Notice of Meeting
AGENDA
A motion is proposed by Bryce Munro and seconded by Paula Tocquer to amend Section 53 of the Clubs constitution to amend those eligible for Distinguished Service and Life membership. A Distinguished Service Award may be awarded to a member within any membership category (including past members and deceased members) who has rendered special and distinguished service to the Club as such over a period of (7 years) 10 years. Nominations for the award must be proposed and seconded by members of the club. The motion to award a Distinguished Service Award must be passed by at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by those present and entitled to vote at an Annual General Meeting. Voting shall be by secret ballot. Only one Distinguished Service Award may be awarded to a member. Life Members may be appointed from amongst Active Members (including past Active Members and deceased Active Members) who have rendered special and distinguished service to the Club as such over a period of ten (10) years and whose nomination has been endorsed by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by those present and entitled to vote at an Annual General Meeting and should have the following minimum qualifications. A motion is proposed by Bryce Munro and seconded by Dave Moreton to amend Section 6 of the Clubs constitution to include the below roles as Non-Management Office Bearers of the club. Nipper Chairperson - (applicable when the role is not incorporated with the VP Youth Position) – Reporting to the VP of Youth, the Chairman is responsible for the ongoing leadership and management of all Nippers affairs. The role can be combined with VP Youth at any such time that the Management Committee determine. Nipper Registrar - Responsible for working with the Nipper Committee and the VP of Finance and Administration with the organisation and ongoing management of Nipper membership subscription, ensuring all membership are processed in a timely manner with the appropriate certification. Nipper Secretary - Responsible for working with the Nipper Committee and the Club Secretary with the issue of agenda’s and Minutes for Nipper committee meetings Nipper Treasurer - Responsible for working with the Nipper Committee and VP of Finance and Administration to manage Nipper Funds. Production of monthly reports for Committee endorsement, whilst ensuring all purchases have the required approvals.
Notice of Motion
Office Bearers 2016/17
OFFICE BEARERS 2016/17
NIPPERS POSITIONS 2016/17
Training and proficiency are important functions for our Lifesaving. Well done to Glenn Smee and his team of trainers and examiners. Training is a really difficult and time consuming job and all the help is greatly appreciated. Welcome to all our new bronze recipients this season and congratulations on becoming "Bronzed Aussies". Thank you also to all our members that continued their training and contributed by completing more awards. Dibby set out at the end of last season to improve our IRB crew and driver stocks. His team of students inconspicuously spent Sunday mornings of last winter training for their awards. Well done and thanks. Dibby has
It seems such a short time ago I was elected President, however nearly a year has passed since Jock and his former committee passed on the baton. Congratulations and thank you to Jock and his team, our new committee had an easy transition. 2016/2017 was another successful and progressive season for our club. It is with sincere enthusiasm that I want to thank all our members. Our members are the most important part of our club. From all the different ages and walks of life we have a truly fantastic bunch of people. THANK YOU.
Bryce Munro
Jim Morison, Wes Dose, Bryce Munro, James Davison and Sam Funch
Message from the President
for the public to enjoy with confidence. In a recent Branch examination of patrols we were rated well above the average. Dave and Adam still have more improvements planned for our continued pursuit of perfection.
Training & Proficiency
Lifesaving is our number 1 job and again thanks to Dave, Adam, their extended committee, patrol captains and patrol members, no lives were lost on Mona Vale Beach. It has been published at Branch level, what a difficult beach Mona Vale is to patrol and all our patrol members have again done a fine job to provide a safe environment
Life saving
Nippers at mona vale
Harriet Strudwick, Bryce Munro, Mike Day and Tim Strudwick
These are two areas of our club that greatly improved last season. Dibby and his swim organising team continued their reliable work on our summer and winter swims. This season we added a fun run to our efforts. Our ocean swims and fun run require all our members to mobilise and help out. I was pleasantly and proudly reminded of what a well oiled
machine out team is at the recent fun run. Thank you to all our reliable members. Matt Shrivell, Mitch Hasler, Honey Hunt, Geoff Bateman and our wonderful BBQ team did a fantastic job of reinvigorating interest in our Friday night social scene. Thank you all and thank you to all the volunteers that completed their RSA and have been roster on bar duty. Sponsorship is essential to all clubs and Mona Vale is privileged to have such a dedicated team of sponsors. Matt Shrivell has stepped into the role of sponsorship coordinator and has done a great job engaging our existing sponsors and adding some new logos to our tea. this role is important yet unseen so thank you Matt for your help it is greatly appreciated. Importantly, a sincere thankyou to all our sponsors. Our members appreciate your significant contribution.
competition
club Sponsorship
Social & fundraising
continued his work this winter and very soon will have another group of crew and drivers to help share the load. Unfortunately, we live in a world of red tape and compliance. This responsibility requires lifesaving clubs to continue to train and acquire new awards. I have set a goal to complete one new award next season and I urge all our members to set a similar goal. Glenn always needs more help with training and proficiencies so please, where you can, contact him and offer a helping hand.
Nippers are and have always been an important, significant and strong part of our club. Dave Moreton and his team of committee, age managers and helpers again contributed to a successful nipper season. Dave and I shared our first season as respective chairmen. Thank you to Dave for your support, I sincerely enjoyed and appreciated your wise council. It was a pleasure to work with you. Nippers are an important part of a club's future and at Mona Vale our strong, successful and engaged nipper community continue to provide a bright future. Mona Vale has continued to grow and succeed in all areas. Thanks to Kris Monnock, Ryan Halangahu, Michael Wasley and our Head Coach Marty Cowper for your time, effort and contribution towards our continued level or excellence in competition. Our surf boat crews have
President
Congratulations to Rhonda Lycett who is now a Life member of Surf Lifesaving NSW. Well deserved!
The Executive committee
I would like to thank all the extended committee members for all your hard work and dedication. Many hands make light work and all contribution is greatly appreciated. I personally want to congratulate and thank my executive committee on a successful and hardworking season. Your support and enthusiasm to continue to move forward is greatly appreciated by myself and our members. Once again thank you to all our members and remember “”many hands make light work”, your continued contribution is greatly appreciated. Happy surfing, see you on the beach.
The Executive Committee woudl like to thank all the extended committee members for all your hard work and dedication. many hands make light work and all contribution is greatly appreciated. I personally want to congratulate and thank my executive commitee on a sucessful and hard working season. Your support and enthusuasm to continue to move forward is greaty appreciated by myself and our members. Once again, thank you to all our mambers and remeber "many hands make light work"
Women's boat crew: Ash Watson, Jessica Brealey, Emily Bojko & Annalise Ryburn
Congratulations to Bryce Munro, Sam Funch, Jim Morison, Wes Dose and James Davison for their entry into SLS’s Hall of Fame. The Mona Vale crew won 3 back-to-back A grade gold medals, the only boat crew to achieve such success.
Mona Vale SLSC
LiFE Member SLS NSW
SLS Australia hall of Fame
Our surf boat crews continued to be amongst the best in Australia and our club is highly respected. Well done to our sweeps and all our rowers and thank you for your efforts. Our small and tightly knit board and ski team worked well together and has set a strong foundation for the future, The coming season will see our team grow with a large contingent of U14s. This is exciting and a just reward for our current team's persistence and loyalty. Masters competition continued it's steady and constant improvement. The team is growing and having a good time. Well done to our womens team which had amazing results at branch, State and Aussies. Nippers had a super year in competition and I am really proud of our 4th place at the Branch titles and 56 children competing at the State titles.
The latest season for the MVSLSC heralded much change within the club. A new President and many new committee members came with a think tank of ideas to improve how we do things. With these ideas of course came headaches as to how to pay the bills. Without our sponsors, be they major or occasional, our inter-club projects for re-invigoration would never be possible. DIAL BEFORE YOU DIG -Thanks to Dominic and the team for their ongoing and truly invaluable major sponsorship. CHANNEL 9 - A wonderful community engagement program from which our nippers benefit greatly. 9 Cares recently committed to another year of sponsorship of our club. THE NEWPORT HOTEL - Thanks go out to our latest sponsor, The Newport hotel. Our first collaboration - The Branch Special Needs Carnival - was a huge success and we would like to thank Luke Davies and the crew for their help. MONA VALE QUALITY BUTCHERS Rod and the boys have yet again supplied all our meat for the nippers BBQ's but have also jumped on board our monthly family BBQ night's and are as always one of our favourite sponsorship partners. KONE - A big thankyou to the people of KONE for their generous support of our successful surfboat rowing program. STYLECOM MONA VALE - Shayna Price and her wonderful staff have been tireless supporters of our new branding throughout the club. Thankyou for prinitng this Annual Report. OAKSTAND PROPERTY GROUP - Thanks again to Justin Micallef for his generous support throughout the club. HEALTHSPACE - Dr Luke Nisbett and Mona Vale Healthspace are always on call to help with sponsorship of the nippers program and all of our sports bumps and bruises. LINK PROJECT MARKETING - An ongoing sponsorship partner who always comes to the party with regard to sponsorship of the MVSLSC.
Club Sponsors
2016/2017 Sponsors report
NUMBER WORKS 'N WORDS A great partnership in sponsorship between Number Works 'N Words and our Little Waves newsletter is set to continue through the coming season. PLUS FITNESS MONA VALE Thanks to Steve and Tanya for their continued support as we enjoy our relationship with this great local business. FINANCIAL DECISIONS The team from Financial Decisions are ever present in their financial support but also a willingness to work behind the scenes facilitating sponsorship deals for the club. DOMAIN RESIDENTIAL Welcome back to Adrian Hybner through his new company DOMAIN Residential. Adrian is a long term supporter and friend of the club who is passionate about the local community. ROCKS BREWING Thankyou for their support over a number of years and we wish them the best in their future endeavours.
It's been my absolute pleasure being part of the Mona Vale team this season and I’ve enjoyed my first year as Chairman of such a great group of Nippers and parents. As our fabulous junior committee and I reflect on the season, we are reminded of many great events and further development and progression of our Nippers with our numbers now swelling to 504 - all supported with a high level of engagement and support from our band of helpers represented by parents and some fantastic support from our Seniors. In November, we took the opportunity to celebrate 50 years of Mona Vale Nippers. Thanks to all our members, both past and present that joined us for a great night at Mona Vale Golf Club. It was nice to hear some stories from many previous chairs and presidents with the consistent theme being the belief that the club has never been stronger. I would also like to recognise the fantastic efforts from the organising team of Juli Shirdon , Olivia Kane and Sandra Avedissian along with all the other helpers that assisted in the delivery of a great night, including our Uniform shop team, led by Kammi Beaziviile. This team were also responsible for the consistent and ongoing management of anything social and lead great product development and newness with our clubs’ uniforms through the season - ensuring that the 'sea of green' was a feature at all Carnivals. It's been exceptionally pleasing to see the amount of additional water safety and Carnival officials that have come through the ranks this year. This is an essential part of the clubs’ future growth and your support is very much appreciated. For next year, our Club numbers are likely to grow still further, so it's even more important to add to our army of helpers. New and existing members are encouraged to highlight their interest in joining the team by either becoming an official and/or be part of the water safety group. Not only does this assist the kid’s enjoyment of nippers, but you also meet great people and will be part of Mona vale's further success. Even if you don't complete your bronze or an official course, there is still many roles that you could volunteer to support the club.
Pictured: Luka Monnock, Marty Cowper & Lachlan Marshall
VP Youth Report
Dave Moreton - VP Youth
to thank you and all the others that have assisted. I'm sure this will now become a permanent feature in the calendar. At this point I would like to recognise the significant effort of a few people that have assisted with elevating our communications. Firstly, Dom Wasley who through her excellent organisational skills could enhance the groups communication to members through the introduction of the team app. The organisation of the carnival was also outstanding, which led to us growing our team of organisers at this level, with the appointment of Suzie Survell who has taken on the role as Carnival coordinator - Beach activities. Furthermore, The Little waves updates also saw a refresh with Dom setting up a standard that was then taken on and progressed under the leadership of Michelle Fry and Jill McIntyre - well done all.
Nippers 2016/2017 State Team Photo
This year I would like to recognise all 48 Age Managers that have spread themselves across our age groups. They continue to show such a high level of energy and enthusiasm for their roles and ably assisted by the Age Admins, ensure that Nippers of all ages have a safe, informative and fun sessions on the beach. Pleasingly we could announce some new positions and committee members to support this area with Charmain Lorch (Club Champs Co coordinator) Linda Charge (education) and Holly Peasland (Age Mgr. and Admin Co Coordinator) all taking on split roles from Kylie Webb who left her position earlier in the season. The committee welcomes these people to their roles and would also recognise the outstanding contribution from Kylie over the last few seasons. We had more BBQ's than ever this season!!! We took the decision to run these even if we were down numbers due to carnivals. This was only possible through parents helping - so thanks to all those parents that stepped up. We are also blessed to have a committed team that week in and week out commit time and effort to set up, organise, serve, clean up, buy stock etc., under the leadership of Kim Backer - Honey Harker and Mark 'the till man' was also joined by our resident BBQ chef, Michael- we love your work, and the funds generated are welcome. I would also like to make a call out to Paul Keavy, Lexie Le Blang and Mark Forrest for their assistance, reliability and continued support and assistance with various matters through the whole season. The Carnival's performance this year has been exceptional, our Carnival management team and coaches need to be applauded for the way that they have organised, coached and developed our Nippers this year. Our performance on the beach and in the surf at all Carnivals has been strong, which all lead to our great performance at the State competition at Swansea. A highlight for the season was the first of which we hope will be many, Special Needs Carnivals. It was so nice to see so many happy faces on the competitors, along with the army of helpers that ensured that the experience was enjoyed by all. Huge plaudits should go out to the Wasley's and Fry' for the excellent way this event was organised - On behalf of the club, we would like to thank you and all the others that have assisted. I'm sure this will now become a permanent feature in the calendar.
Our coaches had a busy season. These people volunteer their time on a regular basis and this year their level of energy, support and engagement was outstanding. Michael Wasley, Bryce Munro , Kris Monnock along with Head coach Marty Cowper ran more water sessions than ever and the training schedule was complimented by new coaching sessions for beach and swimming from Kim Moran and Maddie Spencer respectively. The additional training attributed towards an increase in participation and improved results in carnivals and ultimately state where the team improved our overall standing by 6 places to finish 22nd. I would like to recognise and personally thank many of the group that have assisted me in the role this year, specifically Kim Backer and Bryce Munro for their support, advice, encouragement and patience. Finally, a message for all our Nippers - I would like to recognise ALL the Nippers that have fearlessly participated every Sunday, regardless of the conditions. You will have progressed your surf awareness skills, made some new mates, grown existing friendships and hopefully enjoyed yourself and the great thing is you can do it all again next season - See you for the 2017-2018 season!! Dave Morton - VP of Youth
Clockwise: Jordi Tocquer, Elissa Rich and Lilly Halpin; Nippers at Dee Why; Jayne Saggers, Lira Beuzeville, Mia Paltridge & Charli Munro; U10 & U11 Nippers at Dee Why.
On behalf of the Management Committee, I proudly present, for adoption, the 95th annual Report and Financial Statements for the 2016/17 surf lifesaving season. This years report is also available in digital format, for the first time, and can be found on our website. This season has been a fantastic and busy. As Secretary, I have implemented Google applications (email, calendar, share drive & more) for the ongoing administrative management of the club.
As well as being club Secretary, I have had the pleasure of being Patrol Capt. of patrol 12, a dedicated group of lifesavers keeping Mona Vale safe. I would also like to give a shout out to the Mona Vale Masters team! Thanks for another great year and my first Aussies medal! Finally, this year as a Nippers competition Age Manager and Official ,I have thoroughly loved watching our kids compete but most of all its fun to sit out the back on a board at our beach catching waves with my son and a great bunch of kids. GO MV! Paula Tocquer - Secretary
Acheivements
I would first like to thank the members of Mona Vale SLSC for giving me the opportunity to serve as Club Secretary for the 2016/17 season. It has been very enjoyable. I would also like to thank the committee, Steve Miles and Greg Hyde for a great season. You have been a pleasure to work with. I would also like to thank our valued Club sponsors, Branch sponsors and State and National sponsors for their ongoing support. Mona Vale SLSC has nearly 1,300 members which includes 240 patrolling members and without sponsor support we would not function at the level we do today.
this year...
ThANKYOU
Secretary's Report
Paula, Lisa Critoph & Lise Barry
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Members of Patrol 12
This has benefited the committee and other members carrying out roles within both the senior and junior club. It has increased the efficiency of the club and given greater transparency across roles and increased collaboration. As well as Google Apps we finally rolled out our new club website. I would like to thank Kane Hannah, Tessa Strudwick and Jim McCool for their time and efforts helping me to get the website up and running.
COHEN DONATION
On behalf of the Management Committee and the members, our deepest sympathy goes to Lyn and family. Ken was a truely wonderful member of Mona Vale, much loved and will be greatly missed.
This year Mona Vale SLSC received a donation of $50,000. The donation was received in the memory of Timothy David Ernest Cohen. Both Barbara abd Tim greatly appreciate the work of MVSLSC in its service to the commmunity and well being of others. On one occasion a Cohen family member was indeed saved from the sea by our vigilant members. The donation was given towards the building fund for the new club house appeal. The members and committee of Mona Vale SLSC greatly appreciate the donations in Tim's memory.
Kenny Barker
"What Constitutes Success" A man is a success who lived well, Laughed often and gave much. Who gained the respect of others and the love of children, Who fulfilled his destiny and accomplished his tasks. Who left a treasure book of memories, Who never lacked appreciation in others or failed to express it, Who looked for the best in others and gave the best that he had. Adapted from Bessie A Stanley, "What Constitutes Sucess"
2016/2017 Committee
KEN barker 30th June 1950 - 10th June 2017
Steve Miles with his ever patient wife Michelle
The Administration department is responsible for running the club office. The office takes membership applications (for Nippers and Seniors), answers enquiries and provides a range of services to all members as delegated by the Committee. This season included maintenance of the patrol roster and patrol records. Understandably the work flow rises to a peak as the season starts and another peak mid season as proficiencies are organised. It is relatively quiet after Christmas which provides as opportunity to get the database in order. This year the office was run by volunteer help which seemed to be a better way to handle the variability of the work flow and the fact that much of the work needs to be handled on timely basis. My thanks for the assistance provided by the volunteers, in particular Greg Hyde, Olivia Lane and Alan Mason. Our Sunday morning openings were quite popular and next season we would like to open on Saturday mornings if there are enough volunteers. Members should note that their membership will only be recorded in the annual report if: There is a signed renewal application (this is usually done online or at the registration days) Membership fees are paid Membership requirements are met. If you are a Cadet, Active (15-18yrs), Active (18yrs plus) or Reserve Active member this includes completing your proficiency test by December 31 and fulfilling your patrol requirements Member communication was also streamlined this year. Communication of interest to a large number of members was done through the newsletter. Communication to smaller groups (usually less than 50 members) was done through direct text and email so it is important to make sure these details are up to date on your member portal (portal.sls.com.au). My thanks to the Committee for their support this season. If you would like to help out at the office next season please let me know. Steve Miles - Administration Manager
Admin Report
Administration report
Frank Bailey, Harriet & Tim Strudwick & Noel Moran
VP Finance
Mona Vale Junior members at this years fun run
Membership Fees $79,250 Building fund contributions $56,071 Clothing Sales $54,390. Well done Kammi and team! Kiosk Rent $49,134 Fund Raising $45,270 Bar Revenue $26,505. Well done Geoff and Mitch plus the RSA support team! Canteen Revenue $17662. Well done Kimbo and his many helpers!. Grants and Subsidies $17,060 Hall hire $19,284 Donations $14,026
Mona Vale SLSC again finished the year in a strong financial position with an increase in profit and an increase in money in the bank. Many thanks to our bookkeeper, Jacquie Bogunovic who is an unsung hero of the club. Jacquie always delivers quality work on time and without any fuss. A big thank you to Steve Miles, Greg Hyde and their helpers that man the Mona Vale surf club office, collecting much of the club’s revenues, managing us through the busy registration periods and gladly putting their hands up for any other adhoc projects that come their way. Also, my thanks to Bill Walker and his team for completing our audit so promptly this year. It was a pleasure working with you. This year’s profit increased to $98,387 compared to last years $49,228. The main contributor to this result was a significant increase in revenues across the board and a very generous $50,000 donation to the new club house building fund from the Cohen Family. Total club revenues increased by $73,562 to $436,611 for the year whilst maintaining a steady control over costs.
revenue drivers:
Ralph Stonell
Zoe Shirdon
Ruby Halpin & Macy Beuzeville
Finance Report
The balance sheet shows that cash and cash receivables have increased by $130,566 to a total of $450,395 ($320,735 club funds and $129,660 building funds) as at 30 April 2017. Asset purchases over the year were $35,373 with the major items being: New Marquee & Awning $7,551 New Oars $8,283 Gym equipment $2,800 Boards and Skis $16,739 With the new club house project coming online the Committee has decided to write off the remaining leasehold improvements balance over the next two years, hence the increase in the depreciation expense this year. As noted in previous years reports, as we look to the future our challenge is to maintain our growth in revenue as our club continues to grow. Supporting the community by providing a safe swimming and surfing environment on Mona Vale Beach through the development of the surf skills for our members, especially our younger members continues to be the club’s primary focus. The new club house with the support of Northern Beaches Council is progressing well. Our club will be required to commit $500,000 to the cost of the project. The building fund that was established a couple of years ago now has a balance of $129,660 and the fund-raising committee is starting to organise a program of events that will need the support of all our members to reach our goal. Thank you to each of our sponsors, supporters and club members who have contributed to our growth and our healthy financial position. Hope to see everyone on the beach again next season. Ralph Stonell - VP Finance & Administration
Income Report
Financials
Income Statement
Auditor's Report
SRC squad
Cadets at Garie weekend away
On patrol we had a great season with our members involved in: 540 Preventions were our members intervened before swimmers got into major trouble. 89 rescues with either a board or a tube Over 97,000 people visiting our beach this season, they are very good results.
While our season didn't officially start until September our members were kept busy right through winter with a number of rescues and a major resuscitation successfully completed by two of our members during our winter break this year. It is great to see our members helping the local community both during patrols but also outside of patrol hours and patrol season to keep our beach safe. Our patrols kicked off with a string of rainy weekends but that didn't dampen the spirits of our members, with over 200 active patrolling members taking part in patrols this year with members joining us locally from the Northern Beaches, North Shore and the Hills Region. It is fantastic to see our patrolling numbers growing and this year we saw 14 new bronze members and almost double that make the transition from SRC to full bronze members. There are a couple of members who really stood out this year in terms of their patrolling and their commitment to the club. One of our younger members Evan Wang gave a huge amount of his time and covered as IRB Crew for two patrols for the whole season and two of our reasonably new IRB Drivers Richard Perry and Dave Livermore stepped up and filled some holes for us on numerous accessions, without members like these it would be very hard to manage the Patrol roster and we greatly appreciate all their help throughout the season.
IRB fun - Garie weekend away
ON patrol
VP Lifesaving
RESCUES
Our two major rescues involving resuscitation occurred outside of Patrol hours and outside of our normal patrol area in the Basin. In both of these rescues our members showed their skills and experience in getting the patients out of danger and performing resuscitation until the ambulance arrived. In both of these cases the patients made a full recovery. Whilst we wish we didn't have to do any rescues and especially resuscitations we again showed the importance of the skills we all learn and the willingness of our members to help the local community.
On a sad note one of the stalwarts of the Lifesaving team for many years Dave Scullion is leaving us for sunny Queensland, Dave has been the core of the Lifesaving team for many years in the role of Beach Captain, VP Lifesaving and this year as Powercraft Captain. Dave has given tremendous service to our club and will be sorely missed but we wish him all the best in his new start on the Sunshine Coast.
Patrol season 2016/2017
Paula Tocquer & Harriet Strudwick
Dave Scullion
Everyone who pulls on the red and yellow cap this season and every season should be proud of your efforts in keeping our beach and our local community safe. With a growing community and new visitors to our beach every year it is important we all continue to learn and develop our skills to help keep the beach safe. With the new season almost upon us I would encourage all members to think about additional training and what new skills they can learn this season to help their Patrol and all our patrolling teams keep the beach and its visitors safe for another year. Next season will be here before we know it and I look forward to seeing you all on the beach Dave Campbell - VP Lifesaving
Farewell dave
I knew I had big shoes to fill but it wasn’t until I started to become familiar with the role that I realised how big Ross’ feet are. The shoes I had to fit were more appropriate for the Brobdingnagians ( the giants in Gullivers travels ). Needless to say I could not have survived without the administrative help of Ross James, Steve Miles and Greg Hyde. These unsung helpers do a lot of the unnoticed administrative work which I must say is ever increasing. At times I thought I was involved in large corporation rather than a volunteer surf club such is the demand on ones time.
Chief Assessor
This year we saw 3 new trainers pass their probation Greg Hyde, Frank Bailey and Liam Bailey. Welcome aboard gents you will enjoy the journey as training truly does have its rewards. Thank you to Andrew and Caroline Hjorth and the team who train the SRC candidates. Your effort is truly appreciated. I must say the level of competency the SRC candidates demonstrate when training for their bronze is a true reflection of the level of coaching they receive at the SRC level. Having bronze ready candidates with water competency does make the role of the trainer a bit easier.
CTO REPORT
Bronze squad
Thanks to Jon Dibbs for his tireless effort candidates for their training IRB drivers and crew awards. And a big thank you for the team that helped out throughout the year. Thanks to Ross James, Steve Miles and Dave Scullion for helping out with training bronze squads. We continue to introduce new bronze members to the club which could not be done without the effort of these people. Thanks to Geoff Bateman our resident ARTC champion.
Thanks to Dave Scullion, Ross James, Steve Miles, Geoff Bateman, Jon Dibbs and Greg Hyde for assisting with the running of the proficiencies. It takes a lot of time to make sure all our active members are proficient in their respective award and your commitment to give your time to make sure the proficiencies are completed is very much appreciated. Thanks to Rick Harris who is always willing with helping out to train people to get them bronze ready. This year we held a surf familiarisation day with the year 6 students from Sacred Heart School at Mona Vale. Hopefully we can build on what was formed and develop the relationship over time. Again I have to thank the people who volunteered their time to make this day a success. Kris Monnock, Sophie Stokes, Lexie and Amy LeBlang, Michael Wasley, Steve Miles, Ross James, Mark Schaefer. It seems all I have done is thanked people. I unashamedly do so because I could not have performed my role without their generous help. Sorry if I have missed out thanking someone who helped contribute. If I have you know who you are and a very big thankyou to you. And in closing a very warm welcome to all the candidates who successfully passed their bronze exam this season. Welcome to our club which is your club. Remember you only get out of life what you put into it so become involved. Mona Vale Surf Club is full of great people waiting to extend the hand of friendship and meet you. The Club offers a lot of opportunities which I understand will be presented in a social day to be held before the start of the new season. Thank you Glenn Smee - Cheif Training Officer
VP Surf Sports
Jordan Hunt, Olivia Day, Jasper Damp & Freya Alston
OPENS
What our athletes lack in volume we make up for in loyalty and dedication with our mighty but small Opens board and ski team. Cadets Roxy B and Eliza M graduated from their years as juniors to join Freya A, Jordan H, Olivia D along with boys Jasper D and the occasional appearance of Bailey C at all Northern Beaches carnivals, continuing on through to State and Australian titles. Jordan and Olivia courageously paddled beyond their years to team with Freya in all Open women events whilst Jasper teamed up with the not-so-old team mates of Bryce and Jim M. The early events looked promising with the team achieving great results in board and ski events. Unfortunately, the later season’s Opens competition was subject to unfavourable weather conditions resulting in competition disruption. State titles in its reduced format did proceed, with a special mention and congratulations to Freya; making it all the way through to finals in both Open Women’s Ski and Women’s Double Ski with partner Kris M.
Competitor's training
SURF SPORTS - KRIS MONNOCK
The Mighty Mona Vale Competition Team continues to be efficiently and effectively guided by Head Coach Marty Cowper. Marty, assisted by his support coaches Bryce Munro, Mike Wasley, Maddie Spencer and Kim Moran ensure our athletes of all ages have a daily selection of training activities to meet the rigors of surf sports competition. Marty's expert programming caters for all levels of ability from beginners through to the more advanced members; he has a programs to meet all our needs. This depth and experience of our coaching volunteers succeeded in propelling Mona Vale to a season best result, placing 7th on the overall Northern Beaches Branch point score. Exceptional mention to our Junior Nipper team that finished 4th.
MASTERS
Whilst Roxy had the honour of competing in her first Australian Youth titles with team mate Eliza the Opens were not so fortunate. After a warm up of only one day in the team events, the 2017 Australian Surf Life Saving Titles water events were all cancelled due to the effects of cyclone Debbie. We are left wondering ‘what if’ after our competitor’s strong seasonal start. In contrast Masters Comp was smiled upon by surf god Hughie. Our Mona Vale team had arguably their best year to date. Not only did the Team attract new competition members from our fit and fun nipper parents, we also excelled as a team with outstanding results from both our Men’s and Women’s arena. 10 Masters made the journey north to the Australian Titles - our men’s team made all individual and team finals. Fabulous results when you find yourself paddling with SLS greats such as GK. Our women also excelled in their results bringing home swag of individual and team medals.
Kris Monnock, Lisa Critoph & Lise Barry
A swag of individual and team medals. A total of 6 medals and/or top 6 place getters. This performance secured the Masters ladies team the Mona Vale perpetual award of Best on Beach 2017. Outstanding ladies! Mona Vale surf sports are experiencing an extraordinary period of growth and development. It is with great pride I reflect on Mona Vale’s 2016/17 season. Whilst this success can be largely attributed to the exceptional commitment of both Marty and Bryce, it would be remiss not to acknowledge the commitment of our loyal athletes and dedicated parent volunteers.
Eliza Monnock, Marty Cowper, Roxy beuzeville, Olivia Day, Katie McKnnon & Jasper Damp,
My family and I have the privilege to spend a great deal of our time with the Mona Vale Team. These young athletes continue to inspire with their energy and dedication, additionally their fun, laughter and tenacity are infectious. Similarly the crews had some initial seasons promising results, only to be disrupted by mother nature. I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of our members to acknowledge the wonderful leadership of our sweeps, Ryan, Matt, Kai and Greg. Thank you men for all you do to guide, support and mentor our rowers. Mona Vale committee is faced with the challenges this competition growth inevitably brings. The competition sub-committee are already in planning mode to build on the success of this season. Summer is not to far away! Kris Monnock VP Surf Sports !
Well what can we say about this season? We had another healthy crop of rowers and crews this year with a total of 7 crews. There were a couple of new rowers and a couple of old rowers returning. Mitch Stuart came across from Austinmer to see how the green and white cap would fit, Sam Funch, Digger and Mal also returned to give some guidance to the young rowers (All 3 being previous Australian Champions). In the Ocean Thunder Series, the Mavericks really flew the flag with a win in one round win and a 3rd place in another round. This put them right up there in the final standings. It was a bit harder for both mens crews dealing with crew changes and connections. Other notable results: Mollymook - Big Macs 1st Queenscliff - Maverricks 1st Branch Champs: Rocks 2nd Pandas 2nd Rude dudes 3rd Relay 3rd State Champs: Pandas 3rd
State Titles Bronze Medal - Panda Reserve Crew
MOLASSES Ethan Farmer Nathaniel Cross Jacob Chivers Nils Mueller Junior crew: MAMBAS Corey White James Meadows Gianni Cincotta lee Cooper Kovac SWEEPS: Rude Greg Watt Pebbles Kai Cooper I would like to thank everyone that was part of the Mona Vale boaties this year, inside and outside of the club. Well done to all the rowers that made the sacrifice to compete at your best and promote Mona Vale as such a dominant club of your sport. I look forward to next season, ramping up the younger section of the club, and continuing the involvement of our existing members. If you see a MV boatie around the club, come and say Hi. Enjoy the off season and see you on the beach next season. Pebbles - Boat Captain B
A Crews: ROCKS David Schumacher Jaxon Ruddock James Bezer Sam Wallrock Trent Rogers BIG MACS Mathew Chave Chris Reid Sam Funch Mitch Stuart Trent Rogers Open Womens Crew: MAVERICKS Ash Watson Jessica Brealey Emily Bojko Annalise Ryburn Reserves: PANDAS Dave Brooker Daniel King Ian Dowling Tom Nesbitt U23 Boys crews: RUDEDUDES Jacob Rodwell Tom Downes Mitch Hassler Luke Chivers
2016/2017 CREWS
The Year that wasn't..
Ryan Halangahu, Chris Reid, Mathew Chave, Mitch Stuart & Trent Rogers
Boat Captain
Tessa & Harriet Strudwick
It’s been a busy season with many competitions, events and celebrations for the club! We’ve held several fantastic events this year, including our new Fun Run with the Avaal Group which was a great success thanks to all the volunteers who helped on day, pre-event organization or ticket sales. Due to the support of our Bar and BBQ team we’ve continued to have our regular Friday Bar nights as well as starting up Sunday afternoons to provide members with a place to gather and socialize together. This year we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Nippers at Mona Vale Surf Club which was a fantastic night for all that attended. In order to improve the ease of communication with our community and club, we launched our brand new and improved website in late 2016. This fantastic site is much easier to navigate. The Nippers Little Waves Newsletter launched last year and the Making Waves Newsletter for the main club which has been re-launched this year have been highly successful at ensuring we have one standard method of communication of all events, activities and news every fortnight. See you on the beach. Tessa Strudwick - VP Member relation & Communications See
Stacy Mitchell, Sam Funch, James Davison, &Jim Morison
Board of Directors
VP Member Relations
Roxy Beuzeville, Chris Boss , Lisa Critoph, Kris Monnock, Maddie Spencer, Bryce Munro & Adrian Hybner
PETER LUBTANO RESCUE MERITORIOUS MEDAL FOR BRAVERY LISA CRITOPH ALAN MASON CHARMAINE MOSS 2016/2017 AUSTRALIAN MEDALISTS KRIS MONNOCK PAULA TOCQUER SOPHIE STOKES LISA CRITOPH LONG SERVICEAWARDS JANICE MASON 30 YEARS ALAN MANSON 30 YEARS SKYE ROSE 30 YEARS BILL WATKINS 30 YEARS GEOFF BATEMAN 40 YRS LONG SERVICE DOMINIC DIAL BEFORE YOU DIG 12 YEAR SPONSOR
AA TEGEL HANDICAP SURF RACE LISA CRITOPH REG BALL INDIVIDUAL POINTS SCORE CHAMPION CHRIS BOSS COOKSIE &BACK MARATHON RUN CHAMP CHRIS SIMMS CADET CLUB CHAMP ROXY BEAUZEVILLE MASTERS FEMALE CHAMP KRIS MONNOCK OPEN & MASTERS MALE CHAMP BRYCE MUNRO OPEN FEMALE CHAMP MADDIE SPENCER FREDDIE LANE SURF RAC CLUB CHAMPION MADDIE SPENCER
Honey Harker & Bryce Munro
Member Club Awards
Connor Byrne & Glenn Tolan
Tim Woulnough, Michael Wasley, Mitch Hasler & Skye Rose
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD MICHELLE & ROB FRY PRESIDENTS AWARD HONEY HARKER PC BOON PATROL PERSON OF THE YEAR EVAN WANG CHRIS BOSS ROWER'S ROWER JAMES BEZER TONY WILSON'S TROPHY BEST ON BEACH WOMENS MASTERS TEAM STEVE MILES JUNIOR PATROL PERSON OF THE YEAR CONNOR BYRNE GEOFF BATEMAN PATROL CAPTAIN OF TEH YEAR ANDREW HJORTH ALEC SLATER TROPHY CLUB PERSON OF THE YEAR MITCH HASLER
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MATTHEW COLLINS NOEL MORAN BILL WATKINS CAROLINE HJORTH ROBYN MOORE KAI COOPER LIFE MEMBER DAVID SINCLAIR DAVID MITCHELL MOST OUTSTANDING CADET AMY LEBLANG RON & SUE BATEMAN MOST OUTSTANDING FEMALE LEXIE LEBLANG
Lisa Critoph, Kris Monnock, Sophie Stokes, Marty Cowper & Paula Tocquer
Geoff bateman & Andrew Hjorth
lifesaving awards
Member summary
Jordi Tocquer
Member Stats
Rosemary Morgan-Smith, Janice mason, Maree & Stephen Eccleston
lifesaving awards completed 2016/2017
Club members 2016/2017
Back Cover: Sophie Stokes, Kris Monnock, Paula Tocquer, Lisa Critoph & Lise Barry at Aussies 2017. Roxy Beuzeville and Zac Fry Lars Andersson and Robyn Moore Matt Rich, Jason & Vienna Muller