Welcome to another exciting year at the Mandurah Surf Life Saving Club!
ALL OF OUR CLUB EVENTS, COURSES, TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES ARE ON THE CLUB CALENDAR VIA THE WEBSITE HOMEPAGE.
WHAT'S ON THIS MONTH;
CLUB
SOCIALS AND CLUB SWIM
We are ringing in the New Year with our Club Social Events and Activities!
CLUB SOCIALS
Enjoy a casual Social Sundowner with your fellow clubbies!
Save the date for the next Club Social Sundowner:
Fri 31 Jan
More details will follow but mark you calendars and get ready to have some fun!
SOCIAL CLUB SWIM
Come swim with your fellow clubbies!
This long standing club tradition is a chance for members to come together and enjoy a casual swim each weekend, mingle and have FUN!
Here's what you need to know;
Sundays 7.30am
Short or longer courses approx. 100-200m
All members welcome*
*From U10+ to Cadets, Youth and Masters/Adults
Nippers must be competent ocean swimmers
Meet under the Surf Sports flag on the beach
Not sure? Come and watch, and enjoy a great social catch up!
Keep and eye on our socials for locations, details and dates to follow.
CLUB GEAR
Savin' lives and Lookin' good in our club gear!
Our awesome Merchandise Team has been SUPER hard at work with the help of the Small Merch Co crew!
POST-HOLIDAY TRADING
Please note: We have stock of most items in-store, so please pop in and take something home on the next Woodside Nipper Sunday!
VACANCIES
VOLUNTEER CALL OUT
Do you want to be a helper?
We have a range of activities that need extra hands this season as well as Vacancies on our Club Committee.
We are looking for a motivated U6 Age Group Manager to help the existing team and Age Group Manager, Maria, lead the U6 Nippers on Woodside Nipper Sundays.
Age Group Managing is an exciting opportunity to get involved in your little Nipper's surf safe journey!
All training will be provided and there are parents and youth available to support and assist in Water Safety.
Please contact us via the Volunteers page on our club website HERE to register your interest or speak to Julianne, our club Nipper Coordinator, on the next Woodside Nipper Sunday.
Some of the other Committee and club vacancies include;
Director of Education
Sponsorship Officer
Volunteers Officer
Grants Officer
The more help we have the lighter the load and better the club experience for everyone!
We will provide any necessary training and there are already helpers in the group so you won’t be alone.
For all volunteer opportunities register your interest or come on down and chat to our friendly Team!
VOLUNTEERS
Have you spotted a club helper? Give them a high five and let us know!
Our club community is filled with incredible volunteers and we are so grateful for those who show up in any capacity. So, if you see something, say something!
We want to make sure that our club celebrates helpers in all forms. No matter how big or small the action may seem, it ALL makes our club's wheels turn!
Nominate any club contributors via our website when ever you see club members stepping up
WOODSIDE NIPPERS
IMPORTANT DATES
19 Jan - NO Woodside Nippers on this day.
U8 - U13 Join us at the Secret Harbour SLSC for the Peel Nipper Champs.
U6 - U7 can come down to cheer us on!
26 Jan - NO Woodside Nippers on this day.
Find us on Patrol at Town Beach for the Australia Day long weekend.
EQUIPMENT ROSTER
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN ROSTER
Each week we ask two Age Groups to help with Nippers Gear Setup and Pack up, so no one feels left out; you can still help even if you are not Rostered on!
Please take an extra couple minutes after Nippers to help load the trailers to spread the load for all of our club volunteers.
LIFE SAVING
PATROLS
Rosters and Voluntary Patrols are well underway and you can find your Patrol Team and Roster in your members portal.
PATROL INFO TO NOTE:
All Patrol dates can be found on the Life Saving page of our club website HERE and on your SLSA Members Portal.
VOLUNTARY AND ABALONE PATROLS
Please make note of the following Voluntary Patrol Sessions for Community and Abalone Patrols. Please let your Patrol Captain know if you can attend;
18 Jan - Cut 2 Club. Dawesville
19 Jan - Peel Nipper Champs, Secret Harbour SLSC. Two shifts available
19 Jan - San Remo
26 Jan - Town Beach
27 Jan - Town Beach
1 Feb - Abalone Patrol, Seascapes Halls Head
15 Feb - Abalone Patrol, Seascapes Halls Head
8 Mar - Back up date Abalone Patrol, Seascapes Halls Head
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Congratulations to our new Bronze Medallion Patrollees!
What now?
Check your members area for your rostered patrol dates
Sign up for our Voluntary Patrols like the upcoming Abalone and Event Patrols
Keep those patrol skills honed by joining in at Surf Sports Training sessions or Sunday Club Swim
Give yourself a high five, you have joined a team of amazing volunteers across Australia committed to helping keep our beaches safe.
Looking great in the red and yellows team. See you all on patrol!
2025 Course dates will be updated soon, stay up to date via the website Training and Education page.
SURF SPORTS
TRAINING
FUN AND FITNESS FOR ALL!
Come down and join us! Our awesome Surf Sports crew get together for some training in preparation for the Surf Sports Season, Patrol Duties or simply to gain a bit of general fitness!
All Surf Sports Training Sessions are on the Club Calendar.
For up to date information, Stack App access and comp info, check out our Surf Sports Page HERE All members* are welcome!
*U8+, Cadets, Youth, Masters/Adults
*New members must complete swim evaluations prior to attending water based activities
SURF SPORTS COMPS AND CARNIVALS
Summer Carnival Season is here!
You can find all programs, event info and the Surf Sports Manual including registration links via the Team Stack App on the club website Surf Sports Page HERE, including Comp Uniform info and pre-requisites.
For more questions please read these resources and reach out to Sunni or Chris at Surf Sports training or at the club.
Register now for upcoming comps and carnivals via entries.surftec.com.au
UPCOMING COMPS AND CARNIVALS:
19 Jan
Peel Nipper Champs, Secret Harbour SLSC
7am
Register on the day
ALL U8-U13 Nippers to participate in the carnival to gain some experience in the competition scene in a fun & friendly environment. All U6-U7 come & cheer on your club.
Wear your usual Nipper yellow vest & a competition cap. Some caps will be available at the event.
U10-U13 this is a qualifying avenue for State Champs (Iron, Board, Board Rescue, Sprint, Flags)
Competing clubs: Mandurah Surf Life Saving Club @secretharbour_slsc @portbouvardslsc
25-26 Jan
Bunbury Country Champs and Carnival
Register by 5pm Wed 15 Jan
Saturday 25th Jan - Fuel to play and go WA Country CHAMPIONSHIPS
A fun morning only open to country clubs from U10 to Open.
Saturday 25th Jan - Fuel to play and go WA Country CARNIVAL
Open to all WA clubs which starts with sand events on Saturday afternoon and continues with Water events plus all Little Nipper U8-U9 events on Sunday 26th Jan.
Registrations close Thursday. For us to make teams please register before 5pm Wednesday 15th Jan
To register go to entries.surftec.com.au.
You can sign up to all events.
Nippers who did not pass the Comp Swim Evaluation can only compete in sand events.
Wear; competition cap, high vis vest & wristband
You'll need a wristband to register and this is how SLSWA will record your results and points
Let Sunni know if you need a board via the Stack Team App.
We have volunteers that will take the trailer down to Bunbury
TRIDENT YOUTH GROUP
YOUTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE
Thanks to everyone who came down to volunteer and who supported our Youth Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings in Greenfields over the weekend!
Watch this space for the next Sausage Sizzle and go grab a snag!
YOUTH PATHWAYS
The next Youth Pathways Courses start 22 Jan 2025.
All of our Youth Pathways and Youth Courses Information can be found on the Youth Page via the website HERE
We couldn’t be prouder of our fantastic youth group!
Get ready to learn, grow, and build awesome skills alongside your club teammates. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to take it to the next level!
STARFISH NIPPERS
STARFISH NIPPERS HAS BEGUN!
Starfish Nippers is a lifesaving skills program designed for children and young adults with a disability 6 years and older.
Our Starfish Coordinators are always on the lookout for assistance in and out of the water during sessions. If you would like to help in any way please get in touch!
Over the weekend Starfish Nippers enjoyed their first session for the season and it did NOT disappoint! The morning was full of sandy, salty fun and the Nippers had a great first experience for this season.
Registrations have closed but if you are interested in the program or in assisting the crew with Water Safety this season please get in touch via the contact page on our club website
GET OUT YOUR CALENDARS!
MANDURAH SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB
WHAT’S ON 24/25 SEASON
FOR CHANGES, SIGN-UPS AND UP TO DATE INFO PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIALS, OR SPEAK TO YOUR CLUB COORDINATOR.
Have you Mastered our club dance moves!
To promote safety in the surf we are getting down and lifting our hands up!
Practice at home and show us your stuff at the next Woodside Nippers!
Bonus points...do you know what these signals mean and why they are important? Test your family at home and see if you know how to be safe at the beach this summer!
REGISTRATIONS ARE STILL OPEN
Head to our Membership page to register NOW!
