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Beyond the FlagsSurf Life Saving Tasmania’s Weekly NewsletterWednesday, 18th January 2023 |
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In this weeks edition: SM Patrol Captains Course - Register Now! Combined ART, Oxygen Therapy & First Aid Course, Register Now! Lifesaving Development Camp Wrap Hooray, Starfish Nippers is back! Sandy Bay Holiday Program underway! Interstate Championships report. Super Surf Teams report. Statewide Carnivals, Round 3. Get your Ticket to Play and join your local Club! Fuelling our Rescue Equipment, with thanks to Ampol, Bonney Energy and Bennetts Petroleum. Upcoming Meetings and Events.
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Silver Medallion Patrol Captain Course, Register Today!! |
A last-minute opportunity for members to enrol on a Silver Medallion Patrol Captain course next week has arisen. SLST appreciate this is short notice and there are clashes with the carnivals, however, further opportunities will be offered throughout the off-season for members who may be unavailable for this course. The course will consist of two online theory sessions that everyone must attend, and then one practical session with the option to complete it at Devonport or Kingston Beach. Please see the attached circular which contains further details and a link to register.
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Combined ART, Oxygen Therapy & First Aid Course, Register Now!! |
SLST will be running a combined Advanced Resuscitation Techniques & Oxygen Therapy and First Aid course at Kingston Library on the 25th of January 2023. Registrations close 9.00 am, Monday 23rd January. Interested members should register through the below link. Please see Circular 23-02 for more information. |
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2023 Lifesaving Development Camp |
Last week Surf Life Saving Tasmania welcomed 21 enthusiastic young surf lifesavers from across the state to experience the 2023 Tasmanian Lifesaving Development Camp. The camp was highly successful with candidates being trained in First Aid, Advanced Resuscitation Techniques and IRB qualifications. Surf Life Saving Tasmania is very excited for the future leaders of the organisation and their dedication to the movement. Over the week, the candidates dealt with complex and challenging scenarios that targeted their treatment, critical decision making, incident management, resource allocation and debriefing. SLST would like to thank the Management Team and Leaders for their hard work and commitment to the program, the Ulverstone SLSC and their fantastic catering team for hosting the camp once again. Thanks also go to the many local businesses who supported the camp through sponsorship and donation of goods, these include: Subway, Simplot, Squibbs Orchards, Cripps Bakery, No Frills Supermarkets, Leven Milk Supply, McDonalds and Betta Milk. To find out more about the program and a full list of participants click on the link below. |
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Hooray! Starfish Nippers is Back! |
Thanks to our friends at Variety the Children's Charity TAS, Starfish nippers is back again this summer! On Tuesday, the first session for the southern region Starfish Nippers program was run at Kingston Beach. Volunteers from Kingston Beach, Carlton Park and Clifton Beach Surf Life Saving Clubs and the community came together to support young children living with disabilities in the water. There were lots of squeals of laughter, many salty smiles on show and so many friendships made today. We can't back to see you all again at Clifton on the 4th! With sessions being held around the state there is bound to be loads of fun, so register now! |
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Sandy Bay Holiday Program Underway! |
In the first two weeks of January, children aged 7 and above participated in the Sandy Bay Leap into Lifesaving program. This program is designed to provide water safety information to the wider community, those who may not be able to attend Nippers each weekend. We have had great feedback from the program and are excited that we have shared the water safety message to children of Hobart. If this interests you, there are still activities until the end of the school holidays. Visit the link below for more information. |
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2023 Interstate Championships |
Congratulations to our athletes who competed in the Interstates Championships held at Maroubra, NSW on Monday 16th January. Our State team of 36 Tasmanian athletes (Open/Youth/Pathways), from 9 Tasmanian clubs competed. The team had some awesome results across all the beach and water contests with all our athletes giving it their all - the position results don't do justice to how close these athletes were to their mainland counterparts. The sand pit was the place to be with Noah Ray becoming the crowd favourite with many others cheering for him alongside the Tassie team and supporters. Noah placed 3rd in the Youth beach flags. Well done everyone! |
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Last weekend saw the Tassie Sea Dragons take part in the Super Surf Teams League for the first time, held at Maroubra Beach, NSW. Wow, what an experience for this team with 3 rounds of jam-packed racing. The big stand out performance was James Fullarton winning the male surf race in RD1 - James lined up as the youngest competitor in the field and took it the big guys - catching a wave on the way back in to get to the beach first. The Tassie spectators went wild! The commenters went wild! Congratulations James! The Nutri Grain Rounds were held on Saturday and Sunday with lots of close racing and an electric atmosphere on the beach. Watching this racing live was great experience for all our touring team. Well done Tassie Sea Dragons! |
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State-wide Carnivals - Round 3 |
The third carnivals of the Surf Sports summer calendar will be held at Port Sorell over the weekend of the 28th and 29th January 2023. Entries are now open! Please check all competitors are financial for 22-23, award proficient / completed all evaluations before attempting to enter competitors into SEMS for Statewide Events. The event management system LiveHeats will be utilised throughout the summer at state coordinated events, for all contests involving U10 age category through to Masters. Reminder - once assigned a wrist band this is now your personal band and you will need to bring it to all Statewide Carnivals and Championships events. Full details of the event programs and entry deadline can be found in the Carnival Bulletins Bulletin 23-01 State Carnival #3 – Seniors Bulletin 23-02 State Carnival #3 – Juniors |
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Get your Ticket to Play and Join In! |
Ticket to Play provides vouchers to help with the cost of sport and active recreation membership/registration, including Surf Lifesaving, Learn to Swim, Dance, Scouts, Guides and Cadets. Eligible children are aged 5 to 18 and listed on a valid Services Australia Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card or who are in Out of Home Care. Ticket to Play provides eligible children with two vouchers worth up to $100 each towards club membership fees. Vouchers can be used at two different activity providers, or both can be used at one activity provider. Ticket to Play voucher applications will close on Wednesday 31 May 2023 at 5 pm. Vouchers must be presented to an Approved Activity Provider by Wednesday 7 June 2023. Contact tickettoplay@sportrec.tas.gov.au or 1800 252 476. |
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Fuelling our Rescue Equipment! |
Fuelling our rescue equipment! This season all Tasmanian Surf Life Saving Clubs and Volunteers Marine Rescue Units each received $500 fuel vouchers through the generous support of Surf Life Saving Australia's national partner Ampol Australia, as well as our state partners Bonney Energy Tasmania and Bennett's Petroleum. The partnership, which is in its second year, sees the iconic Australian brands join forces to help deliver safer beaches and coastlines. The support enables our Clubs and Units to fuel vital rescue equipment across the state to ensure we are able to continue to support our communities and save lives. |
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Upcoming Meetings and Events |
Australia Day Swim, Kingston Beach SLSCh, 26th January 2023 Sandy Bay Regatta Swim, 26th January 2023 Open - State-wide Carnival #3 Port Sorell SLSC, 28th January 2023 Junior - State-wide Carnival #3 Port Sorell SLSC, 29th January 2023 Penguin Island Swim, Port Sorell, 4th February 2023 SLST Board of Directors Meeting, 15th February 2023
Find more of our key dates on our calendar here
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