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Club History
Membership – who can join?
Training
and Proficiency
- How do
I become a lifesaver?
- ARC
- Bronze medallion –
lifesaver qualification
- Defibrillation
- IRB Driver and Crew
- Requals
Victorian Lifesaver of the Year
Life Members
Members’ Social Scene
Surf Cam
Membership: Who can join?
Membership to the club is open to any person wishing to be part of the club
and partake in club activities. The club
encourages all members (excluding Nippers) to participate in fund raising
activities, social events and working bees.
In addition, any member who has, or is willing to undertake, surf
life saving qualifications is encouraged to become part of our “Patrol
Team”.
The classification of membership is as follows:
Nipper 7 to 13 years old
Junior Active Member 13 to 18
years old
Active Member 18 years plus who
is a patrolling member of the club
Associate A member over 13 years
old who does not patrol with the club
Active Reserve A member over 18
years to patrol when available
How do I become a
Lifesaver?
The Bronze Medallion award teaches participants general surf awareness and
skills (including rescue techniques), basic first aid and patrolling
capabilities.
In addition to the Bronze Medallion award there are several other life
saving certificates that can be obtained. These include IRB Drivers,
Training Officer Certificate, Advanced Resuscitation Certificate and First
Aid. These courses are run throughout the year, as required.
Surf lifesaving, particularly at Gunnamatta which is a very challenging
beach, provides young people the opportunity to contribute to the safety of
the community while at the same time gaining character development, new
friendships and a healthy summer activity.
ARC
For further information on the next Advanced Resuscitation Certificate
course, please contact the Chief Instructor
Email gunnamattaslsc@h2opro.com.au
Phone 0412 662 663
Bronze Medallion
Gunnamatta is a relatively small friendly club
consisting of 60 active members and 40 associate members. With the ever
growing popularity of the Peninsula and improved
access to Gunnamatta, the Club is looking to increase its active membership
base.
The Club conducts a live-in Bronze Medallion camp in
December of each year. This camp provides intensive training for up to 30
new members in the skills required to become Surf Lifesavers and patrol at Gunnamatta Beach. Other weekend training may be
provided. Members would then be allocated to a patrol which would be
rostered on approximately 7 days during the season. The Bronze camp is
where you obtain your Bronze Medallion, the main award for surf life
savers. This award is open to people of 15 years and older.
Bronze camp information and enrolment form can be
downloaded here
Bronze/Surf Rescue
Certificate Weekend Squads
January 18
& 25 9.30am-5.30pm
February 1 & 8 9.30am-5.30pm
$200 for new members
$150 for current members
For further
information on Bronze Camp or Weekend Squads, please contact the Chief
Instructor
Email gunnamattaslsc@h2opro.com.au
Phone 0412 662 663
Defibrillation
For further
information on the next Defibrillation course, please contact the Chief
Instructor
Email gunnamattaslsc@h2opro.com.au
Phone 0412 662 663
IRB Driver and
Crew
For further
information on the next IRB Driver and Crew course, please contact the
Chief Instructor
Email gunnamattaslsc@h2opro.com.au
Phone 0412 662 663
Requals
For further
information on the next schedule for requalification, please contact the
Chief Instructor
Email gunnamattaslsc@h2opro.com.au
Phone 0412 662 663
Victorian Lifesaver of the
Year
The John Wishart
Memorial Medal perpetuates the deeds and memory of John
Wishart who was killed by a shark attack off Portsea in March 1956.
It is classed as the most coveted lifesaving award and duly
recognises the lifesaver that is a standout at their club.
1969-1970 winner Rodger Westh
1972-1973 winner Richard Mitchell
Winner John Williams
Winner Julian Feller
1992 winner Colin Addison
2000-2001 winner Joe Watt
Life Members
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Colin
Addison
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David
Allison
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John
Barnett
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Richard
Cozzio
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Gordon
Dann
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Greg
Goullet
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Chris
Green
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Harold
Green
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William J
Hayes
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Francis
Hewison
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John
Hewison
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Ian
Jackson
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Larry
Middleton
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Frank
Moore
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Patrick
Murphy
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Peter
Neville
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Sandra
Neville
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Geoff
Tobias
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Brendan
Vaughan
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John
Vaughan
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Joe Watt
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Phillip
Webb
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Ray Webb
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Roy Webb
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