In This Edition
- President’s Message
- Presentation Night
- Last Patrol of the Season
- End-of-Season Survey
- Active April Strava Competition
- 2024/2025 Nippers & Starfish Dates Announced!
- Training
- Aquatic Sport & Competition
- Valuing Volunteers Award
- Sponsors
President’s Message
Hey Team,
As we close out another patrol season, I want to thank each of you for your dedication and hard work. Your increased engagement and effort have been truly impressive.
A big shoutout to everyone who joined us for our recent Presentation Night. It was a fantastic chance to celebrate our members’ outstanding contributions and reflect on the season’s successes. Congrats to all our award winners—you’re a true testament to our club’s spirit.
Looking ahead to the 2024/2025 season, I encourage you to get involved in our training programs and competitions. Keep an eye out for updates on our Nippers program too—we’ll need your help!
Your input and involvement will be vital as we gear up for the next season. Let’s continue striving for excellence and positively impacting our community.
Thank you all for your hard work and dedication. See you around the club soon.
Best Regards,
Glenn Arnold
ISLSC President
Presentation Night
The Easter holidays brought about our annual presentation night, during which we celebrated the amazing work and effort our members undertook both on and off the beach. Thank you to all who came to acknowledge these members and for an amazing night.
Last Patrol of the Season
Last weekend marks the end of our patrolling season for 2023/24. This has been an outstanding summer with increased patroller numbers and our volunteers attending numerous first aid and rescues and continually undertaking preventative actions to keep our beach safe for all. Thank you to our 4 Patrol captains, Warren Cook, Xavier Korbel/Finley Withers, Millie Gallagher/Josh Robinson and Brydie Smith, and the patrol leadership team that has supported each patrol across the season.
End-of-Season Survey
Please see the ‘End of Season Patrol Survey’ – your chance to share your interest in patrolling next season, give us feedback on this past season feedback, and share your thoughts and insights.
This survey is mandatory for all active members who wish to patrol next season. Your responses will help us in:
- Assembling Patrol structure and teams
- Creating the Patrol Roster for 24/25 season
- Identifying leadership interest and knowledge gaps
- Planning training needs for the coming season
Your participation is crucial! Please take a few moments to complete the survey using the link below:
It only takes max 10 minutes, and not all questions are mandatory. Your input will shape our club’s decisions for the coming season. Thank you for your commitment!
For any questions or concerns, reach out to us at patrolmanager@islsc.org.au.
Active April Strava Competition
What an amazing effort from our patrol teams so far in the Active April Strava competition. Our members have travelled over 1700km riding, swimming, running and walking. The competition is fierce with plenty of time for people to get involved and earn points for their patrol team.
Download strava and join the ‘ISLSC’ club to play along.
You earn 1 point for your patrol with every:
- 3km run/walk
- 500m Swim
- 10km Ride.
2024/2025 Nippers & Starfish Dates Announced!
All Nipper dates from 2024-2030 have now been published on the ISLSC Website. For more information please see https://islsc.org.au/lifesaving/education/nippers/.
Prelim Swim Day – 27th December
Week 1 – 28,29,30,31 December
Week 2 – 2,3,4,5 January
Nippers Competition – 11th January*
*Subject to Change
Training
Although summer is sadly over, Inverloch Trainers have still been hard at work, delivering three more courses over the last month. Our Adult Bronze course ran over two weekends with 14 new Bronzies to hit patrol. We also ran another IRB course over the Easter holidays with 10 new crews and drivers upskilling, further strengthening our patrols. Our first SRC course in partnership with Bass Coast College ran over three days at the end of March and we are excited for that relationship to continue in the future. A massive thank you to all of the incredible trainers who give up their time to not only make these courses run, but make them an incredible experience for the candidates.
Trainers Facebook Group:
Are you interested in becoming involved in the training team at Inverloch? Join our new Training Facebook page! Be the first to hear about opportunities to help train courses at Invy. This group is for aspiring trainers, TOC holders looking to trainee train new courses, head trainers looking for trainers and water safety. Get updates on changes in LSV training protocols, opportunities for development and chat about all things training!
Inverloch Lifesaving Search and Rescue (ISLAR) dates and Signup:
ILSAR 2024 Applications Now Open
Get ready for the ultimate surf life saving experience at the Inverloch Lifesaving Search and Rescue Camp. Elevate your skills with our intensive program, happening during the Term 3 school holidays.
Through immersive activities and real-life simulations, you’ll be primed to make a tangible impact in water safety, patrolling, and rescue situations.
Following feedback from last year, the camp has been extended to 5 days/4 nights. All meals are included.
Secure your spot at ILSAR Camp. Applications now open!
- Dates: 2nd Oct – 6th Oct
- Location: Inverloch SLSC (Participants will stay at the club)
- Cost: $250
Minimum requirements to participate can be found on the application.
Further information/questions should be directed to Xavier Korbel on messenger or Lucy at chiefinstructor@islsc.org.au
ILSAR Trainer EOIs:
We are also looking for enthusiastic experienced patrollers to help train ILSAR. Ideally, trainers for this camp would hold their Bronze Medallion, IRB Drivers, ARTFA and SSV (or Drivers Licence).
If you are interested please apply via the link below.
Inverloch Bronze Camp 2025 dates:
We are super excited to announce the dates for Inverloch Bronze Camp 2024!! The camp will be held from Sunday 8th December to Saturday 14th December. Enrolments will be made available from July via the Hello Club website, details to come.
Chief Instructor Award 23/24:
A huge congratulations to Xavier Korbel, the recipient of the 2023/24 season Chief Instructor Award! This award recognises a trainer who has contributed to the team in an outstanding way. Xavier has not only run numerous courses this season, he has made an invaluable contribution to the Training Committee, coming up with many innovative ideas and helping to shape the future of training at Inverloch. Thank you for all your hard work.
Aquatic Sport & Competition
Club Championships Award Winners
ISLSC’s annual Club Champs were held on Saturday, January 20th. Our members competed to earn points individually and for their patrols. The 2023/24 season Champions of each age category were:
- U15 Female: Neve Murley
- U15 Male: Morrie Tatnall
- U18 Female: Milla Laub
- U18 Male: James Harman
- Open Female: Lindsey Ritchie
- Open Male: Joshua Robinson
- Masters Female: Hayley Johnston-Coutts
- Masters Male: Kirk De Marchi
Congratulations to the other award winners and participants. Get down next year with your mates for some friendly competition!
IRB Race Team Training in Full Swing
In preparation for the upcoming TRE Motorsport IRB Premiership Series, our race team has been working hard and honing their skills on the majority of the weekends since the new year. This competition season has a new feel about it, with some of our younger members pairing up after recently obtaining their IRB Drivers.
David Morris has been doing a fantastic job keeping the team’s skills up to date as our coach. Of course there’s always admin and logistics going on behind the scenes- thank you to Brydie Smith for staying on top of that. Enjoy some pictures from one of our Team’s training below.
IRB Racing Round 1 Cancelled
Our team was incredibly disappointed to hear that the TRE Motorsport IRB Premiership Series Round 1, scheduled for 6 & 7 April at Mordialloc, was cancelled. LSV made this decision due to other clubs not supplying their required official and/or safety personnel. Whilst Inverloch was able to meet their support personnel requirements, we are always on the lookout for more help. If you want more info, please shoot me a message at competition@islsc.org.au. No IRB, Bronze Medallion or other lifesaving qualifications are required.
Upcoming LSV Sport:
- TRE Motorsport IRB Premiership Series Round 2, 27-28 Apr @ Hampton
- TRE Motorsport IRB Premiership Series Round 3, 5 May @ Lorne
- TRE Motorsport IRB Premiership Series Round 4, 18-19 May @ Ocean Grove
- TRE Motorsport IRB Premiership Series Round 5, 2 June @ Anglesea
- Victorian IRB Championships, 14-16 June @ Lorne
If you are planning to attend one of these events, feel free to shoot me a message for some more information or tips about the best times to watch our team!
Upcoming Around Inverloch:
- Parkrun, every Saturday 8am @ Rotary Centenary Park (see https://www.parkrun.com.au/inverloch/)
- Know of other upcoming local sporting events? Let me know so they can be included in future newsletters!
Get in touch with me about any of the above at competition@islsc.org.au 🙂
Xavier Korbel
Competition Coordinator
Valuing Volunteers Award
The Inverloch Surf Lifesaving Club congratulates Lucy Tate and Angela Malan on their outstanding contributions, earning them recognition at the 2024 Valuing Volunteers Event to be hosted by Life Saving Victoria in May this year.
Their dedication benefits our club and enhances the entire lifesaving operation, ensuring beach safety for all. We’re immensely proud of their achievements and grateful for their unwavering commitment.
As representatives of our club, we extend sincere thanks to Lucy and Angela for their exceptional service. Their efforts embody the spirit of volunteerism and reflect positively on our community.
We eagerly anticipate celebrating their accomplishments at the presentation in May, where they will be honoured alongside other deserving volunteers from across Victoria. Congratulations once again to Lucy and Angela on this well-deserved recognition.
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