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Latest News
Updated:
21 February 2012
Patrol Roster and Groups:
Patrol Roster 2012 Feb Mar Apr
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(Previous Patrol Roster and Groups)
Patrol Roster 2011 Nov Dec Jan
Patrol Groups 2011 Nov Dec Jan
Upcoming Events:
SCHNITZEL NIGHT
Saturday 25th February, 6.30pm
(following our next nipper session)
Adult meals $10, Kids meals $5
RSVP essential by Thursday 23rd
Feb by reply email
MEMBERS DAY/NIGHT
Saturday 31st March
2012, 1pm-late
The Members Day is
separated from the Nipper Presentation Day this season.
This day/night is a
thank you to all our members (13 & over)
and the Draft
Timetable is:
1pm - Club Championships
& Teams Challenge
3pm - Gold Coast vs Crows on the flat screen
6pm - Curries for
Dinner (free for members) & Drink Specials
7pm - Patrol
Members Draw (Nikon A100 Waterproof Camera)
8pm - Musical
Entertainment (TBA)
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Archived News ---
18th February 2012: CHITON ROCKS 100 CLUB Evening
(First Prize courtesy of Phil Hoffman
Travel)
Chiton Times Oct 2011
5th
November 2011: PASTA NIGHT 5pm for 6pm Serving
6th November 2011:
FUNDRAISING BBQ SUNDAY 9am-11am
AT THE RISE
STARFISH PARK OPENING
(meet at the club 9am)
Help Needed...
Orange Patrol could do
with some extra help this Sunday 31st Jan, please let Lindy know asap
if you can help out
Goodluck!
To our Bronze squad
who have their exam at Chiton this Saturday at 10am
and also to all those going through their first aid certificate on Sunday
Nippers
On again this Saturday
from 1.45pm, if anyone is available to help out with water cover it would be
greatly appreciated
Club Champs -
Non-Event!
Well, we had just one
senior competitor turn up to compete last weekend! Thanks to Chloe Tanner
& Georgina Sulley-Beales who battled for the
Junior Female Club Championship with Georgina
taking out the title.
Please let Lindy know if you are keen to
compete in the Club Championships and we will try and pick another date that
suits the people who want to compete.
Reminder: Patrol
Inspections...
We will have 2 random
inspections sprung on us anytime from now through to the end of the season
PLEASE ensure we continue to maintain our professionalism on patrols which
includes:
- Correct NEW patrol
uniform, bathers & patrol cap on at all times - ALL equipment (as per patrol agreement in patrol room) is on the
beach or easily accessible during patrols, including tent & surround (report any damages or missing equipment to myself & record in
the patrol log)
- Patrol Log must be
filled in correctly from the start of patrol (including
signatures, start times and each members duties listed on the left hand
side) Each inspection will include a check of all our
equipment setup (including IRB setup),
patrol uniform, patrol log, test of signals, theory paper/s & scenario (1 first aid/resus and 1 rescue)
Copies of the inspection sheets that the inspectors will use are in the
patrol room, so it would be a good idea for each patrol to have a
"practice run" when next on patrol so we are all prepared!
SHARK ALARM -
For those who don't
already know, the shark alarm is plugged into the power point located at the
back of the front stairs (stair lights can also be
plugged into this outlet at night). The power to this outlet
is controlled by the middle switch (labelled
"stair lights") just inside the main door to the
rec room.
Missing...
If anyone knows what
happened to the lead flashing that was left in the boat shed which was to be
used for fixing the leak in the bunkhouse roof, please return or replace it!
January 20th 2010
Club Championships are
on at the club Sunday 24th January, 2010 at 11am.
All competitors and
spectators welcome!
Schnitzel night
Saturday 30th January,
2010 from 6pm
Adults $12, Kids $6
Please RSVP to Aaron
Lindsay on 0447 245 475 or aaron.lindsay@entec.com.au
Patrol Inspections are
back on, all Patrol Captains please use the
following forms to run through scenarios with your patrol group.
patrol
inspection - first aid
patrol inspection -
rescue
AGM &
Annual Dinner - Sat 1st August
Please view the flyer regarding the Chiton Rocks Annual Dinner & AGM, it is most
important that all members make an effort to attend our AGM, the future of
our club relies on input and support from ALL members. Please advise of
attendance or apologies for both AGM and Annual Dinner to Lindy 0417 809 828
or chitonrocks@gmail.com
** There will also be
a "Club Photo" taken after the AGM to add
to our
collection, so if you want to be in the photo, you need to attend the AGM!!!
Also, all AGM attendees will go into a raffle that will be drawn at the
Dinner (1st $100 voucher, 2nd $50 voucher & 3rd
$25 voucher)
Woolworths
Grant Success!
The Club has been
granted $2250 from Woolworths to go towards clothing and BBQ's for our nipper
program next season, thanks to Bazz for applying.
First Aid
Course - at Chiton Rocks - Members will be
subsidised by the Club
Date is currently
being negotiated with Surf Life Saving SA but will hopefully be in September.
A workbook needs to be completed prior to the day for those who have not done
a recognised senior first aid course before or do not have their bronze
medallion. This course can also be used as a "refresher" for those
who need to renew their award. Limited spaces available so contact Lindy
Lewis asap if you would like to take up this
opportunity
Defibrillation
Courses
There are a number of
up coming state run Defibrillation courses being held at Glenelg SLSC Click here for
dates and if you would like to register.
2009-2010 Club
Open Day/Supporters Night - Saturday 31st October
The next patrol season
begins on Saturday 31st October, so put this date in your diary for our
annual Club Open Day and Supporters Night.
Bronze Medallion
Course
If you or
someone you know is interested in doing the Bronze Medallion next season,
please register interest with Lindy asap as there
will be limited spots available in the squad, looking to start in September
with exam in November.
IRB
Driver/Crew Course
Looking to start in
August with exam in October, if you are interested please register with Lindy
by 17th July so we can get started. So far I have Aaron Lindsay, John
Ellice-Flint, Garry Brown, Igor Switala and James Chinner,
could all those people please let me know if they are still interested?
Training will be 1-2 sessions/week (some in Adelaide, some at Chiton).
CHITON ROCKS CHEESY RED RUMP NIGHT -
SAT. 9 MAY 2009
MEMBERS DAY INFORMATION - SAT. 28 MARCH
2009
Newsletter - March 2009
Newsletter - December
2008
Victor Harbor Times Article 7/11/2008 - Chiton
Rocks helps the Community
Victor Harbor Times Article 6/11/2008 - Lifesaving Patrols
Underway
Need a New Wetsuit?
Glen can get you a substantial
discount on WEST Wetsuits. If you are
interested, contact him by this Friday so he can submit an order asap. Contact Glen Duncan 0408
972 448 or glen@onlinesurf.com.au
100 Club Success
The weekend just gone was a
huge success, with the commencement of patrols, Breakaway Program session,
first nippers session with 18 participants and the 100 Club Draw evening which
was well attended and almost 90 tickets sold raising over $5000 for the Club.
The Winners were:
1st – David Lindsay/Todd Mugford ($2000 Flight Centre
Travel Voucher)
2nd – Kevin Fitzgerald (Toohey’s Pack)
3rd – Marianne Costello (Toohey’s Pack)
4th – Kraft Automotive VH
(Toohye’s Pack)
5th – Cooma Motor Lodge (VH Lawnmowers Pack)
6th – Rolland &
Vivienne Brady (Mitre 10 PE Pack)
Thanks to everyone who
purchased a ticket and/or sold them to friends, family & others and
Congratulations to all the winners!
A Big Warm Welcome to all those
new members who joined on the weekend, look forward to seeing you around the
club.
Chiton Gets Defibrillated!
As most of you will be aware, Chiton will be receiving a defibrillator this season, so
we need as many patrolling members as possible to become qualified to use it (at least 2 on each patrol).
Courses are as follows:
Thursday 1st November, Glenelg 7pm
Tuesday 6th November, Aldinga Bay 7pm
Thursday 8th November, Somerton 7pm
Please let me know if you would like to attend one of these courses and I
will register you, or you can register yourself at www.surfrescue.com.au
A Note from Jamesy
As some of you know, I now manage the EFM
Health club at 1/236 Port Elliot Road, Victor Harbor, the group of shops on
the left along the straight
If you are staying down for any period of time at Chiton
for patrols or just a weekend, and are interested in using the facilities, I
can arrange the gym to be open both Saturday morning and Sunday morning
between 8am and 11am or during the week between 6am to 10am or 4.00pm to
7.30pm and some lunch time sessions during the week
Normal casual visits are $15.00, however I will arrange a substantial
discount for casual visits for Chiton members or we
can arrange cheaper weekly or fortnightly rates.
I have enclosed the current timetable, however this will change over the
summer school holidays
Cheers
Jamesy
Mark James
EFM Victor Harbor
1/236 Port Elliot Road
Victor Harbor (P.O. Box 745, Victor Harbor,5211)
0403 813 610 (M)
mark.james@efm.net.au
Chiton 50th Celebrations a Success
Our 50th Celebrations on 13th & 14th
October were a great success with many old members attending and some of them
thinking of re-joining. Everyone who attended had a great time, and the Surf
Boat even got wet on the Sunday morning.Thanks to
everyone who helped out over the weekend and leading up to the event.
On track for 100 members
Item posted: 22nd August, 2007
Membership increased from 60 to 95 during
the season 06/07 with 41 new members joining the club and only 6 members
leaving. Importantly there were 13 new active members most achieving double
figures patrol hours in their first year. Junior membership (nippers) also increased by 13 and supporter
membership increased by 8.
Club President Glen Duncan said, "At the beginning of the season members
adopted an aggressive 5 year plan with annual membership goals. It's
fantastic and a testament to the hard work of the Chiton
membership that the first year membership targets were achieved. There's more
to do this year but we're well on the way."
To become a Chiton member contact Club President
Glen Duncan on 0408 997 982, Chief Instructor Paul Frost on 0407 393 871 or
for junior membership (nippers) contact
Lindy Foureur on 0407 819 828. For more on Chiton membership statistics see the 50th Annual Report.
In Memory of Blair 'Kappy' Keir
Item posted: 20th August, 2007
This season members will notice a new rescue board on
the beach with the name Blair 'Kappy' Keir emblazoned on it. The new board has been funded by Kappy's daughters in memory of their father. Kappy was Chiton's second
President, a life member of the club and a driving force in the club's early
years.
Tooheys now Major Sponsor
Item posted: Tuesday 14th
August, 2007,
Chiton Rocks SLSC and Tooheys
recently signed a 3 year sponsorship deal worth over $12000. The deal sees Tooheys as Chiton's major
sponsor. The deal includes sponsorship of the Chiton
web cam, sponsorship for the 50th Anniversary celebrations and support for
the Chiton Starrs Bar in
the form of a new double door fridge and Tooheys
promotional product.
Members can expect to see the fridge filled with ice cold thirsty quenching Tooheys products like TEDs, Tooheys New, Tooheys Super Dry (low carb), Becks, Heinekin, James Squire and Bacardi Breezers
just to name a few. So get on board the Tooheys
bus, drink Tooheys products and support the
businesses that support your club.
Chiton bookings - Toop
& Toop - Holiday Accommodation on the South Coast
Roaane
Turner or Kay Leopold
ph 8555.8888 or 8552.1024
Roanne.Turner@toop.com.au ... kay.leopold@toop.com.au
158 Hindmarsh Road Victor
Harbor
Item posted: Tuesday 14th
August, 2007, .www.toop.com.au
Chiton group bookings can now be made through Toop and Toop
Victor Harbor
following their recent acquisition of the rental arm of Ray White
Port Elliot. The faces
haven't changed with Roanne and Kay simply
relocating to the Toop and Toop
office. Toop and Toop
offer a range of holiday rental options, Chiton
members seeking permanent or holiday accommodation on the south coast are
encouraged to contact Roanne or Kay on 8555 8888 or
email Roanne.Turner@toop.com.au. Toop and Toop are located at
158 Hindmarsh Road Victor Harbor.
The committee recently increased the overnight accommodation fee to $20 per
head per night, the first price change in about 10 years. The fee is for
dormitory style accommodation (up to 26)
and use of clubs facilities but does not include lifesaving equipment.
Chiton is available to school, club and family
bookings but generally doesn't accept bookings for individuals. Chiton is also an excellent venue for special events like
weddings. Chiton offers the opportunity to self
style and self caterer your wedding in a picturesque location and with very
reasonable bar prices.
Members are able to stay at the club but it is advisable to check with Toop and Toop regarding any
bookings. In most circumstances the downstairs flat is available for members
even if a group has booked the bunkhouse and are using club facilities. In
some circumstances groups pay a premium to have the entire club exclusively
and on these occasions the committee will try to advise members. Bookings are
also not accepted from the weekend before Xmas until the third weekend in
January. All bookings are scrutinised by the committee.
For more information check out our bookings page or contact
Roanne or Kay at Toop & Toop
Victor Harbor
on 8555 8888.
Bumper Season for Surf Lifesaving awards
Item posted: Thursday 9th
August, 2007, by Barry
What a season for awards! Lead by our positively charged
Chief Instructor Paul Frost, members achieved 67 awards and renewals during
the 2006/07 season.
Most notable of these is bronze medallions gained by Aaron Lindsay. Aaron is
the first bronzies at Chiton
for some years and to make their efforts even more special they undertook
their examination at Chiton - something that hasn't
happened for sometime and no mean feat in messy 3 foot surf. Aaron and Jude
also added Advanced Resuscitation to their award list.
Seventeen members gained their Senior First Aid award and 12 members gained
their Spinal Management award. Eleven members renewed the Advance
Resuscitation award and 6 requalified to drive the IRB.
Finally seventeen members were recognised with the awarding of Certificate II
in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue).
This is a new award that recognises bronze holders as meeting nationally
agreed competencies.
Well done to everybody and great effort Frosty. Anyone interested in becoming
a Chiton member and gaining surf lifesaving awards
can contact Paul Frost on 0407 393 871. For more info on this year awards
read the Chief instructors report in the 50th Chiton
Annual Report Season 2006/07
Celebrate Chiton's 50th Anniversary -
Online Invite HERE
Item posted: Tuesday 9th August,
2007, by Barry
Members, past members, supporters,
friends and anyone who has been involved with Chiton
over the past 50 years are invited to attend a 50th Anniversary dinner at the
Hotel Victor on Saturday 13th October and "Get Back to Chiton" for a casual family day from noon on Sunday
October 14th.
The Saturday night anniversary dinner will be fun evening with a touch of
formality. Attendees will enjoy a fantastic 3 course dinner by the Hotel
Victor chefs. Tickets are $45 per person and RSVPs are essential.
The "Get Back to Chiton" Sunday session
will be chance for everyone to catch up in the relaxed Chiton
environment. The Chiton bar will be serving icy
cold Tooheys Extra Dry's and other bevies from
noon, food will be available and music will be provided by the local band the
Huckleberry Swedes . Bring the kids and enjoy the
fantastic Chiton views while catching up with old
friends.
A range of Chiton merchandise is available by
pre-order ( and limited
stock at the event) including hoodies
($60), t-shirts ($25),
caps ($15), stubbie
holders ($10) and key rings ($10).
This great weekend is made possible by the generous support of Tooheys Extra Dry, Hotel Victor, Haigh's
Chocolates and GHD plus regular club sponsors Toop
and Toop Real Estate, Cooma Motor Lodge,
Alexandrina Council and Adelaide Hills Podiatry.
For more details please contact Barrie
Paynter 0401 997 982, Glen Duncan 0408 972 448 or
Jessica at All Occasions management on 0407 617 525. Come along and catch up
with current and past members.
Chiton wins $60 000 Youth Grant
Item posted: Monday 8th August,
2007, by Barry
Youth Minister Paul Caica
recently announced Chiton SLSC as successful
recipients of this year's Youth Engagement Grants worth $60,000 over three
years. Chiton was one of 6 successful grants in a
field of 148 applicants.The $60,000 grant will
provide mentoring for young people exiting the juvenile justice system who
are at risk of re-offending. The project will involve weekend surfing
sessions aimed at engaging the young participants in surf life saving and
ultimately encourage these young people to become involved in volunteering
community life and influence community development.
Chiton is actively recruiting mentors from the
South Australian Surf Lifesaving movement who are willing to give up
approximately a day a month to go surfing or surf lifesaving with a young
person who has been accepted by the program.
For more information
about the 'Breakaway' program contact Glen Duncan on 0408 972 448.
Congratulations to Bronze Squad on passing
Bronze Exams
Please join me in congratulating Aaron Lindsay and Judy O'Sullivan for
passing their Bronze Medallions last Saturday. Also a special thanks to Paul
Frost for training Aaron and Judy over the season. Here is a happy snap of
our latest patrolling members taken on the weekend.
Tony "Fritter" Park passed away on the weekend
Sad news today for Chiton and Surf Lifesaving in
general: Tony "Fritter"
Park passed away on the weekend. As many would know, Tony
had suffered a stroke over the last few weeks. Newer members (including me) would probably only know Tony from his efforts in getting the Crack a Wave
competition running down at Chiton over the last
couple of years. Older members may know that Tony
was the Club Captain at Chiton between 1967 and
1969, and got Chiton on the map in the late 60's in
terms of competition in RnR and other events. Tony was well loved by the Surf Lifesaving
community and will be sadly missed.
The members and friends of Chiton Rocks SLSC
would like to offer their sincere condolences to Tony's
family.
Tony's funeral will be held this Friday, Feb 23, 2007 at St.
Peter's Cathedral, opposite Adelaide Oval. There will be a wake held after at
Grange SLSC.
Fundraising Night
By now, all club members should know about Chiton's
main fundraising event for the season, the Chiton
100 Supporters Club. All members are encouraged to get behind this
fundraising event and sell as many tickets as possible. Pete Byrne is doing a
great job with the help of Jim Miller. All members are encouraged to buy a
ticket in this draw. Please see the side-bard to the left of the main page
for more details, and an entry form.
The Chiton 100 Supporters Night will be held on
Saturday, 10 March 2007 (long weekend)
at the Chiton bar, with the winning ticket drawn at
7.30pm.
Alexandrina Council to support Club for
recent building renovations
After the recent expensive work was done to upgrade the club's facilities
to meet the latest building regulations in regards to fire and safety, club
Treasurer Baz Paynter
applied to Alexandrina Council for a $15,000 grant to assist in the club's
refurbishment. To our great delight, Council have accepted the request. We
are planning to organise a public hand-over of the cheque for funding from a
council representative (hopefully Mayor Kym McHue) to the club in the very near
future, possible the next Nippers day.
We envisage this will be the starting point of a cooperative partnership
between Chiton Rocks SLSC and Alexandrina council,
as we pursue our strategic goals, especially the planned major building re-work
over the next 5 years.
Special thanks to Baz for the initiative to
pursue the council on this issue and achieve such a good result. Baz will be spearheading discussions between the club and
council in the near future, for presentation of our Strategic Plan and Concept plans for the
proposed new building.
Club Champs New Date: Sunday 11 March,
2007
Chub Champs was supposed to be held on Saturday, Jan 27, but due to poor
weather it was cancelled. It has now been rescheduled for the Sunday
following the Chiton 100 Supporters night, 11 March
2007.
Members Day
Members Day will be held on the last Saturday of the patrolling season,
Saturday 31st March 2007. This is also the last nippers
session. There will be a bouncy castle, face painting/tattoos,door prizes, bar specials and a free raffle for
all patrolling members of a custom-made surfboard, donated by Nasty
Surfboards in conjunction with the club. All members, nippers and nipper
parents are encouraged to attend this fun event. This will be the 4th year we
have run this and it has kept getting better.
Members day on Sat. 31st March,
2007, at 3pm and into the evening.
50th Anniversary Dinner
Unfortunately, due to a plethora of activities, the committee has decided
to postpone the 50th Annual Dinner till later in the year. The committee
believed we could not do this important event justice if we still planned to
have it April, given that our efforts are being concentrated on the
Fundraising night and the Members day. The date is now set for Saturday,
October 13, 2007. At this stage, we don't know whether we will still be
having the dinner at McCraken Golf Course or
another venue. We are sorry if this inconveniences anyone. All vocal
critiques will be added to the sub-committee for the 50th Dinner! ;-) Stay
tuned for more news...
AGM Date set, Sat. June 9, 2007, 2pm
This year, the AGM is being held early, on Saturday 9 June, 2007. We may
have a smaller version dinner to accompany this, which may be a bbq at the club, or going out to tea. Stay tuned for
further details...
Telstra Sponsorship
The Club was recently successful in securing new lifesaving equipment
through the Telstra Surf Lifesaving Assistance Fund .
Telstra kindly provided the club with a new rescue mal, a new radio and a new
Annie manikan. Telstra's support is fantastic and
greatly appreciated. This equipment would ordinarily cost the club several
thousand dollars to purchase. Many thanks to Telstra and club members are
encouraged to support those that support your club.
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