Weekly Club Update 5-10-2023
Telephone: 0467 475 263 Postal Address: PO Box 49, San Remo, VIC, 3925 Web: www.woolamaibeach.org.au Email: secretary@woolamaibeach.asn.au
Weekly Club Update - 5-10-2023
Summary:
Mental Health Matter’s Workshop
Membership Renewal - **IMPORTANT**
Member Development Opportunities
LSVj Club Representative Recruitment 2023-24
National Leadership College (NLC) 2024
Applications Closing Soon
LSV News
'Mental Health Matters' workshop
Our friends over at Inverloch SLSC have kindly extended an invitation to us for the upcoming 'Mental Health Matters' workshop hosted by the Emergency Services Foundation at Inverloch SLSC on November 18th.
It’s a really fantastic workshop which aims to initiate conversations, discuss mental health and how to support one another. The free workshop is specifically designed for people in the sector, by people in the sector.
We aim to bring together all local services for this event and kindly request that you share this invitation with your staff and volunteers.
Topics covered in this 2.5 hour informal workshop include:
✔️ What is mental fitness?
✔️ Identifying the signs & symptoms
✔️ What’s in your toolbox
✔️ What’s my PPE?
✔️ Who is in your support crew?
✔️ Where to get help
✔️ Stigma around mental health
✔️ How to help others
✔️ How to effectively ask R U OK?
We strongly encourage you bring a partner or support person from home such as an older child or close friend.
The 2.5 hour workshop will commence at 10am and attendees are invited to stay after for lunch and networking.
Please RSVP through the Facebook event linked below to assist the team in arranging catering:
https://facebook.com/events/s/inverloch-mental-health-matter/272567728754361/
Membership Renewal - **IMPORTANT**
This is a reminder to renew your Membership for the 2023/24 Season!
Any member wishing to participate in any lifesaving activity within the club or state MUST renew their membership for the current season.
Please follow the link for information on how to renew your membership - https://www.woolamaibeach.org.au/weekly-updates/weekly-club-update-17-8-2023
Membership Fees (Increase)
Membership Fees will be increasing by $10 for all Active, Junior and Cadet categories after the 31st October this season (date has been extended). You are still able to renew/pay your membership at the current price until this date.
To view the membership fees for the 2023/24 season, please click here - https://www.woolamaibeach.org.au/membership-fees
Terry Aslanidis - Manager of Memberships
E: membership@woolamaibeach.asn.au
Member Development Opportunities
LSVj Club Representative Recruitment 2023-24
LSVj are seeking motivated and enthusiastic youth members to fill available Club Representative positions at their club for the 2023/2024 season. Life Saving Victoria Junior (LSVj) is a platform for youth members aged 14-18yrs to have a voice, create programs youth members want to be part of and create a sustainable future for lifesaving. LSVj provides members with a unique development opportunity, helping to develop and further enhance essential leadership, and communication skills, and provides our young members with exposure to event planning and program development. Members will have the chance to work with other like-minded, motivated, and passionate youth members from across Victoria.
Click HERE for more information and to apply
National Leadership College (NLC)
The National Leadership College (NLC) is an annual leadership and development program recognising young leaders in Surf Life Saving (SLS) aged between 20 and 30 years.
The NLC provides an exciting opportunity for young people within the movement to further develop their leadership skills and continue to positively contribute to the success of SLS. As well as learning new skills and creating opportunities for personal growth.
Past Woolamai Members have attended this program including: Brendan Smart, Max Eldridge and Owen Carbery
“It helped me grow as a leader, learn about myself and others, as well as develop a deeper understanding of leadership”
“One of the best things I’ve done in lifesaving. The program has helped my strategic thinking in a lifesaving context”
Who can apply?
National Leadership College applicants must meet the following requirements:
Be a minimum of 20 years of age and a maximum of 30 years on 1 February 2024
Be a current financial member of an SLSA affiliated Surf Life Saving Club
Demonstrate previous leadership training / experience, preferably from within the SLS movement
Demonstrate potential as a future leader within SLS, with a desire to influence our future direction.
Click HERE for more information and to apply. For endorsement letters, please email memberdevelopment@woolamaibeach.asn.au
Applications close: 13th November
SLSA Multicultural Scholarship - National Leadership College 2024
As part of Surf Life Saving Australia’s (SLSA) strategy to encourage diversity within the movement, we are offering four (4) fully funded Scholarship opportunities to members from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) backgrounds to take part in the National Leadership College 2024.
For more information on this scholarship, please click HERE
Applications Closing Soon
LSV’s (age 18-30) Leadership Program – Leadership Beyond the Flags - (Closes October 8 2023) - Click HERE
LSV U18 Leadership Development Camp - (Closes October 10 2023) - Click HERE
LSV U18 Leader Application - (Closes October 29 2023) - Click HERE
National Leadership College (NLC) - (Closes November 13 2023) - Click HERE
Wild About Wooli! A 50 Year History of the Club
LSV News
For this week’s Circular, click HERE
Events Calendar
To view our club calendar which includes social events, patrol events and more, click here https://www.woolamaibeach.org.au/events
Training Calendar
To view our club training calendar which includes all courses/camps run by the club, click here https://www.woolamaibeach.org.au/training-calendar