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Redhead Surf Life Saving Club 2020 ~ 2021

113th Annual Report & Financial Statements


Life Members

1915 S. Heslop * 1969 J. Hill * 1983 J. Sampson 2001 G. Bamforth*

1918 W. Gilchrist * 1969 R. Jones * 1986 M. Burgess 2003 P. Bale

1930 E. Moore * 1969 C. Conrick * 1987 D. Macdonald 2003 J. Bale

1932 C. Milgate * 1970 D. Peachey * 1988 M. Jones 2004 Richard Hadden

1935 J. Ogilvie * 1970 P. Kirkham * 1990 C. Huth 2004 Robert Hadden

1948 R. Hetherington * 1972 R. Copeland * 1991 J. Sedgwick 2005 G. Butler

1951 V. Heath * 1972 C. Matthews 1994 J. Scott 2008 J. Churchill

1952 D. K. Miller * 1974 J. Ramplin * 1996 G. Fehlberg 2009 R. Dixon

1958 D. Graham * 1977 C. Murray 1996 P. McLaren 2015 S. Greenland

1961 S. Newton * 1978 J. Emslie 1996 M. Ramplin * 2015 M. McKey

1962 M. Wharton * 1983 P. Ramplin* 1997 K. Connolly 2016 J. Rodway

1963 J. Peterson * 1983 W. Jones 1997 T. Greenland 2016 P. Scott

1969 P. Herden * 1983 J. Caldwell 2001 G. Counsell 2017 B. Conrick

2020 Michael Sullivan

• Denotes those who have passed away

Life Honorary Members

1965 P. McKenzie 1983 F. J Croft 2001 G. Matthews

1968 J. Tasker 1985 Mrs. E Davies 2001 D. McKanna

1965 A. Pickering BEM 1985 Mrs. S Williams 2001 J. McCloy

1975 J. Watters 1996 J. Matthews* 2006 M. Pasfield*

1976 A. Davies 1997 Mrs. N Adams OAM* 2009 R. Clarke

Life Membership ~ Junior Activities

(Awarded by the junior Activities sub-committee for dedication to the promotion of the Club’s junior nipper’ section)

Nancy Adams - OAM* Dereck Gesell Kathleen Kent Mark Shepherd

Barry Barlow Phillip Gibbs Paul Morgan Mick Sullivan

Peter Britt Ken Gray James Ramplin* Symon Thompson

Brett Davidson Venita Gray Maureen Ross Peter Watts

Evelyn Davies Gregory Kent Lorraine Scott

Life Membership ~ Hunter Branch

Greg Bamforth* Chris Conrick* Tony Greenland Peter Kilmurray

Life Membership ~ Surf Life Saving NSW

Chris Conrick*

Life Membership ~ Surf Life Saving Australia

Chris Conrick*

Hunter Region Hall of Fame

Michael Jones


Sponsors and Supporters

The Management Committee and Members of the Redhead Surf Life Saving Club wish

to acknowledge and thank the following for their generous assistance and support

during the past year.

Major Sponsors

The Estate of Jeff Matthews McCloy Group

Luke Findlay ~ Insight Building Services The Good Guys Warners Bay

Sponsors and Supporters

Lake Macquarie City Council Kay Fraser – LMCC Mayor

Jodie Harrison – State member for Charlestown Pat Conroy – Federal Member for Shortland

SLS Hunter Branch – Henry & Rhonda Scruton McKanna Fabrications

A&J Air Mick Sullivan

Arthur & Evelyn Davies O’Neills Tyre & Autocare

ASN Charlestown PL Britt Plumbing

Bale Boshev Lawyers Radford Shopfitters

Bluetongue Roofing Redhead Anglican Church

Cargo Espresso Redhead Family Dental

Central Charlestown Leagues Club Redhead Motor Vehicle Repairs

Club Redhead Regent St Physiotherapy

East Lakes Swim Centre RenoBuild

GJME Energy Management Solutions Rod Roewenkamp – Villager Properties

Habitat Studio Architects Safearth Consultancy

Healthsave Pharmacy Charlestown Scafflink

Hunter Document Management Scottech Plumbing and Roofing

John Bale Scotts Plumbing

Grine Brothers Concreting Solo Resource Recovery

Leisure Pools Newcastle The Peak Group

Kracka Surfcraft Tooheys Pty Ltd

MacKerras Family Troy Blatchford

Matt Bale Wave Master

Acknowledgement to Hunter Branch & their supporters

Office Bearers Patrons

Hon: Jodie Harrison The Estate of Jeff Matthews Andrew Robertson

Vice Patrons

Cr Kay Fraser Pat Conroy MHR Dave McKanna

David Radford Central Leagues Club ~ Dane Seymour John Bale

Peter Bale Wayne Stoddard


Management Committee

President David McCallum

Deputy President Sharon Greenland

Secretary Colin Ekert

Treasurer Scott Faraday-Bensley

Registrar Gail Henderson

Club Captain Andrew Wright

Vice Club Captain - 1 Hayley Churchill

Vice Club Captain - 2 Daren Mitchell

Chief Training Officer Shauna Abrahamson

Competition Coordinator Luke Nolan

Public Officer Jenny Churchill

JAC Chairperson Jason Horadam

JAC Delegate Jason Barr

Youth Development Officers Ashley Watts (Post AGM)

Non-Management Committee Officers Sectional Captains

Beach Captain / Iron Person Boyd Conrick

Mobile Services Officer - 1 Iain Robertson

Mobile Services Officer - 2 Colin Ekert

Board Captain Ray Terrill

Boat Captain Anthony McCallum

Ski Captain - 1 Peter Scott

Ski Captain - 2 Adam Rowe

Surf Captain Jacob Cerniauskas

JAC Liaison Officer - 1 Jason Horadam

JAC Liaison Officer - 2 Jason Barr

First Aid Officer Adam Rees

Environment Health & Safety Officer Adam Rees

Assistant Competition Coordinator - 1 Peter Collins

Assistant Competition Coordinator - 2 Matthew Kent

Assistant Instructor – 1 Andrew Wright

Assistant Instructor – 2 Gail Henderson

Assistant Instructor - 3 Steve Foggett

Member protection Officer - Male David McCallum

Member protection Officer - Female Sharon Greenland

Radio Officer Tony Greenland

Club History Officer Glen Ramplin

Club Grants Officer Mark Sargent

Club Chaplain David McCallum

IT Manager Steve Foggett

Licensee Redhead SLSC Secretary

Colin Ekert


Sub-Committees

Life Membership Committee

Jenny Churchill John Sedgwick John Scott

Ken Connolly Duncan Macdonald

Constitution Committee

Tony Greenland David McCallum (President) Stuart Macdonald

Mark Sargent Jenny Churchill

House Committee

Tony Greenland David McCallum (President) Gary Council

Peter Scott Karen Davidson (Function Manager) Ross Clarke

Callan Britt Hayley Churchill Troy Blatchford

Michael Sullivan

Competition Committee

Luke Nolan David McCallum (President) Peter Scott

Peter Collins Boyd Conrick Adam Rowe

Matthew Kent Jacob Cerniauskas Ray Terrill

Anthony McCallum

Club History Officer

Glen Ramplin

Club Grants Officer

Mark Sargent

Manager Liquor Licence

Redhead SLSC Secretary ~ Colin Ekert

Junior Activities Management Committee

Chairman Jason Barr

Vice-Chairperson Jason Horadam

Secretary Shelley Macadam

Treasurer Kendal Achurch-Ihle

Water Superintendent Adam Davidson

Registrar Annie Griffiths

Competition Coordinator Lisa Brown


Redhead Surf Life Saving Club

Statistics 2020/2021

Management Meetings: The Management Committee met on 12 occasions in the past year to conduct

business and administer the Club’s operation. Attendances were as follows:

POSITION OFFICER ATTENDANCE

President David McCallum 12/12

Deputy President Sharon Greenland 12/12

Secretary Colin Ekert 12/12

Treasurer Scott Faraday~Bensley 10/12

Registrar Gail Henderson 09/12

Competition Coordinator Luke Nolan 05/12

Club Captain Andrew Wright 11/12

Vice Club Captain – 1 Hayley Churchill 08/12

Vice Club Captain - 2 Daren Mitchell 02/12

Chief Training Officer Shauna Abrahamson 09/12

Public Officer Jenny Churchill 12/12

First Aid Officer Adam Rees 06/12

Youth Development Officers Ashley Watts 0/05

Environment Health & Safety Officer Adam Rees 06/12

JAC Chairperson Jason Horadam 05/12

Membership: Membership statistics for the past 3 years are contained in the following table:

CATEGORY 2020~2021 2019~2020 2018~2019

Life Members 32 31 31

Life Members (JAC) 19 19 19

Life Honorary Members 8 8 8

Honorary Members 4 4 4

Active Long Service 35 35 37

Active Reserve 19 22 19

Active Senior 113 120 110

Active Junior 35 27 21

Cadet 16 12 21

Associate (Award) 5 6 7

Associate 46 47 47

General (Includes JAC Parents) 131 290 241

Total (Senior Club) 431 618 555

Total (JAC U/6-U/14) 178 448 371

Whole Club Total 609 1066 926



Memberships Season 2020/2021

Life Members

BALE, John BALE, Peter BAMFORTH, Gregory* BURGESS, Mark

BUTLER, Gordon CALDWELL, John CHURCHILL, Jenny CONRICK, Boyd

CONNOLLY, Ken COUNSELL, Gary DIXON, Robert EMSLIE, John

FEHLBERG, Gerald GREENLAND, Sharon GREENLAND, Tony HADDEN, Richard

HADDEN, Robert HUTH, Charles JONES, Michael JONES, William

MACDONALD, Duncan MATTHEWS, Charles McKEY, Michael McLAREN, Paul

MURRAY, Colin RAMPLIN, Peter* RODWAY, Jeffrey SAMPSON, Jeffrey

SCOTT, John (APM) SCOTT, Peter SEDGWICK, John SULLIVAN, Mick

Life Members (JAC)

ADAMS, Nancy OAM* BARLOW, Barry BRITT, Peter DAVIES, Evelyn

DAVIDSON, Brett GESELL, Derek GIBBS, Philip GRAY, Ken

GRAY, Venita KENT, Gregory KENT, Kathleen MORGAN, Paul

RAMPLIN, Jim* ROSS, Maureen SCOTT, Lorraine SHEPHERD, Mark

SULLIVAN, Mick THOMPSON, Symon WATTS, Peter

Life Honorary Members

ADAMS, Nancy OAM* DAVIES, Arthur DAVIES, Evelyn GOLBY, Gregory

MATTHEWS, Graham McKANNA, David RADFORD, Dave

Honorary Members

BRACKEN, John CLARKE, Ross GILMOUR, Max PASFIELD, Max*

Long Service

ALLAN, Gregory BALE, Matthew BLATCHFORD, Troy BOYCE, Alan

BRITT, Peter CLARKE, Ashley CONRICK, Grant DELORE, John

EKERT, Colin EVANS, Owen FORAN, Emma HADDEN, Craig

HADDEN, David HAYES, Mark HAYNES, John HENDERSON, Ray

HODGINS, Ian HUNTER, Brad JACKSON, Paul KENT, Matthew

LITTLE, Dean LONG, Kendall MacDonald Stuart MARSHALL, Gary

MATTHEWS, Glyn MORGAN, Drew NOLAN, Paul OPHIR, Nicholas

PEDERSEN, Ian RADFORD, Danielle RAMPLIN, Glen RAMPLIN, Jamie

RICHARDS, Brad ROSS, Brendan RYAN, Phillip SARGENT, Mark

SUSKA, Chez SUSKA, Shane WATTS, Peter WISEMAN, Luke

Reserve Active

AYRE, Mark BROWN, Lisa BUGGY, Shane CHAPMAN, Stephen

DJODAN, Samuel EKERT, Gavin KILMURRAY, Peter McCALLUM, David

MCDONELL, Bryony McLACHLAN, Stewart MORGAN, Scott NOLAN, Luke

ROWE, Adam STALLARD, Stephen STOWE, Mark THOMPSON, Simon

WHITBREAD, Kylie WHITEMAN, Ethan

Senior Active (18 & over)

ABRAHAMSON, Shane ABRAHAMSON, Shauna Achurch-lhle, Kendall BARR, Jason

BEATTY, Kate BIRD, Chris BIRD, Hannah BIRD, Helen

BIRD, Matthew BLACKBURN, Sally BOOTH, Craig BRITT, Callan

BURGESS, ZAC CALLAHAN, Caitlin CARR, Phillip CERNIAUSKUS, Jacob

CERNIAUSKUS, Matt CHURCHILL, Hayley CLARKE, Julia COLLINS, Daniel

COLLINS, Emma CORRIGAN, Lucas COSTELLO, Isak CURRAN, Emily

CURTIS, Dean DAGWELL, Harrison DALEY, Daniel DANUSER, Seraina

DAVICO, Bailey DAVIDSON, Adam DAVIDSON, Brett DAVIDSON, Karlee

DENHOLM, Troy Di Pietro, Cathy DWYER, Jason ECKETT, Darren

EDWARDS, Mark ELLIOTT, Roy EVANS, Mark FARADAY, Scott

FOGGETT, Keith FOGGETT, Stephen GARNETT, Brad GIBSON, Ashley

HADDEN, Joseph HADDEN, Louis HAMMOND, Michelle HEANEY, Jennifer

HENDERSON, Gail HINCHCLIFFE, Aaron HODGETTS, Dwight HOLEY, Jay

HORADAM, Jason HORTON, Luke ILLFIELD, Jason JACKSON, Melissa

JENSEN, Regina JONES, Khiara JOVICIC, Michael KENNEDY-MYERS, Kathleen


Senior Active (18 & over) continued

KELLY, James MACADAM, Peter MACADAM, Shelley McCALLUM, Anthony

McCALLUM, Ewan McCORMACK, Robert McLACHLAN, Tabitha MCLOUGHLIN, David

MCMORLAND, Justin MACADAM, Peter MATHESON, Darren MORGAN, Isaac

MUNRO, Jess NICHOLSON, David ORMONDE, Jackson OWEN, Nicola

OWEN, Trevor PAPPAS, Andrew PAYTEN, Anthony PEDEN, Adrian

PEDEN, Emily PEDEN Ryan PROUD, Bailey PULSFORD, Andrew

REES, Adam ROBERTSON, Iain ROSS, Amelia ROSS, Emily

SELKIRK, Harrison SELWOOD, Tony STEFFNER, Lachlan STEVENS, Nikki

STEWART, Nathan SULLIVAN, Jay SUMMERS, Kaitlyn TANNER, Rory

TERRILL, MATTHEW TERRILL, Ray THEISSEN, John TURNIDGE, David

URQUHART, David VAN DYKE, Ross VIOLA CHAPMAN, Rory WEBSTER, Brook

WEBSTER, Greg WEBSTER, Nathan WHITE, Paul WRIGHT, Andrew

WRIGHT, Kellie YODANA, Nyoman

Junior Active (15-18)

BREESE, Jemiah CARSON, Saij CONRICK, Jacob CRESP, Evan

CURTIS, Bailey DASZKEWICZ, Matt EDWARDS, Jake ELLAM, Tarryn

FAY, Alexander FAY, Rebecca FENTON, Destiny GARNETT, Alex

GARRARD, Oliver GRINE, Dante HADDEN, Ella HARRIS, Judah

HEWATT, Hannah HOLEY, AIDAN HOLEY, Ryan ILLINGWORTH, Cooper

JONES, Ebony KENNEDY-MYERS, Lily MILLS, Flynn PAPPAS, Bailey

PENMAN, Luke STEFFNER, Lily SWEETING, Emerson VANDYKE, Caleb

VANDYKE, Lanah WARD, Meghan WATTS, Ashley WATTS, William

WHITE, Nicholas WILMOTT, Ethan WRIGHT, Jayden

Cadets (13-15)

ABRAHAMSON, Charlotte CURTIS, Mackenzie DOGGETT, Zachary ELLIOTT, Angus

HARRIS, Nicholas HEWAT, Hannah JACKSON, Toby LIESCHKE, Liam

McCALLUM, Erin McLOUGHNEY, Declan OPHIR, William OWEN, Charlotte

PAPPAS, Jake PAPPAS, Karman PULSFORD, Lucy SMITH, Sommer

Associate (Award)

COLLINS, Jessica HIGGINS, Clive McGUIRE, Alison MORGAN, Annette

MORGAN, Paul

Associate

ALLEN, Kevin AMBLER, John ANDONI, Alan ARTHURS, James

BANNISTER, Judy BROWN, Dave BURMAN, Luke CLAUSEN, David

CLAYTON, Ross COLLINS, Peter DALEY, Terence DAVIDSON, Karen

DONATI, Joseph FOGGETT, Tracey HAMILTON, Tom HAWORTH, Colin

HOLGERSON, Pauline HOLMES, Phillip HOWARD, Glenn KELLER, Rodney

KELLOCK, Alan KENT, Greg LAING, Peter LAMB, Jo Ann

LOVE, Anthony McDONELL, David McNALLY, John* MADDEN, Les

MILES, Carol O’KEEFE, Michael QUINN, Anthony RANKIN, Phillip

ROSS, Gregory ROSS, Maureen SELLERS, Alison SIMPSON, William

SIRASCH, Robert SMITH, Steve STOJCEVSKI, Sash SWIFT, Kevin

THOMAS, Graeme THOMPSON, Kevin VEALE, Gary WALLACE, Colin

WESTLEY, Mary WHEATLEY, Gerard

* Denotes those who have passed away


General (including JAC parents)

ANDREW, Eric ANTHONY, Samantha ARTHUR, Danielle ASHTON, Katie

BARNS, Tess BARR, Jennifer BLAKE, Kerry BLASZCZYK, Tanya

BOLLER, Emma BONETTI, Carla BOWRON, John BREEN, Emma

BROWN, Kristy BRYANT, Clint BRYANT, Nikki BUCHAN, Callan

CADELL, Bethan CLINTON, Craig COLLINS, Alison COLLINS, Michael

COOPER, Thea CROSSINGHAM, Anna DANVERS, Daniel Das NEVES RODRIGUES

DIOGO Vitor DAVIS Melissa De luliis, Geoffrey DEACON, Haley

DEBNAM, Aaron DEWAR, David DICKINSON, Greg DORWARD, Sarah

ECKERSLEY, Timothy EDWARDS, Kristen ELLIOTT, Kim Evans, Robyn

FERNANDEZ, Maria GLEESON, Andrew GRAHAM, Brett GREALY, Kristine

GRIFFITHS, Ann GROB, Simon HACKENBERG, Mark HACKNEY, Wendy

HALE, Penelope HAMILTON, Belinda HAMMOND, Brett Harris, Marley

HARRIS, Renee HAWKINS, Byron HILLIER, Lauren HODGETTS, Carla

HOFFMAN, Jenny HOFFMAN, Phillip HORADAM, Kim HUNTER, Kylie

ISAACS, Damien ISAACS, Paris JACKSON, Kirsten JAMIESON, Pip

JOHNSON, Leonie JOHNSON, Sean JOHNSTON, Liam JOHNSTON, Scott

JONES, Albert KEITH, Priscilla KELLY, Melanie KING, Bradley

KING, Dianna KOOSMAN, Shaun KROEZE-Kloosman, Paulien KULECKI, Jarrod

KULLEBJORF, Helena LAIDLER, Kirsty LARNACH, Allan LAWRENCE, Ben

LEMBKE, David LLOYD, Adam LOBKO, Julie LUFF, Aaron

McFARLAND, Grant McMULLEN, AHLIA MCNAMARA, Kristy MELVILLE, Jessica

MILLHOUSE, Michael MONGER, Kelly MYERS, Shane NALL, Jessica

NEWETT, Shane NOBLE, Rod NUGUS, Danny NUNN, Andrew

OFFEN, Belinda OTT, Samantha OWEN, Peta PALMER, Todd

PENMAN, Joanne PHILLIPS, Alison PINTER, Kyron PREDOJEVIC, Mile

REDMAN, Richard REMBISH, Mark ROBERTSON, Kurt RODGERS, Terry

SCHWANDER, Andreas SHEAHAN, Heidi SHEAHAN, Nicole SIMPSON, Matthew

SIMPSON, Matthew SMITH, Mark SMITH, Matthew STALEY, David

STEFFNER, Julie STEFFNER, Martin SYMES, Jeremy TALAY, Suzanne

THOMPSON, Jennifer THORNING, James TREVOR, Alaine TROKE, Peter

TYE, Graeme URGUHART, Jamie VICKERY, Anne VILAIN, Anne-Maree

VINCENT, Jessica WALLACE, Ben WALLACE, Teliece WILCHER, Brooke

WILLIAMSON, Adam WILSON, Nicole WOOD, Rowan

Total Memberships

Redhead SLSC Junior Activities (“Nippers”)

Season Boys Girls Total

Season 2016-2017 U6’s-U14’s 158 145 303

Season 2017-2018 U6’s-U14’s 169 159 328

Season 2018-2019 U6’s-U14’s 205 166 371

Season 2019-2020 U6’s-U14’s 238 210 448

Season 2020-2021 U6’s-U14’s 98 80 178

Redhead SLSC Inc – Senior Membership

Season Male Ladies Total

Season 2016-2017 375 162 537

Season 2017-2018 339 192 531

Season 2018-2019 338 217 555

Season 2019-2020 364 254 618

Season 2020-2021 291 140 431

Total Club Membership

Season Seniors Juniors Total

Season 2016-2017 – Including Nippers 537 303 840





Compiled by ~ Gail Evans (Registrar)



100% Patrol Attendance 2020 / 2021

Redhead Surf Life Saving Club has a commitment to provide patrols on every weekend

and public holiday during the season. Those patrols need a minimum of three Bronze

personnel, an IRB Driver and IRB Crew, a Patrol Captain and someone who is ARTC

qualified. Achieving this balance of skills and personnel takes a considerable amount of

effort on the part of the Club Captain and Vice Captains. Members who achieve 100%

of their rostered patrols are significant contributors to meeting the club’s patrolling

commitments.

The 100% Patrol Award is a prestigious award within the Redhead Surf Life Saving Club

that recognises the contributions made by those that attend all of their rostered patrols.

The Jeff Matthews trust generously contributes to this award each year as part of this

recognition.

Congratulations to the following members who have achieved 100% of rostered patrols

attendance award for the 2020-2021season.

Charlotte Abrahamson Shane Abrahamson Shauna Abrahamson

Chris Bird Hannah Bird Matthew Bird

Helen Bird Craig Booth Callan Britt

Hayley Churchill Karlee Davidson Jake Edwards

Colin Ekert Owen Evans Scott Faraday

Stephen Foggett Brad Garnett Sharon Greenland

Joseph Hadden Oliver Hadden Michelle Hammond

Nicholas Harris Mark Hayes Gail Henderson

Dwight Hodgetts Aiden Holey Jay Holey

Jason Horadam Luke Horton Jason Illfield

Melissa Jackson Toby Jackson James Kelly

Peter Kilmurray Peter Macadam Darren Matheson

David McCallum Bryony McDonell Alison McGuire

David McLoughney Drew Morgan Charlotte Owen

Nicola Owen Trevor Owen Glen Ramplin

Iain Robertson Tony Selwood Lily Steffner

Kaitlyn Summers Ray Terrill Lanah Vandyke

Ross Vandyke Ashleigh Watts Gregory Webster

Kellie Wright Andrew Wright Jayden Wright

Regards

Andy Wright

Redhead SLSC Club Captain


Education Awards 2020/2021

Surf Rescue Certificate (CPR endorsed)

BARR, Mitchell NS11302176 31/10/2020

EDWARDS, Kane NS11302181 31/10/2020

ELLIOTT, Tully NS11302186 31/10/2020

GARNETT, Rory NS11302191 31/10/2020

GRAHAM, Elliott NS11302196 31/10/2020

HODGETTS, Hannah NS11302201 31/10/2020

HOFFMAN, Jet NS11302206 31/10/2020

MACADAM, Brodie NS11302211 31/10/2020

WRIGHT, Brodie NS11302216 31/10/2020

EVANS, Sam NS11380742 19/12/2020

McLOUGHNEY, Declan NS11472998 27/03/2021

SMITH, Sommer NS11470732 27/03/2021

Bronze Medallion

Incorporating Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)

HAMMOND, Michelle NS11324010 26/09/2020

HARRIS, Nicholas NS11324011 26/09/2020

HORTON, Luke NS11324012 26/09/2020

BUCHAN, Callan NS11351399 31/10/2020

ELLAM, Tarryn NS11407138 19/12/2020

ELLIOTT, Angus NS11407148 19/12/2020

HOFFMAN, Phillip NS11459130 19/12/2020

ILLINGWORTH, Cooper NS11407158 19/12/2020

OPHIR, William NS11407168 19/12/2020

OWEN, Charlotte NS11407178 19/12/2020

ROBERTSON, Matthew NS11407188 19/12/2020

SELKIRK, Harrison NS11407198 19/12/2020

WATTS, William NS11407208 19/12/2020

MUNRO, Jess NS11440084 30/01/2021

ABRAHAMSON, Charlotte NS11472913 27/03/2021

CARSON, Saij NS11472923 27/03/2021

DAS NEVES RODRIGUES DIOGO, Vitor NS11472933 27/03/2021

DENHOLM, Troy NS11472943 27/03/2021

ECKERSLEY, Timothy NS11472953 27/03/2021

HEWAT, Hannah NS11472963 27/03/2021

OSMOND-DREYER, Michael NS11472973 27/03/2021

SYMES, Jeremy NS11472983 27/03/2021

WESTLEY, Mary NS11472993 27/03/2021

GARRADD, Olivia NS11510304 31/03/2021

Silver Medallion – IRB Driver

DASZKEWICZ, Matthew NS11208225 16/02/2020

WEBSTER, Gregory NS11208108 16/02/2020


Silver Medallion – Beach Management

BARR, Jason NS11287772 21/10/2020

CHURCHILL, Hayley NS11287776 21/10/2020

FARADAY, Scott NS11287784 21/10/2020

GARNETT, Brad NS11287788 21/10/2020

HORADAM, Jason NS11287790 21/10/2020

MACADAM, Peter NS11287792 21/10/2020

McDONELL, Bryony NS11287794 21/10/2020

STEFFNER, Lily NS11443941 02/02/2021

Probationary Training Officer Certificate

BLACKBURN, Sally NS11313175 18/11/2020

STEFFNER, Lily NS11471785 04/04/2021

IRB Crew Certificate

AYRE, Mark NS11347437 05/12/2020

CURTIS, Mackenzie NS11347439 05/12/2020

HARRIS, Nicholas NS11347441 05/12/2020

HORTON, Luke NS11347443 05/12/2020

BUCHAN, Callan NS11426461 31/01/2021

First Aid

ILLINGWORTH, Cooper NS11380755 22/11/2020

OWEN, Charlotte NS11380759 22/11/2020

PENMAN, Luke NS11380763 22/11/2020

ROBERTSON, Matthew NS11380767 22/11/2020

SELKIRK, Harrison NS11380771 22/11/2020

WATTS, William NS11380775 22/11/2020

ABRAHAMSON, Charlotte NS11443945 09/12/2020

CARSON, Saij NS11352660 09/12/2020

ELLIOTT, Angus NS11352664 09/12/2020

OPHIR, William NS11352668 09/12/2020

PAYTEN, Anthony NS11352672 09/12/2020

SYMES, Jeremy NS11352680 09/12/2020

GARRARD, Olivia NS11477665 09/12/2020

Pain Management Certificate

FOGGETT, Stephen NS11347437 05/12/2020


Long Service Awards

SLSA – 25 Years Long Service Award

CHURCHILL, Jenny

HAYES, Mark

MORGAN, Drew


LONG, Kendall

RAMPLIN, Glen


EKERT, Colin

McKEY, Mike


GREENLAND, Tony

JONES, William

SCOTT, John

SLSA – 25 Year National Patrol Service Award

GREENLAND, Sharon

SLSA – 30 Year National Patrol Service Award

EVANS, Owen

Compiled by ~ Jenny Churchill


Club Awards 2020 /2021

Junior of Year (u’15)

Charlotte Abrahamson and Charlotte Owen


Ryan Holey and Jake Edwards


Oliver Hadden

Open Senior of Year

Ethan Whiteman

Master of Year

Brendon Ross

IRB Recognition Award

Ross Clarke

Redhead Bowling Club Encouragement Award

Sally Blackburn and Luke Horton

Education Excellence Award

Awarded by Chief Education Instructor

Steve Foggett

Ross Blatchford Craft Person of the Year

Peers vote for male & female winners

Male - Justin McMorland

Female - Tully Elliott

Peter Mackerras Memorial trophy

Awarded by Mackerras Family Representatives

Brodie Macadam

Pool Rescue Encouragement

Awarded by Surf Sports Coach

Not Conducted – Due To Covid-19 Restrictions

Surf Boat Award

Awarded by Surf Boat Sectional Captain

Joseph Hadden

Redhead SLSC “Old Boys” Sharktower Trophy Patrol Person of the Year

Chris Bird

Jeff Matthews Shield for Diligence and Service

Colin Ekert


Peter Herden Honour Board Patrol Excellence

Awarded by Management Committee who reflect the following: 100 % Patrol

Attendance, Diligence, Uniform, Punctuality, Reliability, Initiative, Mentoring, Leadership,

Recognition of awards obtained, Commitment to Surf Life Saving, Service Record

Winners – Blue 7 and Gold 3

Patrol Team: Blue 7

Kaitlyn Summers ~ Patrol Captain,

Bryony McDonell ~ Vice-Captain,

Ashley Clarke, Ashleigh Watts, Kathleen Kennedy-Myers, Jason Dwyer,

Darren Eckett, Lily Kennedy-Myers, Anthony Payten, Adam Rowe,

Ethan Whiteman, Adam Williamson

Patrol Team: Gold 3

Callan Britt ~ Patrol Captain,

Melissa Jackson ~ Vice-Captain,

Rory Tanner, Nicholas White, Cathy Di Pietro,

Scott Faraday-Bensley, Carla Hodgetts, Dwight Hodgetts, Flynn Mills, Tully Elliott,

Charlotte Faraday-Bensley, Hannah Hodgetts, Liam Lieschke, Sommer Smith,


Hunter Surf Life Saving – Awards of Excellence Friday 18 June 2021

Redhead Surf Life Saving Club Nominees & Winners

NPBS Youth Athlete of the Year: Nominee: Jake Edwards – Redhead SLSC

Winner: Zara Foran – Swansea Belmont

NPBS Senior Athlete of the Year: Nominee: Ethan Whiteman – Redhead SLSC

Winner: Bella Williams – Swansea Belmont

NPBS Master Athlete of the Year: Winner: Brendon Ross – Redhead SLSC

Trainer of the Year: Nominee: Steve Foggett – Redhead SLSC - HD

Winner: Steve Westcott – Fingal Beach SLSC

Assessor of the Year: Nominee: Andrew Wright – Redhead SLSC

Winner: Steve Westcott – Fingal Beach SLSC

Administrator of the Year: Winner: Andrew Pettit – Cooks Hill SLSC

Official of the Year: Nominee: Peta Owen – Redhead SLSC

Winner: Mat Egan – Cooks Hill SLSC

Community Education Program: Winner: Welcome to the Beach – Cooks Hill SLSC

Surf Sports Team of the Year: Winner: U15 Female Board Relay – Cooks Hill SLSC

Coach of the Year: Nominee: Anthony McCallum – Redhead SLSC

Winner: Ryan Cook – Swansea Belmont SLSC

Support Operations Member Nominee: Adam Rees – Redhead SLS

Of the Year:

NPBS – Youth Volunteer of Year: Nominee: Joseph Hadden – Redhead SLSC

Winner: Will Gunn – Nobbys SLSC

NPBS – Volunteer of the Year: Nominee: David McCallum – Redhead SLSC

Henry Scruton’s Winner:

President’s Award: For outstanding contribution to Surf Life Saving

NPBS Junior Lifesavers of Year: Andie Widseth – Cooks Hill SLSC &

Riley Bawden – Nobbys SLSC

NPBS Youth Lifesaver of Year: Riley Petherbridge – Newcastle SLSC

NPBS Lifesaver of the Year: Nominee: Colin Ekert – Redhead SLSC

Winner: Nicola Young – Tea Gardens/HN SLSC

Compiled by Jenny Churchill


Redhead SLS Life Membership Nominations

COLIN “Col” EKERT: Life Member Nomination Redhead SLSC 2021

Colin Ekert has been a member of the surf lifesaving movement clocking up close to 50

years of service since obtaining his Bronze Medallion in 1973 at Redhead SLSC. He has

also encouraged and supported his two sons during their time in Surf Life Saving.

Col is currently on the Redhead SLSC Executive Committee as Club Secretary and fulfils

all the administration roles that come along with this position with great efficiency. He

is responsible for recording and distribution Minutes of Meetings, recording & distribution

of correspondence in and out, emails, SLS Circulars etc. He is also a signatory for club

account payments and a support to all members of the Committee. Col was also Club

Secretary from 2002-2004.

Apart from his administrative skills, Col is also one of the Assistant Mobile Service Officers

and is at the Club every Saturday and Sunday morning during patrol seasons making

sure the IRB’s and ATV are all running smoothly. He does water safety for the Nippers in

the IRB most Sunday mornings or co-ordinates another driver if he is unavailable.

Col is a Long Service member who does not need to patrol anymore but chooses to do

so each year to keep the public safe. He is a reliable and proud patrol member. Col

did 56 patrol hours for Season 2020-21 and consistently obtains 100% patrol attendance.

Col has also been a huge part of establishing our Club Covid Policies & Procedures to

ensure we can open in a safe manner in accordance with State Government

guidelines including QR codes. He researches when restrictions have changed, informs

all members and updates signage etc. Col has been the Redhead SLSC Covid

Marshall every Friday night and Sunday afternoons when the Club has been open.

Because of his strict stance on compliance, members and guests are now automated

to check-in with their QR codes.

Redhead SLSC hosted the NSW State Titles for sand events in 2021 and Col was there

every day for 2 weeks from 5 am volunteering this time to help the carnival run smoothly

with positive feedback received from competitors and officials.

Awards:

Bronze Medallion awarded 18 November 1973 (proficient)

Advanced Resuscitation certificate

ATV Operator

IRB Crew

Silver Medallion IRB Driver

Silver Medallion Beach Management

25 & 40 Year Long Service Awards

A worthy recipient of Life Membership nomination.

Nominated by: Sharon Greenland (Life Member)

Seconded by: Dave McCallum (Club President)

Endorsed: Life Membership Committee


Redhead SLS Life Membership Nominations

RAY HENDERSON: Life Member Nomination Redhead SLSC 2021

I would like to put forward this reference for Ray Henderson as part of his Life

Membership nomination.

Ray Henderson has been a prominent part of the Redhead SLSC competition section

since the early 80’s. He represented the club at the State and National championships

every year since becoming a member in Open & Masters competition with plenty of

success.

Ray has held various positions within the club over his years of service but it his unofficial

role as the Grandfather of the Ski section that he is best known for. Ray has been a

permanent fixture at training sessions and carnivals for close to 40 years through great

times and tough times alike. He has worked on the clubhouse, built trailers, built ski

racks, repaired skis, towed trailers, driven buses, worked on fundraisers, put up endless

tents, made tough selections of teams and given plenty of advice over his time.

Making time for all this whilst travelling for work for many years.

Ray has always been the “go to” guy for anything and everything around the club. He

is the type of person that attracts people to our great club. He is always friendly,

welcoming, and accepting of all new members, can tell plenty of stories, have a laugh

and make everybody feel at home.

Ray Henderson is a true “Blue & Gold” Redhead SLSC member and I believe Life

Membership is a fitting honour.

Awards:

Bronze Medallion obtained 15 November 1972 (proficient)

40 Year Long Service Award 29 May 2019

Moved: Peter Scott (Life Member)

Seconded: Mike McKey (Life Member)

Endorsed by Life Membership Committee.


Redhead SLS Junior Activities Life Membership Nominations

JASON HORADAM: JAC Life Member Nomination Redhead SLSC 2021

I would like to officially nominate Jason Horadam for JAC Life Membership. Jason has

been the JAC President for the last 5 years and took the role despite having no previous

experience on the JAC Committee and without having the previous JAC President to

help guide him through the role.

Since assuming the role as JAC President, Jason has grown the JAC Committee from a

small team of 5 to the large team of 11 now in place. Nipper numbers have increased

to over 400 in the 2019/2020 season with reduced numbers in the 2020/2021 season due

to Covid protocols implemented.

Jason has worked tirelessly with the Senior Committee and moved the focus of the

juniors back to ensuring the club continues to build the lifesavers and members of

tomorrow, not just the junior competition of today.

I believe Jason is worthy of the highest honour available to cement the hard work and

strong legacy he will leave behind.

Jason Barr

• Jason has rendered special service to the Redhead Junior Activities over a period of

not less than 7 years.

• Awarded his Bronze Medallion 15/6/2014 and is proficient with 100% patrol

attendance

• JAC Age Group Manager & water safety

• IRB Driver & IRB Crew awards

• Silver Medallion Beach Management

• Silver Medallion Aquatic Rescue

• First Aid & Advanced Resuscitation

• Delegate for SLSNSW State Titles

• Club functions including DJ at JAC Disco’s plus fundraising

• Work party for State Titles

• JAC Covid compliance officer

• Awarded Jeff Matthews “Diligence & Service Award”

• Nominated for Hunter Branch – Volunteer of the Year Award 2000

Moved: Jason Barr (Redhead JAC Vice President 2020/21)

Seconded: Jenny Churchill (Redhead SLSC Life Member & Public Officer)


Redhead Surf Life Saving Club - 2020/2021 Reports

President's Report 2020/2021

In the midst of these uncertain and unprecedented times due the effects of Covd-19,

with the impact that it has had on all of us, especially the Surf Club, I need to thank all

of those who have supported the Club and ensured that we can operate to the best of

our ability regardless of the conditions impacted upon us.

Firstly, I need to thank the Redhead SLSC Committee, in which it has been an honour to

be a part of this amazing team over the last season. Each member has worked

earnestly towards securing the Clubs present position in Surf Life Saving and for the

future. This team is united by their passion for Redhead SLSC and often sacrifices much

of their time, effort and finance to ensure that the Clubs operations are Flawless. Thank

You, Sharon Greenland, Colin Ekert, Scott Faraday-Bensley, Andrew Wright, Shauna

Abrahamson, Gail Henderson, Jenny Churchill, Luke Nolan, Adam Rees, Jason

Horadam, Hayley Churchill, Darren Mitchell, and Ashley Watts, as always, I greatly

appreciate your time, effort and support in all our endeavours for the Club.

To All of our Patrolling members who have collectively volunteered thousands of hours

to ensure our community can enjoy the beauty of our beach in safety, thank you,

especially those who achieved the 100%-mile stone. I also want to commend our

Emergency Call-Out team for the many times you have been called upon. Thank you

for willingness to be there at short notice when we need you the most.

I need to acknowledge and thank our staff, Function Manager Karen Davidson, and all

those who assist with the bar duties, you all work tirelessly towards ensuring that

everyone who hires our Function Room has a wonderful experience when at Redhead.

This is a major part of our structure, the income from these activities is essential to cover

the costs of patrolling the beach and meeting everyday expenses. It has been

extremely difficult time to manage with the many challenges Covid has bought. A

massive congratulations to all, especially with Redhead SLSC being awarded the Surf

Club of Choice for Weddings, well done,

My sincere thanks to our Building Committee and all those involved, particularly Tony

Greenland, Mike McKey, Peter Scott, Gary Council, Ross Clarke, Troy Blatchford, Mick

Sullivan and Hayley Churchill for all your efforts in securing grants and ensuring that the

works are done correctly and on time. We are in the process of some exciting new

renovations that would not be possible without your massive input. To Mark Sargent,

thank you for your time and expertise in securing the grants for these works, as always it

is greatly appreciated.

Much of what we do with the functions and around the Club wouldn’t be possible

without the incredible efforts of those who do so much behind the scenes. To Big Rossy,

Mike, Tony, Hendo, Clarkey, Steve and all the crew who give so much of their time, to

the Old Boys who’s passion never wains, led by Dickie Hadden and Charles Matthews –

thanks so much.

To our Competition Committee, Coaches and All who competed for Redhead over the

last season, led by Luke Nolan, Ray Terrill, Boyd Conrick, Peter Scott, Jacob Cerniauskas

and Anthony McCallum, who, with the support of Adam Rowe, Peter Collins and

Matthew Kent, have ensured that we have been able to compete at all levels with

outstanding results at Branch, State and Aussies. I would like to acknowledge the

fantastic performances, of all our athletes from the Boats to Ski’s, Boards, our Senior Iron


Persons, especially - Daniel Collins, Isaac Morgan, Isak Costello, Justin McMorland and

Nicola Owen, (whilst Nicola has been injured throughout the season) all have

competed, contributed and represented our Club in a manner that we can all be

proud of. To those competitors who give of their time to man the downstairs Friday bar

in the warmer months, thanks all.

Our Education Team led by Shauna Abrahamson have again set the standard in

Education with many in our Club achieving their Bronze and SRC this season, thank you

Shauna, Steve Foggett, Gail Henderson, Sally Blackburn, and in the IRB’s Iain Robertson,

Colin Ekert, Dean Curtis and everyone else, well done. A special mention to Steve

Foggett, who has been taking the SLS Education into the local schools, great work.

The JAC Committee led by Chairperson Jason Horadam, Coaches and Age Managers

have been remarkable in the most testing of years. It has been so encouraging to work

with people who have a desire and common goal to see that everyone is encouraged

and included. We have enjoyed some wonderful results over this past season from all

ages, especially from our U14’s, with the emergence of some wonderful youth who

have represented our club with the pride and passion that has bought them many

successes and representative honours. I’m looking forward to watching them develop

and grow in our sport. It has been an honour to work with Jason as JAC Chairperson

over the past years, whilst he is stepping down as Chairperson, he will be staying

involved and supporting incoming Chairperson - Jason Bar, thank you Jason.

The club lost several of it’s great characters over the past season with the passing of:-

Nance Adams (Life Honorary member)

Wally Berwick (former boatie)

Max Pasfield (former club caretaker)

Greg Bamforth (Life Member Redhead SLSC & Hunter Branch)

Peter Ramplin (Life Member & Club Legend)

John McNally (Club Supporter, Associate Member)

all have had a major influence on every one of us, our sport and SLS in general, we miss

them greatly, but their legacy and legend are with us forever.

Without the support of the clubs many sponsors, supporters and Lake Macquarie City

Council we would not enjoy the successes we do. I would like to personally thank our

major sponsors Matthews Family Trust, Jeff McCloy – McCloy Group, Insight Building,

Andrew Robertson Warners Bay Good Guys, Radford Shopfitters, Central Charlestown

Leagues Club, Club Redhead, Bale Boshev Lawyers, Matt Bale, John Bale, Mick Sullivan,

Scotts Plumbing, Renobuild, Troy Blatchford, Redhead Vehicle Repairs and Technotia. I

would also like to sincerely thank Mayor Kay Fraser and Lake Macquarie City Council,

State Member for Charlestown, Jodie Harrison, Pat Conroy, Federal Member for

Shortland, Henry and Rhonda Scruton and all the team from Hunter Branch.

The Club continues to receive distributions from Jeff Matthew’s estate which have been

deposited into a Managed Fund Portfolio managed by Forsythes Financial Advisors.

Proceeds from the estate have been invested in line with the terms of Jeff’s wishes. A

financial report on the Trust investment is available for members. I would like to

sincerely thank the Matthews family for their ongoing support of our club.

David McCallum

Club President

Redhead Surf Life Saving Club.


Club Treasurer’s Report 2020/2021

The 2021 AGM report represents my first full year as treasurer. With all of the challenges

that Covid has thrown up as well as some issues personally at home it has been a

challenging year. I would like to personally acknowledge the friendship and support of

my fellow board members. I would also like to acknowledge the support of you our

members who tirelessly support the club that we all love in so many and invaluable

ways and make Redhead Surf Lifesaving Club a key part of our community.

I’d also like to acknowledge the hard work of our staff including our function manager

Karen who managed the challenges of Covid and worked with our function bookings

during the challenges of the year.

We also face exciting times ahead with the work about to start on our building

renovations. A massive thanks go to Mark Sargent for his work in obtaining the grant

that will allow this work to proceed and to our building committee for co ordinating the

work. As has been advised, the club has secured funding for over $300,000 of the

budgeted $400,000 build. A part of the grant application process was that the club had

to contribute 25% of the cost.

2021 has ended up being a successful year financially with a profit for the year of

$187,000.

This result has been heavily impacted by Covid support of approximately $63K from the

Federal Government, State Government, and various grants from Surf Lifesaving NSW.

We would also not have been able to achieve this result without the continued support

of our sponsors (some new and some ongoing) including the following:

McCloy Group (funds to purchase a new surf boat)

Insight (sponsorship of our senior competitor squad)

Solo Resource (funds to purchase a ladies double ski)

Food Point

Blue Tongue Roofing

Technotia Labs

Functions and bar income, a mainstay of our normal income stream, were once again

heavily impacted by Covid and the various restrictions on numbers allowed in the club

at various stages during the year.

Our balance sheet also shows the club in a strong position in terms of assets and

liabilities with over $440,000 in term deposits. I note that some of this will need to be

utilised for the club’s share of the building costs.

Finally, with this being by first full year in preparing the accounts, I have attempted to

follow the systems set by me predecessor Maddie. It is possible and even probable that

some items have been miscoded and for this I apologise.

Finally, I would also like to thank our accountants and auditors KLM Accountants for

their assistance during the year and work collating and auditing these figures.

Scott Faraday~Bensley

Club Treasurer



Club Captain’s Report 2020/2021

Once again, we had another outstanding year of providing a valued community

service in patrolling the best beach on the coast with no breaches. This is thanks to all

the patrol members who volunteer their time to patrol our beach and keep the

members of the public using the beach safe, in sometimes difficult conditions.

Due to the presence of COVID 19 there was a significant amount of extra work that was

required to create the safest possible conditions for our patrolling volunteers with the

introduction of COVID Safety Plans, and Beach Operations Plans that need to be

drafted and approved before the season could start. I would like to thank Steve

Foggett for his assistance in getting these plans together in time for the season to start.

All our patrolling members do a great job. The annual Peter Herden award for Patrol

Excellence, was this year awarded to:

Saturday – Blue 7 - Kaitlyn Summers, Bryony McDonell, Ashleigh Watts,

Kathleen Kennedy-Myers, Lily Kennedy-Myers, Darren Eckett, and Anthony Payten

Sunday – Gold 3 - Callen Britt, Melissa Jackson, Nicholas White, Cathy Di Pietro,

Scott Faraday, Carla Hodgetts, Dwight Hodgetts, Flynn Mills, Tully Elliott,

Charlotte Faraday-Bensley, Hannah Hodgetts, Toby Jackson, Liam Lieschke, and

Sommer Smith

The Redhead SLSC “Old Boys” Sharktower Trophy for the Patrol Person of the year was

awarded to Chris Bird. This year Chris continually sets a very high standard for other

members to follow in ensuring the beach is safe. Once again congratulations mate.

Well deserved.

Other members I would like to thank for their ongoing effort and support are Iain

Robertson, Col Ekert, Ross Clarke, and Dean Curtis. Without the extra thankless hours

these members contribute to ensuring we always meet our operational requirements

with serviceable IRB’s for patrol and Nippers, and the SSV (ATV). On that I would like to

congratulate Rossco as this year’s recipient of the IRB Recognition Award.

This season there was there were 57 members who have achieved 100% patrol

attendance. This is an outstanding effort that provides the backbone of our patrols and

represents a significant commitment of time by these members. My thanks for being so

reliable and making my job easier. A special thanks also for the following, who were the

top 10 patrollers for the season

1. Col Ekert 6. Lily Steffner

2. Glen Ramplin 7. Hayley Churchill

3. Brad Garnett 8. Stephen Foggett

4. Chris Bird 9. The Abrahamson Family

5. Gail Henderson 10. Sharon Greenland

Once again, the challenge for next season will be the manning Saturday patrols. Most of these

patrols are manned with our more experience and active reserve patrollers. These patrols and

are generally not as big as the Sunday patrols, which is a bit of a legacy from when Lifeguards

only worked the Saturday and not the Sunday. So, to all those Sunday patrollers, I’m putting out

an early shout-out to please consider a move to Saturdays.

Lastly, thanks to all those members who assist in the fundraising throughout the season. This

ensures that the club has the equipment it need to keep the beach safe.

Andy Wright

Club Captain



Chief Training Officers Report 2020/2021

Well, what a rollercoaster ride the 2020/21 season was for us all including the Education and

Training team. COVID definitely created some interesting challenges for us all but these

challenges I feel confident have assisted our team to grow even stronger and resilient

along the way.

Our small team grew to include Sally Blackburn who has jumped in enthusiastically to

support Steve Foggett, Andy Wright and myself with the delivery of our Bronze Medallion

and SRC programs; we are also looking forward to working in the future with Lily Steffner

who has recently completed her trainers Award. Our IRB team has now added Steve

Foggett as an assessor joining Andy and of course our amazing team of trainers, Iain

Robertson, Dean, Col Ekert and Ross Clark with Iain also undertaking additional training to

assist us in IRB assessing. Steve Foggett is also in the process of being mentored in the

facilitation of First Aid. So as you can see although our team is small in numbers it is rapidly

growing in its capabilities.

I’d like to personally thank each and every one of these people for giving up their time

(and sometimes ridiculous times), braving the cold and crazy conditions, and the giving of

themselves so freely in sharing their experience and knowledge and supporting participants

throughout their journey with us- Thank you!

The start of the season also saw the official introduction of the newly updated 35th Edition

of the Bronze Medallion which saw an increased focus in online engagement as well as a

new structure for the delivery and assessment of both the Bronze Medallion and Surf Rescue

Certificates. Some of the key changes included the absorption of the Spinal Management

award into the Bronze along with HLTAID003 First Aid qualification. Whilst this represented a

steep learning curve for us all (especially whilst juggling full time work and family) we were

extremely lucky to have had the incredible ongoing support of Hunter Branch and our

Director of Education, Gail Henderson along the way (many zoom meetings over the off

season!).

Although COVD meant the implementation of risk management plans, changes to training

and assessment strategies, equipment wash downs etc. we were given the go ahead to

continue our training activities in August 2020. This meant that our Bronze squad that

commenced their training in Feb 2020 could finally finish what they had started! A huge

congratulations to this awesome groups and a big thank you for your patience along the

way.

This was the start of 4 squads to complete their SRC and Bronze training for the season

along with 3 First Aid courses and 2 IRB crew and driver programs!

Participants for the season:

Surf rescue Certificates: 11 Silver Medallion in Aquatic Rescue: 6

Bronze Medallions: 24 First Aid: 12 (plus 8 commercial)

IRB Crew: 6 Pain Management: 1

Silver Medallion in IRB Driver: 2 Probationary trainer: 2

Silver Medallion in Basic Beach Management: 8

The upcoming season already looks like another exciting yet challenging season with

preparations already in progress for the updating of the First Aid awards, COVID restrictions

to deal with and proficiency changes to be implemented, however, I look forward to

what’s to come and am especially excited about the further growth and development of

our section and also our club, working alongside an amazing and inspiring bunch of people

along the way!

Shauna Abrahamson

Chief Training Officer



JAC Chairperson’s Report 2020/2021

Redhead Nippers have had another wonderful year on our beach. Our numbers were

significantly reduced this year due to COVID and unfortunately, we couldn’t welcome

Under 6s or any new families to the club this past season. Regardless, we enjoyed good

conditions and excellent participation at beach days, training and carnivals.

I would like to congratulate and thank our Redhead Junior Activities Committee for yet

another very successful season. Our volunteers work hard to ensure that beach days,

proficiencies, training and carnivals run smoothly and it is wonderful to see that even

with smaller numbers of nippers this year, our parent support is growing. This year we

farewell some long-standing committee members and their families as they move into

the senior club. Thank you to; Roy and Kim Elliott; Andy and Kellie Wright; Mark and

Kristen Edwards; Brad and Heidi Garnett. You have given so much of your time for our

nippers over the years and I have appreciated how well you have contributed to the

effectiveness of our committee.

All carnivals, including Branch and State, were extremely well attended this year and

we received fantastic support from our parents and wider Redhead SLSC community in

providing officials and water safety personnel so that our nippers could compete.

The talent amongst our club was evidenced by our results at carnivals this season: 3rd

place at all carnivals including Branch Age Championships.

The State championships were very well attended by our competitors. It is wonderful to

see so many of our nippers in the younger age groups making finals and our Under 14

group proved themselves to be one of our most successful groups ever, winning many

medals between them and also at the Aussies carnival in April.

Thank you to Lisa Brown for her coordination of our carnival participating this year once

again and to everyone else that has assisted by officiating, doing water safety,

managing teams and packing up tents. We would not be able to send the numbers of

competitors that we do to carnivals without your assistance so thank you.

Redhead Nippers provides exceptional coaching, training and education. Thanks so

much to Mark, Ash, Isaac, Justin, Ray, Pete, Boyd, Adam and Troy for providing first-class

coaching for our kids in board, swim, running and pool rescue. The numbers continue to

grow at sessions and this is due to the care and enthusiasm that you put into sessions.

The committee has committed to providing a range of fundraising initiatives this year.

Our weekly BBQ, Bunnings BBQ, and sock fundraiser initiatives all contributed significant

funds to help with our initiatives.

I would also like to thank our sponsors A&J Air, East Lakes Swim Centre, Healthsave

Pharmacy Charlestown, Leisure Pools Newcastle, PL Britt Plumbing, Redhead Family

Dental, Redhead Vehicle Repairs, Regent St Physiotherapy, ASN Charlestown,

Renobuild Newcastle, Whitebridge Butchery and Foodpoint. Thank you so much for

getting behind Redhead Nippers and helping us to provide the equipment needed to

run our Junior Activities here at Redhead.


Finally, I’d like to thank the Redhead Senior Committee for their continuing to support

the Redhead Junior Activities Committee. We have an incredible partnership working

together under the umbrella of Redhead SLSC.

Our JAC AGM has been help and the new committee has been elected. I would like to

welcome the following people to the committee and request that the senior

committee endorses the election of these members:

Chairperson – Jason Barr

Vice President – Jason Horadam

Treasurer – Kendall Achurch

Secretary – Shelley Macadam

Registrar – Annie Griffiths

Uniform Coordinator - Karlee Davidson

Competition Coordinator - Lisa Brown

Fundraising – Phil Hofffman

Board Hire – Ash Clarke

Age Manager Coordinator – Jenni Barr

Water Superintendent – Adam Davidson

BBQ – Samantha Ott

Delegate to senior club – Jason Barr

Thanks to the whole nippers community for making the 2020/2021 season a wonderful

one for our kids despite the challenges. The Redhead Junior Activities Committee looks

forward to another great season in 2021/22.

Jason Horadam

Redhead Nippers Chairperson



Competition Report 2020/2021

There was a lot of uncertainty surrounding the competition section this season with the

ongoing Covid threat causing the postponement and cancellation of many carnivals.

I would like to start by thanking the committee for their unwavering support of the

competitors and ensuring all resources the club has access to were made available to

help these members represent the club and achieve personal goals.

Matt Kent, Pete Watts and Pete Collins were instrumental in the smooth operating of the

competition section.

The competition section would also like to thank our officials for volunteering their time,

without them our competitors would not be able to race. Thankyou Peta Owen, Gail

Henderson, Kelly Monger, Rachael Soars and Clive Higgins.

Andy Wright and Phil Hoffman transported the craft trailers to the Australian Titles with

Andy also fulfilling all of Redheads water safety requirements, so again thank you.

Shauna Abrahamson deserves some recognition for the tireless work she does always

going above and beyond ensuring competitors are proficient and have attained the

required awards to not only patrol but also compete.

A special thankyou must also go to Luke from Insight Building Services who once again

donated uniforms to the competition team.

Although we had a smaller team this season sectional captains, coaches and

competitors worked hard and some outstanding results were achieved.

Dan Collins represented Redhead in the Nutrigrain Ironman series and will compete

again in the coming season after requalifying with some incredible performances.

The Interstate was cancelled but an honorary NSW team was announced which

included 4 Redhead competitors Dan Collins, Tully Elliot, Kane Edwards and

Brodie Wright.

We have a dedicated and talented group of U/14s who competed at their first

Australian Titles with many finalists and medallists.

U/14 Female Ironperson - 2nd Tully Elliot

U/14 Male Ironperson - 2nd Brodie Wright

U/14 Male Board Race - 2nd Kane Edwards

U/15 Youth Board Relay – 2nd Brodie Macadam, Kane Edwards, Brodie Wright

The Boat section continues to grow and have been developing some strong crews with

great results.

The coming season we will be encouraging some of our members who may be

interested in first aid and lifesaving events to express an interest and we will endeavour

to support them.

Luke Nolan

Competition Coordinator




Representative Honours

Nutri-Grain IronMan Series

Daniel Collins

2020 Envirobank NSW Super Team Series

Daniel Collins - Team Captain

Justin McMorland

Isak Costello

Nicola Owen

NSW Interstate Team (Honorary)

Dan Collins

Tully Elliot

Kane Edwards

Brodie Wright

Australian SLSC - Youth Talent Squad

Brodie Wright

Kane Edwards


Competition - Results

Australian SLS Open Championships 2021

Justin McMorland

3rd Open Male Board

Australian SLS Youth Championships 2021

Tully Elliot

2nd U/14 Female Ironperson

Brodie Wright

2nd U/14 Male Ironperson

2nd U/15 Youth Board Relay

Kane Edwards

2nd U/14 Male Board Race


Brodie Macadam



Australian SLS Masters Championships 2021

Ethan Whiteman

35 - 39 Board Rescue - 2nd

35 - 39 2km Ocean Swim - 2nd

35 - 39 Surf Race - 2nd

110 years Board Relay

Mark Ayre

35 - 39 Board Rescue - 2nd

35 - 39 Board Race Mark Ayre 3rd


Brendon Ross

40 - 44 Iron - 2nd

40 - 44 Board Race - 3rd

130 years ski relay

Pete Scott

130 years ski relay

Brad Hunter

130 years ski relay

Jason Dwyer


NSW State SLS Championships 2021

Isaac Morgan

1st Open Male Rescue Tube Rescue

2nd Open Surf Belt Race

3rd Open Male Taplin

Ethan Whiteman


3rd Over 24 Restricted Surf Race


Jake Cerniauskas


2nd Open Male Surf Belt Race

Justin McMorland



att Kent


Luke Corrigan


Isak Costello


Sam Djordan


Adam Rowe


Jake Edwards

3rd U/17 Male 2km Beach Run

NSW State SLS Masters Championships 2021 Brendon Ross

40 - 44 – 1st Iron

40 - 44 – 1st Board Race

40 - 44 Board Rescue – 1st

130 Board Relay – 1st

130 years taplin – 2nd

40 - 44 Single Ski - 3rd

Matt Kent

40 - 44 Board Rescue – 1st



Boyd Conrick



Mark Ayre

35 - 39 Single ski - 1st

35 -39 Board Race - 2nd

Ray Terrill

150 Board Relay – 2nd

60 - 64 Single ski – 3rd

Steve Chapman


Jason Dwyer


Mike Mckey

65 - 69 Double Ski - 3rd

Steve Stallard

65 - 69 Double Ski - 3rd

Hayley Churchill

35-39 Female single ski – 3rd


Ski Section Captains Report 2020/2021

The 2020/21 season has not had as many highlights on the Carnival results front as

former seasons but had plenty of success with the development of a new group of

paddlers starting Redhead’s next generation Ski Section.

Ray Tyrell has been tireless in helping with the development of our young competitors

Coaching sessions, Repairing Skis & getting sponsorship. Thanks Ray.

Whilst we didn’t have a big medal haul, we still had plenty competitors doing their best

& representing Redhead with some good results in finals at the NSW State & Australian

titles

Some of the NSW Titles highlights where in the girls Catlin Callahan in the Open

women’s single final then teaming with Danielle Radford in the women’s double final.

Sam Djordan & Adam Rowe where part of our bronze medal winning Taplin team. Sam,

Isak Costello & Justin McMorland where 5th in relay & we had 2 in the top 8 of the

men’s single ski.

Our top results at Aussies were Sam D, Isak C, & Justin M 7th in Open Relay & Sam & Isak

8th in Open Double.

Our Masters section once again won more medals than can be mentioned are the

corner stone of the Ski section & most consistent squad trainers.

Luke Nolan, Bryony McDonald, Nathan Stewart & Peter Watts need to be mentioned &

given a big THANK YOU for helping with Junior members.

Also, a massive thankyou to Solo Resource Recovery for the donation of the first Ladies

Double Ski to the Club, their generosity will go a long way to allowing our Ladies to be

competitive in competition and to Redhead Bowling Club for its support to help get

junior members onto Skis is greatly appreciated & needed.

Looking forward to a great 2021/22 season with all the fresh faces that will be part of

our squad. GO REDHEAD!!!

Peter Scott.

Ski Section Captain



Beach Captains Report 2020/2021

Many Redhead competitors turned up throughout the winter of 2020 and presented for

Saturday afternoon fitness runs and continued that into summer, pounding the sand on

Friday afternoons, to help increase stamina and speed for their respective events. This

was evident in many team and multi-discipline events at the conclusion of the season,

none more so that the terrific sprint finish demonstrated by Tully Elliott to come from

behind to grab a deserved silver medal in the Australian under 14 Iron Person event.

In the 2km beach run, Jake Edwards was again a solid performer, getting 3rd at the

State Championships on home “soil” at Redhead Beach in the Under 17 2km Beach

Run. Regina Wright showed her experience and tenacity to finish 4th in the Open

Women’s 2km Beach Run, giving away quite a few years to the much younger

opposition. Great effort by both Redhead beach competitors.

Boyd Conrick

Beach Captain



Board Section Captains Report 2020/2021

This season, our board section was always going to be a challenge, having so many

junior members join the senior squad. Something the squad has struggled with over the

past few years is numbers coming through the ranks. Our squad of 5-6 paddlers for the

previous season had grown to become a squad of 20. It’s easy for me to say the 20/21

season was by far my favourite season to date.

The senior board squad has become what I’ve always wanted it to be – a bunch of

mates, enjoying training hard, having fun, and racing to the best of their ability for our

beloved Redhead SLSC. I have been so lucky to have had the opportunity to get to

know all squad members, and I’m so proud of every single one of them for everything

they have achieved throughout the year. The collective results the squad has achieved

over the year is better than anyone could have anticipated, from Hunter branch

medals, NSW state finalist, state medallist and finally state champions.

This year's Aussies was hosted by Maroochydore SLSC, on the Sunshine coast. Again, our

team succeed far beyond my expectations by making finals after gruelling elimination

heats. A major feat for a small club like Redhead. Our squad is made up of all different

abilities, and our biggest success story this season is the numbers we are getting

consistently at our training sessions.

The bond our small squad has grown into is everything Redhead Surf club is about. With

the success the board squad has had over the past season, I would like to say a big

thank you to the likes of

Justin McMorland, Brendan Ross, Ray Terrill, and Mark Ayre for all they do.

With so many great results over the past 12 months I will just mention NSW state and

Australian Championship results: -

Tully Elliot – 1st u/14 NSW female board title

Brodie Wright – 1st u/14 NSW male board title

Brodie Macadam – 3rd u/14 NSW male board title

Brodie Wright, Brodie Macadam, Kane Edwards – 1st u/14 NSW male state board relay

title

Brodie Wright/Kane Edwards – 2nd u/14 NSW male board rescue

Kane Edwards – 2nd u/14 Australian male board title

Brodie Wright, Brodie Macadam, Kane Edwards – 2nd u/15 Australian male board relay

title (racing an age group up)

Justin McMorland – 3rd Australian open male board title

20/21 was such a great season for us as a group. I can’t wait to see what we can

achieve this coming season.

Isak Costello

Assistant Board Section Captain



Ironperson Report 2020/2021

Redheads Iron person squad has gone from strength to strength in the past 12 months.

With the help from Boyd Conrick, and Brendan Ross throughout the season we have put

the squad through a weekly session held on a Saturday morning.

This season being the most consistent with numbers within the squad, having 10-20

people showing up for the entire season shows we are on the right path. Racing this

year was tough for all with Covid playing part in the cancellation of carnivals.

The season kicked off with the Nutri-Grain Iron person trials - Daniel Collins, Isak Costello,

and Justin McMorland represented the club which seen Daniel, and Isak qualify for the

final at the trials. Daniel put in a brilliant performance which seen him place second

overall at the trial and earned himself a spot on the professional series.

Throughout the series Daniel raced for the total of the 6 rounds and earned himself a

6th place overall, an awesome effort. Coming into the State and the Australian titles

the squad was primed for a great campaign.

At the state titles in the U/14 men’s we had an amazing four competitors in the final,

which seen young gun Kane Edwards take the race out to become the State Champ.

A gruelling 8 weeks between the State and Australian titles seen the squad stay focused

for the upcoming titles which we had great success.

The U/14’s once again stealing the show and coming up with some minor place medals

in both the female and male Iron person events. In the u/14 make we had again 4 boys

in the final – Brodie wright, Kane Edwards, Elliot Graham, and Rory Garnett. The race

seen as Brodie Wright having a blinder of a race and finishing in an amazing 2nd place.

In the female U/14 Iron person we had Tully Elliot qualify for the final. After some tough

luck in her pet event the Board race, she picked herself up for the final. With a hard

swim in tricky conditions, Tully entered the water in the for the last leg in 15th place and

threw down one of the gutsiest paddle in an Iron person I’ve ever seen, she was

awarded with a second place at the Australian titles.

I need to thank Luke Findlay and his company Insight Building Services for their

extremely generous support of the Club and in particular the Ironpersons, Luke’s support

has allowed the team to compete at the highest of levels and were all in gratitude to

him, thank you Luke.

In closing, Congratulations to all squad members over the past season, I can’t wait to

see what the future has in store.

Isak Costello

Ironperson Coach



Surf Boat Captains Report 2020/2021

Firstly, the boat section would like to thank Redhead Surf Club, crew members and families for

their support. The boat section this season had new rowers, sweeps and crews plus existing

crews.

Thank you to our sweeps for their dedication and time so that crews could achieve the best

results possible. Thank you, Gordon Richardson, David McCallum, Mitchell Reece, Dean Elvan,

Jay Holey and Ewan McCallum.

The Under 19 Male crew “Chilli Coconuts” are currently ranked seventh in Australia. The boys

were unable to row at several of the Sydney carnivals for selection in the state team, and also

missed out on the state carnival due to injury in the crew. The boys will be in the under 23’s men

division next year and are looking forward to competing again.

The crew comprised of Ewan McCallum, Dante Grine, Ethan Wilmont, Oliver Hadden and swept

by Anthony McCallum. The boys’ achievements were as follows:

Branch Carnival - Gold Medallists

ASRL - Fourth in the Final

The Under 19 Male crew “Hanana Bammocks” comprised of Aidan Holey, Jemiah Breese,

Evan Cresp, Judah Harris and Ryan Holey. The boys were very competitive in the Streets Surf

Boat Series and always gave their all. The boys rowed at the state carnival in tricky conditions

and were unable to make the quarter finals. The boys are looking forward to next session in the

under 19 division.

The Under 23 Male crew, “Rough Nuts”, had two new rowers. The boys where very competitive

but due to injury where unable to compete after Christmas. The crew, Joseph Hadden, Bailey

Davico, Harry Dagwell, Harrison Selkirk and Matthew Robertson was swept by Mitchell Reece.

The boys achievements were as follows:

Branch Carnival - Silver Medallists

The Masters Male crew, “The Bluff Boys” The Bluff boys competed at the Streets Surf Boat Series

and were always competing for the top position. The crew, Jay Holey, Shane Abrahamson,

David Turnidge, Greg Webster and was swept by Mitchell Reece in master’s division. The men’s

achievements were as follows:

Branch Carnival - Gold Medallists

Male crew, “Raptures” where competitive in all carnivals competing in both Master’s and

Reserve men divisions. The crew comprised of Anthony McCallum, Jason Illfield, Darren

Matheson, Chris Bird and was swept by David McCallum. The mens achievements were as

follows:

Branch Carnival - Silver Medallists

Streets Surf Boat Series - competed in both Reserve Grade and Masters.

A couple of crews in training for next session: One under 19's Males crew,

Two under 19's Females crews, One Reserve Men, One Reserve Female

The Boat Rower of the Year goes to “Joseph Hadden” from the Under 23’s male crew. Well

done Joey!

The Boat Section is looking forward to the 2021/22 season which will also see some new crews

and sweeps on the water. A big thank you to all our sweeps for your time and effort over the

past season.

I would also like to thank Jeff McCloy and the McCloy Group for the incredibly generous

donation of a new surf boat and equipment to the section, this will be utilised greatly across all

crews. Thanks Jeff once again and thank you from Redhead Surf Club for your support over the

past year.

Anthony McCallum

Surf Boat Captain



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