IRB Crewman & Drivers courses starting this weekend
This weekend Bulli Surf Life Saving Club will be commencing the following Education courses:
IRB Crew Certificate(must be 15 or over with Bronze) - Saturday 17 January 11am
Silver Medallion IRB Drivers Certificate (must be 17 & already hold your Bronze Medallion & IRB crew certificate) - Sunday 18 January 11am
Club Captain Scott Gordon will be facilitating both courses with assist from the Education Team.
Please reply to bullisurfclub@gmail.com if you wish to attend.
Funeral Service for Helen Jones (wife) of Life Member John Jones OAM
Bulli Surf Life Saving Club offers its condolences to Life Member John Jones OAM who lost his lovely wife Helen last Friday (9 January) to a long battle with illness. Helen was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary at the club and both spent many years enjoying their time within Bulli Surf Life Saving Club.
Now living in Queensland John & Helen built a great amount of friendships with the surf life saving movement.
John (known as JJ) gained his Life Membership in the 1970-1971 season, he was an accomplished swimmer who turned his hand to coaching some of the hidden talents at Bulli including surf swimmers, R & R teams.
He is also the foundation President of Surf Life Saving New South Wales Juvenile Association (Nippers).
John held positions of Swim Coach, Secretary, Treasurer & Club Captain. John is also a Life Member of Surf Life Saving Queensland & Australia. Out prayers & thoughts are with John & his family at this sad time.
The funeral for Helen will be held on this Thursday 15 January 3.00pm at Centenary Memorial Gardens, the suburb of Sumner, Queensland.
O'Grady wins Xmas Day swim
54 swimmers greeted the starters command under blue sky & ok water temperature for the club's annual Xmas Handicap swim...
1st was Lachlan O'Grady, one of our open surf sports guys, with Coen Taylor U13 boy in 2nd & previous winner Iszak Lunney in 3rd.
As usual we had athletes lodging complaints about their handicaps (protests dismissed straight away).
Presentation happened afterwards with many swimmers walking away with some extra presents.
TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE A SAFE HAPY XMAS & A GREAT NEW YEAR!
Xmas Day Swim - all welcome
CHRISTMAS DAY HANDICAP SWIM
All members from U10's through to Life Members are welcome to join in and have a social swim around the cans celebrating the Xmas period.
The swim has been attracting between 40-50 members each year. A quick presentation happens after the swim where some lucky members receive some extra Xmas presents/prizes!!
25 December 9.30am Report for a 10am start Please make sure that you are there by 9.30am so handicap times can be set prior to the swim.
Entry Fee - Adults 2 x drinks
Entry Fee - Children (U18) 1 x soft drink/juice plus chocolate
PATROL TEAMS Rostered on Xmas Day are;
9am-12midday Patrol Team No.1 (Scott Gordon)
12midday-2.15pm Patrol Team 2 (Dave Greene)
2pm-4.15pm Patrol Team 4 (Dean Roberts)
3.45pm-6pm Patrol Team 8 (Nathan Flint)
Wishing all club members, sponsors & supporters a Safe & Merry Xmas along with a Happy New Year.
Australian Representatives - Open Men's Crew
Congratulations to Bulli Men's A boat crew consisting of Shane Geloven (sweep) Ben Lowe Heath Mercer Dean Roberts Adam Barlow (filling in for Dan Porra) who contested the SLSA selection trials yesterday at Elourea.
Strong racing against the best crews in Australia resulting in the crew being selected as the Australia Life Saving representative open men's crew for the Trans Tasman Test Series in New Zealand in February 2015.
To say the boys are excited is an under-statement!
This is the 2nd Bulli crew in it's history that has been selected to represent Australia in a Trans Tasman Series, the 1st one being back in 1991 Robbie Meijer, Mark Davies, Peter McLaren, Rod Mercer & Chris Mercer.
Rod (father) & Heath (son) now representing Australia 24 years apart, how good is that.
Bulli has a strong history with members representing Australia in surf sports, education & lifesaving, with previously 17 members on 47 occasions represent our country. Now we have 22 members in our 102 years of history that have gone on and represented our country.
General Meeting Club Rooms 21 December 3pm
Bulli SLSC will be holding a General Meeting for members at the Club Room at Bulli Beach on Sunday 21st December 3.00pm.
Christmas celebrations will be at the clubs major sponsor Bulli Workers Club following the meeting.
Nippers Xmas Party this Sunday 9.30am!
BULLI NIPPERS XMAS PARTY Sunday 14th December
Fun Xmas Pointscore Program For ALL Ages
9.30-11am Santa will Arrive!
Xmas BBQ to Follow at Bulli Tourist Park Function Hall
Includes FREE:
Snag Sizzle, Fruit Platter, Drink & Ice Block, Jumping Castle & Xmas Disco For the Kids
Parents to donate Nibble Plates BYO Esky for some Festive Cheer!
COME JOIN IN A FUN FAMILY DAY!!
Bulli Nippers will then take a break.....returning Sunday 18th January 2015
This weekend is big for BULLI SLSC
FORAGERS MARKETS
Gold Coin collection/parking at Foragers Markets, Bulli Showground. HELP REQUIRED 9am-11am, 11am-1pm. Money collected goes towards purchasing essential lifesaving equipment and our building project. Please contact Sean Taylor at seanleannetaylor@bigpond.com
SHANNON ECKSTEIN CLINIC
This Sunday 7 December at Wollongong City SLSC in conjunction with Bulli SLSC. Last chance for registration. U10 through to U17.....Reminder Bulli SLSC Nippers will be held Saturday afternoon from 3.30pm. Contact seanleannetaylor@bigpond.com
SURF RESCUE CERTIFICATE (SRC) AND BRONZE MEDALLION (BM) COURSE
To commence this SUNDAY 9am-3pm at Bulli SLSC. For our members that have turned 13 or will do so by 10 January 2015 are able to do SRC. For our members that have turned 15 or will do so by 10 January 2015 are able to do BM See attached flyer. Contact mkcaldwell@bigpond.com or eandudley@gmail.com
NIPPERS (Junior Activities)
This weekend is a Twilight Meeting 3.30pm-5pm at Bulli Beach Saturday 6 December.
SURF SPORTS
Plus our surf sports athletes will be racing at Broulee (Warilla Bowls Boat Series) & Thirroul (Sydney Water Surf Series)
AND NOT FORGETTING THE RED & YELLOW FLAGS UP AS NORMAL.....STAY SAFE SWIM BETWEEN THE FLAGS
History Book titled "100 Seasons Bulli Surf Life Saving Club "
Bulli Surf Life Saving Club celebrated 100 years of existence in the season 2012-2013 and part of this celebrations was having a book produced about the history of the club and its members.
Well the book has finally been produced and is called “100 Seasons Bulli Surf Life Saving Club “.
A celebration of this event will be occurring on Sunday 30 November (11am) at Bulli Surf Life Saving Club Trinity Row Bulli. Light refreshments and finger food will be available from 11am-12midday.
100 books were ordered and 100 books were sold. The club is at present contacting those people that ordered/purchased a book.
An invitation is extended to members, former members & supporters of the surf club to attend on the day. Nippers will be happening and our members will be patrolling the beach, here's hoping for a sunny fine day!
If you happen to be one of the people that has ordered/purchased a book, your copy of the book will be available on the day for collection. If you are unable to attend arrangements for collection/pick up/delivery of the book can be made to suit.
Maria Caldwell will also be available on Friday 5 December 4.30pm-6.30pm at the surf club. Please contact Maria Caldwell mkcaldwell@bigpond.com
Bulli Boys win 1st Round of Ocean Thunder
Event # 1 - Wrap up & Results from Saturday 16th November 2014
CALVI SERVICE STATION & MINT CAR WASH ROW PERFECTLY TO WIN 1ST ROUND
A record, twenty five Men’s and fifteen Women’s elite level surf rowing crews today lined up on Sydney’s Dee Why beach to battle out event one of this seasons Beko Home Appliance Ocean Thunder Surfboat Series.
The Mens preliminary rounds were dominated by Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli and Bretts Hardware - Currumbin who both finished the mornings Six races with five wins apiece. Bridge Legal - Palm Beach and Dial Before You Dig -Bondi put in eye catching displays finishing the mornings rounds in third and
Fourth positions respectively on the table.
Hard racing was the order of the day with results varying as crews battled small one metre waves but very difficult rowing conditions created by a strong cross wind.
The Mens qualifiers for the afternoon’s finals included Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli, Bretts Hardware - Currumbin, Bridge Legal - Palm Beach, Dial Before You Dig - Bondi, The Beach Club, Collaroy XXXX Gold - Collaroy, Dial Before You Dig - Mona Vale, Dial Before You Dig - Austinmer, 7 News - Cronulla, Carpet Court - Rosebud, Dial Before You Dig - Bulli, Bullock - Bilgola, Rocks Brewing - Mona Vale, Sheldon Office Fitouts - Newport, Quick Towing Services - Collaroy and Palm Beach SLSC - Palm Beach.
Surprise eliminations included the highly fancied Design Bathware - Corrimal, Bilgola SLSC - Bilgola, Blue Sky Alternative Investments - Bronte and TJS Services -Currumbin.
A series of gruelling elimination, quarter and semi-finals saw the Men’s field whittled down to a final of six that lined up as The Collaroy - South Curl Curl, Bridge Legal -Palm Beach, Bretts Hardware - Currumbin, Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli, The Beach Club, Collaroy XXX Gold- Collaroy and Dial Before You Dig -Mona Vale.
In the final, Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli got off to an incredible start and never looked back, Bretts Hardware - Currumbin and The Beach Club, Collaroy XXX Gold - Collaroy looked the only crews with a chance of mowing down the front runners coming into the all-important second leg of the gruelling double race final but never really troubled Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli who came away with the first rounds honours in a two length win to an enormous roar from the crowd.
The final finished with Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli in first , Bretts Hardware - Currumbin in second and The Beach Club, Collaroy XXX Gold – Collaroy in third place.
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Ocean Thunder Boat Series - 2 crews from the club racing
This Saturday (15 November) sees the 1st round of the Ocean Thunder Pro Surf Boat Series at Dee Why.
Our Men's A crew (current NSW Champions) & U23 Men's crew (curent U19 Australian Champions) will both be competing in the series this season.
The A crew are the same four blokes rowing again this season (Dan Porra, Heath Mercer, Ben Lowe Dean Roberts) with last season's U19 sweep Shane Gelovan taking the reins.
The U23 guys are the same four also from last season (Iszak Lunney, Albert Smeaton, Toby Allnutt, Kyle Mercer) with Bary Lowe sweeping them.
Massive thanks to sponsors Calvi Petrol Station and Mint Car Wash (North Ryde) who will be looking after our open crew and Dial before you Dig who are sponsoring our U23 crew.
Thanks to Bateman's Bay SLSC for supporting our U23 guys and handing over their spot after they were unable to make a committment to the series. It is going to be a great experience for the young guys.
7 surf sports athletes named in Illawarra Branch Team
Congratulations to the following members that have been selected in the 2014-2105 Surf Life Saving Illawarra Branch team to compete at the Surf Life Saving New South Wales Interbranch Championship at Catherine HIl Bay in December:
Coen Taylor (U12)
Zara Sharman (U13)
Scarlett Richards (U14)
Kiah Taylor (U17)
Mali Taylor (U17)
Emma Brown (U19)
Lachlan O'Grady (Open)
We believe history may have been created in the Illawarra surf life saving community with 3 siblings from the one family in the same representative team!
A couple of other athletes must have been a bit unlucky not to make the team after producing some solid results at the first two Sydney Water Premiership Series carnivals.
Good luck to our members!
Nippers commence this Sunday 9.30am
Bulli Surf Club nippers commence this Sunday 12 October at 9.30am. Suggest to arrive at least 15 minutes earlier as it will be very hectic!
if you have not registered yet please go to lifesavingonline.com.au and follow the directions to register and make payment.
Clothing/Uniform items to purchase will be available from 8am in the club rooms.
Any further enquiries please contact Annette Ravino (Junior Registrar) bullinippers@gmail.com.au
Welcome back for season 2014-2015 and to all new families and members we hope that you enjoy your time with Bulli Surf Life Saving Club.
All roads lead to France for 2 Bulli members
All roads lead to France for two Bulli Surf Life Saving Club members. The World Life Saving Championships known as Rescue 2014 are being held in Montpellier France later this month.
Club President Keith Caldwell will represent Australia as Team Manager of the Open Life Saving Team that will contest the international teams championship at Rescue 2014. Keith has over the years has managed 7 Australian Teams and travelled to locations such as South Africa, New Zealand & Japan. The Australian team is out for revenge after New Zealand won the title at Rescue 2012. New Zealand had a number of Olympic athletes and proved too strong overall in 2012. New Zealand have again picked a strong team but Australia have returned serve with a team lead by World Iron-man Champion Shannon Eckstein and Olympians Naomi Flood and Ryan Napoleon. Caldwell said, “It will be a great contest to wrestle the crown from New Zealand, our team recently had a camp on the Gold Coast and are primed for a strong performance.”
Bernadette Cardillo will be the sole athlete for Bulli at this world’s and is hoping to perform strongly in the Open Female beach events. Bernadette is a former NSW U17 Beach Sprint Champion, NSW representative & she also placed in the U19 at state level. Bernadette has been training strongly and is looking towards a finals berth in the sprint. Bulli over the years has won 32 medals at the World Championships including 15 gold medals.
The international competition runs from 17 September to 21 September and the inter-club competition runs from 24 September to 28 September.
Bulli kids shine in NZ
NSW Pool Rescue Team Triumphant In NZ
Twelve athletes from the NSW U18 development team that travelled to New Zealand have returned this week with an incredible 19 medal haul at the NZ Pool Rescue Championships in Auckland.
At what was a very competitive event that saw a number of New Zealand national records tumble, the NSW athletes came away with extremely strong results showing how far Pool Rescue development has come in the state.
Against some of the strongest pool competitors in the world, the 12 young NSW athletes came away with six gold, nine silver and four bronze medals while NSW Team Coach, Rachelle King, also won a bronze medal.
The results meant that every one of the 12 athletes as well as one of the team coach came away with medals.
Some of the standouts included Cory Fletcher (Terrigal) who won five medals including two gold in the 50m swim and 4x50m relay, two silver and a bronze.
Indigo Verhoeven (Umina) won three medals including gold in the 4x25m manikin relay and the 100m manikin carry with fins as well as a silver medal in the 4x50m obstacle relay.
Emily Rosskelly (Warilla Barrack Point), Abbey Dawson (Bulli) and Kendal Fitzgibbons (Terrigal) each won four medals while Kiah Taylor (Bulli), Daniel St George (Bulli) and Abigail Pugh (North Cronulla) won three medals apiece.
Surf Life Saving NSW Team Manager, Don Van Keimpema, says the team’s outstanding results shows how strong the standard of Pool Rescue is in NSW.
“This has been a fantastic tour for these young athletes. Not only did they gain a valuable touring experience they have achieved some incredible results and shown some real potential emphasising their bright futures in Pool Rescue.
“This tour has really shown how strong Pool Rescue has been developing in NSW from the State Championships right down to our Pool Rescue clinics. I’d also like to extend our thanks to Surf Life Saving NZ for our enabling our athletes to participate and compete in their National Championships,” said Mr Van Keimpema.
Gold medals
- Corey Fletcher, 50m swim with fins, 21.00
- Indigo Verhoeven/Kendal Fitzgibbon/Kiah Taylor/Abbey Dawson, 4x25 manikin relay, 1:39.35
- Corey Fletcher/Daniel Cole/Keegan Street/Lachlan Moyle, Men’s 4x50m medley relay, 1:42.40
- Indigo Verhoeven, 100m manikin carry w/fins, 1:04.16
- Daniel St George, 200m swim with obstacles, 2:07.62
- Jack Ford/Daniel St George, line throw, 11.90
Silver medals
- Abigail Pugh/Emily Rosskelly/Kiah Taylor/Abbey Dawson, 4x50m medley relay, 1:55.67
- Corey Fletcher, 200m swim with obstacles, 2:08.11
- Kiah Taylor/Emily Rosskelly, line throw, 35.12
- Kendal Fitzgibbon, 50m manikin carry, 40.81
- Kendal Fitzgibbon, 100m rescue medley, 1:23.13
- Abbey Dawson, 200m super lifesaver, 2:45.73
- Daniel St George/Jack Ford/Corey Fletcher/Keegan Street, 4x50m obstacle relay, 1:52.00
- Abigail Pugh, 100m manikin tow w/fins, 1:08.13
- Indigo Verhoeven/Kendal Fitzgibbon/Abigail Pugh/Emily Rosskelly, 4x50m obstacle relay, 2:05.00
Bronze medals
- Rachelle King, 50m open swim with fins, 23.85
- Emily Rosskelly, 200m swim with obstacles, 2:23.58
- Lachlan Moyle, 200m super lifesaver, 2:27.60
- Abbey Dawson, 50m manikin carry, 41.98
- Corey Fletcher, 100m manikin to w/fins, 1:00.41
Nipper Registration Day - Sunday 14 September at Corrimal Pool
Please note that the next Nipper Registration Day will be held on Sunday 14 September at Corrimal Heated Pool (next to Corimal Stockland Shopping Centre & Ziems Park) from 10am to 12 midday.
For any further information please contact bullinippers@gmail.com