Surf Life Saving Northern Territory
Annual Report 2015
2015 Snapshot
VOLUNTEER PATROL HOURS
TOTAL MEMBERS
LIVES SAVED
PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS
FIRST AID TREATMENTS
TOTAL FUNDS RAISED
PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED SLS TRAINING
UNITS OF COMPETENCY DELIVERED
Contents Who we are
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Patron’s Message
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Chief Minister’s Message
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Office Bearers and Patrons
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President’s Report
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Chief Executive Officer’s Report
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Lifesaving Services
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Australian Lifeguard Service NT
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Education and Awareness
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Surf Sports
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Fundraising and our Partners
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Membership 25 Club Reports
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Statistics, Results and Financials
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Who we are Surf Life Saving Northern Territory (SLSNT) is a not for profit, volunteer-based community service organisation regarded as the peak coastal safety body in the NT, which formed in 1983 and incorporated in 1991.
Our Vision
Whilst surf lifesaving activities have been embedded in the Australian way of life for more than 100 years, they have only been present in the NT since 1971 when our first club, Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club opened its doors in Nhulunbuy.
Our Mission
In 2015, the organisation comprises of three affiliated surf life saving clubs, located in Darwin and Nhulunbuy. Surf lifesavers have a very positive contribution to make, on and off the beach and as each year passes we continue to experience strong growth in all our activities.
Key Performance Areas
SLSNT is affiliated with Surf Life Saving Australia.
2. Develop our people – recruit and retain the best people through support and development of their skills and knowledge.
Why we exist To save lives. We believe all Territorians should learn water safety skills and be provided with safe beaches, water environments and aquatic venues. SLSNT works to achieve this by delivering lifesaving, development and sports programs for our members and the wider community. In addition, SLSNT manages and delivers accredited education and training services through the Australian Lifesaving Academy and professional lifeguard services through the Australian Lifeguard Service.
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Zero preventable deaths in NT coastal waters
We save lives, create great Australians and build better communities
1. Extend lifesaving coverage to match community needs – making evidence based decisions to determine community water safety needs, and having resources in place to support these decisions.
3. Ensure a relevant & growing movement – to lead by example and develop a flexible and innovative organisation that can respond quickly in an ever-changing environment. 4. Engage the community to participate and donate – increase our public profile and encourage active participation by all community members.
Patron’s Message As Patrons of Surf Life Saving Northern Territory, it gives us great pleasure to congratulate Surf Life Saving Northern Terriotory and all volunteer lifesavers on another successful year keeping Territorians safe in NT coastal waters. We are very pleased to confirm that in 2015 no lives were lost between the flags. 2015 was a busy year for surf lifesavers and members of Darwin, Mindil Beach and Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Clubs deserve high praise for their commitment to aquatic safety. The volunteer lifesavers’ contribution of over 3,100 voluntary patrol hours, treating 18 people with first aid and performing over 1,500 preventative actions during the season is testament to their hard work. With more people visiting our beautiful Top End each year it is comforting to know that lifesavers are on patrol. The clubs also need to be acknowledged for their dedication to junior lifesaving or ‘Nippers’. Over 110 five to 13 year olds took part in 2015. By engaging children in Nippers, not only are these junior members being introduced to the role of volunteer lifesavers but you are also spreading very valuable lifesaving skills across our local community. It is pleasing to see that the interest in surf sports continues to grow, especially as these activities provide members with the opportunity to test and develop their lifesaving skills. The Territory Ocean Paddling Series, which in 2015 attracted its biggest field so far, and the NT Surf Life Saving Championships, where over 50 competitors and their families eagerly made the trip to Cable Beach, Broome, really strengthened their importance as key events in Surf Life Saving Northern Territory’s calendar. Finally, we would like to congratulate the winner of the 2015 Administrator’s Medal for Outstanding Service to Surf Life Saving in the Northern Territory, Mr Alan Cross. The Medal was awarded to Mr Cross on 28 May 2015. As a stalwart of the nation’s most remote club – the Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club – and as a wise and dedicated leader at club, Territory and national levels, Alan was a very worthy winner.
His Honour the Honourable John Hardy OAM Administrator of the Northern Territory and Mrs Marie Hardy
We look forward to honouring another member of the lifesaving community with an Administrator’s Medal in 2016. Congratulations on a splendid year of community service and professional operations and thank you to all of the sponsors and supporters of this wonderful organisation. We wish you a safe, enjoyable and successful 2016.
His Honour the Honourable John Hardy OAM Administrator of the Northern Territory and Mrs Marie Hardy
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Chief Minister’s Message As Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, and Vice-Patron of Surf Life Saving Northern Territory, I congratulate the organisation and its volunteers on another successful year keeping Territorians safe in our waters. For any parents reading this message, I encourage you to talk to your children about become surf lifesavers. As well as the obvious water skills, they will develop lifelong attributes in teamwork, leadership and a sense of community. Members of Darwin, Mindil Beach and Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club volunteered more than 3,100 patrol hours on Top End Beaches. They also provided water safety at events such as the Beer Can Regatta and Territory Day as well as the provision of a 24hr Marine Search & Rescue service for recreational boat users in the Darwin Harbour and Beagle Gulf. Members of the Search & Rescue team, using assets such as the Offshore Rescue Boat ‘Westpac Rescue1’ contributed 406 voluntary patrol hours and completed eight successful rescues while the Wet Season Lifesaving Service, now in its second year, performed over 1,000 preventative actions. Surf Life Saving Northern Territory is committed to community education and ensuring a larger portion of the community has first aid and lifesaving skills. In 2015, more than 860 Territorians received training in these valuable skills, significantly improving the community's ability to respond in emergency situations. The NT Government is happy to provide funding to assist with the development of surf sports. These activities play a large part in ensuring lifesavers have every opportunity to develop and sharpen their lifesaving skills while increasing the profile of surf lifesaving in the NT. We also played our part by introducing the $100 Learn to Swim Voucher Scheme. Finally, I would like to extend my gratitude to all members of Surf Life Saving Northern Territory as it is reassuring to know that when members of the public are visiting a patrolled beach in the Top End or are out enjoying our beautiful harbour they are in good hands. I wish you all the best for 2016. The Hon Adam Giles MLA Chief Minister of Northern Territory
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The Hon Adam Giles MLA Chief Minister of Northern Territory
Office Bearers and Patrons Board of Directors PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR OF LIFESAVING
Bridget Riggs
Adam Traugott
Bridget is SLSNT’s first female president and has a strong track record as a dedicated surf lifesaver at club, Territory and National levels and has in-depth knowledge and extensive experience within the Surf Life Saving movement.
Originally from North Steyne SLSC, and with a strong passion for lifesaving, Adam is a valuable addition to the SLSNT Board as we move to consolidate our services beyond the red and yellow flags.
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR OF SPORT
Mark Johnson
Grant Barnett
Mark joined the SLSNT Board in 2015 as an Independent Director, and brings with him a lifetime of experience in media, marketing and sponsorship and a great track record as a successful business manager.
Having been a QLD Branch President and President of the Territory’s most remote club, Gove Peninsula SLSC, Grant brings considerable governance experience to the Board. Grant comes from a nautical background and has been our State Champs carnival referee on two occasions.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Samantha Farrow^ Samantha is a Darwin local and her experience includes over 10 years in Government, community and sporting organisations at club, Territory and National levels, including Surf Life Saving Australia. ^non voting position
Resigned Directors DIRECTOR OF LIFESAVING
Trevor Radburn Trevor’s experience of managing SLSNT’s lifeguard service, a long involvement in the movement and his passion for saving lives held him in good stead for the Director of Lifesaving role.
DIRECTOR OF SPORT
Jody ‘Skip’ Hall Skip is a long-time member of Surf Life Saving, originally from SA, he joined SLSNT as High Performance coach in 2013. Skip’s extensive experience as a competitor and coach were a great fit for his role as Director of Sport.
Club Delegates Darwin SLSC – Ray Hall and Paul Hardy Mindil Beach SLSC – Sam Edwards and Kara Holdem Gove Peninsula SLSC – Grant Barnett and Alison Snowden
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Office Bearers and Patrons (cont’d) Patrons & Vice Patrons Patron His Honour, the Honourable John Hardy, Administrator of the Northern Territory, and Mrs Marie Hardy
Vice Patrons The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Hon Adam Giles MLA
The Right Worshipful, the Lord Mayor of Darwin, Katrina Fong Lim
The Minister for Sport & Recreation, Hon Gary Higgins MLA
Mr Les Bell, DHL
Leader of the Opposition, Mr Michael Gunner MLA
Mr Andy Bruyn, Channel Nine
Ms Lyn Walker MLA, Member for Nhulunbuy
Mr Brian Measey, Thrifty Rent-a-Car
Mrs Natasha Griggs MP, Member for Solomon
Mr Mungo O’Brien, Westpac
Life Members Badge No 1
Leon Eddy
Badge No 6
Charles Rue
Badge No 11 Trevor Webb
Badge No 2
Fred Finch AM*
Badge No 7
Robert (Bob) Creek
Badge No 12 Bernie Nixon
Badge No 3
Colin (Col) Fleming
Badge No 8
Jo-Anne (Jo) Gardiner
Badge No 13 Chris (Putty) Putland
Badge No 4
Lee-anne Kelly
Badge No 9
Patricia (Mandy) Hutchinson
Badge No 14 Craig (Frog) Croke
Badge No 5
Alex Peters
Badge No 10 Gary McKinnon
*SLSA Life member
Committees & Panels Sport Committee
Awards of Excellence Selection Panel
Grant Barnett, Noah Marcroft, Paul Hardy, Skip Hall, Sam Edwards^
Bridget Riggs, Adam Traugott, Grant Barnett, Bob Creek
Administrator’s Award Selection Panel Bob Creek, Adam Traugott, Bridget Riggs
CEO Selection Panel Bridget Riggs, Bob Creek, Ray Hall, Rob Blenkinship ^non voting position
Officers
Key Staff
Public Officer: Bob Creek
Chief Executive Officer Samantha Farrow
Legal Representative: Paul Walsh
Education & Sport Manager
High Performance Coach: Skip Hall
Lifesaving Operations Manager Trevor Radburn
Sam Edwards
Finance Officer
Suzette Moore
Kiosk Senior Supervisor
Sussi Elvborn
Resigned Chief Executive Officer Tony Snelling (retired July 2015) Business Manager
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Julie Snelling (retired July 2015)
President’s Report
Bridget Riggs President
I am honoured to be presenting to you, as President, the Surf Life Saving Northern Territory (SLSNT) 2015 Annual Report. The 2015 season marked the 26th year of operations for SLSNT, with services continuing to strengthen, but not without challenges due to the significant workload borne by clubs and the great efforts of our volunteers.
To all of you who commit countless hours at your club or as part of SLSNT’s operations – be it lifesaving and lifeguarding, marine rescue, helping with our Nippers, coaching and instructing, officiating at events, being a committee member – I thank you for your commitment and devotion to Surf Life Saving. To those who are supporters and sponsors, I am grateful for your continued support, it is through this collective effort that we will reduce drowning, and keep our community safe. The 2020 SLSNT Strategic Plan is closely aligned to that of our peak body, ensuring continuity in the brand and delivery, however, as expected; we've added a touch of Territory culture and flare. As it is the Strategic Plan that measures the success factors of SLSNT, my report will be presented along the goals of the agency. This form facilitates the unpacking of the intent and accountability we in the leadership team have to our membership, supporters and sponsors as well as illustrate achievements and upcoming projects.
2. Develop our People
Board of Directors Since the 2015 SLSNT conference and then AGM, activity and engagement has been fairly constant, from the initial development of the new constitution and regulations towards a deeper understanding of the functionality of the new Board and Council Structure. 2015 marked the introduction of Independent Directors to the SLSNT Board and our first Independent Director, Mark Johnson, brings a lifetime of experience in media, marketing and sponsorship and a great track record as a successful business manager. Director of Sport: Jody ‘Skip’ Hall and Grant ‘Barney’ Barnett Director of Lifesaving: Trevor Radburn and Adam Traugutt Independent Director: Mark Johnson (Marketing and Media) Legal representative: Paul Walsh Public Officer: Bob Creek Member Recognition Our Awards of Excellence recognise the exceptional efforts of our volunteers over the last 12 months and I would like to, again, congratulate all of this year’s winners. I would like to thank and welcome as SLSNT Patron, his Honour, the Honorable John Hardy OAM, Administrator of the Northern Territory, and Mrs Marie Hardy, who have been consistent supporters of SLSNT. The 2015 recipient of the Administrator’s Medal for Outstanding Service to Surf Life Saving in the Northern Territory was Mr Alan Cross. Alan has been a stalwart of the nation’s most remote club, the Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club and his service included his role as Director of Lifesaving for the NT for the last five years that has been a time of significant growth and development in our lifesaving services.
Even in the Territory one, comes before two, but I couldn't proceed without acknowledging our team and use this space as way of introduction. 2015/16 season brought SLSNT a new CEO, new President and new Board. With this change, came a commitment to SLSNT moving forward and when Samantha Farrow took on the position of CEO she was realistic of the challenge of continuing the growth and development of SLSNT. I want to acknowledge the work and commitment that both Tony and Julie Snelling contributed to their respective positions as CEO and Business Manager for over seven years. Both have supported and represented SLS in the NT at club, State and National Levels, Tony on the Executive Management Group and National Lifesaving Management Committee and Julie on the National Lifesaving Education Committee and Public Education Committees well as many volunteer positions for Mindil Beach SLSC (MBSLSC).
Alan Cross (2nd from left) – Winner of 2015 Administrator’s Medal for Outstanding Service to Surf Life Saving in the Northern Territory joined by His Honour John Hardy OAM, Mrs Marie Hardy and Bridget Riggs
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President’s report (cont’d) Inaugural Youth Development Camp SLSNT is committed to Youth Development, the inaugural SLSNT Youth Development Camp was held at Lakes Resort, Berry Springs from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 June, culminating in the youth assisting patrol for the 1st TOPS event. Sixteen Youth attended with representatives from GPSLSC, MBSLSC and Darwin SLSC in a program that involved team and personal development, skill instruction and inter club contribution. NT SLS Championships I had the honour and pleasure to address the athletes, parents, officials and organisers of the 2015 NT SLS State Championships held in Broome, congratulations to Broome for winning, as well as delivering a very professional, wellorganised competition with assistance from the Darwin SLSC, Gove SLSC & Mindil SLSC. Without the contributions from all the clubs, working together the Northern Territory Titles would not be as successful as it is every year.
1. Extend Lifesaving coverage to match community needs In 2015, over 25 000 visitors enjoyed the safety of a club patrolled beach, with our lifesavers contributing 3 138 hours in volunteer patrol hours. Our Search & Rescue Team continued to provide an exemplary service to the NT boating community, contributing 566 volunteer patrol hours and successfully performing eight rescues. Improvements to our surf radio network begun in 2015 and when completed will provide our lifesavers and lifeguards with an enhanced ability to communicate between patrol locations through digital handsets and installation of a VPN network. The upgrades are expected to be completed in early 2016.
3. Ensure a relevant and growing movement This year SLSNT has taken steps to ensure it relevant to our member’s needs, as well as the community by hosting a planning session with club representatives and SLSNT life members as well as engagement of potential members through our suite of surf sport products including ocean swims, board paddling series and Territory Ocean Paddling Series.
Students from Arnhem Land including Elcho Island, participating in our indigenous program aims engage indigenous students with the over-arching aim of improving aquatic safety skills through knowledge, skill and fitness.
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4. Engage the community to participate and donate. Inaugural Red and Yellow Ball at SkyCity Casino in September. I would like to thank Westpac for enabling us to host our inaugural Red and Yellow Ball fundraising for the new Offshore Rescue Boat and Surf Life Saving Northern Territory is very proud to acknowledge Westpac Bank as their national major partner. From humble beginnings in 2008 consisting of a vehicle and 2 jet skis for croc we now provide a 24hr marine Search & Rescue service for recreational boat users within Darwin Harbour and the Beagle Gulf – last year, Westpac Rescue1, contributed more than 700 patrol hours, which included more than 120 rescue missions, Search and Rescue exercises and water safety duties. The Replacement of an ORB suiting our needs to extend our lifesaving coverage is a continued focus of the Board. Looking Forward: A passion of mine is to explore links and find new and innovative ways to engage our multicultural and indigenous youth in the Territory so as to benefit from the nipper program
Bridget Riggs President
Chief Executive Officer’s Report
Samantha Farrow Chief Executive Officer
It gives me great pleasure to present to you the 2015 Annual Report for Surf Life Saving Northern Territory (SLSNT). Whilst the year presented its challenges, I am proud to say that there were significant achievements as well. More importantly, SLSNT continued to make a significant contribution to the NT community as a major coastal water safety, drowning prevention and rescue authority.
The year was one of change for SLSNT, the most notable being the: •• Adoption of a new constitution that modernised our governance structure including the introduction of independent directors to our Board of Directors. •• Election of a new President, Bridget Riggs on 28 April. Bridget is SLSNT’s first female president and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience about Surf Life Saving at the club, Territory and national level with her to the role. •• Retirement of CEO, Tony Snelling and Academy Manager, Julie Snelling after 8 years of service with SLSNT. Tony and Julie were extremely passionate and dedicated to surf lifesaving in the NT. I would like to thank Tony and Julie for all their hard work, they created a very robust platform for us as we continue to move Surf Life Saving in the NT forward. •• Adoption of a new strategic plan that aligns with Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA), and recognises the positive contribution SLSNT make to public aquatic safety and the areas of sport, recreation and member development. SLSNT’s vision is to achieve ‘Zero preventable deaths in NT coastal waters’ which is supported by the four key performance areas outlined below.
1. Extend lifesaving coverage to match community needs Our 24/7 Search & Rescue service delivered the high standards of service that we, and our stakeholders, the NT Water Police and Darwin Port Authority, have come to expect - consolidating our reputation for reliability and a responsive emergency service. Work is underway on improving the radio coverage for our surf lifesavers and Search & Rescue Team, it is expected
that by the time this report is published our new network featuring Radio Over Internet Protocol (ROIP) systems and digital VHF radios will be fully operational. We are extremely grateful to Chris Stevens, SLSA National Communications Advisor, the SLSA Blackspot program and Telstra for their support to complete this project. Lifeguards and lifesavers combined to provide the Wet Season Lifesaving Patrol for a second year, assisted by the SLSA Blackspot program. Although this patrol is capable of providing an emergency response, its main goal is injury prevention. This service has been extremely valuable in educating those members of the public who choose to recreate during the wet season – notably surfers, stand up paddle boarders and kite surfers – and they have expressed their deep appreciation for this patrol on many occasions.
2. Develop our people Surf Life Saving is a unique movement which provides members the opportunity to participate across multiple portfolios, including lifesaving, sport and recreation, education and training, youth development and leadership. Surf Life Saving in the NT exists because of the dedication and passion of our members and SLSNT recognises the need to provide opportunities for personal development to keep members engaged long term. For SLSNT to achieve our vision, members need to have the necessary lifesaving skills. The Australian Lifesaving Academy NT and clubs worked hard to deliver the required education and training to members. In an exciting first for SLSNT, we ran our first Youth Development Camp in 2015. Sixteen participants focused on the development of leadership skills and opportunities within our movement to get involved. One of the keys to retaining members is recognition of their efforts, and in November, SLSNT hosted our annual Awards of Excellence formally recognising the contribution of our members. Every awardee has a passionate commitment to surf lifesaving and I would like to congratulate them again on their dedication and hard work in 2015.
3. Ensure a relevant & growing movement Good governance and effective leadership is essential to our long-term sustainability and our newly adopted constitution has modernised our SLSNT structure. This means, as an organisation, we are better able to meet our obligations, face challenges and most importantly, develop the business so we can all continue to provide valuable lifesaving services to the NT community. SLSNT Annual Report 2015
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Chief Executive Officer’s Report (cont’d) During the year, SLSNT continued to strengthen our links with the NT Government’s Marine Safety Branch and the Water Police unit of the NT Police. These relationships are important to SLSNT as we strive to reinforce our credibility and relevance as a community-based emergency service. SLSNT maintains a regular contribution to water safety in the NT through our active membership of the NT Water Safety Advisory Council, a peak advisory group to the NT Government. In addition to these local links, SLSNT continues to have a strong relationship with Surf Life Saving Australia and SLSNT is appreciative of the opportunities we receive to have input into national initiatives and directions.
4. Engage the community to participate and donate Surf Life Saving makes a difference in many people’s lives – our members, our sponsors and the public who need our help. We make a positive contribution to the NT community, by: •• Providing hundreds of people the opportunity to gain high levels of lifesaving and resuscitation skill,
Appreciation During the year, SLSNT employed over 45 people in full time, part time and casual positions, within the SLSNT office and at the Darwin Waterfront as lifeguards and kiosk attendants. To each of my dedicated SLSNT staff, thank you, 2015 has been a year of modification and fine-tuning and you all deserve high praise for your acceptance of these changes. Our biggest asset is our members who, rain or shine, volunteer their time during the season to make sure the local beach is safe for the public to enjoy. I wish to pass on my sincerest appreciation to every member of our wonderful organisation; you all do an amazing job. I would also like to thank the SLSNT President and the Board of Directors for their dedication and support as well as the volunteer members who gave up their time to conduct the business of SLSNT through the Sport Committee, High Performance Program and Awards of Excellence Selection Panel. I wish everyone associated with SLSNT a wonderful 2016 and look forward to seeing you all out on a beach next season.
•• Promotion of a healthy, active lifestyle, •• Development of youth to become great citizens. Thanks to our clubs who do a great job promoting Surf Life Saving through their involvement in the community conducting, or supporting, popular public sporting events such as swimming and triathlon events, Darwin’s Fannie Bay Classic Swim (Darwin SLSC), Beer Can Regatta (Mindil Beach SLSC), Beach Volleyball (Gove Peninsula SLSC). In 2015, the promotion of who we are, and our services and benefits to the community was not as widespread as anticipated so many members of the public remain unaware of our presence, the impact we have and our need for both members and support. We are extremely grateful to the NT Government and several local businesses and individuals that supported SLSNT in 2015. Without their support, we would not be able to do the job that we do. The highlight of the fundraising year was our Red & Yellow Ball, which thanks to the assistance of Westpac, was a great success raising over $25 000 towards the purchase of a new offshore rescue boat. For the second year in a row, clubs received valuable direct assistance for lifesaving resources through the Federal Government’s Beach Safety Equipment Fund.
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Samantha Farrow Chief Executive Officer
Lifesaving Services
VOLUNTEER PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS
LIVES SAVED
VOLUNTEER PATROL HOURS
SLSNT is pleased to report that there were no lives lost between the flags in 2015 thanks to the dedication, training and expertise of volunteer lifesavers and professional Lifeguards. Surf Life Saving in the Northern Territory achieves a great deal with limited resources. In addition to a professional Lifeguard service run by SLSNT, three clubs patrol beaches in Darwin and Nhulunbuy as well as provide a 24hr marine Search & Rescue service for recreational boat users in and around Darwin harbour.
In 2015, lifesavers contributed 3,138 volunteer patrol hours, and in combination with professional Lifeguards performed in excess of 553 first aid treatments, 8 940 preventative actions and most importantly, saved 167 lives.
Ten year drowning snapshot In the last ten years, there have been 20 coastal drowning deaths in the NT, whilst these tragedies have occurred outside of the flags, each incident is heartbreaking and a motivating force for SLSNT to continue working towards our vision of ‘zero preventable deaths in NT coastal waters’. SLSNT must remain vigilant as the NT averages two coastal drowning deaths per year, which is the second highest drowning rate per capita in Australia.
Operational Initiatives As the peak coastal safety body in the NT, SLSNT aims for ‘Zero preventable deaths in NT coastal waters’. To achieve this vision SLSNT must continue to extend our services to match community needs and constantly analyse how to improve our existing services. Water Safety patrols at Community Events
SLSNT would like to acknowledge the vital government and community support received through the year, which allows us to carry out our lifesaving services. Search & Rescue Team The highly skilled volunteers that make up the Search & Rescue team (SAR team) utilising a number of assets completed another successful year of operation, which included: •• •• •• ••
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566 volunteer patrol hours 8 rescues 4 first aids performed 29 taskings, water safety and SAR exercises
Lifesaving Services (cont’d) Our Offshore Rescue Boat, Westpac Rescue1, a 9.2m Kevlacat, is a key asset for the SAR team and continued to deliver on its primary search and rescue role while working with, and providing support, for outside agencies such as Cobham Aviation, AIMS and Careflight. Westpac Rescue1, and the SAR team, maintain a strong reputation for speed of response and the skills and professionalism of the SAR team members. Whilst the team aims to continue to provide a high level of service, it needs to be noted that the Offshore Rescue Boat is aging significantly and the Board must look to investigate options to ensure the long-term sustainability of our search and rescue capability. Wet Season Lifesaving Patrol Throughout January and February, SLSNT operated the Wet Season Lifesaving Patrol along the Nightcliff and Casuarina foreshore for a second year. As discovered during the 2014 patrol, an increasing number of people use the water during the wet season and a number of tragic drownings have occurred in this location. The patrol focuses on providing information on the risks of using the water during the wet season to beach goers and water users. Over the course of the patrols, we have seen a number of people in the water, especially parents with small children, unaware of the risks of
Box Jellyfish stings. We must be ever vigilant and continue to educate the community so we can prevent the very serious consequences rather than treating them.
Club Lifesaving Each of SLSNT’s three clubs maintain a regular patrol at one or more of their local beaches throughout the dry season. In 2015, members contributed 2 572 volunteer patrol hours to keep their beaches safe for the public, club activities and community events. In addition to weekly patrols, volunteer lifesavers provided personnel for water safety at the following community events: •• •• •• •• •• •• ••
Darwin Harbour Cleanup Beer Can Regatta at Mindil Beach Nhulunbuy Beach Volleyball Day Swimming NT, Triathlon NT and Dragon Boat NT events JOG for JUGS and CanTEEN Darwin’s Fannie Bay Swim Classic Territory Ocean Paddling Series
Under the watchful eye of our Wet Season Lifesaving Patrol, kite surfers enjoy the little something extra provided by the Top End Wet Season.
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Lifesaving Services (cont’d) Recognition and Awards All of our volunteer Lifesavers and professional Lifeguards do an outstanding job, however every year through lifesaving awards and commendations we recognise some of those who make an extraordinary contribution:
Big response to Crocodile attack near Lee Point
•• Lifesaver of the Year: Luke Marcroft (Mindil Beach) •• Lifesaving Commendation: Josh Woodrow (Darwin) – for his quick thinking to rescue a Nipper stung by a box jellyfish at Casuarina Beach during a regular training session. •• Lifesaving Commendation: Craig Croke and Glenn Collins (SAR Team) – for their exceptional seamanship in Westpac Rescue1, to recover a disabled vessel with a broken anchor drifting through the Vernon Islands. •• Volunteer of the Year: Alison Snowden (Gove Peninsula) •• Youth Volunteer of the Year: Gabbie Salfus (Mindil Beach)
Thanks Having come into the role of Director of Lifesaving halfway through the year, I am entirely grateful that the portfolio was in a good state when I took over. Thank you to Trevor Radburn who started the season as Director, and gave me a good handover of a very capable lifesaving section. I must also thank Alan Cross for all the work he did as the previous Director of Lifesaving, the legacy of Alan’s leadership in lifesaving continues through our current operations. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as the Director of Lifesaving so far, and I hope I can continue to serve the clubs and the members in future. Adam Traugott Director of Lifesaving
Joshua Woodrow, Darwin SLSC Joshua, 15, received a lifesaving commendation at the 2015 Awards of Excellence. During a nipper training session in September, Joshua was on water safety duties when a box jellyfish stung one of the nippers. Throughout the rescue, Joshua remained calm and showed he not only remembered his training, but also assessed a situation, which had additional variables (a jellyfish sting away from the shoreline) and carried out an (adapted) board rescue that minimised the danger to both his patient and himself.
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In May, a 29-year-old male kite surfer, was attacked by a 2.5-metre salt water crocodile about 100 metres from shore near Lee Point. The kite surfer was lucky to survive without major injury and was released from Royal Darwin Hospital later that day. Members of our SAR team and Darwin Surf Life Saving Club dedicated considerable resources to support NT Parks and Wildlife Service, promoting aquatic and beach safety following this attack. Following a week of patrols the crocodile was not located, however recreational water users were able to resume their activities as the NT Parks and Wildlife Service deemed the risk to have eased.
Australian Lifeguard Services NT
PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS FIRST AID TREATMENTS
The Australian Lifeguard Service NT (ALS NT) has had another successful year in 2015. Across all our services, we conducted multiple rescues, performed complex first aid cases and recorded zero drowning deaths in our contractual areas. In 2015, the focus of ALS NT was to provide a proactive Lifeguard service concentrating on preventative actions, which as shown by the statistics ALS NT successfully achieved. Our preventative actions doubled, our rescues halved all whilst the visitations to our beaches increased when compared to 2014. One of the highlights this year was our very own NT-born Lifeguard, Isla McCaw becoming the first ever NT, and female, Lifeguard to feature on the cover of the Australian Lifeguard Magazine. This magazine is distributed to Lifeguard Services
LIVES SAVED
nationally, so was great national recognition of both Isla and ALS NT. This year we had the pleasure of hosting our colleagues from Sentosa Lifeguard Service and Singapore Life Saving Society. Their visit was a chance for both Services to learn more about each other’s training standards, Standard Operating Procedures and education courses.
Darwin Waterfront Lifeguard Service Since 2009, ALS NT has provided a professional service at the Darwin Waterfront with the dedicated Lifeguards providing a 365-day service and operating in water temperatures often reaching 35°C. Once again, in 2015, there were zero drowning Sentosa Lifeguards taking part deaths at a location that in training exercises. receives over 500,000 visitations a year. Through implementation of advanced scanning techniques and a team approach, we are able to respond to all incidents quickly. ALS NT regularly hosts Lifeguards from ALS WA during our dry season, this exchange program is extremely beneficial to us as the knowledge and professional attitude they display towards our service is a great example for our local Lifeguards.
Darwin’s very own Lifeguard, Isla McCaw features on national magazine cover.
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Australian Lifeguard Services NT (cont’d) Mindil Beach Lifeguard Service
Community Lifeguard Services
ALS NT trialled the use of a Stand Up Paddle board (SUP) at Mindil Beach to assess its value in providing additional surveillance of the aquatic environment and beach goers, while also increasing the visual presence of the Lifeguard Service on the popular beach.
ALS NT continues to expand on its profile and reputation as a reliable lifesaving service within the NT community. During 2015, ALS NT was engaged to provide First Aid and Lifeguard services at the following community events held around the Top End:
The SUP was instantly successful – on the first day of use, the Lifeguard sighted a large 14ft bull shark in shallow waters and all patrons were safely evacuated out of the water.
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Over the last few years, the number of visitors to Mindil Beach has been steadily increasing and the number of interactions between the Lifeguards and beach visitors has doubled. To assist Lifeguards to interact with the public they received additional training focussed on increasing their personal knowledge of the area and activities in Darwin. Lifeguards were also encouraged to utilise the water more to reassure the public it was safe to enter the water.
Adelaide River Retro Race Day, Electric Storm Music Festival, Seaside Sounds Music Festival, Swimming NT Open Water Championships, Swimming NT VORGEE Pool Championships.
Each event provides Lifeguards with variation and more importantly the opportunity to develop their skills through the need to adapt to working in a different location, interacting with diverse crowds and placement in sometimescomplex situations that puts their knowledge to the test. I would like to thank my staff, interstate counterparts and Surf Life Saving Australia staff for their support and advice. Between us, we accomplished a great deal in a range of areas from policy development to equipment trials. Trevor Radburn Lifeguard Manager
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Education and Awareness
PARTICIPANTS IN SLS TRAINING COURSES
UNITS OF COMPETENCY DELIVERED
As the proverb goes, prevention is better than cure. With this in mind, SLSNT sees the provision of educational programs to our members and the wider community as a vital strategy in achieving our organisational vision. SLSNT was very glad to see the 34th Edition Public Safety and Aquatic Rescue manual published in 2015, following a lengthy revision which SLSNT was heavily involved in.
Commercial Education The Australian Lifesaving Academy NT (ALA NT), through auspicing arrangements with Surf Life Saving SA, is a registered training organisation that delivers lifesaving education to the wider NT community. The ALA NT is capable of delivering courses across a range of industries including sport, education, medical, government and administration.
PARTICIPANTS IN COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROGRAMS
Community Awareness The introduction of school students to surf sports continued in 2015, with nearly 100 students taking to Lake Alexander to learn how to paddle a board and a ski. These programs continue to be a hit with students as in many cases these are completely new skills for them to learn. Four Surfing NT programs ran, with 75 participants learning to surf the waves at the Darwin Wave Lagoon. This holidaybased program used the Wave Lagoon in the early morning before it opened and was successful in the early half of the
ALA NT utilises qualified surf lifesavers to deliver training, this ensures participants are learning from experienced and highly trained individuals. All profits made are invested back into supporting our community awareness programs and Search & Rescue team. In 2015, 469 participants learnt valuable lifesaving skills through courses such as First Aid, CPR, Advanced Resuscitation and Spinal Management.
Member Education
Above - Learning valuable lifesaving skills
Clubs experienced a significant drop in membership in 2015, including the departure of a number of long-term members. This resulted in a large amount of knowledge and experience being lost to the clubs leaving them with reduced capacity to deliver extended lifesaving training to their members.
Below - IRB crew training at Casuarina Beach
Despite this, Clubs successfully delivered core lifesaving awards – 11 Bronze Medallion and Surf Rescue Certificate courses to 74 members as well as assisting 228 junior members to achieve their junior awards. Members were recognised for their efforts in training and assessing at the 2015 Awards of Excellence – Bridget Riggs, Trainer of the Year and Leanne Kelly, Assessor of the Year. SLSNT Annual Report 2015
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Education and Awareness (cont’d) year. Unfortunately, programs in the latter half of the year were cancelled due to a lack of interest. Surf and Save Lives continues to be our most successful program with 12 courses and 185 participants in 2015. Aimed at school students this program primarily targets remote community schools when they visit Darwin. The program, run out of the Darwin Wave Lagoon, teaches participants how to paddle a board and catch waves but more importantly participants learn how to recognise a dangerous situation, such as a rip, and lifesaving CPR skills that can be taken back to their community. During Water Safety Week in September, SLSNT ran an ‘interactive’ display at Splashfest and a flare demonstration at the Mindil Beach Markets. Over 1,000 members of the public were part of both activities.
Thanks Finally, SLSNT would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of previous ALA NT Manager, Julie Snelling, who finished up in July. Julie was a driving force behind the success of the ALA NT, we would like to wish Julie and Tony well in their future endeavours. Sam Edwards Education Manager
Top - Boof the Barra checking out the SLSNT display at Splashfest. Middle - Educating the public on safe use of flares during Water Safety Week. Below - Participants getting ready to hit the waves at the Darwin Wave Lagoon as part of the Surf ‘n’ Lives program.
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Surf Sports EVENTS RUN AT NT CHAMPIONSHIPS
PARTICIPANTS IN SURF SPORT ACTIVITIES
Sport is one of the foundations of the Surf Life Saving movement with training and competition being essential tools to improve the skills required by our lifesavers to keep our NT beaches safe. Providing opportunities to participate, and compete, in surf sports is recognised by SLSNT as a key initiative to recruit and retain members.
Department of Sport & Recreation and our sport sponsors – Bennett Paddles, Fun Supply and Schweppes – for their continued support of our surf sport program.
Over the past few years surf sports in the NT has experienced enormous growth, however this growth was not matched in 2015. Unfortunately SLSNT had to cancel a number of our Championship events due to a lack of interest from members to participate – IRB State Championships, First Aid & Champion Lifesaver State Championships and the Pool Rescue State Championships.
Territory Ocean Paddling Series (TOPS)
Despite the need to cancel events, the popularity of our community paddling event, the Territory Ocean Paddling Series (TOPS) continued to grow. 2015 was a learning year for SLSNT, and the biggest learning was the importance of delivering events that are time efficient, flexible and stimulating to meet the needs of participants, our members and the wider paddling public. SLSNT wishes to thank all volunteer coaches and officials for giving up their time all year and our fantastic water safety volunteers who make our events safe for all competitors. SLSNT would also like to acknowledge the NT Government’s
NT Events Following the introduction of TOPS to the event calendar last year, the series returned bigger and better in 2015 with five events run from June to September, including a 14km downwind event from Casuarina Beach to Cullen Bay. Open to members of the paddling public, events offered participants a short course and a long course in a range of categories that included sea kayaks, dragon boats, ocean skis, outrigger canoes, stand up paddle boards, surf skis and surf boats. A total of 85 paddlers competed throughout the series utilising 9 types of paddling craft, including an ocean skull.
Surf boats, dragon boat, surf skis and outriggers battle it out during TOPS.
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Surf Sports (cont’d)
“On your marks” Nippers ready to race at the NT State Championships.
Sunset Board Paddling Series The purpose to this series is to provide members with an exciting competition that is open to all ages and abilities. A handicap system is used to even out abilities which sees for some close racing. Between April to August, 30 members competed in the five race series held at Lake Alexander. NT Surf Life Saving State Championships The NT Surf Life Saving State Championships were hosted by Broome SLSC on the 26 & 27 September and were the highlight of our sporting calendar.
Competition took place on the picturesque Cable Beach, and kicked off with the junior events on Saturday and finished with the senior events on Sunday. The Championships saw 115 members from 5 clubs compete in 168 events over the two days. Whilst the final 2 ironman events were called off due to a crocodile sighting the rest of the competition went off without a hitch. Broome SLSC proved too hard to beat at home, winning the NT Club Championship with 1063 points. Darwin SLSC finished second with 432 points, Mindil Beach 237 points, Noosa Heads 131 points and Gove Peninsula with 126 points.
Sport Development National Surf Life Saving Interstate Championships The Northern Territory competed at the 2015 National Surf Life Saving Interstate Championships in Sydney on Friday 23 January 2015. The 2015 Northline Interstate Team performed exceptionally well and Greg Edwards and Martin Koch, Darwin, compete at NT State Championships.
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Surf Sports (cont’d) the team of talented lifesavers faced tough competition from the other six states and was challenged with a large shore break on competition day. Thanks needs to be given to our friends at Surf Life Saving Queensland who helped us along the way and all of our Southern drafts who compete for us with such enthusiasm. Coaches and Officials Sport doesn’t happen without coaches and officials! SLSA has spent the last three years re-developing the National coach and official accreditation structures and courses, the most pleasing change to the new courses is the greater focus on practical learning. With the coaching courses ready to roll out early 2016, SLSNT is hopeful the new official courses will be released not long after, in time for our next season. Existing volunteers in these roles and members that wish to take on these roles will be provided with much more support in 2016.
National Review of Sport and Recreation The Board of Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) commissioned a review into sport and recreation in surf lifesaving with the purpose to understand how we can develop our sport and recreation system to meet the needs of members (current and future) and ultimately enhance achievement of surf life saving’s core purpose in the community. Members of Darwin and Mindil Beach surf life saving clubs were involved in a ‘Solutions Workshop’ run by SLSA on the 17 October. This was a great opportunity for our members to have their say in a national review and provide our thoughts and feedback from a tropical lifesaving perspective. The final report will be presented to the SLSA Board in February 2016 and SLSNT looks forward to examining the recommendations.
Grant Barnett Director of Sport
Recognition and Awards Congratulations again to the following winners from our Awards of Excellence: ••
Coach of the Year - Noah Marcroft (Mindil Beach)
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Official of the Year - Beryl Edwards (Darwin)
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Athlete of the Year - Chad Blenkinship (Darwin)
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Youth Athlete of the Year - Georgia Koch (Darwin) ‘Heads down’ Beach Flags at National Interstates, Newport.
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Fundraising and our Partners
RAISED AT RED & YELLOW BALL TOTAL FUNDS RAISED As a not-for-profit organisation SLSNT, relies heavily on the generosity and support of the local community to ensure our skilled volunteer lifesavers are able to continue patrolling our beautiful Top End beaches. In these difficult economic times, SLSNT is extremely appreciative of all support received. All funds raised go towards the continuation of our lifesaving activities, through the maintenance and replacement of rescue equipment, enhancing our training and development programs and expanding community safety initiatives.
‘Be A Lifesaver’ campaign In late 2014, SLSNT partnered with Surf Life Saving Australia to create one of the organisation’s largest national fundraising initiative. The ‘Be A Lifesaver’ campaign was developed as a result of market research which showed the public did not view Surf Life Saving as a charity in need of support. The ‘Be A Lifesaver’ campaign features television and radio commercials that ran through the 2015 summer, and whilst outside of the SLSNT season were well supported by our local media networks.
Red & Yellow Ball With the generous support of Westpac, SLSNT hosted our inaugural Red & Yellow Ball in the Grand Ballroom at SkyCity Darwin on Saturday 5 September. The night was a great success, featuring live entertainment from Lionel Cole, the Tatty Tenors and local band Silverback as well as auctions and raffle designed to raise funds to use towards the purchase of a new Offshore Rescue Boat. Through the generosity of everyone that attended over $25 000 was raised. SLSNT would like to acknowledge the assistance from our valued partner Westpac, in particular Mr Mungo O’Brien, Mr Steve Purkis and Ms Janelle Farrell, who were invaluable in coordinating this very successful event.
Tatty Tenors performing at the Red & Yellow Ball.
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Fundraising and our Partners (cont’d) We would also like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their kind donation of auction items. Mr Bob Creek Brad’s Sound Crocosaurus Cove Darwin Outrigger Club Darwin Surf Life Saving Club Darwin Waterfront Warriors Fitzroy Island Resort Mr Frank Costa AO Fun Supply Gemtree Wines Hardy Aviation
Harvey Norman HB Group HG Fitness Hilton Hotels Janelle Farrell Jenz Jewelz Mindil Beach Sunset Markets Northern Pest Control Outback Floatplane Adventures
Outstation – art from art centres Palms City Resort Parap Fine Foods Paspaley Pearls Paul Arnold Photography Salsita Dance School Shed Boss Spirit of Darwin Mr Steve Purkis
Sarrita King via Dreamtime Elements Surf Life Saving QLD Territory Guided Fishing The Precinct Top End Blues Supporter Group UniPrint Wharf One
Surf Life Saving Foundation The Surf Life Saving Foundation’s Grant Seeking Unit (GSU) is a national grant research and writing support unit for Surf Life Saving entities across Australia. The GSU’s focus is to research appropriate grant opportunities from private trusts, foundations and relevant government agencies. The GSU also provides grant writing support and advice to SLSNT clubs, which enables clubs to gain equipment that otherwise would have taken some time to acquire. In 2015, the GSU assisted NT clubs to receive $16 282 in funding through successful grant applications.
Beach Safety Equipment Fund The Australian Government, through the Beach Safety Equipment Fund (BSEF) provided each NT Surf Life Saving Club with $5 000 to purchase vital safety equipment. This grant is part of a national program to ensure that Australia’s Surf Life Saving Clubs are better equipped to reduce the nation’s coastal drowning toll. The BSEF is now in its second year and will continue until 2018.
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Fundraising and our Partners (cont’d) Major National Partners
As a Major National Partner of Surf Life Saving Australia, DHL has been helping Surf Lifesavers deliver safer beaches since 2003. DHL is the global market leader in the logistics and transportation industry and shares many core values with Surf Life Saving Australia including speed, passion and a cando attitude.
Westpac has been proudly partnering with Surf Life Saving Australia for 42 years. In what is the longest corporate community partnership in Australia, Westpac has supported the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLRHS). The oldest civilian search and rescue service in Australia WLRHS has performed more than 70,000 missions nationally. Since its inception in 1973, no one has paid to be rescued. With a rescue fleet of 16 helicopters and 2 rescue boats across 13 bases nationally, the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service is a vital extension of SLSA’s front-line services.
Telstra has been a proud Major National Partner of Surf Life Saving Australia for over 10 years. Through both grants and educational programs in metro, rural and regional communities, Telstra has played a role in ensuring Australian’s enjoy their time at the beach safely.
NT Partners
CartGIS has been instrumental in managing the upgrade of SLSNT’s surf radio network. Based in Victoria, CartGiS is a leading consultancy services business in the Radio Communications, Emergency Management, Fire Evacuation & Cartography Industries.
The continued support of the NT Government through the Department of Sport and Recreation enables SLSNT to develop and deliver programs that encourages active participation from both our members and the wider community.
Schweppes Australia is a leading company in the Australian non-alcoholic beverage market and has been in partnership with SLSNT since 2013, supporting our surf sports activites.
Darwin Thrifty Car Rental is a prominent locally owned business and long-standing partner of SLSNT, whose support ensures SLSNT is able to provide valuable lifesaving training and education to the wider community.
NT Supporters A number of organisations generously supported SLSNT by providing value in kind products or greatly discounted items that helped to keep our operating costs to a minimum. Bennett Paddles Bernborough Club BRP City of Darwin Fun Supply ITS Communications
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Shed Boss The Yacht Shop Toll Marine Logistics Wheelhouse Marine UniPrint Ward Kellar
Membership
FEMALE MEMBERSHIP
MEMBERS UNDER 18 TOTAL MEMBERS
Club Membership
Awards of Excellence
Clubs experienced a significant decline in membership this year, approximately 33% overall, especially noticeable in the Active member category which dropped nearly 50%.
Surf Life Saving relies heavily on its members and it is important that the dedication and professionalism shown by our members each season is recognised.
The closure of the refinery and reduction in workforce living in Gove continues to affect membership of the Gove Peninsula SLSC, and an incident between a kite surfer and a crocodile at the start of the 2015 season definitely affected the interest from locals joining one of the two Darwin clubs. It is pleasing to note that despite the decline in membership, Surf Life Saving in the NT continues to attract members at an almost 50/50 gender split. In the coming years, SLSNT will focus on raising the profile of surf lifesaving as an activity of choice, one that the public want to be a part of and involved in. Greater publicity is needed on the precautions clubs take to ensure the safety of members participating in the ocean to encourage families to sign up junior members. SLSNT, and the clubs, also need to consider developing programs that familiarise the public with surf lifesaving and our aquatic environment in nonthreatening locations such as Lake Alexander and the Darwin Waterfront.
Held at the Doubletree by Hilton Darwin on 28 November, the SLSNT Awards of Excellence recognised the outstanding achievements and contributions by members in all aspects of Surf Life Saving during the 2015 season.
Assessor of the Year – Ms Leanne Kelly (Darwin) Trainer of the Year – Ms Bridget Riggs (Darwin) Youth Volunteer of the Year – Ms Gabriella Salfus (Mindil Beach) Youth Athlete of the Year – Ms Georgia Koch (Darwin) Coach of the Year – Mr Noah Marcroft (Mindil Beach) Official of the Year – Ms Beryl Edwards (Darwin) Athlete of the Year – Mr Chad Blenkinship (Darwin) Lifesaving Commendation – Mr Joshua Woodrow (Darwin) Lifesaving Commendation – Mr Glenn Collins and Mr Craig Croake (SAR Team) Surf Lifesaver of the Year – Mr Luke Marcroft (Mindil Beach) Volunteer of the Year – Ms Alison Snowden (Gove Peninsula)
Above - Alison Snowden, Volunteer of the Year with SLSNT President, Bridget Riggs. Left - SLSNT Director of Lifesaving, Adam Traugott with Chad Blenkinship, Athlete of the Year SLSNT Annual Report 2015
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Membership (cont’d) Administrator’s Medal
Darwin Harbour Clean Up
The Administrator’s Medal for Outstanding Service to Surf Life Saving in the Northern Territory is a cherished legacy of the patronage of the former Administrator, Her Honour the honourable Sally Thomas AM that was first awarded in 2014.
On 26 June, members of SLSNT participated in the sixth annual Darwin Harbour Clean Up, run by the NT Seafood Council. Westpac Rescue1 and two jet skis were on hand to provide first aid but also to clean up our focus area - the cliffs below the Darwin Esplanade (Lameroo) and areas between Lameroo and Frances Bay.
Members and supporters of surf lifesaving returned to Government House on 28 May for the presentation of the second-ever Administrator’s Medal for Outstanding Service to Surf Life Saving in the Northern Territory to Alan Cross, member of Gove Peninsula SLSC and SLSNT’s Director of Lifesaving. Alan has been a stalwart of the nation’s most remote club and a wise and dedicated leader at club, Territory and national levels. He has been an active lifesaver for over 13 years and remains an active participant. He service includes being the NT Director of Lifesaving for the last five years – a time of significant growth and development in our lifesaving services – as well as a dedicated athlete and coach whom has been the NT ironman champion on many occasions.
In total 140 people and 17 boats pulled an estimated 1.6 tonne of rubbish out of the harbour, in a great show of unity by numerous water users. Congratulations to the NT Seafood Council on this great program which in 2015, won a number of awards including NT Seafood Industry Environment Award, National Seafood Industry Environment Award and the NT Landcare Awards, Coastcare Award.
Youth Development Camp SLSNT hosted our inaugural Youth Development Camp at Lakes Resort, Berry Springs from 12-14 June. The weekend culminated with the youth assisting the water safety patrol for the first TOPS event. Attended by 16 Youth, representing all three NT surf Life Saving Clubs (Darwin, Gove Peninsula and Mindil Beach), it was a great weekend and participants were involved in team and personal development, ski instruction and inter club contribution. Darwin Harbour Clean Up Crew. L-R - Claudia and Davis Gale, Tony Snelling, Greg Edwards, Luke Marcroft and Julie Snelling.
Gabriella Salfus, Mindil Beach SLSC Gabbie was awarded Youth Volunteer of the Year at the 2015 Awards of Excellence for her contribution to the Mindil Beach SLSC across a number of areas. She finished the season with over 40 volunteer patrol hours and was a valuable asset to the Nipper Coordinator. Gabbie was always available to support additional club activities, like community water safety, and is a great role model to other younger members of the club. Unfortunately Gabbie is leaving the NT in 2016 but is still keen to continue her association with Surf Life Saving – we wish her all the best.
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Club Reports
FEMALE MEMBERSHIP MEMBERS UNDER 18
TOTAL MEMBERS
Darwin SLSC I was persuaded to take on the president’s role after a few short years at this club and with about a 25 year gap between my involvement with surf lifesaving down south and my re-engagement due to my kids up here. My lack of history and experience with the Darwin club has resulted in a steep learning curve for me but I have had the luxury of a motivated, experienced and knowledgeable committee. Because of this and my experience in business I have been able to take my focus off the day to day operations of the club and look at the big picture and towards the future. I have expended my efforts in attempting to make for a more modern and vibrant club that: • Has increased membership, • Has an improved financial situation, • Offers more to members, • Increases community awareness of our club and its offerings, and • Makes the most of, and improves, the facilities and infrastructure of the club. I also dream of a situation where almost all members volunteer a little of their time regularly rather than the current and unsustainable situation of a few people doing everything. I am not yet claiming any great successes in any of these endeavours. Some of the volunteer pressures have been reduced this year as we have employed bar staff and more importantly someone to stock and organise the bar. This has been necessary as we have had a bigger than usual season with the bar and has been very worthwhile in not only reducing pressure on volunteers but on profitability and economic sustainability of the club. As we consolidate our increased income streams we can invest in further initiatives to both improve the facilities and services of the club as well as employ people to take on those roles that need more than voluntary effort. Our Saturday night functions continue to provide a solid income stream to the club and 2015 has seen the development of a new and exciting venture at the club with the opening of Café de la Plage (‘Café at the Beach’ in French).
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The club leases space to the café operators and the incredible success of this business has been somewhat overwhelming for the owners, for club members and the committee. Despite this we have worked through issues and have developed a solid relationship that is benefiting us all. Similarly late in the dry season we welcomed Jetty Fish and Chips to the club on Friday nights and we intend to continue this relationship through 2016. Both of these new initiatives at the club have quite quickly changed the character of the place and resulted in both positive and negative impacts on existing members. We certainly hope to remove or reduce the negatives and build on the positives so as to help move more towards that modern and vibrant club that I, and I hope you, desire. 2015 has seen the clubhouse and bar open to the public on Friday and Sunday nights, making the club more welcoming to new and existing members. Please remember that when we think of ‘the club’ we often refer to the buildings or the activities but ‘the club’ is actually you and I. This club is us and belongs to all of us and therefore as your representative committee we are very keen for your input and new ideas on ways to build on the wonderful and healthy lifestyle choice of being involved with surf lifesaving in the unique environment of Darwin. I hope that 2016 sees existing and new members getting involved with the club at any level of involvement they can offer. Get Involved.
Ray Hall President, Darwin Surf Life Saving Club
Club Reports (cont’d)
FEMALE MEMBERSHIP MEMBERS UNDER 18
TOTAL MEMBERS
Gove Peninsula SLSC The 2015 season started off with a very successful AGM where a new Constitution was accepted by the members, with the biggest change being a reduction from a 27 person committee down to a 9 person Management Board.
Lifesaving patrols Our active member’s numbers were low this year resulting in the club not having a set patrol roster. We did struggle to get a few patrols onto the beach, but on a positive note when we did get members to patrol everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, so there is still hope for the future. One of our better patrols was the annual Rotary Beach Volleyball day where we again served our community and provide a safe aquatic area. The big Patrol captain up above laid on an absolute beautiful day and for the first time in some years we had no marine visitors so we were able to keep the beach open for the whole event. Congratulations to one of our past patrolling members, Alan Cross who received the 2015 NT Administrators excellence in Lifesaving award, a very deserving recipient.
Member Training Unfortunately our training department also suffered from small numbers in 2015 and whilst they tried hard to train 7 Bronzie’s and 2 SRC’s we were unable to qualify them before the season’s end. I am very hopefully that they all return in 2016 and finish off what they started and gain their qualifications.
Nippers The Nippers program has another successful year with some 38 nippers achieving their national accreditation. As with the previous couple of seasons a huge thank you to our Director of Junior Activities, Ali Snowden who was ably assisted by Benn Prowse. Thank you to the parents that also helped keep the kids on the beach throughout the season. As a reward for her continuing passion and hard work with our Nippers program, Alison was awarded the 2015 GPSLSC “Dea Castelli” Volunteer of the Year. Ali then went on to receive the SLSNT Volunteer of the Year. Ali will now be a finalist at the 2016 SLSA Excellence awards, so best of luck Ali. 2015 also saw the opening of the Dea Castelli memorial Nippers Playground which has included a 10 x 10 metre shade sail. This is a great addition to the club and I am sure it will give many years of enjoyment to our nippers and visitors. Congratulations to Savanne and Noah Canobie, Macallaster Barnett and Mahlia Snowden who made the journey to Broome and participated in the NT Titles. They were joined by the one and only Alan Cross who travelled up from Karratha to compete. Our competitors were ably assisted by Marcia Barnett who helped out as the team manager and major lolly supplier. Maddi Barnett and Ali Snowden performed Surf Officials duties over the weekend and both did a great job. Finally thank you to Shaun Canobie who did an outstanding job as the team’s official driver.
Our boaties have attracted some new members and the signs are promising for them to build on what was achieved this year and maybe even compete at the 2016 NT Titles.
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Club Reports (cont’d) Social Scene Our social membership took another down turn with around a 40% reduction which is probably a true reflection of the current troubles facing our little town. As with other years I will use this report to thank the following hard working members: ••
Steve Roberts continues to perform his role quietly and efficiently in keeping the bar functioning,
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Tanya and Andreas Hoffman for again coordinating the Friday BBQ’s,
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Pete Richards for his hard work around our yards, and
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Finally thank you to all our members that helped out behind the bar, on the BBQ or around the club.
I would also like to take this opportunity to publicly thank all our club sponsors. All our sponsors big or small play a vital part in our clubs’ success over the years and we hope that we can continue our association with you all into the future. To all those contractors that constantly help out with “in kind” assistance thank you so much for your continued support. To the 2015 Management Board members, thank you for your commitment and passion in serving our great club. It has certainly been a pleasure working with you over the past 12 months.
Beach volleyball at Gove.
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On a personal note after some 7 years as a committee member I have made the very difficult decision to step down as the President. Whilst I will continue to help out wherever it is needed I feel it is time to put my family first and take a back seat in the club. It has certainly been an honour and a privilege to have been the President of this great club for the past few years and I wish the club and its members every success in the future. In closing all indications are that the bar and kitchen renovations may actual come to fruition in 2016. We also very hopeful of having a full and rewarding competition season both locally and within the NT, especially the NT Titles which will be held in Mindil Beach.
Grant Barnett President Gove Peninsula SLSC
Club Reports (cont’d)
FEMALE MEMBERSHIP MEMBERS UNDER 18
TOTAL MEMBERS
Mindil Beach SLSC Over the 2015 season, Mindil Beach Surf Life Saving Club was active in providing lifesaver patrols at Mindil Beach, supporting search & rescue operations, Nipper programs, sporting competitions along with various other water safety and first aid commitments. The clubs’ commitment to lifesaving remains unwavering and I can happily report that in 2015 no lives were lost on Mindil Beach during our lifesaving patrols. The club has begun increasing our lifesaving contribution by expanding into the provision of water safety at events, volunteering for the wet season lifesaving patrols and providing first aid at major events. Our mission is to save lives and I believe expanding our lifesaving services outside of the flags is a huge step towards achieving this fantastic goal. The club has formed valuable relationships with many organisations over the last couple of years, however, I would like to specifically acknowledge Mindil Beach Sunset Markets for their support of our junior presentation, Ward Keller for the donation of valuable lifesaving equipment and the Federal Government for providing each surf club with funds through the Beach Safety Equipment Fund.
Our annual awards night was held at the Trailer Boat Club and was a fantastic evening, thank you to all those who attended. The SLSNT awards night was a very successful night for the club with four members recognised through awards and commendations. My personal congratulations to those recognised: •• •• •• ••
Lifesaving Commendation – Glenn Collins Coach of the year – Noah Marcroft Youth Volunteer of the Year – Gabby Salfus Lifesaver of the Year – Luke Marcroft
As we head into 2016 and beyond, I am excited for the future of Mindil Beach Surf Life Saving Club and extend my thanks to all our members for the dedication to improving water safety in our community and helping shape our club into such a fantastic organisation. Yours in lifesaving Sam Edwards President Mindil Beach Surf Life Saving Club
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Statistics, Results and Financials Membership
Junior Activity Member (5-13 years)
Total
Male
Female
Total Membership
Total
Male
Female
Surf Life Saving NT
Total
Male
Female
Mindil Beach
Total
Male
Female
Gove Peninsula
Total
Male
Female
Darwin
26
30
56
19
13
32
14
17
31
59
60
119
Cadet Member (13-15 years)
6
5
11
1
4
5
2
2
9
9
18
Active (15-18 yrs)
1
3
4
2
2
4
3
5
8
6
10
16
25
28
53
12
14
26
3
10
13
40
52
92
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
34
15
49
1
1
2
35
16
51
Life Member
2
6
8
7
17
24
1
1
4
10
14
33
47
General
1
1
2
142
137
279
3
3
6
146
141
287
Honorary
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Probationary
8
8
16
4
2
6
1
1
12
11
23
Non Member Participants
156
260
416
156
260
416
103
97
200
189
191
380
27
38
65
160
270
430
479
596 1075
Active (18yrs and over) inc Reserve Active Award Member Associate
LEGEND
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Territory Ocean Paddling Series
Broome – Broome Surf Life Saving Club (WA) Darwin – Darwin Surf Life Saving Club (NT)
SUP Open Male
Tony James
Gove Peninsula – Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club (NT)
SUP Open Female
Val Nullet
Mindil Beach – Mindil Beach Surf Life Saving Club (NT)
SUP Masters Male 60+
Bruce Curran
Noosa – Noosa Headlands Surf Life Saving Club (QLD)
SUP Masters Female 60+
Fran Curren
Torquay - Torquay Surf Life Saving Club (Vic)
Most Improved SUP
Vicky Collister
Surf Ski Open Male
Skip Hall
Surf Ski Open Female
Georgia Koch
Surf Ski U20 Male
Mitch Hardy / Luke Marcroft
Surf Ski U20 Female
Kiah Hazel
Surf Boats Open
Bradbury Stingers
Plastic Skis
Daniel Eakins / Grayson McKinley
SUP - Stand Up Paddle Board
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A special mention to the Arafura Outriggers for the competition and Alistair Burns who was a standout in his personal skull.
Statistics, Results and Financials (cont’d) Sunset Board Racing Series WOMEN
MEN Overall Position
Name
Overall Position
Name
1
Luke Marcroft
1
Georgia Koch
2
Chad Blenkinship
2
Bridget Riggs
3
Peregrine Riggs
3
Arnica Clappis
4
Skip Hall
4
Alice Milikins
5
Noah Marcroft
5
Hannah
6
Rob Van Wessel
6
Kiah Hazel
7
Ryan Blenkinship
7
Lauren Mc Skimming
8
Ben Tumelty
8
Emily
9
Wayne McMahon
9
Tahni Gordon
10
Josh Burroughs
10
Eva
11
Matt Fox
11
Sol-T
12
Josh Woodrow
Equal 13
Mark Edwards
Equal 13
Tony Snelling
15
Chris Milikins
16
Daniel Lang
17
Johnno
Equal 18
Riley
Equal 18
Martin Koch
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Statistics, Results and Financials (cont’d) NT Championships Club Champions
Age Champions - Senior U15 Male – Daniel Ralph (Broome) U15 Female – Hannah Stowers (Darwin) U17 Female – Georgia Koch (Darwin) U17 Male – Ryan Blenkinship (Darwin) U19 Male – Jordan Fay (Broome) Open Male – Jack Castellarin & David Aristei (Broome) Open Female – Carrie Selten (Broome) Masters Female – Carrie Selten (Broome) Masters Male– Alan Cross (Gove Peninsula)
Total Points Broome
1063
Darwin
432
Mindil Beach
237
Noosa Heads
131
Gove Peninsula
126
Age Champions - Junior U8 Female – Molly Boyd (Broome) U8 Male – Carlo Moltony (Broome) U9 Female – Sahara Mueller (Broome) U9 Male – Riley Oldfield (Broome) U10 Female – Imogen Famlonga (Broome) U10 Male – Johnny Dale (Broome) U11 Female – Talia Wilkinson (Broome)
U11 Male – Liam Foley (Broome) U12 Female – Emma Pager (Broome) U12 Male – Oliver Stevenson (Broome) U13 Female – Hailey Ryan-Leach (Mindil Beach) U13 Male – Benjamin Tumelty (Mindil Beach) U14 Male – Daniel Ralph (Broome)
Juniors U08-U11 Wade Relay 1 Broome Team E 2 Broome Team D 3 Broome Team C U08-U14 Beach Relay 1 Broome Team A 2 Darwin Team A 3 Broome Team D U09/U10 Mixed Cameron Relay 1 Darwin Team A 2 Broome Team A 3 Broome Team B U11/U12 Mixed Board Rescue 1 Broome Team A 2 Broome Team C 3 Broome Team D U11/U12 Mixed Cameron Relay 1 Broome Team A 2 Broome Team C 3 Broome Team B U13/U14 Mixed Board Rescue 1 Broome Team B 2 Darwin Team A 3 Mindil Beach Team A Under 8 Female Beach Flags 1 Bowd, Molly: Broome 2 Highland, Tahli: Darwin
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Under 8 Female Beach Sprint 1 Bowd, Molly: Broome 2 Highland, Tahli: Darwin Under 8 Female Wade 1 Bowd, Molly: Broome 2 Highland, Tahli: Darwin 3 Pusep, Liisi: Broome Under 8 Male Beach Flags 1 Moltoni, Carlo: Broome Under 8 Male Beach Sprint 1 Moltoni, Carlo: Broome Under 8 Male Wade 1 Moltoni, Carlo: Broome Under 9 Female Beach Flags 1 Mueller, Sahara: Broome 2 Moore, Emily: Mindil Beach 3 Burman, Bridget: Darwin Under 9 Female Beach Sprints 1 Mueller, Sahara: Broome 2 Moore, Emily: Mindil Beach 3 Krantz, Pearl: Darwin Under 9 Female Board Race 1 Moore, Emily: Mindil Beach 2 Mueller, Sahara: Broome 3 Krants, Pearl: Darwin
Under 9 Surf Race 1 Mueller, Sahara: Broome 2 Burman, Bridget: Darwin 3 Moore, Emily: Mindil Beach
Under 10 Female Board Race 1 Pusep, Torah: Broome 2 Famlonga, Imogen: Broome 3 Selten, Jenna: Broome
Under 9 Male Beach Flags 1 Oldfield, Riley: Broome 2 Famlonga, Lachlan: Broome 3 Rose, Louis: Mindil Beach
Under 10 Female Surf Race 1 Famlonga, Imogen: Broome 2 Pusep, Torah: Broome
Under 9 Male Beach Sprints 1 Cockman, Chad: Broome 2 Rose, Louis: Mindil Beach 3 Oldfield, Riley: Broome Under 9 Male Board Race 1 Rose, Louis: Mindil Beach 2 Famlonga, Lachlan: Broome 3 Oldfield, Riley: Broome Under 9 Male Surf Race 1 Oldfield, Riley: Broome 2 Famlonga, Lachlan: Broome 3 Rose, Louis: Mindil Beach Under 10 Female Beach Flags 1 Famlonga, Imogen: Broome 2 Pusep, Torah: Broome Under 10 Female Beach Sprints 1 Famlonga, Imogen: Broome 2 Pusep, Torah: Broome
Under 10 Male Beach Flags 1 Dale, Johnny: Broome 2 Stamp, Cody: Darwin 3 Fox, Harrison: Broome Under 10 Male Beach Sprints 1 Dale, Johnny: Broome 2 Highland, Forster: Darwin 3 Stamp, Cody: Darwin Under 10 Male Board Race 1 Stamp, Cody: Darwin 2 Bowd, Jai: Broome 3 Dale, Johnny: Broome Under 10 Male Surf Race 1 Bowd, Jai: Broome 2 Van Wessel, Adam: Darwin 3 Dale, Johnny: Broome Under 11 Female Beach Flags 1 Stevenson, Leah: Broome 2 Wilkinson, Talia: Broome 3 Moore, Amber: Mindil Beach
Statistics, Results and Financials (cont’d) Under 11 Female Beach Sprint 1 Stevenson, Leah: Broome 2 Roe, Nekomi: Broome 3 Wilkinson, Talia: Broome
Under 11 Male Surf Race 1 Foley, Liam: Broome 2 Beadle, Max: Broome 3 Dale, Jericho: Broome
Under 11 Female Board Race 1 Wilkinson, Talia: Broome 2 Davies, Sara: Broome 3 Moore, Amber: Mindil Beach
Under 12 Female Beach Flags 1 Pager, Emma: Broome 2 Selten, Erin: Broome 3 Fox, Alexis: Broome
Under 11 Female Ironwoman 1 Wilkinson, Talia: Broome 2 Davies, Sara: Broome 3 Roe, Nekomi: Broome
Under 12 Female Beach Sprints 1 Pager, Emma: Broome 2 Fox, Alexis: Broome 3 Kent, Gemma: Broome
Under 11 Female Surf Race 1 Wilkinson, Talia: Broome 2 Davies, Sara: Broome 3 Foley, Lucinda: Broome
Under 12 Female Board Race 1 Pager, Emma: Broome 2 Kent, Gemma: Broome 3 Selten, Erin: Broome
Under 13 Female Board Race 1 Ryan-Leach, Hailey: Mindil Beach 2 Hall, Rasheeda: Darwin
Under 11 Male Beach Flags 1 Dale, Jericho: Broome 2 Foley, Liam: Broome 3 Beadle, Max: Broome
Under 12 Female Ironwoman 1 Kent, Gemma: Broome 2 Pager, Emma: Broome
Under 13 Female Ironwoman 1 Ryan-Leach, Hailey: Mindil Beach 2 Hall, Rasheeda: Darwin
Under 12 Female Surf Race 1 Kent, Gemma: Broome 2 Pager, Emma: Broome 3 Fox, Alexis: Broome
Under 13 Female Surf Race 1 Ryan-Leach, Hailey: Mindil Beach 2 Hall, Rasheeda: Darwin
Under 11 Male Beach Sprint 1 Dale, Jericho: Broome 2 Foley, Liam: Broome 3 Moltoni, Leo: Broome Under 11 Male Board Race 1 Foley, Liam: Broome 2 Beadle, Max: Broome 3 Dale, Jericho: Broome Under 11 Male Ironman 1 Foley, Liam: Broome 2 Dale, Jericho: Broome 3 Beadle, Max: Broome
Under 12 Male Beach Flags 1 Stevenson, Oliver: Broome Under 12 Male Beach Sprints 1 Stevenson, Oliver: Broome Under 12 Male Board Race 1 Stevenson, Oliver: Broome
Under 12 Male Ironman 1 Stevenson, Oliver: Broome 2 Ralph, Nathan: Broome Under 12 Male Surf Race 1 Ralph, Nathan: Broome 2 Stevenson, Oliver: Broome Under 13 Female Beach Flags 1 Hall, Rasheeda: Darwin 2 Ryan-Leach, Hailey: Mindil Beach Under 13 Female Beach Sprints 1 Hall, Rasheeda: Darwin 2 Ryan-Leach, Hailey: Mindil Beach
Under 13 Male Beach Flags 1 Rose, Noah: Mindil Beach 2 Tumelty, Benjamin: Mindil Beach 3 Krantz, Martin: Darwin
Under 13 Male Board Race 1 Tumelty, Benjamin: Mindil Beach 2 Krantz, Martin: Darwin 3 Foley, Kieran: Broome Under 13 Male Ironman 1 Tumelty, Benjamin: Mindil Beach 2 Krantz, Martin: Darwin 3 Rose, Noah: Mindil Beach Under 13 Male Surf Race 1 Tumelty, Benjamin: Mindil Beach 2 Krantz, Martin: Darwin 3 Foley, Kieran: Broome Under 14 Male Beach Flags 1 Ralph, Daniel: Broome 2 Barnett, Macallaster: Gove Peninsula Under 14 Male Beach Sprints 1 Ralph, Daniel: Broome 2 Barnett, Macallaster: Gove Peninsula Under 14 Male Board Race 1 Ralph, Daniel: Broome 2 Barnett, Macallaster: Gove Peninsula Under 14 Male Ironman 1 Ralph, Daniel: Broome
Under 13 Male Beach Sprints 1 Krantz, Martin: Darwin 2 Rose, Noah: Mindil Beach 3 Tumelty, Benjamin: Mindil Beach
Under 14 Male Surf Race 1 Ralph, Daniel: Broome 2 Barnett, Macallaster: Gove Peninsula
Under 17 Female Beach Sprints 1 Lane, Chelsea: Broome 2 Canobie, Savanne: Gove Peninsula 3 Koch, Georgia: Darwin
Under 17 Female Surf Race 1 McSkimming, Lauren: Mindil Beach 2 Cole, Belinda: Broome 3 Koch, Georgia: Darwin
Seniors Under 15 Mixed Board Rescue 1 Gove Peninsula Under 15 Female Beach Flags 1 Snowden, Mahlia: Gove Peninsula 2 Stowers, Hannah: Darwin Under 15 Female Beach Sprints 1 Snowden, Mahlia: Gove Peninsula 2 Stowers, Hannah: Darwin Under 15 Female Board Race 1 Stowers, Hannah: Darwin 2 Snowden, Mahlia: Gove Peninsula Under 15 Female Ironwoman 1 Stowers, Hannah: Darwin 2 Snowden, Mahlia: Gove Peninsula
Under 15 Female Surf Race 1 Stowers, Hannah: Darwin 2 Snowden, Mahlia: Gove Peninsula Under 15 Male Beach Flags 1 Ralph, Daniel: Broome 2 Barnett, Macallester: Gove Peninsula Under 17 Mixed Board Rescue 1 Darwin Team B 2 Broome Team C 3 Broome Team A Under 17 Female Beach Flags 1 Lane, Chelsea: Broome 2 Koch, Georgia: Darwin 3 Canobie, Savanne: Gove Peninsula
Under 17 Female Board Race 1 McSkimming, Lauren: Mindil Beach 2 Lane, Chelsea: Broome 3 Koch, Georgia: Darwin
Under 17 Male Beach Flags 1 Miller, James: Broome 2 Blenkinship, Ryan: Darwin 3 Woodrow, Joshua: Darwin
Under 17 Female Single Ski 1 McSkimming, Lauren: Mindil Beach 2 Koch, Georgia: Darwin
Under 17 Male Beach Sprints 1 Miller, James: Broome 2 Blenkinship, Ryan: Darwin 3 Woodrow, Joshua: Darwin
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Statistics, Results and Financials (cont’d) Under 17 Male Board Race 1 Blenkinship, Ryan: Darwin 2 Miller, James: Broome 3 Woodrow, Joshua: Darwin
Open Mixed Board Rescue 1 Noosa Heads Team B 2 Noosa Heads Team C 3 Broome Team C
Under 17 Male Single Ski 1 Blenkinship, Ryan: Darwin 2 Woodrow, Joshua: Darwin
Open Mixed Double Ski 1 Noosa Heads Team A 2 Broome Team B 3 Broome Team A
Under 17 Male Surf Race 1 Blenkinship, Ryan: Darwin 2 Miller, James: Broome 3 Woodrow, Joshua: Darwin Under 19 Male Beach Flags 1 Blenkinship, Chad: Noosa Heads 2 Hardy, Mitchell: Noosa Heads 3 Marcroft, Luke: Noosa Heads Under 19 Male Beach Sprints 1 Blenkinship, Chad: Noosa Heads 2 Hardy, Mitchell: Noosa Heads 3 Fay, Jordan: Broome Under 19 Male Board Race 1 Blenkinship, Chad: Noosa Heads 2 Fay, Jordan: Broome 3 Marcroft, Luke: Noosa Heads Under 19 Male Single Ski 1 Hardy, Mitchell: Noosa Heads 2 Blenkinship, Chad: Noosa Heads 3 Marcroft, Luke: Noosa Heads Under 19 Male Surf Race 1 Blenkinship, Chad: Noosa Heads
Open Mixed Lifesaver Relay 9 BoatBoardSkiSwimRun 1 Broome Team A 2 Noosa Heads Team A 3 Mindil Beach Team A Open Mixed Ski Relay (3) 1 Noosa Heads Team A 2 Broome Team A 3 Mindil Beach Team A Open Female Beach Flags 1 Butterwoth, Karri: Darwin 2 Selten, Carrie: Broome 3 Canobie, Savanne: Gove Peninsula SLSC Open Female Beach Relay (4) 1 Broome Team A 2 Darwin Team A Open Female Beach Sprint 1 Selten, Carrie: Broome 2 Lane, Chelsea: Broome 3 Canobie, Savanne: Gove Peninsula SLSC
Open Mixed Board Relay (3) 1 Broome Team A 2 Broome Team B 3 Mindil Beach Team A
Open Female Board Race 1 McSkimming, Shannon: Mindil Beach 2 Selten, Carrie: Broome 3 McSkimming, Lauren: Mindil Beach Open Female Double Ski 1 Broome Team A 2 Darwin Team A 3 Broome Team B Open Female Single Ski 1 Sleten, Carrie: Broome 2 Turner, Carrie: Darwin 3 Gardiner, Jo-Anne: Darwin Open Female Surf Boat 1 Broome Team A 2 Darwin Team A 3 Darwin Team B Open Female Surf Race 1 McSkimming, Lauren: Mindil Beach 2 McSkimming, Shannon: Mindil Beach 3 Cole, Belinda: Broome
Open Male Beach Relay (4) 1 Broome Team A 2 Broome Team B 3 Darwin Team A Open Male Beach Sprint 1 Blenkinship, Chad: Noosa Heads 2 Miller, James: Broome 3 Hardy, Mitchell: Noosa Heads Open Male Board Race 1 Blenkinship, Chad: Noosa Heads 2 Marcroft, Luke: Noosa Heads 3 Cross, Alan: Gove Peninsula Open Male Double Ski 1 Noosa Heads Team C 2 Noosa Heads Team A 3 Broome Team C Open Male Single Ski 1 Hall, Jody: Noosa Heads 2 Cross, Alan: Gove Peninsula 3 Marcroft, Luke: Noosa Heads Open Male Surf Boat 1 Broome Team A 2 Darwin Team A
Open Female Taplin (3) 1 Broome Team A 2 Darwin Team A 3 Mindil Beach Team A
Open Male Surf Race 1 Castellarin, Jack: Broome 2 Mckay, Tamlan: Broome 3 Blenkinship, Chad: Noosa Heads
Open Male Beach Flags 1 Blenkinship, Chad: Noosa Heads 2 Stewart, Jon: Broome 3 Miller, James: Broome
Open Male Taplin (3) 1 Noosa Heads Team A 2 Broome Team A 3 Broome Team B
Masters Masters Mixed Board Rescue 1 Broome Team D 2 Broome Team B 3 Broome Team F
Masters Female Board Race 1 Selten, Carrie: Broome 2 Gardiner, Jo-Anne: Darwin 3 Dixon, Donna: Broome
Masters Male Beach Flags 1 Stevenson, Simon: Broome 2 Hardy, Paul: Darwin 3 Koch, Martin: Darwin
Masters Male Ironman 1 Cross, Alan: Gove Peninsula 2 Cockman, Eric: Broome 3 McMahon, Wayne: Mindil Beach
Masters Females Beach Flags 1 Selten, Carrie: Broome 2 Beadle, Rachel: Broome 3 Standley, Heather: Darwin
Masters Female Ironwoman 1 Gardiner, Jo-Anne: Darwin
Masters Male Beach Sprint 1 Stevenson, Simon: Broome 2 Hardy, Paul: Darwin 3 Koch, Martin: Darwin
Masters Male Single Ski 1 Cross, Alan: Gove Peninsula 2 Hall, Jody: Noosa Heads 3 Cockman, Eric: Broome
Masters Male Board Race 1 Cross, Alan: Gove Peninsula 2 Van Wessel, Robert: Darwin 3 Stevenson, Simon: Broome
Masters Male Surf Race 1 Wilkinson, Robert: Broome 2 Cross, Alan: Gove Peninsula 3 Moltoni, Adam: Broome
Masters Female Beach Sprints 1 Selten, Carrie: Broome 2 Moore, Suzette: Mindil Beach 3 Standley, Heather: Darwin
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Statistics, Results and Financials (cont’d) 2015 Interstate Championships 2015 Northline Interstate Team Youth
Open
Team Management
Tahni Gordon (Mindil Beach) Luke Marcroft (Mindil Beach) Noah Marcroft (Mindil Beach) Mitch Hardy (Mindil Beach) Chad Blenkinship (Darwin) Soraya Scott (North QLD) Zoe Breitkreutz (North QLD) Meahgan Cass (North QLD) Cody Roth (North QLD) Laura Shorter (NSW Draft)
Matt Fox (Darwin) Kiah Hazel (Mindil Beach) Hayden Lester (North QLD) Finlay Cavanagh (North QLD) Tim Schofield (NSW Draft) Maddison Prior (NSW Draft) Tahnee Flemming (NSW Draft)
Manager – Sam Edwards (Mindil Beach) Coach – Skip Hall (Mindil Beach) Assistant Coach – Craig Holden (North QLD)
Point Score Youth
THE YOUTH EVENTS TROPHY
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
Points
153.00
63.00
146.00
83.00
122.00
76.00
34.00
Placing
1
6
2
4
3
5
7
Open
THE OPEN EVENTS TROPHY
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
Points
148.00
89.00
150.00
60.00
101.00
67.00
64.00
Placing
2
4
1
7
3
5
6
2015 Northline NT Interstate Team.
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Statistics, Results and Financials (cont’d) 2015 Interstate Championships (cont) Results Open Ironwoman 8 Maddison Prior 11 Tahnee Fleming
Open Male Surf Race 4 Timothy Schofield 14 Hayden Lester
Open Female Ski Race 2 Tahnee Fleming 7 Maddison Prior
Youth Ironwoman 13 Tahni Gordon 14 Lauren McElhinney
Youth Male Surf Race 11 Cody Rofe 14 Chad Blenkenship
Youth Female Ski Race 11 Zoe Breitkreutz 13 Tahni Gordon
Open Ironman 6 Timothy Schofield
Open Female Beach Flags 4 Northern Territory
Open Male Ski Race 13 Finlay Cavanugh 14 Hayden Lester
Youth Ironman 13 Luke Marcroft 14 Chad Blenkenship
Youth Female Beach Flags 6 Northern Territory
Open Female Surf Race 8 Maddison Prior 14 Kiah Hazel
Open Male Beach Flags 6 Northern Territory Youth Male Beach Flags 6 Northern Territory
Youth Female Surf Race 8 Soraya Scott
Open Male Board Race 6 Timothy Schofield Youth Male Board Race 11 Cody Rofe 13 Luke Marcroft Open Female Beach Sprint 1 Laura Shorter Youth Female Beach Sprint 6 Meahgan Cass
Youth Male Ski Race 12 Mitch Hardy 14 Noah Marcroft
Open Male Beach Sprint 6 Northern Territory
Open Female Board Race 9 Tahnee Fleming
Youth Male Beach Sprint 6 Chad Blenkenship
Youth Female Board Race 8 Zoe Breitkreutz 14 Tahni Gordon
2016 Interstate Championships Interstate Team The Northern Territory Interstate Youth Team selected to compete at the 2016 National Surf Life Saving Interstate Championships on 8 January 2016 were announced in 2015. Results will be included in the 2016 Annual Report. Youth
Team Management
Luke Marcroft (Noosa)
Manager – Wayne McMahon (Darwin)
Noah Marcroft (Noosa)
Coach – Dave Strahan (Torquay)
Mitch Hardy (Noosa) Chad Blenkinship (Noosa) Ryan Blenkinship (Darwin) Georgia Koch (Darwin) Chelsea Lane (Broome) Zoe Breitkreutz (North QLD) Cody Roth (North QLD) Claudia Finney (North QLD) Darcy Sattler (North QLD) Chloe Alcorn (North QLD)
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SPECIAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL REPORT
For the year ended 31st December 2015
Contents
Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 40 Statement of financial position
41
Statement of changes in equity
42
Notes to the financial statements Statement by the Management Committee Independent auditor’s report
43 - 49 50 51 - 52
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Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income For the year ended 31 December 2015
Note
2015
2014
$
$
2,138,469
2,168,940
21,708
373,137
(2,074,215)
(2,164,071)
Result from operating activities
85,962
378,006
Finance income
25,393
26,834
111,355
404,840
-
-
111,355
404,840
Revenue
5
Other income Expenses
Profit for the period Other comprehensive income Total other comprehensive income for the period
6
The accompanying notes on pages 43 to 49 form part of and are to be read in conjunction with the financial statements.
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Statement of financial position As at 31 December 2015
Note
2015
2014
$
$
Assets Cash and cash equivalents
7
Trade and other receivables Investments
8
Prepayments Total current assets Property, plant and equipment Total non-current assets Total assets
9
630,849
476,517
111,864
109,626
475,600
576,385
13,464
4,661
1,231,777
1,167,189
116,073
76,161
116,073
76,161
1,347,850
1,243,350
4,180
7,580
Liabilities Trade creditors Other payables
86,816
59,531
Deferred income
74,351
82,477
165,347
149,588
Provision
30,388
53,002
Total non-current liabilities
30,388
53,002
195,735
202,590
1,152,115
1,040,760
Accumulated funds
1,152,115
1,040,760
Total equity
1,152,115
1,040,760
Total current liabilities
Total liabilities Net Assets Equity
The accompanying notes on pages 43 to 49 form part of and are to be read in conjunction with the financial statements. SLSNT Annual Report 2015
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Statement of changes in equity For the year ended 31 December 2015
Accumulated Funds
Total Equity
Balance at 1 January 2014
635,920
635,920
Profit for the period
404,840
404,840
Other comprehensive income
-
-
Balance at 31 December 2014
1,040,760
1,040,760
Balance at 1 January 2015
1,040,760
1,040,760
111,355
111,355
Other comprehensive income
-
-
Balance at 31 December 2015
1,152,115
1,152,115
Profit for the period
The accompanying notes on pages 43 to 49 form part of and are to be read in conjunction with the financial statements.
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Surf Life Saving Northern Territory Incorporated
1.
Reporting entity Surf Life Saving Northern Territory Incorporated (the “Association”) is an Entity domiciled in Australia. The address of the Association's registered office is: Surf House 62 Aralia Street, Nightcliff, NT 0810 The Association is a volunteer based, not-for-profit community service organisation and primarily is involved on providing an essential lifesaving service to the Northern Territory community. The Association is not a reporting entity because in the committee’s opinion there are likely to exist users who are able to command the preparation of reports tailored so as to satisfy all of their information needs. Every attempt has been made to satisfy the requirements of the association’s Constitution and the Associations Act.
2.
Basis of preparation
(a)
Statement of compliance The special purpose financial report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the recognition and measurement aspects of all applicable Australian Accounting Standards (AASBs) adopted by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and other authoritative pronouncements of the AASB that have a material effect. The financial report does not include the disclosure requirements of the following pronouncements having a material effect: ••
AASB 101
Presentation of Financial Statements
••
AASB 107
Statement of Cash Flows
••
AASB 7
Financial Instruments: Disclosures
••
AASB 124
Related Party Disclosures
The financial statements do not comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The financial statements were approved by the Management Committee on 04 March 2016.
(b)
Basis of measurement The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis.
(c)
Functional and presentation currency These financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is the Association’s functional currency.
(d)
Use of estimates and judgements The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected.
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3.
Significant accounting policies The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these financial statements.
(a)
Non-derivative financial instruments Nonderivative financial instruments comprise trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, other investments, loan receivables and trade and other payables. Nonderivative financial instruments are recognised initially at fair value plus, for instruments not at fair value through profit or loss, any directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition nonderivative financial instruments are measured as described below. Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and call deposits with original maturities of three months or less from acquisition date that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in fair value and are used by the Association in the management of its short term commitments. Receivables Receivables are financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Such assets are recognised initially at fair value plus any directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses. Receivables comprise cash and cash equivalents, other investments and, trade and other receivables. Other Other nonderivative financial instruments are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses.
(b) Impairment (i)
Financial assets A financial asset is assessed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any objective evidence that it is impaired. A financial asset is considered to be impaired if objective evidence indicates that one or more events have had a negative effect on the estimated future cash flows of that asset. An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortised cost is calculated as the difference between its carrying amount, and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate. Individually significant financial assets are tested for impairment on an individual basis. The remaining financial assets are assessed collectively in groups that share similar credit risk characteristics. All impairment losses are recognised in profit or loss. An impairment loss is reversed if the reversal can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognised. For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the reversal is recognised in profit or loss. For availableforsale financial assets that are equity securities, the reversal is recognised directly in equity.
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3.
Significant accounting policies (continued)
(b)
Impairment (continued) (ii)
Nonfinancial assets The carrying amounts of the Association’s nonfinancial assets, other than inventories are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists then the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. For goodwill and intangible assets that have indefinite lives or that are not yet available for use, the recoverable amount is estimated each year at the same time. The recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. For the purpose of impairment testing, assets are grouped together into the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or groups of assets (the “cash-generating unit”). The goodwill acquired in a business combination, for the purposes of impairment testing, is allocated to cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination. An impairment loss is recognised if the carrying amount of an asset or its cashgenerating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognised in profit or loss. Impairment losses recognised in respect of cashgenerating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the units and then to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the unit (group of units) on a pro rata basis. An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed. In respect of other assets, impairment losses recognised in prior periods are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that the loss has decreased or no longer exists. An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortisation, if no impairment loss had been recognised.
(c)
Employee benefits (i)
Defined contribution plans A defined contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further amounts. Obligations for contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as a personnel expense in profit or loss when they are due. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that a cash refund or a reduction in future payments is available.
(ii)
Other longterm employee benefits The Association’s net obligation in respect of longterm employee benefits is the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods plus related on costs; that benefit is discounted to determine its present value, and the fair value of any related assets is deducted. The discount rate is the yield at the reporting date on government bonds that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the Association’s obligations.
(iii)
Termination benefits Termination benefits are recognised as an expense when the Association is demonstrably committed, without realistic possibility of withdrawal, to a formal detailed plan to either terminate employment before the normal retirement date, or to provide termination benefits as a result of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy. Termination benefits for voluntary redundancies are recognised as an expense if the Association has made an offer encouraging voluntary redundancy, it is probable that the offer will be accepted, and the number of acceptances can be estimated reliably.
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3.
Significant accounting policies (continued)
(c)
Employee benefits (continued) (iv)
Short-term benefits Short-term employee benefit obligations are measured on an undiscounted basis and are expensed as the related service is provided. A liability is recognised for the amount expected to be paid under shortterm cash bonus or profitsharing plans if the Association has a present legal or constructive obligation to pay this amount as a result of past service provided by the employee and the obligation can be estimated reliably.
(d) Provisions A provision is recognised if, as a result of a past event, the Association has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. Provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pretax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability. (e) Revenue (i)
Government grants Government grants are brought to account as income when the Association receives them. Unspent grants are transferred to an appropriate liability account.
(ii)
Goods sold Revenue from the sale of goods is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of returns, trade discounts and volume rebates. Revenue is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer, recovery of the consideration is probable, the associated costs and possible return of goods can be estimated reliably, there is no continuing management involvement with the goods, and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably.
(iii) Services Revenue from services rendered is recognised in profit or loss in proportion to the stage of completion of the transaction at the reporting date. The stage of completion is assessed by reference to surveys of work performed. (f) Taxation The Association is considered to be exempt from income tax under section: 50-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, GST concession under division 176 A New Tax System: (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 and FBT exemption under section 123D Fringe Benefits tax Assessment Act 1986. (g)
Property, plant and equipment Recognition and measurement Items of property, Plant and equipment is measured on the cost basis less depreciation and impairment losses. The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by Directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of the expected net cash flows that will be received from the assets’ employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have been discounted to present values in determining recoverable amounts.
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3.
Significant accounting policies (continued)
(g)
Property, plant and equipment (continued) Depreciation Items of property, plant and equipment are depreciated from the date that they are installed and are ready for use, or in respect of internally constructed assets, from the date that the asset is completed and ready for use. Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of property, plant and equipment less their estimated residual values using the straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Depreciation is generally recognised in profit or loss, unless the amount is included in the carrying amount of another asset. Leased assets are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives unless it is reasonably certain that the Entity will obtain ownership by the end of the lease term. The depreciation rates used for the current and prior year are:
Lifesaving equipment 4.
2015
2014
15 – 25%
15 – 25%
New standards and interpretations not yet adopted A number of new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations are effective for annual periods beginning after 1 January 2015, and have not been applied in preparing these financial statements. Those which may be relevant to the Association are set out below. The Association does not plan to adopt these standards early.
AASB 9 Financial Instruments (2014) AASB 9, approved in December 2014, replaces the existing guidance in AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. AASB 9 includes revised guidance on the classification and measurement of financial instruments, including a new expected credit loss model for calculating impairment on financial assets, and the new general hedge accounting requirements. It also carries forward the guidance on recognition and derecognition of financial instruments from AASB 139. AASB 9 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018. The association is assessing the potential impact on its financial statements resulting from the application of AASB 9.
AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers AASB 15 establishes a comprehensive framework for determining whether, how much and when revenue is recognised. It replaces existing revenue recognition guidance, including AASB 118 Revenue, AASB 111 Construction Contracts and IFRIC 13 Customer Loyalty Programmes. AASB 15 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017. The association is assessing the potential impact on its financial statements resulting from the application of AASB 15.
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5. Revenue
2015
2014
$
$
Kiosk income
989,815
1,090,082
Lifeguard services income
523,802
495,151
Grant income
221,611
213,068
SLSA funding
65,215
131,813
Sponsorship
113,455
68,963
Club income
35,862
38,393
8,600
35,399
Courses income
54,884
37,620
Donation
54,233
58,451
Fundraising income
70,992
Commercial income
Total revenue
2,138,469
2,168,940
2015
2014
$
$
Salaries & wages
885,906
893,141
Cost of sales
684,930
764,176
88,428
116,476
104,303
104,473
Computer and internet
37,812
53,193
Office administration expenses
41,304
49,062
Depreciation
40,833
30,772
Fuels & oils
12,849
29,480
Travel & accommodation
33,098
28,557
Repairs & maintenance
26,158
28,024
Competition
11,684
27,027
Other expenses
61,869
39,690
Fundraising activities
45,041
6. Expenses
Lifesaving Insurance expenses
Total expenses
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2,164,071
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7.
Cash and cash equivalents
Bank balances Cash Cash and cash equivalents
8. Investments
Term deposit Investment in Surf Life Saving Fund Total of Investments
2015
2014
$
$
621,936
475,481
8,913
1,036
630,849
476,517
2015
2014
$
$
464,426
565,756
11,174
10,629
475,600
576,385
Term deposits at year end were held with Westpac. It had a maturity date of 12 August 2016 and earned interest of 2.6% per annum.
9.
Property, Plant and Equipment
2015
2014
$
$
247,085
185,284
(131,012)
(109,123)
116,073
76,161
Lifesaving Equipment At cost Accumulated Depreciation Total of Property, Plant and Equipment
10.
Commitments Operating lease payable Commitments Future non-cancellable operating lease rentals of office equipment not provided for and payable: ••
Within one year
$34,120
••
One year or later and no later than five years
$41,852
••
Later than five years
0 $75,972
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Surf Life Saving Northern Territory Incorporated
Statement by the Management Committee In the opinion of the Surf Life Saving Northern Territory Incorporated:
a) the Association is not a reporting entity; b) the financial statements and notes, set out on pages 43 to 49, are drawn up, in accordance with the statement of compliance and the basis of accounting described in Note 2, so as to present fairly the financial position of the Association as at 31 December 2015 and its performance, as represented by the results of its operations, for the year ended on that date; c) the accounts of the Association have been properly prepared and are in accordance with the books of the Association; and d) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Association will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.
We confirm as follows: a) The names of each committee member of the Association during the financial year were: President Director Director Director Director (resigned) Director (resigned)
b)
Bridget Riggs Adam Traugott Mark Johnson Grant Barnett Trevor Radburn Jodie Hall
The principal activities of the Association during the financial were: Participate as a member of a single uniform entity, through and by which, surf lifesaving and the preservation of life in the aquatic environment in Australia is conducted, encouraged, promoted and administered. To provide for the conduct, encouragement, promotion and administration of surf lifesaving through the Northern Territory for the mutual and collective benefit of the members and surf lifesaving in the Northern Territory.
c)
The net profit of the Association for the relevant financial year was $111,355.
Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Management Committee.
_________________________ _________________________ Bridget Riggs Adam Traugott President Director Dated at Darwin this 4th Day of March 2016
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