Xmas Day voluntary

Our area of patrol is 4.7 km’s of beach from Pinnaroo Point to the south and Mullaloo Point to the north of the club rooms.

Every proficient bronze medallion (BM) holder is allocated to a patrol and it is his or her obligation to be part of a patrol once gaining his or her lifesaving award. Some members have earned the right to not have to attend patrols. This means they have completed at least 10 years of active patrol service to have this exemption. This is a fantastic achievement.

It is a requirement from SLSA that if you’re aged between 15 years to 28 years you have to obtain your bronze and complete patrols to be a member of the association.

We have 11 patrols that provide the service to the community. Our patrol captains are Chez Astone, Estelle Bradley, Barbara Carter, Ric Corkill, Steve Dargie, Tony Greenfield, Chris Hainsworth, Peter Kokkeler, Andrew Manning, Kathryn Murray and Carl Young. These highly experienced and skilled lifesavers are responsible of the safety of beach patrons each rostered patrol session with a dedicated group of lifesavers. Each patrol is allocated 9 or 10 rostered patrols for the whole season.

Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) holders of which there is many are only allocated to a patrol by request. Some SRC’s gained their award to help provide water safety for the juniors on a Sunday morning and at junior carnivals, which is fabulous.

Our patrol lists are on the website as is our patrol roster. Please check to see which patrol you are on. Your captain will also contact you to remind you of your patrol duties. This season you will be given a card with your patrol dates and times and relevant contact details. It is important that if you can’t meet your patrol obligations you need to let your patrol captain know or contact the Director of Lifesaving Services for Mullaloo rbcarter@bigpond.net.au. It is expected that you complete at least 24 of your rostered hours of patrol over the season and to obtain a financial reward you need to complete a minimum of 32 hours of patrol.

Last season we as a club completed over 8500 hours of voluntary patrols. A fabulous effort, especially as our responsibilities are stretched over such a distance.

So please join us on the beach in the red and yellow.

Barbara Carter
Director of Lifesaving Services
Mullaloo

Billabong

Bondi

Kirra

Malibu

Nirvana

Pipeline

Queenscliffe

Redgate

Strickland

Torquay

Wiamea

1. Days to be patrolled (Saturdays, Sundays and all public holidays except Christmas day that fall during the surf season – October to March);
2. Area to be patrolled;
3. Hours during which the beach will be patrolled.
   

• Rostered patrol member
  A rostered patrol member is allocated to a patrol at the beginning of each season.
  Rostered patrol members are required to be involved in either the set up or pack up of the patrol, depending on the patrol shift. In addition, rostered patrol members are expected to complete a full patrol unless specific arrangements have been made with their Patrol Captain. Rostered patrol members wishing to complete additional voluntary patrol hours must commit to a minimum of two hours during the same patrol period. Eligibility for the club patrol rebate in this category requires members to complete 75 per cent of their rostered patrol hours. This figure will be available prior to the beginning of each season.
• Non-rostered patrol member
  A non-rostered patrol member is a member who for some reason is unable to commit to a rostered patrol. Eligibility for this patrol category is by written application to the Director of Life Saving Services. Non-rostered patrol members are expected to complete a full patrol, including set up or pack up, depending on the patrol shift. Eligibility for the club patrol rebate in this category requires members to complete 75 per cent of the average rostered patrol hours. This figure will be available prior to the beginning of each season.
• Voluntary patrol member
  A voluntary patrol member is member who wishes to do extra patrol hours in addition to their rostered patrol commitments. This category also includes Life Members, Long Service Members and Active Reserve Members. Voluntary hours must be completed at a minimum of two hours per patrol.
• Water safety member
  A water safety member is a member who participates in water safety at club days and/or at surf carnivals. Eligibility for this category is that members must hold a proficient SRC or BM award. Eligibility for the club patrol rebate in this category requires members to complete a minimum of 75 per cent of the average rostered patrol hours. This figure will be available prior to the beginning of each season.
  

1. The patrol is still covered.
2. The member does not “go down hours”
3. If a substitute patrol member has been arranged, make up hours are not necessary. However the substitute gains the hours but does not and cannot give the patrol member the hours