Tiger Talk - November 2012 - North Steyne SLSC
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TIGER TALK<br />
NORTH STEYNE SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB<br />
ISSUE 4 <strong>2012</strong>~2013 Season <strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
October<br />
DON’T FORGET ....<br />
BLACK AND GOLD DANCE<br />
IMPORTANT DATES<br />
Saturday 17 th<br />
<strong>November</strong><br />
Balgowlah RSLC commencing at<br />
First Ocean Thunder<br />
10 Nov Saturday<br />
Boat race, Dee Why<br />
7.30pm<br />
11 Nov Sunday Manly Nipper Carnival<br />
Tickets $60 and $90<br />
President’s Message<br />
Dear Members<br />
I take this opportunity to welcome you to the<br />
summer season <strong>2012</strong>/2013 and hope all our<br />
members had a safe winter with successful results<br />
in their respective winter sports or other pursuits.<br />
The club has now been back on the beach since<br />
22 nd September <strong>2012</strong> and to date all sections of<br />
the club have been very busy ensuring that you<br />
make your time at the club safe and enjoyable, so<br />
please support your Club including support with<br />
social and fund raising functions.<br />
17 Nov Saturday<br />
Black & Gold Dance<br />
at Balgowlah RSL<br />
Club – 7pm<br />
24 th Nov Saturday Freshy Masters<br />
25 th Nov Sunday<br />
30 th Nov Friday<br />
1 st Dec Saturday<br />
Nipper Bennett<br />
Ironman and Board<br />
SIPS – Sponsors<br />
showing products<br />
3 Points Challenge,<br />
South Curly<br />
1 st Dec Saturday Queensy Boat Carnival<br />
2 nd Dec Sunday<br />
8 th Dec Saturday<br />
15 Dec Saturday<br />
Queensy Nipper<br />
Carnival<br />
Nth Narra Boat<br />
Carnival<br />
Patrol Competition at<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong><br />
I am very proud of all Club Directors including their<br />
assistants, panel officers and support personnel in<br />
the work achieved so far and I ask that all<br />
members say thank you when you see them or via<br />
other communication streams.<br />
I remind all club members that <strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong> <strong>SLSC</strong><br />
has a paid part time Administration Officer – her<br />
name is Karen Bird and her hours are advertised<br />
on the website.<br />
Please put in your DIARY<br />
NORTH STEYNE SIPS NIGHT is the last Friday of the<br />
month at the Club. Now summer is here, come down from<br />
6pm and meet your friends from the beach in the Club<br />
Room and enjoy a cool ale, alcopop or soft drink on the<br />
balcony.<br />
BBQ ROSTER DATES<br />
4 th Nov Sun Cadets<br />
11 th Nov Sun Masters Rowers<br />
18 th Nov Sun Ski paddlers / Gym<br />
25 th Nov Sun A Team<br />
2 nd Dec Sun<br />
9 th Dec Sun Rowers<br />
Masters Water / Beach /<br />
March Past
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Karen is very keen to assist any financial club<br />
member who makes an enquiry regarding any<br />
club matter so please make an effort to ring her<br />
during advertised hours or via an email –<br />
admin@northsteyneslsc.com.au.<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong> recognises the need to change and<br />
move with the times but in difficult economics<br />
times we need to be prudent in how we manage<br />
that change in regards to balancing the needs of<br />
all sections. As you may have seen in previous<br />
<strong>Tiger</strong> <strong>Talk</strong>s and the Web site the club is getting<br />
there.<br />
The Club Directors and their assistants including<br />
panels do need more help both in personnel and<br />
much needed sponsors, so if you are keen to see<br />
your Club grow, come forward and introduce<br />
yourself to us or drop us an email.<br />
secretary@northsteyneslsc.com.au with your<br />
name so we can match you on a table with “like<br />
minded members”.<br />
Dress code is cocktail. Prizes will be awarded to<br />
the best dressed in Cadets/Student and Senior<br />
categories.<br />
Raffle tickets with great prizes have been selling.<br />
Tickets are 1 for $5 or 3 for $10 and are available<br />
from the Club. The raffle will be drawn on the<br />
Black & Gold night. There will also be a lucky door<br />
prize. Please support this raffle as all funds raised<br />
will go back to the Club.<br />
For further information, check the posters around<br />
the Club or contact -<br />
secretary@northsteyneslsc.com.au.<br />
As Club President I take this opportunity to say<br />
congratulations on all competitors who have<br />
represented <strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong> in events conducted so<br />
far and as you will see from reading this current<br />
<strong>Tiger</strong> <strong>Talk</strong>, we gave had great success so early in<br />
the season with more to come. It’s not where you<br />
come in the event but how you enjoy participating<br />
in a great sport “Surf Life Saving” and wearing<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong> Colours.<br />
Don’t forget to come to Dee Why beach on<br />
Saturday to cheer on our boat crew, the<br />
Nuthuggers in the first of the Open Thunder series.<br />
Garry O’Sullivan, Life Member<br />
Competition News<br />
Competition for season <strong>2012</strong>/13 started in October<br />
with the Ocean series for ski paddlers, also surf<br />
boats which competed in the Roosters River Run<br />
13.5km on the Georges River and Bondi to<br />
Watsons Bay 11km. Our masters boat team<br />
“Alcopops” competed in both events gaining a<br />
close second at the Roosters. The following<br />
weekend on the finish line they were joined by<br />
quite a few <strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong> ski paddlers who battled<br />
it out in the Ocean Series.<br />
Black & Gold Dance<br />
Is being held at Balgowlah RSL Club commencing<br />
at 7.30pm. Tickets are $60 for Cadets/students<br />
who are under 25 years of age and $90 for<br />
Seniors. Ticket prices have been set to cover<br />
food, band and venue booking – nothing else!<br />
To make your bookings, you can either pay by<br />
cheque or cash to the Club (PO Box 310, Manly,<br />
NSW, 1655) or drop it in the Admin box door in a<br />
sealed envelope with your name on it.<br />
Alternatively, you can pay on-line through the<br />
Club’s website – home page (use the payment<br />
system link) and take it from there. Please ensure<br />
that you put your name in the description section.<br />
You can book a whole table (seating 10) or you<br />
can book singularly and we will do the table<br />
arrangements for you – just flick an email to<br />
As leaders in lifesaving competition for the<br />
<strong>North</strong>ern beaches, <strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong> hosted and<br />
competed in a 1 st Aid carnival. Congratulations to<br />
the team on running the carnival as well as<br />
achieving the following results:
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Beach sprints, flags and interval training with<br />
Clayton Kearney - 5.45pm Wednesday<br />
(commencing Wednesday 14 th <strong>November</strong>).<br />
Champion Life Saver training with Shannon Job -<br />
7.15pm 1 st Monday of month<br />
1 st Aid training with Lochie Humphrey/Melissa<br />
Clark - 7.15pm 3 rd Wednesday of month<br />
Club swim – 9.30am each Saturday<br />
Boats – if interested in training please email<br />
competition@northsteyneslsc.com.au<br />
Open – Gold - Shannon Job/Lochie Humphrey<br />
Open – Silver - Rebecca Chapman/Melissa Clark<br />
U17 – 4 th - Steven Mastrangelo/Kyra Jenkins (Kyra<br />
competing up from u15 & first time teaming)<br />
U15 – Gold - Alexandra Patrick-Dunn/Angela<br />
Silberberg<br />
Also special thanks on the day for Paul Mathew,<br />
Scott Humphrey, Deb Foote, Frank Traugott, Gary<br />
O’Sullivan, Tony and Judy Tier.<br />
Our Ocean Thunder crew – the Nuthuggers<br />
L-R Col Stanford (Sweep), Chris Reid, Chris McKinnon, Ned<br />
Larsson, James Ellis<br />
Did You Know ?????<br />
<strong>November</strong> is a big month for our boat team the<br />
“Nut Huggers” as they start their new challenge as<br />
Open rowers in the prestigious Ocean Thunder<br />
Series.<br />
Proudly sponsored by “Colortile” Come and<br />
cheers the guys on at Dee Why beach - 10 th<br />
<strong>November</strong><br />
Competition Training for <strong>November</strong><br />
Board training with Shannon Cooper for cadets to<br />
masters 9am Sunday – a weekday session will be<br />
added soon depending on demand.<br />
The Club swim is held every<br />
Saturday at 9.30am and is now into it’s<br />
fourth week. Come on down to join others and to<br />
also hone your swimming skills in time for your<br />
proficiency. You will be joining like-minded people<br />
who want to improve their fitness – this is not for<br />
the elite – all and every financial member is<br />
welcome.<br />
The ladies changeroom on a Sunday<br />
morning is very busy. If you could limit your<br />
shower time to two minutes, I am sure the five<br />
members standing in line would very much<br />
appreciate it.<br />
Can Too are looking for a swim coach or two<br />
for their swim programs on a Wednesday night at<br />
Terry Hills pool and Saturday mornings at Mona<br />
Vale Beach. For more information call Anne
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Lingafelter, Coaching & Program Co-ordinator,<br />
0424 946 099 or email coach@cantoo.org.au.<br />
From all reports the morning was great success<br />
and was the first of three planned for the season.<br />
Urgently Required – Positions<br />
Vacant!<br />
The Club is looking to fill two Board positions. If<br />
you want to see your Club grow, if you want to be<br />
part of this great Club or if you would just like to be<br />
involved – we are looking for you. The positions<br />
available are:-<br />
Assistant Treasurer<br />
General Activities Director<br />
If you would like further information, please contact<br />
Garry O’Sullivan (President) at<br />
president@northsteyneslsc.com.au<br />
Nipper Natters<br />
Hundreds of <strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong> nippers and their<br />
parents got a big surprise when London Olympic<br />
Gold Medallist Murray Stewart turned up during<br />
our Sunday muster with his gold medal. Murray<br />
was a member of our winning K4 Kayak team and<br />
posed for photos for over an hour with our nippers.<br />
Nippers from 8-14 competed in a number of water<br />
and beach events under qualified officials. The<br />
beach was a blaze of colour and sponsor's tents<br />
and drew a large crowd watching from the<br />
promenade.<br />
A big thank you to the Committee, Age Managers,<br />
Officials, water safety, parents and especially the<br />
kids for a great event.<br />
All the kids were allowed to hold the medal as<br />
Murray spoke to parents and told them what the<br />
experience was like.<br />
The only downer on the morning was a "butter<br />
fingered" Nipper Chairman who dropped the medal<br />
in the sand. Oops!<br />
Murray is engaged to Rebecca Keelan our water<br />
coach and we thank them both for a morning that<br />
I'm sure our nippers will always remember.<br />
Last Saturday was the Nippers disco held in the<br />
Club hall. There were shrieks, loud music and<br />
plenty of disco dancing by our nippers who<br />
thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. Thank you to<br />
everybody who helped in the organising of this<br />
event and thank you to all the parents who<br />
enjoyed some “adult” company while their children<br />
were dancing the afternoon away. Photos will<br />
follow in the December <strong>Tiger</strong> <strong>Talk</strong>.<br />
Chris Dooley, Nipper Chairman<br />
On Sunday 21st October our nippers competed in<br />
our first Club Championships for over 10 years.
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Special Needs Nippers<br />
You may have seen some new nippers members<br />
and their parents on the beach between 11am-<br />
12.30pm on Sunday mornings. The Special Needs<br />
Nippers program is in full flight with 11 new<br />
members from U6 to U12 participating in beach<br />
events, some basic beach information, in the water<br />
on the new Torpedo Boards and some great all<br />
round fun. Our kids come from all over Sydney<br />
with most attending the Vern Barnett School for<br />
Autism at Forestville. Lend Lease Foundation<br />
provided a $5,000 Community Grant for the<br />
program which has been used to purchase new<br />
equipment and meet the fees and costs for the<br />
participants. Chris Rath (Distinguished Club<br />
member), who is also a Lend Lease employee,<br />
has returned to Sundays on the beach to be<br />
involved.<br />
Club Board coach Shannon Cooper with Paul Mathew<br />
Ultimately, this is about providing access and fun<br />
on the beach for those kids that may not normally<br />
be involved in beach activities, learn about safety<br />
on the beach and in the water whilst having a<br />
great time. Thank you for the support of the<br />
Nippers Committee, Jo Cooper, Chris Rath, Shane<br />
O'Neill for their involvement and some of our<br />
senior nippers including Mia Stewart, Emma<br />
Hillier, Jack Watt and Olivia Gompes for their<br />
assistance in the water. A special thank you to<br />
Bear Cottage who donated a beach going wheel<br />
chair for those kids that may not be able to access<br />
the sand. Please make them all feel welcome and<br />
your involvement is welcome.<br />
For further information please contact David<br />
Cowell on 0401 147 556 or<br />
marketing@northsteyneslsc.com.au.<br />
Our new Bronze group – welcome!<br />
Nippers enjoying water flags
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Marketing Matters<br />
Key Tags<br />
Make sure you show your tag for the discount and<br />
let them know you are from <strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong> <strong>SLSC</strong>.<br />
Questions? marketing@northsteyneslsc.com.au<br />
Key Tags are available once your fees are paid.<br />
Please collect these at the club if you have paid<br />
online. Show your key tag to receive your discount<br />
& support our Sponsors and Supporters. Deals<br />
current as at October <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Be a friend to our friends and get behind our<br />
Sponsors and Supporters. More deals to be<br />
announced soon.<br />
SIPS & Wine Tasting Night<br />
On Friday 30 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong> Sips will be<br />
another night for Sponsors to mingle with the<br />
members and showcase some of the offers,<br />
products and services available to members.<br />
In late <strong>November</strong> or early December we will be<br />
joined by Fine Wine Partners whose brands<br />
include Petaluma, Bridgewater Mill, Crosser,<br />
Knappstein, Tatachilla, St Halletts, Stonier, Wither<br />
Hills just to name a few. There is also access to<br />
many more wineries and some rare back vintages<br />
for those a little more serious about wine. Fine<br />
Wine Partners will staff the event and provide the<br />
wines for the evening.<br />
This night will be to raise money for the club but<br />
also offer member an opportunity to buy some<br />
great wines at a discount, get to try them and<br />
order them on the night for delivery in time for<br />
Christmas and the holidays.<br />
All members, their family and friends are welcome<br />
and we may have some of our other sponsors and<br />
supporters along to talk about their deal, meet the<br />
members or showcase some of the products that<br />
are available to the club. Please RSVP<br />
marketing@northsteyneslsc.com.au<br />
So that we can cater the wine to the night.<br />
Membership Discounts<br />
A discounted rate of $270.00 for your annual<br />
Accor Advantage Plus Membership.<br />
That's $29.00 off.<br />
Give them a call on 1300 363637 & quote discount<br />
code NSADV. www.accoradvantageplus.com.au<br />
Accor brands include Sofitel, Pullman, M Gallery<br />
Grand Mecure, Novotel, Mecure, Ibis, All Seasons,<br />
Formula 1 around the world.<br />
Membership benefits includes one complimentary<br />
nights’ accommodation per year, up to 50% off<br />
dining in the hotel, a minimum of 10% off the best<br />
unrestricted rate of the day, access to Red Hot<br />
rooms on sale, partner offers including car rental<br />
discounts and automatic Silver Membership to Le<br />
Club Accor Hotels to earn points each time you<br />
stay to redeem for stays, meals, airline miles or<br />
donate them to your favourite Charity.<br />
Accor Advantage Plus has also donated two<br />
memberships as raffle prizes this season.<br />
The club receives $20.00 for each new member.<br />
20% off 2 full price games at AMF Bowling at Dee<br />
Why RSL for you and up to 3 of your friends. AMF<br />
bowling at Dee Why now has Laser Skirmish and<br />
would like to host <strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong> Fundraising events<br />
this season for the Cadets, Nippers or anybody<br />
that is interested.<br />
AMF Bowling has also provided the Nippers with<br />
Achievement Award Certificates for free games to<br />
be given out each week and 20 Family Passes for<br />
raffle prizes this season. www.amfbowling.com.au<br />
The key tag offers a whole range of discounts of<br />
shopping and purchases including boards,<br />
clothing, wetsuits, bikes, memberships, meals,<br />
appliances, events, tiles, surfing lessons, bowling<br />
etc with more coming online all the time.
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10% off your entire bill at Ash’s Table <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Steyne</strong> for breakfast, lunch, dinner and your<br />
coffee. Ash’s Table also provides gift certificates<br />
for raffle prizes and other support throughout the<br />
season. www.ashstable.agfg.com.au<br />
Wholesale pricing on all Demon Surfboards and<br />
Accessories as seen in the Club. Demon<br />
Surfboards have also provided greatly reduced<br />
prices for the new Nippers boards this season and<br />
provided a board and other prizes for the raffles.<br />
Order forms available from <strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong> <strong>SLSC</strong><br />
website. www.demonsurfboards.com.au The<br />
Nippers receive a 15% rebate on all purchases.<br />
Up to 35% off RRP on Blanco Kitchen Appliances,<br />
Sinks & Taps. If you are renovating your kitchen<br />
contact marketing@northsteyneslsc.com.au for an<br />
order form. www.blanco-australia.com<br />
The club receives a rebate of up to 10% of the<br />
purchase price.<br />
5% off any adult bike purchases and 10% off all<br />
accessories in store at Brookvale Bike Factory<br />
or Favourite Cycles in Manly. Brookvale Bike<br />
Factory already generously donates two bikes at<br />
the end of the Nippers Season.<br />
www.bikefactory.com.au and<br />
www.favouritecycles.com.au<br />
10% off your all purchases* at Dripping Wet<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong>. Dripping Wet also provide other<br />
support to the club throughout the season. Go and<br />
see Andrew and the guys right across the road.<br />
www.drippingwetsurf.com *Does not include<br />
specials or already discounted goods.<br />
Up to 20% off RRP Everdure BBQ’s and<br />
accessories. Everdure have also donated two<br />
portable BBQ’s as raffle prizes this season.<br />
Contact marketing@northsteyneslsc.com.au for<br />
an order form. www.everdure.com The club<br />
receives a rebate of up to 5% of the purchase.<br />
10% off any purchases at Brookvale Sand and<br />
Brookvale Mini-crete on Harbord Road at<br />
Brookvale. Call Todd and the team on 9939 2077<br />
or go to the websites at<br />
www.brookvalesand.com.au<br />
www.minicrete.com.au<br />
$10 off every surf lesson at Manly Surf School on<br />
the beach at our Club. Manly Surf School also<br />
provide gift certificates during the season for<br />
raffles and other support for the Nippers State<br />
Team. Organise your next Birthday Party as a surf<br />
lesson for you and your friends.<br />
www.manlysurfschool.com.au or 9977 6977<br />
15% off your purchase at Colortile Tile &<br />
Bathroom Solutions in Brookvale. Go down and<br />
talk to Phil and Kerri in store. (Near Officeworks)<br />
Colortile are the sponsor of the Nuthuggers in the<br />
Ocean Thunder Boat Series, will be a sponsor on<br />
a surf boat and a banner on the patrol tent.<br />
www.colortile.com.au<br />
10% off all treatments at OG Chriropractic &<br />
Sports Injury Clinic. Give George or Orazio a call<br />
www.ogchiro.com.au or 9971 4408 Suite 26, 22<br />
Fischer Road, Dee Why
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Up to 35% off RRP on Omega Kitchen<br />
Appliances, Fridges & Laundry products. Contact<br />
marketing@northsteyneslsc.com.au for an order<br />
form. www.omegaappliances.com.au The club<br />
receives a rebate of up to 10% of the purchase.<br />
20% off already discounted pricing on Polymax<br />
polyester insulation from Martini Industries for<br />
your home or office.<br />
Contact marketing@northsteyneslsc.com.au for<br />
an order form. www.polymaxinsulation.com.au<br />
The club receives a rebate of up to 10% of the<br />
purchase.<br />
Member prices on all Wattyl, Solarguard,<br />
Estapol and Solver Paints at the company<br />
owned stores including 7 Orchard Road,<br />
Brookvale.www.wattyl.com.au<br />
Kathmandu Special Offer<br />
For those of you that like to shop at Kathmandu,<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Steyne</strong> <strong>SLSC</strong> has corporate rates on<br />
selected items up until 11 th <strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong> at all<br />
stores. For a flyer, please contact<br />
marketing@northsteyneslsc.com.au and use your<br />
key tag in store to get massive discounts on<br />
selected items and a further discount of other<br />
goods in store.<br />
Kathmandu have a store at Warringah Mall.<br />
Currently Ribs & Rumps provide the sasages for<br />
the BBQ and other vouchers. New details and<br />
discount for dining TBC.<br />
Marketing Matters<br />
And of course, our other Sponsors and Support we<br />
say thanks for your ongoing support. Both Toll and<br />
Lend Lease Foundations have provided generous<br />
grants to the nippers this season for new<br />
equipment and funding the Special Needs Nippers<br />
program.<br />
10% off at Sensational Seafoods on Pittwater<br />
Road opposite the BP Service Station.<br />
www.sensationalseafoods.com.au<br />
or call 9977 7368<br />
10% off your shade sail and installation from<br />
Shademaster Australia in Brookvale covering<br />
Sydney and Canberra.<br />
www.shademasteraust.com.au or call Dominic<br />
0411 522 522 Frank 0419 203 727
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