Welcome to Miami SLSC for 2011-2012

Welcome to the Miami Beach Surf Life Saving Club.  Miami SLSC has been established since 1947.  Ours is a family orientated club that sees the junior and senior activities as part of one club.  Miami SLSC prides itself on providing a safe patrolled beach during the Season (September- May) and in developing lifesavers at all levels.  We hope you enjoy the season and grow with our club.

The Club

The Club has the focus of keeping our beach safe and works in with other clubs within the South Coast Branch to develop surf-safe beach goers and life savers of all ages and abilities.  The Club offers many opportunities for individual growth and development both physically and emotionally and through the Surf Life Saving Academy is a registered training facility offering training to members in a variety of recognised courses connected with surf life saving. Patrols start from the beginning of the school holidays in September each year and finish at the end of the long weekend in May (Labour Day). We look forward to working with you all to make this season another fatality-free one at our beach.

Junior Activities are an integral part of surf life saving. They provide the next generation of patrolling members and through education, development and competition, but most of all fun, we hope to ensure that the goals and values of the association and the club are achieved. The way we achieve these goals is as important as the goals themselves.

Junior activities are conducted on Sunday Mornings and start at 8.00am, to be on the beach at 8.30am sharp. We meet in the grounds of the club where the children are signed on each week and then report to their Age Managers. The children must stay with their Age Managers at all times. The U/6 & U/7’s must have a parent or guardian with them at all times. At the end of the session, about 10.30am, the Age Managers will bring the children back to the clubhouse for sign off. We then end the morning with a sausage sizzle and a drink for a nominal price. This is a good time to meet the other club members and their families.

Age groups range from under 6’s through to under 14’s. Your child’s age group is determined by how old they are on midnight 30^th September each year. The club’s policy on accepting children under 7 (Green Caps) is that preference is given to parents enrolled in a bronze squad, existing proficient patrolling members of the club or a child having an older sibling already in Junior Activities. Under 6’s must be at least 5 years old before they can join the Club.

The basic aims of Junior Surf Life Saving are instruction in surf safety, surf awareness, life saving skills and sports activities and to have lots of fun. We do not teach children to swim.

If you have any questions about the senior or the junior activities of the club please do not hesitate to contact us.

Brief History

The Miami Beach Surf Life Saving Club was founded in 1947 by five men from Southport and Brisbane and just survived through a number of Cyclones in the early years.  The Clubhouse is situated on the beachfront backing onto the Ocean Beach Tourist Park, Gold Coast Highway at Miami. Just south of the Clubhouse is Nobby's Outlook (Miami Headland) where the Surf Rescue Command Centre is located.

Patrol Members

Active patrolling members start at the age of 14. These members hold their Surf Rescue Certificate and will obtain their bronze medallion at the age of 15.  The Club now has approximately 80 Active Patrol members who patrol the beach. Patrolling members are trained for their Surf Rescue Certificate, Bronze Medallion (15years+), Advanced Resuscitation Certificate and various other awards throughout the season. To learn more please contact the club mbslsc2@bigpond.com

Surf Sports

Miami Beach Surf Lifesaving Club offers its members the opportunity to compete in all surf lifesaving events, with the exception of Surf Boats. Training for different events van be arranged through the volunteer surf sport coaches. Training programs are held during the week in Brisbane and the Gold Coast and at the club on the weekends. To learn more please contact the club mbslsc2@bigpond.com

Beach Patrol Season

Patrol Season: 18 September 2010 – 2 May 2011

Patrol times:   8:00am-5:00pm; Saturday and Sundays and Public Holidays

Addition information and Amenities

Bunk rooms: Miami currently has 6 male and 4 female bunk beds for members. Separate toilet and shower facilities are located near to each bunk room.

Public toilets and showers: Located on the southern side of the club. Outdoor public showers are also located at the main entrance to the beach.

Parking Facilities: There are approximately 100 car parking spaces in the beach-side carpark just 20m south of the club

Distance from Carpark to Beach:  The Carpark is within 20m of the beach.

Coffee Shop: The club hosts a coffee shop with alfresco dining for light meals on the North Eastern side of the club.

Club Gym: The Club Gym is managed by one of Austarlia’s top Iron Men, Wes Berg and is available to all financial members all year round.

Any dangers on the beach: Miami is situated to the north of the Miami Headland and generally has an easily accessible beach.  There are often dangerous rips and sweeps which should be treated with care. Never swim alone and always swim between the flags.

 

How to Join

If you would like to join us at Miami, please contact the club on (07) 55720353 or email mbslsc2@bigpond.com. Or visit the club on any weekend during the season and we would be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have about the club and helping to make the beach safer.

Did you know:

• Miami is one of the smallest clubs on the Gold Coast and does not have poker machines.

Last season Miami Beach was visited by over 39,000 people and there has only been one person lost at Miami Beach in the 60 years the club has been patrolling.

Office Bearers

President: Evan Thomas, Vice-President: David Ward, Secretary: Elaine Crawt,

Club Captain: Wayne Austin, Chief Training Officer: Brett Fulton,

Jr Activities Chairman: Janita Henwood, Jr Activities Secretary: Anne Mcleish

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