A rewarding experience for all

If you missed Club Captain Andrew Edwards speaking to the ABC about the Club’s wonderful experience providing water cover for a large group of refugee children from Salisbury North School – many of whom were swimming in the sea for the first time – you can listen to it here.

Uniting SA Christmas Appeal

Semaphore Surf Life Saving Club will once again support the Uniting SA Christmas Appeal.

This is a great opportunity to help less fortunate families this Christmas.

Simply grab a tag from the board and fill it in, attach the tag to a small non-perishable unwrapped gift and drop it into the bucket next to the Christmas/Nipper Board located in the North West Corner of the Club before Monday 16th December, when they will be delivered to Uniting SA.

Alternatively you can make a cash donation directly to the Appeal website page https://unitingsa.com.au/donate/

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Membership renewal – time is almost up!

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As per Semaphore SLSC Constitution, all memberships are required to be renewed by the last Saturday in November.

Please make sure you renew your membership by the 30th November.

See our membership page for details on how to renew online, alternatively the Club Registrar (Steph Breden) will be present at the Club every Friday from 5:30pm to 7pm, to assist with any registration renewal.

New memberships are available at anytime!!

Junior update 28th November

Junior update this week includes:

  • Training Time Table
  • Rostered Jobs
  • Uniting SA Christmas Appeal
  • Youth Teams Carnival U12 to U15
  • Nippers Christmas Show

Training Timetable

Board Training – 4:45pm Friday – Sign-in and grab a board on the southern side the club. (proficiencies required)

No R & R Training

March Past Training – 12pm Saturday 2nd Nov meeting on the southern side the club.

Nipper Training – 12:45pm Saturday 2nd Nov muster on the southern side of club.


Rostered Jobs

This week the rostered jobs are:

Board Washing – Under 10’s

Post Training Canteen – Under 8’s (Enclosed Shoes Required)


Uniting SA Christmas Appeal

In a bid to help less fortunate families we are asking all of our Nippers to support the Uniting SA Christmas Appeal. 

Please drop a small non-perishable, unwrapped gift into the box by the Christmas/Nipper Board.  All donations will be delivered to Uniting SA on Monday 16th December.

The Christmas / Nipper Board is  is now set up in the North Western corner of the club next to the Bar.  

Thanks in advance for your support


Youth Teams Carnival 8th December -Moana

A Youth Carnival is scheduled for the 8th of December 2019 involving the Under 12 to Under 15 Age Groups. The carnival will start at 10am and is expected to be finished early afternoon.

Events will include:

  • Swim (sep male & female for each U12, U13, U14 & U15 )
  • Mixed Board Relay (2 x male + 2 x female) – U12/13 + U14/15
  • Mixed Wade Relay (2 x male & 2 x female) – U12/13 + U14/15
  • Mixed Cameron Relay (2 x male & 2 x female) – U12/13 + U14/15

Nippers Christmas Party – 14th December 2019

We will have our usual Christmas Breakup on Saturday 14th December after training and all families are asked to bring a plate – Boys are allocated Savoury and Girls Sweet.

Items are required to be cut and plated before delivery to the canteen before or during training (don’t forget to pick up your plate/serving container afterwards).

We have asked that items requiring warming be limited to 2-3 families per age group.

Training will finish early from 2:30pm and each age group will take turns going upstairs to the food, starting with the Under 7’s and moving through to the Under 13’s.

We will also have a visit from a very special person who usually dresses in a red suit!!!

Don’t miss it!!


Junior Calendar

DECEMBER
Sunday 8th DecemberYouth Teams U12 – U15 (Moana or Seacliff)
Saturday 14th DecemberChristmas break-up
Sunday 15th DecemberJunior Carnival #2 (Glenelg)
Saturday 21st DecemberWest Beach Nipperthon
JANUARY
Saturday 4th JanuaryNipper training resumes
Sunday 26th January Junior Carnival #3 (Glenelg) Individual Events only – AM carnival
FEBRUARY
Saturday 15th February Junior Training U8 to U13’s (Normanville)
Junior Dinner – 6pm Normanville Hotel
Sunday 16th February Junior Carnival #4 (Normanville)
Saturday 22nd FebruaryR&R State Champs (Semaphore)
MARCH
Sunday 14th MarchJunior States Day 1 (Pt Noarlunga)
Saturday 21st March Junior States Day 2 (Seacliff)
Sunday 22nd MarchJunior States Day 3 (Seacliff)

Rewarding experience for all

“There are some moments in life that you will remember forever and this week a few of us were lucky enough to experience just such a moment. We were asked through Stephen Harris’s neighbour to provide water cover for a large group of refugee children from Salisbury North School. Within this group there were five different cultures, five different languages and children from all of the troubled parts of the world. Some of these children had never been or swam in the ocean before! For us to witness first hand the sheer look of joy and excitement on their faces as they played in the water for the first time was truly amazing and so uplifting to be a part of.

The kids would call out to show you how good they could swim, or how they were able to put their face underwater, they were just so happy to be enjoying that moment with us and their friends. The teachers enjoyed a few rides in the IRB with some of them never having been in a boat with a motor on before! At their lunch break they surprised us all with fish and chips from Soto’s for lunch – always a favourite with the Semaphore Surf Life Savers!

Thanks to Stephen Harris for arranging this and thanks to Michael Kenny, Sean Kenny, Heatha Leslie and Connor Tunbridge for putting their hand up to help, especially at late notice. It is moments like this that make you really appreciate how lucky we are to have been born here in Australia and to be able to serve our community through Surf Life Saving. I am not sure who got more out of today, us or them!”

Andrew Edwards
Club Captain, Semaphore SLSC

Hepatitis information session

The Club is fortunate to have Jenny Grant, the Education Coordinator from Hepatitis SA run a hepatitis information session on Saturday the 30th November at 11am at the Club. The 30-minute session will include:

  • Safety around blood
  • How to launder clothes
  • Cleaning of other equipment

Everyone welcome.

Club opening hours this week

This week’s opening hours are –

Junior Update 21 Nov 2019

Junior Update this week includes:

  • Training Time Table
  • Rostered Jobs
  • Nippers Season Handbook Access Reminder
  • Uniting SA Christmas Appeal
  • Changes to 2019/20 Nipper Calendar
  • Youth Teams Carnival U12 to U15

Training Timetable

Board Training – 4:45pm Friday – Sign-in and grab a board on the southern side the club. (proficiencies required)

March Past Training – 12pm Saturday 2nd Nov meeting on the southern side the club.

Nipper Training – 12:45pm Saturday 2nd Nov muster on the southern side of club.


Rostered Jobs

This week the rostered jobs are:

Board Washing – Under 12’s

Post Training Canteen – Under 9’s (enclosed Shoes Required)


Nippers Season Handbook Access Reminder

The on-line version of the Nipper Handbook is available on our website under Surf Sports/Nippers/Nippers Season Handbook or you can use the following link:

https://semaphoreslsc.com.au/nippers-season-handbook/

The full calendar of Nipper activities is also on our website under Surf Sports/Nippers/Nippers Season handbook use the link:

https://semaphoreslsc.com.au/nippers-calendar/


Uniting SA Christmas Appeal

In a bid to help less fortunate families we are asking all of our Nippers to support the Uniting SA Christmas Appeal. 

Please drop a small non-perishable, unwrapped gift into the box by the Christmas/Nipper Board.  All donations will be delivered to Uniting SA on Monday 16th December.

The Christmas / Nipper Board is  is now set up in the North Western corner of the club next to the Bar.  

Thanks in advance for your support


Changes to Nipper Calendar

There are three changes to the the 2019/20 Nippers Calendar for the coming week:

  • R&R training for both U10 & 11’s and U12 & U13’s has been cancelled this week
  • Pool training will not start until the 4th December as arrangements with Largs Bay Swim Centre have not been finalised
  • The Youth Carnival (involving U12 & U13 age groups only) has been moved from the 1st Dec to the 8th Dec

Youth Teams Carnival 8th December -Moana

A Youth Carnival is scheduled for the 8th of December 2019 involving the Under 12 to Under 15 Age Groups. The carnival is expected to be a morning carnival finishing around lunch time.

Events will include:

  • Swim (sep male & female for each U12, U13, U14 & U15 )
  • Mixed Board Relay (2 x male + 2 x female) – U12/13 + U14/15
  • Mixed Wade Relay (2 x male & 2 x female) – U12/13 + U14/15
  • Mixed Cameron Relay (2 x male & 2 x female) – U12/13 + U14/15

Junior Calendar

DECEMBER
Sunday 8th DecemberYouth Teams U12 – U15 (Moana or Seacliff)
Saturday 14th DecemberChristmas break-up
Sunday 15th DecemberJunior Carnival #2 (Glenelg)
Saturday 21st DecemberWest Beach Nipperthon
JANUARY
Saturday 4th JanuaryNipper training resumes
Sunday 26th January Junior Carnival #3 (Glenelg) Individual Events only – AM carnival
FEBRUARY
Saturday 15th February Junior Training U8 to U13’s (Normanville)
Junior Dinner – 6pm Normanville Hotel
Sunday 16th February Junior Carnival #4 (Normanville)
Saturday 22nd FebruaryR&R State Champs (Semaphore)
MARCH
Sunday 14th MarchJunior States Day 1 (Pt Noarlunga)
Saturday 21st March Junior States Day 2 (Seacliff)
Sunday 22nd MarchJunior States Day 3 (Seacliff)

We need you at the Semaphore Street Fair!

We are lucky to be a part of the Semaphore Street fair again this year. 

The Semaphore Street Fair is on Sunday the 24th November, 10am to 5pm.

We are seeking volunteers for 3 hour shifts between 7am and 6pm to help set up, run and pack up the Club’s stall. We are situated right in front of Gelato Bello so refreshment is not far away.

If you able to help out please contact Mick Jarvis: corporate@semaphoreslsc.com.au

We will be showcasing a variety of our lifesaving equipment, along with selling some of our apparel and Xmas Raffle tickets.

Your help to promote our Club will be most appreciated.

Your chance to be Number 1 Ticket Holder!

Don’t miss your chance to be the Number 1 ticket holder.

The raffle will be drawn on Saturday 23rd November at 3:30pm.

Tickets are $5 each.

If the winner is present they will be regaled with the finest of clothing and two hours of premium bar service. All this with the BEST parking spot in the club.