Entries for the 2024 Manly Nipper Nats Junior Carnival are now open on the Surf Sports Entry Portal.

2024 Manly Nipper Nats Junior Carnival

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Published: 25 November 2023

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The 2024 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships attracts competitors from the U9’s to U14's Age Groups, providing an opportunity for surf lifesavers to unite over a 4 day period, showcasing one of Australia’s most iconic volunteer movements, Surf Life Saving.

Entries are now open

Entries close for our club at midday Monday 29 January 2024.

The entry fee per individual competitor at the 2024 NSW Surf Life Saving Age (Nippers) Championships is $67.26 (inc. GST).

Enter and pay via our Surf Sports Entry Portal

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Published: 04 November 2023

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It's that time of year again - get ready for the surf club's annual Santa photo fundraising event.

Santa Photo Day will be held on - Sunday 26 November 2022 between 11am and 5pm.

Bookings open on Wednesday 1 November 2022 at 6:00 am - CLICK HERE TO BOOK TICKETS

Set a reminder in your calendar!

There are two packages available: 

• 1 Photo for $30 (high res digital image)
• 3 Photos for $50 (high res digital images)

Looking forward to seeing all the smiling faces meeting Santa at the beach.

Any questions, feel free to email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ho! Ho! Ho! 

From the Junior Activities Committee

NOTE: The organisers reserve the right to change the location of the photo shoot on the day depending on weather conditions, this may mean that the photo shoot could be inside the surf club or on the grassed area in front of the club house.

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Published: 31 October 2023

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All NIPPERS [U6-U14] are required to complete a proficiency assessment set by SLSA to ensure they are minimally competent to compete in Sunday NIPPERS and carnivals.

We will be holding two (2) Pool Proficiency days at Helensburgh Pool:

• Thursday 12 OCT: 4.00pm – 5.30pm
• Saturday 14 OCT: 9.00am – 11.00am

To find out what’s involved, head to the Surf Club website.
http://stanwellparksurfclub.com/web/seagulls-handbook/7-proficiencies-and-surf-education

You must be registered to complete your proficiency. Registration is now open online.
http://www.stanwellparksurfclub.com/web/how-to-join

We will be holding a Skills Transition Session on Sunday 15 OCT at Bundeena for U9s and over. On the day we will run the Ocean swim proficiencies for any NIPPERS that would like to compete in the Sydney Water Carnivals. More details to come…

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Published: 05 October 2023

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Entries are now open for the 2023 Sydney Water Surf Series events, there are 4 carnivals to participate in as well as the 2023/24 Summer of Surf Event.

• 21 October 2023 - Warilla SLSC
• 4 November 2023 - Shellharbour SLSC
• 18 November 2023 - Bulli SLSC
  • U8 to U13 Water Events
  • U8 to Masters Beach Events
• 19 November 2023 - Bulli SLSC
  • SUMMER OF SURF ROUND
  • U14 to Masters Water Events
• 24 November 2023 - Wollongong City SLSC

Entry Fees are $80 per competitor.

U14 to Masters can compete in the Summer of Surf Round Only, entry fee is $35 per competitor.

Enter and pay thru the HSPSLSC Surf Sports Entry Portal

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Published: 28 September 2023

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Hi Nippers families,

Welcome to the 2023-24 Nippers season! 

We are delighted to be able to get back to the beach soon with our first nippers session scheduled for Sunday 22 October 2023.

Registration - due by 10 October

To renew your membership: https://www.surflifesaving.com.au/members

To join in with surf life saving for the first time: https://members.sls.com.au/SLSA_MembersOnline/public/join/member-join

To register a nipper at least one adult must also be registered as a member with the club with a paid $55 membership of their own - e.g. as an associate or active member.

Please ensure you are registered and paid by 10 October 2023.

You and your children will need to be registered and paid before commencing any nippers activities - including completing the proficiency swim (dates below).

If you have a child joining nippers for the first time, please also forward a copy of your child's birth certificate or passport to jnr_registrar@stanwellparksurfclub.com

Fees and payments

Nippers fees are $55 per child or discounted as part of a family membership package*.

Membership fees can be paid via Visa or Mastercard online as part of the registration process.

For more details of membership rates, family packages and alternative payment options, please check our website:

http://www.stanwellparksurfclub.com/web/our-club/membership/fees

Active Kids Vouchers

You can use NSW Active Kids $50 vouchers to pay your child's fee.

Please have your voucher number ready before commencing your registration process.

You will need to enter the following:

• Voucher barcode: code on the voucher you get from NSW government (no spaces)
• Voucher pin: your child's date of birth (DDMM)

If this online process gets all too hard or you are unsure, there is also the option to process the membership online, but only pay the adult membership fee. Then please email your active kids voucher to jnr_treasurer@stanwellparksurfclub.com for manual redemption.

Season schedule

Please see the full schedule attached. 

Key dates to note:

Thursday 12 October - proficiency swim test - Helensburgh pool 4 -5:30pm

Saturday 14 October - proficiency swim test - Helensburgh pool 9 -11am

Sunday 15 October - Board and transition day at Bundeena for Under 9s and over. Ocean swim proficiency testing for Sydney Water Carnival entrants.

Sunday 22 October - first nippers session of the season and uniform sales in the clubhouse

Sydney Water Carnival

Round 1 – Saturday 21 October 2023 at Warilla

Round 2 – Saturday 4 November 2023 at Kiama Downs

Round 3 – Saturday 18 November 2023 (under 8s to under 13s) and Sunday 19 November 2023 (under 14s to Masters) at Bulli

Round 4 – Saturday 25 November 2023 at Wollongong City

Please see flyer attached for all carnival dates and locations.

Please note that proficiency ocean swims must be completed prior to participation in the Sydney Water Carnival series. 

 

Uniforms

Club stretchy caps and hi-vis vests will be available from the club on the first day of nippers. Please remember that the club caps and hi-vis vests are compulsory items for all nippers beach and water activities. They can be worn over regular swimwear.

For those who like to wear the full club kit – all costumes and clothing will be available from the club on the first day of nippers or online anytime here: http://www.stanwellparksurfclub.com/web/the-park-merch-store.

We are looking forward to welcoming you and your nippers back to the beach.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to Allison our Registrar with any questions about registering on jnr_registrar@stanwellparksurfclub.com or 0410 538 001

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram (@hspslsc) for news and updates. During the season, all communication from the committee will be via Stack Team App - join HSP nippers to stay in the loop.

Feel free to forward this info on to anyone else who would like to join in nippers.

Kind regards,

 

Junior Activities Committee

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Published: 05 September 2023

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The Seagulls Handbook has been updated for Season 2023/2024 - CLICK HERE

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Published: 30 August 2023

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THE EVENT HAS SOLDOUT

A big thank you to Ray White Helensburgh for their generous donation to help make this a special night.

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Published: 09 August 2023

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We have a number of carnivals that our NIPPERS are more than welcome to attend. Its always great to see lots of Red, White and Blue competing and giving their best.

We would love to see a big roll up to our two local carnivals and the NSW State Champs in Queenscliff + North Steyne.

There are also two Sydney based carnivals that your NIPPER may want to attend during this summer holidays.

• Narrabeen Junior Beach Carnival – 08 JAN [entries close 01 JAN]
• Illawarra Junior Development Carnival at Bellambi – 14 JAN [entries close 08 JAN]
• Manly Nipper Nats Junior Carnival – 15 JAN [entries close 07 JAN]
• Illawarra Branch Championships – 04 FEB [entries close TBA]
• NSW State Champs at Queenscliff + North Steyne – 23-26 FEB 2023 [entries close 16 JAN]

To enter and check out all the details, head to Surf Sports Entry Portal @ The Park Merch Store

Don't forget you can use you Active Kids Voucher to pay for Surf Sports Entries!

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Published: 29 December 2022

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U13 and U14 Nippers,

You are invited to nippers leadership camp.

Your child is now one of the senior members of our Nippers. The purpose of the Leadership Camp is to foster a feeling of pride and responsibility within the participants. They will have the opportunity to refresh old skills, and get to learn new land and water based skills in the camp activities. Our focus will be on enhancing leadership skills whilst the nippers are busy having fun.

Throughout the camp, the Nippers will be supervised by members of the Water Safety Team and Junior Committee. If you would like to be part of the camp supervision, please contact a Junior Committee member.

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4:30pm Friday 20th January – 3pm Saturday 21st January at the Surf Club
$25 per child covers all meals, activities and a camp t shirt.

Click Here to Book and Pay

We Can't Wait To See You,

Junior Activities Committee

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Published: 21 December 2022

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