Westshore Surf Life Saving Club

26/08/2025

05/08/2025

The Paid Lifeguard Supervisor/Guard and Beach Education Instructors are now open. It is an extremely quick turnaround with applications closing on the 24th August. Please find the facebook post below.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16wGSbCFrY/

Sarnia Brewer
Club Support Lead ‑ Hawkes Bay
https://www.surflifesaving.org.nz
A: PO Box 39129 Wellington Mail Centre Lower Hutt 5045
M: 027 677 2300
www.surflifesaving.org.nz

The Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) Youth Pathway Team wrapped up an outstanding campaign at the 2025 Queensland Pool Rescue Championships over the weekend.

17/07/2025

Board nominations are open for the AGM 3rd August 2025.
All positions are open for nominations however at this stage we have no nominations for Director of Finance and Secretary.
If you nominate someone please ensure they have agreed and all nominations must be made by two members or the current board of directors.
The Finance role is essential to the running of the club and we need someone asap so we can ensure a comprehensive handover.

We also have a paid Administration position available, details below:

Part Time Administrator Role

10-15 hours per week averaged throughout year (Up to 20 hours per week season start and likely a maximum of 10 hours per week during off-season).

Tasks and Responsibilities:
 Maintaining membership databases i.e CRM and Friendly. Loading all subscription applications at the start of the season, invoicing, then maintaining the database.
Providing regular subscription reports and following through with unpaid subs.
 Loading and paying bills in Xero, ensuring income and expenditure is coded correctly with documentation for accurate reporting purposes. Regularly reconciling Xero.
 Loading coaching hours into Xero payroll and processing payroll for payment fortnightly. Sending a payroll report through to the director of Finance on a Monday to arrange payment in TSB on a Tuesday, fortnightly.
 Sending an accounts payable summary through to the director of Finance to arrange payments in TSB normally monthly for 20th payment or as and when a Board member requests a payment to be made.
 Completing GST 6 monthly and PAYE monthly
 Keeping accurate records of coaching hours for SLSNZ funding and reporting. (Creating a detailed spreadsheet with accurate recording of the type of coaching and hours completed each week, relating directly to the funding provided).
 Keep accurate records of all income and expenditure for funding
application processes
 Supporting with processing/ record keeping for funding applications
 Checking Westshore post mail
 Managing club bookings and calendar as requested by the Westshore Secretary
 Supporting Board Members administration as and when required

Please send expression of interest for the paid Admin Role and all Nominations to secretarywestshore@gmail.com

10/07/2025

Further information below for the Special General Meeting

WESTSHORE SURF LIFESAVING CLUB INC.
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
3.00pm Sunday, 3rd August, 2025
Remits to be presented

Remit 1: That the Westshore Surf Lifesaving Club Inc. adopt the 2025 Constitution as presented.
Explanation: As part of the requirements for re-registering with Incorporated Societies, under the new 2022 Act, the Club has to have, in place, a compliant Constitution. SLSNZ have developed a compliant, model constitution for use / adaptation by clubs. In consultation with SLSNZ we have inserted our existing governance model to the SLSNZ model constitution. A number of other small changes were also necessary. The changes to Board of Directors Officer names were discussed, and approved by the Board and reflect current practice/needs.
Remit 2: That the Westshore Surf Lifesaving Club Inc. not seek an audit of the Club’s 2024-2025 Annual Financial Statements (Performance Report).
Explanation: Under our current 2016 Constitution clause 16.4
Auditor: The Board of Directors shall appoint an independent auditor to examine and audit the books and accounts of the Club and report on these at the Annual General Meeting and as otherwise required by the Board of Directors.
Currently, neither the Charities Commission (limit $500,00) nor Incorporated Societies (limit $3,000,000) require Audited Financial Statements (Performance Report). In recent years, even with Government funding, out turnover has not exceeded $250-300,000. In recent years, due to changes to the Accounting Act, audits have become prohibitively expensive and hugely more time-consuming to comply with. To that end, the Board has proposed rewording the Audit clause in the new constitution from requiring annual auditing to allowing audit or review as requested. We have also sought advice from our Accountants as to our ability to pass a retrospective remit to not audit our 2024-2025 Annual Financial Statements (Performance Report). The Accountant’s advice was the Club could pass a remit not to audit the 2024-2025 Annual Financial Statements (Performance Report). In line with this advice, we are seeking to pass this remit which, once the 2023-2024 audit is complete and the Audited Financial Statements (Performance Report) are ratified, the Club will be able to put a line under what has been a difficult few years in our financial reporting.

09/06/2025

Save the Date
Special General Meeting and Annual General Meeting
Senior Prizegiving at completion of AGM
3 August 3pm at the Westshore Club

18/01/2025

Kia ora Club Admins and LLC members,

The 2024 / 2025 Central Region Intermediate Lifeguard School Applications are now open!!

We are looking for candidates, mentors, water safety, instructors and 2 camp parents to ensure this year’s Intermediate lifeguard school is a success. Please forward the links to your members who meet the pre-requisites.

Dates: Friday, 4 April to Sunday, 6 April
Location: Castlepoint

Transport: Will be provided from Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay and Wellington

Cost: $200.00 for Candidates, $120.00 for Mentors. Clubs will be invoiced directly.

What is Intermediate Lifeguard School:
Intermediate Lifeguard School is designed to provide junior lifeguards with the skills, development, knowledge and opportunities to further develop as a lifeguard. The school is a dynamic combination of theory and practical based sessions to enhance the candidate's learning through a variety of situations. Intermediate Lifeguard School is delivered via a two-day camp and is a great opportunity for junior lifeguards to become more confident and capable lifeguards.
Prerequisites:

Current member of a SLS club
15 years of age
Surf Lifeguard Award (refreshed)
Surf First Aid (refreshed)
Min 1 season of active patrolling experience
Radio Communication Module
Club Endorsement to attend ILGS
Swim 400 metres sub 8 minutes
IRB Crewperson Module (recommended)

To apply please follow the relevant link below:
Candidate Application: https://forms.office.com/r/AfA0nUiM4e

Mentor / Instructor / Water Safety / Camp Parent Application: https://forms.office.com/r/87xQtCuk0y

Applications close at midnight Sunday, 16 February. Please note, clubs will be asked for endorsement for every application.

18/01/2025

Exclusive deal to Surf Lifesaving members and families from Splash Planet:



Splash Planet Surf Life Saving Offer

20% off adult and children tickets

Valid any day between today and 30 March 2025 (please note we are open weekends only from 9th February 2025)

Enter promo code SLS2025 at the checkout to apply the discount.



To purchase tickets and for further information please visit their website

03/01/2025

A massive thank you to Beard Brothers who supply our Junior Surf families with free sausages every week.
Were very grateful and the sausages are delicious.

16/12/2024

We are looking to recruit a paid administrator in the New Year.
Role will include activities in Xero, Friendly and also managing our Social Media and Website.
Role will initially be for 10 hours per week and may extend to 20 hours per week at the beginning of the season.
Expressions of interest to secretarywestshore@gmail.com

16/12/2024

Hi All
Reminder of the Special General Meeting Sunday 22nd December at the Westshore Surf Life Saving Club. Start time 11am

06/12/2024

This weekend, as you head to the beach to enjoy the sun, sand, and surf, remember that our amazing lifeguards are out there working hard to keep you safe.

They’re here to look after you, so let’s show them the kindness they deserve! Whether it's a smile, a thank you, or just being mindful of their advice – a little kindness goes a long way 😊

Stay safe, have fun, and let’s all do our part to make the beach a positive place for everyone!