The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships 2016
Team Managers Memo
Team Managers Memo
Welcome to The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships 2016 (The Aussies 2016) Team Managers Memo.
Make sure to read this information carefully and please contact the events team for any further information. We look
forward to seeing you from 16 April – 24 April at The Aussies 2016.
Important Dates/Times
Please make sure to mark the dates (to the
right) in your calendar.
Timetables, Site Maps & Circulars
Please check all draft timetables, site maps
and circulars on the The Aussies 2016
Webpage. All Team Managers must read
these circulars. All member only
information including Entry Circular,
Scrutineering and Powercraft requirements
can be found on the Member’s Portal >
Library > Sport > Events > SLSA > Australian
Championships > 2015-16. Only public
facing timetables and site maps can be
found on the Aussies webpage.
Team Managers Details – Online Form
To keep up to date with all key Team
Manager information at The Aussies 2016
both in the lead up to and during the event,
please ensure that your club’s Team
Manager have filled in the Team Manager
Declaration & Lycra Form. This includes
Team Manager and Assistant Team
Manager contact information and is the
only way to order lycras for Aussies 2016.
Please note: We will be supplying yellow
lycras for this year’s Aussies so please
make sure you complete you club’s order.
Only yellow lycras can be worn in
competition. Competitors can still warm up
in pink lycras if they choose to. Also make
sure to join our Aussies Event Facebook
Page for all updates during the
Championships.
Powercraft Commitments
Please ensure that your club is up-to-date
with the powercraft requirements for 2016.
This includes powercraft shifts and provision
of craft. Powercraft operators’ details must be filled in on the Powercraft Operator Details Webform by Monday 28
March 2016. We are looking for clubs to provide extra IRB craft for Aussies. Please refer to the Powercraft circular for
subsidies provided by SLSA for clubs who provide IRB’s and equipment over the pro-rata scale.
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Gear & Equipment
The Trailer compound at Fourth Ave & Kingsford Smith will be open for use from Thursday 14 April at 7:00am. If any
clubs drop off trailers before this date they will be towed away.
Club Tents
Club tents can be erected from Friday 15 April at 7:00am across all beaches. If there are any tents placed or erected on
the beach before this time they will be removed and stored in the Gear & Equipment Compound.
Scrutineering Circular
Please check the Scrutineering Circular on the Member’s Portal for all information. Craft scrutineering will begin from
Friday 15th April. SLSA will recognize respective State stickers from 2016 for Aussies. This means craft does not have to
be scrutineering if it has already been completed at 2016 State Titles. Please read the Scrutineering Circular for full
details.
Transport Options
There will be a free bus service transporting athletes and officials between Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and on
all competition days. A full timetable will be released closer to competition.
Briefings
Team Manager Briefing 1– will be held on Friday 15 April 2016 at 3:00pm (Black Swan Room, Maroochydore SLSC)
Team Manager Briefing 2 – will be held on Sunday 17 April 2016 at 4:30pm (Black Swan Room, Maroochydore SLSC)
Team Manager Briefing 3 – will be held on Tuesday 19 April 2016 at 4:30pm (Black Swan Room, Maroochydore SLSC)
All Team Manager’s must attend at least ONE of the Team Manager briefings.
Lycra & Accreditation Pick Up
 Clubs with Youth competitors: Your club’s youth competitor lycra and accreditation will be provided to your club
representative directly after the 1st Team Manager briefing on Friday 15 April. Lycras will not be available for
pickup at any time before the briefing.
 Clubs with Masters Competitors: Your club’s competitor lycra and accreditation will be provided to your club
representative directly after the 2nd Team Managers briefing on Sunday 17 April. This allocation will not be
available at any time before this briefing.
 Clubs with Opens competitors: Your club’s competitor lycra and accreditation allocation will be available directly
after the 3rd Team Managers briefing on Tuesday 19 April. This allocation will not be available at any time before
this briefing.
 If your club has a combination of Youth, Masters and Opens competitors, your allocation of lycras will be available
from the earliest briefing correlating to that competition.
Shipping Containers Contacts
Clubs planning on shipping craft to Sunshine Coast via a shipping container, clubs must contact SLSA – Ken Bird
([email protected]) and provide the following information. In booking transport, please ensure containers are delivered
to Fourth Ave & Kingsford Smith, Maroochydore between Wednesday 11 April to Friday 15 April and picked up between
Monday 25 April to Wednesday 27 April.
Club
Container
Container
Container
Container
Container
Container
Transporting
size &
arrival date pickup date Organisers
Organisers
Organiser
company (eg:
quantity
Name
Phone No
Email
Toll) &
Container ID #
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Incident Procedures
Surf Life Saving Australia has a range of incident protocols in place for The Aussies 2016 including designated search and
response teams. In the event of a shallow water search, event organisers may seek further assistance from some
competitors who hold a Surf Rescue Certificate or Bronze Medallion.
Further information about event safety protocol and procedures will be available in the Final Carnival Circular, to be
released and also at the Team Managers’ Briefing.
Alcohol Free Zone
In 2016, The Aussies will be a dry event. The entire event footprint, including Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland,
Mooloolaba and Coolum plus their surrounding back of beach areas including all container and gear storage areas are
alcohol free zones. The only exceptions to this are licensed premises.
QLD Police will be monitoring this closely, so please ensure your teams and supporters are aware and follow this
guideline.
Post Event Celebrations
All teams are reminded that during and following The Aussies, QLD Police will be monitoring the behavior of all
members of the Surf Life Saving movement. Please bear this in mind for all event and post event celebrations especially
considering ANZAC Day falls on the Monday following Aussies.
Team Manager Checklist:
As the team manager have you:
1. Team Managers Online Webform – have you filled this in with your details, your club’s Assistant Team Manager
details, your club’s lycra sizes (combined total of masters & opens)?
2. Powercraft Operator Detail Webform – have you or your club filled this in with your nominated operator
details?
3. Shipping containers – is your club sending a shipping container to the Sunshine Coast? If so, fill in the above
table and send through to [email protected] as soon as possible.
Important Contacts
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the SLSA Events team on [email protected] or 02 9215
8000.
More information for Team Managers can be found in the Team Manager Guides
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