MEMBERSHIPS, RENEWALS & WWCC

WHY JOIN US?

WE ARE FRIENDLY

The Committee and members of the Sandridge Life Saving Club always welcome new members of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.

USE THE FACILITIES

Your membership entitles you to use club facilities and be part of organised activities such as life saving patrols, nippers, fundraising and social get-togethers.

VOLUNTEER

Our club is run by volunteers for volunteers. Learn new skills, meet like-minded people and enjoy one of the closest beaches to the city.

TRAINING

Learn first aid, basic beach management and advanced resuscitation, in addition to a range of other useful skills. Our club runs a range of courses throughout the year. Please note that all members 18 years and over must have a current Working With Children Check as per SLSA and LSV Policy AD6-05.

CONTRIBUTE TO A LOCAL CLUB

Your annual membership fees help to keep the Club viable and supplied with equipment to provide important lifesaving services to our local community.

NIPPERS

Our Nippers program is aimed at providing children aged 5-14 an introduction to life saving through safe, fun and well-organised activities in a beach environment. The program is designed to progressively develop essential skills in children as they move through each age group.

Always looking for

NEW MEMBERS

Renewing your membership?

EXISTING MEMBERS

MEMBERSHIP TYPES

SENIOR ACTIVE

18 years and over
New or requalified Bronze Holder/ Patrolling Member. Active members required to do a minimum of 16 hours of rostered patrol.

$75

JUNIOR ACTIVE

Aged 15 TO 17
New or requalified Bronze Holder/ SRC / Patrolling Member. Active members required to do a minimum of 16 hours of rostered patrol.

$75

CADET ACTIVE

Aged 13 to 14 years
New or requalified SRC/ Patrolling Member. Active members required to do a minimum of 16 hours of rostered patrol.

$75

RESERVE ACTIVE / LONG SERVICE

Active reserve / long service memberships are granted to members who have being patrolling for the club for a long period of time (min 10 years). Membership must be approved by the Committee.

$120

FAMILY / GENERAL

This is restricted to TWO adult members and their children aged between 5 and 17 years. Anyone purchasing a family membership please note that this does not guarantee Nippers enrolment. You must enrol for Nippers via the online registration form. Family Membership does not include U14 SRC course fee.

$300

ASSOCIATE / SOCIAL

The member must be 18 and is non active

$120

HOW TO JOIN

NEW MEMBERS

Memberships are managed through the Surf Life Saving Australia’s Members Portal. The Portal is a one-stop-shop for member information - https://members.sls.com.au

STEP 1

CREATE OR LOGIN TO YOUR PORTAL

To join visit https://sls.com.au/join/ and follow the signup process. For help please refer to the pdf guide. Alternatively, contact us via email.

STEP 2

COMPLETE YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEE

Selecting a membership fee is manual; please refer to the fee schedule above and enter the corresponding amount when completing a payment. For instance, for an Active Membership, enter $75 and complete payment via credit card

STEP 3

SUBMIT YOUR WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK

All members 18 years and over must have a current Working With Children Check as per SLSA and LSV Policy AD6-05. WWCC are simple to complete and free for members. Memberships will not be accepted if this has not been completed. For more details click here.

STEP 4

LINK YOUR WWCC WITH LSV AND SANDRIDGE LSC

Memberships will not be accepted if Life Saving Victoria and Sandridge LSC are not linked as your organisations. If you are unsure on how to link these, please read the following. Member safety is of the highest importance to the club. There are no exceptions to this rule.

VISIT HTTPS://MEMBERS.SLS.COM.AU

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Renewing membership is quick and easy.

Follow these steps:

  1. Visit https://members.sls.com.au

  2. Login or create an account

  3. Go to Memberships -> Renewals, Payments & Transfers -> Renew

  4. Make your payment

(manual payments can be processed at:

http://pay.slsa.com.au)

WWCC

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK

WHO NEEDS TO COMPLETE THE CHECK?


The Working With Children Check (WWCC), is mandatory for all active members aged 18 years and over. The WWCC is a State Government requirement which was introduced several years ago. It is a current check, with ongoing cross-checking of criminal records for sex, drug or violence offences. Notifications are then provided to our Club and Life Saving Victoria

Memberships will not be processed if you do not complete a Working With Children Check.

WHY IS KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE IMPORTANT?

Keeping children safe is not just a moral obligation for Life Saving Victoria and its members, as the state of Victoria has now legislated a process aimed at formally protecting children (defined as under 18 years of age) from physical and sexual harm. Therefore to ensure our members are operating within the legal framework, it is imperative that all members over 18 years obtain the WWCC.

HOW TO APPLY?

1. Go to www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au and fill in an online application form.
Note: Before completing the form online, make sure you have a printer of reasonable quality and Adobe Acrobat Reader or Open Office to print a summary of your application. The Application Summary and Receipt must be printed on separate pages of A4 paper (i.e. single-sided) without any scaling or cropping.

2. In ‘Section D: Details of Child-Related Work’ please use the Code Number 42.

3. In ‘Section E: Details of Organisation/s’ enter:
Primary Organisation –
Life Saving Victoria, PO Box 353, South Melbourne VIC 3205. Phone: 03 9676 6900

Other Organisation –
Sandridge LSC, PO Box 5057 Garden City, VIC, 3207. Email: email@sandridge.org.au

4. Provide 100 point identification.

5. Provide a passport size photo (must be regulated size and within the last 12 months)

6. Lodge your application at a participating Australia Post retail outlet , where you must provide the photo and prove your identity. Once you have lodged your application and obtained a receipt, you can partake in activities involving members under 18 years whilst waiting for your application to be processed.

DO NOT SIGN (OR ATTACH A PHOTO) UNTIL YOU LODGE YOUR APPLICATION.

UPDATING AN EXISTING WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK

If you already have a Working With Children Check, you will need to ensure the following two organisations are listed:

Primary Organisation –
Life Saving Victoria, PO Box 353, South Melbourne VIC 3205. Phone: 03 9676 6900

Other Organisation –
Sandridge LSC, PO Box 5057 Garden City, VIC, 3207. Email: email@sandridge.org.au

You can do this online here.

Go to ‘Cardholders’ and ‘Update My Details’. If you haven’t already set up an online login, you will need to do so). In ‘change my details’ you can add ‘Organisation Details’ and ‘Occupational Work Codes’

MEMBERSHIP TRANSFER

Need to transfer your membership to Sandridge? Here is a helpful guide: www.sandridge.org.au/membership-transfer

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