North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club

Prospective Active Senior members must first complete their SLS Bronze Medallion.

North Cottesloe SLSC only approves a new Active Senior membership once you have confirmed your availability and have signed up to the next available Bronze Medallion Course. Please refer to our Education section for information on upcoming courses. New members will be required to complete their Bronze Medallion Course within six months of joining the Club.

Active Senior Members are required to:

• Pay an annual subscription fee to remain a member of the Club
• Hold the relevant award (Bronze Medallion) and complete the annual skills maintenance testing (Requal) for this award in October/November of each year
• Complete a minimum of 18 club hours per season (9 hours October - December 31st and 9 hours January 1st - April)

Active Senior Members are encouraged to:

• Further their lifesaving skills by gaining higher awards such as ARTC, Spinal Management and IRB Crew/Driver
• Experienced patrol members with good leadership skills are encouraged to become Patrol Captains and obtain higher awards
• Be involved in different areas of the Club by signing up for club committees
• Be active in surf sport competition at Club, Inter-Club, State and National levels

All members in this age bracket automatically become nippers of the Club and take part in the Club nipper activities on the beach on Sunday mornings. Nippers work towards their relevant Nipper Achievement Certificate for their particular age group each season. Nippers fees for the 2022/23 season is $160.

Membership of an active nipper requires the membership of at least one parent. Should you not be a current active, long service or associate member, you will be required to purchase a parent membership at a cost of $80 for the year.

Each Nipper will receive a Nipper Pack which include a coloured cap and hi vis vest while must be worn while participating in the nipper program. Limited replacement caps ($10) and vests ($15) are available.

Long service membership is awarded to members who have actively contributed to the club for a minimum of 10 years over and above their patrolling requirements. Long service membership must be applied for and the North Cottesloe SLSC Board of Management reviews each application individually. Long service is awarded and announced at the AGM in August each year.

Should you wish to apply for Long Service membership, please complete the application form HERE and return it to office@ncslsc.com.

Active Juniors are required to gain their Surf Rescue Certificate when they turn 13 and their Bronze Medallion award when they turn 15.

Active Juniors may choose to compete at Senior Carnivals in Under 14, 15 and Under 17 age groups. They can also become junior Age Group Managers assisting with nipper activities.

Active Junior members are required to roster themselves onto patrols and become active patrolling members of the Club.

Associate membership is by APPLICATION* only and is for people over the age of 40, who no longer wish to complete patrols but want to contribute to the Club in other ways (i.e coaching, education, social volunteering etc). Associate members are able to use all the Club facilities. The Constitution of the Club ensures that there can never be more Associates members than Active members. North Cott SLSC often calls upon our Associate members to assist the Club and continue giving back to the community in areas other than patrolling our beach.

To apply for an Associate membership, please complete the application form HERE and email it to office@ncslsc.com

*Application fee of $650 applies to NEW members.

Only existing Active Senior members of the Club can apply for Expatriate membership if they are living more than 200km from the Club for the duration of a surf lifesaving season. Expatriate members are not required to patrol or requalify their awards although they may only remain expat members while they are living outside of the allocated 200km radius from the Club.

To apply for an Expat membership, please complete the application form HERE and return it to office@ncslsc.com