Board
News
New Directors elected at Bondi are
as follows:-
Michael Legge Wilkinson;Chairman (Sydney)
Stephen Blackley-Deputy Chairman (Sydney)
Geoff Witherspoon (Sydney)
Neil Lazarow (Sydney)
Stuart Ball (Tweed Heads N.S.W)
Welcome
(1) Welcome to Gath Sports.
(2) Welcome our new Company Secretary Julie Kereszteny.
Julie is completing an environmental science degree at Griffith
University Qld and will be a wonderful asset to us. Leaving
us is Ree Willison and Naomi we would like to thank them both
for their valuable work and wish them all the very best for
the future.
(3) We would like to officially welcome four Beach
Spokespersons (Beach Spokespersons are individuals who do
the work of a Branch). These guys have been representing Surfrider
for many years but now they are official. Congratulations
to Ken Rouw of Margaret River Region, Ken Dovers
of Sapphire/Moonee Beach, David Pratt of Kalbarri Beach
and Paul Carey of Streaky Bay.
Goodbyes
(1) We at national office were extremely saddened to
hear of the untimely passing of a surfing icon in Chris
Bystrom recently. Chris was a supporter of Surfrider for
many years and a well liked character to us all.
(2) Epitaph to John Fisher. John was a quiet
but determined surfing activist. He was a Surfrider Foundation
Committee Member and along with myself, led the successful
5 year campaign to upgrade the Warriewood Sewage Treatment
Plant which had been dumping sewage onto the open northern
beaches where John loved to surf. Because of his efforts those
who surf, swim or sit on Mona Vale Headland now look out onto
cleaner beaches. John Fisher also served on Councils Ingleside
Warriewood Land Release Committee for about 4 years until
eventually the Council and community together succeeded in
curtailing that disastrously huge land release. To honour
John the Sydney Northern Beaches Branch of Surfrider Foundation
have mounted a plaque in a chair overlooking Mona Vale with
the words "John Fisher (1958 -2001) A Local Surfer who
Fought for Clean Beaches". John was a great mate, though
hard to wake up for the early, he loved to take off on the
big ones, didn't drop in on others and was always great fun
to be with. I will greatly miss him, as will many others.
Thanks
(1) Special thanks to all the crew at Morrison Media
& Emap without these two companies supporting us
no one would ever hear of Surfrider.
(2) Rhema Graphics have just come on board as
an inkind sponsor turning our Graphics Guru Larry Taylor's
artwork into Surfboard Decals.
(3) We received 36 spots for our community service
announcement for the Cool Cartoon Character Competition ad.
Thanks Network 10.
(4) Nat Young, the rep for Bic Surfboards (yes
the mob that makes biros, they are big in Europe) is setting
up a surf comp around Coffs in October to help advertise their
boards made out of 50% recycled product. He suggested the
entry fees could be donated to us.
(5) The Mitchell Surfing Foundation donated
$2000, thank you very much we really needed that.
(6) Volunteers inspire :-We know how important individuals
are within our organisation but I think what inspires those
individuals is participating as a team with all of you to
keep this boat afloat. We are only 6 months into this year
but I'd like to declare this Surfrider's best year yet !!!!!
The Board, the Branches, the teams, the response from our
coastal community has been remarkable and definitely the best
yet. Thanks TEAM!
(7) Sanctum came back on board with another
years sponsorship.Thanks to Sanctum for their support.
(8) Bic comp confirmed, BIC sport donating the
entry fees (around $2500) from the One Design Longboard Challenge
to Surfrider. Thanks to Nat Young for arranging this donation.
Funding
Acknowledgment from Environment Australia and QLD
Gambling Community Benefit Fund that our grant applications
were successful.
Support
- Positions Vacant
(1)
Marketing Guru - all aspects of marketing & fundraising
with experience on how to raise lot's of money with no outlay.
(2) Environmental & Engineering Professionals
- people who are available to view an Environmental Impact
Statement and write up a response under our direction i.e.
within our principles & guidelines.
(3) Philanthropists - or someone skilled in
the art of dealing with philanthropists - to generate unconditional
and much-needed financial support.
Any of these jobs can be done from any location within Australia.
Ask your boss to consider becoming a Retail Member or
Corporate Sponsor. Purchase some merchandise for a
family member or friends birthday.
PR
(1)
10th birthday celebrations and International Executive Directors
at the A.G.M. in October.
(2) Sandy's first job! Sandy was invited to be the
key character for a colouring competition for school children
advertising the Keep Australia Beautiful 'Clean Beach Challenge'.
Steve Curtis from Palm Beach Surf Lifesaving Club,
Qld. has been the mover and shaker behind their two successful
wins. Good Luck again Steve!
(3) Girls T-shirt design competition is in the latest
Chick Magazine, they have extended the date for a month,
so if you are a keen artist check our web site or Chick for
more details.
(4) Check out the latest TRACKS (31st Birthday Issue
- free stubbie holder as well) if you get the chance.
(5) Good coverage on Surfrider's stand against shark
nets and a letter from a radical surfie councillor promoting
Surfriders policy on free and open access to the beach. I
wonder who that could be - Fossy
(6) We have changed our email address to info@surfrider.org.au
please note this in your address book.
(7) Surfrider attend the Surfing Lifestyle Expo in
Coolangatta in March for two days.
(8) Our home page counter was 14640 when we initialised
it on Feb 15th. it was at 14655 that same day. We've been
getting about 100 hits/week.
(9) Tim Baker our illustrious Media Director
was married to the most lovely young lady recently. Unfortunately
he has resigned from active duty for the moment and Jodi
Adams is back on board. Thanks Tim, he's still on our
Advisory Board and will be back at full speed again.
(10) Membership CD - this is finished and our advertisements
are ready to go. If you have a magazine or publishing company
and you would like to display our ad's and articles please
contact us.
(11) RESPECT THE BEACH DAY IS ON IT'S WAY ....WATCH
THIS SPACE
(12) Membership ad's in Riptide, Chic &
ASL courtesy of Morrison Media. Win $200 worth
of Golden Breed clothing & Gath Surf Helmet.
Photo Competition - All you have to do is find the Slick,
Slop, Slap Billboard erected in South Australia on Thursday
1st of February.
(13) Ray Gleave has launched his website www.raygleave.com.au.
They have kindly added a link to our site. Thanks Ray ! The
site is a world first for a longboarder (we think?).
(14) The 2002 Calendar is coming along nicely , please
lobby your local Surf shops, Newsagents (Gordon & Gotch
distributors), Post Office, K-Mart, Target etc to stock our
Surfrider Foundation calendars for 2002 year.
(15) SF Icon Competition starts We are shooting a commercial
suitable for TV would like expressions of interest by any
networks for air time. Contact national if you can help with
advertising.
(16) Also another supporter of Surfrider in Groundswell
magazine has closed there doors, we would like to thank
all the crew for their support and wish them well for the
future.
(17) All Members, our 'Sign up a Friend' competition
($4,500 boat trip around the Mentawaii's).
(18) The Surfrider Foundation has been working on a
"Surfers Code" poster.
(19) Interested in advertising in Surfrider Foundation's
national newsletter Coastlines? 5000 copies of this newsletter
are printed and distributed twice yearly to members, surf
shops and doctor's surgeries etc. We are in the process of
compiling our winter edition and we need support with printing
and distribution costs.
(20) Queensland Environment Minister Dean Wells
today launched Surfrider Foundation's new 'cool cartoon character'
- a young surfer with style and grace with a message for the
community: Respect the Beach. 'Sandy' was the result of a
nationwide competition and was selected from 136 entries.
(21) More from Sandy ! Well it looks like Sandy is
on a roll, he has just been invited by Amanda from
Griffith University Centre for Coastal Management to help
advertise a beach clean up. Sandy's going off, well done young
fella.
(22) The office was contacted by ABC Radio Northern
NSW after a press release from the good people at the Nature
Conservation Council which discussed the need for research
to find out what levels of compounds and chemicals in materials
such as contraceptive pills, hormone treatments and antibiotics
are passing into the marine environment off the Mid North
Coast. This is a good call by the Nature Conservation Council
and we are right behind them on this campaign. It is a huge
issue overseas and we need to increase awareness of this relatively
unknown form of pollution. Thanks NCC.
Media
(1)
Rehame Newslines
is a media clipping service from Brisbane who approached us
after recent media release from national office. Owen
and Michelle from Rehame are considering becoming
an inkind sponsor which would allow us to keep up to date
with all media concerning coastal issues all around Australia.
This is an amazing service and I would have to recommend it
to any company that needs to track media to survive and keep
up to date.
(2) An offer has been received from Tracks to
provide a monthly story on our activities. To achieve this
we need someone to volunteer to write it and we need all members
to submit appropriate stories to the National Office for approval.
(3) 702 ABC Sydney Simon Marnie 10:21am AEST
Sunday, 28 October 2001 - Marnie interviews Michael Legg-Wilkinson
(ph.sp.), Surfrider Foundation, Neil Lazarow (ph.sp.),
Surf Eastern Beaches and Will Jones, Marine Discovery
Centre, about the Surfrider Foundation's annual conference
being held at Bondi this weekend. Lazarow agrees that beaches
"are cleaner than they have been" for a very long
time, which he attributes to NSW Government action in moving
sewage further out to sea. Jones agrees problems "have
moved offshore" although "it's the era of hope now".
Wilkinson comments on development in Surfers where he lives,
saying the impact on marine life is nothing like it is in
Sydney.
Branches
and Projects
(1) Branch 20% membership reimbursements.
(2) We had a great turn out on the weekend at Evans
Head, NSW approx. 20 people attended a meeting to start a
local Branch. When they are ratified that will make 29 active
Branches Australia wide, who wants to be 30?
(3) National office would like to welcome two new Branches
in Adelaide South Australia and North Stradbroke Island QLD.
(4) New Lennox Head Branch - Last night 14/08/01 the
executive committee of the new Lennox Head Branch was voted
in, congratulations Janeane, Rich & Julie.
The new Branch was mainly formed to assist Don &
Dave (Byron reps) address the public consultation process
for the Skennars Head sewage ocean outfall. We wish them all
the very best with this issue and for the future education
of the people of Ballina Shire.
(5) A reminder that Branch account info BAS is due
14th of April and for your records also on the 14th of July,
October & January.
(6) Coast & Clean Seas funding is available again
please if your Branch is able to take on a project.
(7)The Sunshine Coast & Capricorn Branches (both
in QLD) just had their first meeting. Possibly Crescent Head
will consider coming on board soon we hope.
(8) Branch & Beach Rep. Guidelines - if you've
got water quality or development issues in your local area
and you and your friends are SICK of it, contact us to start
your own Branch. That's how all the others started.
(9) We still need Branch info for the newsletter &
photos (preferably as .jpg files). We have received updates
from:
Byron,Gold Coast, Capricorn Coast, Sunshine Coast, Kiama,
Nth Strady, Tweed Coast, Mornington Peninsula, Surf Coast,
Melbourne and Margaret River.
Campaigns
(1) Surfers beware Rustbuckets, Ships of Shame or Flags
of Convenience (FOC) are polluting our oceans and threatening
our coastline.
(2) Letter to Local state M.P.:- to the Premier &
Minister on sand mining Anti Dams Alliance in QLD.
(3) Matt Griggs matt.griggs@emap.com.au
from Tracks has written a great article on stormwater
check it out. If you see the article tell Matt, &
Sean Doherty (Editor) sean.doherty@emap.com.au
what you think by writing to their letters column via web
site www.tracksmag.com
(4) Michael & Greg met with the developers
of Casuarina Beach Resort recently
(5) We have put in submissions on the QLD Draft Coastal
Management Plan and the proposed development at Smith's Beach
in WA. We are currently putting together a response to a proposed
DA for Gnarabup beach in Margaret River (check out Gnarabup
link on www.margaretsweb.com.au)
and also looking at the STP and DA for Lake Conjola, near
Bendalong.
(6) Minister Hill has agreed to a meeting with
the NECF over the week beginning June 18th.one rep from Surfrider
will attend.
(7) The United Nations has allocated US$65m to fund
the education of South East Asian and Chinese marine Biologists
to be taught by Australians.
(8) Our Enviro (Project Team) have just submitted our
response to the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning for
the EIS of a proposed prawn farm at Racecourse in Crescent
Head. Our conclusion: The Australian coastline, and particularly
the North Coast region of NSW, is infested with ill-designed
and hastily-built testimonies to poor planning, lack of community
consultation and disregard for the environment. Surfrider
Foundation urges that DUAP swiftly and completely reject the
South West Rocks Aquaculture Ltd Proposal. Thanks to the crew
that worked on this submission Neil, Jodi, Nick &
Chris.
(9) Proposal for the establishment of a network of
surfing recreation reserves around Australia is being formulated
and is growing in popularity with the powers to be.
(10) SURFRIDER LEADS CAMPAIGN AGAINST SHARK NETS
Great radio report on Triple J recently with big Greg
talking about shark nets and their impact on sealife on the
Gold Coast. Excellent coverage, great responses from Greg
and fantastic for the website to get plugged at the end. It
appears that we have 'touched a nerve' with this one... lets
keep the ball rolling. Great to hear Surfrider on Triple J.
Events
(1) Spirit of Surfing'Law of the Surf' Forum held in
Byron Bay over 120 people packing the auditorium at the Lord
Byron Resort to capacity.
(2) Australian surfers were represented in Canberra
last week at the National Environment Consultative Forum.
The surfing community's environmental arm - Surfrider Foundation
- took its place at the table for NECF workshops and discussions,
in order to build support for its sustained campaign of environmental
awareness around the nation's coastline.
(3) Our AGM/National Conference/10th Birthday &
International Affiliates Conference is on between the 23rd
& 28th of October 2001. At this point in time we would
like agenda items for the AGM. This means we would like from
you items that you would like changed in our Articles Of Assoc.,
policy matters and items for general discussion. We would
like to arrange all these items before the AGM so on the day
we can vote and get on with solid discussion about our future.
For example we need to change the articles to incorporate
commission for gaining corporate sponsorship. We will be setting
aside a certain amount of time to discuss Branch issues for
example Robert our book keeper will be available to speak
with treasurers that need more information.
(4) Australia's fishing industry is talking to neighbour
countries about doubling the 200 nautical mile exclusive zone.
(5) Australia's Seafood IndustryCouncil said that it
would protect fish stock now and in the future. We are under
pressure from countries in the Northern Hemisphere for access
to our fishingwaters. Extension would give us a chance to
impose proper control.
(6) Tubular Cels" surf art exhibition has opened
at Silicon Pulp gallery,an event not to be missed. Silicon
Pulp, Sydney's small but stylish animation/cartoon gallery
(176 Parramatta Rd, Stanmore).
(7) Skaties aren't what they used to be check these
out www.bambooskateboards.com/
(8) 2002 Calendars will be available soon on our web
site. This year is a limited edition so get in early.
(9) Enviro Tip of the Month ... a
must for every dog owner. Did you know that half a teaspoon
of flea rinse can kill all the aquatic life in the area the
size of an Olympic swimming pool? No - then drop me an email
to get your fish friendly fido with the best practice dog
washing, developed in consulation with the EPA and Sydney
Water. MBEEP is distributing the dogs directly to dog washers,
but also through Council dog registration and vets. As with
all MBEEP materials they are suitable for use in other Council
areas. Contact the MBEEP Project Officer, Ros Gibbons on desproj@marrickville.nsw.gov.au or phone 02 9335 2178.
(10)
The National Conference held recently in Bondi, which
has been measured as the best National Conference ever. There
will be a complete update on the web site soon and in the
next Coastlines email update.
(11) Quicksilver has donated $500 to the Surfrider
Foundation Fund. The organisation thanks Quicksilver (Craig
& Gary) for their donation and welcomes Quicksilver to
assisting us in our goals.
(12) If any Branch has a need to fund an activity in
their area the National Office is always interested in providing
funding from the Fund to assist.
Note: All donations over $2 to 'The Surfrider Foundation
Gift Fund' are tax deductible. The Surfrider Foundation
Fund is a gift fund listed on the register of environment
organisations under item 6.1.1 of subsection 30 - 55 (1) of
the income tax assessment act 1997. All donations to the fund
will be directed to specific environmental projects. |
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