The Life Saving Star Certificate is offered to the 14 year age groups and is compulsory to be eligible to compete at carnivals. The course is held each year over two weekends in December.  The 2008 course will be held in December (dates are still TBC).  Registration Packages will be available from the download page of this website when details are finalised.

A candidate

• Must be a minimum age of 13 years old on the date of examination
• Must complete a 100m run, 100m swim, 100m run within 5 minutes
• Must have completed a 200m swim in 5 minutes or less, in a swimming pool or over a measured open water course before any training starts in the surf

 Units to be covered

• Safety and Wellbeing
• Surf Awareness and Skills
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Basic First Aid
• Basic Resuscitation
• Communications
• Rescue Techniques
• Patrols

Bronze Medallion

The Bronze Camp is a week long live in camp held in December each year. The 2008 camp will be held in December (dates still TBC).  Registration Packages will be available from the download section of this website.  New members must complete an Application for Membership and Membership Payment form and send them with their camp registration forms and full payment (including joining fee) to the address shown on the registration forms. Principally designed for our budding younger members, participants train for their Surf Bronze Medallion, the core qualification of every Surf Lifesaver. To attend, candidates must be 15 years of age on the date of the examination and be able to swim 400m in 9 minutes or less.

During the training camp, participants complete both theory and practical requirements, with a focus on the following key areas:

• Surf Awareness
• Emergency Care
• First Aid
• Resuscitation  (CPR)
• Radio Operations and other communications
• Surf Skills
• Surf Rescue Skills
• Patrol Operations

On the last day of the camp participants will be examined by officials from Life Saving Victoria for their Bronze Medallion.

Successful completion of the bronze camp and also the bronze examination will qualify participants to become an active member of the club.

For further information email admin@pointleoslsc.com.au