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Head Surf Lifesaving Club NSW Black Head SurfLife Saving Club is situated in the southern corner of Black Head Beach, Hallidays Point, midway between the major towns of Forster and Taree on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Black Head Surf Life Saving Club is a member of the Lower North Coast Branch which includes Crowdy Head and Old Bar clubs in the north and Forster, Cape Hawke and Pacific Palms in the south. The club was formed in 1925 with the training of the first Bronze Medallion squad and was incorporated in 1998, bringing it into line with most clubs and organisations in the country. Black Head beach is approximately 1.3 kilometres in length and is extremely dynamic, with sand movement quiet noticeable in various sea conditions. The beach type is difficult to categorise but would vary from "Bars and Rips", through "Low Tide Terrace" to "Shore break" as defined by the Coastal Studies Unit of Sydney University, dependent on recent sea conditions and the resultant migration of sand. During periods of relatively calm seas, the sand tends to be pushed gradually inshore with the littoral wave action "lapping" the sand into a steep bank, resulting in "shorebreak" characteristics. Heavier seas have the effect of "dredging" the sands seaward creating bars and resulting in a "Low Tide Terrace" formation this is usually followed by a transitional phase that can result in the appearance of "Bars and Rips". Black Head is considered a relatively safe beach, though in the latter mentioned states can become extremely unpredictable with the ebb and flow of the tide or swell variations changing currents and forming rips in a matter of minutes. In times of reasonable swell, large volumes of water tend to enter the shore zone at the midpoint of the crescent shaped bay, quite often returning to the sea via the area immediately in front of the clubhouse along the rocks. Fortunately, at most times the southern extremities of the beach are safe and considered idyllic for the body surfer and family groups alike. Caution should be excercised from the northern point of the patrol area through to the north end of the beach at Redhead even on calmer days. In 2005/06 season the club had 380 members in total, including 61 Active Seniors, 9 Reserve Active members, 109 Associate Members, 131 Junior members, 11 Cadet Members (13-15yrs), 8 Life members and 10 Long service members. Seniors patrol the beach on a purely volunteer basis from late September until late April each summer season covering weekends and Public Holidays. This is augmented during the busy Christmas School holiday period with Council paid Lifesavers patrolling the beach from 9am until 5pm Monday to Friday. In many cases the paid Lifesavers are members of Black Head or other clubs in the Lower North Coast Branch who are holders of a Gold Medallion, Surf Life Savings highest award. They are generally young people either on leave or home from tertiary studies. Like most Surf Life Saving clubs, Black Head is well served by a committee of Members who donate many hours of free service in order to administer the club - not always a simple task when working on a limited budget and coping with the added burden of personal work and business commitments. Office Bearers are chosen at the clubs AGM held each August. Are you a business entity keen to sponsor a surf life saving club? Black Head SLSC is in desperate need of financial support and your donation is fully tax deductible. Why not contact us to arrange for more information? Contact: Main Street (PO Box
55) Hallidays Point NSW 2430 Telephone: |