Member Development

A variety of member development programs are offered by the club, Sunshine Coast Branch and Surf Life Saving Queensland.

These programs provide an opportunity for members to be exposed to the many elements of Surf Life Saving.

The programs encompass team building, personal development and leadership based elements, which also aim to retain Junior Activities members and assist in their transition to the senior club.

Some of the key programs that Coolum Beach SLSC has been involved in and actively encourages participation in are:

• Youth Engagement Program (YEPS)
• Camp Commando
• Pulse Advanced Lifesaving Program
• SLSQ Surf Woman Program

Contact the club’s Member Officer via email at memberofficer@coolumsurfclub.com.au for more information and to express your interest in being involved!

Youth Development

Young people are the future of lifesaving within our club and we aim to provide our younger members with the opportunity to make friends and learn new skills in fun environment.

The club aims to achieve industry leading youth retention rates and grow the lifesaving leaders of the future by:

• providing all youth members with the opportunity to grow and develop
• putting in place structured training, development and social opportunities targeted at our youth members
• being a great place to be if you want to be involved in lifesaving

Alongside the many member development programs outlined previously, the club has been running the Youth Engagement Program (YEP) for a number of years as a great way to keep our younger members engaged in club life.

YEP is a recognition and reward program that is self-paced and can be completed in circa three years depending on the member. Participants collect points for being involved in a range of lifesaving activities. The more activities they engage in and the more hours they volunteer, the greater the points collected. YEPs is designed to encourage youth participation in all areas of club activity including:

• Lifesaving
• Development
• Competition
• Junior Activities (nippers)
• Youth Activities
• Club Activities
• Community Project (Gold level only)

Participants can choose their level of involvement and the areas that they are specifically interested in. By collecting points, three levels of achievement can be attained which include Gold, Silver and Bronze. Great prizes are on offer to participants who achieve each of the levels.

Many of our young members also attend the Sunshine Coast Branch Youth Ball. This is a great night for our members to hang out with their club mates, meet new friends from other clubs and proudly represent Coolum Beach Surf Life Saving Club.

For more information regarding our youth development programs, please contact the Youth and Cadet Officer via email to youth@coolumsurfclub.com.au