How to Use This Guide

This Club Guide is for Club Management Team (CMT) members and supporting SLSC volunteer officers, to work together effectively to ensure the successful management of SLSCs in NSW.

Each section of this Club Guide provides a high-level overview of the key areas for consideration by CMT members and provides the answers to the following key questions where appropriate:

1. Who needs to know this information?
2. Why is this information important and relevant?
3. What is this topic about, and what are the main things that you need to know about it?
4. How do you action any requirements associated with this topic?
5. Where can you go for more information and further support on this topic?

SLSNSW recommends all SLS members in SLSC officer positions frequently review this Club Guide, with close attention to matters applicable to their role as a volunteer or paid worker within their SLSC. Depending on your role within your SLSC, you may find yourself referring to some chapters more than others. You can revisit this Club Guide as often as you like, at any time, to achieve a greater understanding of its topics.

Each section may also refer to external links such as the SLSNSW website, the SLS Members Area Document Library and other relevant websites for more information on specific topics.

If you have any questions or feedback to provide after reading this Club Guide, please refer them to the appropriate SLSNSW team using the contact details within this Club Guide section.

*Note: There are many acronyms used within the SLS organisation to keep communications short. Within this Club Guide, you will see a complete phrase followed by its acronym in brackets the first time it appears under a section heading. After that, you will only see its acronym for all other mentions.

!Keep in mind that some acronyms may have multiple meanings, e.g., ‘SSC’ can mean ‘Safer Surf Clubs’ in the work health and safety context or ‘Surf Survival Certificate’ in the education context.