Membership


Port Macquarie Surf Life Saving Club welcomes new members at any time of the year.

Our financial membership season runs from 1 July to 30 June each year, and members who wish to vote at our Annual General Meeting (usually in August) must be financial for that year by ensuring they have paid by the date of the AGM.

Membership fees for members from the previous year must be paid by 31 October or membership will cease as per our by-laws.

Our membership types are:

Nippers (ages 5 to 13): nippers need to be 5 years of age prior to 30 September in the year of joining. Young members who turn 5 after this date may be able to join after their 5th birthday but must re-join the under 6 age group in the following year. 

(* At least one nipper parent must be a current registered club member before a nipper registration can be approved) 

Cadets (young members 13 to 15 years of age): these members can patrol once achieving the Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) in the under 14 age group. They can assist with water safety and have other regular activities, including patrols, to remain engaged with the Club as they move towards completing their Bronze Medallion. 

Rostered Patrolling members (Active 15-18, Active, Cadets with SRC Certificate): Members aged from 14 years of age upwards can join the club and volunteer to patrol Flynns Beach on weekends and Public Holidays from September to April. These members must have a Bronze Medallion, SRC or First Aid qualifications to undertake patrols. 

These members will be added to a roster for volunteer patrol. (Please feel free to let us know of a person you would ideally like to be rostered with in the comments section of the payment portal or contact clubcaptain@pmslsc.com.au ) 

Award Members: Award membership shall consist of members who re unwilling or unable to complete the Bronze Medallion. For a complete description click here 

Active Reserve and Past Active Members: members who have a Bronze Medallion but no longer wish to be on a rostered patrol. Includes Long Service members.

Associate members  (* includes Nipper Parents who are not Patrolling) we also welcome members who would like to be a part of our club but are not wanting to patrol. At least one nipper parent or guardian must be a current financial member of the club before nipper registration can be accepted.

Our membership fees for the 2024-2025 season are: 

  • Rostered Patrolling Member $40
  • Award Member $40
  • Active Reserve Member $40
  • Past Active Member $50
  • Cadet $40
  • Nipper $65 (requires a supervising parent to be registered)
  • Associate (includes nipper parent) $85
  • Non Patrolling Competing Member $100
  • Gym Membership (This is an annual additional fee for use of the gym) $30
  • Gym Key $25 (One off fee – requires an induction to the gym by the gym manager)
  • Competition Levy $30 (This is an annual fee that covers all MNC Branch and SLSNSW endorsed carnivals)

If you don’t currently have a locker and wish to hire one please email lockers@pmslsc.com.au 

If you require assistance renewing your membership or require assistance joining our surf club please email our Registrar

 

Membership steps

Create/Renew membership details and payments are now made online at the SLSA Members Area. Instructions on how to join as a new member or rejoin after an absence can be viewed here.

Information for families

All accounts created on SLSA Members Area are for individuals only and not families. If you are a parent registering your children, you will need to create separate accounts for each family member. Every person in the Surf Life Saving organisation has their own entry in the national membership database to record their own awards, assessments and patrol hours and this website reflects that.

In order to save time we recommend parents/guardians consider the following:

  • Membership types for Nippers – Nippers are classified as ‘Junior 5-13 Members’, nipper parents who are not active patrolling member are classified as ‘Associate’
  • Each family member will need a unique username but there’s nothing stopping you using a generic beginning, e.g. hutchinson_billy, hutchinson_sarah or thejonesfamilybob, thejonesfamilykate
  • You can use the same email address for each family member (however if they are existing Club members the email address must match the one currently stored by the Club)
  • If desired, you can use the same password for each family member when creating their accounts
  • If your Club is using the Payment Gateway you can still pay in bulk for a single family membership, but remember to record the details of all family members when paying

Once these accounts have been created they can be logged in and accessed at any time to view awards and assessments, patrol hours and personal details. Next year, in order to renew membership, you need merely login as the desired individual and click a single ‘Renew’ link.

There are a couple of fields which are optional – Clothing Size and Education.

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