North Curl Curl Surf Life Saving Club Registrations will soon be open for the 2022/2023 season.
All registrations are online only, for both returning and new members. 2022/23 Fee structure to be released soon!
There is a lot of information below, please allow time to read and you will find the answer you are looking for!
If you have any questions regarding registrations please email the Club Registrar – registrar@nccslsc.com.au
If you have any questions regarding the Nippers program, please visit our Nippers page, you find everything you need to know eg Age Groups, dates and times, what to wear (including mandatory cap & vest requirements).
HOW DO I JOIN?
For your information and to save confusion – when you join, you will become a member of Surf Life Saving Australia and your chosen Club is North Curl Curl. Your membership will be accepted and completed at North Curl Curl once your membership application has been reviewed and full payment has been made – we may contact you for further information if required.
Your membership details and actions are managed via your SLSA portal account.
See below and other SLSA online resources are available here.
You must either Renew / Join AND Pay *** MEMBERSHIPS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT FULL PAYMENT – please contact registrar@nccslsc.com.au if you require assistance.
Active Kids Vouchers. While these can be redeemed online as part of the payment process when renewing your memberships, we ask you not to proceed until we notify that registrations are open. Active Kids vouchers cannot be refunded – please familiarise yourself with the FAQ’s here.
Existing Members
Existing Membership renewal must be completed online via the SLSA Members Area. All members under the age of 18 can only be registered or renewed by a parent or legal guardian. Existing families should be linked with a Family Group – if this needs to be verified please contact registrar@nccslsc.com.au
Step 1: Log into the Members Area to access your SLSA portal account. If you have forgotten your password select “Forgotten Username or Password” and follow the prompts to have it re-sent to you.
Step 2: Once you have accessed the Members Area Home Page you will see a to renew your family membership or individual membership.
Or you can click on –
- Memberships / Family / Renew Memberships if you are a Nippers family or have family members under the age of 18. Renewing families should have an existing family group – see Family Groups below
- Memberships /Renewals Payments and Transfers / Renew if you are individual
Online help can be found here! See 4.1!
Step 3: Select the check boxes next to the names of the members that will be renewing their membership and click ‘submit’.
Step 4: Review the membership declaration as prompted and submit.
FINAL STEP: Make Payment – Membership fees will display during this process & are also listed at the bottom of this page.
Please note – your membership will not be processed until payment is made.
- Select the Make Payment button. For members who are eligible for Active Kids, you will be prompted to enter the voucher number & you need to enter the amount of $100.
- Once Active Kids vouchers have been entered select ‘Next’ to go to the payment screen where Membership fees will be displayed. Enter any balance (this is the total to pay less Active Kids redeemed) , then ‘Next’.
PLEASE NOTE: if you have redeemed Active Kids vouchers. When making payment, do not alter any amounts which may display on the payments screen as these are pre-populated. You just need to add any $$$ balance remaining to make up to the total membership amount.
- Enter credit card details, and details for a payment receipt and then ‘Next’ to finalise
Our Registrar cannot process your membership until BOTH the Membership Application or Renewal has been submitted and your membership fees have been paid. Failure to pay will result in lengthy delays due to the volume of memberships being processed.
Only Financial members are covered by SLSNSW Insurance and iCare (formerly WorkCover).
Family Groups
Online help can be found here! See 4.2!
Linking all family members together as a Family Group via the Members’ Portal enables you to easily manage all family member information and membership renewals. Exisiting members should already have a family group which you can edit, or you can add a new family member – Memberships/Family.
PLEASE NOTE – any members of a Family Group who are required to access the education/learning modules SHOULD NOT leave the Family Group. Those members just need to create their own user account to link to their current membership here. Please contact registrar@nccslsc.com.au if you require further guidance.
What if I am an existing member and don’t have a Members Area Account yet?
Step 1: Visit the SLSA Members Area to create your account. Online help can be found here!
Step 2: Enter your details. These records must match our database records. Click the Next button. If you receive an error message “The information you have entered does not match any records in the system” contact our Registrar for verification of our records – registrar@nccslsc.com.au
Step 3: Create your unique Log In Name and Password.
Step 4: Enter the authentication # sent to your mobile or email and click Next.
New Members
It’s great that you’d like to get involved in the surf lifesaving movement. To get started Click on the “Join the Club’
An application for membership must be completed by every new member. Please note than all members Under 18 must be signed off by a parent or legal guardian. Nippers aged U6 – U13 must have at least one parent/guardian join as part of their membership – please refer to our Nipper pages for further information regarding Nipper memberships.
Note: if you are joining up as a Nipper family please select “My Family” when you see the “I want to join” field.
Follow the application through to submit and then you must Make Payment. Please note – Your registration will not be processed until payment is made.
Our Club registrar will complete your application and be in touch to help if you need to provide anything further to proceed with your application.
Transferring from another Club?
If you are transferring to North Curl Curl SLSC from another Surf Life Saving Club you must request a transfer via the Members Area. Your transfer to North Curl Curl will need to be approved and all transfers to our Club are at the Boards discretion.
To instigate a Transfer to North Curl Curl –
- Login to the Members Area and select “Memberships”, then “Renewals, Payment s & Transfers”, then “Join/Transfer to a new organisation”
- Select “I want to join a surf club, or transfer to a different surf club”
- Select the Organisation :
- State = Surf Life Saving NSW
- Branch = Sydney Northern Beaches Branch
- Club/Organisation = North Curl Curl
- You must then choose from the 3 options –
- Full transfer – You completely leave your current club
- Competition rights transfer – Keep your membership at your current club(s) but move your competition rights to the new club. You will then have dual membership, however you will need to pay membership fees at both individual clubs.
- Non-competition rights transfer – this allows you to Join another club, while keeping your membership and your competition rights at your current club. You will then have dual membership, however you will need to pay membership fees at both (or all) individual clubs. You can be a member at any number of surf clubs.
- Update your personal details, in particular your email address, home address and mobile phone number.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page to complete the appropriate declarations. Please enter your reason for transfer and submit your request.
IMPORTANT NEXT STEP: please email registrar@nccslsc.com.au with the reason you are wanting to transfer to NCC and for details in regard to payment to finalise your membership.
Transfers between clubs need to be Endorsed by the Club a member is leaving, Approved by the leaving members Branch, and Completed by North Curl Curl. This process is not instantaneous. To follow the status of your membership transfer, contact the Registrar of the Club you are leaving or the North Curl Curl Club Registrar registrar@nccslsc.com.au
Membership Categories
For membership purposes, ages are determined at midnight 30 September. Our membership categories are:
Active Senior (18yrs plus): Age 18 or over active surf lifesavers (either are a lifesaver or have decided to train to become one). Members must have a proficient bronze medallion and do patrols.
Active (15 – 18yrs): Active life savers but under 18. Members must have a proficient bronze medallion and perform patrols.
Cadet (Under 15): These members gain their Surf Rescue Certificate to allow them to become a Cadet Lifesaver and perform patrols. They then train to become fully qualified surf lifesavers when they turn 15. There is no need for a parent to register. Members who are Under 14 need to register as Nippers.
Active Reserve: These members have satisfactorily patrolled for over 8 years consecutively, or 10 years (broken) and as such, are only required to do a minimum number of patrols each season.
Long Service: These members have undertaken a total of 10 years satisfactory full patrolling (or 8 years of full patrols and 4 years Reserve Active patrols and are no longer required to do patrols (but are welcome to continue patrolling).
Life Member: A special prestigious category of membership reserved for those who are honored in recognition of many years of ongoing commitment to the Club. Nominees for this category are discussed and voted on at the Club’s Annual General Meeting
Restriction On Membership
In relation to membership restriction the following shall apply: –
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A non-financial, suspended, excluded or expelled member of a club shall not knowingly apply to join another Affiliated Club nor shall a club knowingly admit, accept or retain in membership any past or present member of any other club who is indebted to in any way, or is currently suspended or expelled from any club.
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A club shall immediately provide the relevant State Centre the names and addresses of members who have had their membership cancelled or suspended and such information, including the period of suspension/cancellation of membership shall be set out in a register provided for that purpose.
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Should a member of more than one club be suspended or expelled by any club they shall not be allowed to compete in competition for any other club of which they are a member or in any other club competition or in any other SLSA competition, while under suspension or expulsion.
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Any dispute/s shall be referred to the relevant State Centre.
If you have any questions regarding registrations please email the Club Registrar – registrar@nccslsc.com.au
