Hello members,
The opportunity to nominate a member for Life Membership is now available. The process is outlined below, which is from the bylaws of the club constitution. Nominations must be received on or before May the 1st. I’ll send out a reminder notice a week prior to this deadline. If you’re considering nominating a member, thorough documentation is required to ensure all service and achievements are acknowledged in full detail. Confidentiality is ensured with any nomination. Please send any nominations to this email address houlihanjustin@hotmail.com and you will receive a receipt of this. Or within a sealed envelope handed to me personally, but the electronic copy is preferred. If you would like to discuss the process, you are very welcome to call me on 0417 320 721 and I can provide you with any assistance.
Best regards,
Justin Houlihan

LIFE MEMBERSHIP
a) Life Membership may be granted to any natural person who has rendered distinguished service to the Association and lifesaving, where such service is deemed to have assisted the advancement of the Association and lifesaving in Warrnambool be appointed as a Life Member. Distinguished service is seen as a minimum of fifteen (15) years service to the Club, of which ten (10) years is considered to be outstanding. This requirement may be waived in exceptional circumstances.
b) Nominations for Life Membership shall be submitted in writing on or before 1st April (1st May in 2024) each year, in a sealed envelope or via electronic submission addressed to the Life Membership Chairperson. Qualified voting members only may nominate and second such nominations. The nominator and seconder may only attend the Life Member meeting to verbally support their written submission but will take no further part at the meeting unless they are a Life Member.
c) The Life Membership Committee of the Club shall consist of all available Life Members with ten (10) members to form a quorum. (NB: The Chairperson of this Sub-Committee shall be nominated by the incoming Board at its first meeting following the Annual General Meeting.)
d) The Life Membership Committee shall endorse or reject the nominations without being required to table an explanation. Approval must be by a two-thirds (%) majority in attendance at the Life Members meeting. Nominations approved shall be submitted to the next Annual General Meeting of the Club.
e) Life Members shall not be called upon but may volunteer to perform patrol and/or other Club obligations and shall not pay an annual subscription fee.