SPSC Committee & Roles

2023-2024 Committee

President
Chris Cross

  • Principal leader with overall responsibility for the club’s administration. 
  • Set the overall annual committee agenda 
  • Facilitate committee, executive and annual general meetings 
  • Helps the committee prioritise its goals and keep the committee on track 
  • Ensure planning and budgeting is in accordance with the wishes of the members. 
  • Ensure all rules and regulations of the club are upheld. 
  • Encourage sponsors and supporters providing them with value for their investment financial, social and structural viability of the club. 
  • Identify and communicate to members the threats, challenges and opportunities available to the club. 
  • Be responsible for planning, including succession. 
  • Maintain register of sponsor’s details 
  • At the operational level, the major function of the President is to facilitate effective committee meetings, and coordinate committee in regards to ongoing events. 
 

Vice President
Jinbo Dong

  • Assist the President with tasks and overall responsibility for the Club’s management. 
  • Ensure all rules and regulations of the Club are upheld 
  • Encourage sponsors and supporters 
  • Identify and communicate to members any threats, challenges and opportunities available to the Club 
 

Treasurer
Andrew Grisewood

  • Prepare a budget 
  • Maintain the club’s accounting records including detailed records of all payments and monies received 
  • Facilitate an annual returns, presenting the details to members at the Annual General Meeting. 
  • Produce relevant and timely financial reports and submit these to each management committee meeting as required and ensure they are understood. 
  • Ensure planning and budgeting is in accordance with the wishes of the members. 
  • Send out accounts 
  • Payment of accounts 
  • Ensure financial, social and structural viability of the Club 
  • Look after insurance paperwork and payments 
  • Maintain register of Club’s Motorised equipment, Boats and Trailer Registrations, etc. 
  • Assist to co-ordinate sponsorship activities
 

Racing Director
Mark Faunt
 

  • Work with the racing/training committee and delegate tasks to committee members and volunteers as needed
  • Develop season points score series
  • Calculate pointscore at the end of each series event
  • Select and organise Tech Comps dates
  • Responsible for any race result protest. Collect data, communicate with the organiser of the race, discuss with racing committee for final decision to be submitted back to the race organizer to post in final results.
  • Organise club racing events and activities
  • Work with treasurer to negotiate funding and support for this program 
  • Work with other committees to determine end of year winners
 

Surfing Director
Steve Coumbis

  • Manage the surf committee and delegate tasks to committee members and volunteers as needed
  • Facilitate the safe and efficient running of each contest.  
  • Manage risk prior to, and at each event.  
  • Has the final call on whether or not an event should run based on risk analysis.  
  • Determine final location of each surf comp a few days prior, depending on weather forecast
  • Collate scoring and tally each events score and ratings.   
  • Facilitate the set up and pack down of each event.  
  • Responsible for choosing the best location to run an event. 
  • Maintain the club’s equipment the highest of standards 
  • Provide the final decision on any judge discrepancy or protest  
  • Tally scoring on the day of the contest and is responsible for the progression into the following round 
  • Facilitate the judging of each heat at each contest 
  • Storage of the club trailer 
  • Purchasing and replacement of broken or outdated equipment.  
  • Catering of surf events
  • Bring equipment to each event at the time specified by the contest director  
  • Work with treasurer to negotiate funding and support for this program 
  • Work with other committee members to determine end of season winners
 

Training 
Mike Hayes - Flatwater
Bret Baber - Ocean

 

  • Work with the racing/training committee and delegate tasks to committee members and volunteers as needed
  • Work with committee regarding all current and upcoming training programs  
  • Ensure training announcements are being posted on social media
  • Keep training groups regular and consistent for members  
  • Ensure that training participation is members only 
  • Look at new ways to develop our members skill and fitness 
  • Work with other committees to determine end of year winners
 

Communications

Mark Faunt
Mike Hayes
Rob Hooton

  • Ensure events calendar is updated
  • Assist as needed for member communication
  • Keep website updated
  • Maintain clubs integrity in its online presence on social media
  • Organise council approvals
  • Maintain membership records of active members
  • Organise club t-shirts and other merchandise
 

Juniors 
Kev Claret



 

  • Manage the junior committee and delate tasks to committee member and volunteers as needed
  • Development of a juniors program within the club 
  • Work with treasurer to negotiate funding and support for this program 
  • Ensure all government regulations are adhered to in regards to working with children  
  • Organize the junior series and track scores for season winners
  • Work with other committees to determine end of year winners
 

General Committee Members

Ben Wicks
Indy Rose
Craig Green
Dave Kissane
Peter Grant

  • Be a positive representative of SPSC to all new and existing members
  • Always be smiling, encouraging and inviting
  • Welcome new members
  • Be sure to only promote products offered by SPSC Sponsors to our members.
  • Encourage communication on the SPSC members facebook group so all members are involved in discussion and information
  • Work with the committee and respectfully take on any feedback and guidance.  
  • Gather feedback from members and share with committee to ensure club is representation of members
  • Ensure at all times behaviour and communication is representing our club and its members in the best

Public Officer
Simon Kent-Jones

  • Official point of contact point for association
  • Must not be vacant more than 28 days

SPSC annual tasks and notes (admin access only)