Dear Member family,
Welcome back  for this years swimming season 2008/09!
With the fantastic news of our Head Coach ( Shirley) receiving the: Medal of the Order of Australia, and the 30th year anniversary of our club this promises to be a great season for “Two Bays”.

We also have some new and most welcome members on our committee:
Ian Shippen: Vice President,
Leanne Bibby: Club Secretary,
Helen Wilkins: Grants Officer,
Mandy McMahon: General Committee
Glenys Dyer: General Committee
For further details of the Committee please log onto the Website at:
www.twobaysswimming.org.au

Please be advised that the meetings of the Committee are open to all members .Our Meetings are held at: The Swan Hill Club on each third Tuesday of the month, at 7.30pm.

With our website up and running, we can at last make less of a Carbon Imprint as a club this season.We will post all relevant information on the site and will also rely on email.Arrangements will be made for families without access to email.
When you go on line, you will be able to print off this years Swimming Victoria Membership form, the Family Contact details and Photo Release Form,(please post or hand to Leanne Bibby),the Asthma Management Form ( please give to Head Coach) and the Goal Setting booklet for you to fill out with your swimmer and arrange to discuss  with the Head Coach if necessary.
Note, if there are no changes to the management of your childs asthma, you do not need to complete another management form.

Registration Fees
The registration fees for competitive swimmers this year for Swimming Victoria have made a dramatic jump to $75. Fees for Club Members who do not intend to compete, will be required to pay Swimming Victoria the Non- Competitors Fee at $40.This fee is necessary to cover the cost of the swimmers insurance.
As a Committee we are mindful of the pressures on families in our district ,with the burden of drought and the global rise in food and fuel prices. Thus we have not increased our club membership fees.
The fee for each member of the NTB/SH ASC this season will remain at $95.00.
However this will be a fixed fee regardless of the number of swimmers in each family. As you will realise, the club will only receive $20 of the fee towards our day to day running costs, with the rest of the money going directly to Swimming Victoria.
This low registration fee of course is not sustainable for our club, and so the burden of sponsorship and fundraising must be shared by each member family.
We do have some great ideas for fundraising and socialising this year!

You can complete the membership form On–Line by logging onto the swimming Victoria website at: www.swimmingvictoria.org.au, and pay the total $95 fee by credit card, or you can print it off and post the completed form and the total fee of $95 to the club Treasurer (Mrs Deanne Verbeek at :Po Box 1516).
If you are paying the non-competitors fee you will need to do this on-line directly with Swimming Victoria,(or again if you need assistance please contact Deanne Verbeek).

Another issue this year is the $1 levy,that Swimming Victoria have levied on each individual swim at a Validated Swim Meet.
We are most aware of the reprecussions of this levy on the families in our Club and District.
However, our protestations fell on the” Deaf Ears” of the Governing Body of Swimming Victoria.

Training Fees
A new Fee Structure has been agreed by the committee this season,which will alleviate some of the financial burden placed on swimming families in our club . The fees structure will see us move towards having closer ties to the Leisure Centre and will benefit both club and Centre.
The Proposed structure combines the monthly training fee of $10 ,usually paid to our club directly and the pool entry fee of $2.30 ,per each visit.
A flat fee of $33.70 will be paid directly to the Leisure Centre (via Direct Debit,or as a 6monthly pre-paid fee). Please speak with the leisure Centre staff regarding this process.
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If any family has any financial difficlty with the fee structure ,please see Shirley(Head Coach) ,or Paula (Club
President) with regard to alternative arrangements.
For those swimmers training once a week only a flat fee of $5 is paid to the Leisure Centre. This fee includes pool entry and training fee, (payment of registration fees toSwimming Victoria will still be required).

Dates for your Diary!
Please check the Events section on our Website (www.twobaysswimming.org.au) for Club Meets and upcomming Carnivals.

30th Reunion for NTB / SH Swimming Club
Sat 1st Nov 2008.We need all current member familes to come along and to spread the word to old club members. Make this a great fundraiser for our club!

Paula Hession
Club President

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