Join or Renew Membership

Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) manages memberships for all Victorian clubs. SLSA’s website provides generic ‘How To’ guidance for Joining a Surf Club, Selecting a Club, joining as an Individual or Family, and rejoining after an absence

ESSENTIAL NOTE - READ THIS BEFORE PROCEEDING: Except for Social Members, all other Members aged 17 and over (inc Nipper parent/s or guardian/s) must have a current Working With Children Check valid for the entire season.

Please read this important document which provides guidance on completing or updating your WWCC (including Teachers and Police officers).

NOTE: Both PLSLSC and Life Saving Victoria (LSV) must be listed as associated organisations on your WWCC as follows:

  • Enter the PLSLSC address manually: PO Box 120. POINT LONSDALE VIC 3225. Telephone 0352581257

  • Life Saving Victoria - 200 The Boulevard, Port Melbourne VIC 3207. Telephone 0396766900.

  • Occupational fields: From the drop-down list select: 42 CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS OR MOVEMENTS OF A CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL OR SPORTING NATURE.

Even if you have a current WWCC, the nomination of both PLSLSC and LSV is essential. If you have a WWCC and need to update it click here. 

If your WWCC is expiring during the season then you can renew it before expiration by clicking here. You can renew your check between 6 months before expiry to 3 months after it expires. If your check is more than 3 months expired, it cannot be renewed.

The Club receives a letter from the State Government confirming your WWCC. This can take up to 4 weeks. If you don’t nominate the PLSLSC, logically we will not receive your WWCC. The Club must receive evidence of a current WWCC before your membership application is processed. Until then, your application is only pending and you are not a Club member.

To renew your membership or join the Club, click one of the buttons below:

NIPPERS REGISTRATIONS OPENED 1 SEPTEMBER 2024 AND ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO CLUB MEMBERS

NOTE: A NIPPERS LEVY IS $35 PER CHILD PAYABLE AS AN ADD-ON in addition to membership FEES

 

2024-25 Membership Fees and Entitlements

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

HOW TO Join/Transfer a Family Group to THE PLSLSC

Log into members SLS Members Area - Login

  1. Under Membership tab, select Renew, Pay, Transfer & Archive

  2. Click Join/Transfer to a New Organization

  3. The system will ask you to ‘select your situation’. In most cases, you would tick the checkbox ‘I want to join a surf club or transfer to a different surf club’.

  4. Select the State, Branch and Club/Organisation (from the available drop-down boxes) name of the club that you wish to transfer to.

  5. Bulk transfers (eg whole family) cannot be done - the SLSA website only allows one person at a time.

  6. You will be prompted whether you will be competing and also if you want to leave your old club and transfer to PLSLSC or retain both.

  7. To finalise the process, tick the declaration boxes at the bottom of the screen and click the ‘submit’ button.

How to create a new Club Member and add them to a Family Group

  1. Log into members SLS Members Area - Login

  2. Under Membership tab, select Family

  3. Under Actions, click View/Edit

  4. Click the red button Join New Person & Add

  5. You will be directed to Surf Life Saving’s Join page

  6. You will then fill in the fields (first name, DOB etc) of the new member of the family that you want to add to your family group at the Club. You can add multiple members to the family group.

  7. Complete the various pages and submit.

  8. A request for ‘new club membership’ and ‘join member to a family group’ will be sent to the Club for review. If the person is 17 or over a Working With Children Check is required.

what other types of membership are there?

  1. A Reserve Active Member is a member who has completed 8 years of patrol services (16+ hours) or by permission from the Club Captain. They are required to attend 1 patrol a season on Australia Day and should be available to help (as are all members on RVSC day) - complete and return the RA/LS Application.

  2. A Long Service Member has satisfied the requirements of a Reserve Active Member but has been granted permission from the Club Captain to not patrol as required - complete and return the RA/LS Application.

  3. Social Members are encouraged to attend club events and support the Club. They are not able to attend patrols or assist with instructing camps (e.g. Nippers)

How do I sign up a family membership?

To sign up as a family, you will be given the Family or Individual option when you start the membership application process. Nominating a Family group still requires each member to be added separately. The Club offers a family discount of $375 for all members residing at one location.

I’m having trouble creating/accessing my account

If you are having any issues with creating an account, or other issues with adding members, please contact the Office to have them resolve the issue.

are PAYMENT TERMS available?

We don’t want anyone to miss out on the opportunity of being a member of a community organisation because of financial constraints. For this reason, we have implemented a Financial Assistance Policy.

Other Information

We reserve the right publish photos of club members to promote the club - see Member Protection for details.