National Leadership College: Chris Perrott

In February this year, I was lucky enough to be selected as a participant at the 2020 Surf Lifesaving Australia National Leadership College. One of the highlights, was meeting 23 individuals from across Australia and New Zealand, all of whom are doing amazing things within lifesaving and their personal lives. The aim of ... More

Portsea Competition Team Enters 21 Athletes at Aussies

After a solid season of training and competing, the Portsea Competition Team consolidated its position as a new force to be reckoned with on the aquatic sports arena.  The resurgence started small, seven years ago, with our current president Matt Mahon, heading up a Junior (nipper) Competition Team, and heading to the LSV ... More

JUNIOR STATE TITLES

Portsea had a team of 39 strong competitors, ranging in ages from U9 - U13. This year, a changed program meant the State Championships ran over 3 days. Courtney Hancock, national ironwoman and first year as Portsea’s Junior Competition Team coach, was on hand for the whole weekend to give encouraging words to kids ... More

January Carnival and Competition Team Report

Portsea is one of Victoria’s biggest ‘holiday clubs’ and it becomes a hive of summer activity each year for 3-4 weeks.  The competition team is no different and starting with a Boxing Day point to point swim, we moved into ‘intensive training and race mode’. The team’s highlights of summer at Portsea ... More

Life Members Lunch

Sunday 19th January 2020 The Portsea Clubhouse Life Members started arriving at the clubhouse for the lunch to celebrate the induction of Immediate Past President Stuart Rayner from 11:30 onwards with many meeting for the first time since the Sophie Riddell Life Members dinner back in April 2018. What a ... More

Nippers 2019/20

Hi all, Time to get excited – we are into December and will shortly commence the 2019/2020 Portsea Nippers Program.  Just a few matters to consider in advance of the start of the program: Registrations Registrations into the program closed in early November 2019.  We have over 520 participants enrolled at present ... More

Portsea Third in Victorian Endurance Championships 2019

Portsea arrived at Mornington last Sunday with a team of fifteen hardened competitors.  Every bit of toughness would be needed for the conditions – cold, windy, bay chop, rain and even a burst of hail for the IRB crews out to sea.  Our hard fought races paid dividends with our best club result in living memory –third ... More

Competition Team Sleepover

Cup Weekend at the Surf Club was a buzz of activity, primarily due to our inaugural competition team sleepover.  On the back of that, we had members dropping in to visit, have family BBQ’s, sub-committee catch-ups, pull up a bean bag for the film night, requals, study groups, a Cruisers’ patrol surf and more. ... More

Appointment of General Manager

On behalf of the Committee, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Wayne Stoll as the Club’s inaugural General Manager, as we prepare to operate the first season from our new Clubhouse. Wayne’s role will be reasonably broad, although will have a heavy focus overseeing and being accountable for the ... More

Portsea Cocktail Party

The Portsea Nippers Parents and Friends Cocktail Party is one of the biggest nights on the Peninsula. We're excited to be hosting it for the first time in the new Clubhouse! This event is a great chance for Nipper Parents to come together socially, and all financial Club members are also invited to buy tickets and ... More