Upcoming courses
SRC & BRONZE COURSES
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Teen SRC/Bridging Bronze Course
14th – 18th December 2026
An email will be sent to all members in September inviting EOIs. Then members will be emailed again when enrolments open in October. FYI we can usually fit everyone in!
Eligibility for Surf Rescue Certificate:
- Financial surf club member
- Must be at least 13 years old on day of final assessment
- Able to swim 200m in under 5 minutes
- eLearning components must be completed before the first day of the session
- Participants must be available for all five days
Eligibility for Bridging Bronze:
- Financial surf club member with current SRC
- Aged at least 15 years on day of final assessment
- Able to swim 400m in under 9 minutes
- Completed SRC within the past two years and maintained proficiency
- Completed at least 10 patrol hours in the last 12 months
- eLearning components must be completed before the first day of the session
- Participants must be available for all five days
There is a swim prerequisite to pass, before participants start the course proper. This will be done as a group on the first morning of the course. For Bronze the requirement is 400m within 9 minutes (that’s 16 laps of the BASC pool). The SRC requirement is a bit more lenient: 200m within 5 minutes.
Participants need to be able to attend ALL sessions.
The fee for this course is approx $250, TBC (includes lunches). Participants will be invoiced once the course commences.
Adult Bronze Course
6 – 24 October 2026
This nationally recognised qualification is essential for members who wish to:
• Patrol our beaches
• Provide Water Safety for Nippers
• Assist with Water Safety at Carnivals
Bronze Medallion Course (BM) – Adults
Pre-requisites:
• Must be 15 years or older on the date of assessment
• Must be a financial member of Ocean Grove SLSC
Course sessions:
6/10 6-10pm
8/10 6-10pm
10/10 8-1pm
13/10 6-10pm
15/10 6-10pm
17/10 8-1pm
20/10 6-10pm
22/10 6-10pm
24/10 8-1:30pm
Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) – Adults
Pre-requisites:
• Must be 13 years or older on the date of assessment
• Must be a financial member of OGSLSC
For more information or questions, please contact:Instructor@oceangroveslsc.asn.au or trainingadmin@oceangroveslsc.asn.au
Silver Medallion Patrol Captains (SMPC) Course
17 October 2026
Provides participants with the skills, knowledge, and experience to
manage a beach. Recommended for all Patrol Captains.
Pre-requisites: Min. 17 yrs old (on day of final assessment). Current Bronze plus one patrolling award.
Resuscitation (CPR) HLTAID009 Course
21 October 2026
For First Aid and ART awards to remain current, this course must be done every 12 months.
Prerequisites:
- Minimum 12 years old on the day of the final assessment
- Complete the eLearning component before attending
First AID / ART Course HLTAID015 & HLTAID011
13 & 27 October 2026
Every patrol requires at least one person holding this award. It is also a prerequisite for professional lifeguards, and for many other fields of employment.
Prerequisites:
- Minimum 15 years old on the day of the final assessment
- Complete the eLearning component before attending
SSV Driver course
24 October 2026
This is the new award allowing members to drive an ATV. Course takes 4 hours.
IRBC course
31 October 2026
For IRBC, the prerequisites are: Hold current Bronze Medallion, be at least 15 years of age.
For IRBD, the prerequisites are: Hold current Bronze Medallion and IRBC, hold current Victorian Marine Licence, be at least 17 years of age.
Adult SRC Course
Starts 9 November 2026
This nationally recognised qualification is essential for members who wish to:
• Patrol our beaches
• Provide Water Safety for Nippers
• Assist with Water Safety at Carnivals
Surf Rescue Certificate Course (SRC) – Adults
Pre-requisites:
• Must be 13 years or older on the date of assessment
• Must be a financial member of Ocean Grove SLSC
For more information or questions, please contact:Instructor@oceangroveslsc.asn.au or trainingadmin@oceangroveslsc.asn.au
Registering for courses
Access LSV-From-Anywhere via your SLS Hub account. For teens doing an SRC or Bronze course, they need to log in to their own SLS Hub account. In some cases, the teen will not yet have an account in their name (just a parent’s). Do not register in a parent’s name!!
So create an SLS Hub account if necessary https://members.sls.com.au/SLSA_Online/modules/register/index.php Name, email and mobile needs to match exactly what we have in our database. Problems can occur if the teen’s email address is not recorded in our database (ie the parent’s is listed). Feel free to give the office a call on 5255 1382; Anna can edit the email on the spot so that it matches. Alternately, just use the parent’s email address when creating your account.
Login to the SLS Hub. Then select elearning, which will direct you to a LSV Member Training From Anywhere account. Here, you will be asked to login again – use the exact same details as for your Members Area. If this is your first time logging in you will be asked to supply personal details at this point.
You’ll know you’re in the right spot when the URL/browser bar says ‘https://mt.lsv.com.au’.
Make sure you are logged in as the person wanting to enrol, not a parent! Check the name at the top of the screen. This is often an issue for eg teens trying to login to book a course. Sometimes a device retains the cookies for a previous login – in this case, logout via the red button at the left side, and login again.
Go to New Awards. Find the right course at OGSLSC, starting on the right date. Enrol. A course prerequisite window will pop up. Click on the ‘Proceed’ button at the bottom. You may need to disable pop up blockers (Google ‘disable pop up blocker’ for help). In some browser versions, some people can’t see a ‘Proceed’ button. Try updating the browser or using another browser eg Edge or Firefox.
Once enrolled, you will have the opportunity to complete your online learning components, referring to your PSAR online manual. Hit the blue Launch button to commence.
For SRC/Bronze courses, SLSA has now released the PSAR Manual as an online doc.
Go to clubs.lsv.com.au, login using your Members Area login details. Then go to Resource Library/handbooks and Guides/Member Training and find the manual link.
Even if places are still available in a course, registrations will automatically close 48 hours prior to course start.
More trouble shooting:
If you can’t see the course available, check your ‘My Account’ section in Member Training, to check that your home club is set to Ocean Grove club. ‘Club ID’ at the top should be ‘OCG’. If it’s NOT showing this, call or email LSV, 9676 6980 or volunteertaining@lsv.com.au and ask them to edit your Club ID to OG. If you can’t see ANY options, it’s possible you have a browser problem – it’s worth trying another eg Chrome or Firefox.
Maybe course registrations haven’t opened yet?!
If you find that you need to pull out of the course (possibly you’ve registered accidentally as the parent, not the teen), call or email LSV, 9676 6980 or volunteertraining@lsv.com.au. Unfortunately we can’t help you with this at the club admin level. We appreciate you doing this asap, so that it frees up a space for another person.
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OFFICE HOURS
MONDAY - FRIDAY
9AM - 5PM
Please note, outside of these hours the phone may be answered by volunteers, who may not be able to assist with all enquiries.
Contact US
Phone
(03) 5255 1382
admin@oceangroveslsc.asn.au
Address
Street address: 26-30 Surf Beach Road, Ocean Grove VIC 3226
Postal address (for listing on Working with Children Card): PO Box 486 Ocean Grove VIC 3226