Dromana Bay
Lifesaving Nippers Program (LNP)
REGISTRATION OF INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR 2025/26 NIPPERS PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN.
READ INFORMATION BELOW AND FILL OUT THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
Dromana Bay Nippers
Please read the following information carefully before completing the EOI form below.
Important Dates and Information:
EOI Closes: September 30th, 2025
Membership Fees: Do not pay your membership fees until you receive an offer confirming your child’s acceptance, that will be sent out between (October 7th and 14th 2025) to the email used in your EOI form.
Accepting offer: If you receive an offer for your child to attend the nipper program you have until the 31st of October, to confirm your child’s acceptance (including volunteer role confirmation).
- If we have a vacancy for your child, then a minimum of one parent/ guardian must join as a club member with the Nipper. Membership fees due by the 14th of November 2025.
Nippers Season: The 2026 season runs for six weeks, from Saturday, January 3rd to Saturday, February 7th. (may be extended if necessary).
Volunteer Requirements:
Working with Children Check: All adults volunteering and all members registering over the age of 18 years of age, regardless of role (e.g., cooking, flags), must hold a Working with Children Check. These checks are free. Please follow the instructions provided by on this [link].
Volunteer Roles: The Nippers program is only possible thanks to our amazing community of volunters. Each family must contribute by selecting one of the following role:
Age Group Manager: Assists with group management and activities. New Age Group Managers must complete a one-hour online course.
Water Safety: Assists with water activities. Minimum SRC qualification required by 3rd of January 2026.
Nipper Session Shifts: Sign up for two shifts during the season (e.g., BBQ, flags, setup, pack-up, first aid).
Adult Supervision: An adult must remain on-site during Nipper’s sessions. If you need to leave for any reason, please inform your Age Group Manager and ensure you sign-out.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us
Additional information
Nipper Parent Membership Requirement
In order to deliver a safe, worthwhile and enjoyable Lifesaving Nippers Program (LNP) the Club is reliant on the active involvement of parents in addition to that of other Club members. Over the years as the number of Junior participants has grown there have been increased requirements from a safety and risk management perspective (both on the beach and in administration/documentation), and the level of training and education required has become increasingly sophisticated. Therefore, this requires not only more parent involvement, it also increasingly requires more parents with lifesaving qualifications, such as First Aid or Bronze Medallion Awards that can be provided by the club on our set training dates. Any further questions regarding trainig can be directed to our Chief Instructor at chiefinstructor@dromanabaylsc.com
Nippers joining our program must have at least one parent, guardian or immediate adult family member become a member of the club. Parent/Guardian members must have a valid WWCC as per the Dromana Bay LSC WWC Policy and actively assist with the running of the program. [Select this link to see the policy and relevant information].
Joining for the first time?
Parents who are interested in their children joining the program for the first time will need to register their children’s names on our Expression of Interest Registration form below at the bottom of this page.
Those interested in registering should make sure to get in early as no late entries will be accepted unfortunately. Our groups are limited so that we can ensure we run a high quality, and most importantly, safe program. Therefore, positions in the program are dependent on any vacancies we may have in age groups.
Please note that filling out our Expression of Interest Registration form does not guarantee your child a position in the program.
If we have a vacancy for your child, then a minimum of one parent/guardian must join as club members with the Nipper. Please wait to join and pay for memberships after receiving your acceptance letter. Acceptance letters will be sent out during the first or second week of October.
Cost of the Nippers Program
You need to be a Nippers membership financial member of our club to participate in the program and the only further cost required is the purchase of a club cap.
Club caps and pink nippers rashies are required to be worn during all of our nippers sessions.
Dates for the 2025/2026 Dromana Bay LNP
- Saturday 3rd January
- Saturday 10th January
- Saturday 17th January
- Saturday 24th January
- Saturday 31st January
- Saturday 7th February (CARNIVAL DAY)
The Final Day of Nippers will be the Club Championship Carnival Day
Please note: Our nippers programs are run in the morning from 9am and will be completed by 11:30am each morning. Allow for another 30mins after the 11:30am finish time for helping us with packing up the equipment from the beach and grabbing a sausage from the nippers BBQ.
Program Information
- Ages groups Under 6’s to the Under 11’s will rotate through 6 activities (boards, swimming, team games, flags, sprints and education) during each Nippers session.
- Ages groups Under 12’s and Under 13’s will do our advance nippers program where they will build on lifesaving operations and activities. Activities will include – board skills, fitness, swimming, communication, board and tube rescues, knowledge/education and team building skills.
Both of the programs (Lifesaving Nippers Program and older kids Advanced nippers program) are run on the same day and times as each other.
Dromana Bay LSC is a friendly, family club. We hope that all members adopt the Dromana Bay Club Spirit and remember that the Nippers should have FUN!!