Hamilton SAR Newsletter August 2011

Our Values

Commitment: We give 100% effort to the task at hand and complete it to the best of our ability.
Initiative: We do not wait to be asked and in our decisions and actions we are accountable.
Comradeship: The member is the group and the group is the member.
Humour: We see the humour in all adversity that we may face.
Humility: None of us shall see him or herself above the needs of the group.

Mission Statement

Hamilton SAR Group provides highly competent and operationally focused teams
that are well led, trained and equipped.

Committee

Elton Parata: Chairman
Gilbert Southworth: Treasurer
Gin Peck: Membership Coordinator; E ninandnim@xtra.co.nz
Matt Hassard: Operations Coordinator; E snapperassasin@xtra.co.nz
Russell Lamb: Administrator
Dave Pitchford: Police Rep
Jake Crosby: Newsletter (Non-committee)

This Months Meeting 15^th August

7:30pm, Central Police Station

Graeme Hill will give an overview of the search dog group, how tracking works and capabilities in the field.
Guest speaker - Major Teua who has served in Afghanistan with the NZ Army. He is going to talk to us specifically about Leadership and Initiative in an action oriented environment.
YSAR graduates Esther Woodward & Shaun M^cArthur.
Elton & Matt will give us an overview of their week long Advanced Tracking course at OPC from 8^th - 12^th August.

LandSar CEO Roadshow 22^nd August

Remember that LandSar CEO Hadyn Smith will be hosting a meeting at 7pm on the 22^nd of August at the Hamilton Police Station, everyone is welcome.

Last Months Meeting

Probability of Area & Team Initiative Exercise
Upcoming LandSar CEO Roadshow on 22^nd August 2011 discussed
Presentation by YSAR Graduate Michael Donovan

Monthly Training Thursday 25^th August

Starting 5:30pm. The venue is yet to be decided but it will be on the east side of town. If you would like anything specific covered at one of the trainings please let Matt know.

Reminders

Availability

If you are going away: Contact Gin with the dates you are unavailable.
If you are unable to attend a training: Contact Matt Hassard.
If you are unable to attend a meeting: Contact Gin or a committee member.

Pager Test Message

Reminder for all those members with pagers. The first of every month a test message is sent out to ensure your pager is operational, if you do not receive this message you should contact Matt.

Personal Details

Contact Russell if there are any changes to your contact details so the callout list is updated. Change of email address also needs to be passed on to Jake for the newsletter.

Search Dogs Committeenew

Graeme Hill has just joined the national committee for landsar search dogs. He will be able to keep us informed of what is happening nationally in this area.

New Websitenew

The new look Hamilton SAR Group website is now online at hsar.org.nz

Callouts

None this month.

New Membersupdated

Tom Fredrickson

Ex YSAR member, Deisel Mechanic, Rock Climber.

For Sale

Backcountry ration packs – with breakfast, lunch, dinner and extras pack (tea, coffee, chocolate etc.). They are a bargain at $20. Remember – these are sold to our group at this special rate on the understanding that they will only be used during SAREXs or SAR Operations.
Hamilton SAR cloth badge, $6.00 contact Russell
Whistles – Bright and Loud, $12 contact Barry

Discounts for Members

R&R Sport – 25% Ask for Wayne Addison.
Trek 'n' Travel – 20%
Bivouac Outdoor – 20%
Macpac Hamilton – up to 30%
Torpedo 7 – 10% Email Barry for discount code.
Kathmandu – Free summit club membership

Calendar

August
12th - 14th	Course	Search Methods	Tauranga
12th - 14th	Course	Tracking	Tauranga
15th	Meeting	Guest Speaker - Leadership and Initiative	Hamilton
20th - 21st	Course	Search Methods	Hamilton
20th - 21st	Course	Team Leader	Hamilton
20th - 21st	Course	First Aid (SARINZ)	Hamilton
22nd	Meeting	LandSar CEO Roadshow	Hamilton
25th	Training	Monthly Training (Thursday)	Hamilton
September
3rd - 4th	Course	MLSO Refresher	Hamilton
16th - 18th	Course	First Aid (MSC)	Hamilton
19th	Meeting	Decision Points Part 2 and Search Methods	Hamilton
23rd - 25th	Course	MLSO - 3-Day Initial Response Course	National Park
28th	Training	Monthly Training (Wednesday)	Hamilton
October
9th - 10th	Course	Foundation Rope Rescue	Whitianga
18th	Meeting	Rogaine practice	Hamilton
27th	Training	Monthly Training (Thursday)	Hamilton
November
11th - 13th	Course	First Aid (MSC)	Tauranga
30th	Training	Monthly Training (Wednesday)	Hamilton
February
	Meeting	Pack Float on Waikato River	Hamilton
March
9th - 11th	Course	MLSO - 3-Day Initial Response Course	National Park