LSV’s Aquatic Risk and Research team has been working on a project to reduce the drowning toll at Eastern Beach in Geelong.
The Geelong Statistical Area has been identified as a drowning blackspot with 31 drowning deaths over a 10 …
Month: March 2017
After two days of exciting competition, the 2017 Junior Victorian Lifesaving Championships wrapped up with Mentone LSC finishing victorious overall on 367 points.
Ocean Grove SLSC finished second with 305 points and Mornington LSC were close behind in third place …
Ocean Grove SLSC has taken the top honour in the 2017 Victorian Senior Lifesaving Championships held at Port Fairy on 4 and 5 March.
Competitive spirit was paramount across the two days of competition, as over 750 lifesavers from across …
LSV clubs and state-wide projects have received over $1.7 million funding in the first round of the Victorian Government’s $15 million Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability (ESVS) Grants Program.
Minister for Emergency Services James Merlino recently visited the Australian Volunteer Coast …
LSV’s Open Water Learning Experience program travelled regionally throughout Term 4, 2016 and Term 1 this year to teach water safety to nearly 4000 students in their local waterways.
In total, LSV Education Instructors visited students from 64 regional schools …
Better known around the aquatic sports arena as ‘Cutch’, this month LSV spoke to Aquatic Sports Council Beach Representative and Fairhaven SLSC member Maurice McCutcheon.
What are some of your responsibilities at your club and roles in lifesaving?
My current …
Victoria’s intelligence gathering helicopter – the Firebird 300 – flew alongside the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopters this summer, conducting coastal patrols for the first time to assist Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter crews.
Usually used to assist emergency services with supplying …
Life Saving Victoria’s Honours and Awards Committee are now seeking nominations for the 2017 Awards of Excellence.
Listed in the Circular (linked below) are the award Criteria and nomination processes:
- John Wishart Memorial Medal (Lifesaver of the Year)
- Graeme Long
Life Saving Victoria is alarmed about a sharp spike in fatal drownings in Victoria, with 11 more deaths compared to the average this financial year.
There have been 39 reported drowning deaths across the state since last July which is …