Term 4 is coming to a close, and with it another round of LSV’s award-winning Sink or Swim and Open Water Learning Experience (OWLE) programs across the state, including Greater Western, Gippsland, Loddon Mallee and Hume regions for Sink or …
Month: December 2017
Royal Life Saving Society Australia’s innovative Grey Medallion aquatic and health promotion program, targeting the over 55 demographic, recently received glowing evaluation reports from participants and councils alike for its Hume City Council program.
The 3-year partnership between LSV and …
The red and yellow flags were once again raised at 57 patrolled beaches on the weekend, as full lifesaving patrols returned for the 2017/18 summer season across the state.
Thousands of volunteer lifesavers will be keeping watch on beachgoers at …
Alongside lifesaving, volunteer Isabel Huntington worked her way through the football ranks from Auskick to playing with the boys football teams at East Sandringham and South Melbourne junior football clubs, before moving into the women’s football arena at Melbourne University …
Nominations are now open for the 2018 Life Saving Victoria Awards of Excellence, to be held at the Pullman Hotel on Saturday 11 August.
The LSV Honours and Awards Committee has prepared the Members Recognition Manual, which lists the awards …
LSV has scheduled the third and final Webinar for 2017.
This Webinar will focus on:
- Seasonal and Outdoor Pools
- Facility Program Self-Assessments
- Lifeguard Fatigue
- Resources – Getting It Right!
Date: Monday 18th December 2017
Time: 1pm to 2pm
Presenter: …
As part of Water Safety Week, the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter toured Northern Victoria to deliver important water safety messages to Mildura Primary School, Swan Hill North Primary School and Kennington Primary School today.
“My dream job is to become …
Following the success of recognising “Everyday Lifesavers” at the Drowning Report/Water Safety Week launch in 2013, the Play it Safe by the Water committee created an ongoing program to recognise aquatic “Everyday Lifesavers”.
The “Everyday Lifesaver” award recognises people from …
The newly released Victorian Drowning Report for 2016/2017 shows forty-five people (78% male, 12% female) lost their lives to drowning in Victoria during the 2016/17 financial year, a 20% increase on the ten-year average.
The report also reveals a 6% …