A total of 126 rescues were performed across Victoria by volunteer lifesavers and paid lifeguards from Monday 22nd January to Sunday 28th January, including the Australia Day long weekend when Melbourne’s temperature peaked at 38.1 degrees on Sunday.…
Month: January 2018
Life Saving Victoria is urging people to drink responsibly around water with alcohol related drownings representing over 20 per cent of the total drowning toll each year in Victoria.
This risk is heightened on Australia Day as many people head …
17 January 2018
Life Saving Victoria is urging Victorians to keep water safety front of mind this week, with large numbers of people expected to be heading to our beaches, rivers and pools to cool off in the coming days.…
Life Saving Victoria recently hosted a group of Californian lifeguards as part of the 50th anniversary Wieland Shield education exchange and series of aquatic sport competitions, with Victoria crowned the 2018 champions.
But, it’s not all about winning, and …
Young athletes from around the state, and further afield, met on the beach at Torquay’s Cosy Corner earlier in the month for the second Junior Carnival of the season, and the first for the new year.
The carnival has been …
State Government Funding is being put to good use by lifesaving clubs around the state to improve facilities, as the need for their services grow year-on-year.
Already this financial year, there have been over 300 rescues and over 50,000 preventive …
So far, this financial year, Life Saving Victoria’s multicultural department has helped nearly 13,000 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) participants with water safety education programs, swimming lessons, pool and surf lifeguard qualifications, as well as first aid courses.
The department …
Mitch James’ passion for lifesaving didn’t have the most auspicious of beginnings after he quit Nippers at Cape Paterson Surf Life Saving Club after just a couple of seasons to take up competitive swimming. After an injury forced him to …
Volunteer surf lifesavers will be better equipped to keep Australian beaches safer, thanks to a new three-year partnership announced today (15th January 2018) between General Motors Holden (Holden) and Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA).
Holden was today announced as a
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A total of 74 rescues were performed across Victoria by volunteer lifesavers and paid lifeguards on Saturday 6 January, with Melbourne’s temperature soaring to 42 degrees in the afternoon.
The extreme heat kept lifesavers busy with an estimated 259,500 people …