Funding has been provided by the Victorian Government to assist Government and Catholic primary schools to deliver the swimming and water safety component of the Victorian Curriculum.
The Swimming and Water Safety in Schools initiative is designed to increase opportunities …
If you supervise students in an aquatic environment, LSV offer a range of accredited courses suitable to different environments.
Community Surf Life Saving Certificate
LSV’s Community Surf Life Saving Certificate is the ideal qualification for any teacher who is responsible …
School Surf League is an exciting event in Life Saving Victoria’s sport calendar. The league is a competition that introduces Secondary School students into surf sports as well as teaches lifesaving related skills. School Surf League provides students with an …
Do your students live or holiday near the beach? The Nipper education program could be a great after-school, weekend or school holiday activity.
Nippers is a national education program teaching children basic lifesaving skills through safe, fun and organised activities; …
The newly released Royal Life Saving National Drowning Report 2018 shows 249 lives were lost to drowning in Australia in the 2017/18 financial year, a 14% decrease compared to 2016/17.
Key finding from the drowning report include:
Chelsey Reindel’s passion for lifesaving and volunteering was recently recognised when she was presented with the Victoria Premier’s Volunteer Champions Impact Award. She patrols more than 80 hours each season, alongside coaching a Nippers group and contributing to multicultural programs …
A recently released Royal Life Saving Australia report has found that 27 per cent of drowning deaths in Australia over the last ten years involved someone born overseas.
Between the 2005/6 and 2014/15 financial years 762 people born overseas drowned …
A record number of participants recently took part in the annual Advanced Lifesaving Camp, LSV’s most popular career and professional development opportunity.
To mentor the group, LSV enlisted ten highly accomplished lifesavers for the camp, an experiential learning program producing …
Life Saving Clubs from around the state joined Water Police, SES, CFA and the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service to practise search and rescue scenarios together.
Woodside Beach Surf Life Saving Club hosted the training weekend in September to create …
Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp officially launched the Safer Public Pools – Code of Practice at the seventh annual pool safety summit, held last week at Life Saving Victoria.
“The aim of the Code is to provide practical guidance to …
