The last thing that was expected during a Pool Lifeguard Update course was a real-life scenario but this is exactly what confronted the Course Trainer, course participants and aquatic centre staff when one of their own was suddenly fighting …
Month: October 2019
On 18 October, LSV hosted the eighth annual Pool Safety Summit. With 200 members of the Aquatics and Recreation Industry attending, the summit was an opportunity to review, discuss and plan the future of public pools and aquatic safety and …
LSV representatives were among the 500 delegates from 64 countries who attended the World Conference on Drowning Prevention in Durban, South Africa from 7-10 October.
In total, LSV delivered nine presentions covering a range of work including VR technology, the …
After nearly two years of swimming lessons and industry training, 15 inspiring Somali youth from Melbourne’s inner suburbs have graduated from an LSV initiative designed to create jobs, raise diversity within the aquatics industry and address the worrying water safety …
With summer approaching, Kidsafe’s annual ‘Safe Barriers Saves Lives’ campaign, which calls on pool and spa owners to check the safety of their barriers, has been launched and this year’s key message is ‘the best offence is a good defence’.…
Life Membership of Surf Life Saving Australia is a rare and prestigious award that nationally recognises long and outstanding contributions to surf lifesaving. This year, two of Victoria’s exceptional female members – Nancy Joseph from Fairhaven SLSC and Natalie Hood …
LSV’s Open Water Learning Experience (OWLE) and Sink or Swim (SorS) program deliver vital water safety information to Victorian students, increasing their awareness of the potential dangers found in and around their local aquatic environments.
LSV’s Education team …
On October 18th, LSV hosted the eighth annual Pool Safety Summit. With 200 members of the Aquatics and Recreation Industry attending, the Summit was intended to review, discuss and plan the future of public pools and aquatic safety and address …
LSV are proud to announce the launch of the new SwimSafe public education campaign.
SwimSafe- born out of coronial recommendations and following several years of research- has arrived! The SwimSafe campaign has been evidenced as effective at communicating key safety …
Life Saving Victoria (LSV) have been working hard to ensure there are sufficient training opportunities for Industry staff ahead of the busy summer season. To support the regular Safer Pools Newsletter, we wanted to ensure you were aware of recent …