Life Saving Victoria’s Education team is delivering its sixth Open Water Learning Experience (OWLE) regional tour in East Gippsland this week, as part of a seven-week regional tour schedule.
This week’s visits to Lakes Entrance, Paynesville and Woodside comprise part …
Sandra Madeley is a member of Wonthaggi Life Saving Club, where she is the Junior Activities Coordinator. Sandra is actively involved in competition officiating and was recently named the ‘Official of the Meet’ at the Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships in …
Brighton Life Saving Club (LSC) hosted over 40 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) participants at its fifth annual Water Safety for Refugees Day recently.
The refugees from Afghanistan, Sudan, Iraq and Iran travelled from Dandenong for the day facilitated by …
Victoria is experiencing the highest summer drowning toll since 1997/8, the shocking summer of drowning deaths that stimulated changes to Victoria’s drowning prevention efforts and marked the start of the Play it Safe by the Water campaign.
Twenty-three people have …
A high-tech Laerdal training manikin purchased via an Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability grant helped the Victorian State team win the top CPR Trophy at the Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships (APLSC) recently.
Victorian teams won the under 16, under 19, open, …
The Royal Life Saving Society Australia (RLSSA), National Sport Committee (NSC) and National Office are pleased to announce the RLSSA Junior, Silver and Aussie Barras Development Squads for 2019.
The NSC has deliberated over the selection of the 2019 Development …
Two Life Saving Victoria members were bestowed with Australia Day honours recently, for their service to surf lifesaving.
Mr William (Bill) Johnson from Torquay Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) was accepted as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) …
Life Saving Victoria’s Rescue Water Craft (RWC – Jetski) lifeguard service rescued 12 people over the busy summer holiday period, more than double that of the previous year (26/12/17 – 26/01/18 compared to 26/12/18 – 26/01/19).
“Our RWC lifeguard service …
The Victorian aquatic industry welcomes two new African recruits into it’s ranks, with LSV multicultural ambassadors Abdullahi Mohammed and Nyaduoth Lok gaining employment.
Somalian-born Abdullahi now works as a lifeguard at Coburg Leisure Centre and educates school children as an …
A lot has been happening in Life Saving Victoria’s Aquatic Sport, Membership and Leadership Development, and Education departments. We’ve compiled an ‘around the grounds’ update below.
Youth Ambassadors – Aquatic Sport/Active Training
LSV’s has developed a Youth Ambassador Program to …
