WARATAH BEACH, VIC. On New Year’s Eve 2020, while most of us were getting ready to pop the champagne and say hello to 2021, Waratah Bay Lifesavers were completing invaluable rescue training with the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLRHS).…
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To further boost marine response and rescue capacity in the South Gippsland region, Waratah Beach Marine Search and Rescue (MSAR) crews recently completed intensive emergency preparedness training using the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLRHS).
The exercise focused on emergency …
After more than 36 years of service to lifesaving in Victoria, LSV CEO Dr Nigel Taylor ESM will be retiring from his position at the end of the summer season.
The LSV Board has engaged Jo Fisher – Fisher Leadership…
For the first time in its more than 41-year history, Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club (OGSLSC)’s main fundraising event, the RT Edgar Rip to River, was run virtually this year, with new race categories for people who use …
Life Saving Victoria (LSV) is urging all Victorians to be vigilant around water this New Year period after the State recorded 35 drowning fatalities since July 1.
The total number of deaths exceeds all records for the period 1 July …
Lifesavers welcomed Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club’s new lifesaving facility in a COVIDsafe club opening earlier this month, foreshadowing the additional safety measures in the season to come.
“We would have liked to invite all our members …
A new helicopter is joining the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLRHS) this Christmas thanks to the ongoing support of national Surf Life Saving Australia partner Westpac and the Victorian Government.
“Lifesaver 31, our Airbus EC120 helicopter , will provide …
LSV kicked off Water Safety Week on the inaugural National Water Safety Day (1 December) by releasing its much-anticipated annual drowning report.
The 2019/2020 Victorian Drowning Report was officially released by Victoria’
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Emergency Management Commissioner, Andrew Crisp APM. Key …
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LSV recently conducted its first fully virtual annual general meeting (AGM).
Historically, LSV’s AGMs have been held in person. However, with physical distancing restrictions in place at the time, LSV considered it best and safest to conduct …
Mallacoota Surf Life Saving Club has received a generous donation of a purpose-built mobile hub after their original base was destroyed during the bushfires earlier this year. 
The new mobile hub is a spacious 21ft caravan donated by Jayco Gippsland …