Child supervision warning after five toddler drownings in two months
Water safety authorities including Life Saving Victoria (LSV) and Kidsafe Victoria are calling for active supervision of children at pools, beaches and inland waterways following five toddler drowning deaths in …
*Updated 17/09/2020
On Sunday 6 September the Victorian Government released their roadmap, which included references to swimming pool facilities. While LSV acknowledges that the health and safety of the community is the primary concern for Government, the roadmap is challenging …
It is planned that an additional systematic extension will be applied for Pool Lifeguard qualified industry personnel, who hold awards which have expired since training ceased as a result of the State of Emergency.
The extension will be for a …
Aquatic and Emergency Care Courses
The table below sets out the current delivery status of LSV Pool Lifeguard, Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety and Aquatic Technical Operator training courses, following the Government announcement made on 6 September.
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To support the Aquatic Industry and LSV members, we are pleased to continue to build on our professional development opportunities. Many of the offerings are free or low cost and offer opportunities to upskill and build capacity both professionally and …
Building on the success of the annual Pool Safety Summit, Water Safety Week and Beyond Events, Blue Connections and the AFAR PD series, LSV are pleased to continue to provide the aquatic industry with innovative and inspiring content to help …
Life Saving Victoria (LSV) and Aquatics and Recreation Victoria (ARV) are pleased to announce their continued partnership and investment into advocacy and industry representation through the development of the 2019-20 Victorian Public Pools: State of the Sector Report. …
Congratulations to all of the teams that entered the 2020 Youth Innovation Challenge. The quality of innovations, presentations and work produced was amazing, we would like to acknowledge how exceptional the innovations were this year. Well done to all teams …
As a difficult summer came to an end, and the coronavirus pandemic took hold, LSV’s education, member and leadership development, and training teams proved they were #InThisTogether by creating innovative at home learning opportunities, as well as employment opportunities and …
Earlier in the year the Public Training Team at Life Saving Victoria announced the release of CPR@Home and First Aid@Home training courses designed specifically to adapt to the increase in remote workplaces across the state. With restrictions meaning many people …
