As lifesavers, we’re used to different challenges each season. Even so, nothing prepared us for the past season. But, with 211 COVIDSafe coordinators across the state, COVIDSafe plans and more controlled club environments, we’re ready to help our clubs …
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After almost eight months out of action, aquatic facilities – including both indoor and outdoor swimming pools – are back, and providing a safe place to return to swimming and plenty of opportunities for local employment this summer.
“Victorian pools …
For this month’s volunteer profile, we catch up with Lucas Karlson from Lorne SLSC.
How long have you been involved in life saving?
I have been involved in lifesaving since 2015, when I completed my Bronze Medallion. I was the …
Life Saving Victoria (LSV) is proud to support a new national Surf Life Saving recruitment
campaign, “Our Club, is Your Club.”
The campaign, which launched on 10 November, invites people back into Life Saving Clubs highlighting the benefit that lifesaving …
As Australia’s population has steadily increased over time, so has the diversity and makeup of the people within it. LSV’s Cultural Competence training course (available online) is therefore an important step for any individual or organisation in today’s aquatic environment.…
Did you know…. that Life Saving Victoria will shortly have a fully gender diverse LSV Board, with equal female and male representation. Of LSV’s 10 Board Directors1, 50 per cent will be female and 50 per cent will …
For this month’s volunteer profile, we catch up with Bonbeach LSC youth patroller Zaabi Jalali, who is now into his fourth season at the club and is also one of LSV’s casual multicultural team members.
Current Club:
Bonbeach Life Saving …
An LSV public safety campaign focused on helping public pool operators to better communicate with vulnerable swimmers about water safety, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, has been recognised for its innovation and evidence-based research.
The SwimSafe …
The myriad paths taken by former lifeguards and lifesavers of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are the focus of a new and inspiring series of Life Saving Victoria (LSV) videos.
Released last month by LSV’s Multicultural Services team, LSV’s …
In the past decade, Life Saving Victoria’s Multicultural Services department has trained around 130 lifesaving club volunteers, 260 pool lifeguards and 60 swim teachers, but it has been the aquatic centres and lifesaving clubs that have benefitted the most.
Bonbeach …