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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Volunteers are the lifeblood of LSV. This International Volunteer Day (5 December) we are saying a serious thank you to every single one of our 38,000+ volunteers who donate their time, effort and passion to keep our community …
More than 30 dedicated individuals, clubs, teams and service providers who went above and beyond in the lifesaving and aquatic community in the past year were honoured tonight at Life Saving Victoria’s (LSV) 2020 Awards of Excellence evening.
Now in …
Two long-standing members of our lifesaving family were recognised with Queen’s Birthday Honours in June – Norman Farmer ESM and Darren McLeod.
“It’s always a proud moment when lifesavers are recognised in such prestigious honours and we were thrilled to …
Life Saving Victoria (LSV) continues to closely monitor the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. LSV commends the Victorian Government on its approach to slowing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and remains supportive of all measures to protect local communities.
LSV is working …
This week is National Volunteer Week in Australia and it is no coincidence that Life Saving Victoria’s May edition of eNews is featuring volunteer achievements across the breadth of our organisation and wider aquatic industry.
Volunteers are of course the …
LSV is pleased to announce the release of the new CPR@Home and First Aid@Home training courses.
These courses will enable Victorians to complete or update their CPR and First Aid qualifications from the comfort and convenience of their own home.…