Life Saving Victoria (LSV) is urging all parents and carers to watch children around water during this period of hot weather.
With temperatures in Melbourne forecast to remain in the high twenties and thirties for the remainder of the week, …
Category: Lifesaving Operations
Life Saving Victoria is urging Victorians to use technology to keep safe around the water this week as high numbers of beachgoers are expected to cool off in the heat, with temperatures around the coast in the high thirties.
Lifesavers …
Life Saving Victoria is urging Victorians to keep water safety front of mind today, with large numbers of people expected to head to our beaches, rivers and pools to cool off in the extreme heat.
The Bureau of Meteorology predicts …
Life Saving Victoria (LSV) is urging beachgoers to be cautious around the coast this holiday season, following the worst summer drowning toll on record last season, and a 50% increase in coastal drownings, including one on Christmas Day.
“Over the …
The LSV Rescue Water Craft (RWC/Jet Ski) lifeguard service has doubled its sites this season, improving the reach and flexibility of the service around Victoria’s coastline, thanks to state government funding.
Two of the new sites will operate in the …
The red and yellow flags will be raised at 57 patrolled beaches across Victoria as full lifesaving patrols return this Saturday 1st December for the 2018/19 summer season.
Thousands of volunteer lifesavers will be keeping watch on beachgoers on …
If you or someone you know has been assisted by the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service in Victoria, or are just glad to see the ‘eyes in the sky’ operating year-round to assist in any emergency, now’s the time to …
A record number of participants recently took part in the annual Advanced Lifesaving Camp, LSV’s most popular career and professional development opportunity.
To mentor the group, LSV enlisted ten highly accomplished lifesavers for the camp, an experiential learning program producing …
Life Saving Clubs from around the state joined Water Police, SES, CFA and the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service to practise search and rescue scenarios together.
Woodside Beach Surf Life Saving Club hosted the training weekend in September to create …
Pre-season conferences, and a new range of forums, have been running over the last month as lifesavers around the state meet, learn, share and network in preparation for the upcoming lifesaving season.
“This year, we’ve turned the lifesaving conference into …