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 …
Water safety in open waterways is a key area of focus for LSV’s education programs, with research showing this is where the highest proportion of drowning incidents occur.
As a result of LSV’s Risk and Research team’s ongoing monitoring and …
LSV’s Risk and Research department, working with LSV’s Lifesaving Operations team, conducted a two-part review of the Australian Lifeguard Service across its 35 beach patrol sites, including the five new sites added in the 2018/19 season.
The project looked at …
Seaford SLSC President Darren McLeod was one of two long-standing Victorian volunteer members who was recognised with Queen’s Birthday Honours in June.
Alongside Norman Farmer ESM – who was awarded Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in the General …
An LSV study focussing on the most appropriate ratio of pool lifeguards to patrons in public swimming pools recently concluded.
The study, conducted by LSV’s Risk and Research team in conjunction with Swinburne University, completed in early 2020.
The research …
Life Saving Victoria’s Risk & Research area may be just one part of the organisation, but the work it does is central to LSV’s mission to prevent aquatic related death and injury, with many organisation-wide and real-world impacts.
LSV’s Research …
With the Queen’s Birthday weekend offering some of the first opportunities for Victorians to get out on and in the water in months, water agencies are urging people to play it safe.
While the state experienced a lower than average …
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 …
Staying strong and united amid uncertainty has been at the forefront of many Life Saving Victoria (LSV) actions taken over the past month in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
It hasn’t been an easy time – all of us …
Females in lifesaving were the focus of acknowledgement and special celebrations over summer, including Pink Patrols being adopted by 15 clubs across Victoria and a well-attended International Women’s Day breakfast at The Views at LSV.
“Through initiatives such as Pink …
