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 …
When it comes to teaching water safety to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in the classroom, at the beach and in the swimming pool, Life Saving Victoria’s Multicultural Services team continues to go from strength to strength.
The multicultural …
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 Victoria in two months.
Most recently, a two-year-old drowned after …
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 …
This month’s volunteer profile is on Point Leo SLSC’s Rhys Cole, who was awarded one of Life Saving Victoria’s top honours at this year’s Awards of Excellence event, the Microflite Lifesaver of the Year.
The Lifesaver of the Year award …
Some of the brightest stars within Victoria’s lifesaving and aquatic industry communities were honoured at Life Saving Victoria’s 17th annual Awards of Excellence evening on Saturday 1st August.
The annual evening celebrates the outstanding achievements and contributions …
We’re in this together has become an expression many of us have got used to saying these past six months, including here at Life Saving Victoria (LSV).
We know by staying apart and following the advice of health authorities during …
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 …
