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LSV’s drowning report reveals tragedies behind highest drowning toll in 20 years

In eNews, Media, Risk & Research, Safer PoolsDecember 1, 2021829 ViewsLeave a comment lsvmedia

Life Saving Victoria (LSV) today released the 2020 – 21 Victorian Drowning Report; industry leading research exploring the staggering increase in drowning figures during the past financial year.

The alarming report reveals the tragic circumstances behind Victoria’s highest drowning …

National Drowning and National Coastal Safety reports reveal common trends

In eNews, Risk & ResearchSeptember 28, 2021273 ViewsLeave a comment lsvmedia

Australia’s peak water safety bodies Royal Life Saving Society Australia (RLSSA) and Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) have released their respective National Drowning Report and National Coastal Safety Report for 2021. …

Melbourne goes blue for World Drowning Prevention Day

In eNews, Risk & ResearchJuly 28, 2021142 ViewsLeave a comment lsvmedia

Sunday 25 July was the world’s first World Drowning Prevention Day, and Life Saving Victoria (LSV) marked the occasion by turning several Melbourne landmarks blue to raise awareness of the inaugural event. …

Flags down on Victoria’s longest, busiest patrol season

In eNews, Lifesaving Operations, Media, Risk & ResearchApril 27, 2021498 ViewsLeave a comment lsvmedia

After five months, Victoria’s 57 life saving clubs have taken down the red and yellow flags for the last time in 2020-21, marking the end of the state’s longest and busiest lifesaving season to date.

The extended season, which was …

PREPARATION KEY – DROWNING REPORT WARNS

In Media, Risk & Research, Safer PoolsTags #mediarelease, #victoriandrowningreport, #watersafetyweekDecember 1, 2020343 ViewsLeave a comment lsvmedia

Victorians are being urged to take extra care around water this summer, with Life Saving Victoria (LSV) concerned a number of trends in the latest drowning figures could be exacerbated by a lack of preparedness for water activities over the …

Open water education programs deliver vital skills for Victorian children

In eNews, Media, Risk & ResearchTags #bushnippers, #drowningprevention, #enews, OWLE;July 23, 2020214 ViewsLeave a comment lsvmedia

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 …

Two-part Lifeguard Service Review reveals social, economic and community benefits

In eNews, Media, Risk & ResearchTags #enews #drowningprevention, #lifeguardservicereviewJuly 23, 2020483 ViewsLeave a comment lsvmedia

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 …

Public pool lifeguard supervision eye-tracking study concludes

In eNews, Media, Risk & ResearchTags #enews #drowningprevention, #eyetrackingresearchJuly 22, 2020582 ViewsLeave a comment lsvmedia

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 …

Older adults at increased risk of drowning in Victoria

In eNews, Risk & ResearchTags #enews #drowningpreventionJune 24, 2020181 ViewsLeave a comment lsvmedia

You’re never too old to learn or refresh your water safety skills.

This was an important message of Water Safety Week 2019 and for good reason, with LSV research highlighting that older adults are at increased risk of drowning in …

Life Saving Victoria releases Victorian Drowning Report for 2018-19

In Featured, Media, Risk & ResearchTags Victorian Drowning ReportDecember 5, 2019404 ViewsLeave a comment lsvmedia

Victorians are being urged to heed vital water safety messages over summer with the state last year recording its worst drowning toll in two decades.

Figures released today by Life Saving Victoria (LSV) show that there were 157 drowning incidents …

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