With the recent release of the SwimSafe program now being rolled out in over 75 public aquatic facilities, LSV’s Pool Safety team hosted a ‘train-the-trainer’ workshop for people leaders in accredited SwimSafe facilities.
The workshop covered:
Budget Time
With summer winding down organisations are looking to the end of financial year and towards the next financial year’s budgets. At this juncture, it is vital that those responsible for budgeting for their aquatic facilities ensure they put …
Royal Life Saving Society Australia has released the National Aquatic Industry Workforce profile based on data collected and collated from the National Aquatic Industry Workforce Survey. It captures a current snapshot of the aquatic industry across Australia and presents demographic …
LSV are proud to announce the launch of the new SwimSafe public education campaign.
SwimSafe was born out of recent coronial recommendations and is released after several years of research and development.
The SwimSafe campaign has been proven to be …
Life Saving Victoria (LSV) and Aquatics and Recreation Victoria (ARV) are pleased to release the Victorian Public Pools: State of the Sector Report. Victoria’s two peak aquatic industry bodies have collaborated for the second year in a row to support …
In response to industry concerns around Swim Teachers not holding the current Swim Teacher qualification, LSV have introduced the ‘LSV Swim Teacher Update course’ as a bridging course for existing Swim Teachers (those holding a license) to complete an upskill.…
On October 18th, LSV hosted the eighth annual Pool Safety Summit. With 200 members of the Aquatics and Recreation Industry in attendance, the Summit was intended to review, discuss and plan the future of public pools and aquatic safety and …
Online Learning Modules for Watch Around Water Launched
LSV is proud to announce the launch of two interactive online learning modules as a part of the continual evolution and improvement of the highly successful water safety campaign: Watch Around Water.…
Investigations have begun after Mr Jonathan Massandy has died in unexplained circumstances at a public pool in Perth.
It’s thought Jonathan Massandy, 29-year-old-father may have been underwater for up to eight minutes before he was found with a broken neck. …
2018-19 Victorian Drowning Report Released
The number of people drowning in Victoria has hit a 20-year high, sparking a new water safety campaign using drones and an enhanced jet ski lifeguard patrol service. For the third year in a row, …
