To further boost marine response and rescue capacity in the South Gippsland region, Waratah Beach Marine Search and Rescue (MSAR) crews recently completed intensive emergency preparedness training using the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLRHS).
The exercise focused on emergency …
Life Saving Victoria is urging Victorians to make the right call by drinking responsibly around water over the busy long weekend, following the tragic drowning of a Melbourne man on the Murray River while on an Australia Day …
A lifesaving and water safety education program that helps children aged between five to 14 years learn vital lifesaving and survival skills has been adapted for use at inland waterways and pools, Life Saving Victoria (LSV) announced today.
The new …
Life Saving Victoria (LSV) is urging Victorians to be safe around the water this Easter long weekend, as new research reveals Australians are twice as likely to drown on a public holiday.
This comes as the Murray River, a popular …
Life Saving Victoria (LSV) this morning hosted Associate Professor Rob Brander (aka ‘Dr Rip’), from the University of New South Wales, for a presentation on rip currents (the number one hazard on our beaches). The audience included LSV staff, members …
The newly released Royal Life Saving National Drowning Report 2017 shows 291 people died as a result of drowning in Australia in the 2016/17 financial year – a 3% increase on the 282 drowning deaths in 2015/16.
In Victoria, 45 …
The newly released Royal Life Saving National Drowning Report 2017 shows 291 people died as a result of drowning in Australia in the 2016/17 financial year – a 3% increase on the 282 drowning deaths in 2015/16.
In Victoria, 45 …
A Non-Fatal Drowning Symposium was convened by the Australian Water Safety Council in June this year, to discuss the increasing trend of non-fatal drowning incidents.
The Symposium, organised by Royal Life Saving Society – Australia brought together researchers, policy makers, …
Research findings that one in four of the 1,932 men who drowned in the last decade had been drinking alcohol has inspired a new drowning prevention campaign, launched by the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia in April.
Developed with …
