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 …
Tag: Drowning Prevention
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 …