Life Saving Victoria is urging visitors to the state’s inland waterways to remember to play it safe by the water following two drowning deaths at rivers in the state’s east this week.
An 18-year-old NSW woman died after drowning at …
Tag: Inland Waterways
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 …
Community Surf Life Saving Certificate
Life Saving Victoria’s (LSV) Community Surf Life Saving Certificate is the ideal qualification for any teacher who is responsible for the supervision of students in an open water aquatic environment. Developed from the Surf Life …
LSV’s Open Water Learning Experience program travelled regionally throughout Term 4, 2016 and Term 1 this year to teach water safety to nearly 4000 students in their local waterways.
In total, LSV Education Instructors visited students from 64 regional schools …
Inland waterways continue to be a leading location for drowning in Australia with 75 deaths occurring in rivers, creeks, streams, lakes, dams and lagoons the last financial year. (Royal Life Saving – National Drowning Report 2016). In an effort to …
LSV’s new Inland Waterway Lifesaving Course will be delivered for the first time this month, following a successful trial course in held October.
Inland waterways are statistically some of the most dangerous aquatic environments, with the Murray and Yarra Rivers …