For this month’s volunteer profile, we catch up with Bonbeach LSC youth patroller Zaabi Jalali, who is now into his fourth season at the club and is also one of LSV’s casual multicultural team members.
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An LSV public safety campaign focused on helping public pool operators to better communicate with vulnerable swimmers about water safety, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, has been recognised for its innovation and evidence-based research.
The SwimSafe …
The myriad paths taken by former lifeguards and lifesavers of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are the focus of a new and inspiring series of Life Saving Victoria (LSV) videos.
Released last month by LSV’s Multicultural Services team, LSV’s …
When it comes to teaching water safety to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in the classroom, at the beach and in the swimming pool, Life Saving Victoria’s Multicultural Services team continues to go from strength to strength.
The multicultural …
During March, students of Debney Meadows Primary School in Flemington took part in Life Saving Victoria’s (LSV) Meet a Lifeguard Program which educates participants on how to be safe at beaches and around waterways.
Debney Meadows has a high population …
Over the last decade almost 20% of people who drowned in Victoria were born overseas, leading LSV to train and recruit lifesavers from migrant communities to reach this audience with safety messages. As part of this push, Bonbeach LSC has …
So far, this financial year, Life Saving Victoria’s multicultural department has helped nearly 13,000 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) participants with water safety education programs, swimming lessons, pool and surf lifeguard qualifications, as well as first aid courses.
The department …
The Victorian Government is featuring one of Bonbeach Life Saving Club’s award-winning Multicultural Surf Rescue Certificate course participants in its ‘Victorian. And Proud of it’ campaign.
Elyas, an 18 year old originally from Afghanistan, is the subject of a virtual …
Pool lifeguard Mohammed Karimi is just one of the stars of a video that was launched recently by the by The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, as part of their ‘Changing Melbourne for Good’ campaign.
In addition to introducing Mr Karimi, …