News: Safety
Surf Life Saving Australia selects new members for 2024/25 Youth Working Group
Surf Life Saving Australia has advised that 16 new members have been selected for the 2024/25 SLSA Youth Working Group. The 16 members include 14 State/Territory representatives...
Nov 23, 2024
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Free swimming lessons for all Northern Territory primary school students
The Northern Territory Government is providing free swimming and water safety lessons for all primary school-aged children across the Territory. From next year, all children in...
Nov 20, 2024
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Annual SWIMSAFER Report calls for immediate action on children's lack of water safety skills
As Australians prepare for another summer, the annual SWIMSAFER Report has revealed that nearly half of all parents are not confident their children possess the water safety...
Nov 19, 2024
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Jamberoo Action Park gears up for peak season
Jamberoo Action Park in the NSW Illawarra region is preparing for its summer trade with ongoing staff training for new team members that will bring the attraction’s staff...
Nov 18, 2024
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Coastal Safety Group report highlights the value of local government lifeguard services
The Coastal Safety Group (CSG) has released its inaugural end-of-year report for 2023/24, highlighting the invaluable contributions of local government lifeguarding services and...
Nov 18, 2024
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Former Sea World stunt skier sues Village Roadshow for $2.5 million foot injury
A former Sea World stunt skier is suing the Gold Coast theme park and a ski show production company for more than $2.5 million over a foot injury she allegedly suffered during a...
Nov 18, 2024
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Lifeguards at Sydney’s Whitlam Leisure Centre rescue two-year-old boy
Liverpool City Council has advised that its pool lifeguards helped to avert a family tragedy at its Whitlam Leisure Centre on Sunday, after a two-year-old boy passed out in the...
Nov 17, 2024
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GME partners with survival expert to launch new outdoor rescue awareness campaign
With a worrying gap having been identified in Australia’s emergency rescue education, Australia’s leading communications and safety brand, GME has partnered with leading...
Nov 17, 2024
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EClassboats among new technologies showcased at Surf Life Saving Australia’s Innovation Day
Surf Life Saving Australia recently hosted an ‘Innovation Day’ at Wanda SLSC, located towards the northern end of the Cronulla Beaches in Sydney’s south. The innvation day saw a...
Nov 17, 2024
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Targa launches new event in partnership with Alpine Resorts Victoria
Following a turbulent few years for Targa after multiple tragedies at Targa Tasmania, a new event has been launched in partnership with Alpine Resorts Victoria. Targa Tasmania...
Nov 17, 2024
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SParms becomes Official Sun Protection Supplier for Australian golf majors
Australian brand SParms has become the Official Sun Protection Supplier for the upcoming two Australian golf majors, the BMW Australian PGA Championship and ISPS HANDA...
Nov 17, 2024
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NSW Government to allow sale of full-strength beers at Sydney’s Accor and CommBank stadiums
After being banned for more than a decade, the NSW Government is to allow the sale of full-strength beers at the Accor and CommBank stadiums in Western Sydney. Currently, fans...
Nov 16, 2024
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Defence witness Professor David Eager involved in tense exchange at Hillcrest jumping castle trial
Defence witness Professor David Eager has been involved in a tense back and forth with the Crown Prosecutor during a cross-examination at the trial of operator of the jumping...
Nov 15, 2024
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VMA advises of successful completion of 2024 Venue Management School and Leadership Institute
The Venue Management Association (VMA) has advised of the successful completion of its Venue Management School and Leadership Institute, marking the 29th Edition of these...
Nov 14, 2024
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Building companies face Court over Kew Recreation Centre roof collapse
Two Melbourne-based building companies, ADCO Group and Colab Building Tech, have faced Court over the 2022 collapse of the steel roof structure on the new Kew Recreation Centre....
Nov 14, 2024
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Court hears operator of jumping castle in Hillcrest School tragedy ‘not competent’ to make safety assessments
Roderick McDonald, a mechanical engineer giving evidence in the trial of operator of the jumping castle at the centre of the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy of 2021, has...
Nov 13, 2024
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Eden Park to host ESI’s first New Zealand Applied Crowd Science course
Event Safety Institute has announced that experienced safety professional and trainer Roderick van Gelder will deliver Professor Keith Still’s world renowned three-day course...
Nov 13, 2024
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Liquor & Gaming NSW reminds venues to help keep ‘Schoolies’ safe
Liquor & Gaming NSW inspectors will visit venues in traditional ‘Schoolies’ areas in the coming weeks to ensure they comply with responsible service of alcohol (RSA)...
Nov 13, 2024
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Queensland Water Safety and Aquatic Collaborative holds first Trainer’s Workshop
Royal Life Saving Society Queensland has advised that the Queensland Water Safety and Aquatic Collaborative (QWSAC) has hosted its first Trainer’s Workshop. Held on 6th...
Nov 12, 2024
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Shoalhaven Council flags pool compliance requirements
Shoalhaven Council has flagged the compliance requirements for NSW commercial and residential pool owners. Swimming pool owners across the city are being encouraged to ensure...
Nov 11, 2024
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Ingenia Holiday Parks and Surf Life Saving NSW promote surf safety in regional communities
Leading Australian holiday park operator, Ingenia Holiday Parks, is partnering with Surf Life Saving NSW to bring the vital Beach to Bush program to regional communities across...
Nov 11, 2024
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Sport Integrity Australia agrees to continue its support of Oceania Regional Anti-Doping Organization
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has renewed its long-standing funding agreement with Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) which sees SIA providing US$135,000 over the next two...
Nov 7, 2024
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Surf Life Saving Australia issues warning ahead of severe heatwave conditions
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued a severe heatwave warning for many parts of Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory, with a hot air mass causing...
Nov 7, 2024
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City of Wanneroo set to install Lynxight anti drowning technology
The City of Wanneroo has advised that it is to install Lynxight anti-drowning prevention technology to help accelerate lifeguard response times at its Aquamotion aquatic centre....
Nov 7, 2024
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