News: Safety
Department of Conservation warning for beachgoers on wildlife dangers
New Zealand's Department of Conservation (DOC) is appealing to tourists to keep their distance from seals when visiting beaches for wildlife encounters. The call comes just days...
Oct 16, 2018
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Coroner seeks to have Dreamworld inquest extended
The Coroner heading the inquiry into the October 2016 fatalities at Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld is seeking to have the hearings extended by a week so as to avoid them...
Oct 15, 2018
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Bounce to open first female-only trampoline park in Saudi Arabia
Bounce Middle East has announced that it is to open the world’s first female-only trampoline park in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riydah in the coming months. The new 3,000...
Oct 15, 2018
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Dreamworld inquest told $3,000 water level sensor would have prevented tragedy
The Coronial inquest into the deaths of four people at Dreamworld in October 2016 was today told that the fatalities would have been prevented by the installation of a water...
Oct 14, 2018
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Indigenous ranger taken in Northern Territory
An Aboriginal ranger has been taken by a crocodile in a remote area of Arnhem Land according to Northern Territory WorkSafe officials. The female was reported missing yesterday...
Oct 13, 2018
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Life Saving Victoria's Watch Around Water urges parents to put their down phones when at the pool
With large numbers of parents addicted to their mobile phones, Life Saving Victoria (LSV) is reminding them of the need to supervise their children when at swimming pools and to...
Oct 12, 2018
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Australasian Leisure Management recognises AUSTSWIM as top national organisation in Communication and Marketing Awards
AUSTSWIM’s consistent high quality communications on all its activities relating to the teaching of swimming and water safety have been recognised in the 2018 Australasian...
Oct 12, 2018
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Dreamworld inquest delay as Ardent Leisure accused of being slow to hand over documents
Witnesses in the Dreamworld inquest may have to be recalled, with Ardent Leisure, the theme park's owners criticised for taking too long to provide crucial documents. The...
Oct 11, 2018
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Paramedics describe horrific scene after Dreamworld Thunder River Rapids incident
A paramedic who was one of the first on the scene at the fatal ride incident at Dreamworld in October 2016 has described what faced first responders. Former Dreamworld safety...
Oct 10, 2018
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Facility operators need to revise emergency plans to cater for cardiac arrest incidents
A CQUniversity-led Australian-first study into the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest at fitness, recreation and sporting facilities has shown that facility operators need to...
Oct 9, 2018
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Staff to sue Dreamworld over 'significant psychological injuries'
Former Dreamworld staff members who were first on scene at the Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy are to sue the theme park for the psychological trauma they suffered in the wake...
Oct 8, 2018
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Reopened Dreamworld inquest hears ‘everybody' failed to ensure ride's safety prior to fatalities
A Dreamworld maintenance manager has conceded there was a "total failure by everybody" at the theme park to identify safety issues on the Thunder River Rapids ride prior to the...
Oct 7, 2018
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Peninsula Leisure's crisis response secures industry communication and marketing award
The response by facility management company Peninsula Leisure to an October 2017 crisis has been recognised in the third Australasian Leisure Management Communication and...
Oct 7, 2018
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New Zealanders continue to underestimate water risks
Research by Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) has revealed over a third of New Zealanders have experienced a serious situation in the water, and continue to underestimate the...
Oct 4, 2018
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Cumberland Council to open all pools for upcoming summer
Western Sydney's Cumberland Council has committed to opening all of its aquatic facilities for the upcoming summer, with Mayor Greg Cummings assuring the community that...
Oct 3, 2018
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Royal Life Saving Western Australia presents 2018 Bravery Awards
Outstanding acts of bravery by 45 heroic individuals have been recognised in the 2018 Royal Life Saving Bravery Awards. Presented today during a ceremony hosted at the State...
Oct 2, 2018
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ACC and ExerciseNZ combine to reduce gym accidents
The Accident Compensation Corporation and the Exercise Association of New Zealand (ExerciseNZ) have partnered together to focus on reducing accident rates and costs in the gym...
Sep 30, 2018
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New Rugby World Cup venue a memorial to Japan’s 2011 earthquake
The recently-opened Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium - the only newly-built facility of the 12 venues that will host 2019 Rugby World Cup games - is helping the local...
Sep 29, 2018
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Yarra Leisure named 2018 Life Saving Victoria Pool Lifeguard Champions
Yarra Leisure has been named the 2018 Life Saving Victoria - Pool Lifeguard Champions, winning by a single point over Maroondah Leisure in an impressive display of lifeguarding...
Sep 26, 2018
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Adventure Park Geelong becomes Watch Around Water first
Life Saving Victoria has announced that Adventure Park Geelong has become the first ever waterpark to become accredited with the Watch Around Water child supervision program....
Sep 24, 2018
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Part of Fraser Coast beach collapses into sea
A large section of beach at Inskip Point on the Fraser Coast has fallen suddenly into the sea following a near-shore landslip. The beach collapsed into the ocean on Monday...
Sep 24, 2018
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Conservationist says that Whitsundays shark attacks occurred in swimming 'no-go zone'
With four tiger sharks now having been killed in the Whitsundays in the aftermath of two attacks on tourists last week, a Queensland-based conservationist has advised that the...
Sep 23, 2018
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New portable barrier solution to protect event and venue attendees
Having provided portable barrier systems for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Knight Brothers Pty Ltd is now offering its hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) solutions to...
Sep 23, 2018
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Tiger sharks killed in wake of Whitsundays tourist attacks
Following two separate attacks on tourists in the Whitsundays this week Queensland fisheries authorities have caught and killed two tiger sharks detected in the vicinity of the...
Sep 21, 2018
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