News: Safety
Everyday Lifesavers recognised at Victorian Pool Safety Summit
Everyday people with the extraordinary ability to save lives have been recognised by Life Saving Victoria (LSV) at the annual Victorian Pool Safety Summit, including staff from...
Nov 5, 2017
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Child drowns at Orange Aquatic Centre
A four-year-old girl has drowned at the Orange Aquatic Centre in Western NSW. The child was found motionless at the bottom of the pool on Saturday afternoon and could not be...
Nov 5, 2017
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85% of Queensland aquatic facilities work with Keep Watch anti drowning program
A newly released survey covering service, sustainability and safety across Queensland’s public aquatic facilities has revealed that 85% work with the Keep Watch @ Public Pools...
Nov 1, 2017
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Details announced for ASCTACONVENTION 2018
After more than 20 years on the Gold Coast, the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (ASCTA) is to relocate its asctaCONVENTION 2018 to Brisbane - presenting a...
Oct 29, 2017
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Christchurch Adventure Park announces re-opening date
10 months after closing as a result of the Port Hills Fires, the Christchurch Adventure Park is set to reopen its doors to the public again this summer. Originally opened in...
Oct 26, 2017
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Dreamworld marks ride tragedy anniversary with quiet staff commemoration
Marking the one year anniversary of the incident that led to four fatalities on its Thunder River Rapids ride, about 200 Dreamworld staff yesterday gathered for a commemorative...
Oct 25, 2017
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MSAC achieves Platinum Pool status
The Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) has been accredited with Life Saving Victoria’s (LSV’s) prized Platinum Pool award for the third year running. In doing so, the...
Oct 24, 2017
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Queensland Police say no staff should be prosecuted over 2016 Dreamworld deaths
Queensland Police have recommended no criminal charges be laid over the October 2016 Dreamworld ride disaster, although park employees and the Gold Coast theme park’s owners...
Oct 21, 2017
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Royal Life Saving Society WA honours career achievements
Royal Life Saving Society - Western Australia has honoured a range of industry achievements at its Annual General Meeting, presenting Fellowships and Life Memberships to its...
Oct 19, 2017
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Australian Swim Schools Association’s Ross Gage honoured with prestigious international award
Australian Swim Schools Association Chief Executive Ross Gage has been acknowledged for his career achievements by the United States Swim Schools Association (USSSA) with their...
Oct 17, 2017
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Teenager dies after incident at Newcastle's Lambton Pool
An investigation has commenced into the death of a 17-year-old boy at Newcastle’s Lambton Swimming Centre yesterday. The teenager died in Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital after...
Oct 17, 2017
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YMCA NSW looks to inspire a new generation of lifeguards
As part of a bid to tackle the ongoing challenge of attracting and retaining lifeguards in the community, YMCA NSW has recently welcomed three pool lifeguard trainees as part of...
Oct 16, 2017
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Mission Beach skydiving operations suspended after triple fatality
Skydive Australia has suspended its operations at Mission Beach in far north Queensland pending a full inquiry into last Friday afternoon's triple fatality. Kerri Pike, aged 54,...
Oct 16, 2017
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Queensland Parliament passes industrial manslaughter laws in wake of Dreamworld fatalities
Senior executives of corporations could be charged with industrial manslaughter if someone dies at their workplace under new laws passed in Queensland’s Parliament. The new...
Oct 15, 2017
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Western Australian aquatic centres attract more than 11 million visits in a year
Public swimming pools in Western Australia saw attendances exceed 11.1 million in 2015/16, their highest ever number of visits, according to the latest Western Australian...
Oct 10, 2017
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New Zealand Pool Championships sanctioned by ILS
The 15th annual New Zealand Pool Championships is set to not only be the biggest ever but it is also to benefit from being sanctioned, for the first time, by the International...
Oct 9, 2017
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SCG Trust launches state-of-the-art security centre
The Sydney Cricket and Sportsground Trust has developed a new security operations centre as part of a $3.5 million investment in safety and security at the SCG and Allianz...
Oct 8, 2017
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SkyPoint launches all new night climbs
Looking to enhance its product offering to adventure seekers, the Gold Coast’s SkyPoint attraction, located at the top of one of Australia’s tallest residential buildings, has...
Oct 8, 2017
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Swim Schools Association recognises regional needs
The Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA) has appointed Penny Soper, Managing Director of Swim Logic in Atherton, Far North Queensland, as a Board Director. Seeking to...
Oct 5, 2017
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PFAS chemicals in Katherine pool prompts closure
Katherine Town Council has closed Katherine Aquatic Centre until further notice after water testing found it contained 15 times the safe maximum level of chemical contaminants....
Oct 5, 2017
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Hornsby cricketers to benefit from new site screens
With the cricket season approaching, Hornsby Shire Council has completed the installation of new sight screens were erected at Waitara’s Mark Taylor Oval. Located next to the...
Oct 5, 2017
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Tweed Shire Council concerned over 'illegal waterslide' at NSW’s Clarrie Hall dam
Tweed Shire Council has threatened to end public access to a dam in northern NSW after video footage emerged of young people using bodyboards to surf down a dangerous 110-metre...
Oct 4, 2017
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Queensland Law Society says teenager's gym death was 'extremely preventable'
The Queensland Law Society has labelled the death of a teenager in a Brisbane gym “extremely preventable” and has called for a Coronial inquest to determine whether the State’s...
Oct 2, 2017
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Warner Bros. Movie World achieves record September single day attendance
The launch of its new DC Rivals HyperCoaster has seen Warner Bros. Movie World achieve its strongest single day of attendance ever recorded in September. The impressive...
Oct 2, 2017
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