News: Safety
New Chief Executive at Surf Life Saving NSW
Surf Life Saving NSW has announced the appointment of experienced emergency services professional Steven Pearce as its new Chief Executive. Pearce holds the Australian Fire...
Jul 17, 2017
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Royal Adelaide Show ride owners fined $157,000 over child's death, but unlikely to pay up
The owners of a Royal Adelaide Show ride on which an eight-year-old child died have been fined $157,500, however, it is unlikely they will ever pay. Eight-year-old Adelene Leong...
Jul 12, 2017
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Leading software providers announce seamless integration
Leading aquatic, fitness and wellness software providers GreeneDesk and Jonas Leisure have announced an integration partnership. Jonas Leisure’s software has been an industry...
Jul 12, 2017
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Dreamworld battles inconsistent attendances and falling revenues
Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld is continuing to struggle with irregular visitor numbers and declining year-on-year revenues. Newly released figures from parent company Ardent...
Jul 11, 2017
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Snap Fitness claim it is not responsible for PT’s actions in negligence lawsuit
Leading 24/7 gym group Snap Fitness has claimed it is not responsible for the actions of one of its personal trainers in a negligence lawsuit filed after a client ended up in...
Jul 9, 2017
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Tens of thousands join in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson
Tens of thousands of participants at more than 600 locations in 27 countries, from Australia to Zimbabwe, Bahrain to Brazil, and Panama to Poland, came together on Thursday 22nd...
Jul 5, 2017
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ASSA marks first anniversary serving the Swim School Industry
One year on from the Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA) having started taking memberships - from 1st July 2016 - the Association for the Swim school industry now has a...
Jul 4, 2017
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Alice Springs Lifesaving Club to get CPR manikin
Royal Life Saving in the Northern Territory has announced that the Alice Springs Lifesaving Club is to get a state-of-the-art machine for learning Cardiopulmonary resuscitation...
Jul 2, 2017
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Safety call after latest Mt Taranaki death
The death of another young climber on Mt Taranaki has led to calls for a dedicated alpine trained ranger to be stationed permanently on the landmark. Mountaineer Ivan Bruce said...
Jul 2, 2017
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Royal Life Saving report reveals non-fatal drowning incidents are on the rise
Newly released water safety research shows an alarming rise in non-fatal drowning with 6,158 people hospitalised in Australia as a result of these incidents between 1st July...
Jun 29, 2017
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Western Australia Government looks to overturn cage fighting ban
The Western Australia Government is looking to overturn a ban on cage fighting that would allow mixed martial arts (MMA) events to be staged in the State along with the...
Jun 28, 2017
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Austswim flags importance of education in aquatic exercise program delivery
With the rise in popularity of aquatic exercise programs, swim teaching and water safety education body AUSTSWIM is highlighting that classes must be performed by trained,...
Jun 26, 2017
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Airport-style scanners to be installed at Melbourne's stadia
Melbourne's major sporting stadiums - the MCG, Etihad Stadium and AAMI Park - will soon be installed with airport-style security scanners in order to detect weapons in the wake...
Jun 26, 2017
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School-leaver looks to long term learn-to-swim career
Just a few months into her new career as a Learn-to-Swim Instructor, recent school-leaver Raven Lee says working for Aqua Learn to Swim, Blacktown City Council’s own learn to...
Jun 26, 2017
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Kings Beach Life Saving Facility Development Plan gets the green light
The Sunshine Coast Council has endorsed conceptual designs to upgrade the central surf lifesaving facility at Kings Beach, Caloundra. The endorsed plan considers both the...
Jun 25, 2017
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Emerton Leisure Centre named NSW aquatic facility of the year
Blacktown City Council's Emerton Leisure Centre has been named IQ Pierce 2017 Facility of the Year in the Aquatic and Recreation Institute (ARI) 2017 Awards. Announced at the...
Jun 22, 2017
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World's Largest Swimming Lesson promotes water safety skills
Being held around the world today, Thursday 22nd June, the World's Largest Swimming Lesson event is again setting out to build awareness about the vital importance of teaching...
Jun 21, 2017
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City of Phoenix aquatic experts to address 2017 LIWA Aquatics Conference
With its 2017 Annual Conference and Trade Display being held on 14th and 15th of August, the Leisure Institute of Western Australia Aquatics Inc (LIWA Aquatics) has announced...
Jun 21, 2017
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Australia’s major symphony orchestras welcome report on orchestral health and safety
The Adelaide, Melbourne, Queensland, Sydney, Tasmanian and West Australian Symphony Orchestras have welcomed the delivery of a major report on world’s best practice in...
Jun 18, 2017
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Injuries the number one cause of death among children
The first ever national study on childhood injury in Australia has revealed that injuries are the number one cause of death in children under 17. The recently released study,...
Jun 14, 2017
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ASSA forms foundation to deal with community swimming issues
A growing need to provide additional focus on vital community issues around the teaching of swimming and water safety has led to the formation of the Australian Swim Schools...
Jun 13, 2017
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Alpine Safety on the agenda In Christchurch
Commencing later this week, the Southern Hemisphere Alpine Conference (SHAC) aims to provide a platform for people interested in alpine snow environments to collaborate on...
Jun 11, 2017
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Concrete bollards to improve security at Melbourne landmarks
Temporary concrete bollards are being erected at Melbourne's Federation Square and Bourke Street, in response to recent terror attacks in the city and abroad. Over the coming...
Jun 10, 2017
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Aquafutures to deliver a new aquatic industry experience
Following its success in 2013 and 2015, Royal Life Saving Society Queensland will again be delivering its biennial Aquafutures International Conference 2017 - being held from...
Jun 9, 2017
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