News: Safety
Maytronics installs advanced AI Poseidon System at Paris 2024 Olympic Training Facilities
Maytronics Australia has equipped eight premier Paris 2024 Olympic training swimming facilities - dedicated to athlete preparation - with the advanced Maytronics AI Poseidon...
Jul 28, 2024
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Beach enclosure to be installed at Fremantle’s Bathers Beach
The City of Fremantle has decided to install a beach enclosure at Bathers Beach and to roll out Beach Emergency Number (BEN) signs along the Swan River. The Western Australian...
Jul 24, 2024
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Royal Life Saving highlights importance of World Drowning Prevention Day
Marking the United Nations declared World Drowning Prevention Day today, Royal Life Saving Society - Australia has emphasised the need to raise awareness of drowning prevention,...
Jul 24, 2024
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Belgravia Leisure aquatic venues to turn blue for World Drowning Prevention Day
As the world prepares to observe World Drowning Prevention Day as of tomorrow (25th July), Belgravia Leisure is joining forces with Royal Life Saving Society - Australia,...
Jul 23, 2024
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Innovative smart seating project launched to enhance public space safety
Outdoor benches featuring motion-activated LED lighting and monitored by AI technology are the result of an innovative new smart seating project launched by UNSW Sydney...
Jul 22, 2024
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Gold Coast aquatic centres achieve platinum endorsement from Royal Life Saving
In a historic development for the aquatic industry in Queensland, four City of Gold Coast aquatic centres have become the first facilities in the state to achieve the...
Jul 22, 2024
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Snow Season Central spotlights most common ski slope violations in Australia
Snow Season Central spotlights most common ski slope violations in Australia With Australians heading to the snow this winter, there are many unspoken rules at Australian ski...
Jul 21, 2024
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Enviroswim highlights two decades of achievement in pool sanitation
Pool sanitation leaders Enviroswim has shared its experience of being at the forefront of pool sanitation technology over 20 years, noting how it has continuously innovated -...
Jul 21, 2024
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Sport Integrity Australia updates its safeguarding module for sporting organisations
The Australian Sports Commission has worked with Sport Integrity Australia to update its safeguarding module for national sporting organisations (NSOs) and national sporting...
Jul 20, 2024
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Royal Life Saving Society Queensland secures record Government funding deal and announces state’s first ever Platinum Endorsed Pools
Royal Life Saving Society Queensland (RLSSQ) has announced the commencement of a new four-year Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the Queensland Government and Royal Life...
Jul 17, 2024
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Victorian grassroots sporting clubs ‘Band Together’ for road safety
Victorian grassroots football and netball clubs will be taking take part in Road Safety Round this weekend. Road Safety Round, in its sixth year, will see Victoria's regional...
Jul 17, 2024
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Sydney's national park lookouts secure multiple awards
Sydney national park lookouts offer impressive visitor experiences and have this year secured prestigious awards for heritage conservation, landscape architecture and...
Jul 15, 2024
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SAPIA announces 2024 conference date and record entries for industry awards
The Sports and Play Industry Association (SAPIA) has advised that the judging process has now been completed for the 133 entries submitted for this year’s SAPIA Industry Awards...
Jul 15, 2024
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University of Wollongong researcher contributes to guidelines examining challenges faced by elite female athletes
Associate Professor Deirdre McGhee, from the University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Breast Research Australia is helping to change the game for elite female athletes Recognising that...
Jul 14, 2024
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Gunnebo to stage webinar on event security planning at venues
Entrance control experts Gunnebo are to host a webinar on Thursday 18th July which will focus on ways event and venue managers can plan ahead and bring together all required...
Jul 11, 2024
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Brisbane City Council deploys surveillance cameras after bushland attacks on women
Brisbane City Council has moved to enhance safety camera surveillance on popular walking trails in the bushland of the Mt Coot-tha Forest following a series of attacks on women...
Jul 9, 2024
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Walking access reinstatement work to begin on cyclone damaged Mautohe Cathedral Cove
New Zealand's Department of Conservation (DOC) is undertaking work to reinstate walking access to Mautohe Cathedral Cove, located in Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of...
Jul 9, 2024
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Royal Life Saving releases new guidelines for inland waterway safety
With the support of the Federal Government, Royal Life Saving Society - Australia has today released new national guidelines for inland waterway safety. A 20-year analysis by...
Jul 9, 2024
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New all abilities learn to ride bike facility for Canberra’s Evatt community playground
Abilities Unlimited Australia has secured $425,000 from the ACT Government to construct a new 370 metre hard surface accessible Road Safety Learn to Ride bike track and a bike...
Jul 9, 2024
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Anthony Duffy to lead Quay Academy
Respected venues industry leader, Anthony Duffy, has been appointed to head the Quay Academy - Quayclean Australia’s on-site staff leadership, training and mentoring program....
Jul 8, 2024
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Queensland Aquatic Industry Safety Committee meets for first time
The newly formed Queensland Aquatic Industry Safety Committee has met for the first time to focus on safety at public aquatic facilities and address significant challenges, such...
Jul 8, 2024
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Shepparton Aquamoves holds recruitment event to address Swim Instructor shortages
To address workforce shortages at Aquamoves Swim School, Greater Shepparton City Council will be hosting a recruitment day event for those interested in becoming a Swim...
Jul 7, 2024
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Hornsby Shire Council restores playground destroyed by vandals
Hornsby Shire Council has advised that a series or repairs and upgrades to a popular playground in the Sydney North Shore suburb of Pennant Hills have begun, six months after...
Jul 5, 2024
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Ceiling repairs commence at Albury Entertainment Centre
Work to repair the ceiling of the Banquet Hall at the Albury Entertainment Centre has begun this week. The Banquet Hall has been closed to the public since the partial collapse...
Jul 4, 2024
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