News: Safety
Public artwork to enliven and enhance safety of Randwick health precinct
Randwick, located in Sydney’s east is having its Health & Innovation Precinct enlivened by the public artworks of two multidisciplinary Australian artists Lauren Brincat and...
Mar 13, 2024
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Sue Sullivan joins team at Reliance Risk New Zealand
Venue and event risk management consultancy Reliance Risk has announced the appointment of Sue Sullivan to its New Zealand business in a sales and consultancy role. With a...
Mar 12, 2024
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Drowning death at Cairns swimming hole highlights need for improved safety signage
The discovery of the body of a 20-year-old by Queensland Police divers at the Crystal Cascades swimming hole last night has prompted Cairns Regional Council to close the...
Mar 11, 2024
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URBNSURF Sydney partners with Surfing NSW to enhance surfing experience and provide safety skills
URBNSURF Sydney has announced its new partnership with Surfing New South Wales, aimed at supporting and enhancing the surfing experience in NSW. Surfing NSW and URBNSURF Sydney...
Mar 11, 2024
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Further funding for Hawke's Bay learn to swim and water safety programme
The Hawke's Bay Community Fitness Centre Trust has announced the extension of the Royston Health Trust Learn to Swim and Water Safety Programme for children across the region....
Mar 11, 2024
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Facing rising costs City of Geelong looks to close 50 metre pool at North Bellarine Aquatic Centre for seven months
Citing rising operating and lifeguard shortages, the City of Greater Geelong is set to close the outdoor 50 metre pool at the newly opened North Bellarine Aquatic Centre for...
Mar 10, 2024
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Heatwave prompts cancellation of Pitch music festival as man dies from suspected drug overdose
With south-western Victoria experiencing severe high temperatures, the organisers of the Pitch music and arts festival have advised of the cancellation of the event as of late...
Mar 10, 2024
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Hundreds of lifesavers and nippers attend unveiling of Blue Plaque on Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club
Hundreds of past and present lifesavers and young nippers today joined NSW Minister for Heritage Penny Sharpe and Mayor of Waverley Council Paula Masselos for the official...
Mar 10, 2024
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Victorian heatwave sees Moomba Parade cancellation and festival disruptions
Heatwave conditions across southern Australia have seen the cancellation of the long-running Moomba Parade in Melbourne, which had been scheduled for Monday, while, facing fire...
Mar 8, 2024
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City of Greater Geelong spotlights long weekend challenges for aquatic centres
The City of Greater Geelong has highlighted that community might be faced with potential service disruptions at its aquatic centres this weekend due to a combination of a long...
Mar 8, 2024
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Adelaide’s Coopers Stadium introduces facial recognition technology
With facial recognition technology having been introduced last year at Melbourne’s AAMI Park and Sydney’s Allianz Stadium, Adelaide’s Coopers Stadium, home of Adelaide United...
Mar 7, 2024
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Australian Swim Schools Association 2024 National Conference to invite delegates to ‘Level Up’
The Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA) has announced details of its 2024 National Conference, set to return to the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre from 19th...
Mar 7, 2024
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Sunshine Coast Netball Association launches new initiative calling for respect for umpires
The Sunshine Coast Netball Association - the region’s largest sporting organisation - has launched its Respect 4 Umpires (R4U) initiative following a verbal abuse incident that...
Mar 7, 2024
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Strategy launched to make Sydney safer and more accessible for women and girls
The Rocks precinct in Sydney will become a safer, more accessible and enjoyable place for women and girls, following a NSW government initiative announced yesterday on the eve...
Mar 7, 2024
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JUMP! Swim Schools to open more than six new sites in Western Sydney
With Western Sydney’s population growing rapidly and along with it the demand for children’s swimming lessons, JUMP! Swim Schools are set to open more than six new sites in the...
Mar 7, 2024
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Pool operator pleads guilty to safety breaches over child drowning at Port Fairy Community Pool
Following the drowning death of a child in 2021, the Port Fairy Community Pool Management Group has today pleaded guilty in the Warrnambool Magistrates' Court to a charge of...
Mar 4, 2024
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NSW Government convenes Coastal Water Safety Roundtable
A roundtable meeting of water safety experts hosted by NSW Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib yesterday, looked at how more lives can be saved on NSW beaches after more...
Mar 4, 2024
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Venue Safety and Security Exchange to return in July
Following the success of the inaugural the Venue Safety & Security Exchange (VSX) in 2023, event founder Eddie Idik of the Vital Protection Group has announced that the event is...
Mar 4, 2024
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Yarrow Stadium to install new seats in East Stand upgrade
Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) has changed its plans to re-use hundreds of seats from the former East Stand as part of the final stage in the final stage of the upgrade of New...
Mar 3, 2024
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Woman falls to death near waterfall at Gold Coast's Lamington National Park
A woman has died after falling while taking photographs of a waterfall during a hike with friends in the Gold Coast Hinterland. As reported by ABC Gold Coast, emergency services...
Mar 3, 2024
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Tour operators ordered to pay $12 million in fines and reparations over White Island tragedy
The judge in the long-running prosecution over the Whakaari White Island disaster of 2019 has ordered that the guilty parties pay $10.21 million in reparations to families of...
Mar 1, 2024
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Shoalhaven Community beach access improved at coastal erosion sites
The Shoalhaven beachgoing community is benefiting from improved access at a number of sites thanks to a program of repairing footpaths, stairs and jetties damaged due to coastal...
Mar 1, 2024
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Surf Life Saving Australia reveals summer with 99 drowning deaths and more than 5,000 lives saved
A report on drownings through summer released by Surf Life Saving Australia has shown that as of the evening of 29th February there have been 99 drowning deaths this summer...
Feb 29, 2024
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Beijing selected as host for 2027 World Athletics Championships
The World Athletics Council has announced that the Chinese capital of Beijing has been selected as the selected host city for the 2027 World Athletics Championships. 12 years on...
Feb 29, 2024
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