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Poseidon supports Royal Life Saving
Royal Life Saving is delighted that world renowned aquatic safety company, Poseidon, has offered its support to our aquatic industry services program. Poseidon has offered to sponsor key industry research which will help us ensure we keep improving the industry standards which keep swimmers safe.
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Deputy President, Dianne Montalto recognised in Honours List
Royal Life Saving was delighted that its new Deputy President, Dianne Montalto was recognised in the Queens Birthday Honours List for her services to emergency services in Victoria.
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Australia takes out Commonwealth Pool Lifesaving Championships
Australia has retained their crown of Commonwealth Pool Lifesaving Champions, fending off stiff competition from Canada and South Africa. The Australian team rewrote the Championship Record books, smashing an astounding 11 Championship Records in individual and team events.
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SwimSafe Da Nang Launched
SwimSafe Da Nang has officially begun after a launch on Sunday May 31st at Be Van Dan primary school in Thanh Khe district. SwimSafe, a survival swimming program for children in South East Asia, aims to teach swimming and rescue skills to 5000 children in the three months of summer.
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Royal Life Saving Congratulates Prof John Pearn
Royal Life Saving was delighted that Professor John Pearn was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queens Birthday Honours List.
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Royal Life Saving mourns the loss of Leah Cullen
Royal Life Saving was saddened to learn of the death of Leah Cullen on Sunday night. Leah's dedication and commitment to lifesaving, training and swimming has made a difference throughout the Northern Territory.
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Australian Lifesaving Team for World Games Announced
Royal Life Saving is delighted that it has five representatives in the Australian Lifesaving Team set to travel to Chinese Taipei in July for the 2009 World Games.
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International Partnership
A year working on drowning prevention programs across Asia turns into an opportunity for Returned AYAD Belinda Lawton to strengthen partnerships between her host organisation in-country and Australian icon, The Royal Life Saving Society with excellent results.
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Don't Mix Alcohol and Swimming
With a new study showing almost a third of all adult drowning deaths in NSW involve alcohol, Royal Life Saving NSW and the NSW Government have called on people not to drink before swimming.
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AALARA Conference & Exhibition
Royal Life Saving is proud to support the Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association Inc (AALARA) 15th annual conference and trade exhibition on the Gold Coast from May 25-29. The theme for this year's conference is "Building Your Business".
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Drowning Prevention in Vietnam
Amy Peden has spent most of the past five months on the road - literally. As the Survival Swimming / Water Safety Project Officer for The Alliance for Safe Children (TASC), gathering information from the local community in Da Nang, Vietnam has meant plenty of roadside meetings across the provinces.
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Royal Life Saving Congratulates AUSTSWIM
Royal Life Saving congratulates AUSTSWIM on reaching 30 years in aquatic safety education across Australia. To mark the occasion, they have announced they will be hosting the AUSTSWIM National Aquatic Education Conference 2009 this July in QLD.
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State of the Industry Report Released
A NEW Royal Life Saving Society Australia report examining the State of the Aquatics Industry has found some worrying oversights from aquatic facilities across Australia.
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Top Pool Lifesavers Selected to Represent Australia
AUSTRALIA'S top pool lifesavers have been selected as part of a national squad to take on the Commonwealth's best lifesaving athletes in Edmonton, Canada in June 2009.
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Keep Watch Ambassador Samantha Riley awarded Royal Life Saving Associate Award
Royal Life Saving Keep Watch Ambassador, Samantha Riley was awarded an Associate Award by Shayne Baker, President, Royal Life Saving at Parliament House, Canberra in November in recognition for the hard work and support offered to Royal Life Saving and the Keep Watch Program.
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Launch - The National Drowning Report 2008 and Keep Watch Home Pool Safety Campaign
The National Drowning Report 2008 was released by the Minister for Sport, Hon Kate Ellis MP, on Wednesday November 12 with Keep Watch Ambassador Sam Riley launching the Home Pool Safety initiative for 2008/2009.
2008 National Drowning Report
Keep Watch Home Pool Safety Campaign 2008
Thousands of Australian home swimming pools are potential death traps because of poorly maintained fencing, warns the Royal Life Saving Society Australia - and most people are unaware of the danger.
Keep Watch Home Pool Safety Campaign 2008
Royal Life Saving South Australia winners of the Innovative Programs for Specific Population Groups Award
Royal Life Saving Society Australia - SA Branch was delighted to be recognized for its work with the Vietnamese community at the South Australian Government's Be Active Recreation and Sport Industry Awards on November 5.
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Home Pool Safety Weekend
Every year over 35 Australian children under the age of five drown. Royal Life Saving is reminding every home pool owner to check, fix and maintain their home pool to help eliminate child drowning.
Home Pool Safety Checklist
Warning to would-be rescuers of drowning victims
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Arjun Ramachandran, October 21, 2008 2:19PM, Rescuers themselves often needed rescuing or drown after leaping into water to help a struggling friend or family member, the Royal Life Saving Society Australia says.
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New Australian Water Safety Strategy to reduce drowning by 50%
The Australian Water Safety Council has set an ambitious target to reduce drowning deaths in Australia by 50% by 2020. The Australian Water Safety Strategy 2008-2011 has been developed over the past 18 months from extensive industry consultation and input from Australia and overseas.
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