Published date 09/01/2019

Top lifesavers around the country are getting ready to compete in the annual Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships which tests competitor’s abilities in lifesaving. Each event directly simulates real situations and emergencies that lifesavers encounter.

Published date 01/01/2019

Federal Minister for Sport Bridget McKenzie has said that the number of drownings during the peak holiday season is unacceptably high and is urging all Australians to be more vigilant when swimming in the sea, at pools and especially in rivers and creeks.

Published date 19/12/2018

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Published date 04/12/2018

Recent research by Royal Life Saving Society - Australia revealed that 27% of all drowning deaths over the past 10 years involved people who were born overseas, with 86% living in Australia at the time of death.

Published date 28/11/2018

Royal Life Saving research reveals that 1,087 people have died from drowning in Australian rivers, creeks and streams in the fifteen years between 1 July 2003 and 30 June 2018. A further estimated 522 people were hospitalised for a non-fatal drowning incident, many left with a permanent disability.

Published date 26/11/2018

A major new online program is being launched by Royal Life Saving NSW aimed at reducing what they say is the unacceptable drowning toll of young children under 5.

Published date 21/11/2018

The Australian Lifesaving Team will launch its attack to recapture the World Teams Championship in Adelaide with a Kiwi at the helm.

Published date 15/11/2018

On average one child dies from a portable pool-related drowning every year in Australia, while others need hospital treatment and may be left with severe brain injuries. These statistics have prompted Australian consumer law and product safety regulators to join forces with Royal Life Saving Society - Australia to remind parents and carers to make portable pools SAFE.

Published date 12/11/2018

Cameron Eglington has been appointed as National President of Royal Life Saving Society – Australia.Cameron is the President and a member of Royal Life Saving Society - Western Australia, as well as a trainer with the organisation. He is currently a Lecturer in The School of Education Health and Physical Education at Edith Cowan University, Perth WA.