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Launceston Aquatic to make their Big Splash
Splash out on Sunday 7 February at Launceston Aquatic when the centre hosts an Active Family Fun Day from 10.00am until 1.00pm. Local swim clubs will also participate in the UNCLE TOBYS Big Splash Swimathon to raise money for Royal Life Saving
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Latest Drowning Research Published in the Medical Journal of Australia
Research published in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of Australia has found that on average, 290 people die from drowning in Australia each year, with older Australians and river drowning deaths two areas of concern.
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Website Launched for the World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2011
Royal Life Saving Society-Australia and The Alliance for Safe Children, hosts of the next International Life Saving Federation conference have launched a website promoting this fast approaching event. The World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2011 will be held in Danang, Vietnam, 10-13th May 2011
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Australia Looks Set To Have One Of The Worst Years For Drowning Following A Horrific Number Of Drowning Deaths Over Christmas And In The Early Part Of 2010.
Royal Life Saving's Rob Bradley Says So Far In This Holiday Period There Have Been 41 Drowning Deaths Nationally. A Dramatic Escalation On The Corresponding Period 12 Months Ago When 24 People Drowned. The Increase In Drowning Deaths This Year is 71% Up On The Holiday Period 12 Months Ago.
Media News - 15 January 2010
Horror Christmas With Ten Drowning Deaths In Just Six Days – Royal Life Saving Urges Everyone To Be Much More Vigilant.
Royal Life Saving says it has been a horror Christmas with 10 drowning deaths across Australia in just the past 6 days they warn that with another 4 or 5 days of holiday remaining we must all be much more vigilant around water.
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Active Family Fun Day in Hobart
A great day was had at Hobart Aquatic Centre on Sunday 13 December at the Active Family Fun Day. Local kids participated in a variety of water safety activities. The resuscitation demonstration was popular with adults and children with those having a go receiving a resuscitation magnet to take home.
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Eamon Sullivan, First Celebrity MasterChef presents $50,000 to Royal Life Saving
Eamon Sullivan, Olympic Swimmer and UNCLE TOBYS Ambassador, became the First Celebrity MasterChef, presenting his $50,000 charity prize money to Rob Bradley, CEO, Royal Life Saving at Canberra International Sports and Aquatic Centre on Thursday 26 Nov 2009.
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KEEP WATCH 2009
As part of the Keep Watch 2009 campaign Royal Life Saving is urging all Australians to take action this weekend and put their home pool through a massive safety check.
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50 years of Modern Resuscitation in Australia
Experts gathered in Sydney on Tuesday 24th November to celebrate 50 years of mouth to mouth resuscitation in Australia and to remember an amazing day 50 years ago when 12 brave volunteers were all experimented on to establish the best way to save a life.
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SwimSafe Thailand is afloat! Official program launch
The launch of SwimSafe Thailand on 24 November 2009 at Mahaparp Krajadthong Uppatham School in Samut Prakan was a great success. The event marked the commencement of survival swimming classes this month in both SwimSafe Thailand venues, Samut Prakan and rural Chiang Rai.
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Canberra Labor Club Saves ACT Kids Lives
The Canberra Labor Club presented $35,000 to the Royal Life Saving Society - Australia in support of the Swim and Survive Drowning Prevention Strategy, as part of the UNCLE TOBYS® Big Splash Swimathon at the Canberra International Sports and Aquatic Centre in Bruce, ACT on Saturday 31 October.
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New partnership with UNCLE TOBYS®
Given the terrible child drowning statistics this year, there is no better time for Royal Life Saving to be joined by a great Australian brand UNCLE TOBYS® to target child drowning. To view the commercial supporting the campaign, click on the link below.
UNCLE TOBYS commercial
Big News re Big Splash
Communities across Australia are locking in their UNCLE TOBYS® Big Splash Swimathon events as word spreads about the life-saving fundraising event. Some lucky groups will host visits from UNCLE TOBYS® Ambassadors Grant Hackett, Eamon Sullivan, Emily Seebohm, Cate Campbell and Jana Pittman.
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Tropical Storm Ketsana underscores need for lifesaving skills
THE overwhelming loss of life from Tropical Storm Ketsana in the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia could have been reduced if the populations had been equipped with survival swimming, lifesaving and water safety skills, the International Life Saving said today.
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We should share our knowledge to save lives: International Life Saving Federation
The devastating tsunami that claimed hundreds of lives in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga on September 29 has tragically demonstrated the urgent need for Tsunami Disaster Plans that include building survival swimming, lifesaving, and water safety skills in communities across Asia and the Pacific.
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Drowning Toll Skyrockets - Royal Life Saving Report
302 Drowning Deaths in A Single Year - National Drowning Report
2009 National Drowning Report
Check Your Pool
PoolWerx Dubbo owners and current Franchisee's of the year, Brett and Jenny Singleton are proud supporters of the RLSSA 'Keep Watch' program. We asked them what pool owners should be looking out for as the temperature rises.
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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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50,000 NEW LIFESAVERS
