Published 27 March 2024 Royal Life Saving Society – Australia issues water safety warning for the Easter long weekend following a heart-breaking summer of drowning deaths. The recent summer period (2023/24) recorded 99 drowning deaths, and many more …
Published 24 January 2024 With many people heading into a long weekend, Royal Life Saving is urging men to ‘Make the Right Call’ when they’re on, in, or near the water with their mates and families. It continues to be a tragic summer. The Royal Life Saving …
Published 1 March 2024 The Royal Life Saving Summer Drowning Toll recorded 99 drowning deaths across Australia between 1 December 2023 and 29 February 2024. Tragically this is a 10% increase on the 90 drowning deaths recorded last summer and 5% increase on …
Published 27 December 2023 High temperatures make swimming in the pool, beach, or local river much more attractive with huge numbers expected to flock to the water, making water safety critical over the coming week. As of 27 December, Royal Life Saving …
Published 29 December 2023 With the public holiday on Monday, holiday makers and day trippers are expected to flock to pool, beaches, rivers and lakes, making water safety critical this New Years Holiday Weekend. As of 29 December, the Royal Life Saving …
Published 14 December 2023 The expected record-breaking summer temperatures and predicted volatile weather events has prompted an urgent summer water safety warning from the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia. Last summer (2022/23) there were 90 …
Published 9 November 2023 Drowning risk triples when children turn one. Royal Life Saving research found that 222 children aged one year have drowned over the past twenty years, equating to 40% of all child drowning under the age of five. Royal Life Saving …
Published 11 September 2023 With predictions of a long, hot summer, new research from the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia in partnership with Surf Life Saving Australia has prompted urgent calls to keep water safety top of mind when planning a day in …
Published 23 May 2023 A new report on pool fencing legislation in Australia has found significant differences between states and territories, with fencing exemptions still applying to some pools despite the proven effectiveness of pool fences in reducing …
Published 3 March 2023 Every day one person died from drowning across summer, with a surge of deaths during the heat wave in February and a tragic Christmas – New Year holiday week pushing numbers up, the Royal Life Saving Summer Drowning Toll has revealed …
A record-breaking summer for drowning deaths last year has prompted an urgent warning from the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia for people to be water safety conscious in, on, and around water over the summer break. In 20 years of fatal drowning data, …
Media Release - 8 November 2022 Over the last 20 years, 549 children aged 0-4 years have died from drowning in Australia, new analysis released by Royal Life Saving Society – Australia today has found. Of these, 40 per cent were aged just one year old. For …
Research Shines Light on Equal Access to Aquatic Facilities MEDIA RELEASE - 8th July 2022 A new report commissioned by the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia has found a new non-discrimination guideline for pool operators is needed to help ensure equal …
School-Aged Kids Drowning Stubbornly High - New Research MEDIA RELEASE - 11 August 2022 New research released today by the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia has found drowning deaths in school children aged five to 14 have remained stubbornly high over …
Spring into planning for a water safe summer MEDIA RELEASE - 1 September 2022 Spring marks the start of the swimming and water recreation seasons so Royal Life Saving Society – Australia is urging everyone, especially parents, to plan ahead to ensure a …
DROWNING DEATHS HIGHEST IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS. WATER SAFETY EXPERTS CALL FOR INCREASED FOCUS ON SAFETY AHEAD OF SUMMER. MEDIA RELEASE - 16 September 2022 In the last 12 months 339 drowning deaths occurred across Australia, the highest in 25 years, …
MEDIA RELEASE - 21 January 2022 Royal Life Saving’s Summer Drowning Toll shows three-quarters of those who drowned since December 1 were men Young men aged 18 to 34 are at the highest risk of drowning this summer, new analysis from Royal Life Saving …
Published 8 January 2022 One in four Australians admit they are weak swimmers – or can’t swim at all – according to research from Royal Life Saving Society. It comes as the nation faces a spike in drowning deaths since the start of summer with 43 people …
MEDIA RELEASE Published 15 December 2021 AUSTRALIANS DROWNING IN WATER AWAY FROM HOME NEW RESEARCH SHOWS More than one-third of all Australians who drown died more than 50km from home, new Royal Life Saving research has found, prompting an urgent warning …
SUMMER DROWNING TOLL UPDATE FOR JOURNALISTS AND EDITORS Royal Life Saving will be providing regular updates on the drowning toll over the summer (1 December 2021 to 28 February 2022). With warm and wet weather expected as a result of La Niña, there will be …
