MEDIA RELEASE 9th November 2021 More than 500 children aged 0 to 4 years died from drowning in Australia in the past 19 years, new research released today by Royal Life Saving has found. Of the 532 children who died, 40% were just one-year old. Royal Life …
MEDIA RELEASE 8th September 2021 New research by Australia’s leading water safety authorities Royal Life Saving Society – Australia (RLSSA) and Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) has revealed a spike in drowning deaths in the past 12 months, with unfamiliar …
MEDIA RELEASE 19th July 2021 More than 100 people drowned in dams in Australia in the past ten years, new data released by the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia found. The data was drawn from coronial reports and compiled as part of Farm Safe Week to …
MEDIA RELEASE 24th July 2021 Royal Life Saving and Surf Life Saving urge Australians to take action to end drowning on World Drowning Prevention Day 25 July Royal Life Saving and Surf Life Saving, Australia’s peak water safety organisations, are joining …
MEDIA RELEASE 1st April 2021 Royal Life Saving encourages multicultural communities to Make Safe Decisions when swimming, boating, and fishing these April holidays Royal Life Saving research shows that 86 people drowned in Australia over the 2020/21 summer …
MEDIA RELEASE 31st March 2021 In the lead up to the Easter long weekend our message to men is Make the Right Call and look out for each other while holidaying, camping and boating on our waterways. Have fun but stay safe. Swim sober, wear a lifejacket and …
MEDIA RELEASE 9th December 2020 EMBARGOED UNTIL 9TH DECEMBER 2020 Royal Life Saving research shows that 2188 males drowned in Australia between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2020, accounting for 79% of total drowning deaths during this period, with men aged 25 …
MEDIA RELEASE 2nd October 2020 New data released by Royal Life Saving and the Aquatic Recreation and Swim School industry shows a 25% significant fall in swimming lesson enrolments, with the greatest impact shown in metropolitan areas and among children …
MEDIA RELEASE 1st October 2020 Royal Life Saving urges people to take care around water this long weekend to stay safe and prevent drowning. Royal Life Saving research shows Australians are more likely to drown on a public holiday than any other day of the …
MEDIA RELEASE 19th November 2020 EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR USE BEFORE THURSDAY 19TH NOVEMBER 2020 STORY AT A GLANCE: Royal Life Saving’s latest Keep Watch campaign highlights a staggering 41% of drowning deaths among children under 5 in Australia occur in 1- …
MEDIA RELEASE 18th September 2020 Males accounted for 80% of all drowning deaths last season in figures published today by Australia’s two peak water safety bodies Royal Life Saving Society – Australia and Surf Life Saving Australia, with risk taking …
MEDIA RELEASE 21 January 2021 This summer, someone has died from drowning almost every day. Men continue to be over-represented, accounting for 75% of drowning deaths over this summer. One-third of drowning deaths have occurred at inland waterway locations …
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