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read more12th April 2023 - Upcoming South East Queensland Water Safety Forum looks to reduce region’s drowning rate
17th March 2023 - Shellharbour City Council lifeguards recognised by APOLA
4th March 2023 - Summer drownings figures reveal 90 deaths across Australia
24th February 2023 - Royal Life Saving develops new online course specifically for pool lifeguards
11th February 2023 - Drownings highlight need for education on rip currents
23rd January 2023 - Float to Survive message demonstrated in ocean rip at Sydney’s Manly Beach
2nd December 2022 - Randwick City and Waverley councils launch Float to Survive initiative to reduce national drownings
14th November 2022 - Sunshine Coast Council agrees new lifeguarding partnership with Surf Life Saving Queensland
9th November 2022 - More than 500 children lose their lives to drowning over past two decades
30th September 2022 - Council to offer support to lifeguards after near drowning at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
23rd September 2022 - Float to Survive safety message to be trialled by Waverley and Randwick Councils
18th September 2022 - Professional ocean lifeguard patrols ramping up for summer
17th September 2022 - Rising drowning toll prompts AUSTSWIM to emphasise importance of educating new swimming teachers
16th September 2022 - 2021/22 drowning toll the highest in more than 25 years
9th September 2022 - APOLA President Bruce Hopkins gains support for adoption of Float to Survive initiative as a national anti-drowning prevention message
5th August 2022 - Swim It Forward 2022 campaign launched by Swim Australia ahead of peak drowning season
22nd July 2022 - AUSTSWIM to mark World Drowning Prevention Day with discounted courses for new teachers
7th June 2022 - Counting down to World Drowning Prevention Day 2022
24th May 2022 - Conference sees APOLA ride a wave of change
13th April 2022 - Court in father-son drowning case hears that Airlie Beach Lagoon lifeguard contractor had no ‘relevant’ experience
21st February 2022 - URBNSURF Melbourne to host APOLA’s 25th National Conference
7th January 2022 - Staff shortages impact Gold Coast’s lifeguard team and close Upper Coomera Aquatic Centre
14th May 2021 - Miami Aquatic Centre reopens following major upgrade
7th May 2021 - Review gives ‘top marks’ to Gold Coast’s professional lifeguard services
2nd March 2021 - Gold Coast chief lifeguard Warren Young retires after 48 years of service
22nd May 2019 - Federal Government won’t deliver on APOLA funding plea to reduce drownings
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