News: Safety

Dreamworld ride operator ‘distressed’ over inquest role

A young ride operator working at Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld when a ride malfunction led to the deaths of four people in October 2016 is reportedly "highly distressed" after…

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Jun 22, 2018 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism / Venues /

 
 

Inquest hears Dreamworld ride operator ‘pressured’ not to talk to Police after fatalities

A junior ride operator at Dreamworld has told a Coronial inquest she felt "pressured" by a senior park manager not to speak to Queensland Police after the Thunder River Rapids…

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Jun 21, 2018 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Western Australian Governor named new Royal Life Saving WA Patron

Royal Life Saving Society WA has announced that Western Australian Governor and former Federal Labor Party leader Kim Beazley AC is its new Patron. The Western Australian Governor has…

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Jun 20, 2018 Aquatics / Education / Recreation / Safety /

 
 

Dreamworld inquest hears that ride staff were told not to ‘worry about’ emergency stop button

The Coronial inquest into the deaths of four people on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld has heard that the fatalities could have been prevented if staff…

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Jun 19, 2018 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Coronial inquest begins into 2016 Dreamworld fatalities

A Coronial inquest is set to commence on the Gold Coast this morning into the four fatalities that occurred on Dreamworld's Thunder River Rapids in October 2016. In advance of the…

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Jun 18, 2018 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Victorian ski resorts enjoy significant early season snowfalls

Victoria’s ski resorts have enjoyed 60 centimetres of snow as they enter the second weekend of the 2018 ski season. After the Bureau of Meteorology forecast a potentially slow start…

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Jun 17, 2018 Recreation / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Family members call for 24/7 gym regulation over man’s death in unsupervised gym

Family members of a man who died while working out at an unsupervised 24/7 gym are calling for enhanced regulation in the fitness industry. As reported by the Gladstone Observer, 66…

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Jun 16, 2018 Fitness / Legal / Safety /

 
 

Scenic World Blue Mountains wins Sydney Harbour Bridge climb attraction contract

NSW's Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) has announced that the operators of Scenic World Blue Mountains have won the 20 year NSW Roads and Maritime Services contract to…

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Jun 15, 2018 Attractions / Government / Marketing / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

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