News: Safety

Victorian study aims to find the best way to teach children to swim

A new study will see Deakin University partner with Frankston City Council subsidiary Peninsula Leisure to find the best way to teach children to swim. The year-long study, to be…

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Dec 19, 2016 Aquatics / Education / Safety /

 
 

Royal Life Saving provides new arrivals to Victoria with Swim and Survive opportunity

Life Saving Victoria with support from Western English Language School’s Werribee Campus and the Paul Sadler Swim School has completed an eight day intensive swimming and water…

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Dec 18, 2016 Aquatics / Education / Safety /

 
 

Safety inspections complete at Village Roadshow Theme Parks

The Queensland Government has completed their review of Village Roadshow Theme Parks properties on the Gold Coast:  Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet’n’Wild Gold…

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Dec 17, 2016 Attractions / Marketing / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Watch Around Water gets season launch

LIWA Aquatics and the Royal Life Saving Society Western Australia have launched their Watch Around Water program for the 2016/17 summer season. Held at the Beatty Park Leisure Centre…

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Dec 16, 2016 Aquatics / Education / Recreation / Safety /

 
 

New Standard for Playground Surfacing

Standards Australia has recently published a new Standard for playground surfacing specifying test methods by which the performance of impact attenuating surfaces can be determined in the…

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Dec 16, 2016 Attractions / Play / Recreation / Safety / Surfaces /

 
 

Court told sport and recreation manager defrauded Ballarat Council of more than $130,000

A former Ballarat Council manager allegedly defrauded the city of $130,610 with the help of his partner, and solicited thousands of dollars in secret commissions, court documents have…

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Dec 15, 2016 Aquatics / Legal / Recreation / Safety /

 
 

Non-Compliance in attractions and entertainment has its costs

In the wake of the deaths of four people on an amusement ride at Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld in October and potential legal action facing those who may be deemed responsible by Police…

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Dec 14, 2016 Attractions / Entertainment / Legal / Safety /

 
 

New Zealand introduces updated playground standards

Standards New Zealand has introduced a new standard for playground equipment and surfacing - updating the earlier 2004 version. NZS 5828:2015 Playground equipment and surfacing applies to…

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Dec 12, 2016 Legal / Play / Recreation / Safety /

 
 

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