11th February 2023 - Drownings highlight need for education on rip currents
6th February 2023 - Victorian surfers save hundreds from drowning each year
2nd February 2023 - Royal Life Saving National Aquatics Symposium to tackle problems and emerging challenges in the sector
19th January 2023 - Blacktown City Council’s Swim Sense programs looks to tackle adult drowning toll
15th January 2023 - Royal Life Saving data shows 20% increase in children’s post-pandemic swimming lessons
10th January 2023 - Life Saving Victoria reiterates the importance of supervision as child drowning risk identified
3rd January 2023 - Royal Life Saving releases new online module on communication skills for aquatic industry
2nd December 2022 - Randwick City and Waverley councils launch Float to Survive initiative to reduce national drownings
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
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
25th July 2022 - Life Saving Victoria raises awareness on this World Drowning Prevention Day
22nd July 2022 - AUSTSWIM to mark World Drowning Prevention Day with discounted courses for new teachers
22nd July 2022 - Key Royal Life Saving research shows drowning risk of dams, ponds and irrigation channels
7th June 2022 - Counting down to World Drowning Prevention Day 2022
22nd April 2022 - Royal Life Saving contributes to new research highlighting global drowning prevention
17th December 2017 - Complacency surrounding Asian drowning epidemic also impacts Australia
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