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read moreThe Sandon Point Surf Life Saving Club (SPSLSC) in the NSW Illawarra, has become the first Surf Life Saving Club to adopt the Float to Survive drowning prevention campaign.
The campaign, developed by SPSLSC President Ken Holloway aims to raise awareness and change behaviour to avoid drowning by teaching energy conservation techniques to keep airways above water.
Supported by a grant of $15,000 from the IMB Bank Foundation, the Sandon Point club will target CALD communities with higher drowning risks, delivering theory and practical lessons based on Float to Survive principles to the multicultural communities and schools of the Illawarra.
Holloway advised “we will target new arrivals and new people moving to the Illawarra.”
Located at Bulli in the NSW Illawarra region, the Sandon Point Surf Life Saving Club was established in 1961.
Surf Life Saving Australia launches summer anti-drowning campaign
Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) has launched a new national safety campaign designed to reach men and give more people the tools to keep themselves safe when visiting the beach.
Starring Australian-born actor and filmmaker Angus Sampson, the new water safety campaign ‘Stop. Look. Stay Alive’ is aimed at getting people to make safety a priority when visiting the coastline this summer.
Sampson is fronting a new television, online and outdoor advertising campaign, appealing to Australian men - the main group who continue to swim at unpatrolled locations and take unnecessary risks.
Surf Life Saving Australia President, John Baker stated “one life lost on our beaches is one life too many, and it is our aim with this campaign to keep water safety top of mind for all beachgoers.
“Unfortunately year in and year out men are overrepresented in our drowning statistics, prone to taking risks and not adhering to the safety advice. “
As part of the campaign, SLSA has also teamed up with Qantas to unveil a new virtual training platform for the community called ‘Beach Passport.’
Beach Passport is a mobile or online course that will provide the public with basic water safety knowledge.
It can be accessed at www.beachpassport.org.au
Image: Sandon Point Surf Life Saving Club President Ken Holloway (centre) launches Float to Survive with local CALD community members.
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4th October 2024 - Wollongong to host beach safety day for multicultural communities
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27th September 2024 - Wollongong Council spotlights its preparedness for 2024/25 NSW beach patrol season
24th September 2024 - Surf Life Saving Australia launches sixth edition of Women’s Mentoring Program
13th September 2024 - Surf Life Saving Australia releases 2024 National Coastal Safety Report
12th September 2024 - NSW Surf Life Saving Clubs to receive $5 million funding boost
20th August 2024 - Drowning levels continue to increase despite ever increasing resources
20th August 2024 - UNSW safety research shows volunteer surf lifesavers have sole responsibility for patrolling NSW beaches just 14.4% of the time
7th May 2024 - Western Sydney University students introduced to Float to Survive techniques
24th January 2024 - Royal Life Saving calls on men to ‘make the right call’ after alarming rise in summer drownings
29th December 2023 - ‘Float to Survive’ message promoted across social media
12th December 2023 - APOLA President Bruce Hopkins promotes ‘Float to Survive’ message with Blacktown City Council
14th November 2023 - Country children learn surf safety as Surf Life Saving NSW’s Bush to Beach program turns 30
3rd May 2023 - Surf Life Saving NSW reports 2022/23 season as one of the most challenging on record
11th February 2023 - Drownings highlight need for education on rip currents
27th January 2023 - More than $1.3 million allocated to upgrade surf club facilities in NSW Illawarra region
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
9th September 2022 - APOLA President Bruce Hopkins gains support for adoption of Float to Survive initiative as a national anti-drowning prevention message
18th February 2022 - Matthew Hanks to serve minimum 19 month prison term for Surf Life Saving NSW fraud
23rd July 2021 - CALD Academy refugee swimming and employment program secures Zest award
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