New BOD for Surf Life Saving New-Zealand
At its last General Assembly, Surf Life Saving New-Zealand elected a new Board of Directors.
ILS Asia-Pacific
Philippine Life Saving raised the first Red / Yellow Flags
October 23, 2011 marked the Official Launching of the Red / Yellow Flags in Zambales Philippines. Provincial Board Member Atty. Wilfredo D. Pangan Jr. honoured the 1st Surf Life Saving,…
Sri Lanka wins Six Gold in Life Saving at 1st South Asian Beach Games
The Team from the Life Saving Association Sri Lanka was outstanding in winning gold in all six Life Saving events at the 1st South Asian Beach Games held from 8…
Floods in South East Asia highlight the risk of child drowning
International Life Saving federation (ILS) is calling for greater integration of child drowning prevention interventions within country, regional and global disaster risk reduction programs across South East Asia. Drowning prevention…
We will not forget this is the 6 month anniversary of the March 11th, 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan.
“The National Police Agency has confirmed 15,780 deaths, 5,929 injured, and 4,122 people missing across eighteen prefectures. Of the 13,135 fatalities recovered by 11 April 2011, 12,143 or 92.5% died…
2011 Philippine Drowning Prevention Congress
Drowning Prevention Agencies come together for Phillipines first ever drowning prevention congress. Through the joint efforts of Philippine Drowning Prevention Council (PDPC), Philippine Life Saving Society (PLS) and Philippine Sports…
Lack of supervision a factor in 70% of child drowning deaths
Recently published research highlights role of inadequate supervision in Australian child drowning Recently published research by Ms Lauren Petrass (Phd Scholar) and co-authors from the University of Ballarat, has found…
Distribution of Life Saving Equipment.
The Life Saving Association of Sri Lanka received a donation package of life saving equipment from DLRG, Germany in 2010.
Child Drowning Reduction Workshop held in Hanoi
Representatives of the 15 Vietnamese Provinces with the highest rates of child drowning met on the 18th January 2011 in Hanoi, along with representatives of the National Assembly, Mini
Flooding Disaster in Australia highlights drowning burden
The extreme weather events in recent days in Queensland, an eastern state of Australia, highlight the risks to life and property of major flooding events. More than ten people are…