A CAMPAIGN to prevent older adults from drowning has been launched by Life Saving Victoria. In the last decade, Life Saving Victoria estimates that 131 people aged 65 years and over drowned in Victoria – roughly 34 percent of people aged over 65 that drowned were from multicultural backgrounds. Over-65s made up 27 per cent of all drowning fatalities during the last decade. The multilingual campaign to reduce drownings was launched last week. Life Saving Victoria head of research, evaluation and insights Dr Bernadette Matthews said it is “an important step forward in supporting multicultural older adults to safely enjoy…
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GUNNAMATTA Surf Life Saving Club’s Jill Douglas has been awarded a Life Saving Victoria national medal recognising her 15 years of dedicated service.The award, which is part of Australia’s national honours system, acknowledges those who “risk their lives to protect or assist the community in enforcement of law or in times of emergency or natural disaster”. Recipients must have served a minimum of 30 patrol hours per year over 15 years to be eligible for the medal.Douglas, who is one of the club trainers and assessors and the junior bronze lifesaver camp coordinator, expressed her commitment to volunteering was not…