Life Saving Victoria (LSV) strives to save lives and empower communities to safely enjoy water through its work with communities, educational institutions, government bodies, non-government organizations, businesses and the broader aquatic industry. To improve water safety and reduce the risk of drownings in an established ‘blackspot’ location, LSV partnered with Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club (VBSLSC) to pilot the installation of public rescue equipment stations across Venus Bay beaches 1 to 5. This Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) directly supported Life Saving Victoria's (LSV) mission of saving lives and empowering communities to safely enjoy water. Through the conduction of surveys, interviews and further development of the ongoing public awareness campaign, a baseline of beachgoer knowledge, awareness, and attitude toward LSV's Public Rescue Equipment (PRE) pilot project was established for future comparison and analysis.

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Creator

• Szwartz, Charles
• Conlon, Josephine
• Brooks, Lauren
• Rapal, Jamie

Subject

• Well-Being
• Innovation
• Water

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022924-042133
• 117997

Keyword

• Survey
• PRE
• Drowning
• Water safety
• Public rescue equipment
• Venus Bay, South Gippsland, Victoria

Advisor

• McCauley, Stephen M.
• Saberi, Sara

Year

• 2024

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Life Saving Victoria

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 14 - Life Below Water
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2024-02-29

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-022924-042133

Rights statement

• In Copyright