Life Saving Victoria Pod Channel
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -Life Saving Victoria (LSV) share weekly podcast episodes to provide listeners with key information about swimming and water safety, LSV company updates, as well as resources and ideas for schools and aquatic facilities. If you're an educator, work in the lifesaving or aquatic industry, or have an interest in all things lifesaving, then this podcast is for you. LSV envisions that all Victorians will enjoy our aquatic environment after learning water safety, swimming and resuscitation. Our mission is to prevent aquatic-related death and injury across Victoria by providing quality information, resources and programs for all Victorians. For more information, visit lsv.com.au.
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Episodes
Dry Swimming Programs (Extended Episode)
February 23, 2020 19:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBEpisode 12. Join Aaron French (Elsternwick Primary School) as he shares fantastic 'dry swimming' activities to teach swimming and water safety in your classroom or gymnasium. 1:56 - School swimming and water safety program 2:42 - How to teach swimming and water safety... without water! 5:47 - Benefits of 'dry swimming' programs 7:50 - Resources needed to teach 'dry swimming' activities 9:07 - Examples of 'dry swimming' activities 11:29 - Target each year level 12:57 - When to...
Tech Time
February 16, 2020 19:00 - 11 minutes - 8.04 MBEpisode 11. Join Wayne Schultz (Roxburgh Park Primary School) as he shares some great ideas for using technology to teach interactive and engaging swimming and water safety lessons. 2:26 - Why is technology so great for teaching swimming and water safety? 3:24 - Types of technology and devices that can be used to teach swimming and water safety 4:14 - Sphero robotic balls 6:00 - Drones 7:29 - When to incorporate technology in your school swimming program 8:39 - How have student...
Blue Connections
February 09, 2020 19:00 - 8 minutes - 5.81 MBEpisode 10. Join Sheila Langley (Life Saving Victoria) as she shares the great events offered through Life Saving Victoria’s Blue Connections networking series. 2:42 - What is Blue Connections? 3:35 - Past presenters and topics 5:20 - Upcoming events 6:11 - Get involved! Links: Blue Connections: https://lsv.com.au/blueconnections
LSV's New Swimming and Water Safety Online Toolkit
February 02, 2020 19:00 - 10 minutes - 7.22 MBEpisode 9. Join Kaitlyn Greenhill and Michelle Ling (Life Saving Victoria) as they discuss the newly re-designed School Swimming and Water Safety Online Toolkit. Hear about its new easy-to-navigate design, key information for schools and aquatic facilities and some great new resources that can be found on the Toolkit. 2:01 - What is the School Swimming and Water Safety Online Toolkit? 2:26 - Who is it made for? 3:04 - Why has the Toolkit been re-launched? 3:57 - Key challenges disc...
Successful School Swimming at Aquatics Centres
January 26, 2020 19:00 - 10 minutes - 7.06 MBEpisode 8. Join Michelle Ling (Life Saving Victoria) and Matt Harman (Darebin City Council - Reservoir Leisure Centre) as they share some great tips and tricks for running successful school swimming programs at aquatics centres. 2:10 - Swimming programs for children and young people 2:30 - Main focus of swimming programs 3:22 - Effectively planning school swimming programs 4:11 - Successful communication with schools 5:30 - Incorporating the Victorian Water Safety Certificate 6...
Education Programs
January 19, 2020 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.77 MBEpisode 7. Join Melissa Laird (Life Saving Victoria) as she talks about the fantastic educational programs and resources that Life Saving Victoria have developed for Victorian schools. 2:10 - The importance of swimming and water safety education for young people 3:38 - LSV resources and water safety programs for schools 5:21 - Why were these programs developed? 6:23 - Open Water Learning Experience (OWLE) program 9:12 - Sink or Swim program 10:18 - How to book and access these ...
Pool Safety
January 12, 2020 19:00 - 10 minutes - 7.09 MBEpisode 6. Join RJ Houtson (Life Saving Victoria) as he shares two key pool safety campaigns, SwimSafe and Watch Around Water, and discusses important messages for keeping yourself and others safe around pools. 2:29 - SwimSafe campaign 3:20 - '5-tips' to SwimSafe 3:35 - Key concerns with pool safety 4:58 - Watch Around Water campaign 5:59 - Free Watch Around Water online modules 6:42 - The future of Watch Around Water 7:31 - New pool fencing regulations 8:42 - Key pool safe...
Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter
January 05, 2020 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.45 MBEpisode 5. Join Liam O’Callaghan (Life Saving Victoria) as he shares his experience working as a crew member with the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter and discusses the outstanding work completed by this lifesaving service. 2:36 – When and why was the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter developed? 3:07 – What types of rescues are completed by the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service? 3:23 – Where does it patrol? 3:47 – Experiences that lead to working with the Westpac Lif...
Bush Nippers
December 22, 2019 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.65 MBEpisode 4. Join Trudy Micallef (Life Saving Victoria), as she discusses the new Bush Nippers program being piloted this summer in Victoria and shares how you can get involved. 2:02 - What is Bush Nippers? 2:38 - Why was Bush Nippers developed? 3:34 - The importance of learning water safety in regional areas 4:40 - What is involved in the Bush Nippers program? 5:03 - Where is Bush Nippers currently being offered? 6:03 - The future of Bush Nippers 7:20 - How to get involved L...
Multicultural Programs
December 15, 2019 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.41 MBEpisode 3. Join Ramzi Hussaini (Life Saving Victoria) as he shares his journey to Australia, and how his experiences led him to delivering educational water safety programs to new arrivals and migrants at Life Saving Victoria. 2:26 - Ramzi’s journey to Australia 3:16 - Gaining an interest in working as a surf lifesaver 5:26 - Skills and achievements gained from working as a surf lifesaver 6:24 - Drowning report statistics related to people from multicultural backgrounds 6:56 - Wh...
Swimming and Water Safety in the Victorian Curriculum
December 08, 2019 19:00 - 11 minutes - 8.03 MBEpisode 2. Join Dr Rachael Whittle from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) as she explains how swimming and water safety fits into the Victorian Curriculum, and learn what educators need to do to ensure they are meeting the curriculum requirements. 2:00 - Where does swimming and water safety appear in the Victorian Curriculum? 2:26 - Four focus areas related to swimming and water safety 3:17 - When must swimming and water safety be taught at school? 3:44 - Fou...
Victorian Drowning Report
December 01, 2019 19:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBEpisode 1. Join Kate Simpson (Life Saving Victoria) and Dr Bernadette Matthews (Life Saving Victoria) as they discuss the release of the 2018/2019 Victorian Drowning Report and share how we can stay safe around water this summer. 3:21 - When and why did the drowning report came about? 5:08 - How does the drowning report get used in practice? 7:05 - What drowning trends have emerged from the statistics? 8:40 - Industry action and policy changes 10:05 - Key statistics in the 2018/2...