Bringing people together to eliminate drowning and empower communities to be safe around water.
WE BELIEVE
Drowning is preventable.
Being able to swim is a human right.
Having the skills to enjoy the water safely is essential.
Access to safe places to swim contributes to happy, healthy, connected communities.
COMMITMENT TO RECONCILIATION
The rivers, lakes, pools, billabongs and dams in Western Australia bring life to communities.
We celebrate the resilience, survival, wisdom and deep connection to water that continues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and communities. Through active listening, strong and respectful relationships we will work to create opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of all ages.
The safe enjoyment of our waterways is a collective responsibility. We can all play a part.
NYIRREGA MANTHA Be Swimming Safely
NGURRA YIRRA Swim Safely
MIYARNU GURRAMANMANHA Know Swimming
KEP KAARTIJIN Water Knowledge
Teach children to swim
Keep toddlers saf e
Empower youth
Impact adults
Rally Suppor t
Social Impac t
Optimise networ k
R ecognise Members
ELIMIN ATIN G
DROWNIN G
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIE S
Primary school s
Multicultural
First Nations
Disabilit y
SUCCEEDIN G TOGETHER
STRENGTHENIN G SAFETY
Informed user s
Skilled workforce Safety systems
Talent development
ELIMINATING DROWNING
Providing leadership, advocacy and research to community, state and national approaches to drowning prevention and water safety.
STRATEGIES
Keep toddlers safe around water.
Sustaining progress toward zero.
Teach children swimming and water safety skills. With an emphasis on ensuring no one misses out.
Empower youth. Reversing the tenfold increase in the drowning rate over the teenage years.
Impact adults. Tackling the complex combination of vulnerabilities, exposures and hazards.
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES
Empowering communities to engage in, design, and lead swimming, lifesaving and water safety programs. Enhancing access, inclusion,diversity, belonging and resilience.
STRATEGIES
Strengthen the systems for teaching all primary school children swimming and water safety skills.
Co-design programs with multicultural communities, delivered by a culturally competent workforce at culturally inclusive places.
Create opportunities for First Nations communities to lead, design and participate in water safety programs.
Support people with disabilities through adaptive training and accessible facilities.
STRENGTHENING SAFETY
Improving safety at aquatic places and spaces through a skilled workforce, informed users, well designed safety systems and effective risk management.
STRATEGIES
Train and accredit lifesavers, lifeguards, instructors, aquatic supervisors and first responders.
Provide safety assessment and workforce services to aquatic facilities.
Raise awareness and drive safe behaviours amongst aquatic facility users.
Collaborate with employers to invest in talent development and job pathways for young people at aquatic facilities.
SUCCEEDING TOGETHER
Championing collaboration, striving for an aligned workforce, embracing inclusive membership and delivering impactful social enterprises.
STRATEGIES
Rally support for our purpose.
Recognise and invest in the capabilities of our volunteers, staff and members.
Maximise the social impact of remote community swimming pools.
Optimise our network and geographical reach.
HOW WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Our efforts are structured as follows:
FOCUS BUILD EMPOWER
Where we are best positioned to influence policy and drive action.
Effective programs, new approaches and multi-disciplined teams to challenge the status quo.
Individuals and communities by scaling what works, transitioning our efforts into sustainable change and collaborating with stakeholders.
All strategies adopt this guiding approach to change.
ROYAL LIFE SAVING MEASURES ITS SUCCESS
Quantifiable and sustained reductions in drowning.
Increase in number of kids who can swim before leaving primary school.
Increase in teenagers doing the Bronze Medallion
Increased investment in public pools
Increased awareness of water safety in and around pools, rivers and lakes.
Support for drowning prevention by government and the Australian community.
Funds applied to our vision of a water-loving nation free from drowning.
Impacts across our network, among members and stakeholders.
Adoption of Royal Life Saving position statements and knowledge translation via data, research, and publications.
Issue awareness and attribution in the media.
OUR VALUES
COMMUNITY
We value building and supporting communities with shared values, common purpose and deep commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
COLLABORATION
We value working together to create positive change, maximise social impact and achieve greater outcomes than we could alone.
COURAGE
We value determination, bold decisions, evidence informed practice and doing the right thing above all else.
CARE
We value treating one another with care and compassion and embedding safety and wellbeing into everything we do.
SHAPING OUR FUTURE
Emerging possibilities as we approach 2029
A flagship centre for First Nations to connect with the Derbarl Yerrigan, to share their wisdom and deep connection to the water.
A $10M Swim & Survive Fund to help kids in perpetuity via philanthropy, donations and corporate partnerships with the commercial pool sector.
Our next generation of volunteer swim instructors and lifeguards will make an increasingly significant contribution to empowering individuals and communities.
The Australian Water Safety Strategy leads the development of local drowning prevention plans and action.
New technologies and technical expertise revolutionise the way swimming pools are supervised and assessed.
We contribute our energy and expertise to establishing a sustainable and equitable public pool investment program.
Drowning prevention is multidisciplinary, multisectoral and our structure will evolve to provide backbone support for collective impact and the coordination of shared services.
