{"id":50981,"date":"2021-12-03T12:19:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T01:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/?p=50981"},"modified":"2021-12-03T12:57:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T01:57:38","slug":"ads-collaborates-to-save-lives-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/ads-collaborates-to-save-lives-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"ADS collaborates to save lives this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Advance Diversity Services collaborated to bring Water Safety Week online this November-December to help save lives this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Life saving organisations say there has been a 20 per cent spike in drowning deaths around Australia in the past year, with the impact of the pandemic partly to blame,\u2019 said Jenny Tang, ADS\u2019s representative on the South East Sydney Multicultural Water Safety Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018We also know that people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Australia are at greater risk of drowning due to differences in the way they see water recreation and unfamiliarity with the dangers of Australian waterways. Many new arrivals also have low or no swimming ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018The free sessions in Water Safety Week have been open to everyone \u2013 but we\u2019ve been particularly keen for migrants, refugees, asylum&nbsp;seekers and international students to tune in to ensure they can safely enjoy pools, beaches, rivers and lakes with their family and friends.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Water-Safety-Week-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Water-Safety-Week-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Water-Safety-Week-2.png 720w, https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Water-Safety-Week-2-480x315.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Free Water Safety Week workshops help people from multicultural communities learn how to keep themselves and their families safe so they can enjoy pools, beaches and rivers this summer.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, Water Safety Week ran from November 29 to December 3. It gave participants the chance to hear from experts about rock fishing and fishing safety, spotting danger and hazards at the beach, staying safe in swimming pools, rivers and lakes and doing CPR and First Aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee hopes these educational sessions will help drive down critical incidents and disturbing statistics, which include a 20 per cent jump in drowning deaths, an increase of 150 per cent in rescue-related incidents, and the rise by more than half of drowning in inland rivers and waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The South East Sydney Multicultural Water Safety Committee is comprised of water safety education organisations, local councils, education providers, and local community service providers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018We recognise that during the Greater Sydney lockdown water skills will have declined and swimming lessons been abandoned due to pool closures and fear of contracting COVID-19,\u2019 Ms Tang said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018But we also know that post-lockdown, as the weather gets warmer, people will flock to beaches, rivers and pools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Our free sessions are one way we\u2019re helping people to stay safe in these environments. Two others are: the <a href=\"http:\/\/watersafe.org.au\/\"><strong>Water Safety Directory Website<\/strong><\/a> we launched last year, which offers a wealth of water safety resources that can be filtered by language, location, and type; and the <a href=\"https:\/\/beachsafetyhub.org.au\/get-involved\/multicultural-committees\/ses-cald-water-safety-committee\/ses-bilingual-water-safety-volunteers-program\/\">information sessions<\/a> we\u2019re running for people to become bilingual water safety volunteers.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surf Life Saving also has a new community hub, which has resources available in 21 languages:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beachsafetyhub.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/beachsafetyhub.org.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Water Safety Week<\/strong> is a collaboration\u00a0between: Advance Diversity Services, Department of Primary Industries, Gymea Community Aid and Information Service, Randwick City Council, Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW, Royal Life Saving New South Wales, Surf Life Saving New South Wales, Sutherland Shire Council, Maritime NSW and Waverley Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The South East Sydney Multicultural Water Safety Committee<\/strong> includes representatives from Surf Life Saving NSW, Royal Life Saving NSW, Randwick City, Waverley, Bayside, Georges River, Sutherland Shire Councils, ADS, Asian Women at Work Inc, Gymea Community Aid and Information Service, Kogarah Community Services and TAFE NSW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advance Diversity Services collaborated to bring Water Safety Week online this November-December to help save lives this summer. \u2018Life saving organisations say there has been a 20 per cent spike in drowning deaths around Australia in the past year, with the impact of the pandemic partly to blame,\u2019 said Jenny Tang, ADS\u2019s representative on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":50983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - 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