ASK YOURSELF
what would you do in a rip?
Our water safety message is clear and simple ‘FLOAT TO SURVIVE AUSTRALIA’.
We want all Australians to learn to float!
It is a strategy that anyone can use in any aquatic situation whether it is in the surf, creek, river, lake or swimming pool.
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GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT THERE
EDUCATION IS KEY
With huge numbers of people heading to our water ways and surf beaches during the holiday period and the rising number of drownings, Bruce ‘Hoppo’ Hopkins wants people to remember one simple message which will help save their life.
“Obviously we are missing something. Going back to basics is the answer. Educating people to stop swimming and float when they get in trouble should be our national water safety message. I’ve seen too many drownings where people struggle and use all their energy and drown because they can’t keep their head above the water.” ~ Hoppo
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On average, rip currents are responsible for at least 26 drownings deaths in Australia each year.
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Waverley Council head lifeguard and star of the hit TV show, Bondi Rescue, has spent over 30 years working as a full-time professional lifeguard at Bondi and has rescued hundreds of people from the surf. His work in drowning prevention was recognised by a recent prestigious “World Leaders Summit” where he was awarded the United States Presidential Gold Medal for his humanitarian work. He is regularly invited to train lifeguards and to assist lifeguard services around the world.
Hoppo is the face and instigator of the ‘Float to Survive Australia’ campaign which is being supported by Waverley and Randwick Councils in NSW. The message ‘Float to Survive Australia’ is being marketed throughout the two Local Government areas.
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