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 DID YOU KNOW? The value to the community Surf Life Saving provides to the public has been estimated at more than $1.4 billion each year.
Overview
Each year, trained volunteer surf lifesavers provide more than 1.4 million hours of patrol time on weekends and public holidays. It has been estimated that if not for the efforts of Australia’s surf lifesavers, around 500 people would drown around the coast each year.
2006 National Surf Safety Report
Click here to read the 2006 National Surf Safety Report Overview.
Click here to read the full 2006 National Surf Safety Report.
2006 Facts at a Glance:
Rescues
State |
Total |
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QLD |
2,847 |
VIC |
656 |
SA |
165 |
WA |
576 |
TAS |
185 |
NT |
27 |
Total 2005/2006 |
10,775 |
Total 2004/2005 |
12,232 |
% Change over
previous season |
-11.9% |
Emergency Care - First Aid
State |
Resuscitation |
Stings |
Suspected Spinal Injuries |
Fractures |
Major Wound |
Minor Cuts/Abrasions |
Others |
Total |
NSW |
34 |
26,423 |
113 |
97 |
251 |
3,311 |
711 |
30,940 |
QLD |
62 |
2,801 |
64 |
44 |
153 |
1,392 |
0 |
4,516 |
VIC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
110 |
944 |
10 |
1,066 |
SA |
4 |
81 |
4 |
5 |
16 |
324 |
158 |
592 |
WA |
5 |
289 |
21 |
17 |
0 |
462 |
228 |
1,022 |
TAS |
0 |
20 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
92 |
26 |
142 |
NT |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
31 |
Total 2005/2006 |
105 |
29,624 |
202 |
168 |
532 |
6,545 |
1,133 |
38,309 |
Total 2004/2005 |
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|
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|
|
|
28,621 |
% Change from previous season |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
33.8% |
Preventative Actions
State |
Preventative actions |
Crocodile Alarms |
Shark Alarms |
Searches |
Lost Children |
Total |
NSW |
188,007 |
0 |
171 |
300 |
346 |
188,824 |
QLD |
75,774 |
0 |
114 |
446 |
152 |
76,486 |
VIC |
16,512 |
0 |
3 |
56 |
135 |
16,706 |
SA |
8,236 |
0 |
87 |
9 |
23 |
8,355 |
WA |
3,245 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
34 |
3,293 |
TAS |
587 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
602 |
NT |
781 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
789 |
Total 2005/2006 |
293,142 |
3 |
377 |
833 |
700 |
295,055 |
Total 2004/2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
252,864 |
% Change from
previous season |
|
|
|
|
|
16.7% |
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