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Very pleased to chair the first water safety session at #AIPN24 this morning. Thanks to all the amazing speakers. Great to see such strong representation for #DrowningPrevention across the three days of the conference The Australasian Injury Prevention Network

More claims being made for cold water immersion on local radio. Note, the definitive science hasn't been done, the evidence is anecdotal and it is potentially dangerous. By all means do it, but understand the risks & benefits & proceed with caution. bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/23/…

Thank you to all the surf lifesavers and lifeguards who are watching over our beaches this Easter long weekend! You can help them out by sticking between the red & yellow flags. Download the #beachsafe app to find your nearest patrolled location & enjoy the weekend safely.

Australia has a war on dingoes - and the winter baiting season is about to start in National Parks - targeting dingoes in the autumn/winter when they are breeding. No other native animal is killed with such abandon in National Parks. #NotInvasive #StopKillingDingoesOnPublicLand

Today is Lifesaver Remembrance Day. Each year on Easter Monday, we pause to honour the lifesavers and lifeguards who have passed while on duty. Please join us in a moment of reflection and remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in their efforts to save others.

Today is Lifesaver Remembrance Day. A day to remember the lifesavers and lifeguards who have lost their lives while on duty. Today we honour them and their sacrifices.

Help track the spread of myrtle rust with citizen science data! 🌱🔎 Check out The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand article by Erin Roger, Rebecca Paxton & MyrtleRustMartino to learn more about how your data records can help fight the spread of the disease! 📲 🔗spr.ly/6016Zvw14 CSIRO

How Cairns doctor Jack Barnes discovered Irukandji jellyfish by stinging himself and his 10-year-old son abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

A fantastic resource for all those interested in iNaturalist by Thomas Mesaglio UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Science

#Aussies2024 | Today we held the first ever adaptive events at the Australian National Titles. Well done and congratulations to the 32 athletes who represented clubs from across the country at Mooloolaba Beach! More info: bit.ly/4b0e9oQ

Find a better pattern in ALL of nature. I dare you. There are 3 (possibly 4) species of spotted eagle ray. And for me, they’re the place evolution shows off most. I hope you enjoy them, too.

Reasons to love wombats. 😍 1. They're adorable. 2. They protect themselves with their very hard bums. 3. They do cubed poos. 4. A group of wombats is called a wisdom. Reasons not to love wombats. 😢 1. They're too perfect. 📹 | brindabella_the_wombat on IG #WombatWednesday

Did you know on the UNSW Beach Safety Research Group website, we regularly publish blogs on recent research from our team. Take a look: beachsafetyresearch.com/blog #DrowningPrevention

📢 Last chance to apply! 📢 Two-year postdoctoral position in the Beal Lab at the Rosenstiel School, University of Miami. You will lead the processing and analysis of satellite and observational data to to better understand Agulhas leakage and variability. buff.ly/3JNgs2U

We’re so proud of the first UNSW Beach Safety Research Group PhD graduate Dr William Koon. You can read his impactful work on coastal #DrowningPrevention here: doi.org/10.26190/unswo… #PhDone

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#Research | Researchers from UNSW and SLSA examined stats from 2004-2023 and found that despite a small reduction in overall figures, risk of rip current deaths remain highest among young men and unpatrolled beaches. Click here to read more: bit.ly/3Gg7KeX

#WaterSafety | New data released today in our Coastal Safety Brief - Unpatrolled Beaches showed that 630 people tragically drowned at unpatrolled locations between 2014/24. 85% per male & 36% were due to rip currents. Click here to read the Brief: bit.ly/43QKwpI

Issue 15 of the Lifeguard Magazine is live Read it online now: bit.ly/LifeguardMag15

Global warming & extreme weather could be about to accelerate as the Earth is trapping twice as much energy @ the surface as it did 20 years ago. That increase was not anticipated by climate models, making it urgent we cut emissions as quickly as possible theconversation.com/earth-is-trapp…