National Coastal Safety Report 2014

Surf Life Saving Australia has published its annual report on the safety of Australia's coastlines. The National Coastal Safety Report 2014 estimates that there are 100 million visitations to our coastlines every year and it can be a hazardous environment, especially to the uninformed or unprepared visitor.

The report incorporates an analysis of coastal drownings and other mishaps from July 2013 to June 2014, as well as detailing SLSA's current capability and capacity to respond to coastal emergencies.  It describes how they deliver evidence-based drowning prevention initiatives, including the Beach Drowning Blackspot Reduction Program.  Despite the extensive network of lifesavers, lifeguards, support operations and allied emergency services deployed nationally, 84 people drowned in the period covered by the report.