Water safety
Tourists drown, body of kayak rescuer found in separate tragedies
The discovery of the body of a man who died while trying to rescue children in a dam has added to a tragic day on Queensland waters.
- Fraser Barton
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The free public pool Jack built to stop ‘haunting’ fears of parents
Hay, population 3000, is bucking the trend of declining swimming carnivals with a large carnival and two weeks of swimming lessons for every primary student. Using its 50-metre pool is free.
- Julie Power
In NSW, swimming lessons started in 1880. Now some schools struggle to put a relay team together
After nationwide research showed participation in school swimming carnivals had plunged, experts say a lot of students are missing out on key skills.
- Julie Power and Frances Howe
School swimming carnivals are dying. It’s putting a generation at risk
One in four schools around Australia have abandoned the annual swimming carnival, research shows, as Royal Life Saving Australia sounds the alarm over safety.
- Julie Power
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- Indigenous
Disease rates halved, kids in school: Inside the towns where a local pool has changed lives
Children were being hit with ear, nose and throat infections to the point some were going deaf. That all changed.
- Julie Power
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- Perth
‘Put them back in the water’: Rottnest ferry rescues divers ‘stranded’ by tour boat off WA coast
Two men were allegedly left behind during an organised diving tour, stranded for hours before help arrived.
- Holly Thompson and Jamie Freestone
‘I should be dead’: Sydney shark attack victim thanks rescuers
A woman attacked by a shark in Sydney’s south has described the harrowing moments she was frozen in the water, as she prepares for further surgery in coming days.
- Carrie Fellner
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- City life
The Sydney areas where pools are buckling under demand
Australia’s public pools are under pressure as growing areas struggle with few facilities and ageing infrastructure takes a toll on council budgets.
- Julie Power
Sabrina and Alana love their harbour pool. They just want cleaner water
Beachwatch said pollution was unlikely on the public holiday afternoon when the friends had their swim. Yet, Herald testing earlier this month revealed dangerous levels of bacteria on an equally busy hot day.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Kayla Olaya
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- Pollution
Revealed: Sydney’s cleanest and dirtiest places to swim
How dog poo on the streets is thwarting efforts to clean up Sydney’s harbour and rivers for swimming.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons, Nick O'Malley and Alyssa Talakovski
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