Turning Everyday People into Community Lifesavers
Royal Life Saving is focused on reducing drowning and promoting healthy, active and skilled communities through innovative, reliable, evidence based advocacy; strong and effective partnerships and quality programs, products and services.
There is no one reason Australians drown, so there is no one simple solution. For that reason, our approach needs to reflect the complexity of the range of issues that result in drowning deaths.
For the past 120 years, the Royal Life Saving Society has worked to harness the strengths of the communities we work with to reduce drowning and turn everyday people into everyday community lifesavers.
We do this by:
- Advocacy and awareness-raising
- Education
- Training
- Health Promotion
- Aquatic Risk Management
- Community Development
- Research
- Media and Marketing
- Sport, Leadership and Participation
- International partnerships.
Royal Life Saving Society Queensland Inc is a public benevolent institution (PBI) and is a Incorporated Association.
The Society was originally established under charter from the UK, however in the 1980's registered as an incorporated association.
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Commonwealth Organisation
The Royal Life Saving Society is a world-wide organisation with representation across the globe.
The role of the Royal Life Saving Society Commonwealth Headquarters is to take a leadership and partnership role
in co-ordinating drowning prevention initiatives and activities world-wide by facilitating the development of
community based drowning prevention strategies and lifesaving education programs across Commonwealth nations.
Commonwealth Patron
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the Commonwealth Patron of the Society.
Commonwealth President
His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent GCVO is the Commonwealth President of the Society.
Click here for more information on the Commonwealth Society.
Australian Branch
Australian Patron
His Excellency General David John Hurley, AC, DSC, FTSE
Click here for more information on the Australian Branch of the Society.
Queensland Branch
The Queensland Branch is responsible for the activities of the Society within the state of Queensland.
Queensland Patron
His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC is Patron of the Queensland Branch.
Queensland Vice Patron
Ms Annastacia Palaszczuk MP Premier of Queensland, is Vice Patron of the Queensland Branch.
Board Members
The Board of Queensland Branch is the governing body of the Society's operations within the State of Queensland.
The members of the Society elect its Directors who serve two years in office. The current board is:
- President - Mr Les Mole
- Deputy President - Mr Rod Welford
- Secretary - Ms Carolyn Asher
- Treasurer - Mr Stephen Kay
- Board Member - Mr Russell Green
- Board Member - Mr James McClelland
- Board Member - Mr Colin Harris
- Executive Director - Mr Paul Barry
Annual Reports
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Royal Life Saving recognises the importance of its volunteers through the Honours Awards System. Recognizing the significant role volunteers play in educating people in water safety, survival, rescue, resuscitation and first aid techniques in an effort to reduce injury and loss of life through drowning.
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Honours & Awards
Royal Life Saving Society - Australia is committed to recognising the efforts of its many dedicated members and volunteers.
Their service can be recognised by the National Board of Directors through the use of the Commonwealth and Australian Honours Award Systems.
The awards system recognise the significant role that volunteers play in educating people in water safety, survival, rescue, resuscitation and first aid techniques in an effort to reduce injury and loss of life through drowning.
Commonwealth Honours and Awards
The Royal Life Saving Society Commonwealth acknowledges the invaluable contributions of time,
effort and dedication given by its many members around the Commonwealth and takes great pride in acknowledging these contributions.
Further, commendations are given to people from all walks of life and all sections of society who have displayed exceptional or exemplary effort in the rescue, attempted rescue, resuscitation attempt or application of first aid of another human being. Commendations may also recognize outstanding rescue management or individual displays of initiative and resourcefulness in the rescue or attempted rescue of another.
Commonwealth Headquarters accept nominations for consideration by the Commonwealth Honours Committee twice a year from the Commonwealth Member Organisations around the world.
Royal Life saving Society - Australia is the Member Organisation in Australia - and is responsible for collection and submission of approved Nomination and Citation forms.
Nominations
All nominations must be made on the appropriate form (see handbook below) with a written citation attached, and submitted to the Queensland Branch,
who will endorse the application before it is forwarded to the National Office for consideration.
A nomination can be made at any time, however the Australian Honours committee, meet twice a year and a call for nominations and made approximately one month prior to the meeting.
In considering candidates for these awards, the level and length of performance and the quality of the service rendered are the necessary and
key components to be reviewed and considered before any Honour or Award may be granted.
Other criteria such as contributions, membership, council or committee involvement, etc.
are important factors and these may play a role in determining the candidate's eligibility and the level of the Honour awarded.
Click here for the Honours Handbook
Nomination Form - Commonwealth Honours
Nomination Form - Australian Honours
Information Sheet: Sequence for Honours
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The Society partners with stakeholders, business organisations and supporters on an International, National and Statewide basis to assist us
deliver our programs and services t the community.
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If you are interested in partnering with us, please contact us.
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