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Water Safety Tips
Water Safety is for everyone and applies to beaches, pools and open bodies of water such as rivers, lakes and dams.
Rip Currents
Most of the thousands of rescues that happen each year on our beaches are related to rips.
School Water Safety Education Program
Each year, lifeguards deliver our unique water safety education program to over 13,000 primary school children across Newcastle.
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