THE Mount Claremont-based Royal Life Saving Society has a $405,000 boost to its WA Water Safe WA initiative presented by Sport and Recreation Minister Mick Murray last week.
“As a community the challenge we face is to ensure that every generation acquires water safety skills and that vulnerable sectors of our community, from multicultural backgrounds,
disadvantaged circumstances and regional areas, do not miss out.” Royal Life Saving Society WA Inc CEO Peter Leaversuch.
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The money will pay for equipment and trainers, and local safety programs, in regional and remote communities.