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Why Vigilance pays

November 12, 2009 by Michael Leave a Comment

Following a recent radio interview featuring the Samuel Morris Foundation Amanda Newton contacted    the Foundation to share her families story of discovering a faulty pool gate, this is her story: “I was listening to Michael on the ABC this morning.  I am very sad to hear your story.  I have two little      boys, one […]

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Spate of near drowning accidents in Qld

November 10, 2009 by Michael Leave a Comment

  UDATE: 11 NOV Sadly, a young girl who was one of the near drownings mentioned below has died. The Samuel Morris Foundation extends our condolences to her family, friends and community.   10 Nov 2009 A spate of near drowning accidents has occurred this week in Queensland, with several near drownings occurring in public swimming […]

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Brooke Withers Swim School – Brookvale

November 4, 2009 by Michael Leave a Comment

  Brooke Withers Swim School offers a wide variety of classes for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. Their classes cater for children of all ages, special needs classes and adult learn to swim. Due to their smaller class sizes, they achieve greater individual attention for students. Our progressive learning structure is designed to; […]

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A Lifetime of Caring – Newspaper Article

November 1, 2009 by Michael Leave a Comment

On Sunday November 1, the Sun Herald newspaper run features on child safety. Samuel, and the Samuel Morris Foundation featured in one of the stories which you can see here. As the article points out, children disabled by near drowning are an often forgotten part of the debate about water safety and drowning prevention. The […]

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SMH article – debating the nanny state

October 24, 2009 by Michael Leave a Comment

  All hail Miranda Devine and her rallying forces against the nanny state…….. after all who needs a nanny state…. not me….and I’m sure not you! So how dare a government attempt to protect a vulnerable section of our community like 0-5 year olds, especially by reviewing laws which Miranda acknowledges as good…”many lives have […]

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 Supporting children disabled by non-fatal drowning A core focus of the Samuel Morris Foundation is supporting children who are disabled as a result of a non-fatal drowning (or what is often incorrectly referred to as near drowning) or other hypoxic … Read More.....

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Is your pool as SAFE as it can and should be?     Video lessons on correct pool fencing. The Samuel Morris Foundation has been working in partnership with KidsHealth at the Childrens Hospital at Westmead and the Swimming Pool and … Read more

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Congratulations on taking the first step in giving your kids a skill for life! Getting your children involved in water safety and swimming lessons is one of the key steps you can take to help make your children safer around the water. Accredited … read more....

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