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Print Articles

Below are links to some examples ofprint media articles that have featured the Samuel Morris Foundation.

 

 

 

 

 

Call for tougher pool laws

Family battle to help prevent drowning tragedies

Dad speaks out about drowning dangers

Fatal sinking feeling, a death a birthday and a plea to pool owners

Ripples “war on water” open day in support of the Samuel Morris Foundation

Why a toddler you know could be the next drowning victim

Mentions during debate of the Swimming Pools Amendment Bill 2009

2010 Royal Life Saving National Drowning Summit

Constituency Statement – Australian Federal Parliament – David Bradbury, Member for Lindsay

Foundation does some blitzing

Keep Watch Home Pool Safety Campaign 2009

2010 Austswim Awards of Excellence

Undying Love – Scoop Magazine

Water Safety cannot be ignored – even in winter

Pool Deaths “should be a criminal offence”

Sports Shorts – NSW Dept of Sport and Recreation

Wiggles brighten Samuel’s day

Pooling money for kids

Pool Safety Concerns as child restraint laws change

Child drownings on the rise in NSW

Dad rescues toddler from pool

Child drowns in backyard swimming pool

Drowning prompts safety call

Sydney Parents save toddler after bathtub drowning

Keep Watch Home Pool Safety Campaign 2008

Safety Watch on local pools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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