FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 26 February 2015 NSW Government delay to implementation of Pool Safety Regulations for Sale and Lease of property continue to put childrens lives at risk Samuel Morris Foundation Managing Director, Michael Morris, said “Today the NSW Government announced a delay to the implementation of provisions requiring a certificate of compliance for […]
One year on…
Today, February 22 marks one year since the inspiration for this Foundation, Samuel Benjamin Morris took his last breath and let go of this life. He has inspired not only the work of this foundation, but so much in so many. So today we will continue to celebrate this special little man, and at the […]
Non-fatal drowning incident serves as a reminder as the weather warms up
As the weather warms up so too does the rate of fatal and non-fatal drowning. While drowning is a year round concern for young children the warmer months of the year are the peak period as the water becomes more and more attractive to children and family events begin to revolve around back yard […]
How many children?
Royal Life Society of Australia released the National Drowning Report yesterday. The good news is that the report shows a decline in the deaths of children aged 0-4. in 2013/14 twenty Australian children aged 0-4 lost their lives to drowning. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008) shows that for every drowning death there […]
A further update on Samuel Morris
Samuel Morris continues to battle on…. The latest update on Samuel is titled “the ambiguity of being human”. and as per previous updates is on Samuel’s Dad’s blog. We ask you to continue to think of Samuel during this time.
