We just wanted to mention this AD with impact……. Children under four are over represented in drowning statistics.. so what better time to bring water safety to the attention of parents that when they are brand new and thinking about how fragile their children are… Midalia steel are manufacturers of pool fencing and their advertising […]
A broken pool gate cost a life
Journalist Barbara Messer contacted the Samuel Morris Foundation looking to write a story on a child drowning. Karen George showed great courage in being willing to share her story about the tragic events surrounding the near drowning, hospitalisation and subsequent death of her son Kaine. Kaine’s story and that of the George Family appeared in […]
A random act of kindness
The Samuel Morris Foundation first came into contact with Scott Cam when he and the rest of the amazing cast and crew from Domestic Blitz came into the lives of the Morris family thanks to a generous nomination from within the community for the work that the Foundation does. Scott really is a great man, […]
NSW Ambulance Service – Drowning Responses
The NSW Ambulance Service has responded to 526 drowning related incidents in the past two years and 55 of them in the last month alone… “One in five drowning incidents involves a child aged under five and we would like to work with the community to decrease these alarming statistics,” an Ambulance spokesman said. “Young […]
Some more recent media…
Some links to some more recent media including the Samuel Morris Foundation. Calls for tougher pool laws – Penrith Press Family battles to prevent pool tragedies – Parramatta Sun Pool Safety Warning – Channel Ten News Interview (this interview was one of the ones conducted as part of the Keep Watch 2010 launch, please excuse […]
