Executive Summary Saving lives, building strong supportive communities and improved Australian lifestyles. The report aims to display current adversities facing the Australian Surf Life Saving Association (ASLSA) furthermore outlining the current structure, governance and organisational administration of the association. The challenges that exist within the ASLSA are embracing Australia’s recent growth in cultural diversity within the organisation as well as current safety concerns within the surf lifesaving competitions, regarding dangers of conditions and implementing changes within the sport. The ASLSA have strategies to address the current issues and plans to make improvements within areas of concern. The members gather statistics guided …show more content…
To ensure this, Lifesavers undertake rescues and preventative actions, perform rescues and provide education as well as resources to those within the community. The volunteers are committed to patrolling the extensive coastlines of Australia and those on the beaches. The safety of the members of the public on the beach is the main priority of the SLSA. The Mission of Surf Life Saving Australia is to “save lives, create great Australians and build better communities” (Surf Life Saving NSW, 2015, p. 2) Key Performance Indicators In order for the association to gain an understanding on the impact that they are having in keeping beaches safe, it is important for them to set key performance indicators. Regularly reviewing the indicators, enables them to distinguish areas that need attention or educational programs that can placed in order to improve the professionalism level of the lifesavers. Current Key performance indicators include; Rescues made, Preventative actions, First aids, calls to emergency response system, coastal drownings and volunteer hours. For example during the 2014/15 season throughout NSW there were: • Rescues : 5,867 • Preventative actions: 138,366 • First Aids: …show more content…
After the Cronulla riots, the issue of ethnic diversity on beaches through the SLSA raised attention through the media and the Surf Lifesaving association. However, the Australian demographic is changing and the preconceived image is unrealistic. This life guard stereotype is currently posing barriers to many members of diverse communities as well as possible further conflict. Limiting SLSA from gaining new members as exclusion and discrimination may be contributing factors to why they may not want to join. “we don’t promote well enough the non-white-Anglo-Saxon component of our membership…you’ll see some marketing materials now featuring members that are from non-traditional backgrounds” (Mort et al.,2007,p.115).The SLSA is addressing the current issue by working with local communities to encourage marginalised adapting groups to be integrated. Furthermore the SLSA are not portraying the stereotypical images through marketing Surf Lifesavers. Positively SLSA are developing to embrace cultural diversity, however this is a long term issue (Giles & Fitzgerald,
However, the fact is, and statistics prove that over 100 million sharks are killed every year (according to the Sea Shepherd website), all around the world and for what reason? Shark culling and the hunting of sharks as a solution to beach safety has not been well received by the Australian public. Whilst it is very clear that we need a solution to protect our bathers and surfers, the Herald Sun reported that 82 percent of all respondents to their
The 2014 Walkley Award winning documentary, "Cronulla Riots: the day that shocked the nation" reveals to us a whole new side of Aussie culture. No more she’ll be right, no more fair go and sadly no more fair dinkum. The doco proved to all of us (or is it just me?) that the Australian identity isn’t really what we believe it to be. After viewing this documentary
The Cronulla Riots ‘ that day that shocked the nation’ occurred on December 11, 2005 in Sydney’s South on Cronulla beach. (Cronulla Riots: The Day that Shocked the Nation, 2016) A violent, wild crowd of 5,000 ‘white’ Anglo-Celtic local Australians fuelled by alcohol, targeted men of ‘middle eastern appearance’ in areas around Cronulla beach, the local shops and the railway station, by brutally beating them. As a result of this a storm erupted between members of a dominant ethic group against a minority group. (Poynting, 2006) The after math of the riots has ultimately resulted in surf life saving authorities bringing in a more culturally inclusive environment and incorporating different ethnic groups within surf life saving guidelines. How did the riots start between white Australian and Lebanese Australians? What was the history behind it? How could surf lifesavers make the beach more culturally and racially inclusive?
The Miami Beach Patrol are responsible for providing ocean life guarding for 7 miles of beach, via 29 lifeguard towers and four sub-headquarters. They are extremely well-prepared
Due to these historical methods of recruiting, visible ethnic minority and female officers are in high demand by recruiting officers under pressure from senior administrators, politicians, and numerous community groups. Although many changes have been made, and recruiters are practicing “catch up” methods, we are still far from reflecting the diversity of Canadian society in our police services. From this diversity, four groups have been acknowledged as being central to balancing the police forces. These include gays and lesbians, first nations people, those of visible ethnic minorities, and females.
The campaign is a great representation of the Utilitarianism theory as its ultimate aim is to eradicate and at the very least reduce discrimination to people of an indigenous decent pushing for maximum satisfaction for this group of people who are all affected by this in one way or another. The campaign incorporates a number of factors that show good ethical decision-making. This is mainly evident throughout the campaign slogan that is “No one should be made to feel like crap, just for being who they are” (Beyond Blue 2014) this in itself pushes viewers to question their own personal thoughts and actions and draws in for further analysis on how we as Australians treat one another. It also expresses the damages that racial discrimination can cause and ultimately it is to raise awareness of both racial discrimination and mental illness’. It was also depicted well as the actors are displayed as healthy, kind and caring citizens and pushes that they are as capable as anyone else as it tries to beat the stereotype that is surrounded by the Indigenous
Forty hands shot up pointing towards the bottom of the old twisty slide following the long dreadful whistle no one ever wants to hear. Two other lifeguards and I jumped up off the shaded break bench and rushed towards the scene with the heavy backboard and AED bag in hand. The routine save played like a movie through my head as I arrived. I stopped. I knew from there on out this wasn't going to be emotionally an easy save. It wasn't a child who swallowed too much water or an adult who got nervous because they forgot how to swim, it was a fellow lifeguard, a friend.
There is a reference to our multiculturalism in the lines ‘All cultures together as one. Yet, individual until the game is won’. These lines acknowledge the fact that even though Australia is an increasingly Multicultural society, all Australians, regardless of their ethnic backgrounds, share the same values, principles and national identity.
"If there's one thing you find at at beach, is a jawsy Aussie lifeguard trying to give you the better-most advice about how not to drown. Real dab hands aye."
Surfing has come a long way since it was first conceived (roughly 1500 years ago). From the Polynesian “watermen” and Hawaiian Kings, to the European takeover in Hawaii and surfing's American debut in the early twentieth century and all the way through present day, surfing has had a rich history. Over the decades, surfing has fit in to a number of roles in society, but whether we surfers are seen as beach-bums or heroes (as of late), we still surf only because we love it, because the ocean’s calls us, because nothing else on this planet can create the sensation felt by riding a wave.
... a socially defined group are treated differently, especially unfairly, because of their membership of the group (Kreiger, 1999). There are many facets to the issue of discrimination that affect the Indigenous Indigenous people, particularly the youth in the 21st century. Among these is the perception that Aboriginal’s are inherently lazy, alcoholic, dole (welfare) bludgers ( ). One factor that contributes to the portrayal of Indigneous people in this light and thus impacting on the relationship of the Indigenous community within mainstream society is the influence of the media (Stoneham, Goodman & Daube, 2014). The consistent representation of Indigneous people in such a negative view further perpetuates the racist stereotypes that were ______ which can have a major impact on the health and wellbeing of Indigneous Australians (Stoneham, Goodman and Daube).
In the 1960s, inspired by the Civil Rights movement in the US, Charles Perkins organized the Freedom Ride of 1965. The tour’s purpose was to study the race relations in Australia, and raise awareness of the lack of equality for Indigenous Australians. This attracted lots of media attention around Australia and overseas, encouraging Australians to face racial confli...
The 1965 freedom ride was a turning point for indigenous Australians and Australia as a society. The freedom ride changed views, broke barriers and improved Australia’s understanding of discrimination and racism. Inspired by the freedom rides that took place in America in 1961, Charles Perkins and a group of students from the University of Sydney formed a group called Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA) who’s sole purpose was to draw attention to the blatant racism in Australia that often went unnoticed by the public. They also went about attempting to uncover the dismal state of Aboriginal housing, health and education. The riders conducted surveys on Aboriginal living conditions, protested and refused to leave cities until adequate changes had been made to the way the Aboriginal people were treated. Charles Perkins and 30 other students travelled to Walgett, Moree, Kempsey, and other towns, aiming to expose the unconcealed discrimination towards Aboriginals that occurred in swimming pools,
Indicators that will aid in measuring the success and progression of the program will include both performance and visual indicators and evaluation form.
Thinking of surfing brought me to think about my brother who is a surfer. I reminisced about the times he and I had sat quietly in the ocean waiting to see that perfect bump in the horizon. He taught me a great lesson in surfing; you don’t always have to pick the first option because there are more opportunities to