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LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY
Strategies and Polices
Drowning Prevention Planning is a whole-of-community approach to reduce the risk of drowning. It involves government, industry, and community to unify efforts, share expertise, and deliver impactful solutions
DROWNING PREVENTION PLANNING PROCESS
From understanding risk to measuring change.
A strong plan is evidence-led, developed with the people responsible for action and designed to improve as new information emerges.
01
Understand
Define the place, population and water-safety context
02
Analyse
Use drowning, incident, participation and exposure data to identify risk.
03
Collaborate
Bring together communities, government, industry and emergency services.
04
Prioritise
Agree on the people, places and actions where change will matter most
05
Action
Assign ownership, resources, timeframes and measures to each priority
06
Learn
Monitor progress, share findings and adapt the plan as conditions change
WHY STRATEGY MATTERS
"Drowning prevention is a shared system"
No single program, organisation or safety message can prevent every drowning. Effective strategies align evidence, policy, infrastructure, education, regulation and emergency response around clear outcomes.
They create a common direction while allowing action to be tailored to the risks, strengths and needs of each community.
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LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
Local Water Safety Strategies
Shared priorities and frameworks guiding drowning prevention and water safety action.
