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We know many families head away during the school holidays to locations near water, including lakes, rivers and beaches. To help families stay safe around water these school holidays, please check out the following:

• Surf Life Saving Australia’s Beachsafe website where you can view a location and the closest patrolled beaches (available in 132 languages – click on the ‘Select language’ tab). 
  • This information is also available in an app which you can download from the Beach safe website. 
  • The app includes videos with tips for visiting Australian beaches, in 8 languages: English, Arabic, Hindi, Korean, Japanese, Malay, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
• Vic Emergency’s Get to know our warning signs website, including posters translated into Arabic, Dari, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
• Life Saving Victoria’s Water safety tips.

Eligibility:

• have a child enrolled in an Australian school
• don’t have an active NBN internet service at home* (excludes mobile internet services)
• live in an area where NBN can be accessed through a standard connection (NBN will confirm this).