Safety Education

When Shen came to Australia three years ago, she didn't have much swimming experience. Now, she's teaching other migrants in regional New South Wales how to approach the water with confidence.

Darryl Martin was digging trenches in an attempt to divert water away from his house when he collapsed. Luckily for him, help was at hand.

Jo Pickett's horses have a special job: helping young people with disabilities learn communication and social skills. But due to a wideranging review of safety procedures by Tasmania's education department her small business, and other activity providers, are in limbo due to an indefinite ban.

The report was compiled after the tragic Hunter Valley bus crash that killed 10 people earlier this year. The NSW government has vowed to implement all five of its recommendations and will launch a seatbelt safety campaign immediately.

Fire and Rescue NSW commander Paul Dorin was a full-time carer for his mother with dementia when he realised there was a serious threat facing elderly residents, a lack of working fire alarms and blankets.

Kate Miller, 62, was bitten by a brown snake on a beach in northern New South Wales, 136 kilometres away from a hospital. A compression bandage from by a passer-by may have saved her life.

As the number of children presenting in Queensland emergency departments with e-scooter injuries rises sixfold, experts and parents worry it will take a death for the dangers of the device to be taken seriously.

A state parliamentary inquiry is warned of the dangers faced by vulnerable road users at a hearing in country Victoria, as the state's devastating road toll continues to climb.

A rural firefighting brigade has welcomed 15 juniors to its ranks after realising something needed to be done to support its mainly senior volunteer base. They have brought a few unexpected benefits as well.

Firefighters say children were riding an e-scooter when it "combusted without warning". They say parts of the popular vehicles can pose significant fire risk.

Peter Bilea has gone from struggling to talk about being called to a fatal crash that involved one of his students to drawing on the experience when teaching teen drivers the stark reality of road safety.

Landmines and explosives are a constant threat for Ukrainians, with mine safety now a compulsory part of the country's school curriculum.

Stella is about to turn seven, making her legally able to sit in the front seat, but she won't be graduating out of her booster seat any time soon.

Police say 52 motorcyclists have lost their lives on Queensland roads this year, making 2023 to date the deadliest year for riders for five years.

When Piper Stewart was 12, she noticed there weren't many other Indigenous children at her local pool in Griffith, NSW. So she raised $40,000 to give them swimming lessons.

The Victorian government vows to make it easier for parents of sick children to escalate concerns about their hospital care, after a spike in the number of children who died or experienced serious harm in healthcare settings.

The South Australian government says it will evaluate an opposition policy to incentivise P-platers to be more careful on the road, as the road toll climbs more rapidly than in a decade.

Seeing a lot of blue armbands at the footy or netball this weekend? Amid a horror year on the state's roads, the AFL is again backing a road safety campaign to encourage people in communities, clubs and family settings to have conversations about why road safety matters.

Reports of a car travelling 200 metres off the Great Alpine Road prompts locals to warn that serious accidents are becoming more frequent as Mount Hotham attracts more day travellers.

More than 50 years after a family tragedy, Belinda Ingram is speaking out about the need for more safety measures in rock fishing, as lives continue to be lost.

Mark McGowan says a Perth school shooting "could have been so much worse" as police release vision of the aftermath of the incident, showing officers handcuffing a 15-year-old boy as he lies on the ground.

Truck drivers say smaller vehicles are the leading cause of crashes involving heavy haulage vehicles and that more education is needed.

Vapes and e-cigarette cartridges are full of hazardous materials, including toxic liquids, nicotine and lithium batteries that can catch fire, and there is growing confusion over the best way to responsibly dispose of them.

Holly Scott spent a month in rehabilitation learning to walk again after she crashed while avoiding a kangaroo in the Adelaide Hills, and has been sharing her story in an effort to reduce road accidents.

With ice accidents on the rise in Sweden, these schoolchildren are braving freezing conditions to learn how to get their own way out of trouble in the country's frozen lakes.