SURF LIFE SAVING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2007–08

As Australia’s major water safety and rescue
authority, a priority is keeping our clubs and services
equipped with the latest rescue gear and equipment.
Table 13: Gear and equipment owned by clubs and operations
NSW Qld Vic SA WA Tas NT 2007–08 Total 2006–07 Total % Change
Beach vehicle (incl ATV) 82 82 44 18 20 4 0 250 173 45%
Board 735 555 248 943 108 30 1 2,620 N/A –
Defi brillator 102 90 54 21 15 10 2 294 210 40%
First aid equipment 199 118 29 188 31 0 3 568 N/A –
IRB 444 195 148 65 36 21 4 913 740 23%
IRB motor 279 236 188 67 44 31 7 852 N/A –
Oxy viva 161 129 122 41 34 19 3 509 N/A –
Radio 411 220 398 133 32 21 27 1,242 N/A –
Rescue tube 540 295 190 54 95 29 15 1,218 N/A –
RWC 59 17 3 0 7 2 3 91 54 69%
Spinal equipment 143 80 60 77 30 10 3 403 359 12%
Total 3,155 2,017 1,484 1,607 452 177 68 8,960
NB: Lack of comparison to previous years is due to transition to SurfGuard our new membership system.
Table 14: Gear and equipment owned by ALS lifeguard services
NSW Qld Vic SA WA Tas NT 2007–08 Total 2006/07 Total % Change
Beach vehicle (incl ATV) 0 8 2 0 5 0 1 16 14 14.29%
Board 36 60 5 2 4 1 1 109 N/A –
Defi brillator 2 20 2 1 1 1 1 28 24 16.67%
First aid equipment 11 60 6 2 3 1 1 84 N/A –
IRB 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 7 5 40.00%
IRB motor 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 10 N/A –
Oxy viva 6 60 4 2 3 1 1 77 N/A –
Radio 31 70 6 0 0 2 1 110 N/A –
Rescue tube 39 100 5 0 3 2 3 152 N/A –
RWC 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 17 14 21.43%
Spinal equipment 6 48 2 2 3 1 1 63 25 152.00%
Total 135 435 44 9 28 12 10 673 82 720.73%
SECTION 05—STATISTICAL SUMMARIES
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