Pool Safety

A Queensland coroner who investigated the drowning of a young boy after a pool fence gate was deliberately propped open wants the State Government to consider introducing new criminal laws. Four year old William Corben drowned while swimming in his neighbour’s pool on the Gold Coast in early 2015. He Read more…

Swimming pool safety legislation can be complicated. It’s estimated that 90% of NSW swimming pools do not comply with state safety regulations, and the numbers of drownings and near drownings every year in the greater Sydney area alone are concerning. Urgent reform is needed to make more Sydney and NSW Read more…