APOLA What Do We Do?
- APOLA delivers training within a training and education awards system overseen by the APOLA Board of Education, Training, Examination and Awards and actively supports community water safety education initiatives such as FLOAT TO SURVIVE that prepares people in deep water with a simple survival strategy to reduce their risk of drowning.
- It brings together highly motivated and experienced aquatic professionals to discuss, research, develop, review and teach lifeguards, wave pool operators, coastal councils and the public about best practice in aquatic management and community water safety education.
- Encourages beach users to care for others and the shared physical environment which is Australia’s beautiful coastline.
- Engages in ongoing consultation across all government, education and training, aquatic safety, medical and law enforcement sectors.
- Develops professional working relationships with emergency, health, planning,tourism and law enforcement professionals who support lifeguard work.
- Participates in numerous water safety forums at local, regional, state, national and international levels.
- APOLA is about advancing the essential work of professional lifeguards to reduce the risk of injury and drowning through education, training and collaborative activity for safe and considered use of accessible aquatic environments.
- Supports in-house day labour in the delivery of essential Council lifeguard services that ensures efficiencies in cost,service flexibility, risk management and accountability (see below link to Advantages of in-house day labour for delivery of Council Lifeguard Services).
Advantages of in-house day labour for delivery of Council Lifeguard Services update July 2025