$100,000 for “On The Same Wave” multicultural surf safety campaign
Source: Queensland.Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs. Media Release
"The Bligh Government has committed $100,000 to a new multicultural surf safety campaign launched on the Gold Coast. Multicultural Affairs Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk and Tourism Minister Peter Lawlor launched the On The Same Wave campaign with Surf Life Saving Queensland chief executive John Brennan. “This surf safety campaign will target Queenslanders from culturally diverse and non-English speaking backgrounds across the State,” Ms Palaszczuk.
“It will give them access to beach education classes from trained surf lifesavers, and ensure that school children get important surf safety information in their first language. People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are overrepresented in national and state drowning figures, and considered an at risk group by surf authorities."