GET EM ON !!! LIFEJACKET VAN VISITS LAKE HUME The mobile ‘Old4New’ van will visit Albury this weekend as part of a NSW Government program to change the perception that lifejackets are too bulky and uncomfortable to wear. Member for Albury, Greg Aplin said the campaign van is visiting during the Lake Hume Classic and will be at the following locations between Friday 31 October and Sunday 2 November: • Friday 31 October – Lake Hume Tourist Park between 3.30pm and 8.30pm. • Saturday 1 November – Lake Hume Tourist Park between 6.30am and 11.30 am and back again between 5pm and 9pm. • Sunday 2 November – Bowna Waters reserve, Old Sydney Road, Table Top between 10am and 2 pm. Following last year’s successful tour, the van will be back visiting some 100 popular boating hot spots across the state, including many new locations, Mr Aplin said. “Our lifejacket van had a very popular first year and this year’s round of visits will be building on this momentum,” Mr Aplin said. “A lot of work has been done to get people wearing the new generation slimline lifejackets and we will continue to drive home the message to boaters again this boating season and during this great fishing event at Lake Hume. “People who see the van get the opportunity to exchange their old lifejackets and get a discount off new ones, “Mr Aplin said. “By visiting popular boat locations around the state, we’ll be directly reaching to the boating community. Look out for the van - it will be visiting a boat ramp near you. “At the visits, experienced staff chat with the boating community and offer advice on what type of lifejacket best suits their needs, “Lifejackets, like a lot of other products have improved and evolved over time”, Mr Aplin said. “If you compare the old big and bulky lifejackets with our modern day slimline products, you’ll see how much they’ve advanced and how comfortable they are to wear all day during any type of on-water activity. Mr Aplin said the program was designed to promote wearing a lifejacket, particularly in small boats, right throughout the boating journey. “Over the past decade, nine out of 10 people who drowned while boating weren’t wearing a lifejacket. This is an alarming statistic. “Getting out on the water is fun, but accidents can and do happen, especially in smaller craft which are less stable and more susceptible to capsizing and being swamped than larger vessels. Lifejackets must be worn in craft under 4.8m at night, offshore, on alpine waters or when alone; and by anyone under the age of 12 years,” Mr Aplin said. People need to make putting on a lifejacket a habit, because one day it might just save your life. “Like any piece of safety equipment, lifejackets require maintenance and servicing. One of the benefits of the new generation inflatable lifejackets offered under the lifejacket upgrade program is that those jackets can be self-serviced,” Mr Aplin said. Last season, the NSW Government’s ‘Old4New’ lifejacket van visited more than 90 locations, spoke to thousands of people and exchanged more than 2500 lifejackets. For further information on the lifejacket promotional vehicle, visit lifejacketwearit.au
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 23:36:25 +0000
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