Coastal Safety System Attracts World Experts
Australian beaches and waterways are set to be a safer place to visit.
CoastalCOMS, a Burleigh-based developer of an online safety and monitoring system for local beaches, will be hosting a week long CoastSAFE Alive International Workshop commencing September 14, 2009 to take the technology to the world.
Where: Gold Coast – Queensland – Burleigh Heads and Bond University
When: September 14 to 18 2009
Who: Representatives from peak life saving and coastal management organisations from Australia and Internationally
Why: To review the outcomes from the CoastSAFE Alive research initiative
A Media Afternoon Tea will be held at the Burleigh Heads Lifeguard Facility on Thursday 17 September at 3.00 to 3.30 pm, where representatives from the Media will have the opportunity to meet Conference Delegates (biographies attached).
Specifically available for interview will be:
• Mr. Kim Sundell – Executive Chair – CoastalCOMS/Coastalwatch
• Mr. George Hill – Life Saving Services Manager – Surf Life Saving Queensland
The CoastSAFE Alive project aims to develop a dynamic assessment tool that will analyse beaches, in real time, for environmental hazard factors and associated risk. The project seeks to develop a technology that will assist surf lifesavers/lifeguards, police departments, environmental departments and local counties/councils to gather and analyse information in order to manage and resource personnel and equipment to minimise risk for the beach going public.
This technology integrates the key components that add to risk in a beach environment, and has used these factors to develop a Hazard Assessment tool that can be used to mitigate and manage risk on the beach.
CoastalCOMS is developing the CoastSAFE Alive technology in conjunction with the Queensland State Government, Griffith University, Surf Life Saving Australia, Surf Life Saving Queensland and the Gold Coast City Council.
For further information regarding the CoastSAFE Alive International Workshop,
or the groundbreaking CoastalCOMS Beach Safety Software please contact:
Mrs. Christine Lane – Research and Operations Manager – CoastalCOMS
0439 971 118
Christine.Lane@coastalcoms.com
