Ngadyung

• Reach:

  ACT

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

Ngadyung is a swimming program, hosted by the Royal Life Saving Society Australian Capital Territory (ACT) branch, that has been developed in order to help prevent drowning in local Aboriginal communities. Ngadyung does this by providing specialised aquatic training for members of the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Ngadyung also aims to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to participate in aquatics more frequently and to consider the possibly of entering the aquatics industry professionally. Ngadyung is funded through the ACT Health promotion grants program.

The following training opportunities are offered through the Ngadyung program:

• swimming lessons and assessments for babies, children and adults
• senior first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• bronze medallion and bronze star
• pool lifeguarding
• Austswim - teaching of swimming and water safety.

Abstract adapted from Royal Life Saving Society ACT

Contacts

Royal Life Saving Society ACT
Ph: (02) 6260 5800
Email: bbell@rlssa.org.au

Links

• View information: Ngadyung
• View news item: Enrolments commence for ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 'NGADYUNG' Program
• View website: Royal Life Saving Society ACT