Water Safety Education Foundation - P O Box 10456 - Wellington 6143

Introduction

The Water Safety Education Foundation (WSEF) is a duly incorporated society that was established in 2002.  The objective of WSEF is to proactively manage gaming machine operations as a means of generating revenue to fund water safety educational initiatives.

The need for alternative revenue sources to fund water safety education in this country has arisen from static or reduced funding allocations to water safety groups over the past 10 years despite increased participation and population.

If this trend continues the impact on preventative water safety education will include:

• An increase in the loss of life;

• Loss of infrastructure;

• Inability to service the community.

There can be no doubt that New Zealand communities will suffer.  Injury and death related incidents will occur that could have been prevented.  The safety net that water safety groups provide will soon exhibit large holes that will not be able to be repaired.

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