Far From Help: Exploring the Influence of Regional and Remote Residence on Coastal Visitation and Participation, Risk Perception and Safety Knowledge and Practices.

Objective: To explore how self-reported coastal visitation, participation, risk perception, safety knowledge, experiences and safety practices differed between regional and remote, and major city residents to inform remoteness-specific coastal drowning prevention efforts.

Methods: This study used data obtained from the annual National Coastal Safety Survey from 2018 to 2023. Data were postweighted proportionally according to age, gender and Australian Statistical Geography Standard classification using 2021 census population data.

Mental health needs and wants of younger first responders: Identifying vulnerabilities and opportunities for developing a targeted mental health toolkit for surf lifesavers aged 13-25 years.

Introduction: Surf lifesavers form a key part of Australia's first responder workforce, performing water rescues and responding to high-risk incidents along Australia's coast. Previous research revealed younger personnel (aged 13-25) are at a higher risk of post-traumatic stress (PTS) and other mental health impacts compared with older counterparts. This exploratory study aims to identify and articulate the needs of this demographic and their preferences towards creating a tailored mental health toolkit.

A genetically related cluster of cases in humans associated with ruminant livestock and related food chains, United Kingdom, August 2021-December 2022.

Following an outbreak of in Wales in July 2021 associated with sheep meat and offal, further genetically related cases were detected across the UK. Cases were UK residents with laboratory-confirmed in the same 5-single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) single-linkage cluster with specimen date between 01/08/2021-2031/12/2022. We described cases using routine (UK) and enhanced (Wales only) surveillance data.

Beyond drowning: Characteristics, trends, the impact of exposure on unintentional non-drowning coastal fatalities between 2012 and 22.

Objectives: Drowning has been the focus of coastal safety, but a notable proportion of coastal mortality is due to other causes of death. This study describes that burden and quantifies the impact of exposure on Australian unintentional coastal fatalities not due to drowning.

Methods: Analyses of Australian non-drowning coastal fatalities (NDCF) between July 2012 and June 2022 were conducted.

Coastal mortality burden on school holidays 2004-2021: an Australian perspective.

Introduction: School holidays are a known period of increased risk of paediatric drowning. However, the risk of coastal death for all age groups is unknown.

Methods: This case-control study aimed to identify high-risk demographics and behaviours relating to coastal deaths during the school holidays.