• All Drowning Reports can be found here.

• Calverley HLM, Birch R, Strugnell G, Santiago AC, Baker S, Matthews BL. Bush Nippers: Evaluating the effectiveness of the Nipper education program in regional inland Victoria, Australia. Health Promot J Austral. 2021;00:1–9. doi:10.1002/hpja.566
• Araiza-Alba, P., Keane, T., Matthews, B., Simpson, K., Strugnell, G., Chen, W. S., & Kaufman, J. (2021). The potential of 360-degree virtual reality videos to teach water-safety skills to children. Computers & Education, 163, 104096
• Life Saving Victoria – Risk & Research Services. (2020). Bush Nippers: An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Nippers program in a regional setting. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Life Saving Victoria. (2019). Bush Nippers: An evaluation of the effectiveness of the current Nippers program and the potential for application in a regional (inland and pool) setting. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Life Saving Victoria – Risk & Research Services. (2018). Virtual reality water safety education through Google Expeditions. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Life Saving Victoria – Risk & Research Services. (2018). Water Safety and Disaster Resilience Education – Virtual Excursions (A Pilot). Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne, Australia. PDF
• Strugnell, G. (2017). Discover Open Water – Aquatic Safety Program: Evaluation of a pilot program targeting low socio-economic 6-9 year olds in Greater Melbourne. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Matthews, B. Birch, R., Andronaco, R., and Jayawardena, M. (2016). Surf Life Saving and Sporting Schools: Feasibility Study. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Birch, R., & Jayawardena, M. (2014). CPR and First Aid Blended Training Review. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF

• Andronaco, R., Matthews, B. L., Andrew, E., Smith, K. (2018). Examining the geographical variation of discrete and aggregate drowning events using Ambulance Victoria attended cases. Poster presented at the 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2018), Bangkok, Thailand. PDF
• Matthews, B., Andrew, E., Andronaco, R., Cox, S., & Smith, K. (2016). Epidemiology of fatal and non-fatal drowning patients attended by paramedics in Victoria, Australia. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, doi:10.1080/17457300.2016.1175479. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17457300.2016.1175479. 

• Strugnell, G., Nimmo, L., Birch, R., Morgan, D., Ridge, A., & Matthews, B. (2018). Inland waterways drowning prevention project: A 12-month observational study of urban waterway users in two Australian states. Poster presented at the 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2018), Bangkok, Thailand. PDF

• Birch, R., Dharmaratne, S. D., Matthews, B., Wijayaratne, S., Nanayakkara, A., & Jayawardena, M. (2018). Review of a national water safety and drowning prevention model three years on: A Sri Lankan case study. Poster presented at the 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2018), Bangkok, Thailand. PDF
• Royal Life Saving Bahrain. (2017). Water Safety Strategy. Royal Life Saving Bahrain: Kingdom of Bahrain. PDF
• Matthews, B., Birch, R., Jayawardena, M., Mathew, D., Nanayakkara, A., Wijayaratne, S., & Dharmaratne, S. D. (2016). A cross country analysis of drowning in Sri Lanka: 2001 to 2006 and 2009. Poster presented at the 12th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2016), Tampere, Finland. PDF
• Matthews, B., Birch, R., Jayawardena, M., Mathew, D., Nanayakkara, A., Wijayaratne, S., & Dharmaratne, S. D. (2016). The burden of drowning in Sri Lanka: 2001 to 2006 and 2009. Poster presented at the 12th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2016), Tampere, Finland.
• Jayawardena, M., Wijayaratne, S., Matthews, B., Birch, R., & Nanayakkara, A. (2015). Sri Lanka Life Saving National Water Safety Plan. PDF
• Life Saving Association of Sri Lanka. (2014). Drowning Prevention Report Sri Lanka. Life Saving Association of Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka.

• Birch, R., Grace, S., & Matthews, B. (2012). VicHealth – State Sporting Association Participation Program: Evaluation Report Year 1.. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Life Saving Victoria. (2019). 5-Lesson Survival Swimming Program Pilot.. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Life Saving Victoria. (2013). Multicultural Water Safety Projects: Evaluation Report 2012/2013. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Life Saving Victoria. (2012). VicHealth – State Sporting Association Participation Program: Evaluation Report Year 4. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne.  PDF
• Matthews, B., & Grace, S. (2012). Drowning prevention in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Injury Prevention, 18(Suppl. 1), A135-A136. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040590h.14 

Older Adults

• Birch, R., Strugnell, G., & Matthews, B. (2017). Evaluation of the Open Water Grey Medallion program: A beach safety education program for older adults. Oral presentation at the 13th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference (Safety 2017), Ballarat, Australia. PDF
• Birch, R., & Matthews, B. (2014). Helping Older Adults to Become Everyday Lifesavers: A social inclusion and health project for over 60’s. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF

• Life Saving Victoria – Risk & Research Services. (2019). SwimSafe in the Pool: Communication with vulnerable swimmers at public pools – Stage 3. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Matthews, B. L., Franklin, R. C. (2018). Examination of a pilot intervention programme to change parent supervision behaviour at Australian public swimming pools. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 0(0), 1–7. doi:10.1002/hpja. PDF
• Life Saving Victoria – Risk & Research Services. (2017). Communication with vulnerable swimmers at public pools: Follow-up study 2017. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Strugnell, G., Birch, R., & Matthews, B. (2016). Communication with vulnerable swimmers at public pools: Pilot Study 1 Report. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Matthews, B. L., Thom, A., & Franklin, R. C. (2008). Injuries in Public Swimming Pools in Victoria: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Aquatic Research & Education, 2(2), 8. doi:10.25035/ijare.02.02.03.

• Matthews, B., Andronaco, R., & Adams, A. (2014). Warning signs at beaches: Do they work? Safety Science, 62, 312-318. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.09.003
• Matthews, B. (2013). Water Quality Forecast Signage Project Evaluation. (pp.27). Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Andronaco, R., Matthews, B., & Arrowsmith, C. (2012). Drowning risk assessment and communication using spatial analysis. Injury Prevention, 18(Suppl 1), A70. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040580f.29
• Andronaco, R., Matthews, B., Grace, S., Adams, A., & Arrowsmith, C. (2012). Aquatic safety signage recognition and comprehension. Injury Prevention, 18(Suppl 1), A136. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040590h.15

• Birch, R., Juric, L. and Matthews, B. (2015). Exploring Gender Equality in Volunteer Leadership Roles within Life Saving Victoria. (pp.18). Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF

• Petrass, L. A., Simpson, K., Blitvich, J., Birch, R., & Matthews, B. (2021). Exploring the impact of a student-centred survival swimming programme for primary school students in Australia: the perceptions of parents, children and teachers. European Physical Education Review, 27(3), 684-702. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X20985880
• Birch, R., Matthews, B., Petrass, L., & Blitvich, J. (2015). A pilot study evaluating a Before School Survival Swimming Program. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Birch, R., Matthews, B., Petrass, L., & Blitvich, J. (2015). The Before School Swimming and Water Safety Pilot Program: An innovative approach to provide Victorian primary school children with swimming and water safety education. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF
• Birch, R. and Matthews, B. (2013). Sink or swim: The state of Victorian primary school children’s swimming ability. Life Saving Victoria: Melbourne. PDF