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Local co-production in safety service provision: The case of Surf Life Saving in New South Wales
Australian economic papers, Vol.64(1), pp.55-70
03/2025
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Abstract
Beaches are iconic in Australian culture. However, coastal areas are intrinsically hazardous, given the nature of recreational beach activities. The need for beach regulation and safety services has spawned a vast network of voluntary life-saving clubs across Australia that operate collaboratively with local government and volunteers. In this paper, we examine the operation of Surf Life Saving New South Wales (SLSNSW) through the analytical lens of local co-production. We argue that the effectiveness of SLSNSW can be mainly ascribed to the efficacious manner in which SLSNSW, local councils and volunteers have been combined to generate beach safety services.
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- Title
- Local co-production in safety service provision: The case of Surf Life Saving in New South Wales
- Creators
- Owen Hogan - Southern Cross University, Faculty of Business, Law and ArtsBrian Dollery - University of New EnglandMichael A Kortt - Southern Cross University, Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
- Publication Details
- Australian economic papers, Vol.64(1), pp.55-70
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 16
- Identifiers
- 991013208813702368
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Author(s). Australian Economic Papers published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article