Vaughan Davies reappointed as Royal Life Saving Society WA President
Royal Life Saving WA is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Vaughan Davies as President.
Having grown up in the regional WA towns of Esperance and Kalgoorlie and starting his working life as a casual pool lifeguard, Vaughan has developed an extensive career in the public sector. He spent 10 years in local government working in community services and overseeing the management and construction of swimming pools across regional Australia, before moving into a role as regional manager of Tourism WA based in Broome. From there he joined the Department of Aboriginal Affairs where he became the Director General of the Department in 2016.
Vaughan currently works at the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage as the Assistant Director General of the Heritage and Property Division - responsible for the management, protection and promotion of Western Australia’s Aboriginal and Historic heritage assets as well as the Western Australia Planning Commission’s property portfolio.
A keen long-distance open water swimmer, with a few Rottnest Channel solo swims to his name, Vaughan spends as much time in or on the water as possible as a keen boaty and fisherman.
Impressed by the work Royal Life Saving WA does through the Remote Aboriginal Swimming Pools program in regional WA, he joined the board’s Aboriginal Reference Group in 2017. Seeing Royal Life Saving WA as a well-established, solid brand steeped in history and filled with talented, professional and committed staff, he saw a position on the board as an opportunity to work with like-minded people, while also giving back to a cause that has been a part of his entire life.
Royal Life Saving WA CEO Peter Leaversuch has welcomed Vaughan’s re-appointment as President. “For many years Vaughan has made a valuable contribution, most recently as President. He is a terrific leader and inspiration for all the team at Royal Life Saving.”
Among numerous highlights, securing Perth as co-host of the World Conference on Drowning Prevention was a remarkable achievement during Vaughan’s first term. Looking ahead, Royal Life Saving is building an endowment fund to support vulnerable children at risk of missing out on swimming lessons. This is a goal Vaughan would like to see the Society achieve along with its ambition to establish a multi-functional lifesaving facility in the CBD adjacent to the Swan River.