Laurie and Kids Alive have had a long and productive association with Australian design and manufacturing company D&D Technologies.

The Sydney-based family company invented the MagnaLatch® Child Safety Gate Latch in the 1990s, and now exports its innovative gate latches, locks and hinges around the world. The now-iconic MagnaLatch® is found on most swimming pool gates, childcare centres and many house and garden gates across the country.

When D&D Technologies was looking for a suitable ambassador to help promote its multi-award-winning products in the late 1990s they approached Laurie, not just because of his high profile in swimming, sport and motivation, but also because of his earnest work in reducing preventable toddler drownings in backyard pools. D&D Technologies and Kids Alive share this heartfelt mission.

The synergy between Laurie and D&D could not be more obvious. Laurie, who loves the idea of supporting Aussie-grown product, let alone livesaving ones, lends his knowledge, expertise and voice to D&D’s marketing of its gate safety hardware, and D&D Technologies provides substantial support to Kids Alive and everything it stands for.

To support Kids Alive and get your a Magna Latch please check out the closet store HERE

Vorgee recognises the value of giving and the important role it has to play in the longevity of the swimming community, which is why they are committed to supporting swimming and wider communities.

Vorgee’s involvement in, and support of, the swimming community focuses on health and safety, swimming development and competition.

Since their establishment, Vorgee have maintained a strong commitment and connection to the community through

• The development of custom product ranges to promote and support valuable causes, such as the National Breast Cancer Foundation and the national Kids Alive Do the Five Water Safety Program
• Product, monetary and personnel support to organisations, events and clinics
• Sponsorship programs for swimming events and communities

Puddle Pics are the official photographers for Kids Alive – Do the Five

Hi my name is Joanne Slaughter and I started Puddle Pics six years ago after I discovered the sport of scuba diving and worked as an underwater photographer in the dive industry.

I was introduced to the idea of photographing children underwater when my first daughter Kayla was born. The positive reaction I received of her underwater photos was so overwhelming that I realized there was a growing demand for children’s professional underwater photography.

Puddle Pics Photographers use state of the art underwater camera equipment and lightning to ensure our customers receive high quality photos.

I believe that with the digital age upon us it is important for our customers to have digital copies of their photos. This allows them full flexibility to share their photos with family and friends through a variety of digital media.

Six years on we now service over 100-swim schools in Sydney and have sold to over 50,000 parents.

My goal is to provide a safe, fun and professional underwater photography service to all my business partners and general customers. Our competitive prices ensure that this unique service is available to everyone who loves swimming and having fun in the water.

World Wide Swim School is the most comprehensive and reputable online training platform for swimming in the world.

The World Wide Swim School is the leading online swimming training resource for parents, coaches, teachers and swim schools, developed by Olympic Gold Medal and World Champion Swim coach, and former Australian Rugby Union Representative, Laurie Lawrence.

Known for being Australia’s water safety guru, Laurie developed the World Wide Swim School in order to educate children, parents and the swimming industry about safe water practices and to improve swimming standards on an international scale.

Through the provision of interactive training modules, the World Wide Swim School is improving the quality of swimming training and teaching around the world. It furthermore operates as an innovative resource to educate parents on successful swimming techniques used to teach babies and children to swim. With all training modules developed using Laurie’s world-renowned philosophies and teaching practices which are recognised by ASCTA/Swim Australia, AUSTSWIM and ASSA, World Wide Swim School has taken swimmers from raw beginners to Olympians and Olympic Medallists. Start your swimming training journey today!

The dita Platform has grown over the last ten years and what first started out as a business meeting the needs of Workplace Compliance and Safety, has now transformed into offering a full range of automated business solutions for every size business.


To get there dita Solutions joined forces with World renowned Olympic gold medallist and swim coach Laurie Laurence. After a successful career as a water safety advocate and sought-after motivational speaker, Laurie teamed up with fellow entrepreneurs, CEO and Laurie Laurence swim student Ben Pedrazzini, Steven Whyte (exNine Network Head of IT), to establish dita Solutions.


Dita Solutions quickly begun making workplaces safer for their employees and has now grown to offer a range of solutions to automate your business workflow.

Through dita Learning, Kids Alive gives free access to all early learning educators to Professional Development training to ensure the best outcomes from the Kids Alive resources available at all early learning centres across Australia.