Austin Appelbee Receives Bravery Award After Saving Family

Austin Appelbee receives bravery award after saving family

The 13-year-old hero was recognised after swimming four kilometres to save his mother and two siblings who were swept out to sea in Dunsborough last month.

WorkSafe halts hotel water gear hire after Appelbee scare

Regulators have cracked down on the South-West hotel at the centre of the Dunsborough sea scare, issuing compliance notices after it hired water sports equipment to a family who were swept out to sea.

Hotel penalised after family swept out to sea

The hotel failed to raise the alarm when the family were stranded for hours in rough water conditions.