News: Aquatics
Solar plant to save energy costs at Wallsend Swimming Centre
The Wallsend Swimming Centre in western Newcastle is set to benefit from considerable financial savings with the introduction of a revolutionary solar thermal plant. The...
Aug 12, 2014
Technology /
Aquatics /
Environment
Queenstown Lakes Council explores Wanaka pool options
Queenstown Lakes District Council is looking at options and costings for long-term swimming facilities in Wanaka, and is scheduled to make a decision at its 28th August Council...
Aug 11, 2014
Finance /
Recreation /
Aquatics
Surf Ryder simulator opens at Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
Australia's third LatiTube standing surf wave simulator has opened at the Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre (RALC) in suburban Sydney. The $3.5 million project has made the RALC the...
Aug 11, 2014
Technology /
Aquatics /
Waterparks
Just Add Water Seminar heads to Hamilton
Aquatics professionals from around New Zealand will gather in Hamilton next month for the Just Add Water Seminar (JAWS), New Zealand’s premier aquatics industry event. More than...
Aug 10, 2014
Recreation /
Aquatics
Polynesian Spa luxury experience widens with new mineral pool
Rotorua’s Polynesian Spa has opened a new mineral pool in its Deluxe Lake Spa – giving guests access to both acidic and alkaline mineral waters for ultimate bathing wellness....
Aug 7, 2014
Hospitality /
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Aquatics
Diving Australia changes to produce world-class divers
Diving Australia’s quest for success at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics has recently been boosted with the recruitment of a world-class international coach and a major...
Aug 6, 2014
Sport /
Aquatics
WhiteWater undertakes more than 30 installations at Asian waterparks in 2014
Leading waterpark supplier WhiteWater West are undertaking attractions installations at waterparks across Asia through the current northern hemisphere summer. Undertaking over...
Aug 6, 2014
Attractions /
Aquatics /
Play /
Waterparks
Sunbather celebrates 40 years in business
Award winning solar pool heating and pool cover company Sunbather Pool Technologies has just celebrated 40 years of business. Founded in a former woolshed on Victoria's...
Aug 5, 2014
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Environment
Participate in the 2014 Sportspeople Salary Survey
Emerging data from the 2014 Sportspeople Salary Survey shows that 26% of male respondents earn a full time base salary $100,000 or more, compared to just 6% of females. With...
Aug 4, 2014
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Fitness
Swimming Australia secures event host venues through to 2017
Swimming Australia has announced the host venues for its major domestic events: the Australian Open; Age; Short Course and Open Water Swimming Championships, confirmed until the...
Aug 2, 2014
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Aquatics
Planned Sunshine Coast waterpark to get first Webber Wave Pool
The just announced Sunshine Coast waterpark, Sunshine Park , looks set to be the first installation of Australian developed linear surf wave pool technology. Earlier this year,...
Aug 1, 2014
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Waterparks
FINA cancels junior open water world championship in Israel
World swimming governing body FINA has cancelled the 2nd annual open water championships that were scheduled to be held in Eilat, Israel from 28th to 30th August. In a statement...
Jul 31, 2014
Sport /
Aquatics /
Security
10 year Shellharbour Council subsidies total $10 million for pools and $6.5 million on sports fields
A recent report presented to Shellharbour City councillors shows that, over the past 10 years, the Council has subsidised its swimming pools by $10 million and its sports fields...
Jul 31, 2014
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Aquatics
New Caledonia creates world's largest nature reserve
Covering an area larger than South Australia and Victoria combined, New Caledonia’s recently established Le Parc Naturel de la Mer De Corail (The Natural Park of the Coral Sea),...
Jul 31, 2014
Tourism /
Aquatics /
Environment
Major new waterpark planned for Sunshine Coast
Plans have been revealed for a major waterpark as the centrepiece of a 24 hectare leisure development at Glenview on the Sunshine Coast. Backers of the Sunshine Park development...
Jul 29, 2014
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Waterparks
BECSys5 Pool pH and Chlorine Controllers lead the way in remote communications
BECS Technology ‘Sys5’ pool pH & Chlorine controllers, from the USA, lead the world in remote communications - making it easier for commercial pool owners and operators to stay...
Jul 29, 2014
Technology /
Aquatics /
Waterparks
Australian volunteer at top of the YMCA world
An Australian YMCA volunteer has been elected to the highest global decision making body of the YMCA, the largest youth focused Movement in the world. Alan Morton, a Director of...
Jul 29, 2014
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Aquatics /
Fitness
ARV Industry Conference to encourage aquatic managers to do things better
With the theme ‘Doing it Better’ the 2014 Aquatics and Recreation Victoria (ARV) Conference is to cover two distinct streams –strategic issues along with current operational...
Jul 29, 2014
Recreation /
Aquatics
Dunedin physiotherapy pool faces closure
Facing a $1 million bill to upgrade its physiotherapy pool, the Otago Therapeutic Pool Trust (OTPT) plans to close the facility in December. Claiming that the Otago Therapeutic...
Jul 27, 2014
Finance /
Wellness /
Aquatics
Urgent repairs approved for Wanaka Pool
The Wanaka Community Pool is expected to reopen in the coming months after the Queenstown Lakes District Council agreed to spend about $115,000 strengthening the building as a...
Jul 24, 2014
Safety /
Recreation /
Aquatics
VenuesWest facilities celebrate HBF naming rights deal
VenuesWest is marking its new partnership with health insurer HBF by hosting two Open Days. HBF became the naming rights holder for two VenuesWest facilities on 1st Jul with the...
Jul 23, 2014
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Fitness
Gold Coast to introduce surf management plan in 2015
With the world's first ever surf management plan to be implemented on the Gold Coast next year, surfers are being urged to give their input in the management of the region's...
Jul 21, 2014
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Environment
LIWA Aquatics prepares for 45th Annual Conference
The Leisure Institute of Western Australia (LIWA) Aquatics is preparing to host its 45th Annual Conference and Trade Display. Once again being held at the Esplanade Hotel,...
Jul 17, 2014
Recreation /
Aquatics
YMCA NSW appoints new Chief Executive
The YMCA New South Wales has appointed Stephen Bendle as its interim Chief Executive. Replacing former Chief Executive Philip Hare, who resigned in May, Bendle joins YMCA NSW...
Jul 16, 2014
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Fitness