News: Aquatics
Mackay Leisure Facilities Win Architectural Awards
Two of Mackay Regional Council's community facilities, the Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre (MECC) and Bluewater Lagoon, have set the benchmark in architectural design...
Mar 16, 2010
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Hastings Consults on Aquatic Facilities Strategy
Hastings District Council is preparing an Aquatic Facilities Strategy to plan for the future provision of public swimming pools in the District. The Council is inviting input...
Mar 15, 2010
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Emerton Leisure Centre to host Free Health Assessments
Blacktown City Council's Emerton Leisure Centre is to host a series of free health assessments and long-term lifestyle planning sessions on Thursday 25th March as part of their...
Mar 12, 2010
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Cryptosporidium Outbreak in Canterbury
Parents in New Zealand's Canterbury district are being reminded to prevent their children from swimming in public swimming pools within two weeks of having diarrhoea following...
Mar 11, 2010
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Auckland North Shore projects to be accelerated
Numerous community projects are in line to be accelerated after agreement was reached between the Auckland Transition Agency and the North Shore City Council to allow the...
Mar 5, 2010
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Swim Family backs swimming and water safety teaching qualification
Mother-daughter 'swim team' Karen and Emily Seebohm, have volunteered their services to promote Swim Australia Teacher, the swimming and water safety teaching qualification. As...
Mar 5, 2010
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$20 million Boost for Western Australian Leisure Infrastructure
Beatty Park Leisure Centre is to be a major beneficiary of the Western Australian Government's 2010/11 Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) grants. WA Sport...
Mar 4, 2010
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April Opening for Emirates Ice Land Waterpark
Ice Land Waterpark, set to be the largest waterpark in the Arabian Gulf, is to open in April. The waterpark, in the United Arab Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, is the first element...
Mar 4, 2010
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Kiwis take unnecessary risks on the beach
While almost 100% of New Zealanders plan to visit a beach at least once during the summer, 47% expect to swim at a beach not patrolled by Surf Lifeguards according to a survey...
Mar 2, 2010
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ALFA Launches New Website
The Australian Leisure Facilities Association (ALFA) has launched a new look website. Offering new design and greater functionality, the new website includes additional features...
Mar 2, 2010
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Hydrotherapy Expertise For the World
Hydrotherapy equipment designers and manufacturers HydroCo are an internationally recognised brand in the worldwide hydrotherapy industry. Based in Melbourne, they design and...
Mar 1, 2010
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People Counting Made Easy
Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust (MOPT) and Centaman Systems have reported on the people counting solution introduced for the Australian Open. In advance of the recent Grand Slam...
Feb 26, 2010
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UV Water Treatment Transforms Adelaide Swim School
Hanovia UV Water Treatment Technology has transformed water quality at a swim school in the Adelaide suburb of Norwood. Owner Keith Weidner has been in the swim school business...
Feb 25, 2010
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Tepid Baths Gym Moves to Auckland's ANZ Centre
The Y-Fitness Centre at Auckland's Tepid Baths have moved to a new purpose-built fitness facility at the City's ANZ Centre. The new site, named Y-Fitness Albert Street, is a...
Feb 24, 2010
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World Leisure International Innovation Prize
Details of the World Leisure Innovation Prize have been released. The prize seeks to recognise organisations that have implemented creative solutions that foster local, national...
Feb 22, 2010
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Wibit Park boost for aquatic income
The new German designed Wibit Sports Park was created to give commercial pools, resorts and camps a modular floating playground that is worth paying for. With the ability to...
Feb 22, 2010
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Waterparks
Rookie lifeguard to the rescue
A teenage lifeguard with less than two months' experience has been praised for his role in rescuing a drowning child at a Balga aquatic centre last month. 17 year old Atot Amoly...
Feb 17, 2010
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Spa Death 'Preventable'
The tragic drowning of a girl, who became attached to a filter drain at the bottom of a spa, was "preventable", a coroner has found. NSW Deputy State Coroner Paul MacMahon has...
Feb 16, 2010
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Aquatics
Testing times for Northern Territory swim spot
Swimmers could soon return to a once popular Northern Territory swimming hole. However, the return of swimmers to the water at Howard Springs Nature Park 35 kilometres south...
Feb 15, 2010
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Environment
Colmslie Pool Set For Mid Year Opening
Construction of Brisbane City Council's new $7.5 million swimming pool complex at Morningside's Colmslie Recreation Reserve is underway and is scheduled for a mid-2010 opening....
Feb 12, 2010
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Aquatics
Sport, Fitness and Aquatic Workplace Survey Results
The sport, fitness and aquatic sectors were not immune from the general economic downturn in 2009 with fewer people working permanent full-time and more working casual or...
Feb 12, 2010
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Lowest January Drowning Toll for New Zealand
There were nine drowning deaths in New Zealand for January 2010, a significant improvement on the 23 deaths that occurred in the same month last year and the lowest number of...
Feb 11, 2010
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Olympic champion Brooke Hanson backs learn to swim lessons for all Australian children
Olympic Gold Medallist and AUSTSWIM Ambassador Brooke Hanson believes that all Australian children should participate in learn to swim and water safety lessons from the age of...
Feb 10, 2010
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Belgravia Waves Upgrades Security
The Waves Aquatic Centre in Sydney's Baulkham Hills recently wanted to implement an effective access control system to enable valid members to quickly and easily gain access to...
Feb 9, 2010
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