News: Aquatics
Answers on Facility Management in Tough Times
The Victorian State Sport Centres Trust in conjunction with its training arm, the MSAC Institute of Training and major sponsor Quay Clean, have developed a one day industry...
Apr 21, 2009
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Rooftop Water Playground opens in Singapore
A new water playground has opened on top of the Sembawang Shopping Mall in Singapore. Empex Watertoys and Playpoint Singapore teamed up to create the Splash Park on top of the...
Apr 21, 2009
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Smart Connection Strategies for Success
While headlines talk of recession, consultants the Smart Connection Company have been working with a number of aquatic and recreation centres on how to focus on attracting...
Apr 17, 2009
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New Products from Water Odyssey
Water Odyssey have released a range of new aquatic play features. Water Odyssey's interactive aquatic playground equipment is designed for water play areas that, unlike swimming...
Apr 17, 2009
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Horror Week Leads to Water Safety Plea
The Royal Life Saving Society Australia (RLSSA) has issued an urgent plea to Australians to become more conscious of the risk of drowning after a horror week where 10 lives were...
Apr 17, 2009
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New Zealand's Spa and Pool Event Expands
SPLASH! New Zealandâs Pool and Spa Trade Show is expanding over two floors with more than 45 exhibitors and 600 buyers expected to attend. Visitor registrations from New...
Apr 15, 2009
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Locker Innovation from Häfele
Häfele's recently introduced 'Dialock LockerLock' is a simple and secure furniture access control system equipped with the most up-to-date transponder technology. The basic...
Apr 9, 2009
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New FINA Rules for Rome world championships
Swimming's ruling body FINA has agreed new standards for technical swimsuits that will be in place for this August's world championships in Rome. The new guidelines for suit...
Apr 6, 2009
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Panelling Innovation at TRAC
The high humidity and corrosive chlorine environments of aquatic centres present major challenges to building owners and designers who want a thermally stable, high performance...
Apr 3, 2009
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Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope to offer 'ultimate in community leisure'
Stage II developments at the Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope (BLCS) in western Sydney are now well underway. When complete, the expanded facility will incorporate a variety of...
Mar 25, 2009
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Head Returns to WA Aquatics
After a lengthy sabbatical in the South of France, Western Australian aquatic industry identity Tony Head has returned to the role of Executive Officer of LIWA Aquatics. With...
Mar 20, 2009
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Monotek Innovates with anti-slip flooring system
Among the many innovations at the recently opened Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre (TRAC) is the installation of an anti-slip flooring system on the swimming pool concourse and in...
Mar 17, 2009
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Tsunami Museum Opens in Banda Aceh
A new museum, designed to act as a symbolic reminder of the Asian tsunami in which more than 200,000 people were killed, has been opened in Banda Aceh. Situated on the northern...
Mar 12, 2009
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Plans Unveiled for Cairns Water Park
Plans for a new water park in the city of Cairns have been released. To be named Adventure Waters, the plans are now set to be submitted with the DA application to the Cairns...
Mar 11, 2009
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Trust moves ahead on Aquatic Centre Campaign
The Kapiti Aquatic Centre Trust has began a major fund-raising drive to raise over $20 million for a new district-wide complex. Trust Chairman Neil Mackay says the complex has...
Mar 10, 2009
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FINA clarifies swim suit regulations
International swimming body FINA has released a statement clarifying swim suit regulations. The statement follows a recent meeting in Lausanne between FINA's Executive and...
Mar 6, 2009
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LMS Group looks to second year of BayFit success
Leisure Management Services (the LMS Group) is looking forward to the second year of operations at the refurbished former Altona Leisure Centre in suburban Melbourne. Now known...
Mar 4, 2009
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Councils and architects Link on infrastructure projects
Architects are offering their services on an initial pro bono basis to local councils for projects worth more than $1 billion under a partnership between the Australian Local...
Mar 3, 2009
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Cryptosporidium Infection hits 200 in Sydney
19 public swimming pools in NSW are being super-chlorinated after an outbreak of the cryptosporidium parasite infected 200 people, half of them children under five. Since the...
Feb 27, 2009
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New Wave for Commercial Pool Cleaners
Australasian Leisure Management readers in aquatic, recreation and related sectors will have found a unique DVD along with the recent mailing of the January/February 2009 issue...
Feb 26, 2009
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Sir Richard Branson launches 'Best Health Club in the World'
Announcing his new Virgin Active club in Sydney's Frenchs Forest as "the best health club in the world" Virgin founder and global chief, Sir Richard Branson today officially...
Feb 24, 2009
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CENTAMAN Takes Security Outside
CENTAMAN Systems have launched a new range of turnstiles and security gates designed specifically for outdoor use. The new Centurion range, which includes tripod turnstiles,...
Feb 20, 2009
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TRAC moves forward with RFID
The Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre in Murwillumbah has now opened with the latest in Links Modular Solutionsâ RFID technology. The centre access is controlled by turnstile and...
Feb 12, 2009
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Drownings rise through summer
January 2009 has been a sorry time for drownings in New Zealand with statistics released by Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) showing that 23 people drowned in the first month of...
Feb 6, 2009
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