News: Safety
Vic Active continues to call for reopening of indoor fitness centres
According to fitness industry body, VIC Active, indoor fitness centres need to reopen in order to combat a wide range of health problems and ingrained bad habits caused by...
Oct 13, 2020
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Research shows impact of COVID-19 on arts and creative sector workers' mental health
Research from RMIT University highlights the impact of Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions on arts workers, including creative and technical workers and the implications for their...
Oct 12, 2020
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Plan for Adelaide Festival 2021 to be held in outdoor event spaces
A new pop-up Festival Club is being planned for next year’s Adelaide Festival as a solution to the challenges of hosting an event under COVID-19 restrictions. Co-artistic...
Oct 12, 2020
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Wollongong new pool booking system opens for 2020/2021 swim season
Wollongong City Council has opened their new pool booking system for the 2020/2021 swim season for all freshwater and saltwater patrolled pools. The new pool booking system has...
Oct 12, 2020
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Dubai’s Global Village plans COVID-19 safety measures for silver jubilee season
Strict health and safety protocols will be in place at Dubai’s Global Village when it opens to the public for its silver jubilee season on 25th October. Customer safety and...
Oct 11, 2020
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Planning under way for Corangamite Shire’s COVIDSafe pool season
Council swimming pools across Corangamite Shire (situated in the South West region of Victoria) are being prepared for a COVIDSafe summer working with local pool committees, the...
Oct 10, 2020
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World Rugby’s updated transgender guidelines ban transwomen playing at elite level
World Rugby has updated its transgender participation guidelines - which recommend banning transwomen from playing women’s contact rugby at elite and international levels based...
Oct 10, 2020
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Raging Waters Sydney reopens with COVIDSafe protocols
Raging Waters Sydney has reopened for the 2020/21 with a comprehensive COVIDSafe plan in place to mitigate risks associated with the Coronavirus. Reopening in advance of the...
Oct 9, 2020
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Victorian Aquatic Industry Alliance wants to see children back in the pool
The Victorian Aquatic Industry Alliance (VAIA) is continuing to advocate for a timely reopening of indoor pools for essential swimming and water safety programs. Current...
Oct 9, 2020
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Standardised hygiene protocol launched for Hong Kong tourism industry
In a significant stepping up of Hong Kong’s fight to control COVID-19, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has today launched a standardised hygiene protocol in partnership with...
Oct 8, 2020
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ASSA launch new water safety campaign
The Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA) and ASSA water safety committee have announced an exciting new water safety initiative – ‘Count Down to Summer Series’. Replacing...
Oct 8, 2020
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New e-scooter parking racks installed in Wellington
Wellington City Council is installing new parking racks for e-scooters in busy areas around central Wellington from next week to provide spaces where scooters can be left safely...
Oct 8, 2020
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Jamberoo Action Park reopens for 40th season
The Jamberoo Action Park has reopened for its 40th year of operations, securing an increased capacity limit just days prior to its season opening on Saturday 26th September....
Oct 8, 2020
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YMCA secures 20-year lease to continue running Victorian outdoor camps
The Victorian Government has announced that the Y will continue to run its five residential camps across Victoria. Victorian Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence announced...
Oct 8, 2020
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HealthySwim Australia recognises inclusion with new board appointment
HealthySwim Australia has advised of the addition of further expertise to its board with the appointment of Mel Rickwood. Announcing the appointment, HealthySwim Australia...
Oct 7, 2020
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Victorian Government delivers $7.85 million to support arts and cultural organisations
The Victorian Government is delivering $7.85 million to support creative businesses across the state to find COVID-Safe ways to welcome back audiences and earn revenue. 78...
Oct 6, 2020
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Blacktown City Council re-opens its outdoor pools for summer
Blacktown City Council has reopened its much-loved seasonal venues, Mount Druitt Swimming Centre and Riverstone Swimming Centre, for the summer season. Among local authorities...
Oct 6, 2020
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Royal Life Saving concerned over significant fall in swimming lesson enrolments
Royal Life Saving and the Aquatic Recreation and Swim School industry have released new data showing a significant 25% fall in swimming lesson enrolments, with the greatest...
Oct 5, 2020
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The Y secures funding to expand child safety training online
The Y has been awarded a $332,500 grant from the eSafety Commissioner to fund the Y in Australia's creation and piloting of a co-designed online safety package educating...
Oct 5, 2020
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Australian Open looks for 2021 event to run at half capacity
Tennis Australia Chief Executive, Craig Tiley has advised of his expectation that Melbourne Park will accommodate crowd numbers up to 50% of those welcomed at previous editions...
Oct 4, 2020
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Borders open between New Zealand and NSW as Queensland Government lifts stadia capacities
The Australian Government has finalised an arrangement for a limited travel ‘bubble’ that would allow people from New Zealand to travel to NSW and the Northern Territory....
Oct 1, 2020
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City of Melbourne encourages social distancing by park users
With the easing of Coronavirus measures in Victoria seeing residents returning to urban parks, City of Melbourne Chief Executive, Justin Hanney is encouraging park users to...
Oct 1, 2020
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Fitness Australia calls for COVID Marshal overhaul in NSW
Fitness Australia is calling for the removal of what it calls “unnecessary” COVID Marshal restrictions that apply to fitness facilities in NSW, claiming “hundreds of metro and...
Oct 1, 2020
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National Sporting Organisations commit to Trans and Gender Diverse Inclusion Measures
At a launch held today at the Sydney Cricket Ground, leading national sporting organisations (NSOs) unveiled their policies and guidelines relating to the participation and...
Oct 1, 2020
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