Design Guidelines for Sport on School Sites
Here is the link to the Sport England report mentioned in Back to School article in SPLASH! April May 2008.
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Aquatics and Commercial
YMCA minding Cook + Phillip
The City of Sydney has appointed the YMCA to temporarily operate the Cook + Phillip Park Aquatic Centre. AusLeisure Pty Ltd, who has managed...
Research raises more questions
The SPLASH! Disinfection By-Products Forum was held at a state-of-the-art theatre at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in November, attracting 60 delegates from...
Gas crisis cools WA pools
Western Australia lost 30 per cent of its gas supply following an explosion at the Varanus Island hub in June. While the facility has since...
Sunshine waterparks race to open
Village Roadshow has announced it will spend up to $70 million to buy the 24ha Aussie World site on the Sunshine Coast, and turn it...
Gold Coast pools closed by electrical mystery
A series of high electrical readings in Gold Coast public swimming pools has the council mystified. Gold Coast Councillor and Community and Cultural Development...
Piscine lights up Lyon
The 2008 Piscine show, as the first Lyon expo to incorporate three shows in a single event, has been hailed a success. Overall, the three...
Thousands of US pools don’t comply with VGB
US Network NBC’s Today show has found that thousands of pools in the US are failing to comply with the new Virginia Graeme Baker (VGB)...
Adelaide aquatic centre contracted
The South Australian Government has awarded a contract to build the State Aquatic Centre to local builder Candetti Constructions. It is expected the project will...
Having a field day
Allambie Heights Spastic Centre has issued an invitation for the swimming pool industry to view their innovative hydrotherapy pool renovation. The centre was suffering from...
Cogeneration plant mooted for Sydney pool
Prince Alfred Park pool could be the first city pool to actually double-dip by using its energy twice. Sydney City could soon be producing...
ALFA sprouts up as aquatic peak body
The formation of a national peak body for the Australian aquatic industry looks likely to go ahead. The body, drawn from WA’s LIWA Aquatics,...
Commercial spa industry steams ahead
Singapore company Intelligent Spas has released a comprehensive report on the Australian commercial spa industry. The report identified that spa numbers have grown...
Americans pee in the pool
The truth is out: one in five Americans pee in the pool – and almost half admit to unhygienic pool behaviour. The Water Quality...
New way to fund research
The US-based National Swimming Pool Foundation (NSPF) board of directors has approved a new mechanism for companies and organisations to fund applied scientific research and...
Aussies win Pool Lifesaving Championships
Australia has retained its Commonwealth crown, fending off stiff competition from the Canadians and South Africans at the Commonwealth Pool Lifesaving Championships in Edmonton, Canada....