Aussie kids still love swimming
Following positive data from the Exercise, Recreation and Sport Survey (ERASS) covered in the previous issue of SPLASH!, new data from the Australian Bureau of...
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Aquatics and Commercial
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.
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...
Profit jump for Waterco
Reduction of losses in North America and steady trading in Australasia saw Waterco post a $3.7m after tax net profit, up 63 per cent on...
India making Waves with new pool magazine
The Indian swimming pool industry’s rise has been given another boost with the launch of a swimming pool title, Waves. There is great potential on...