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2008 Pool Lifeguard Challenge
The challenge was held on Friday the 21st of November at Challenge Stadium and conducted jointly by Royal Life Saving and the Leisure Institute of Western Australia (Aquatics).
The challenge was accepted by seven exceptional pool lifesaving outfits from centres around the wider metropolitan area to test their teamwork and skills against one another. This year’s outstanding event was bigger and better that ever with all teams professionally committing to the three challenges, resulting in exciting and close competition between teams all day.
The three challenges included the super lifeguard race, a team relay and the much anticipated emergency simulation which included multiple distressed swimmers and distraction. The three challenges thoroughly tested competitors and their physical fitness levels, reaction times and first aid skills. Over the duration of the three events teams were judged by trainers from Royal Life Saving and their score ranked them in an overall position.
Mark Harper from AVP Commercial Pools and Jeff Fondacaro President of LIWA presented the trophies to the winning team from Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre, captained by Matthew Crabtree. Following the winning team was both Fremantle Leisure Centre and Beatty Park Leisure who amazingly tied in second place. In third place was Aqua Jetty.
AVP Commercial Pools also signed on as a major sponsor for three years. The partnership provides and opportunity where Royal Life Saving is able to develop and grow the event, whilst cementing AVP Commercial Pool brand name further into the aquatic industry.
The huge support from AVP Commercial Pools ha ensured the successful running of this yeas event. Further more, the ongoing support p[lays a vital role towards supporting the West Australian aquatic industry and the provision of safe aquatic environments throughout
Community Services Industry Awards 2008
Remote Aboriginal Swimming Pools Project
Aboriginal children are two and a half times more likely to drown than non-Aboriginal children.
The Remote Aboriginal Swimming Pools Project is aimed at addressing this problem by providing on-site pool managers who oversee the day-day running of swimming pools in rural and remote areas, as well as providing swimming lessons, lifesaving training and after-school activities.
An initiative of the Western Australian branch of the royal Life Saving Society of Australia, this project won the Community Services Industry Award for business and won the Community Services Industry Award for business and community partnerships in 2007.
By delivering safe, efficient and effective aquatic facilities, the project meets the neeeds and expectations of rural and remote communities
News article - Royal life saving remote aboriginal swimming pools
( http://www.communitynews.com.au
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Northcote Aquatic & Recreation Pool Refurbishment
Northcote Aquatic & Recreation Centre in nearing the completion of its extreme makeover, which over the past two years has seen, amongst a range of other improvements, the resurfacing of the centre car park, the extension of the existing gymnasium, the provision of two new health suites and the installation of lighting around the outdoor 50-metre pool.
Split over two financial years, the $2.15m capital works project comes as a result of the collaborative efforts of Sport & Recreation Victoria, YMCA Victoria and the City of Darebin.
A key element of the project's second stage of development is the refurbishment of the outdoor 50-metre pool itself. Having commenced in June, industry representatives were able to witness first-hand, as part of a special presentation and site visit held on Wednesday 1 October, the work that has been undertaken by AVP Commercial Pools in the construction of the highly-regarded 'Myrtha Pool' at Northcote. It is anticipated that the pool will open for business in November, and is a stunning example of the technology available to councils and private agencies in the growing challenge of re-vitalising their existing infrastructure.
Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre's outdoor 50-metre pool is another illustration of the 'Myrtha Pool' technology, which utilises a patented pre-engineered modular system to create new water spaces or convert existing pools to match modern-day public expectations. Northcote's challenge is one that is replicated across many municipalities around Victoria - preserving the legacy of the 50-metre pools that boomed in the middle of the 20th century. The challenge for councils now is to design a pool for the next 30-50 years, considering that what was in vogue for the past 30-50 years may not be what is needed in the future.
Councils are considering what they can add to their water space to satisfy the needs of ratepayers. For example, the addition of spa beds and spa benches into facilities throughout Europe will become more commonplace in Australia in the future. An outdoor 50-metre pool does not always have to be an outdoor 50-metre pool, with existing pools able to be transformed into new shapes and sizes - either by simply adding to the length or width of a pool, or converting a pool from a common rectangular shape to a free-form beach entry.
Thankfully technology is now providing alternatives that can reduce the significant down-time associated with pool refurbishment and therefore can maximise pool availability.
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http://www.darebin.vic.gov.au/page/page.asp?Page_id=5855
, Don Nicholson, 2008)
Warmun Swimming Pool Opening
The Warmun swimming pool was recently jointly opened by
Royal Life Saving is responsible for managing this pool along with four other pools in Remote Aboriginal Communities throughout the Pilbara
These include improvements in children’s health such as reduced incidence of ear and skin infection
Royal Life Saving look forward to working closely with the Warmun Community to make sure that the benefits experienced in our other pools are replicated in Warmun.
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http://www.lifesavingwa.com.au/news/news_print.asp?id=132&type=c
, Unknown Author, 2008)
