Beatty Park Leisure Centre Coordinator of Aquatics | Board member | Surfer
Every Friday afternoon Jeff Fondacaro used to wonder what the hell he was doing digging trenches as a plumber when his friends would go on and on about what great weeks they’d had as professional lifeguards and lifesavers.
Determined to be as happy as his friends, Jeff quit and got himself a job as a pool lifeguard. Forty-five years later his love affair with water and all things aquatic hasn’t dimmed – and apart from replacing the odd washer at home, he’s never gone back to plumbing.
“I love the variety of the job,” says the coordinator of aquatics at the Beatty Park Leisure Centre. “You have your regulars, whose life story you get to hear and those people who genuinely appreciate what you do for them.”
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- Created: 19 December 2018
Applications are currently open until 28 Feb 2019 for the St John Heart Grant thanks to Lotterywest. If you’re a not for profit sporting or community group, apply now!
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- Created: 19 December 2018
The question was asked the other day in relation to a patron approaching staff at an aquatic centre to show them the new tattoo they got. A 'Do Not Resuscitate' (DNR) tattoo was permanently inked to their body and hence the patron wanting it known to staff at the time that they did not want to be resuscitated if ever the time arose that they may require CPR. The question was asked. What are the implications if staff did resuscitate the person who has previously made it known they did not wish to be resuscitated? What is our duty of care and responsibilities of performing CPR on a patron knowing previously they do not wish to be revived?
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LIWA Aquatics hit the road again in October to “Maintain the Network” in our Great Southern and Wheatbelt regional areas of WA. This year LIWA and its delegates where privileged to visit the towns of Gnowangerup and Cunderdin.
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- Created: 07 January 2019
LIWA Aquatics, being the peak body for pool managers within Western Australia, has collaborated with key industry stakeholders within the aquatic industry and select members at the recently held LIWA Country Pool Manager Seminars and has come to a consensus on what its response will be to the review and survey focusing on Group 1 (Public Swimming Pools in WA)
Download the Position Statement below
http://www.liwaaquatics.org.au/component/edocman/department-of-health-wa.html
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- Created: 12 November 2018
CERM Performance Indicators at the University of South Australia is inviting Australasian sport, aquatic and leisure centres to be involved in our annual survey for the financial year 2017-18.
Key aspects of our survey:
- A national perspective/ snapshot on operational performance of sports, aquatic and leisure centres will be available at the conclusion of the survey
- This annual national benchmarking survey is the basis for robust industry operational indicators for Australasian sport, aquatic and leisure centres
- Compare your facility/s results with well-established industry relevant KPI’s
- KPIs are reported for key aspects of operational management including finance, services, marketing, human resources, and utilities.
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The Department of Health (DoH) is seeking feedback on this discussion paper and options for the management of the public health risks associated with aquatic facilities in Western Australia. You are invited to read through the following discussion paper and provide feedback via an online survey or paper copy version.
It is important that we retain what we have in terms of the Code of Practice whilst making a few changes to better suit our aquatic industry in WA.
Survey closes 30th November so we do not have long to make sure we have our say.
Download Department of Health WA Disccussion Paper and Survey
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- Created: 19 December 2018
Its coming into the wet season in our northern regions and lightning strikes can severely injure or kill outdoor workers and patrons in your swimming pool. This fact sheet provides information about lightning and includes duties for employers of outdoor workers and precautions to be taken to reduce the risk of injuries and deaths as a result of lightning strikes.
Also please take the survey below in relation to the Management of Lightening at Aquatic Facilities (this is conducted by a company in the USA but has relevance here in Australia.)
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- Created: 19 December 2018
Day 1
This year’s conference was once again very well supported by industry with over 245 delegates registering for the event that included 36 Stands in the Exhibition Area. There was plenty of colour, noise and excitement on Monday morning registration with delegates from all over the state flying in for the two days of presentations and trade exhibition. Once the event started it had a great energy and vibe as people with common interest catch up to discuss the past season as well as what is on the horizon for the next.
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- Category: State Conference
- Created: 23 August 2018
