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Working in Heat

With Climate change a real thing and our requirements to work in hot and humid conditions it is important to think about how you can manage workplace to ensure our staff are safe. Safe Work Australia has produces a few videos to raise the awareness of working in the heat and to provoke some discussion and thoughts of what your facility is doing to prevent heat related injuries.
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Tue 14 Jan 2020

Adult Water Safety Survey

Share your thoughts for your chance to win! Royal Life Saving Society WA is conducting a survey about the swimming and water safety experiences of adults aged 45 and older. All completed surveys will go in the draw to win $250 cash. Get in quick as the survey closes on 21 January 2020.
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Mon 13 Jan 2020

Does your Facility require Dangerous Goods Licence?

In Western Australia sites storing chemicals classed as dangerous goods may require a licence under the Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and Handling of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007. Unless an exemption applies, a site requires a dangerous goods licence if the quantity of certain classes of dangerous goods present on site exceeds the manifest quantity. More information is contained within the attached Guidance note.
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Wed 09 Oct 2019

LIWA Welcomes New President

My career in Aquatic Management started in 1998, the week before Christmas a position of Pool Manager suddenly became available at the pool where I was teaching swimming and lifeguarding.   I had no management experience and didn’t realise the leap of faith the Centre Manager was taking in me.  That week was incredibly hot in Perth so as an accidental Pool Manager I started in the deep end.  
Sat 05 Oct 2019

Community Swimming Grants Program

The Australian Government is investing $28.9M over four years to get the least active Australians active through the Move It AUS - Participation Grants Program. Swimming Australia has received Move It AUS funding and have created the Community Swimming Grants Program so we can partner with local swimming and aquatic’s providers to get more people moving in the water.
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Wed 02 Oct 2019

Vale Merv Millar

Sad news of the passing of one of the founding members of LIWA Aquatics. Merv passed away peacefully at St John of Gods in Midland Sunday 25 August 2019 Merv was the original manager of Bilgoman Pool and worked for the Shire of Mundaring from 1968 to 1998. He was the coessential pool manager, professional, friendly and supportive of all the local kids and their families.
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Tue 24 Sep 2019

New LIWA Website

LIWA Aquatics is proud to announce the creation of its new website. The website aims to provide members with additional functionality, more user friendly access to the site and personal account information with the ability to view a history of emails, payments, event registrations and Accreditation details (including downloading your current Accreditation Certificate for your employer)
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Thu 19 Sep 2019

LIWA Aquatics turns 50

It all began back in 1969 when it was originally called the "Swimming Pool Managers Association of WA Inc."  From approximately 1957 - 1967 the Local Authorities Swimming Pool Conferences were held annually in WA and from this a steering committee was developed. On the 18 July 1969 a constitution was adopted and the Association was formalised. Fred Smith Life Member of LIWA Aquatics was on the committee when it began....
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Thu 18 Jul 2019

Pool Lifeguard Challenge 2019

Pool lifeguards from various aquatic centres around the state descended on HBF Stadium last month for the 2019 Royal Life Saving WA Pool Lifeguard Challenge proudly sponsored by LIWA Aquatics. The highly-anticipated event, held annually in late February, sees teams of lifeguards pitted against each other for a day of friendly rivalry. Each team of four competes in a series of challenging events designed to test their fitness and skill levels.
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Sun 03 Mar 2019

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