annual report - City of Bayswater
annual report - City of Bayswater
annual report - City of Bayswater
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<strong>Bayswater</strong> Waves Aquatic Centre<br />
<strong>Bayswater</strong> Waves is Perth’s premier<br />
indoor aquatic playground. It<br />
features Western Australia’s only<br />
wave pool and five other pools<br />
including an Olympic pool, dive<br />
pool, lap pool, hydrotherapy and<br />
toddlers’ pool.<br />
The Aquatic Centre provided an<br />
innovative, diverse and high quality<br />
program based on health and fitness<br />
for the community. Attendance has<br />
continued to increase over the past<br />
12 months with more than 959,150<br />
customers enjoying the facility.<br />
During 2008-09 the Aquatic Centre<br />
hosted two family fun days. The<br />
local and wider community had<br />
the opportunity to enjoy many<br />
attractions including pony rides,<br />
wave sessions and a live children’s<br />
concert. The two events attracted<br />
more than 3,000 visitors.<br />
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09<br />
Centre<br />
Attendance 657,134 727,858 845,345 903,755 921,530 959,150<br />
Another activity targeting young<br />
people is the Swim in Movie Nights,<br />
held on a Friday night in the school<br />
holidays. Teenagers are encouraged<br />
to laze around in the heated pool<br />
while watching the latest movie on<br />
the big screen. The events attracted<br />
1,500 people.<br />
The Royal Lifesaving Society <strong>of</strong><br />
Western Australia has also recognised<br />
the Aquatic Centre with the highest<br />
safety rating in Western Australia.<br />
Financially the Aquatic Centre has<br />
continued to perform well with<br />
a break-even result. The <strong>City</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong>fers residents the opportunity<br />
to purchase a privilege card<br />
which entitles them to a 15<br />
percent discount on pool entry,<br />
memberships and swim school<br />
bookings.<br />
The following capital expenditure<br />
occurred at the Aquatic Centre:<br />
installation <strong>of</strong> new pool blankets,<br />
lane ropes, and the refurbishment<br />
<strong>of</strong> the vanities in the seven change<br />
rooms and the front counter.<br />
Maylands<br />
Waterland<br />
The <strong>City</strong> assumed responsibility for<br />
the management and operations <strong>of</strong><br />
the water playground located on the<br />
Maylands Peninsula, on 1 July 2007.<br />
The water playground is not heated<br />
and therefore is only open to the<br />
public from 1 November to 30 April<br />
each year. During the 2008-09<br />
summer, more than 30,000 people<br />
visited the facility.<br />
Major works were conducted to<br />
increase the water flow to the large<br />
toddler pool. This work was carried<br />
out to comply with the Health<br />
Department’s Aquatic Code that was<br />
introduced in 2007.<br />
The water playground is suitable<br />
for families with younger children.<br />
There is a splash pool for babies and<br />
toddlers and a large leisure pool for<br />
older children. Many families have<br />
taken the opportunity to hold their<br />
children’s birthday parties at the<br />
water playground. In total, 215 private<br />
children’s birthday parties were held<br />
during summer compared to 170 the<br />
previous year.<br />
Five family fun days were held<br />
during the summer months with live<br />
entertainment for children, ranging<br />
from Fat Cat through to Christmas<br />
Carols. These five events attracted<br />
more than 1,500 families.<br />
<strong>Bayswater</strong> Waves, Embleton<br />
city <strong>of</strong> bayswater <strong>annual</strong> <strong>report</strong> 2008-09 15
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