Esther Lauaki
By Esther Lauaki
Brimbank Leisure Centres swept up three awards at the recent 2020 Aquatics and Recreation Victoria Awards.
US basketball heavyweight Dennis Rodman delivered the exciting news online that Brimbank had taken out the Sustainability Award, Customer Service Award and Facility Management of the Year Award in the medium category.
Brimbank chief Helen Morrissey said the Facility Management of the Year Award recognised improvements to Brimbank Leisure Centres.
“Brimbank Leisure Centres have achieved some incredible results in the past year, despite the very significant challenges presented by COVID-19, including more than 30,000 extra visits and gaining an extra 300 members,” Ms Morrissey said.
“We’ve introduced 24-hour gym access at Sunshine Leisure Centre and of course completed the design and planning of the exciting new St Albans Health and Wellbeing Hub, which will replace the old St Albans Leisure Centre.
“We’ve also improved our environmental footprint at Sunshine Leisure Centre, by ‘thinking outside the box’ and adopting a mix of innovative technologies and simple, yet smart, solutions – such as using up-cycled building materials for the outdoor café, and reducing plastic waste.
“Brimbank has continually invested in solar, cogeneration, rainwater harvesting, backwash recovery, automated building management [ [and] energy monitoring, as well as energy-efficient fittings, fixtures and pool plant.
“We are proud of our vision for a sustainable future for the community and our achievements in this space.
“Thank you to Aquatics and Recreation Victoria – we are grateful for being recognised and would also like to congratulate the other nominees for their achievements.”
Brimbank was also a finalist in the Swim School of the Year and Swim Teacher of the Year categories.
Sunshine Leisure Centre is currently open for outdoor swimming and preparing to open more services in line with Victorian government restrictions.
Details: www.leisurecentres.brimbank.vic.gov.au
