Aquatic Supervisors (Blackheath x 2)

http://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/yourcouncil/careers/vacancies/aquaticsupervisorblackheath
These positions are temporary, part-time from 26 November 2010 to 3 April 2011. One position is for 21.75 hours per week and the other is for 26.5 hours per week. Both positions are located at the Blackheath Pool.


These positions are responsible for the safe supervision of a shift including the organization of staff and resources and managing programs, customer service.

These positions require a high level of expertise in aquatic operations, staff leadership and customer service skill. Applicants will be required to hold a current Lifeguard Award, First aid certificate and hold or be undertaking Certificate III Aquatic Operations and Supervision

Salary: $21.57 gross per hour.
For further information contact: Briston Toft on (02) 4780 5152.
Closing date: 24 September 2010.

congrats to GetUp!

Election Report Back - GetUp! - a qucik video summary of some very significant pre-election achievements ;) http://t.co/ik1mRpF via @youtube
Thanx GetUP!

CONTINUOUS OPENING HOURS 2010/11 season

POOL OPENING HOURS: daily 7AM-7PM weekdays & 8AM-7PM weekends

• anticipating a successful 2010/11 season,
with new Blackheath POOL SUPERVISOR in charge

• three more white SHADE umbrellas to be installed

• free LEARN TO SWIM lessons, courtesy Uncle Tobys

• Pool water is WARMER than you think!
See www.twitter.com/Blackheath_Pool for daily temperature updates, or call Blackheath Pool (02) 4787-8018.

FREE Community OPEN DAY Saturday 27 November

See you ‘down the Pool’

Blackheath Memorial Park Plan of Management (PoM)

The Blackheath Memorial Park Plan of Management (PoM) is available online.

This PoM was adopted by Blue Mountains City Council in December 2009.

A PDF version is available - it is a 5MB+ file / 90 page document - & this link is direct to the download - so do consider your bandwidth ahead of clicking link :
http://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/download.cfm?f=B98FD6CB-423B-CE58-A11AB2399CDA6D6A


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Blackheath Pool Centre Supervisor advertised

One upshot of our campaign for a full-time swimming season this summer has been the creation of a full-time BMCC job managing the Pool. This is something we believe is vital to the success of this coming season (& the future).

Consequently, the Blackheath Pool Centre Supervisor job was recently advertised on the Council website, on http://www.sportspeople.com.au/ / http://tinyurl.com/2eaz644 and in the Blue Mountains Gazette 4 & 11 August.

The closing date is 20 August 2010.
The successful applicant will take up the position in November.

Needless to say this is a very positive outcome for the viability of our Pool.

regular monthly meeting

Thursday 12 August 2010, 18:00 - 19:30
Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre (BANC) Gardiner Crescent Blackheath, Australia

Pls RSVP friendsofblackheathpool@gmail.com & we'll email you an agenda.

Blackheath Pool Foundation

We are seeking a pro-bono financial/legal whizz to help set-up a Blackheath Pool Foundation – any ideas?

balance tank fix continues...

7-7 x 7 next season!

Last night Council voted - Blackheath Pool WILL open 7AM to 7PM every day next season, apart from 8AM opening on weekend & public holidays in line with other Blue Mountains pools!

Thank you Councillors.

Middle of day closure - NEXT season 2010-2011

Middle of day closure at Blackheath Pool was a cost-saving experiment that is clearly a false-economy, as it prevents patronage!

It causes confusion amongst patrons. Middle of day closure places Blackheath Pool at a lower level of service delivery than other BM outdoor pools. Blackhesth Pool is an unheated pool, so in the cooler months the warmest, middle part of day is best for swimming! These are the kinds of comments made to us. Blackheath & District Chamber of Commerce & Community supports this call for continuous opening on the grounds that “the split-shift during school terms has a clear negative impact on local businesses & tourism operators.”

The Pool should open continuously throughout the day.

In parallel with continuous opening we feel it’s critical to build patronage – particularly getting kids back to the Pool, building a solid client-base, as they’re the patrons of the future. So in the coming season we propose a range of promotional strategies to increase kids patronage.

Blackheath Pool has a unique character as a principally recreational facility, distinctively different from other mountains pools, but provided for all mountains residents, and as a ‘destination’ for tourists.

This concept anchors our call for a promotional push re-branding of the Pool as “...our mountains beach”.

Reconstruction work in progress...

• ...view thruogh south gate of temporary access pathway across lawn to construction site

• removed turf stacked near western fenceline...

• ...construction site: picnic tables & bricked surface removed in preparation for works

• bricks stacked on palettes adjacent to lap-pool near weatern fenceline...

balance tank FIX begins...

Well sadly the summer season is over for another year.

BUT the work on the new balance tank has begun - with the brick surface above the balance tank being removed in preparation for reconstruction work.

Great news : funding to fix Blackheath Pool balance tank is secure

Great news from Deputy Mayor Janet Mays - it seems funding to fix Blackheath Pool balance tank is secure.

NINE of the twelve Councillors are in favour of reallocating required funds.

Many thanx to Crs Gibbs & Mays who have worked strenuously behind the scences to achieve this outcome. We wish Cr. Hamilton a speedy recovery from surgery.

email from Cr. Mays 11-March-2010:
"Good news re the $ for the pool. We just need to formalise the reallocations and ensure the majority of Councillors are on board. So far Searle, Mays, Hamilton, Van Der Kley, Luchetti, McCallum, Creed and Greenhill have indicated their support for the sourcing/reallocation of the needed funds. I expect most others to follow suit in the next day or so."

balance tank 'plot' rumour quashed

Initially Friends of Blackheath Pool & Memorial Park were most concerned to hear a decision on repairing Blackheath Pool’s damaged balance tank was deferred at Council (see previuos post below). 

However, following discussions with Councillors we understand the deferral motion was made on sound financial management grounds. BMCC is in the midst of annual budget planning, so deferral allows time to find money to fix the balance tank.

FoBP&MP is convinced that rumours there’s a plot to close the Pool are absolutely untrue & are counterproductive.  We look forward to collaborating with Councillors & staff on achieving a balance tank fix in time for the start of the 2010/2011 season.

BALANCE TANK issue at BMCC Tues 23 Feb 2010

At Council on Tuesday night the BALANCE TANK matter was deferred by a majority vote of Councillors to allow time to find the estimated $200-250,000 fix money!
2010-02-23 Council Meeting: AGENDA

Background:
Prior to this season the Blackheath Pool balance tank failed & a temporary fix was made so the Pool could open on time.  During the renovation work 2003-2006 Blackheath Pool Advisory Group was assured the Balance Tank was sound & did NOT need replacement.

Business Paper of Tues 23 Feb 2010
A report to Council by BM City Services highlights:
“...that the new structure be piered to bedrock to prevent the additional mass on the existing floor causing settlement and subsequent cracking of the shell of the adjacent freeform pool.”

• As former BPAG advisors to Council during to the 2003-2006 remediation, FoBP&MP understood that the whole site was piered to bedrock during works. If this is the case some of the $200-250K costs may be defrayed;

• FoBP&MP finds it MOST disappointing that engineering assessment of the balance tank at the time of the remediation work led BPAG to believe the balance tank was secure for another decade.
Perhaps this offers Council some recourse to recoup monies on grounds of poor engineering advice?

“...work is expected to take six months to complete including the design phase.”

• Time is of the essence with an off-season of just eight months April to November 2010.
FoBP&MP is making a case for an early opening of The Pool in the 2010/11 Season – this would shorten the off-season to seven months. Blackheath Chamber of Commerce & Community support this proposal.


Most importantly FoBP&MP notes:

“...It is not considered an option to not proceed with this work, as this will ultimately result in the closure of the pool complex.”

• And CLOSURE OF THE POOL is clearly NOT an option for the Blackheath Community either!




excerpts from BMCC Business Paper

USING LAND FOR LIVING Item 21, Ordinary Meeting, 23.02.10
Item 21: Tender for Design and Construct Balance Tank at Blackheath Pool (4,019.9kb)
FILE NO: F05498 - 10/14451


Recommendations:
1. That the Council note that no tenders were received for the design and construction of a new balance tank at Blackheath Pool; and
2. That the Council resolve that the work be carried out by BM City Services in accordance with s178 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005.


Report by Acting Group Manager, BM City Services
Reason for report
This report is submitted in order to obtain the necessary resolution to proceed with the replacement of the balance tank at Blackheath Pool, as required under the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 

Conclusion

As a result of the lack of tenders received and the latent risk associated with this work, it is recommended that BM City Services undertake the design and construction of a new balance tank at Blackheath Pool in order for the pool complex to be operating in time for the 2010/11 summer season.

FULL REPORT 2010-02-23 Council Meeting: Using Land for Living (NB this is a larger than 4.0MB Adobe Acrobat file)