ARI Mentor Program builds on success of inaugural challengeSome of the best and brightest of NSW’s aquatics industry gathered at the Next Gen Health Club in Ryde, Sydney at the end of September to launch the 2019 Aquatic and Recreation Institute (ARI) Mentor Program.This is the second year of the Program, which aims to support emerging leaders within the aquatics industry. Teams are required to solve a problem through research, program or solution design that benefits the industry, whilst providing opportunities for participants to develop technical, project and leadership skills.Jonas Leisure is the Principal Partner →

In the Deep embraces Udio for growth In the space of 11 years, In the Deep has grown from a small 50 student swim school to one that delivers 500 classes each week to anywhere between 1,300 and 1,500 students. In the Deep operates from The Juniors Club in Kingsford, Sydney seven days a week, offering babies classes, learn to swim, stroke development, and squad classes. The swim school recently began using Udio to manage its students, instructors, sessions, bookings, waitlists, billings and payments. In the Deep Founder Sasha Hanic says it’s early days, →

Queensland’s aquatics best and brightest recognised at ALFAQ Awards One of Queensland’s newest community aquatic facilities received the Jonas Leisure Facility of the Year Award at the Australian Leisure Facilities Association Queensland (ALFAQ) Awards last night. Gympie Aquatic Recreation Centre (Gympie ARC) pipped finalists Miami Aquatic Centre and last year’s winner Milne Bay Aquatic and Fitness Centre to take out the award, which was accepted by Gympie ARC Centre Manager Courtney Murphy. Jonas Leisure Sales Manager Bryn Whales, who was on the ALFAQ Awards judging panel, said the award recognised best practice in the →

A new service that gives leisure centre managers access to the kind of deep-dive data insights available to major supermarkets has launched in Australia and New Zealand. The service is being provided by business intelligence company ActiveXchange and supported by leading leisure management software company Jonas Leisure. It brings together data from multiple leisure industry sources to generate insights that can be used by leisure centre managers to decide what kind of facilities to build, where to locate them, which programs to run, optimal pricing, and who to market to. ActiveXchange Chief Executive Alex →

Pictured above: The BlueFit team, from left, Roland Karoliny, Jemma Malik, Chris McAdam and Otua McHardy with mentor Nichole Edsall and Jonas Leisure Sales Manager Bryn Whales. Four young professionals who developed an online dashboard to make it easy for aquatic centre managers to track key facility operations and incident data have been crowned the winners of the inaugural ARI Mentor Program. The team, from facility management company BlueFit, was announced as the winner by Mike Henton, Chief Executive of Jonas Leisure, during a Presentation Dinner at the recent ARI Conference and Trade Show →

New South Wales swim centre Aquatics Down Under has received the prestigious 2018 AUSTSWIM NSW Recognised Swim Centre Award in recognition of its passionate teachers, innovative programs and dedication to catering to students with special needs. The Award was presented by Jonas Leisure Sales Manager Bryn Whales at the 2018 AUSTSWIM NSW Awards Dinner at The Epping Club in Sydney on Friday night. Jonas Leisure sponsored the AUSTSWIM Recognised Swim Centre Award, which was one of eight awards presented on Friday night to celebrate AUSTSWIM teachers, presenters and swim centres for their contributions to →

Udio makes a splash for State Swim State Swim runs a network of 13 swim schools across Western Australia (9), South Australia (2) and Victoria (2). Every week, more than 15,000 customers pass through the 13 sites, with some of State Swim’s larger facilities offering between 1,500 and 1,800 swimming classes a week. State Swim began using Udio around four years ago, first rolling it out in Western Australia, before introducing it in State Swim’s South Australia and Victoria facilities. State Swim Chief Operating Officer Ben Robertson says they were previously using a system →

Data driving change in Australia’s aquatic industry The aquatics industry is set to discover the possibilities data offers for revolutionising the way it does business as the first participants of the Aquatic and Recreation Institute (ARI) Mentor Program prepare to present their projects. The ARI Mentor Program supports emerging industry leaders. Over six months ARI member teams will complete a project-based challenge under the guidance of an experienced industry mentor. Jonas Leisure is the Principal Partner for the program. In November last year, seven teams participating in the inaugural challenge were given the task →

MyMemberSales upgrade streamlines fitness sales A social media-style newsfeed allowing sales teams to view, create and respond to messages from sales prospects is among the exciting new features introduced in a major upgrade to Jonas Leisure’s online sales management suite, MyMemberSales. Since its release in 2017, MyMemberSales has helped health and fitness businesses streamline sales processes, making things easier for sales managers and sales consultants alike. The update heralds the introduction of new tools, including a Reception Module to help staff connect with their colleagues. A new Team Review module and improvements to reporting →

What’s new at Udio The latest addition to the Jonas Leisure portfolio of brands, Udio, is on a mission to bring efficiency to class-based fitness businesses. Since joining the Jonas Leisure family in 2017, it has released a series of new features and updates designed to benefit both new and existing customers. Udio’s course management software provides a unique ability to manage students, instructors, sessions and bookings with ease. Read on to discover some of the latest improvements to Udio. Online booking Customers have grown to love and expect the ability to make online →