WA hub uses Envibe to lift online game and improve recreation access Bunbury’s South West Sports Centre is making it easier for locals to get active and enjoy recreation by using the online functionality in Jonas Leisure's Envibe leisure management software to make booking simple and give customers more control over how they interact with the centre. With 3,000 members on the books and hundreds of thousands of people visiting each year to get their recreation fix, the community hub has become a popular meeting place for activities and events catering for everyone from school →

Funding crunch: How leisure centres can keep their doors open for communities Leisure centres offer a vital community service, but many publicly owned facilities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their impact and to come up with new ways to boost revenue and reduce costs. In New Zealand, many councils are about to release their long-term plans for public consultation. With money short and a well-publicised infrastructure deficit making media headlines, some council budgets are proposing funding cuts for recreation, including reduced operating hours for aquatic centres in some areas. We caught up with Tracey →

New features and customer success among the priorities for 2024 News Year's message from Jonas Leisure General Manager Alissa Lim Welcome to 2024! We’re already a month in and I hope you managed to get through the busy holiday season without too much stress, sneaking in some time off to relax and recharge along the way. This year will be an exciting one for our software, with some big plans afoot. These plans include a major new release this quarter that will help facilities generate more income, as well as other improvements informed by tech →

Five of Australasia's most unique aquatic centres From high-tech adjustable swimming pool floors to tree-top-brushing waterslides, Australasia is blessed with a wealth of noteworthy aquatic centres. And with summer coming up and holidays on the horizon, what better time to explore some of the most eye catching? After a lot of splashing about, we’ve settled on five of the very best. Dive in! Kiwa Pools So new it hasn’t yet had time to celebrate its first birthday, this stunning state-of-the-art aquatic centre in New Zealand features a World Aquatics standard 50m pool that can be →

How to create a win-win website for your leisure centre You’re probably aware of the importance of having a functional website for your leisure centre, but are you and your team making the most of what your website can offer? A well-designed website makes it easy for customers to access your leisure centre’s services, while giving your centre a platform to showcase everything from upcoming events to special offers to job vacancies. Years ago web designers waved wands behind screens and conjured up websites using arcane code. Luckily these days anyone can use website content →

Customer Voice resonates with users Our Customer Voice portal continues to go from strength to strength, driving development of Envibe enhancements with expert users (like you!) behind the steering wheel. Dozens of recent requests have been lodged, approved and introduced to Envibe as part of a customer-led cycle of continual improvement – a meaty 76% of the total requests received. The momentum Customer Voice has built up it means it now drives most of Envibe’s enhancements. Among the most popular enhancements voted on by our Customer Voice community was the upgrade to allow leisure centre →

A day in the life of our Services Manager Hannah Donohoe Want to be like Hannah? Every day our cheerful Services Manager Hannah Donohoe is out representing Jonas Leisure and helping leisure centres bring their member and leisure management systems into the 21st century. That means supporting customers transitioning to Jonas Leisure software, delivering training sessions and building quality relationships with clients across the whole Australasian leisure industry. “I’m proud to play a part in making it easier for people to enjoy health and fitness activities by enabling leisure centre activities with smart software – →