Read the latest SPLASH! Edition 165 out now
The latest digital version of SPLASH! is out now: read Edition 165 online now.
Veda Dante looks at how innovation, improved design and more efficient manufacturing processes have reshaped Australia’s fibreglass pool market.
Raindrop bridge creates a magical effect
Zac Dejanovic tells us about the intriguing, dynamic project that won his business the 2025 Enhancement of the Year Award.
Water in motion elevates public spaces
Patrick Handley explains the ideas behind making exciting water features that the community and the client embrace.
Liability when small holiday lettings include swimming pools
What are the compliance requirements where owners of short-stay accommodation have a swimming pool onsite, and what is their exposure to failures in pool safety and water treatment where guests may be adversely affected?
Ruthenium shock: why salt chlorinator prices are under pressure
Declan McGuire outlines the supply issues with this critical element in the production of electrodes, and why that is leading to price pressure on salt chlorinators.
Kristin Brookfield looks at the seasonal nature of the swimming pool and spa world, and outlines SPASA’s activity during the summer to promote the industry.
Latest update in regulation changes and advocacy
SPASA policy manager Ben Makepeace updates us on changes to warranty schemes, pool safety reforms and tax office requirements.
Service technician’s obligations relating to non-compliant pools
Spiros Dassakis offers advice relating to pool service technicians and their obligations and liability when encountering non-compliant backyard swimming pools.
Where and when did humans start swimming?
Without swimming, there’d be no need for swimming pools. But how and when did it all begin? Historian Karen Eve Carr takes us back more than 100,000 years to the southern tip of Africa.
