Kwinana Recquatic wins three awards at 2024 WA Aquatic Recreation Industry Awards

Kwinana Recquatic has scooped the pool at the WA Aquatic Recreation Industry Awards. The City of Kwinana’s aquatic centre won three awards and was a finalist in two other categories at the State awards run by the Leisure Institute of WA. Kwinana Recquatic won swim school of the year, the community impact award for its Good Thanks Cafe social enterprise initiative with Good Sammy Enterprises, and centre duty officer Gordon Cheok was named emerging leader of the year. Mayor Peter Feasey said the swim school team was recognised for “excelling in programming, customer service, risk management and community involvement, with an unwavering commitment to participants”. “Since July 2023, the Good Thanks Cafe has been a beacon of inclusion in our community by creating meaningful employment opportunities for people living with a disability, using a social enterprise model championed by Western Australian charity Good Sammy Enterprises,” he said. “I congratulate Kwinana Recquatic duty officer Gordon Cheok, who stepped into various team leader roles recently, particularly excelling as the sport and programs team leader. “I also acknowledge Kirra Russell who was a finalist for lifeguard of the year, and Melissa McCabe, who was a finalist for swim teacher of the year, and I am proud of the three staff who were invited to share their wisdom and insights from Kwinana at the LIWA conference as speakers.”