2023 Program

Monday 27th – Friday 31st March

Teaching Stream
Swim School Tour
Welcome Drinks
Day 1
Strategy
Day 2
Social Impact
Day 3
Sustainability
Experience
Adelaide Hills
Tour

TEACHING STREAM,
SWIM SCHOOL TOUR
& WELCOME DRINKS

Monday 27th March

Activities take place across a number of venues on Monday March 27th.

The Swim School Tour departs from the Stamford Grand Hotel, and joins the Teaching Stream delegates for lunch before returning to the Stamford Grand Hotel.

The Teaching Stream is held at the South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre

Registration for the Business Stream of conference occurs at the Stamford Grand Hotel on Monday afternoon.

Finally, the ASSA Vorgee welcome drinks (ticketed event) will be held at the Moseley Hotel from 5.30pm.

9am
Swim School Tour
9am - Departs Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg

Visiting:
Blue Dolphin Swim School
iSWIM
SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre
9am
9am
Teaching Stream Registration
9am - 9.20am
South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre
9am
9.20am
ASSA Welcome and Update
9.20am
9.30-10.15am
Water Safety for Infants
Vanessa Marlow, John Carew Swim School.

This session will outline the programs run at John Carew Swim School, the benefits and continued relevance for today's learn to swim and water safety programs. Highlighting the skills that can be taught, the language that should be used, and the expectations of the 3 important stages of child developments: 6-12 months; 1-2 years, 2-3 years; for learning to swim and water safety.
9.30-10.15am
10.15-11.00am
Find the Magic in Swimming Lessons
Tiffany Oldrey & Taylah Eastwood, South Australia Aquatic & Leisure Centre

Speed up students' progression, confidence and stroke development through safe nurturing teaching practices. Leave students with lasting memories that keep kids wanting to learn how to swim.
10.15-11.00am
11.00-11.30am
Break
11.00-11.30am
11.30am-12.15pm
An Inclusive and Progressive Adapted Aquatics Program for Swim Schools
Wendy Beutel, Laurie Lawrence Swim School

How to develop an inclusive swimming program for people with a disability. From foundations, to a high level of competency, see what Laurie Lawrence Swim Schools have learnt on the journey so far.
11.30am-12.15pm
12.15-1.00pm
See, Why & Do
Ruth Smith & Lyn O'Brien

Practical strategies and techniques to assist teachers who work with students who are neurodiverse or have challenging behaviours. What behaviours do you SEE in your lessons? WHY are these behaviours happening? What can you DO to ensure a successful lesson for all participants, including yourself?
The speakers will discuss the relevance of observational skills and the importance of gaining knowledge of challenging behaviours and neurodiversity. Ruth and Lyn have had a lifetime of experience and offer practical strategies, techniques and equipment which are used and can be implemented straight away into your next lesson.
12.15-1.00pm
1.00pm
Taste of South Australia Lunch
Swim School Tour and Teaching Stream participants join together for lunch at SAALC.
1.00pm
3.00-5.00pm
Conference Registration - Main Stream
Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg
3.00-5.00pm
from 5.30pm
ASSA - Vorgee Welcome Drinks
Moseley Hotel
from 5.30pm


DAY 1: STRATEGY

Tuesday 28th March

9am
Registration & Coffee with our Partners
Open from 9am - 10.00am
9am
10.00-10.10am
Conference Welcome & Opening
10.00-10.10am
10.10-11.00am
Move Your People Beyond Coping and into Restart, Relaunch & Recover
Marty Wilson - Strategic Evolution

Are your people feeling rudderless and depleted after two years of relentless change? Are your teams completely exhausted and desperately needing a boost? Forget resilience, it’s time for restart, relaunch and rejuvenation. Let’s get your business back to business.
10.10-11.00am
11.00-11.15am
Refreshment Break - brought to you by Insurance Advisernet
& Partner Expo
11.00-11.15am
11.15am-12.00pm
Swim for Good - using YOUR ecosystem to build a community and raise money for good
David Verlinde - Aquaducks Singapore & Geoff Coombes, OAM - Tour de Cure


Hear from Singapore based Aqua Ducks Swim School Aquatic Manager David Verlinde and Tour de Cure’s founder Geoff Coombes on how they took an idea to raise money through their swimming community to help fight for a cure for cancer. Who would have predicted the uprising it would create, building a community focused on fundraising as well as advocating and living the benefits of a healthy, happy lifestyle. They’ll share the tools that are available for you to do the same.
11.15am-12.00pm
12.00-12.30pm
Who's Who in the Zoo - the landscape of our future workforce
Will Moorhouse - Prosper Ex

In this presentation, Will discusses the importance of employee experience and the impact you can have on the customer experience. He will also share insight on how work has and will evolve, and what this means to your business.
12.00-12.30pm
12.30-1.30pm
Lunch - brought to you by iClassPro
& Partner Expo
12.30-1.30pm
1.30-2.15pm
Strategic Leadership: Guiding your team towards the RIGHT mighty goal
John Mitchell - Delta Gymnastics

During this session, John will be covering how great leaders engage their entire team towards a mighty goal - and how to make sure it is the right one.
1.30-2.15pm
2.15pm-3.00pm
The Secret Ingredients to 50 years of Success
Ben Sadler, Chris Bannister & Shona Pallas - Paul Sadler Swimland

Finding the perfect balance, selling the magical moments and the secret ingredient to 50 years of success at Paul Sadler Swimland.
2.15pm-3.00pm
3.00-3.30pm
Refreshment Break & Partner Expo
3.00-3.30pm
3.30-4.00pm
What do our Business Strategies look like as we head into the future
Panel Discussion, facilitated by Theo Millward.
Panellists: John Mitchell, Will Moorhouse, Logan Maguire.

3.30-4.00pm

DAY 2: SOCIAL IMPACT

Wednesday 29th March

9.00am
Coffee with our Partners
9.00am
9.30-10.30am
Get Out and Stay Out: Challenging Business as Usual for Good
Daniel Flynn - CEO of Thankyou
9.30-10.30am
10.30-11.00am
Refreshment Break & Partner Expo
10.30-11.00am
11.00-11.30am
The Learn to Swim Ecosystem - PWC Report Findings
RJ Houston - Royal Life Saving Society - Australia

Royal Life Saving and PricewaterhouseCoopers delivered a report late last year which mapped the learn to swim ecosystem across Australia and sought to understand how the system could be improved. The report includes recommendations to maximise the potential of learn to swim and improve our nation's swimming and water safety skills, which will assist in reducing the generational risk of drowning.
11.00-11.30am
11.30am-12.00pm
Leadership Legacies
Brad Vella, SGAC

Whether you are a new, emerging or current leader for your organisation, your leadership qualities have been established long before stepping into your leadership role. During this session, Brad will share how beneficial these leadership qualities are, reflections on how those around us perceive them, and what role this plays in your managerial work, processes and culture created when building high-performing teams
11.30am-12.00pm
12.00-12.45pm
Social Benefits of our Businesses
Panel Discussion
Panellists: Nicky Sloan - City Venue Management, Brad Vella - SGAC & Jake Culkin - Royal Life Saving South Australia
12.00-12.45pm
12.45-1.30pm
Lunch - brought to you by PrezentBox & Partner Expo
12.45-1.30pm
1.30-2.30pm
Making Aquatics a Terrific Experience
Tania Modde, Paramobility

A walk through of ways to remove barriers for those with a physical disability to enjoy aquatics.
1.30-2.30pm
2.30-3.00pm
Beyond the Pool
Jacqui Taylor - Life Saving Victoria

Adaptability has never been more important when it comes to offering swimming and water safety programs. In this session, Life Saving Victoria will share how they are adapting to current challenges to deliver swimming and water safety differently.

With long wait lists at swim schools, LSV will share 'beyond the pool alternatives' to traditional swimming programs. Learn more about gamification and the development of the online water safety game, LSV's new 'Sensory learning and exploration tent' and partnerships that build local capacity. Hear how they are providing these unique and innovative opportunities for students to access vital swimming and water safety programs and how you can get involved.
2.30-3.00pm
3.00-3.15pm
Afternoon Tea Break
3.00-3.15pm
3.15-4.30pm
Festival of Ideas
• Incorporating SAFERwater Warriors into your programming - ASSA's Water Safety Committee

• Building talent pipeline in your business - Bridie Bell, Nunawading Swimming Club

• The Power of Inclusive Communities - Annabelle Williams, OAM

• Social impact of your swim school business - James Ellender, ActivXchange

• How to structure classes to get the best support for the inclusion of children with autism in swim schools - Anna Chapple
3.15-4.30pm
6.30-9.30pm
Australian Swim Schools Association National Excellence Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner
MC: Annabelle Williams, OAM

Join us for pre-dinner drinks from 6.30pm, with the formalities starting from 7pm. This is a ticketed event.
Dress code: Cocktail
6.30-9.30pm

DAY 3: SUSTAINABILITY

Thursday 30th March

9.30am
Coffee with our Partners
9.30am
10.00-11.00am
Creating Remarkably Sustainable Products
Erinn Klein, Co-founder Ngeringa Wines
10.00-11.00am
11.00-11.30am
Refreshment Break & Partner Expo
11.00-11.30am
11.30am-12.15pm
Concept to Reality
Stan Wall, Lifeguarding Services Australia

What started as a question to the team of 'why can’t we do this', turned into an epiphany of 'we can do this!'

This presentation will share the three-year journey to obtaining ISO certification for environmental and energy management system how we moved our venue to carbon neutral!
The questions are always, Is zero achievable to old venues? What can I do? Where can I start, and does it actually work? We will look at the journey, the learning and what we did to decrease our footprint and meet international benchmarks.
11.30am-12.15pm
12.15-1.00pm
Where to Start on Environmental Change
Panellists include: Mark Cecil - Paul Sadler Swimland; Stan Wall - Lifeguarding Services Australia; Donna Mills - Berrydale Swim School

This panel will provide insight into the implementation of sustainability practices, including practical examples from swim schools who are walking this talk.
12.15-1.00pm
1.00-1.15pm
Conference Wrap up & Close
1.00-1.15pm
1.15-2.00pm
Lunch
1.15-2.00pm
2.00-4.00pm
Team Building - brought to you by iClassPro
Join us for team building games on the beachfront and refreshments as we wrap up our 2023 National Conference
2.00-4.00pm
4.00pm onwards
The Grand Bar
Join us at the Grand Bar at the Stamford Hotel for drinks
4.00pm onwards


EXPERIENCE ADELAIDE HILLS TOUR

Friday 31st March

10am
Bus departs Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg
10am
Ngeringa Vineyard tour & tasting
Visit Ngeringa's website
Lunch
Lot.100 - lunch & tastings
Visit Lot.100's website
Lunch
Grunthal - grazing board & tastings
Visit Grunthal's website
4.30pm
Return to Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg
4.30pm

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