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12 April 2022
by Angus Donald
From Easter Friday through to Easter Monday, both the Runaway Bay and Bundall Active Pool Supplies stores will be closed. We'll be taking the Easter holiday to take some well-earned time off, and we'll be open again on Tuesday 19 April to get right back into helping you take care of your pool.
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Active Pool Supplies Is Voted The Best Pool Shop On The Gold Coast
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APS Pool Nerds enjoy new Display at Bundall store
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APS Ramps Up Staff Training To Heat Your Pool And Offers A Sneaky $50 Off The Price Of A New Heater
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APS conducts staff training throughout the year, and we particularly take the opportunity of the qui...
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Active Pool Supplies celebrates Olympics in Brisbane success
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While the past 18 months has been challenging, there is no doubt that Queensland has shone as the pl...
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We are open throughout the lockdown
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During the recently announced snap lock down, Active Pool Supplies continues to remain open and oper...
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John from our marketing team volunteering at Covid Vaccination Hub.
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Answering the call for the Covid volunteers is John who works part time in our marketing team. Ba...
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Runaway Bay Shopping Centre goes renewable
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Our long association and representation at Runaway Bay Shopping Centre has served our customers well...
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Angus did the numbers and got Vaccinated
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Position Vacant - Pool Shop Retail Staff
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Active Pool Supplies is currently looking for a motivated and customer service oriented person to jo...
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APS is Closed on the ANZAC Day and Labour Day Public Holidays
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Please be advised that APS will be closed for the consecutive Mondays of the ANZAC Day Public Holida...
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APS is Closed on Sundays until October
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Please be advised that from 1 April until 30 September, Active Pool Supplies we will be closed on Su...
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APS Is Closed Over The Easter Weekend
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The Active Pool Supplies team celebrates Xmas in style with ABBA
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On Saturday 5 December, the Active Pool Supplies team had an ABBA-dazzling Xmas Party at the Gold Co...
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Here's a quick introduction to one of the members of our fine team. Mark is the Operations Mana...
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Bundall Customer thinks Graham is 'Just Great'
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On Wednesday this week, I was finishing off the articles for this edition of the newsletter. I nee...
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Pool Tech Ken Provides VIP Regular Pool Services To Runaway Bay On Monday
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On Monday this week, Pool Tech Ken spent his day at Runaway Bay, providing Regular Pool Services to ...
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Pool Tech Leigh Provides VIP Regular Pool Services To Hope Island On Wednesday
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On Wednesday this week, Pool Tech Leigh spent his day on Hope Island providing Regular Pool Services...
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Meet the Team - Pete H, Pool Technician
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Meet The Team - Brett Mooney, General Manager
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Here's a quick introduction to one of the members of our fine team. Brett has been with APS since b...
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Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Needs You!
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As we've mentioned in previous Newsletters, the team at Active Pool Supplies are proud to be "Lifebl...
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Don't Wait To Repair (Or Upgrade) Your Pool Light
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A bit like the plumber who never takes the time to fix his own leaking taps, Angus of APS had not bo...
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Some Complimentary Customer Feedback
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It's nice to receive some positive feedback every now and again, so we thought we'd share it. Hel...
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Young Charlie takes a break from home schooling and hits the pool tools
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With all the home schooling going on recently, our Pool Tech Wazza's young bloke, Charlie, took a br...
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Commercial Pools Permitted to re-Open
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The Qld Government has announced Stage 1 easing of COVID-19 restrictions to apply from midnight Frid...
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Everyone has a role to play when it comes to preventing the spread of flu and other diseases. Here's...
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Aaron keeps on giving as a Life Blood champion during COVID-19
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During COVID-19, we reckon it's important to remember that blood and plasma donation remains absolut...
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Thanks to the people that support us
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It's been an "interesting" time over the last 3 weeks. We'd like to give a quick shout out to the pe...
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Feel safe when visiting our shops
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Join us for a quick tour of Active Pool Supplies Bundall to see the procedures we have put in place ...
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Is there a silver lining to the closure of your commercial pool?
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The temporary closure of commercial pools presents a great opportunity to perform those maintenance ...
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As manager of a commercial pool, what should I do during this time?
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Keep up the maintenance of the pools and spas in your building. If you usually bring your water samp...
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Is Active Pool Supplies still open for business?
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At this stage we are open and fully operational. We have updated our systems and processes to ensure...
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Do I need to close my commercial pool during the Coronavirus pandemic?
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In short, yes. In Queensland, the requirement to close pools applies to the following: - Public sw...
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Is your pool water safe?
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Chlorine is a chemical that authorities are typically using to sanitise in order to kill the COVID-1...
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Contactless pool servicing during the Coronavirus pandemic
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To the maximum extent possible, our Pool Technicians are practicing "contactless" pool servicing whe...
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Can you still come to Active Pool Supplies stores during the Coronavirus pandemic?
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Don't be offended when you visit, but we are keeping our distance. We are following strict hygiene ...
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Water Sample Bottle drop & collect points in our shops during the pandemic
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If you wish to minimise your time in our shop, feel free to drop your Water Sample bottle at the dro...
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It's time to support your local businesses during the business distruption
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Finally, in these testing times, we think it's worthwhile making an effort to buy locally, where pos...
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Our response to Coronavirus Covid-19 for your health and hygiene
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APS staff rocking their crazy shirts for a cause
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Last Friday Active Pool Supplies staff enjoyed a "Crazy Shirt Day" to raise more funds for the Firie...
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Angus backs up for his 20th blood donation
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Aaron keeps on giving as a Life Blood champion
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Positions Vacant - We still need more staff!
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Active Pool Supplies donates to fire relief
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Thanks for the Xmas Cheer...
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Lifeblood champion pool technician Aaron is this week's blood donor
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In our quest to do our part for Christmas blood stocks at Active Pool Supplies, one our technicians ...
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Angus, our latest life blood champion
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In our quest to do our bit in advance of the Christmas break we are doing more than keeping your poo...
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Competition winner
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Congratulations to Jo, from Broadbeach Waters who is the winner of our latest competition. Jo and he...
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