Giving Blood Saves Lives
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In November it was announced that blood supplies in Australia had fallen to their lowest levels in 1...
Read Full ArticleActive Pool Supplies Will Be Closed For The Easter Long Weekend
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 Will Be Closed For The Easter Long Weekend
by Angus Donald
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APS Celebrates 25 Years of Steve
by Angus Donald
In this day and age, it seems a very rare achievement indeed for someone to achieve 10, or more, yea...
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APS will be Closed Fri 18 Feb
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After a long Summer dealing with staff shortages and other challenges that the year has thrown at us...
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Thanks for the Xmas Cheer, and Happy New Year
by Angus Donald
The team at APS wants to say thanks to the various customers who shouted them a beer, or two, or a b...
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The Most Searched-For Term In Property: Swimming Pools
by Angus Donald
When Domain Real Estate notices a trend, you can be certain that they're on to something. On Novembe...
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Active Pool Supplies Is Supporting Deaf Kids
by Angus Donald
There are more than 12,000 children in Australia that suffer from some sort of hearing loss every da...
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Position Vacant - Swimming Pool Technician
by Angus Donald
Active Pool Supplies has been operating on the Gold Coast since1981. With two retail stores and 12 o...
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Active Pool Supplies Is Voted The Best Pool Shop On The Gold Coast
by Angus Donald
Here at Active Pool Supplies, we strive to achieve the highest level of service we can achieve. Our ...
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APS Pool Nerds enjoy new Display at Bundall store
by Angus Donald
Okay, we admit it, the staff at APS are utter pool nerds. We recently installed a working model of...
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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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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.
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
No matter where you are in the world, Covid-19 has been a life changing event and continues to ravag...
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Position Vacant - Pool Shop Retail Staff
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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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Please be advised that we will be closed for the duration of the Easter Weekend from Good Friday to ...
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The Active Pool Supplies team celebrates Xmas in style with ABBA
by Angus Donald
On Saturday 5 December, the Active Pool Supplies team had an ABBA-dazzling Xmas Party at the Gold Co...
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Meet the Team - Mark W, Operations Manager
by Angus Donald
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'
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
Here's a quick introduction to one of the members of our fine team. Pete is one of our esteemed Rep...
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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!
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
The Qld Government has announced Stage 1 easing of COVID-19 restrictions to apply from midnight Frid...
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Active Pool Supplies Pool Techs Take One in the Arm
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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?
by Angus Donald
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?
by Angus Donald
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?
by Angus Donald
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?
by Angus Donald
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?
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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?
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
1. Is your pool water safe? Chlorine is a chemical that authorities are typically using to sanitis...
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APS staff rocking their crazy shirts for a cause
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
Angus' visit to donate blood on Tuesday this week was a celebration of sorts with the Red Cross info...
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Aaron keeps on giving as a Life Blood champion
by Angus Donald
At Active Pool Supplies we believe our staff are a cut above the rest. It's not just their customer ...
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Positions Vacant - We still need more staff!
by Angus Donald
As demand for our products and services grows, our need for new staff grows also. Our previous News...
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Active Pool Supplies donates to fire relief
by Angus Donald
With scorching temperatures and lack of rain this summer, Australia has been living with the constan...
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Thanks for the Xmas Cheer...
by Angus Donald
On Christmas Eve morning, here at Active Pool Supplies we took the opportunity to distribute some of...
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The Active Pool Supplies team celebrates Xmas in style with Queen
by Angus Donald
On Saturday 7 December, the Active Pool Supplies team celebrated "Christmas Rhapsody" at the Gold Co...
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Sam's our latest blood donor
by Angus Donald
Now that 5 members of the Active Pool Supplies Lifeblood Team have given blood, there is no question...
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Lifeblood champion pool technician Aaron is this week's blood donor
by Angus Donald
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
by Angus Donald
With a growing momentum for our Lifeblood Team efforts to assist the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood ...
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by Angus Donald
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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Active Pool Supplies is proud to be a member of Red25
by Angus Donald
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service tells us that every blood donation can save three lives. ...
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Active Pool Supplies, or should it be Pro-Active Pool Supplies?
by Angus Donald
At Active Pool Supplies our ethos is to you treat your pool as if it were our own, so it's wonderful...
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Competition winner
by Angus Donald
Congratulations to Jo, from Broadbeach Waters who is the winner of our latest competition. Jo and he...
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