City Venue Management

We’re BIG fans of this.
And when we say big… we mean WORLD’S LARGEST. 🌊🙌

We’re proud to support the Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA), Ampd Academy (RTO: 31946) and Aquatics & Recreation Queensland (ARQ) as they take over the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre for an attempt at the World’s Largest Aqua Aerobics Class!

💦 Monday 24 August
⏰ 3:00pm
📍 Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Southport

This incredible event is proudly sponsored by Ampd Academy, with our brilliant Aqua Instructors taking centre stage to lead what promises to be an unforgettable afternoon.

Hundreds of people. One pool. A whole lot of energy. And a fantastic opportunity to put aqua, our instructors and our industry in the spotlight.

We’re absolutely here for it! Whether you’re an aqua die-hard, an industry colleague, a SPARK delegate, or simply someone who wants to be part of something pretty epic - get in the pool! 🏊‍♀️

This is going to be a LOT of fun, and we can’t wait to see the Gold Coast come together to make some history! 🙌

Register now: https://events.humanitix.com/worlds-largest-aqua-aerobics-class

We're proud to announce a new community partnership between City Venue Management and Baby Give Back that will help support Queensland families experiencing vulnerability.

Our aquatic and recreation facilities are more than places to swim and stay active—they're community hubs where thousands of families connect every week. Through this partnership, selected CVM venues will now become official Baby Give Back donation collection points, making it easier for our communities to support those who need it most.

Community members can donate:
• New or pre-loved baby and children's clothing (up to Size 5/6)
• New nappies
• Baby wipes

Every donation will be collected, sorted and thoughtfully packed by the incredible Baby Give Back team before being distributed to families through health, education and community support services across Queensland.

As Shani Gold, Programming, Partnerships & Strategic Development explains:

"Our venues are community hubs that welcome thousands of families every week. Partnering with Baby Give Back provides a simple but meaningful opportunity for our communities to support families while ensuring our commitment to social impact extends beyond recreation."

We're excited to launch the first collection points at our Townsville venues:
📍 Tobruk Memorial Pool
📍 Kokoda Memorial Pool
📍 Long Tan Memorial Pool
📍 Northern Beaches Leisure Centre

This marks the beginning of what we hope will grow into a broader initiative across our network of venues.

A huge thank you to the team at Baby Give Back for the important work they do every day. Together, we're making it easier for our communities to give back—one donation at a time and one family at a time.



Baby Give Back - Quality clothing & essentials for QLD families - https://www.babygiveback.org/

We are extremely proud to stand alongside Challenge DV and strengthen our partnership in support of such an important cause.

Together, we are stepping up to shine a light on domestic and family violence, helping to raise awareness, start conversations, and support safer communities for everyone.

A huge thank you to City Venue Management for supporting ! 💜
For more than 25 years, City Venue Management has been helping people learn, grow, connect and stay safe.

Their people-first approach and commitment to creating safe and inclusive environments aligns strongly with the values at the heart of Challenge DV's work.

Through water safety programs, community employment pathways, and accessible spaces that bring people together, City Venue Management is helping build stronger, healthier and more connected communities. Their work is grounded in safety, inclusion and creating opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to thrive.

Thank you to the entire City Venue Management team for standing with us and supporting the movement to end domestic and family violence. We look forward to welcoming Team CVM to their first Darkness to Daylight, and making every step count together.

👉 There's still time to register: darknesstodaylight.org

🌆 Darkness to Daylight
📅 18–19 June 2026 – NEW DATE
📍 Queensland Parliament House
👟 110km | 10km | 3km | Run | Walk | Volunteer

Big news for the Gold Coast! 💙💛🌊🏉

Rackley Swimming and City Venue Management are proud to officially partner with the Gold Coast Titans 🤝

As the Exclusive Swimming Partner of the Titans, this partnership brings together two iconic organisations in the City of Gold Coast, who both have a shared passion for community, participation and performance.

From learn-to-swim to elite pathways, we’re excited to connect with more local families while promoting confidence, resilience and active lifestyles across the region.

With almost 30 years of swim education heritage and a strong presence across Queensland, Rackley Swimming continues to play an important role in building water confidence and safety for thousands of children and families every week.

From learn-to-swim through to high performance pathways, we’re proud to support swimmers at every stage of their journey, including Olympians Maximilian Giuliani, Sam Short, Meg Harris and Tommy Neill.

At its core, this partnership is about building stronger communities together 💙
We’re excited for what’s ahead!

Great to see the continued momentum behind this important work.

At City Venue Management, we’re proud to support initiatives that strengthen aquatic sport pathways and increase community access to high-quality facilities across Queensland. Working alongside Diving Queensland and the Sunshine Coast Diving Club, it’s exciting to see the long-term vision taking shape for the deep water pool and the opportunities it will create for both grassroots participation and athlete development.

Expanding capacity, introducing dry-land training spaces, and building the foundations for future programs will help ensure the facility continues to grow as a place where people can learn to dive, enjoy recreational participation, and develop competitive pathways.

A big thank you to everyone involved in the advocacy and planning process. Progress on projects like this takes persistence, collaboration and long-term commitment, and it’s great to see the collective effort across clubs, organisations and government stakeholders working toward a shared vision.

We’re proud to play a small part in supporting the future of diving in Queensland and the pathway towards Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games. 💙🏊‍♂️

One of the many things we do in the background at Diving Queensland is to support our clubs to maximise the utilisation and community impact of the five deep water pools we have in Queensland.

Recently we have been supporting the Sunshine Coast Diving Club with advocacy work associated with their longer term vision for the pool.

This has included multiple meetings across local and state government over the past 12 months... including with the Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie, Sports Minister Tim Mander (pictured) and his Director-General Andrew Hopper over the weekend at Community Cabinet in Caloundra... and with key stakeholders at Sunshine Coast Council.

From starting with single 1m and 3m springboards that were "hand me downs" from the Sydney 2000 Olympic games... together we are working towards infrastructure upgrades to double the capacity at the pool, and introduce dry land training spaces to improve training outside of the water.

Ultumately the goal is positioning the facility as a great place to learn to dive, an even better place to recreationally jump off the boards.... and potentially as a synchronised diving hub in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 games.

Its a long and hard (and sometimes frustrating) road to unlock funding for this kind of vision... which practically due to highly competitive funding environment can only delivered one piece at a time over the medium to long term... so a big shout out to Jayne Carberry and Ben Fox from the Sunshine Coast Diving Club (and Anastasia Ellerby from City Venue Management) for your effort and persistence so far!!