Fish Links Swim School

This page should be checked regularly for any updates, information and downloads that may be needed for current and/or new enrolments.

Please note the best method of contact is via email as we can check this at anytime of day or night. Given the hours we spend at the pool the business phone line is set up as a message bank. There is no phone at the pool itself. Enquiries can also be made online

New Venue

Vaucluse Private Hospital is located at 82 Moreland Road, Brunswick

Melways Map reference for Vaucluse Hospital is Map 29 K4

The pool is NEXT DOOR to the hospital as part of the physiotherapy department

To There will be a Fish Links Sign on the door and there is plenty of parking next to the pool itself. Please do not park in the doctor’s car parking and use the remaining spaces as indicated.

Below I have drawn a diagram below for you to follow hopefully my drawing skills are clear enough!

Citylink is close by as is Sydney Rd, Nicholson St and Lygon St. If using public transport, Trams no. 19 and 22 pass close by as does bus route no. 510. Moreland train station is also within easy walking distance.

In an effort to improve communication between teacher, parents and management we have introduced our Submerge Newsletter to come out next term. This has proven to be a success so far with positive feedback from many parents. Please be sure if your not on email or you know someone who is not on email to let them know these updates are posted on the newsletter board at the pool.

In 2005 we introduced 'Parent Contact Week' it was a great success and we have continued doing this each and every term. Once a term where lessons will finish 10-minutes early so parents can talk to teachers regarding their child's individual progress.

In the past we have generally finished most classes 5-minutes early where possible so lessons run 25 minutes and teachers have time to catch up with parents. However this doesn't seem to be sufficient time to talk to all parents in the group and is often overlooked by teachers should they be busy with working on a particular skill.

Introducing 'Parent Contact Week' will mean that every lesson will run for the full 1/2hr each week from now on except for during parent contact week where we will finish 10minutes early.

If you feel you require more time to talk to the teacher about your child's progress you can call our message bank 9306 1548 or email us and we will have the teacher call you at an appropriate time.

Please send us your feedback regarding the newsletters and Parent Contact Week and should you have any further suggestions as to how we can improve communication between parents and teachers it would be very much appreciated.

Each year we have an underwater photo week where during lessons we take photos of those children who have returned their forms.

Following the week parents receive some great photos of their children and we put up a new photo frame at the pool with the best photos for that year. Now in its 6th year we look forward to the next photo day in 2007.

All pictures are copyright to Fish Links Swim School. Some on this web site are copyright to "Graphic All Sorts"

If your interested in us coming to do underwater photography at your swim school please give us a call on 9306 1548 for more information.

Cars are not to be parked on the basketball courts at all please this includes dropping children at the door then driving back and parking the car.

The only exception to this rule is for Staff as in the case of an emergency we would need to have cars readily available, and those with a disabled permit. The school has strict rules about this which we need to follow. Understandably the school do not want oil on courts where children play regularly.

The children's toy chairs and tables are not to be used to sit on by adults please. We have had several break due to parents sitting on them, and they are there for the children to use. if you need more chairs we can always get extra ones out if needs be. The table and chairs should only be used by children colouring in eating or doing home work and so on.

Please do not use these tables either to change babies on. we don't have baby change tables and this is for good reason. Despite the signage people do still use the change mats either on the children's table and chairs or on the seats in the changerooms.

A significant number of children rolled off these for your child's safety we ask you place the change mats on the ground to change children please. We do not have baby change tables because they are elevated so high that should a baby fall off onto the concrete floor they could be seriously injured.

Ducks and frogs for the bath can be found at some Kmart stores however they also have them online if you check out our Links page.

Thanks to our sponsorship from both the Australiana Group and Microboss we have been gradually updating all equipment for the swim school including purchasing lifejackets, new toys, new flippers and now new kickboards.

In the pool we still need to upgrade floaties and other teaching equipment which we will continue to do so over time. A priority at this point is looking at purchasing or hiring two heaters for the pool area to use during winter it is quite costly to do so and we are assessing the pro's and con's of whether to buy or hire these.

If you are starting as a new member to the swim school you receive either a complimentary swim cap or a discount on our swim nappies when fees are paid in full for the 8 weeks of term 1 this fee will be $100.00

Once you have completed a full term you have have access to our earlybird fees that reduce lessons to around $11.00 a lesson

Earlybird fees apply to those currently enrolled in the swim program from term to term
*Earlybird Fees this term were - $11 per lesson (8 weeks) $88.00

Regular Fees - Once Earlybird fees have finished - $15 per lesson (8 weeks) $120

* Earlybird fees are for current enrolments new enrolments pay full price initially but qualify for Earlybird the following term. It saves you approx $40 per child if you pay the earlybird fees.