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Richmond has recognised its staff, players and volunteers in the Club’s sixth annual, peer-voted Bunjil Awards, for those who are seen as outstanding role models for a selected Club value. This year’s value is Relentless, and is represented by the Dreamtime creature dulin dhuling, the goanna. The dhulin dhuling design was created by former Dreamtime jumper artist, Mick Harding. The four Bunjil Award recipients were voted by their peers for challenging themselves and others to ensure the Club achieves exceptional […]

Aligned Leisure, a 100% owned subsidiary of the Richmond Football Club, has successfully won the tender to manage the Albury and Wodonga aquatic facilities for the next five years. The two Councils met separately on Monday night to award the contract for the management of the four facilities to Aligned Leisure after a thorough evaluation process. Wodonga Mayor Cr Anna Speedie said Aligned Leisure would be offering employment to the local staff and providing a range of community programs and […]

Cardinia Shire’s major aquatic and recreation facilities operators, Aligned Leisure, have donated over $28,000 worth of fitness, health and well being programs to local residents enabling them to access swimming lessons, aquatic memberships and health and wellness memberships. Aligned Leisure’s Supported Access Program provides access to programs and services for local people experiencing financial stress and hardship. The Supported Access Program provides local people experiencing disadvantage with the opportunity to participate in Aligned Leisure’s fitness, health and well being programs. […]

Major improvements to the Eltham Leisure Centre will be welcomed by the residents of the Nillumbik Shire. Already the beneficiary of a $20m aquatic re-development, Nillumbik Shire Council, in partnership with management group Aligned Leisure, can now confirm that the health club area will undergo its own major transformation over the upcoming months. Brand new flooring, a fresh coat of paint and the entire range of health club equipment is being replaced with brand new, state of the art Technogym […]

Richmond Football Club has congratulated Cain Liddle on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Carlton Football Club. Liddle has spent the past seven years running Richmond’s consumer arm where he drove membership to record levels. He also established the Club’s subsidiary health and recreation business, Aligned Leisure. “Cain has made an outstanding contribution to our Club and we congratulate him on his appointment,” Richmond CEO and Aligned Leisure Director Brendon Gale said. “Cain has aspired to move into […]

Cardinia Shire will have a 24/7 health club at Cardinia Life from October thanks to Cardinia Shire Council and facility manager Aligned Leisure. Members at Cardinia Life will have access to the health club at any time that is convenient for them, with an additional external entrance, additional accessible change space, security cameras and access control system to be installed. Deputy Mayor Cr Jodie Owen was pleased to confirm the proposal put forward by Aligned Leisure was supported by Council. […]

Aligned Leisure announced today that Ben Tudhope has been appointed as the company’s inaugural Business Development Manager. With over 13 years’ experience in the recreation industry, Tudhope has worked for and in partnership with a number of local government authorities and managed a variety of leisure facilities. Most recently, he was the Area Manager for the Active Moreland facilities. Tudhope is also a Director of Aquatics and Recreation Victoria and currently convenes its Facility Management Standing Committee. “I am excited […]

Customers can soon join a group exercise class any time our fitness centres are open. Aligned Leisure managed facilities in Cardinia and Nillumbik will add virtual fitness classes to complement the existing group fitness timetable. Partnering with Les Mills, the worldwide leading group exercise powerhouse, customers will be able to join a class in front a large screen during hours when exercise studios are typically sitting idle. “This is an exciting customer focused innovation” said Aligned Leisure General Manager of […]

Richmond Football Club and Aligned Leisure’s Tiger PAW program has won a major award at the Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards held this week at the Pullman Albert Park. The successful Tiger PAW (Physical Activity and Wellbeing) program took out the prestigious Programs, Activities and Events Award. The program educates primary school aged children in four modules, which are developed dependant on the needs of the local community. The 2017 program was rolled out in Cardinia Shire and […]