Alright, we’re back on the mic. It’s been… longer than planned. Let’s call it a “quarterly release schedule” and move on. 😅

In this episode, Luke and David kick off with a proper catch-up, a few laughs, and a small detour into David’s latest life update and his ongoing journey to actually learn to swim.

Then we get into the stuff happening in the industry right now. There’s new drowning data out and the trend line is not what most people would guess, especially when you look at age groups. We talk through what’s behind it and what it could mean for how the sector talks about water safety without turning it into doom and gloom.

After that, it’s a quick lap of what’s been popping off across aquatics. International Women’s Day events, facility updates and tenders, a major venue story that’s been brewing for a while, plus a Queensland compliance heads-up that operators will want on the radar.

And we wrap with what’s ahead because SPARK 2026 is shaping up fast. Gold Coast, strong keynote list, and plenty of reasons to get excited.

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