Covid-19 & Gym Reopening Update

Published 2nd November 2020

Bendigo it’s time to Dance, Cheer and Tumble again. Our gym is re-opening and we couldn’t be more excited if we tried.

The recent easing of restrictions on Indoor Recreational Facilities and Dance Schools within Regional Victoria has resulted in Cheer N Dance Bendigo being able to once again open our doors to our Athletes and Members, returning and new, as well as our staff and coaches

For the past 13 years, the safety of our athletes, members, staff and community has always been the most important aspect of our operations and 2020 is no exception to this. From today, we will be welcoming back athletes into our gym with a modified timetable and gym environment that builds on the safety measures put in place during June and July of this year.

Some of these increased safety measures that we have taken are as a result of our Peak Body contributions, the guidance of the State Government health advice and DHHS, as well as consulting with third party firms that specialise in creating safe workplace and gym environments. They include; implementing a COVIDSafe Plan, comprehensive and easy to retrieve contact tracing records of both visitors, staff and athletes, an infectious control policy that identifies the requirements of infection prevention and control, as well as cleaning checklists, logs and a Government Restrictions Policy to inform on our gym capacity and any relevant restrictions to our industry and business.

As an addition to this, we will have a Covid Warden rostered on at all times, both during gym operating hours and throughout administration hours, to oversee the implementation of our safety policies and help inform on new policies or differencing procedures that may be required. This Covid Warden will not be an on-duty coach, but an additional person, to allow coaches to coach and safety practises to be monitored by another within the facility.

As our athletes and members would know, we have recently created a private communications platform that allows direct and secure communication between the club, coaches, athletes and members. This members only area has become an important hub to communicate quickly with all stakeholders and in the event of an outbreak or health advice, will be used to quickly update athletes and members. We also have a similar platform that is used by staff and coaches that disperses information in a quick and timely fashion.

We are excited to welcome families and members back into the waiting room, with the required check-in, and show off the changes that occurred since they were last welcomed back in. You will notice the TV’s proudly displaying routines from the previous years. These have been a hit with athletes and we are sure that they will help pass the time for our visitors as well.

Lastly, we would like to thank all our athletes and members for their support over the past 8 months, our gym feels more like a home than ever and our club like a family. We are excited to be on the journey with all our athletes over the next few months, as they get back to doing what they love and look forward to showing off their skills and smiles on our social media platforms soon.

Our Heart Beats Purple – Kim & Ash