Christmas/New Years Edition

JOIN THE CHRISTMAS CELBRATIONS:

It’s been a year of fun-filled fitness in our Group Fitness

classes! So to thank you for all your hard work and

dedication, we want to celebrate with MeGa-Mix

Christmas Party Class, just for you!

Join us Saturday 10th December for our Christmas Party

class featuring all the best tracks of 2016!!

The winner of the ‘12 days of fitness’ challenge will also

be drawn on this day!

Crèche Corner

We have been having some fantastic fun in the creche over

the past few weeks starting with October school holidays.

We looked at healthy eating with the story of “The Hungry

Caterpillar”.

We also focused on healthy cooking where

the kids opted to cook up a storm making

their own pizzas and delicious honey and

banana smoothies.

In the afternoon creche sessions we have

been making craft paper flowers which the kids have then

taken home.

Halloween was a GREAT hit with kids

coming in dressed up for a fun-filled

morning making bat shaped fairy bread &

spider web popcorn. We look forward to

Nov/Dec as some great craft ideas for all

kids who visit us.

Finally just a few reminders:

Please remember to bring a water bottle, nappies &

nut-free snacks when dropping your child at creche.

It would also be great if you could leave your child’s

pram with us, for when they need a nap or quiet time.

Thank you

TALENTED PILBARA ATHLETES LEARN FROM THE BEST:

DIVE IN MOVIES MAKING A SPLASH!

Well the day started beautifully for our September Dive in Movie, nice balmy

high twenties sort of Autumn weather. But then the sun set and by the looks of

the lifeguards in their big jackets we should have been watching Ice Age.

Instead Zootopia was on and we still had a great turn out of people rugged up

on the grass and even some crazy kids swimming! Even with the cooler

conditions, it was a great family fun night that was enjoyed by all.

Our next upcoming Dive in Movie will be in December and with the weather

warming up it will be perfect conditions to come on down, cook some dinner on

the barbies & relax poolside with a great Christmas movie for the whole family!!

Karratha Leisureplex was selected to host the first ‘PILBARA SPORTS ACADEMY’ Regional Workshop …

Talented athletes and coaches from across the Pilbara learnt from international and local sports specialists at the first Pilbara Sports Academy

Regional Workshop held on 12th November.

The Academy has been established to support the development of locally identified talented athletes and coaches in their quest to participate

at national or international level competition.

The workshop’s keynote speaker was internationally-renowned sports psychologist Brain Millar, who discussed the challenges facing talented

athletes. Brian has worked with elite coaches and athletes for 30 years including more than 125 Olympic Australian and English medalists.

The workshop also included health and wellbeing presentations from:

International specialist sports physician Dr Roslyn Carbon

Local and internationally-ranked taekwondo athlete Tahlia Briggs

Nutritionist April Butt

Physiotherapist Brendan Aitkens.

The Academy is part of a state-wide talent development network established by the Department of Sport and Recreation with funding from

Royalties for Regions delivered in partnership with the City of Karratha.

Forty-four athletes from 10 sports were invited by their respective State Sporting Associations to attend and by all accounts it was very well

received and deemed a successful event, giving athletes an abundance of knowledge to develop within their chosen sport.

Acknowledgments must be made to not only the workshop presenters but also Brendan Cullinan, DSR and Ben Unbehaun, KLP Programs Duty

Manager for orchestrating such a successful event

“BRIAN captivated all with his

wealth of knowledge & experience”

“Healthy body, healthy mind Dr

Carbon explained the importance”

“An interactive cooking/nutritional

session with APRIL proved invaluable”

“Fitness testing with Brendan took

the kids through their paces”

10 foods that cause bloating and what to eat instead

Bloating is the result of gas or fluid accumulating in your GI tract, or when bacteria in your large intestine have a hard time

breaking down certain foods. The most common foods that produce digestive symptoms are high FODMAP foods.

What are FODMAPS?

In simple terms FODMAPS are group of indigestible short-chain carbohydrates, or sugar molecules.

Since your body is unable to completely digest these sugar molecules, they travel through your GI tract

and reach your colon undigested, where the bacteria that live in your colon begin to ferment them. The

fermentation can produce gas and bloating.

Read the complete article to find out what to eat instead to substitute these top 10 foods causing bloat-

ing: http://blog.paleohacks.com/foods-that-cause-bloating/#

The most common foods that cause bloating are high FODMAP foods. In addition bloating can also

result from factors such as eating too fast, eating while distracted or not chewing properly. Eliminating

foods that cause bloating from your diet is an excellent start for improving your digestive health but

chronic bloating may suggest that a deeper, underlying health issue is at work.

1. Raw Cruciferous Vegetables

2. Fizzy Drinks

3. Onions

4. Apples

5. Sugar Alcohols

6. Garlic

7. Beans and Legumes

8. Grains

9. Mushrooms

10. Dairy Products

BOOK YOUR NEXT FUNCTION WITH US ...

From Christmas parties and birthday parties to work functions and conferences,

the City of Karratha has many options available to suit all budgets and needs.

Should you be envisaging an outdoor area for your function, Frank Butler

Community Centre has a fabulous outdoor servery and undercover area with BBQs

overlooking the sporting fields. For Community Groups $23 per hour, Commercial

$56 or a Private Function $43 per hour.

Our Main Function Room at the Karratha Leisureplex has just had a new AV

system installed in the last few months. Should you wish for a function with Sur-

round Sound, Picture on two big screens and two smaller side screens then this is

a great option. Available for hire $42 per hour depending on your organisation

and time of use.

As the days are now warmer, sometimes outdoor sporting games are best played

later in the evening. All City of Karratha ovals are available to hire for $10 per hour

– plus purchasing light tokens is easy from reception at Karratha Leisureplex.

Make sure you grab a copy of our next newsletter to find out information on

hiring our newest facility – The Tambrey Pavilion. Available to hire in 2017.

Summer poolside ...

Check out our snazzy ‘new-look

Lifeguards and Pool Duty Mangers!

Have you meet George the Worm?!?

Keep an eye out for him this

Summer ;D

Now you can smash out a Chin Up

and Bench Dips workout on poolside,

then cooldown with a swim!

Located at the North-End of the 50mt

Giant Connect-4.,Giant Jenga,

Giant Chess & Giant Croquet …

You never know what game

you can play over Summer by

poolside!

2017 CRECHE HOURS

HOLIDAY HOURS: 5th January — 29th January

Monday—Thursday 8.30am—12.00pm

4.00pm—7.30pm

Friday 8.30am—12.00pm

Saturday 7.30am—12.00pm

SCHOOL TERM: From Wednesday 1st February

Monday—Thursday 8.30am—12.00pm

2.45pm—7.30pm

Friday 8.30am—12.00pm

Saturday 7.30am—12.00pm

GOING AWAY THIS CHRISMAS??

As part of your membership, you are able to complete a membership

suspension request and place your membership ’on-hold’ for the period

you are away. Request forms need to be submitted prior to leave and must

be a minimum of 7 day duration. ‘Membership Suspension Forms’ can be

downloaded from our website and should be submitted to reception for

processing: http://karrathaleisureplex.com.au/membership-forms/

Please note: Direct Debit suspensions will incur a $10.00 administration fee

Come along and join the fun in the pool! Cool off and relax with a swim, challenge yourself on the aqua run and play some relay games in the pool!

Enjoy a sausage sizzle for lunch - included! BYO water pistol!

Enter in a team of 3 and we’ll be having a round robin tournament. 15 minute games which will

rotate through the rest of the teams.. Games will be umpired by KLP staff.

Please note the age is 9 – 12 years.

By the end you’ll have something to hang off the Christmas tree and it will be the best thing on

there! We’ll have games available and throw in some sports on the inside courts, so wear your

trainers too!

Challenge yourself on our 9-hole glow-in-the-dark mini golf course and next there’s some Master-chef

action. We’re having a bake off! You’ll also have a turn on the indoor courts so bring some shoes!

Have you ever wanted to try gymnastics? The come along to this and the qualified coaches will have all

the gear an all the know-how. Next step – the Olympics! Please note: no denim or skirts please.

Welcome to our big screen. Bring a cushion or a chair, maybe just a mat, whatever you need to be

comfy. Its movie time and the popcorn will be popping! Then when the movies finish we’ll pop

another one on.