The Birth Of Seadragonz
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Lari was encouraged by Paul Sadler to start her own swim school instead of working for someone else. After much thought, Lari took the risk and founded Seadragonz, the first purpose-built swim school in Western Australia. Construction faced many challenges as they encountered speed bumps and potholes. Eventually, they broke ground and began building. After months of construction and dealing with weeds and wildlife on the property, the school was completed. Seadragonz opened on January 29, 2007 and went on to receive several awards for their community service and environmental friendliness.
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The Birth Of Seadragonz
- 2. It all started with a seed sown by Paul Sadler of Paul Sadler Swimland in Victoria, who asked Lari why she was wasting her time working for someone else who would not appreciate nor reward her talents. Lari had never considered the thought of her own swim school.
- 3. After a lot of thought Lari realised Paul was right and made the decision to jump off the cliff and see what it felt like. It was scary and exhilarating and Lari spent hours excited and thinking ‘oh my gosh, what have I done’.
- 4. Being the first purpose built swim school in Western Australia we climbed over many speed humps and fell into a lot of pot holes.
- 5. At last, after kerthumping over speed humps and into potholes we finally broke ground.
- 8. And so we got this far and that was all for months
- 9. The grandchildren found an awesome new playground
- 10. The roof structure arrives
- 11. And in the meantime the weeds made a new home
- 12. One of the speed humps was the required over- engineering of the roof. We were required to make this cyclone proof to 228kph. Yes, we know that happens frequently in Perth. Fact: In 1974 Cyclone Tracy knocked over Darwin with 217kph winds.
- 13. Each pole sits in a 44 gallon drum of solid concrete.
- 15. The baby eucalypts joined the weeds in their new home.
- 16. The tiger snake also thought he had found a new home.
- 18. Furiously working men making the perfect floor slopes. They were threatened with drowning if there was puddling water.
- 20. Decision makers
- 23. And we work until the job is done!
- 26. And the cover goes on
- 28. Weeding time
- 35. Vinyl liner is completed welded to the concrete
- 37. Water would be good And the grandchildren waited
- 39. Water at last
- 40. The dogs watched the final stages possibly pondering that their regular ball throwers and playmates (the construction crew) would be around no longer.
- 44. National Swim Australia Awards 2008 - Community Service Award Presented by Hayley Lewis & Karni Liddell
- 45. National Swim Australia Awards 2009 – Community Service Award Presented by Hayley Lewis
- 46. ational Swim Australia Awards 2009 – Australia’s Most nvironmentally Friendly Swim School resented by Jessica Schipper
- 48. WA Chamber of Commerce Business Development Award 2009
- 50. WA Environment Awards 2009 – Small Business Leading by Example
- 51. WA Environmental Awards 2009 – Overall Winner
- 54. National Swim Australia Awards 2010 – Best Swim School Marketing Award Presented by Tracey Wickham & Emily Seebolm
- 55. WA Chamber of Commerce 2010 – Certificate of Merit
- 59. National Swim Australia Awards 2011 Presented by Libby Trickett
- 60. National Savewater! Awards 2011 - Finalist
- 62. National Swim Australia Awards 2012 Most Environmentally Friendly Swim School Award Presented by Emily Seebolm & Brittany Elmslie
Editor's Notes
- 1 st in WA – benchmark for all others Council – dumb birds – meeting with group – red carpet Health Dept – State – define rules Drawing plans – friends are awesome Submissions – HD ok –council and toilets - DUET BILL & LARI – moving wall 6cm – change room doors – 4 months Process was 8 months Finding a builder – colin and joker - getting a builder in perth??
- Party day
- Really oh really – progress at last
- Now who worked out the number of bricks Now they have to be got out
- And the children played Hmmm what happens if i jump in it – run through it Tastes yummy What fun A pool with water in it even if it wasn’t the right kind!!! These children own the pool – they know all the stories
- The roof bits arrived Story of the roof – Dowerin – one set of plans sitting in a girls house to redraw for ppl – sent to 1 engineer – and the story of how it goes BILL AND LARI And then.........(toilet arrives)
- We waited The water from winter dried out – we had a sandy bottom again – we had the 1 st spring weeds starting to grow But.....there were signs of a pool in the making
- The drums for the posts + same for next pic
- Looking good – mighty good work Colin – very straight – look at that perfect alignment with the angle bits and all Col was amazing – no idea but cluey and so willing to ‘she’ll be right – we’ll work it out!! – Couldn’t have got better
- And grew some more and even the trees decided well we may as well start growing again –lots of space to grow I don’t think so!!!!!
- And the tiger snake took up resident in the pool jungle
- And now it looks like a hole with a wall around it One complete wall NOW THAT IS SATISFACTION – and signs of progress we hope???? WRONG AGAIN – labour on holidays lost plot never to return!! But he forgot to tell the brickie!!! And..... The pool men returned to start doing some touches now that WE were progressing ....next pic
- AND THE MEN WERE ON THEIR KNEES Hand trowel – 12 of them there – one pour – no cracks, blah blah
- Ever the perfectionist!!!
- And the men discussed some more Still making it up and working it out as we went along Until Wow oh wow we started to see even more buliding!!
- Beginning of roof construction Jade from Narrogin – long drive – you would all kill for employees of this calibre – country boy Now you really see what making it up as you go along was all about!!! NEXT SLIDE IS A SHOW OF HOOP GOING OVER
- And yes i can do anything under the moonlight!!
- But at time i need a little help Back the next day – 2 hours there and back every day he had to come up – made the most of it as u have seen
- The roof covering slides on in one piece – is easily replaced -10 year warranty on fabric. + next two slides and then tightened
- And it was time for the weeding program to begin Forward HO!!
- And the final stages of pool construction were under way
- The walls were rendered.......
- Ready for the floor pour.......
- Starting the welding of the vinyl – all welded no spot welds – only the best for Seadragonz + next slide
- And the children waited some more These kids were hanging out!!!!
- Oh Well – running lanes will do – probably the only opportunity we will ever get !!!
- And at long last...........we get to put water in!!!!! Now when can we get in!!!!
- Meeting Canine inspection – does this mean we can’t run along the concrete anymore? And Holly wants to know if her obliging ball throwers were going to end
- The sign goes up – note it is the female on the roof!!! + next slide
- The final touches Car park Story of blanket Bio Cycle system Ledge markers The heater Now to preparations for finding staff........did a group session at the zoo
- And Finally.......... My birthday