
October 2010 AMUSEMENT TODAY 7
Australian Waterslides
completes Funelds project
Andrew Mellor
Amusement Today
The latest waterpark proj-
ect to be completed by Austra-
lian Waterslides and Leisure
(AWL) was commissioned at
the end of August in the com-
pany’s home country.
The attraction is the second
element of a tandem tube raft
ride at Funelds Recreation
Park in Whittlesea, in Victo-
ria, Australia, 40 kilometers
(25 miles) north of Melbourne.
AWL originally became in-
volved with the development
of the park in 2009 when it
was contracted to design two
tandem tube raft rides, the
rst of which was installed
and opened in September of
the same year. A short time lat-
er the company was engaged
once again to manufacture and
install a second raft ride which
runs alongside the rst, creat-
ing a double slide attraction.
Named Wipe Out at the
park, the latest addition pro-
vides riders with a 130 meters
(426 foot) long experience of
twists and turns down a trans-
lucent tube, ending with a big
splash down. The park is also
planning to add a small chil-
dren’s activity pool at some
point in the future, another in-
stallation AWL is hoping to be
involved with.
In addition to the work at
Funelds Park, AWL has also
recently completed various
other projects in Australia, in-
cluding the delivery of the -
berglass for three waterslides
to be installed in the Tea Tree
Gully Aquatic Centre in Ad-
elaide, South Australia, where
installation was due to begin
on September 21. The compa-
ny has also recently completed
the design drawings for anoth-
er project in Melbourne, at the
Glen Eira Aquatic Centre, hav-
ing submitted the successful
tender for this, while it is also
working on slide installations
in various Indonesian islands
through its exclusive agent in
Indonesia.
AWL also continues to
develop its products and has
recently introduced the KIPS
range (Kids Interactive Play
Structures). This is a range of
high quality children’s play
pool equipment constructed
in stainless steel and berglass
and designed to “look good
for a very long time,” accord-
ing to company managing di-
rector Annette Matthews.
PHOTOS COURTESY AUSTRALIAN
WATERSLIDES AND LEISURE
The second of the tan-
dem tube raft rides at
Funfields Recreation Park
opened to the public in
early September.
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