Keep JMC

We could not possibly have done it without everyone's support and input from the community. Thank you for letting us taking the credit and we are truely grately to be in this big JMC gym family

Currently:
The gym is open from 8 am to 11 am Monday to Saturday supervised and group fitness timetable is as pictured. Unsupervised access offered amongst the remaining opening hours however unlike the Aquadome, JMC is not 24 hours accessible. Please check the time before you come in.
Remember
 we have reciprocal right with Aquadome Bluefit. Whenever you cannot make to JMC, you can access Aquadome.
 First 2 months should be free. Do not pay anything.
 Book a class before you attend
 Check out the gym area at JMC! One of us will post pictures when it’s open.
Some of our old JMC favoriate instructors, staffs and creche staffs are still working for JMC centre. Please don’t be disheartened by some of previous decisions. Our voices have been heard. Come and try then give your honest opinions to the reference group.
The online petition will be closed in a few days. Thank you for everyone’s support. You guys have been great. We also have considered to change the name of the page or even stop here since our job have been done. Please give us some feedbacks.

Meeting with Mayor Deputy Peter Rentoulis and Councilors Clint Marsh & David Kerrison.

Topic : Equal Focus on Younger Families (Traditional and Single Parents), Elderly People, People with Disability, Youth, etc. who build Playford Community.

Summary of December 15, 2020 meeting (2-3:30pm):

Attendees:
* 15 JMC Patrons
* YMCA-JMC's Sam and Adrew
* Councilor Jane Onuzan
* Playford Council : Rachel Emmott (Senior Manager, Community Services) , Amy Matthews (Manager, Community Development) & Ms. Sue

SUMMARY:

* JMC (Group Fitness) will be under Bluefit for six (6) months with possible renewal, once it is assessed to deliver what the community needs.

* Seventy (70%) of the gym equipment will be retained. This is because of the budget limitations Playford Council is facing. Originally, they were planning to remove it altogether. We were under the impression that the decision of which items will be retained was made to cater to our well-loved elderly people.

* Gym will be open on business hours Mondays through Fridays and Saturday mornings.

* Creche/Child-Minding Facilities will run 3x a week, in line with the group fitness classes.

* There will be reciprocal rights with Aquadome.

* No change in membership and monthly fees, NOT pay-as-you-go.

* No plan about the 33 YMCA staff members who will potentially lose their jobs with these changes. We are under the impression that Playford Council were unaware of the number.

* No clear plans about JMC at the moment, but the on-going agreement with Bluefit hopefully will help determine, based on what the community needs. This includes programs for NDIS, youth, and hopefully in the future, young families. The centre will also be connected to The Precint, and will reflect a number of programs run in the said facility.

* Big approval and support on the elderly people, and we are happy for them. Strength for Life and other programs specifically for our senior members will be retained. We are glad they will continue to enjoy the facilities and continue to be part of this community.

Please note that we are JMC patrons who volunteered to echo the voice of our community. We do try our best to represent each and every one of us.

Whilst we understand that there is massive win for some, and not for others, we want to highlight that every party is doing what they think is best.

There will be another meeting around 3rd week of January. If you have concerns, suggestions and ideas, please come forward and attend the meeting.