Fitness Australia has brought a diverse array of members of the fitness industry together last week in an extraordinary meeting to discuss a range of issues facing fitness in the country.

In an inspiring show of unity, a combination of both Fitness Australia registered and non-registered fitness businesses and powerbrokers, representing a range of modalities, exchanged views in an attempt to take stock of the direction of the industry and pressing issues within it such as:

• The National Training Package review;
• The Fair Work Ombudsman’s interest in ‘sham contracting’;
• Changes to the 457 Visa arrangement;
• Fringe benefits tax exemption campaign;
• Fair Work Commission ruling on ‘all up casual rates’; and
• Increased tariffs resulting from the amalgamation of APRA and PPCA tariff collecting functions. 

The afternoon was an opportunity for all corners of the Australian fitness industry to voice concerns, share ideas and project into the future, but also a chance for Fitness Australia to better understand those concerns and how best to move forward in terms of addressing them at the appropriate level.

“This was a truly rare opportunity to bring such a diversity of people and businesses together, and our industry is better for it,” said Fitness Australia CEO, Bill Moore.

“As a peak body, we’re all about taking the leadership role in the industry and achieving positive outcomes for all.

“At its core, Fitness Australia represents the interests of the fitness industry as a whole, whether that be to Government or otherwise, and part of doing that effectively is understanding the real concerns, challenges – as well as positives – that are happening out there on the ground.

“That’s what this meeting was all about, and those outcomes will shape how we approach representing the industry moving forward.”

This article was originally sourced from Fitness Australia.