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Quayclean Australia has advised of its support for the hugely successful AFL Gather Round where it was responsible for facilities cleaning, waste management and presentation services for seven fixtures over four days, including two on the same day at Adelaide Oval.

While South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas, was preparing for his third Gather Round, alongside Nick Addison, Chief Executive of Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority (AOSMA), Quayclean arranged to deploy over 250 staff for 4,500 hours of work across more than 800 shifts to capture 110 tonnes of waste, 90% of which was to be recycled.

To enhance the growing popularity of the Gather Round experience for 260,000 local and interstate patrons at Adelaide Oval and Barossa Park, Quayclean mobilised over a dozen interstate leaders to support local workers for the round.

Paying tribute to his senior leaders and the dedicated work of his staff, Quayclean Chief Executive, Mark Piwkowski stated “the unique feature of Gather Round was the 90-minute Saturday afternoon turn-around following Carlton’s win over West Coast Eagles in the mid-day match before Essendon defeated Melbourne later in the afternoon.

“It was a first of this scale for an AFL stadium in Australia and the plan was executed with perfect precision to ensure the presentation of Adelaide Oval was maintained at the highest of standards for patrons and players to enjoy. 

“Chanuka Dias and Andres Cossio, our local senior leadership in South Australia, must be applauded along with the support of their local staff and interstate team,” he said. “I can’t speak highly enough of their leadership, their organisation and execution of work. It was poetry in motion to watch.

“Also, a special shout out to Minu Perera, our post event cleaning manager at Adelaide Oval, who night-after-night would turn-around heavily used facilities to ensure the next day’s patrons could enjoy the same clean and fresh venue as those fans experienced 24 hours earlier,” he added. “And also, Lexie Clark and her team at Barossa Park did an exceptional job with two games in two days.”

Piwkowski also applauded the support and collaborative approach from the Adelaide Oval’s Addison and Facilities Manager, Stacey Williams-Bambrick.

He added “the working partnership could not be so successful without the support and encouragement of Nick and Stacey whose ability to inspire and challenge thinking concurrently is amazing.

“We salute them for allowing us, as a team, to share in the partnership and challenge us to be our best in this wonderful national experience. 

“Congratulations to all who make us proud of such a wonderful annual football event.”

To contact Quayclean, click here to view their entry in the Australasian Leisure Management Supplier Directory. 

Images: Gather Round at the Adelaide Oval (top, credit: AOSMA) and Quayclean team members at the Adelaide Oval (middle and below, credit: Quayclean). 

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