Ashburton District Council
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Q1: Do you provide communal single-sex changing and showering facilities?
Yes – our EA Networks Centre facility has 4 male and 4 female changing rooms with showers and toilets – 6 of these can be changed to suit facility need – IE a large single sex sports tournament.
Q2: Do you provide single occupancy changing and showering facilities? If so, how many at each site?
Yes – we have 9 around the facility however these are provided for the use of people with disabilities, family groups or individuals who prefer to use single occupancy facilities.
Q3: Please provide any policies or procedures that apply to trans-identified people who wish to use the changing and showering facilities in your sites.
As we follow Recreation Aotearoa’s Trans and Gender Diverse Guidance for Exercise and Recreation, there is no need to have individual policies or procedures.
‼️ SUFW note: on page 8, RA encourages organisations to develop specific policies.
Q4: How are your different changing and showering facilities labelled and described?
Clear signage using symbols and text.
Q5: At your sites, which changing room and showering facilities is a trans-identified male permitted to use?
Any facilities they decide to use.
Q6: If applicable, do your facilities allow trans-identifying males to attend Women Only swim sessions?
We follow Recreation Aotearoa’s guidance, therefore people identifying as women are able to attend Women’s Swim Nights as these are designed to be a safe space for women.
Our Verdict
If you're one of the first nine able to use the single occupancy room, you're in luck!
"Any facility they decide to use" says it all really and with men in the women's changing rooms and swim sessions, Ashburton Council clearly doesn't care about women! Their signage needs to be updated to reflect the reality of their policies.
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