The Aquatics & Leisure Facility Development Strategy is set to be adopted and implemented by Council. Swimming pools have come a long way from the 1950’s when many an MP made their way to Parliament via the local swimming pool pork barrel. Today in 2005 aquatic strategies should mean more than tile lined chlorine fragrant pools. Plans and policies should ensure ‘aquatics facilities’ are much more including heated year round pools, hydrotherapy pools, gyms and community areas and other facilities. The Strategy has resolved that it’s direction be to the unpooled south - ‘southern area aquatic facility’ focusing in the former South Sydney Council buildings along Joynton Avenue in the Green Square area. This is a huge block of land in an area desperate for quality community infrastructure and an area which is in serious need of revitalisation. Green square needs more than a fancy new pool to build a greater sense of community and I will continue to urge Council to invest more in the fast growing area.
Friday, August 19, 2005
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How many pools can one city handle? Council already has a plethora of pools adn has had to clsoe Cook + Phillip Park pool fropart of the year because of running costs.
There are other ways of creating a collective community surely?
Ralph
If we have any more pools we'll be underwater.
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