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December
2005: Natalie cheered and applauded when previous Mayor Sam David threatened gallery with cancelling the whole pool redevelopment process. 14 years and the 'Labor Team' has refused to repair or adeqately replace our 50 metre pool. It is time for the community to rally and raise funds so we can fix the pool ourselves - like we did in the late 50's when we first built the bloody thing. October
2005: Its 13 years now and our three outdoor pools are still
not repaired. Reports by consultants have indicated the remaining
25 metre - 6 lane indoor pool is the most used pool in Victoria.
It is so over crowded that less than 30% of the population bother
going there anymore. And now $7.6 million dollars of community
and State Government funds later, and Brimbank Council have applied
for a permit to build a three foot deep indoor pool - and
to bury the Olympic Pool and two other outdoor pools forever... October 2005: Brimbank Council rejects plan to build an outdoor pool. Recreation manager Carol Julian claims council will review the situation in 2 or 3 years time. i.e. It will be 16 years before they even consider building or fixing our outdoor pools. Two generations of teenagers won't swim...ever! October 2005: Dept Victorian Communities survey indicates Brimbank is the least active of Victoria's 79 local government areas and has very poor recreation and leisure facilities and infrastructures. Will Justin Madden allow the councillors to spend State Government funds on a useless three foot deep pool with no masterplan, no thought for 2030 and let them bury hundreds of square metres of existing aquatic space? August 2005: Council confirms intentions to build a 3 foot deep wading pool as replacement to the 50 metre pool. Council ignores fact that Sunshine has the least aquatic space in Victoria. Labour Unity Councillor Ian Douglas states he has had talks with union officials in council. Union officials say there was no contact and that bans remain in place. April
2005: Sunshine Swim and Leisure centre redevelopment still
not included in the Brimbank Aquatic Strategy...
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Sunshine's 50 metre pool broke. The council wants to put a car park over it so it can be forgotten about. To replace and upgrade the whole Fitzroy pool cost them 1.3 million. Our council has 3.3 million they got from selling the land near the Sunshine Marketplace that was supposed to be for our new pool.
Fitzroy Council (City of Yarra) is fixing their outdoor pool so people can swim this summer, and then they plan to upgrade the whole facility even further. "Mayor of City of Yarra, Councillor Greg Barber said a process of community consultation in the coming weeks would ensure the facility met community expectations for a premium leisure facility in the longer term. Council has worked hard to incorporate the needs of pool users – a meeting for the project’s working group were held on 5 August 2003, attended by the Friends of the Fitzroy Pool group. This meetings covered issues relating to the pool failure and proposed redevelopment project. Council has made a $1.3 million capital allocation in its 2003/04 budget for the redevelopment, including repair and reconstruction of the pool itself, replacement of the filtration system, upgrade of pool surrounds and the maintenance of the building. Cr Barber said following the upgrade, the pool and its surrounds would once again be a focal point for Fitzroy residents, providing for social interaction as well as a relief from the summer heat." Source: City of Yarra, August 20 2003 It seems the only way we can get our council to fix our pool is if we make enough noise about it and show everyone where they are letting us down. Sign up to the email list and turn up to the rallies and show your support!
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