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[Save Sunshine Pool]

Well, what is there to say...

After our rally of 500 people in February this year we sent a letter to Steve Bracks and Justin Madden asking if one of the pools being used for the world Swimming Championships at Rod Laver Arena could be relocated to solve the massive inequality we have in the Western Suburbs and the Sunshine Pool crisis.

This has been a serious issue as there has ever been in Sunshine which has included much emotion and surrounds issues like health, diabetes, shortage of facilities, neglect of the west, $30 million in pokies tax each year from Brimbank etc the facts displaying the critical need for a decent leisure activities for teenagers in Sunshine are overwhelming.

Victorian of the Year Les Twentyman has indicated many times that the teenage issue relating to boredom in Sunshine has reached crisis point.

For many Sunshine Station is now a NO-GO zone with repeated incidents of bashings, theft, gang fights, knife fights.

My 17 year old son was put out of action for three weeks after being bashed on the head by a 'club lock' from behind when he went to catch the train to school only last month.

So we have had five pool rallies amounting to thousands and thousands of participants, petitions submitted now amounting to over ten thousand signatures, statistics from VU, Health professionals, Pool consultants, the police, school principals etc, all calling for a decent outdoor pool facility for Sunshine so that teenagers and familes can have something healthy to do.

The Mother's Group had a meeting two months back attended by over two hundred people all calling for a pool for youth.

AND THE RESULT...

NOTHING.

Meanwhile on the other side of town today, the Labor Party is announcing today that one of the $20 million pool being used for two weeks competition at Rod Laver Arena is being offered to the Liberal dominated Council in Glen Eira.

Can you beleive it?

After ten years of fighting the State Labor Party is giving us nothing - well they are contributing $1.4 million for the demolition of outr three outdoor pools and the new indoor wading pool.

Nothing to say.

There is no other conclusion other than that we and our children are being punished for living in a Safe Labor Seat.

If we were in a marginal seat we would have a $20 million aquatic centre built years ago.

I am devastated by all of this, I never thought that politics was this bad.

After 5 years of hard work trying to raise the politicians awareness about how desperate our community is for our outdoor pools to be restored all we win is a shallow wading pool and the bulk of it we must pay with our rates. 65000 people will use this wading pool according to council documents, but it is only three feet deep...

Another marginal seat is being rewarded by Justin Madden and Steve Bracks with a special case $20 million bonus.

We in the West are getting nothing, again.

Have a look at the yellow pin below which is Sunshine. Our Labor connected Mayor declared in a press release last week that we have more pools than most areas!

The lies, deception and politics is killing us out here.

Absolutely shattered and disgusted with Madden, Suleyman, Bracks and the rest of them.
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Brimbank has a population of over 170,000 people and has only one outdoor pool. Most other councils have 5 - 12 outdoor pools. Brimbank also has close to the worst health status in Victoria. But the Council and the State Government demolished 3 outdoor pools in Sunshine.

A 25 Metre pool is now finally scheduled to be built at Sunshine and opened in November 2008

Join in the campaign to have the pools repaired or replaced properly now!

[Max]

The only way is to embarrass Bracks and Maddern from now till election day.
I'm still betting we never get a proper pool but we sure as hell can have a big say in who wins Novembers election.
A group needs to bail Bracks up outside 3aw every Tuesday that we can.
He is a low rat that must be pressured at every opportunity.
This Sunday there is a protest outside his Williamstown office.
As many pool people need to attend as possible..and bring banners.

[Save Sunshine Pool]

Ned Kelly gate crashed Justin Madden's marginal seat feel good photo opportunity at East Bentleigh today and the police were called in as Ned stood there with placards relating to the unfair treatment those in the Safe Labor seat of Sunshine are copping.
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Brimbank has a population of over 170,000 people and has only one outdoor pool. Most other councils have 5 - 12 outdoor pools. Brimbank also has close to the worst health status in Victoria. But the Council and the State Government demolished 3 outdoor pools in Sunshine.

A 25 Metre pool is now finally scheduled to be built at Sunshine and opened in November 2008

Join in the campaign to have the pools repaired or replaced properly now!

[oktay]

Good on you Ned.Sorry the notice was so late that no one else could be there.Justin Maddern is an A Grade suck of the highest order.I'm considering turning SEN off in protest at how they let him use their airwaves to trumpet his governments propaganda.Why not one question EVER about the crap sporting facilities and pools we have here in the West? The sound of his voice literally makes me want to vomit such is my hatred for this cockroach.

[Rosemary]

I was there. I am not sure if many of the people attending the announcement really understand what the protest was about I think.

Giane Rooney gave Ned some concerned looks!

Madden would sure as hell knew though you could see it in his eyes but it didn't stop him from smiling the whole time when his minders tried to push Ned away from the podium!

They couldn't get him to move so then they came in with this huge poster with 'summer fun' written on it.

SHould probably have read 'summer fun in marginal seats'.

[Ned Rides Again]

Great to see that old social justice campaigner Ned Kelly sticking it up the politicans arses again.

Ride hard, be bold and never fear the spills Ned

[Bugs Maddern]

Maddern looked like an overwhelmed Bugs Bunny grinning away while Ned's heat was coming on.

We know that Sunshine Pool is a stuff up.

Keep going Shiners no fight no win.

[Rosemary]

My husband just told me it wasn't Giane it was actually Nicole Livingstone.

[Save Sunshine Pool]

[Bluey]

The message is getting out there.Keep up the pressure.Todays appearance by Ned will have the message spread to another few hundred who will tell another few hundred.The last US election was decided by a few hundred votes in a nation of 250 million.Don't think that Bracks,if faced with more of these protests till election day,won't fold.Sundays 2.30 protest at Williamstown must be supported by Footscray and Sunshine pool groups.Lets light a political fire under Steve Bracks arse in his hometown!

[Candy]

[Disgrace]

What a disgrace. I am coming in a Ned suit too.

[Ned - just cause]

"I feel he (Ned) is the epitomy of our Australianism, thumbing at the face of an unreasonable authority." - Chris Gerrett, Glenrowan

[Now Waurn Ponds Gets One]

Another free $2M x 50M outdoor pool from the Rod Laver World Swim Championships to a marginal seat.

This time its for a brand new Leisurelink Aquatic Centre at Waurn Ponds in Geelong to replace the Belmont Leisurelink .

South Barwon is held by the ALP and needs a swing of 5% to go to the Libs

Geelong is held by the ALP and needs a swing of 8% to go to the Libs.

Marginal electorates win big is the message.

Geelong already has three swim and leisure complexes:

http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/Services_In_Geelong/Sports_and_Recreation/Swim_Sport_and_Leisure/Leisure_Centres/

This new one will have:

x a free $2M 50M state of the art pool fit for professional swimming competitions
x a a warm water exercise pool
x a learn to swim pool
x a leisure pool with a toddlers area
x a sauna and spa
x a gym
x day care
x three water play areas including water slides, splash park and a water adventure park

City of Greater Geelong Mayor Peter MbMullin said the community's desire for a 50M pool had been quashed by council budget constraints in the initial plans. He said the State government had met that need by providing geelong with the world - class pool. It is a truly magnificent outcome he said.

Geelong News Wednesday October 18

Nat and Hakki Suleyman and their stooges have heaps to answer for in neglected Brimbank.