December 2005:
"Community Labor" team launched for council election. Justin Madden, Telmo Langueller and Brendan O'Connor hand out How-To-Vote cards for standing Labor councillors wearing ALP shirts and brandishing huge colour "Community Labor" posters.

Madden hands out cards for Natalie Suleyman who is now mayor again.

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...
Brimbank City Council commits to meaningless community consultation.

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...
Consultants refuse to include Sunshine Pool in Brimbank Acquatic Strategy.
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