Tag swimming pools
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Time for a splash in Ballina and Alstonville for free
Ballina Memorial Pool and Alstonville Aquatic Centre are opening their doors for free this weekend.
July 20, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Murwillumbah boasts ‘no distractions’ for elite Asian swimmers
Two Indonesian elite swimmers have returned to make the Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre their training headquarters this month after gaining competition success after basing themselves there five years ago.
April 11, 2016 | Chris Dobney | 0 -
Pool inspections are bureaucracy gone mad
Jan Milton Blanch JP, Mullumbimby. I have had to agree to an inspection of my pool by the powers that be. I live on a rural acreage totally out of view of any road in the area. The acreage also contains a slippery sided (when wet) waterhole which retains water for a week or so after heavy rain and then dries up.
May 27, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 2 -
Pool owners beware
Ron Olesen, Ocean Shores. Pool owners, council’s reaching for your wallet. My wife and I built a swimming pool on our property some years ago. The construction was approved by Byron Shire Council and a final occupation certificate issued. We both believe in pool safety as far too many drownings, mostly of children, have occurred in inadequately fenced and gated pools.
February 4, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 4 -
Ballina to push for rate rise to fund pool upgrades
Ballina Shire Council will push ahead with its plan to raise rates to fund upgrades of its swimming pools at Ballina and Alstonville. That’s despite stiff opposition from ratepayers and questions about the validity the consultation program.
November 28, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Ballina wants rate rise to pay for pools
Ballina shire council will embark on a major consultation with residents around its plan to raise rates by 5.5 per cent for 2015/16 and 2016/17. The aim is raise $4 million in loans for the redevelopment of the Alstonville and Ballina swimming pools.
July 29, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 5
