Knowing the Libs it will be another privatised disaster like the disgraceful Phillip Pool which charges almost $10.00 a visit with no concessions and no free entry for the disabled.

It is true that Tuggers needs another 50m pool but it should be run the same way as Lakeside Leisure Centre and Civic Olympic, namely owned by the ACT government – which sets the entry conditions including free entry for the disabled – and leased to private enterprise.

It is an outrageous rort and a total waste to drive past Phillip Pool in summer and not see one person using the pool.

SnapperJack said :

Knowing the Libs it will be another privatised disaster like the disgraceful Phillip Pool which charges almost $10.00 a visit with no concessions and no free entry for the disabled.

It is true that Tuggers needs another 50m pool but it should be run the same way as Lakeside Leisure Centre and Civic Olympic, namely owned by the ACT government – which sets the entry conditions including free entry for the disabled – and leased to private enterprise.

Never been to Phillip and wouldn’t due to the seeming lack of shade, however have been to Tuggers and find it to be on the whole pretty yucky. Just seems to be badly maintained in terms of cleanliness. We usually go to Erindale which seems to have a better standard.

It is an outrageous rort and a total waste to drive past Phillip Pool in summer and not see one person using the pool.

SnapperJack said :

Knowing the Libs it will be another privatised disaster like the disgraceful Phillip Pool which charges almost $10.00 a visit with no concessions and no free entry for the disabled.

It is true that Tuggers needs another 50m pool but it should be run the same way as Lakeside Leisure Centre and Civic Olympic, namely owned by the ACT government – which sets the entry conditions including free entry for the disabled – and leased to private enterprise.

It is an outrageous rort and a total waste to drive past Phillip Pool in summer and not see one person using the pool.

Madame said “Never been to Phillip and wouldn’t due to the seeming lack of shade” – sadly, they cut down the shade trees to put in the ice skating centre many moons ago.
Lanyon could certainly do with a pool but if it’s run like Phillip it would be a complete waste as most people would still flock to Tuggers (Leisure Ctr).
IMO the Lanyon valley area of Tuggers (Banks, Conder, Gordon) is more poorly served in many ways than Gunners (this is just one example).

As a Tuggeranong resident, I’d have thought the people of Woden and especially Weston Creek would in many cases have further to go to an indoor swimming pool than those in Lanyon.

Nice but we dont need it, there is a perfectly good one in Tuggeranong.

watto23 said :

As a Tuggeranong resident, I’d have thought the people of Woden and especially Weston Creek would in many cases have further to go to an indoor swimming pool than those in Lanyon.

I’d really like it if Phillip Pool was redeveloped as an indoor pool similar to Tuggers Pool. I live in Chifley and it is extremely frustrating having to go to Tuggeranong each day because Phillip Pool (just up the road) is unable to be used.

I’m sick of having to dodge kangaroos each morning on Athllon Drive before the Sulwood Dr roundabout and near Lake Tuggeranong.

Trunking symbols said :

watto23 said :

As a Tuggeranong resident, I’d have thought the people of Woden and especially Weston Creek would in many cases have further to go to an indoor swimming pool than those in Lanyon.

I’d really like it if Phillip Pool was redeveloped as an indoor pool similar to Tuggers Pool. I live in Chifley and it is extremely frustrating having to go to Tuggeranong each day because Phillip Pool (just up the road) is unable to be used.

I’m sick of having to dodge kangaroos each morning on Athllon Drive before the Sulwood Dr roundabout and near Lake Tuggeranong.

Agreed, a pool in Weston Creek/Woden is needed before another pool is built in Tuggeranong. I also don’t understand how the Gungahlin area will receive an indoor pool before the Weston Creek/Woden area.

Recent studies have shown that public pools only contain about 37% water. The rest is a melange of urine, animal feces, saliva, sodium hydroxide, blood, animal blood, chlorine, semen and “etc”.

Trunking symbols said :

watto23 said :

As a Tuggeranong resident, I’d have thought the people of Woden and especially Weston Creek would in many cases have further to go to an indoor swimming pool than those in Lanyon.

I’d really like it if Phillip Pool was redeveloped as an indoor pool similar to Tuggers Pool. I live in Chifley and it is extremely frustrating having to go to Tuggeranong each day because Phillip Pool (just up the road) is unable to be used.

I’m sick of having to dodge kangaroos each morning on Athllon Drive before the Sulwood Dr roundabout and near Lake Tuggeranong.

The mother of all First World problems.

arescarti42 said :

Recent studies have shown that public pools only contain about 37% water. The rest is a melange of urine, animal feces, saliva, sodium hydroxide, blood, animal blood, chlorine, semen and “etc”.

That’s why I have a shower after swimming.