The pool is staying open. They officially abandoned the demolition plans because of our pressure. Keep watching to ensure they stick to this.
April 29, 2017
Final supporters
This is a petition to urge the Northern Beaches Council to seek alternative options in the development plan for Frenchs Forest, in order to ensure the existing Warringah Aquatic Centre remains open and remains so for future generations.
As many of us are aware, there is currently a proposal to close the Warringah Aquatic Centre and build a new Forest High School on its site. This would be to allow the existing High School site to be re-developed as part of the wider Northern Beaches Hospital Precinct Plan. This would mean the pool facility would be closed, demolished, and the Northern Beaches would be without a 50m competition indoor pool facility for years to come, while a new facility is considered and built as part of the re-development of the Frenchs Forest area.
The closure of the Aquatic Centre would be a huge loss to everyone who uses it, and would have a significant effect on the level of opportunities and development of talent in the area, on families and private users who want to swim for leisure or fitness, and for schools and other groups who regularly use the facility for training and competitions, who would be left having to travel large distances to access alternative facilities of this kind (of which there are none in the Northern Beaches area). The pool has also been responsible for developing past, present and future regional, national, international and Olympic champions, and continues to do so. Not to mention the all important need for people to be able to learn to be safe in and around water, given the recent press coverage both locally and nationally concerning accidents and drownings in the ocean, rivers, lakes and private yards around the northern beaches.
This petition has been created to allow support for the action to seek alternatives to the development plan that ensures the existing Aquatic Centre facility remains open for many generations to come. There are several obvious options that can be explored in the area to fulfill the wider development plans and vision for Frenchs Forest that would avoid the need to close down the area's only indoor Olympic size facilities.
We the undersigned, urge the decision makers in Northern Beaches Council to re-think their options and to keep the Warringah Aquatic Centre open.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
February 26, 2017
February 23, 2017
We are approaching the one thousand mark. Push this link to your neighbors now.
Reached 100 supporters
February 8, 2017
667 Comments
Where are the 1600+ kids going to continue with their swimming lessons/squads etc ... there is insufficient parking at Manly pool already without having to accommodate these swimmers ... and this figure does not include adults or recreational swimmers ?
I use the pool two to three times a week for fitness and Aqua aerobic classes. I have been coming to the pool for approx 30 years. I am 66 years old. Please do not destroy our local pool, The people of The Forest have given up enough for the hospital.
The school could be built on the other side of the ovals which allows the pool to stay where it is. The huge amount of money currently being spent at the aquatic Centre won't be wasted and additional improvements such as a water polo pool could be added.
Drownings have increased significantly in the past 12 months and you (who ever you are) want to demolish a swimming pool complex? How irresponsible and thoughtless! How about you build the replacement pool first before you demolish what we have?
There are not enough pools in the area for Learn to swim and coaching .... how many kids will miss out when the most affordable year round program closes .... even if it is only for 1-2years that is a big gap in a child's peak years for learning to swim!
Leave this beauty intact!
This pool is always busy Should be kept open No pool for miles around
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The pool is staying open. They officially abandoned the demolition plans because of our pressure. Keep watching to ensure they stick to this.
April 29, 2017
Final supporters
This is a petition to urge the Northern Beaches Council to seek alternative options in the development plan for Frenchs Forest, in order to ensure the existing Warringah Aquatic Centre remains open and remains so for future generations.
As many of us are aware, there is currently a proposal to close the Warringah Aquatic Centre and build a new Forest High School on its site. This would be to allow the existing High School site to be re-developed as part of the wider Northern Beaches Hospital Precinct Plan. This would mean the pool facility would be closed, demolished, and the Northern Beaches would be without a 50m competition indoor pool facility for years to come, while a new facility is considered and built as part of the re-development of the Frenchs Forest area.
The closure of the Aquatic Centre would be a huge loss to everyone who uses it, and would have a significant effect on the level of opportunities and development of talent in the area, on families and private users who want to swim for leisure or fitness, and for schools and other groups who regularly use the facility for training and competitions, who would be left having to travel large distances to access alternative facilities of this kind (of which there are none in the Northern Beaches area). The pool has also been responsible for developing past, present and future regional, national, international and Olympic champions, and continues to do so. Not to mention the all important need for people to be able to learn to be safe in and around water, given the recent press coverage both locally and nationally concerning accidents and drownings in the ocean, rivers, lakes and private yards around the northern beaches.
This petition has been created to allow support for the action to seek alternatives to the development plan that ensures the existing Aquatic Centre facility remains open for many generations to come. There are several obvious options that can be explored in the area to fulfill the wider development plans and vision for Frenchs Forest that would avoid the need to close down the area's only indoor Olympic size facilities.
We the undersigned, urge the decision makers in Northern Beaches Council to re-think their options and to keep the Warringah Aquatic Centre open.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
February 26, 2017
February 23, 2017
We are approaching the one thousand mark. Push this link to your neighbors now.
Reached 100 supporters
February 8, 2017
667 Comments
This facility is used by many in the community now and is a valuable community asset. The facility should be retained, refurbished and included in the proposed Forest High school relocation for use by the school, community and even the new hospital.
Where are the 1600+ kids going to continue with their swimming lessons/squads etc ... there is insufficient parking at Manly pool already without having to accommodate these swimmers ... and this figure does not include adults or recreational swimmers ?
I use the pool two to three times a week for fitness and Aqua aerobic classes. I have been coming to the pool for approx 30 years. I am 66 years old. Please do not destroy our local pool, The people of The Forest have given up enough for the hospital.
The school could be built on the other side of the ovals which allows the pool to stay where it is. The huge amount of money currently being spent at the aquatic Centre won't be wasted and additional improvements such as a water polo pool could be added.
Drownings have increased significantly in the past 12 months and you (who ever you are) want to demolish a swimming pool complex? How irresponsible and thoughtless! How about you build the replacement pool first before you demolish what we have?
There are not enough pools in the area for Learn to swim and coaching .... how many kids will miss out when the most affordable year round program closes .... even if it is only for 1-2years that is a big gap in a child's peak years for learning to swim!
Leave this beauty intact!
This pool is always busy Should be kept open No pool for miles around
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This facility is used by many in the community now and is a valuable community asset. The facility should be retained, refurbished and included in the proposed Forest High school relocation for use by the school, community and even the new hospital.