Dandenong Star Journal - 16th March 2021

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Tuesday, 16 March, 2021

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DETA chair Sean Balfour with outraged residents after the proposed closure of Doveton’s pool. 231126

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Pool ‘bombshell’ “Shocked” and “angered” residents say they had little warning that Doveton’s historic public pool has been slated for destruction. Casey Council administrators are set to vote on Tuesday 16 March on a recommendation to replace the 52-year-old Olympic-sized outdoor pool with “public open space”.

Bruce federal MP Julian Hill said he hoped the administrators “represent the community’s views and don’t accept the council officers’ recommendation”. “I was shocked to hear that with no community consultation the unelected administrators are planning to kill the Doveton Pool. “The council must do the right thing and actually engage with the community. They

should go out and hear what the community thinks about the pool. “If they fail to do so then it should be no surprise if the community fights back.” Even a member of the pool redevelopment committee Keith Pimblett says he was blindsided on the “bombshell” move after hearing nothing for months. “The pool was always to be there. It’s an in-

tegral part of the Doveton community. “In all our discussions with council officers the whole concept was to keep the pool and build a learning and community centre around it.” Mr Pimblett said that with the spate of drownings in Victoria, “taking away pools and learn-to-swim in the community is crazy stuff”. Continued page 11

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