Election promises and crumbling facilities ignite passions to keep venues open, but some just don’t have the money to survive
At North Sydney Olympic pool, framed by the Harbour Bridge and the grinning face of Luna Park, the art deco harbourside wall is decorated with seashells, pointy-nosed dolphins and seagull-like white birds that look as though they’re pretending to be the Egyptian bird-god Horus, their banded wings loftily spread. Those regal fowl have seen a lot: 86 world records have been broken under their watch. That’s roughly one for every year the pool has been open.
But the last two decades, according to the North Sydney mayor, Jilly Gibson, have not been as kind. The pool, which hosts 350,000 swimmers a year, has been leaking. A few years ago the lining on the base began to lift off, raising the pool’s floor. The council says the pool is at risk of closing without financial aid from state and federal governments.
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