from NSW ocean baths' Flickr photostream
Note the particularly beautiful mural - hand-made ceramic tiles & recycled china, glass etc
Note the particularly beautiful mural - hand-made ceramic tiles & recycled china, glass etc
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Teddy Bears Picnic - Saturday 22 October
FoBP&MP collaborated with Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre & others on a Teddy Bears Picnic to celebrate Childrens Week 2011.
Was a big success on beautiful Blackheath Day 150+ kids, parents, friends & their Teddies attended
Was a big success on beautiful Blackheath Day 150+ kids, parents, friends & their Teddies attended
Took place Saturday 22nd October from 11AM to 1PM in Blackheath Memorial Park beneath the shading oaks near the Duck Pond & resplendent in new Spring growth.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
BM Gazette "Blackheath Pool plans scuttled by council"
Blackheath Memorial Park is a most beautiful public park - sweeping lawns & mature rhododendrons surround three kids play areas, a duck pond & free BBQ facility. But without adequate PUBLIC TOILETS it's underused by families & does not fulfill Council's stated aims for Child Friendly City either.
This is why FoBP&MP suggested Council look at ways to better utilise existing facilities within The Pool Pavilion. Currently these are closed to the public for eight months & open only during the four-month swimming seeason December to March each year.
BM Gazette article "Blackheath Pool plans scuttled by council" 18-May-11**
**NB the original BMCC Capital Works budget for the stand-alone toilets (which remains extant as result of this last Council meeting decision) is *$400K* - not $300K - as stated in this Gazette article!!
Even more reason to open access to Pavilion toilets.
This is why FoBP&MP suggested Council look at ways to better utilise existing facilities within The Pool Pavilion. Currently these are closed to the public for eight months & open only during the four-month swimming seeason December to March each year.
BM Gazette article "Blackheath Pool plans scuttled by council" 18-May-11**
**NB the original BMCC Capital Works budget for the stand-alone toilets (which remains extant as result of this last Council meeting decision) is *$400K* - not $300K - as stated in this Gazette article!!
Even more reason to open access to Pavilion toilets.
Park TOILETS issue at Council 10-May-11
BACKGROUND
Two years ago, Council’s own proposal to spend $400,000 on brand new toilets at Blackheath Memorial Park prompted FoBP&MP to suggest sharing the existing TOILETS at Blackheath Pool, consequently SAVING Council perhaps $300,000. So, in March last year, Council requested a Report to look into this matter. FoBP&MP found the resulting report inadequate. So we suggested a deferral of any decisions, ahead of a more considered report, with a more creative solution.
AT COUNCIL 10-May-11
The Memorial Park / Blackheath Pool fence line & year-round access to toilets matter came back to Council last Tuesday. Sadly it didn’t go as we hoped.
FoBP&MP felt the report in the Business Paper & Option B (the recommendation) lost the central notion of our suggestion – to share the Pavilion toilets with Park users.
So we spoke against the recommendation, & Cr Gibbs raised a deferral motion on our behalf – requesting a more in depth report. Cr Mays seconded this deferral motion.
Ward 4 Crs Greenhill & Creed spoke strongly against our deferral motion.
They persisted in seeing our position as a proposal to SPEND MORE on Blackheath Pool, & seemed unable to conceive that we were bringing a matter to Council that would SAVE money.
Four Councillors were absent – Crs Hamilton, McLaren, Luchetti & Clark - however the debate lasted a good half hour!!
Their position won.
No deferral, and report recommendations rejected.
This means the $400K allocation remains in Capital Works forward estimates for 2012-13 for a new separate toilet block.
And this proposed new toilet block remains in the Park Plan of Management.
So we don’t feel this is a huge loss.
We are forging links with those involved in the Child Friendly City proposals (adequate toilets being critical to kid-friendly parks) AND hope to revisit this matter, possibly in tandem with a ‘centenary of WW1’ rejuvenation of the Memorial Park.
Two years ago, Council’s own proposal to spend $400,000 on brand new toilets at Blackheath Memorial Park prompted FoBP&MP to suggest sharing the existing TOILETS at Blackheath Pool, consequently SAVING Council perhaps $300,000. So, in March last year, Council requested a Report to look into this matter. FoBP&MP found the resulting report inadequate. So we suggested a deferral of any decisions, ahead of a more considered report, with a more creative solution.
AT COUNCIL 10-May-11
The Memorial Park / Blackheath Pool fence line & year-round access to toilets matter came back to Council last Tuesday. Sadly it didn’t go as we hoped.
FoBP&MP felt the report in the Business Paper & Option B (the recommendation) lost the central notion of our suggestion – to share the Pavilion toilets with Park users.
So we spoke against the recommendation, & Cr Gibbs raised a deferral motion on our behalf – requesting a more in depth report. Cr Mays seconded this deferral motion.
Ward 4 Crs Greenhill & Creed spoke strongly against our deferral motion.
They persisted in seeing our position as a proposal to SPEND MORE on Blackheath Pool, & seemed unable to conceive that we were bringing a matter to Council that would SAVE money.
Four Councillors were absent – Crs Hamilton, McLaren, Luchetti & Clark - however the debate lasted a good half hour!!
Their position won.
No deferral, and report recommendations rejected.
This means the $400K allocation remains in Capital Works forward estimates for 2012-13 for a new separate toilet block.
And this proposed new toilet block remains in the Park Plan of Management.
So we don’t feel this is a huge loss.
We are forging links with those involved in the Child Friendly City proposals (adequate toilets being critical to kid-friendly parks) AND hope to revisit this matter, possibly in tandem with a ‘centenary of WW1’ rejuvenation of the Memorial Park.
Friday, December 17, 2010
OPENING DAY tomorrow
Pool opens tomorrow Saturday 18 December
Open every weekday 7AM-7PM, 8AM-7PM weekends & public holidays, through to end of March.
On Wednesday the water temperatures were:
lap-pool 24.5C, free-form pool 25C, toddlers pool 23C (NB it’s 20.5C at Bondi)
For daily temperature updates follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Blackheath_Pool
Blackheath Pool holiday passes available – an ideal Xmas gift!
Use EVERY DAY from Boxing Day to end of January
Adult $49 / Kids & concessions $35 / Family $114
contact Blackheath Pool for more info: 4787 8018
Kids Free Swim Lesson
Uncle Tobys is offering kids free Royal Life Saving Swim and Survive lessons.
Collect 4 tokens from participating Uncle Tobys packs at Woolworths to claim your free swim lesson.
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