Armstrong Creek aquatic centre
Darren CHEESEMAN (South Barwon) (10:59): The Liberals want to deny families in Armstrong Creek an indoor, all-year-round aquatic centre. Victorians love their sport, and that is why this government is getting on with delivering the first ever regional Commonwealth Games. Nine sports will be hosted in the Geelong region in 2026, including aquatics. We are building three outdoor pools in Armstrong Creek for the games. After the games they will be transformed into an indoor aquatic centre, multisport courts and green open space. Before the election the Liberals wanted to deny my community of Armstrong Creek any swimming pool at all. Now they want to deny families an all-year-round, indoor community pool as a part of the games legacy. The council already decided to close the outdoor pool at Kardinia Park during the winter months, seemingly because of the cost to heat it every day. Now the Liberals want to saddle the council with the expense of maintaining three additional outdoor pools in Armstrong Creek, leaving families out in the cold during Geelong’s cold winter. No-one develops a love for swimming while shivering. We will not let this happen. Armstrong Creek’s families deserve an indoor, all-year-round swimming pool. They deserve it, and we will deliver it.