Thursday, 6 March 2025

Southern Metropolitan Region

Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (12:44): (1442) My question is to the Minister for Community Sport, and my question is: how has the Victorian government supported the redevelopment of the Carnegie memorial swimming pool? The redeveloped Carnegie memorial swimming pool is a site to behold. It is going to be hot on Saturday, and I expect it will be packed full of local residents. It is a brand new facility with a new 15-metre outdoor swimming pool, a diving pool, a children’s play area and a spa and wellness centre. It is going to be enjoyed not only this weekend but for weekends to come. It is a wonderful example of collaboration between three levels of government: the federal government put in $15 million in cash; there was a concessional loan from the state government; and obviously there was support from the City of Glen Eira, who put in the rest of the funding. I was there recently at the opening. I particularly want to pay tribute to the work of Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah, the outgoing federal member for Higgins, who was a champion of the project, along with the member for Oakleigh Steve Dimopoulos. It is a great pool. Everyone should go down and check it out.