Maleny aquatic centre one step closer By Lea Parkes Many Maleny locals would know that an aquatic centre was a dream and passion … some may say obsession … of late Joyce Newton, and now Sunshine Coast Council has taken another step to making it a reality. As reported in last week’s GC&M News, a report went to last Thursday’s council meeting (November 8) on the proposed Maleny aquatic centre, which Joyce had for many years worked tirelessly to make happen for the Maleny community. Council unanimously approved the report’s recommendations, as well as a supplementary item proposed by Cr Jenny McKay, to finally bed down an endorsed location for the aquatic centre on the Maleny Sports Park, within the complex known as the Maleny Precinct. For a number of years, the aquatic centre push has been rendered powerless due partly to a lack of certainty as to its final location. This latest council decision sees the endorsed location of the future aquatic centre within the land leased and managed by the Maleny District Sports and Recreation Club (MDSRC), just below the Maleny Light Horse Museum. As Maleny and surrounding districts does not currently meet the desired population level for the provision of a ‘District – minor aquatic centre’, council said it would not automatically fund any development in its short-term forward budgeting.
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However, council did acknowledge that the decision opened the way for the community to focus on sourcing alternative funding streams. Greg Williams, president of MDSRC, said that many years of hard work had been behind the momentous decision. “This may only be the first step towards the realisation that Maleny will finally get the indoor aquatic centre we deserve, but a crucial one that opens the door to other levels of funding,” he said. Now the site is secured, offers of help to fundraise have been flooding in. “A community fund-raising effort, as was achieved under Joyce Newton and the community when the original pool was built in 1983, is on offer and will bolster the funds we source,” Greg said. “The centre’s costs will again be staged.” He explained that the original master plan for the precinct included an aquatic and fitness centre and several sites, including others on the precinct and in the district, had been investigated. “None were suitable for a variety of reasons, but we always offered the land leased to MDSRC the only remaining flat land owned by council in Maleny and zoned for sport - back to council to serve the community’s needs. “An indoor aquatic centre, with hydro pool, gym and learn to swim pool, addresses the real needs of our hinterland population.
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