weekender the inner city FRI 18 OCT 2013 • Issue 159
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Eskimo Joe Tour
Trades & Services Tra Need some help at your place this weekend p.22 & 23
Fanny’s pool party For more great weekend ideas see p.18 & 19
Council’s backflip on markets p.5
Albo loses leadership Grayndler MP defeated for top job p.6
Swim centre celebrates pool reopening and namesake’s birthday
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he newly refurbished F anny Durack Aquatic Cen tre w ill reopen w ith a P ool Party on F anny Durack’s 124th birthday on Sunday, October 27. To celebra te, Marrickv ille Counc il w ill thro w open the doors to one and all, with free entry. Residents are in vited to join in t he fun, di ve into the new 25 metre-eight lane swimming pool, splash in the wa ter pla y area and tod dler pool, and perhaps picnic in the landscaped grounds. “Petersham r esidents a re a ll s et f or s ummer,” said the Mayor of Marrickville Jo Haylen. “Parents and kids c an bring a pic nic basket and a blanket and spend the afternoon lazin g on the grass, swimming, playing, and barbequing.” “The pool is righ t next to our newly revamped Petersham Park pla yground, w hich is already hugely popular. The new playground is bigger and better with a huge variety of play equipment. “This w ill now be a g o to destina tion for families, especially those with small children. “Petersham Park has alwa ys been one of our more beautiful and historic parks, and the refurbished pool makes it a first class recreational area. It’s a real asset to the community.” As w ell as the new eigh t- lane 25m pool, the
Fanny Durack Aquatic Centre. Inset: The final preparations are made for the reopening. centre fea tures a small kid dies pool, a barbec ue area w ith pic nic benches, a wa terplay area w ith adjoining benches, a kiosk - café, and plen ty of shady, grassed and landscaped picnic areas. “I am excited about delivering this fabulous new facility for our community and looking forward to our pool party celebra tion. That it coincides with Fanny Durack’s birthda y is just the ic ing on the birthday cake,” Mayor Haylen said.
At the Stockholm Olympic s on J uly 15, 1912, Fanny Durack became the first Australian woman to win gold at an Olympic s, and the first w oman ever to w in a sw imming g old medal. She was a resident of Douglas Street, Stanmore for 35 years. The pool party to celebra te the reopenin g kicks off at 10am on Sunday, October 27 at Fanny Durack Aquatic Centre, Petersham Park, Station Street, Petersham. All are welcome!
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