WHEN Bingara Swimming Club president Nicole Dixon noticed the old blocks at Bingara pool were rusting and slippery, and that swimmers were losing their footing and barking their shins while trying to launch themselves into a race, she decided that replacing the blocks was a small but important step in maintaining the town’s pool.
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Children have been taught to swim at the pool for more than 50 years and the blocks were installed during the 1960s.
Competition starting off the blocks at Bingara’s town pool will be a lot less hazardous now that the club has secured a $3000 grant from the state government to replace them.
Delivering the news of the grant, Member for Northern Tablelands, Adam Marshall, said while the investment was relatively small, the return would support new generations of swimmers.
“A lot of country towns built their public swimming pools in the years after World War Two and those facilities have given endless pleasure to the towns’ residents ever since,” Mr Marshall said.
“But half-a-century on, a lot of those pools are showing their age.
“It would be ideal to rebuild those facilities using the latest technology, but with other priorities on the public purse, the least we can do is invest in keeping them safe and functional,” he said.
“This grant is about doing just that.”