Briar Hadfield Heartfelt Letter to the editor in the Gulf News
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Waiheke Islanders are very lucky to be offered the Auckland-wide John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams lessons right here on the island. It’s a programme designed around water safety and ensuring that over the course of their primary school years, our children have enough training to keep themselves safe in water (eg float) and can…
A community funded pool survey
A community funded pool survey carried out in 1994, demonstrated a strong community desire for a year round aquatic facility on the island.
Aquatic centre identified as a priority for the community
Recreation Waiheke 1994 identified an aquatic centre as a priority for the community.
Local Board backed a call for the community to be allowed to raise funds by asking for donations from visitors
Local Board backed a call for the community to be allowed to raise funds by asking for donations from visitors
Proposal was sent to the Ministry of Education seeking financial support
Proposal was sent to the Ministry of Education seeking financial support. Auckland Council had agreed financial support of $1.6 million subject in part to “the pool committee obtaining financial support from the Ministry of Education”.
Initial High Level Feasibility study commissioned by Local Board
outlines the history of advocacy for a pool on the island