By MELISSA MEEHAN
THE FATE of the Olinda Pool still hangs in the balance, with council officers expected to table a report on the pool in March.
The pool was closed late last year, with the council citing irreparable cracks and low attendance as the reason.
Olinda Pool campaigner John Faull said it was frustrating that the residents of Olinda were still waiting for results of investigations – considering the pool was closed in December.
“The councillors have met with us a number of times, they have been proactive and co-operative with our committee,” Mr Faull said.
“It’s frustrating that we are still waiting for an answer, quite sickening really – but we are still expecting a positive result.”
This week, officers provided councillors with an updated briefing about the current state of the Olinda Pool.
A vocal supporter of reopening the pool, councillor Jason Callanan said on his blog that since the pool was discussed at the council’s 28 January meeting, further engineering inspections, workshops and site visits with engineers, pool specialists and manufacturers have been conducted to fully explore the range of options available.
He said the councillors were told the pool had significant cracks and was porous, resulting in significant water leakage.
Water leakage, he said, had resulted in a high ground water level which was putting pressure on the pool shell, and continued to create significant cracks in the pool floor and wall and core testing and pipe testing had been undertaken and was currently being analysed.
Cr Callanan also reported that the pool and buildings on the site do not comply with the current Building Code and other health, disability access and occupational health and safety legislation and regulations.
