DEAR News Of The Area,
I AM frustrated.
Today I used my precious fuel to drive from Sawtell to Coffs to do laps.
Why did I drive to Coffs when there is a public pool in Sawtell you ask?
Because the Department of Education has for the fourth week running booked four out of five lanes for valuable learn to swim activities.
I’ve tried using the one middle lane available for ‘casual swimmers’.
As this is the middle lane of five it is difficult to get in the pool and lap swimming is not a relaxing healthy activity as kids arms, legs and floaties become obstacles in this lane.
Not intentional but distracting and the noise is not relaxing.
I drove to Coffs as I really wanted to destress doing my laps and get feel-good moments of good non-impactful exercise.
The 50 metre pool was booked out until lunchtime with a school carnival.
ARGHHHH.
I’ve tried checking the pool’s website for information on lane availability and this is, to my knowledge, never updated.
City of Coffs Harbour, get your act together and live up to the Community Wellbeing elements of the Strategic Plan.
Don’t get me started on the proposed aquatic centre changes.
I’ll leave that to another day.
Kind regards,
Deb WALL,
Toormina.
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