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THE community group calling for a Surf Coast aquatic centre will give a special presentation to Surf Coast Shire councillors laying out all the facts about the proposal and the long-running popular desire to have it built.<\/p>\n

The Surf Coast Aquatic and Leisure Centre Action Group (SCALCAG) has successfully requested a meeting with the council, which will be held on February 2.<\/p>\n

There is $30 million on the table to build the centre – $20 million from the federal Coalition government and $10 million from the state Labor government – and a study commissioned by the previous council recommended building a $38.5 million centre.<\/p>\n

However, the recently-elected council has not yet determined its position on the centre.<\/p>\n

SCALCAG spokesperson Colin Fowler said the February 2 meeting would try to bring the new council \u201cup to speed with everything that\u2019s happened over the past 15 or so years\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve been speaking to them privately and filling them in on incorrect information they\u2019ve received, but it\u2019s just easier to get them all together.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll say to them \u2018this is where we\u2019re at, the last feasibility study gave us two options (at $30 million and $38.5 million respectively), option two is the preferred option by all parties, including the council, so let\u2019s just bloody well do it\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said representatives from the Surf Coast Swimming Club, some sporting groups and possibly one of the surf life saving clubs would also be at the meeting to demonstrate the interest and need for an aquatic centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cApparently pretty much none of the schools in town did their compulsory swimming time in the pool this year because they just can\u2019t get time in any of the Geelong pools.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Victorian Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson said her $20 million commitment (made while she was the federal MP for Corangamite) was to build the facility, not to the council, and the funding could be reallocated.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter so many years of failing to deliver this essential facility, Surf Coast Shire risks losing this Commonwealth funding support unless it urgently develops an alternate plan,\u201d Senator Henderson said.<\/p>\n

Mr Fowler said the $30 million option for the aquatic centre was \u201cnot the model that we want because that\u2019s not the model that makes money (to offset the centre\u2019s running costs)\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said there were many ways of making up the $8.5 million shortfall, including sponsorship or support from organisations such as WorkCover<\/a> or the Transport Accident Commission.<\/p>\n

Surf Coast mayor Libby Stapleton said council recognised \u201cthe very generous state and federal funding offers on the table\u201d and was \u201cseeking to balance these against the known additional costs to ratepayers\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to discussing the options with our stakeholders and subsequently considering the matter with my councillor colleagues at a future council meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the council has just formed and we are about to enter a very busy summer, it\u2019s too early to say at which meeting the council will be considering how best to move forward with this project.\u201d<\/p>\n

Corangamite Labor federal member Libby Coker said she was \u201cdetermined to secure pools for the Surf Coast and the Bellarine\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Morrison Government fails to build indoor pools in these communities, I will fight to make sure they get built under an Albanese Government,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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