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The new pool at Ashfield has been officially opened...

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Main Pool The new pool at the corner of Frederick and Elizabeth Streets Ashfield was officially opened last Saturday.  The COVID restrictions meant it was a subdued affair with deserted pools until the public were allowed in at 11am. The facility includes: an Indoor Pool an outdoor pool with a moveable floor for waterpolo an outdoor 50m pool an outdoor splash pool a creche and multi-purpose room a gym three activity rooms cafe and shop  More at https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/explore/aquatic-centres/ashfield-aquatic-centre Water Polo Net Lift Steam Room Sauna Spa Indoor Pool

No to Incineration of Inner West Waste

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Grateful to Chis Hanson for coming to speak to the at tonight's Council meeting where Inner West Council emphatically resolved:   NOM: No to Incineration of Inner West Waste From: Councillor Marghanita Da Cruz   Motion: THAT Council: Adopts principles of avoidance, resource recovery and the circular economy in providing domestic waste services; Incorporate avoidance, resource recovery and the circular economy in our planning instruments; Include information for residents on website about recycling construction waste; Reports on the breakdown of materials used in our Capital Works projects as new, reused and recycled; Reports on the website where materials collected in our kerbside collections, parks and streets maintenance go; Prohibits council's contractors from channelling domestic and commercial (except medical) waste collected in the LGA to incineration; and Opposes the construction of incinerators euphemistically called “waste to energy” and “thermal treatment plant” in M