Some with a sense of humour suggested the pothole crew could fill the pool in.
Most agreed the pool was an eyesore and something needed to be done.
Here are some of the comments.
Reshenda Thompson: “That whole area is an eyesore. Lake is nothing but weeds so no birds or fish can live there. It should be like it use to be when I was growing up and you were allowed to put your boat in. The park they had there was great. Make it back to being a place you could take your family”.
Margaret Mason Underhill: “I feel, to give the families of this area a fun place to enjoy, and to encourage visitors to come here and spend their time and money for future growth in our community, the area should have complete new drainage put in to allow for future flooding and it should be made into a water park and picnic area with proper facilities and maybe a cafe, so many people can have great times and memories like we did with our kids and our teenage years”.
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Parts of The Coast Rd at Lennox Head will close on Friday to allow for a film shoot.
Ballina Shire Council advises vehicle access on The Coast Rd, Lennox Head between
Skennars Head Rd (Boulder Beach roundabout) and North Creek Rd/Byron Bay Rd
roundabout will be closed for filming on Friday April 16, from 2.30pm to Saturday April 17, 3.00am.
Detours will be available via Skennars Head Road and North Creek Road.
This temporary closure for filming is approved by the Local Traffic Committee under the
conditions of Traffic Control Plans and in accordance with the NSW Filming Protocol 2009.
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Lismore Lake Pool sits in a state of disrepair in South Lismore, but that may be about to change if a new proposal takes off.
Councillor Bill Moorhouse has indicated his intention to raise a motion at Tuesday night’s council meeting, outlining a call for expressions of interest from anyone interested in taking over the control, management and maintenance of the Lismore Lake/old pool complex. GOLD: The Lismore Lake Pool in its prime in the 1970s, as a free public amenity for young and old.
The idea was approved by councillors last October, and now councillors will decide on how feedback will be sought.
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Subscriber only FOUR years ago, water was overtopping the levee wall in Lismore in one of the town s worst flood events on record. A new channel, which was officially opened on Wednesday, hoped to lessen the impact of similar major flooding in future. Lismore City Council s $8.2 million South Lismore Flood Mitigation Project is now officially complete and has already passed the test of two floods. Flood modelling suggests the project should reduce peak water levels in the CBD, North Lismore and South Lismore by as much as 100mm in a 1-in-100-year flood event.
Lismore flood: The new South Lismore Flood Mitigation is complete and has been tested by minor flooding in the past few weeks.
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Subscriber only Lismore Memorial Baths usually shuts down for the cooler months, but this year, it will stay open a little longer with reduced hours. It was to close before Easter. A lot of people in the community wanted the pool season to be extended and we heard them and acted, Lismore mayor Vanessa Ekins said. It has been a tough 12 months with COVID and I think people are relishing the normality of going for a swim at our baths. It is part of my morning routine, and I know it is part of many people s preparation for the working day, midday escape from the office or an afternoon wind down.