Ride to Pool Cancelled!

The RIDE TO POOL event planned for 16th of March 2014 at the Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool has been CANCELLED due to the cold weather forecast. As the season ends soon, Ride to Pool won't be happening this summer. Hopefully we will have better luck next season!

Thanks to Active Moreland, Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool and Moreland City Council's Sustainable Transport officer for working with us on the planning. 

Thanks to the all important performers who would have been, if it weren't for the weather: Short Order Schefs, The Shambelles , DJ Eddy and The Obvious Creatures. 

Thanks to The Spokesman on Gilbert who had been willing to do free bike repair on the day.

Thanks also to Treadlie, ByK Kids Bikes, Rays Bicycle Centre Brunswick and The Squeaky Wheel for support and promotion. 

Ride to Pool 2012

RIDE TO POOL DAY 

Sunday 19 February 2012

11am - 6pm

Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool

Murray Road, Coburg 3058

9354 2096

FREE ENTRY! 

We encourage you to pedal to the pool to enjoy a free day of swimming, live music, kids activities and valet bicycle parking! Located on the shady banks of the Merri creek, the Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool is conveniently accessed by the Merri Creek bike path.

This event is presented by Friends of Coburg Pool, Moreland City Council and YMCA Victoria.

Fun activities for all the family:

• Sausage sizzle fundraiser
• Pool inflatables and jumping castle
• Aquasafe Mascots
• Crazy dive competition
• Alcohol free/no glass
• SunSmart venue

Live music by:

• Newlands Primary School Choir
• The Young Ones
• Jody Galvin & the Tender Hearts
• Nick Murphy & Jeff Samin
• The Short Order Schefs
• & some special guests!

In the event of inclement weather the event will be postponed to Sunday 26th February 2012, and communicated through activemoreland.com.au 

Show your love for our pool - get the t-shirt!

Karen has made a new batch of screen printed "I love Coburg Olympic Pool" cotton t-shirts in adult and children's sizes. T-shirts will be for sale at the February Fun day - this Sunday 18th off February. Prices range from $3 for a kids singlet to $10 for an adult t-shirt.

Hope to see you at the pool on Sunday. Fingers crossed that the weather is nice!

Fun day - Sunday February 20, 2011

Another fabulous fun day is planned at our beautiful creek side swimming pool. The fun day will be from 11.00am to 6.00pm on Sunday 20th of February. Entry is $1, there will be music, dive boards, bombing competitions, inflatables and the jumping castle.

Here's the music line up;

12.30 - 1.00pm  The night before tomorrow 

1.15 - 2.15pm  Newlands Children's choir

2.30 - 3.15pm  Spoils Duo

3.30 -4.15pm  Dave Ong and Jemma Rowlands

4.30 - 5.30pm  BOOF

February Fun Day 2011


Hope to see you there, under a big shady tree or in one of the bright blue pools!

Ride to Pool 2011

Ride to Pool day turned out to be a beautiful summer day. Perfect for hanging out by our pool and under the big trees. Nearly 1000 people attended and there were many, many bikes parked out the front and inside. The pool was busy (but not packed), the vibe was electric and people from all over Coburg enjoyed the music, pool inflatable and jumping castle.



Stay tuned for the nest event, the February Fun day which will be on Sunday, 20th of February.

Pedal Power makes a splash at Coburg Olympic Pool!

To celebrate this wonderful community asset, Friends of Coburg Olympic Pool are hosting a free ‘ride to pool’ day on Sunday 23rd of January 2011. People are encouraged to pedal to the pool to enjoy a free day of live music, food, kids activities and valet bicycle parking! Located on the shady banks of the Merri creek, the Coburg Olympic Pool is conveniently accessed by the Merri creek bike path.

After a do-or-die community campaign back in 2008 to save the iconic 1960’s outdoor swimming pool, the Coburg Olympic pool opens its doors again this summer to provide a unique retro pool experience.

WHERE: Coburg Olympic Pool, Murray Rd, Coburg North

WHEN: 11am to 6pm, Sunday 23 Jan 2011

Bands include: Jodi Galvin and the Tender Heart, Nick Murphy and Band, The Short order Shefs and Newlands Primary Children’s Choir

Playing times are:

1.00 - 1.30 Newlands Community Childrens Choir

2.00 - 2.45 Jodi Galvin and the Tender Heart

3.15 - 4.15 Nick Murphy, Band and Guests

4.30 - 5.30 Short Order Shefs

Ride to Pool Day 2010

This year's ride to pool day was another fun event! I'm so pleased that the weather held and the forecast showers didn't eventuate, especially since bad weather put a stop to the first planned Ride to Pool Day.

1. learn to swim pool, 2. karen, 3. ross, 4. baby gene, 5. sunny, grace and merri dancing, 6. sunny, helke, grace and merri, 7. andy and dan, 8. the big pool, 9. view from the top, 10. entrance and kiosk, 11. big pool, 12. lazing in the sun, 13. watching the band, 14. ross, eve and denise, 15. dads and kids lining up for the bouncing castle, 16. virendra, 17. bouncing castle fun, 18. grace having a snack, 19. friends of coburg olympic pool, 20. Kitty and Cate, 21. freinds of coburg pool, 22. monique and mal, 23. learn to swim pool, 24. diving in, 25. leanne

Isn't it great that we've had our pool back for two season's? It certainly hasn't been quite as hot this year, but the Coburg Olympic Pool has still been great fun and is a fantastic place to meet and relax with friends. Last Sunday the learn to swim pool was action packed and there were kids queuing to have a go on the jumping castle. There was music and dancing, water and sunshine, lots of relaxing under the big shady trees and an all round good vibe. I just love our pool. It's so, so good to have it back.

Ride to Pool day, take two!

Hopefully the weather this Sunday will be fine. Ride to Pool day at the Coburg Olympic Pool has been rescheduled for 21/02/2010. This was a spectacular day last year and promises to be again, with music and dancing, swimming fun on the pool inflatable and in the jumping castle. Friends of the Coburg Olympic Pool will be selling some t-shirts and there will be a sausage sizzle from the High School for Coburg Group.

The music line up is:

2.00 - 2.30pm Que Paso (bluegrass band)
2.45 - 3.15pm Nicola Lester.
3.30 - 4.00pm Nick Murphy
4.15 - 4.45pm Ross McLennan
5.00 - 5.40pm Short Order Chefs

Entry is free as Christine Campbell, the member for Pascoe Vale, is
sponsoring the event. The pool will be open usual weekend hours from 11-6. Pass it on and see you there!

Ride to pool party cancelled

This years planned Ride to Pool day at the Coburg Olympic Pool has been more or less cancelled due to forecast rainy and windy weather on Sunday 17th of January 2010. The bands will not be playing and there will be no inflatables as rain makes operating the electrical equipment and inflatable pool equipment dangerous. The sausage sizzle has also been cancelled.  
Hopefully, it's just a postponement though - there is talk of rescheduling festivities for the end of the summer season.

Ride to pool day this Sunday!

On Sunday January 17 it is the Ride to Pool day at the Coburg Olympic Pool. This was a spectacular day last year and promises to be again, with music and dancing, swimming fun on the pool inflatable and in the jumping castle. Friends of the Coburg Olympic Pool will be selling some t-shirts and there will be a sausage sizzle.

The music line up is:
2.00 - 2.30pm Que Paso (bluegrass band)
2.45 - 3.15pm Nicola Lester.
3.30 - 4.00pm Nick Murphy
 4.15 - 4.45pm Ross McLennan
5.00 - 5.40pm Short Order Chefs

Entry is free as Christine Campbell, the member for Pascoe Vale, is
sponsoring the event. The pool will be open usual weekend hours from 11-6. Pass it on and see you there! 

End of season pool party

On Sunday the 15th of March Belgravia Leisure is hosting an end of season pool party at the Coburg Olympic Pool from 11.00 am til 6.00pm. There will be free entry, inflatable pool toys and a sausage sizzle.

Even if it ends up being too cold for a proper swim, it would be nice to hang out on the grass and enjoy our pool one last time before it closes at the end of March until December.

We've also started a Facebook page which you can find here.

ride to pool

What a gorgeous day at the pool! The weather couldn't have been better and about 600 people turned up. There was music and dancing, fun on the inflatable pool thingy, bouncing in the bouncing castle and sausages a sizzling. Not to mention our beautiful pool and the grass and shady trees that surround it. It's impossible for photos to capture just how awesome this day was but you get the idea! If anyone else has any photos they'd like to share, we now have a fledgling flickr group or you can email them to me at janetmgrigg@gmail.com.

 

1. t-shirts were in demand, 2. jumping castle, 3. learn to swim pool, 4. robin and sunny, 5. from the entrance, 6. from the terrace looking down to the big pool, 7. diving board in action, 8. lining up for the inflatable, 9. mel watching Newland Creak, 10. merri, sunny and some other children dancing to Newland Creak, 11. watching kids on the inflatable, 12. relaxing at the end of the day, 13. learn to swim pool, 14. splash into the diving pool, 15. lifeguard at learn to swim pool, 16. andy, 17. talking by the pool, 18. bike, 19. nick waves for the camera, 20. looking over the big pool Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

Perhaps the words someone handed to me at the end of the day tell the story the best;
"18th Jan 2008, band a playin', bikes in the distance. The surrounding green like nowhere else I know in this town. Kids breakdancing to the band that's by no means hip hop. But it's community, it's diversity, it's adding to the colour of our moods. On this sunday, on this sunday."

Ride to Pool Day

This Sunday, the 18th of January 2009, there's a special Ride to the Pool Day to celebrate the re-opening of the Coburg Olympic Pool and it's special location along the Merri Creek bike path. People are encouraged to cycle to the pool and park out the front. Enjoy free entry as the guest of Christine Campbell MP (Member for Pascoe Vale). Swim in the sparkling waters of the pool, laze under shady trees and listen to a feast of live music. Jump on the jumping castle, eat sausages at the Moreland City Council sausage sizzle (gold coin to charity).

Music starts from 1.00pm....

1.00 - 1.30 Jaye Kranz
1.45 - 2.30 Caroline Kennedy
2.45 - 3.30 Ash Naylor
3.45 - 4.30 Newland Creak
4.45 - 5.30 The Short Order Schefs

There will also be a Friends Of Coburg Olympic Pool table where you can come and have a chat or maybe purchase a tee-shirt or bag. The weather looks like it's going to be good, at this stage the forecast is for 28C... perfect for hanging out at the pool.

Re-opening celebration cancelled

The re-opening celebration planned for Sunday 14th of December at the Coburg Olympic Pool has been cancelled due to expected bad weather. It is hoped that the bands will play at the Ride to Pool day planned for January 18th. Please spread the word. Thanks.

Down at the Pool

If you came to Pool Together, chances are you heard the amazing Bruce Watson sing Down at the Pool written in honour of the occasion with some very enthusiastic back up from some Friends of the Coburg Olympic Pool. Bruce is going to be performing again on Sunday the 14th at the pool re-opening celebration and I'd say there's a fair chance he'll be performing Down at the Pool again. We can all sing along. So sit back and remember how it goes....



Down at the Pool footage used with the kind permission of Bruce Watson. Visit Bruce's general site here and his myspace with recent information and lots of music here.

Hope to see you all there. We have a lot to celebrate!

Re-opening Celebration

****************** updated 12th December 2008 *****************
The opening celebration planned for Sunday the 14th of December has been cancelled due to expected bad weather. The performances will most likely be re-scheduled to the ride to Pool day planned for 18th of January. Please spread the word. thanks. 

Come one, come all! The Coburg Olympic Pool is now open every day from 11.00am until 7.00pm. Swim laps in the refreshing clear water, play in the learn to swim or toddler pool and/or just hang out on the grass beneath one of the many shady trees. And to celebrate the re-opening of our pool, there's a special celebration next Sunday the 14th. Hope to see you there!

Coburg Olympic Pool open Monday, December 1st at 11am!!!

The pool is full!!

On Monday the doors will open and we shall frolic in the cool waters of Coburg Olympic Pool.

We will be there to admire the sparkling waters and have a swim when the doors open for the first time in 2.5 years. There might even be a few photographers around taking photos of the long line of sweaty locals looking for a swim.

So come down at 10.45 next Monday and celebrate!!!



Also a few dates for the diary....

December 14 Opening Celebration (pool party).
January 18 Ride to Pool Day (free event).

See you in the lap lane!!

Pool Together - wasn't it fantastic!

Last Sunday about 520 locals turned up on a frosty afternoon to pool together and celebrate that funds have been included the Moreland council's draft budget to re-open our favourite outdoor pool in Coburg for the next swimming season. The Newlands Neighbourhood House was packed to the rafters with good humoured, happy people. Kids roamed between the sandpit, inside where the music was and outside watching Sammy Star.





The speeches were good too - in particular it was really interesting hearing Frank Cox's view of life in the Newlands area. The music rocked, the sausages sizzled and the cake stall was eaten bare. In the end, we raised over $1300!! This money has been banked and will be used to fund community events at the pool or go towards the purchase of something that the pool can use.





A big thank-you goes out to everyone that helped out with the day and made it the enormous success that it was.

More photos here. See you all at the pool!