Sport and Recreation Minister Yvette Berry has met with user groups to help them - and her - get a better understanding of what is possible on the site for the proposed new Canberra Aquatic Facility in Commonwealth Park, including the likelihood of a new dive pool.
Independent member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson has also sponsored a petition calling on the government to amend the tender for the aquatic centre in Commonwealth Park so it includes a five-metre-deep dive pool, with springboards and platform diving facilities - as is currently provided at the Canberra Olympic Pool.
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