Copyright (2004) George Poulos

A covered pool, for year-round swimming, was later added to the large, impressive, and well-equipped, Gunnedah Pool - in Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia.

Gunnedah did not have a swimming pool located in the town, until a Kytherian drowning tragedy, involving the Vernardos family.

The drowning involved a nephew of Peter Venardos, that occurred during a picnic on the Namoii River. The event was instrumental in mobilising the town to provide Gunnedah with a swimming pool.

Many individuals and businesses in the town provided both equipment and labour for the project, free of charge, to ensure that all children in the town had a safe place in which to swim, and to provide a facility for swimming lessons within the town. A very important community resource, derived from a Kytherian tragedy.

Here, swimming classes are being conducted, in October, 2004, continuing a emphasis on water safety that derives from the initial tragedy.

See other entries for Peter Venardos, including, Peter Venardos - aged 82, in his lounge room, Gunnedah, NSW, Australia, April, 2004.

More precise information as to how the pool was built would be of great interest.