Ascot Water Playground Explained

The Ascot Water Playground was a recreation facility in Ascot, Western Australia. Built in 1975 under the Labor government's Red Scheme for the long-term unemployed, it was officially opened in November 1977 at a cost of .[1] The complex had pools, water slides, and mini-golf. It was managed by a partnership between the YMCA of Perth and the City of Belmont.[2]

The park closed in 2002 because of new occupational health and safety laws, as well as river run-off laws.[3] It was added to the Municipal Heritage Inventory in 2003,[1] and in 2018 was demolished to make way for housing.

Notes and References

  1. cs1 . http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/25cc737e-7c5e-4b79-87df-ebdbcc7a6925 . 2024-04-14 . 16843 .
  2. Web site: Abandoned: The Ascot Water Playground . 2014-06-11 . Breaking into the Industry . 2024-06-14.
  3. Web site: The Abandoned Ascot Water Park . Tom . 2012-08-29 . Weekend Notes . 2024-06-14 .