31°55′56″S 115°56′09″E / 31.93224°S 115.935827°E 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 A$326,156.[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.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c State Register of Heritage Places. Western Australia: State Heritage Office of Western Australia. 16843. Wikidata Q29027078. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Abandoned: The Ascot Water Playground". Breaking into the Industry. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Tom (29 August 2012). "The Abandoned Ascot Water Park". Weekend Notes. Retrieved 14 June 2024.