Black line fever: the battle to keep Sydney's public pools afloat

Election promises and crumbling facilities ignite passions to keep venues open, but some just don’t have the money to surviveAt North Sydney Olympic pool, framed by the Harbour Bridge and the grinning face of Luna Park, the art deco harbourside wall is decorated with seashells, pointy-nosed dolphins and seagull-like white birds that look as though they’re pretending to be the Egyptian bird-god Horus, their banded wings loftily spread. Those regal fowl have seen a lot: 86 world record