Campaigners say the closure of a swimming pool in Newcastle's west end would be a huge loss to their community. Elswick Pool is due to shut at the end of October as part of council cutbacks.

said the family's pool fence had been built by the girl's father and had not been inspected or certified. "These circumstances are particularly unfortunate as it appears the fence and the gates ...

A Queensland coroner who investigated the drowning of a young boy after a pool fence gate was deliberately propped open wants the State Government to consider introducing new criminal laws.