A step in the right direction

The Peninsula Leisure Centre is a great facility that the whole of Gosford City should be proud of.

Congratulations to Cr Chris Holstein for having the foresight to keep pushing against the protesters and giving the Peninsula and Gosford City a quality recreation centre.

The cost of raising children is high.

We are always receiving messages from health and wellbeing experts of how important it is that our future generation is kept physically active.

Unfortunately, a high proportion of the families in our community are from single parent homes and for children to be able to see their other parent they sometimes need to go to a park or a facility, such as the leisure centre, for a day to spend some quality time together.

I trust that Gosford councillors will adopt some forward-thinking ideas to be able to provide the community with some free of cost, but high quality, safe and interesting parks and recreational facilities.

The Regional Playgrounds Strategy Committee, in the process of being set-up by Council, seems a step in the right direction.

Deretta Brown, Umina Beach