Concerns for swim school with tender for pools

Joy of Water's Walter and Tracy Ellem fear for the future of their business at Beresfield pool. Picture by Simone De Peak

A local swim school operator holds grave concerns his business could fold if a private operator takes over management of Beresfield pool.

Beresfield is the only of City of Newcastle's five pools not fully leased to a private operator, however the council recently called for tenders to run all five aquatic centres.