00:00 A moment of unbridled joy as Wardair finally gets its pull back.
00:07 Our kids are all happy because it's been a long waited for five years for this pool to
00:14 get repaired and kids are really, really happy.
00:18 I like to watch them enjoying themselves and it was pretty hot.
00:23 Yeah, it's good to have swimming pool back and the kids are excited.
00:29 With a population of more than 2,000, Wardair, 400km southwest of Darwin, is one of Australia's
00:36 biggest remote Aboriginal communities and sees temperatures soar above 40 degrees.
00:42 For years the pool has sat empty, which residents say caused kids to seek out swimming spots
00:47 in dangerous croc inhabited creeks and rivers.
00:51 It was danger for them to get drowned or something. Now everyone's excited, all the adults too,
00:57 for their children to be safe.
01:01 With dancing and traditional ceremony, the pool's $4.5 million rebuild was officially
01:07 opened this week. Locally trained lifeguards on deck to make sure it all went off with
01:12 a splash.
01:14 Kids drowning or something will happen to them, so we're there.
01:18 It's been a tough couple of years here in Wardair and many are hoping the return of
01:22 the pool can help bring about a new chapter of peace and help break the cycle of frustration
01:28 and boredom in the hot summer months.
01:30 Diving in to a new chapter for this unique part of Australia.
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