00:04School's out in the red centre community of Mutadjulu at the base of Uluru.
00:10And for kids like Roger, there's no better place to beat the desert heat.
00:27It's also about supporting schools.
00:30When they go to school, they get a wristband.
00:34The kids that go to school, we only let them swim.
00:38And the pool brings social health and safety benefits in a jurisdiction with three times more drownings than other states
00:44and territories.
00:46They love swimming. After school, they only swim all day.
00:52They become very good swimmers as well.
00:55The children here in Mutadjulu are some of the lucky ones.
00:58With a growing number of pools that have either closed or are struggling to stay open.
01:03A new report has found nine of 19 remote pools around the territory are over 30 years old.
01:09And five pools are closed.
01:11It also highlights limited and fragmented funding, ageing assets and workforce shortages.
01:17We're concerned and it's not acceptable.
01:23Lifesavers say calls for maintenance and operational support continues to fall on deaf ears.
01:29And with our urgent coordinated investment, more pools will close.
01:33This can be fixed. It could be fixed quite easily if the right people come together.
01:40A plea for all levels of government to make a big splash.
01:43And our
01:44Ten,odās, треть.
01:44Ten,odās, Kawaftakata –
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