The glistening blue expanse of Fitzroy Pool turns 100 this Sunday (19 Oct). And they're having a party. And, so they should. The pool nearly went under in '94 with the newly amalgamated City of Yarra declaring it under-patronised and a financial drain. The community protested by forcefully occupying the site, day and night, until Council agreed to keep it open.

Head down this Sunday for a free BBQ snag, a swim (wait an hour after that sausage though), DJs and hijinks. And look for the Aqua Profonda sign. The then manager had it painted at the deep end in the fifties (misspelled) in an effort to reduce the number of times he had to jump in after migrant kiddies. It's Heritage listed, and was tiled into the pool floor (misspelled) 50 years later.