 For as long as I've been at the ANU, a campus swimming pool has been at the top of our staff and students wish list. That is why it brings me so much pleasure to be the vice-chancellor who gets to announce we're getting a pool. In early 2019, where I'm standing right now, this area will be transformed into a new pool and leisure facility. As well as being a Christmas present from the university, our new 25-meter pool will service the greater Canberra community, providing a new recreation center to bring even more people onto our amazing campus. This announcement is part of a once-in-a-generation change to the heart of the ANU campus, a revitalized union court. So we may still not have a beach, but pretty soon we will have a pool and I cannot wait for you all to enjoy it.