Big Splash? Big disgrace more like it as another Canberra icon is left to wither on the vine

Big Splash? Big disgrace more like it as another Canberra icon is left to wither on the vine

Big Splash's future in doubt after vandalism and financial woes. Official closure possible, as calls grow for government intervention to save it.

Big Splash owner finally talks. Or does he?

Looking drab. Photo: James Coleman. A person claiming to be the business manager of the derelict Big Splash has come out on social media, blaming recent vandalism for the reason the waterpark hasn’t reopened. A new Big Splash page appeared on Facebook earlier this month, and shortly afterwards, a person claiming to be “Greg, one of the business managers” posted about how the Belconnen site would be “closed for good” and demolished next year. “I …