19/05/2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived at our Rec Pond construction site expecting a quick photo opportunity and perhaps a gentle turn of the golden shovel. What he found instead was a brutal reality of moving multi-tonne boulders, wrestling geofabric in the Queensland heat, and trying to explain to his office why “one more rock” takes four hours.
After watching you leap out of the excavator, sling giant granite boulders into place, and hand-stack tonnes of stone to create a crystal-clear swimming oasis, Albo reportedly stood in silence before declaring:
“This isn’t landscaping. This is nation-building.”
Within minutes, he purchased a 49% stake in the business and proudly announced the new company name:
Albo & Merten Natural Pools Pty Ltd
Specialising in:
Hand-placing boulders the size of small cars
Natural swimming pools with zero chlorine and maximum back pain
Waterfalls, retaining walls, and politically strategic rock features
Converting impossible slopes into magazine-worthy bushland resorts
Roles in the business:
Peter Merten
-Founder
-Excavator operator
-Rock whisperer
-Does 100% of the actual work
Anthony Albanese
-Junior Partner
-Golden shovel holder
-Media liaison
-Expert in standing on stable ground looking proud
