Shire outdoor swimming pools: complaints continue

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council has responded to the community disappointment expressed regarding the limited opening hours of its outdoor swimming pools, purportedly due to lack of lifeguards, the unkempt setting at Hamilton, the lack of shade and no kiosk to purchase refreshments. Photo: SPEC FILE.

By Lizzie Hallam

January 06, 2023 | 4:00 PM

AN article printed in The Spectator on January 4, has prompted more phone calls to journalists and further speculation and complaints on Facebook regarding the reason for the limited number of hours swimming pools within the Southern Grampians Shire have been open.

A Facebook post by the Southern Grampians Shire Outdoor Pools on December 27, 2022, which stated the reason the Glenthompson Swimming Pool would be closed on that day, was purportedly due to “lifeguard unavailability”, was disputed by several members of the public.