War Memorial pool battle

DESPERATE to keep their pool open and the town alive are (front) Glenthompson Pool Action Group chair, Leigh Heard and Secretary Jenny Rankin, (second row) Freddie Jury, Priscilla Jury, Isabella Jury, Yvette Fanning (back row) Russell Mitchell, Glenn Hughes, Oscar Fanning, Grant Harris. Photo: SUPPLIED.

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May 10, 2024 | 7:00 PM

IN a warning to all small towns, and a real-life case of “The Castle”, the tiny western Victorian community of Glenthompson is fighting to save its swimming pool from demolition by its own Shire Council.

The Glenthompson War Memorial Swimming Pool was built by the community’s farmers, labourers, shearers and returned servicemen in the early 1970s.