General News
8 November, 2024
Hepburn pools remain free
The Hepburn Shire Council will introduce changes to swimming pool opening times this pool season, including in Clunes.
The pool season for the Hepburn Shire is due to run from December 7 through to March 10 and while entry to the shire’s pools in Clunes, Daylesford, Trentham and the splash park and toddlers pool in Creswick will remain free, there will be new opening times.
“We’re pleased to be offering free entry to our shire’s pools once again this season. Changes to operations, in particular a reduction to opening times, is based on analysis of previous patronage data and anticipated community peak use,” Hepburn Shire Council CEO Bradley Thomas said.
“When we were developing our Financial Vision, we looked at every council service to see whether we could find efficiencies. As we continue this work to review services and implement our financial vision, we anticipate some ongoing changes to our service delivery to make them more efficient and cost effective for our community.
“The changes we are making to pool hours will enable us to be more efficient and deliver services in a cost-effective way by opening when there is the most demand.”
Pools will be closed on Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and when the next day weather prediction is 21 degrees and below (Bendigo forecast for Clunes and Ballarat forecast for Daylesford and Trentham).
“We’re looking forward to another busy and successful aquatics season. There’s been lots of work happening behind the scenes to get our facilities ready,” Mr Thomas said.
“This season we will continue to stock popular healthy kiosk options in our facilities in line with our commitment to fostering health and wellbeing in our community.”
For more information about the Hepburn Shire’s pools and to stay up-to-date on any pool closures or unforseen changes, visit www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/pools