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THURSDAY 15 July 2021
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Cabonne Swimming Pools Master Plan
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Interested residents have until 5pm on Wednesday 21 July to comment on the Cabonne Pools Master Plan. The Masterplan reviews the seven pools that service the over 13,300 residents across the Cabonne Shire, to provide future direction that ensures Council is delivering safe and wellutilised swimming pools to the community. Otium was engaged in November 2020 to undertake the review of the pools in Cabonne in order to seek improvements and devise a longterm plan for the ageing facilities. The review included a report on the pool usage and the operation of the pools, as well as an assessment of the condition and suitability of current pool infrastructure. The pool masterplan has been developed through community and stakeholder engagement, asset condition assessments, The Molong Swimming Pool back before its 1980's refurbishment. The ladies dressing shed is at the rear, the kiosk on inspections, high level risk assessment, review the right and the toddler pool can just be seen behind the kiosk. Anyone recognise any swimmers?? of trends and industry best practice. As part of the community engagement process, 315 community in the report, totalling a $3 million investment in management lease of all aquatic facilities in Cabonne members were surveyed regarding their use of the pool the Cabonne swimming pools, the highest priority It is anticipated that expressions of interest for facilities. Of these respondents, 94% rated the facilities recommendation being for an upgrade to the plant representatives on the Cabonne Council Pools Advisory as adequate or above. rooms at the Molong, Cumnock and Yeoval facilities. The Committee will be advertised in August. A report will The report commends the advances Council has made intention of these recommendations is to allow Cabonne be prepared for the newly elected council to appoint through working with contractors, staff and community Council to continue to provide safe and modern facilities representatives to the advisory committee, this will stakeholders. Efforts to mitigate the risks in safely to the community. enable a meeting to be held prior to the commencement managing lifeguarding and chemical handling at the pools Stage two of the review was largely focused on the s355 of the 2021/22 pool season. was reflected in the results of a recent Royal Lifesaving pool committees. In consultation with the swimming The Pools Masterplan is available for public display for Australia audit, with a measurable improvement in pool committees, it has been decided to abandon the 28 days at www.cabonne.nsw.gov.au/Council/Publicresults from the 2018 audit. current s355 committees at each pool and transition to Notices/Draft-Cabonne-Swimming-Pools-Masterplan In total, there are 40 infrastructure recommendations a single advisory committee and go to the market for a Next Week: Express Opinion.
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