Corangamite Shire's public swimming pools will open for the 2021-2022 season in the coming weeks.
Openings will be staggered as follows:
Timboon............ Saturday 20 November
Camperdown... Saturday 27 November
Cobden.............. Saturday 27 November
Terang............... Saturday 27 November
Lismore.............. Saturday 4 December
Skipton.............. Saturday 4 December
Mayor Ruth Gstrein encouraged residents to support their local pool and take advantage of the fantastic facilities.
"Love your local pools. They are terrific community assets and continue to be great value for money.
There's also a chance for young pool users to brush up on their skills and stay safe in the water.
"All of our Council pools will run the VICSWIM Summer Kidz Program in January," Cr Gstrein said.
"I encourage parents of children between 4 and 12 to sign them up so they can build swimming skills and learn about water safety.
"Because of the pandemic, many children have missed out on water safety programs over the past two years. Swimming is a fun and social pastime with great health benefits as well.
The program will be held over the first three weeks of January with each week consisting of five consecutive 30-minute lessons from Monday to Friday.
Enrolments for the VICSWIM Summer Kidz program open on Tuesday 16 November here.
Council Sports and Recreation Coordinator Jane Hinds said the Victoria YMCA would manage the pools for the next three years.
"We are really excited by this appointment and welcome back Jason Sheard and Kate Ludeman at a local level," she said.
"The YMCA team is working on maximising events to encourage everyone to come along."
Season tickets for 2021-2022 are $175 per family, $90 per adult and $80 per child. Season tickets can be used across the Shire's six swimming pools. Day tickets are $14.70 per family, $4.90 per adult and $4 per child.
Season passes are available directly from the pools. EFTPOS facilities are available at each pool.
For regular updates and to keep up with all the activities during pool season like the Corangamite Shire Swimming Pools page on Facebook or call your local pool once it has opened.
