By Dominique Tassell
Southern Downs Regional Council will once more be facilitating the opening of Leyburn Pool this summer.
Councillor Sheryl Windle has previously raised this issue at an Ordinary Council Meeting, and it was once more raised at the Connecting with Council meeting in Leyburn.
As the Leyburn pool is located at the local State Primary School, Council must work with Education Queensland (EQ) on this.
A Council spokesperson stated that for the past two summer holiday periods, Council has entered into an agreement with EQ for the pool to be open to the public on Saturday afternoons, free of charge.
They stated that the cost to Council is for a fully qualified lifeguard to be in attendance during the opening times.
Council has recently endeavoured to make the running and maintenance of pools in the region more cost-effective and environmental, moving motions to install solar in the Killarney and Allora pools.
The Council spokesperson stated that following the first quarter budget review, Council allocated $276k for the installation of solar equipment at the Killarney and Allora pools during the 2021/22 financial year.
