Outdoor pool season extended as indoor pool closes for upgrade

Published on 28 February 2024

The Outdoor Pool Season at Dunolly and Talbot will be extended to Monday 1 April, 2024.

The decision to extend the pool season was made at a Meeting of Central Goldfields Shire Council last night (27/02).

The extended outdoor pool season will mean local residents continue to have access to aquatic facilities during the warmer weather whilst the 25-metre pool at the Maryborough Sports and Leisure Centre is upgraded.

On Monday 4 March the pool hall at the Maryborough Sports and Leisure Centre will close to the public.

The pool tiles are almost 25 years old and are at the end of their life – the upgrade will see the pool tiles in the 25-metre pool and the surrounding pool concourse removed and replaced.

The project, funded through the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program, will be delivered by On Time Developments and is expected to be complete late May.

Central Goldfields Shire Mayor Cr Liesbeth Long said she was pleased Council could support a decision to extend the outdoor pool season.

“Given we are experiencing a late summer, it’s great our Talbot and Dunolly outdoor pools can be used and enjoyed for a few weeks longer this year.

“As with any capital works project, whilst there will be an inconvenience during the closure to those who use the indoor pool regularly, it is a case of no pain, no gain!

“The upgrade to the 25-metre pool will be a fantastic result, it will mean this much-loved community asset more enjoyable and safer for our community to use - and means it will be preserved for our community to enjoy for another 25 plus years.”

The gym and basketball facilities at the Maryborough Sports and Leisure Centre will continue to remain open during the 25-metre pool upgrade – only the pool hall will close.