Winchelsea Pool will open on Saturday, with group swimming lessons and school carnivals already booked in for the upcoming summer season.
The new pool will open for its first full season on 29 November following an $8.9 million redevelopment that will enable future use of the facility.
Surf Coast Shire councillor Joel Grist said he was looking forward to seeing Winchelsea community members enjoying the “sparkling new pool”.
“We recognise how much they love this great community asset, and have made some adjustments in response to feedback from our survey during winter,” he said.
“These include opening for consistent hours across school terms and holidays, introducing dedicated lap swimming lanes and trialling cold weather closures.
“The pool will not open when the forecast temperature is below 21 degrees, and this will enable staff hours to be reallocated to extended opening on hotter days, weekends and public holidays.”
The pool’s season will be open from noon to 6pm daily until 9 March, with a cold weather threshold for opening, which helps enable longer hours in the water on hotter days.
Redevelopment of the pool featured new leisure and 25-metre pools with heated water, a pavilion, a splash park, shelters, landscaping, a barbecue, a water fountain and a plant room.
The pool officially reopened in late February for a short period until the end of March this year, after it was decommissioned in 2023.
