Photo by Helena de Reus.
Work began on the $3.5 million upgrade in May, with the focus on upgrading the 40-year-old pool to modern standards.
The community is still fundraising for the $169,000 required to add a therapeutic pool and a bulkhead that will allow for the main pool to be shortened to 25m for competitive swimming and to separate the main pool from a new learners area.
The pool is expected to reopen by February, and entry fees will be reviewed to reflect the upgraded facilities and to reduce the impact on rates.
A new learners' pool layout will be safer for toddlers, with a shallower beach pool. There will be family-friendly changing rooms, renewal of heating and ventilation systems and an improved entrance.
