Image: Locals have forfeited the pool since it close prior to Christmas. (Supplied)
Collarenebri have had trouble beating the heat since the pool malfunctioned before Christmas, followed by the sudden resignation of the pool contractor. Now, the local pool will operate staff-free as a community facility.
The Walgett Shire Council made the decision to change the pool’s operating model after a series of unfortunate events made them realise that the community could perhaps do it better than an outside contractor.
“What we’re basically making is an unmanned pool. We’ve got a couple of other pools that operate this way,” Walgett’s General Manager Megan Dixon said……