Pools safe — until 2023

By Rohan Aldous

Jan 25, 2022

Message received: Riley and Tyler Nicholson from Girgarre were among the rally participants last week outside the Campaspe Shire Council chambers in Echuca.

Kyabram Deakin ward Councillors Daniel Mackrell and Colleen Gates mixed with more than 100 participants at last week’s Save Our Pools rally before council made a unanimous decision to put off the decision on the future of the shire’s outdoor pools until May 2023.

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Placards reading Save Our Pools, some with even more pointed messages, greeted half a dozen councillors who spoke with the rally participants before entering council chambers and listening to presentations from six speakers — including Kyabram’s Jack Norris and Susan Weardon.