Cr Kathy Duff sounded the siren to signal for all the young swimmers to jump into the pool
October 18, 2015
Murgon’s new million-dollar swimming complex was opened with a splash on Saturday morning.
After South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann unveiled a plaque, Cr Kathy Duff sounded a siren and all the waiting children lining the poolside jumped in.
Mayor Kratzmann said the news that Murgon Pool needed urgent repairs had come out of the blue in 2014 but Council was always determined to have the complex open again for this summer.
“A lot of our infrastructure was built in the ’50s and ’60s, and like a lot of us it is getting to need some TLC,” he said.
Mayor Kratzmann thanked Member for Callide Jeff Seeney for the State Government’s assistance in funding the project.
The former government topped up the South Burnett Regional Council’s planned $650,000 investment with an extra $450,000.
The Orcas swimming club was also successful in getting a $35,000 grant for a new grandstand.
South Burnett mayor Wayne Kratzmann, former Murgon mayor Bill Roberts and Member for Callide Jeff Seeney after the plaque was unveiledMurgon Pool’s Brett Hall, Belinda Williamson and Erin Stewart were kept busy marshalling the kids ahead of the big opening splashCompere for the morning ceremony was Michael Hunter with pool manager Lori HallThere was no need to tell anyone twice to have fun in the pool after the signal to jump in was sounded
Cr Barry Green and Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell
Cr Kathy Duff and Cr Damien Tessmann
Representing Murgon State High School … school captains Jenna Marschall and Andrew Jensen with principal Greg Smith, centreFormer Murgon mayor Bill Roberts and his wife Mary, now residents at Castra, were special guests at the openingErin Stewart, Madison Hall, Belinda Williamson and Teagan Hall (in yellow) with some of the members of the Orcas swimming club
