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Goomeri’s swimming pool will stay closed for the time being while Gympie Regional Council addresses maintenance problems (Photo: Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 9, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goomeri’s beleaguered swimming pool – which has been closed for all of 2020 – will reopen in time for the Christmas school holidays … hopefully.<\/p>\n

Gympie Division 6 councillor Hilary Smerdon told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> new problems had been identified which had delayed the pool’s reopening.<\/p>\n

Contractors have now started work on these repairs which he expected to be finished within the next two months, but he could not be certain of a date.<\/p>\n

Cr Smerdon said most of the pool’s problems were connected to previous maintenance issues.<\/p>\n

He said Council also planned to carry out more work – including repainting – when the pool closed for winter.<\/p>\n

Goomeri Pool was allocated $509,000 in the GRC’s 2020-21 Budget with the hope it would reopen in time for this year\u2019s swimming season.<\/p>\n

The topic of the pool came into focus at Goomeri Pumpkin Festival’s annual general meeting, held at the Hall of Memory on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Both Mayor Glen Hartwig and Council CEO Shane Gray addressed the meeting, which was chaired by Cr Smerdon.<\/p>\n

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