Update 27 August 2025

Thank you for your feedback, this survey is now closed. We will collate the results and prepare for the upcoming season.

The engagement was open Tuesday 5 August through Tuesday 26 August 2025. Throughout this time we collected the following statistics;

A more detailed report of what we heard will be posted on this page in the coming weeks.

Your sparkling new community asset!

We hope you had fun making a splash following opening of the new pool earlier this year. Now we hope your feedback will help us with programming for the 2025-26 season.

Council subsidises the operating cost of the pool to keep it affordable for the community, in recognition of the health and wellbeing benefits it provides. However, we need to balance our operating costs with available budget and community use.

The opening hours of the pool for 2025-26 will be largely determined by available budget and staff, but some small adjustments may be possible based on community preferences.

Winchelsea Pool will operate from Saturday 29 November 2025 through to Labour Day Weekend Monday 9 March 2026.

We will continue to run Vicswim during January and encourage schools to use the pool for swimming carnivals.

We will also continue to subsidise operating costs to keep the pool affordable for the community.

While we value and take into consideration the feedback provided so far, we hope the community can appreciate the practical considerations and constraints Council works within.

Background

Pool hours for the 2024/2025 season, which ran until 30 March, were 10am to 5pm on weekends and 3pm to 7pm Monday to Friday.

The former pool was open noon to 6pm, seven days a week.

Information we collect during this engagement will help us plan for the next season. We will also be able to pass on the community wishes to the external operator that takes on the running of the pool beyond the 2025/2026 season.