Gunnedah pool will open once again this long weekend for an extended swimming season, and the weather is set to be perfect for a nice swim.
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The main pool entrance and the 50m pool will open at 9am on Saturday, October 3, a month ahead of the usual annual opening date in November.
Temperatures on Saturday and Sunday are set to reach 30 degrees, and then 29 degrees on Monday.
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The complex's opening hours during the summer season will be between 5.30am-7pm Monday to Saturday, and 9am-6pm on Sundays.
The heated pool will be open from the Eighth Division Memorial Avenue entrance at 5.30am as usual.
Hot food and barista-made coffee will be available between 4pm-6pm Monday to Friday, and 12pm-6pm on Saturdays, Sundays, school holidays and public holidays.
Snacks and drinks will be available at other opening hours.
A spokesperson for Gunnedah Shire Council said a CovidSafe plan had been established for the pool's reopening, too.
"Swimmers and spectators will be required to sign in on arrival and should observe social distancing markers," the spokesperson said.
"Staff will be monitoring compliance with CovidSafe protocols and a capacity limit will be in place."
The spokesperson said that the council was going through a "monitoring process that is part of the overall scope of repairs on the 50m pool".
"This will continue over the summer period with final repairs to be completed at a later date," the spokesperson said.