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Campbelltown City Council’s leisure centres will roll out new entry requirements from 6th January to meet the updated Guidelines for Safe Pool Operations from the Royal Life Saving Society - Australia (RLSSA).

Under the RLSSA Keep Watch at Public Pools safety program, children aged 11 to 14 must now be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian who must keep visual contact with their child while at the centre.

Children aged six to 10 and weak swimmers must have parents close by and maintain visual contact while children aged five and below and non-swimmers must have their parents within arm’s reach.

The program is based on the advice of experts to reduce the risk of harm to any child or young person at a public swimming pool.

Council became a partner in the Keep Watch safety program in 2009 to ensure that the highest standard of safety was in place at its swimming pools.

The new entry requirements are in line with those being implemented by other Councils across the region.

The leisure facilities include:

• Gordon Fetterplace Aquatic Centre, Bradbury
• Eagle Vale Central Swimming Pool, Eagle Vale
• Macquarie Fields Leisure Centre, Macquarie Fields

Educational material will be made available at leisure centres to help parents understand the facts about pool safety and effective supervision.

Image of Macquarie Fields Leisure Centre courtesy of Campbelltown City Council

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