New Service Fees and Charges for Aquatic Centre

At the Council meeting held 28 October 2024, Council resolved to place the proposed fees and charges to enable coaching services at the intermediate and advanced squad level on public exhibition for a period of 28 days.

Currently, Swim Squad services are offered by the Aquatic Centre staff up to the Development Squad Services. Patrons seeking to continue their development must register with an alternative provider, usually enrolling at an alternative Aquatic Centre.

This proposal seeks to increase services levels to the public in the form of higher-level swim squads through the introduction of swim coaching at the Intermediate and Advanced level. Other similar Aquatic Centres offer higher levels of coaching for those swimmers who would like to compete at higher levels, or for the everyday swimmer. Currently Lithgow does have local swimmers who are striving for these levels of coaching services and must look outside the LGA to find this service to increase their competitive ability.

The proposed program is an extension of our current Learn to Swim program, leading to a more formalised coaching program, refining existing skills, to thus enable swimmers to compete at higher levels. The proposed fee structure outlined below will cover coaching costs and increase the Centre’s income stream.

Mini squad – 1 hour training – unlimited entry through the week – $25 per week. Development squad – 1 hour training – unlimited entry through the week – $30 per week. Intermediate squad – 1.5 hour training – unlimited entry through the week – $35 per week. Advanced squad – 2 hour training – unlimited entry through the week – $40 per week.

Note:

Registration to the Swim Club (run as an external service to Council) would be an additional cost. All prices are inclusive of entry.

Submissions 

Anyone can make a submission regarding the proposed new fees and charges  Submissions must be:

in writing marked “Submission – proposed fees and charges Aquatic Centre”. sent to Council’s email – [email protected] OR posted/delivered to Council’s Administration Building at 180 Mort Street, Lithgow NSW 2790 received by Council by no later than 4pm on Tuesday 25 February 2025.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Council on 6354 9999 if you have any questions.