Users of pools in Liverpool Plains Shire have been put on notice, after a string of incidents described by the mayor as “totally unacceptable”.
Mayor Doug Hawkins OAM said recent incidents at the council’s swimming pools in Quirindi and Werris Creek include a visitor attempting to throw a lifeguard into the pool; people refusing to pay entry fees; and multiple instances of verbal abuse and physical aggression.
He said a “zero tolerance” approach would be used in relation to inappropriate behaviour towards staff. Offending patrons will be asked to leave, and in some cases, temporary or permanent bans could be used.