FAQs

Many of pools managed by Council were installed in the 1960’s and 1970’s, therefore this is ageing infrastructure and requires a well-considered plan for future aquatic provision in the shire.

The strategy will be an evidenced based approach to guide Council’s long-term planning, investment, management, and delivery of aquatic services across the aquatic facility portfolio, aligned to the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance Investment Management Standard and recommend a staged implementation plan to guide future decisions.

A funding submission was made to the State Government for this strategy in 2023 that was unsuccessful. A second funding submission was submitted in March 2025 and successful funding was announced in June 2025.  Sport & Recreation Victoria awarded Council $35,000 to conduct this strategy and Council are matching this funding.

Following a request for quotes in October 2025 for qualified and experienced consultants, LARCAN consulting was appointed in November 2025. LARCAN has over 40 years combined experience in aquatics and leisure industry, with both lead consultants having experience in executive roles for Councils and leisure management providers.  

LARCAN is IAP2 qualified engagement practitioners and has undertaken extensive community engagement processes as part of their work in formulating aquatic strategies, feasibility studies and operational reviews.

The first round of engagement will include community drop-in sessions and online/paper surveys as well as round table meetings and workshops with key stakeholders and community cohorts.

The draft strategy will be published on this Engage Moyne page for feedback in May 2026.

A second round of engagement will occur in May 2026 including a survey and individual community engagement sessions to provide feedback on the draft strategy.

Any updates and the final strategy will be posted to the Engage Moyne page and on Council’s website.

The Aquatic Facilities Strategy identifies:

• Community needs and gaps in aquatic provision to be addressed.
• How to maintain and further activate the existing facilities.
• The operational and capital cost requirements of delivering aquatic services to the Shire for the next ten years. 
• Addressing compliance, governance, and access requirement of facilities.
• The vision, strategic objectives, and action plan to deliver on key recommendations over the life of the strategy. 

All feedback received on the Draft Aquatic Facilities Strategy will be carefully reviewed and considered. It will help identify areas that may require further analysis, as well as inform the development of additional initiatives to be included in the action plan and key directions.