Golden Square Pool IncorporatedRegistered

We provide a swimming pool and community hub. With 17,579 visits across the summer season, 622 members, and 86 volunteers. We held many classes including VICSWIM, water aerobics and paddle boarding. We provided a venue for nine schools to hold their swimming programs with 3332 school program and lesson visits. Our Junior Volunteer Team (aged 5 to 15) is in its fifth year, encouraging families to volunteer with their children. We have allaccess steps into the 50m pool expanding our accessibility. Our events program the biggest we've ever had included New Years Eve celebration in December, Movie night and Australia Day great inflatable race in January. In March we we partnered with the Indian Association of Bendigo to host Bendigo's largest ever Holi Festival of Colour event, we welcomed over 1600 guests to enjoy a day of food, music good times and colour! Our Pools for Paws weekend for dogs, once the humans had finished swimming for the season saw the pool and grounds transformed with dogs having a ball, and our volunteers had a bunch of fun selling dog themed treats from the kiosk. Last year we were named as Aquatic and Recreation Victoria s Seasonal Pool of the Year for 2022. The award acknowledges the organisation s commitment to facility management, community impact, developing a strong strategic direction, and retaining community involvement postpandemic.