Another successful swim season for the Balgo pool

With the Balgo Remote Pool coming to a close for the season, local residents are reminiscing about another successful swim season that has delivered many positive health and social benefits to the community.

The pool has enjoyed an eventful pool season, running Swim and Survive lessons, 'Mums and Bubs' Infant Aquatics sessions as well as swimming and lifesaving carnivals, delivered by Royal Life Saving WA Remote Pool Managers Graeme Pollett and Bronwyn Ray.

CPR and First Aid courses were also conducted at the facility to prepare community members for their Bronze Rescue strand achievements. 

The Remote Aboriginal Swimming Pools Project (RASPP) aims to address socioeconomic barriers faced by Aboriginal communities in accessing water safety programs and aquatic activities.

With Aboriginal children aged 5 to 14 being 8.6 times more likely to drown than non-Aboriginal children in WA, the facility promotes a range of social, recreational and educational activities to help address this overrepresentation.

The Remote Pools program helps to improve Aboriginal children’s health, increase community cohesion and support drowning prevention in regional areas. Learn more about the program at the link below.