MALENY swim club is aiming to raise $10,000 with hopes the local pool may not only open this summer, but be sustainable in the long-term.
After long summers without a pool due to the difficulties in finding a manager, it is understood an experienced candidate has come forward.
While the appointment has not been formalised, the Maleny Swimming Club is aiming to raise funds to address compliance issues so the centre can reopen once the position is confirmed.
Swimming Club spokesperson Cath Lim said the funding would allow the lessee to meet standard compliance specifications.
“The person who has put up their hand has a lot of experience and understanding of how the model works and we’re hopeful that the pool will be able to open in the very near future,” Cath said.
“Our immediate priority is to fund the things we need to safely and legally open and we’re well on our way to having these in place, but we have also set a goal to raise $10,000 to go toward long term improvements on the pool.
“We are looking at the long term and hope to be able to sustain the pool and remain open for seasons to come.”
Cath said the support from the community has been fantastic, with Maleny State School P&C assisting the club with fundraising in the final weeks of terms.
With the Swim Club unable to run traditional fundraising activities, such as swimming carnivals, the School’s proactive P&C has stepped up to support the club.
“The P&C very much considers ourselves as the glue that acts on behalf of the school and community, and we work tirelessly in our efforts to connect both,” P&C president Zoltan Bourne said. “We need to support other community organisations.”
Offering the P&C’s fundraising portal as a means to raise money toward the needed improvements, generous community members have already donated over $2,700.
Donations can be made to the Maleny Swimming Club through Maleny State School P&C Association’s square donation site, with 100 per cent of donations directly deposited to the Club from the P&C. To contribute scan head to https://checkout.square.site/buy/IPB6MGYOFUOXC3YOGDPNEQJ3 and enter POOL in the comment box.