Keep Watch at Public Pools Program
Royal Life Saving have maintained and developed the Guidelines for Safe Pool Operation (the GSPO) since 1992. The GSPO is a set of detailed specifications and recommendations establishing best practice design and operations of aquatic locations nationwide.
Under a variety of legal standards and frameworks, facility designers, owners and operators are charged with the responsibility of ensuring public and worker health and safety arising from the business and/or undertaking of aquatic facilities and their activities.
Although published by Royal Life Saving, the GSPO represents the collective opinion of the aquatic industry across Australia, through an extensive and consultative development and review process undertaken by the National Aquatic Industry Committee (NAIC). As such, the GSPO is written and authorised for industry by industry – leveraging a formal network of collaborators both nationally and internationally.
All aquatic facility designers, owners and operators are strongly recommended to access and have an understanding of the GSPO in order to meet their obligations under the respective state and/or territory health and safety legislation.
All About Aquatics (Int) Ltd Pty has access to the GSPO in its operation of pools and meet their obligations for the management of Quilpie Shire Council facilities.”
Royal Life Saving is targeting high-risk areas for toddler drowning deaths such as public pools.
Key risk factors include:
With lack of direct supervision by a parent or carer believed to be a contributing factor in 70% of all drowning deaths at public pools, the Keep Watch at Public Pools program aims to eliminate all drowning deaths and reduce the number of near drowning incidents at these facilities.
What is active supervision at Public Pools?
Active supervision at public pools consists of four key elements:
Be Prepared: Ensure you have everything you need before getting into the water, such as towels and dry clothes.
Be Close: Always be within arms’ reach of your child.
All of Your Attention: Focus all of your attention on your child and get into the pool and talk and play with them.
All of the Time: You should never leave your child alone in the water, nor should they be left in the care of an older child or with the assumption that your responsibility diminishes due to the presence of lifeguards.
The Keep Watch program is proudly supported by the Australian Government.
Council advises that rate notices for the period 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023 were issued to ratepayers on 30 August 2023.
Rates are due 5.00pm Friday 29 September 2023
To ensure you don’t miss the discount, please consider BPay and EFT payment clearance timeframes. Rates notices were posted to ratepayers at their last known address. It is the responsibility of the property owner to advise Council of any change of address. Ratepayers who do not receive a rate notice are encouraged to contact Council to receive a copy.
Please note that rates notices can now be emailed. If you would like to receive your rates notice via email you can register for e-Rates at https://quilpie.qld.gov.au/register-for-erates/
If you are experiencing financial difficulty and cannot pay the rates in full by the due date, you can apply to Council to enter into a payment arrangement to pay rates in smaller, regular payments.
Click here to read the Public Notice.
Agforce are stopping in Eromanga on the 13th of September 2023, giving community members the opportunity to put forward their views, issues and feedback to CEO Michael Guerin, South West Regional Council Director Louise Martin, and the General Manager of AgCarE and Industry Engagement Dr Greg Leach.
RSVP by the 9th of September at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/boss-to-birdsville-tickets-705693206377?aff=oddtdtcreator
Please be advised that gates to Bulloo Park will be locked temporarily to keep kangaroos out of the facility.
If you require access to the facility please call the Council office:
Phone: 07 4656 0500
After hours: 0427 861 133
Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please click here to read the Public Notice.
Do you need a Dental Appointment? South West Oral Health Service will be in Quilpie Monday 11 to Thursday 14 September 2023 for those with a Health Care Card, Pension Concession Card, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Queensland Seniors Card or Veterans Affairs Card. Call 07 4621 2280 to book now!
The Unconfirmed Minutes for the Ordinary Meeting of Council to be held on Tuesday the 15th of August is now available.
Please click here to read the Unconfirmed Minutes.
The Late Agenda for the Ordinary Meeting of Council to be held on Tuesday the 15th of August is now available.
Please click here to read the Late Agenda.
Notice is hereby given that the undermentioned roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic between 5.00pm and 12.00am on Tuesday 29th August 2023 for the Kangaranga-Do Street Party.
Date and times of the closure to traffic are as follows:
Date of closure: Tuesday 29th August 2023
Time of closure: 5.00pm to 12.00am
Name of road: Diamantina Developmental Road
(Brolga Street) from Gyrica Street to Chipu Street.
Closed to all traffic on Brolga Street from Chulungra to
Dukamurra Street.
Alternative route: Gyrica Street onto Boonkai Street onto
Dukamurra or Chipu Street.
Detour signage will be erected during the above
mentioned times.
For further information please contact Council’s
Customer Service Centre on (07) 4656 0500
