'There's so many kids that can't swim': Staff issues close Warrnambool, Terang, Mortlake, Timboon pools

Katrina Lovell
Updated January 11 2022 - 5:05pm, first published 4:15pm
Staff shortage: Terang Pool's Kara Gee has been a lifeguard for two years and is in high demand since the pandemic. Picture: Chris Doheny
Staff shortage: Terang Pool's Kara Gee has been a lifeguard for two years and is in high demand since the pandemic. Picture: Chris Doheny

After two years of cancelled swimming lessons, the region's pools are struggling to keep the doors open this summer as a shortage of lifeguards and COVID staff isolations hit hard.

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Katrina Lovell

Katrina Lovell

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Katrina Lovell is a senior journalist at The Standard who covers council news and human interest stories.

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