Balaklava Swimming Pool electrical incident
BELGRAVIA Leisure, Council’s contractor, exercised caution when there was a report of a possible low voltage electrical current in and around the Balaklava Swimming Pool on Friday, during the Balaklava High School Swimming Carnival.
Attributable to Wakefield Regional Council Mayor Rodney Reid
The High School was notified immediately with the pool evacuated and the swimming carnival cancelled.
Council staff attended the site to liaise with Belgravia and SA Power Networks to find the source of the incident. SafeWork SA has been notified.
SA Power Networks were at the swimming pool over the weekend monitoring power in and around the pool and swimming pool grounds.
The pool will remain closed until Council, SA Power Networks, SafeWork SA and Belgravia Leisure address any issues to ensure the pool can safely reopen.
Owen and Hamley Bridge swimming pools are both still open and able to cater to the Balaklava community while the pool is closed.
Safety at our pools is paramount, ensuring the patrons safety always comes first.
Closing the pool was necessary to address any potential danger and we trust Belgravia’s lifeguards made the right call – especially with how many patrons were at the pool for the swimming carnival.
It’s a shame the students couldn’t finish their carnival, but safety always come first.
Belgravia and Council will keep the community informed as to when the pool will reopen, currently there is no set date for reopening.