The Wellington Aquatic Leisure Centre will be open until 6.30pm each night when the swimming season starts at the end of the year.
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The Wellington pool is currently undergoing an $8.25 million redevelopment.
It is expected to open on November 12 and will remain open until March 22, 2020.
During all months but January, the pool will be open from 6am until 6.30pm on weekdays, 8am until 6.30pm on Saturdays and 10am until 6.30pm on Sundays.
In January, the pool will be open until 7.30pm.
The Dubbo Aquatic Leisure Centre will be open for longer hours, including an hour later in January.
Councillor David Grant said he was confused about why entry for every pool in the area was the same price, but a better service was being offered to the Dubbo people, compared to Geurie and Wellington.
I would certainly urge people in Wellington who want equal access to the pool...to make their opinions known...
- Councillor Stephen Lawrence
Dubbo Regional Council CEO Michael McMahon said the opening hours for this swim season were kept the same as last year because council wanted to get some understanding about the times people were using the pool.
A new entry system will be able to record that data in Geurie, Dubbo and Wellington.
"In the event that there is a change in demand, quickly we can make an amendment to those times, alter those hours to better reflect the users needs in those centres for that period of time," Mr McMahon said.
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He said currently, the staff were of the opinion that the "existing hours were sufficient to meet the needs of those three centres".
Councillor Stephen Lawrence said the different opening times between Dubbo and Wellington were "significant".
"I would certainly urge people in Wellington who want equal access to the pool to have the same opening hours that Dubbo has to make their opinions known to the staff and to councillors and to council and it might change in the future," Cr Lawrence said.