First Lap swimming vouchers are now available on the Service NSW website (www.service.nsw.gov.au) and can be used at approved First Lap providers, Muswellbrook Aquatic Centre and Denman Memorial Pool.

The First Lap voucher program aims to make water safety education more accessible for families by providing $100 vouchers for parents, guardians and carers of children aged 3-6 years who are not enrolled in school. The program has been expanded to include children starting kindergarten in 2022, who may have missed vital water safety education during their pre-school years due to COVID-19 restrictions

Swimming is an important part of life for many Australians. Whether enjoying a splash at the local pool, heading to the beach, or going for a dip in a river, it is important that all people, especially children, have skills and confidence in and around the water.

Water safety education is key to ensuring children learn vital safety and survival skills from an early age – a skill they will keep with them for life.  By making swimming and water safety education more accessible for families, the First Lap program will help keep children healthy, happy and safe in and around the water.

Learn to swim classes are currently held in the outdoor pools. Contact the Muswellbrook Aquatic Centre on 02 6549 3786 for more information or download an enrolment form at www.pools.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au/learn-to-swim-agreement-form.