Staggering number of Hunter pools fail compliance safety inspections, more than 70 per cent in Lake Macquarie

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February 16 2019 - 7:30am
MAKING THE GRADE: Lake Macquarie City Council compliance officer Sandra Harman inspects a pool gate.
MAKING THE GRADE: Lake Macquarie City Council compliance officer Sandra Harman inspects a pool gate.

A staggering amount of backyard pools in the Hunter are failing compliance inspections, forcing one council to issue a warning about the risk of drownings.  

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Max McKinney

Journalist at Newcastle Herald

Max McKinney is a sports reporter with the Newcastle Herald. He previously worked in news, covering mainly local government and transport. Max mostly reports on the Newcastle Knights, but also covers a mix of local sport.

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