Historical information

As early as 1947 there was a request to have a swimming pool in the White Hills Botanic Gardens, and while the proposal was rejected by Council for many years, continued lobbying from the local community eventually saw it approved. The land had originally been reserved for botanic garden purposes only and it was required to be re-reserved for botanic and recreation purposes, to allow a different use.
The gardens, in which the pool is situated, is one of the earliest botanic gardens in regional Victoria.

Physical description

Thelma Randles Collection. Newspaper clipping, likely from the 'Bendigo Advertiser' newspaper, with curator of the Botanical Gardens, Mr J. Wallace, indicating where the proposed White Hills pool will be situated. Undated. Thelma Randles was a member of the Pool Committee for many years.