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Deni beats the heat at pool party

Jan 30, 2026

Mateo Sztejman took a break from swimming for a pizza dinner.

With Sunday’s temperatures climbing to a stifling top of 45.2℃ on Sunday - just .2℃ less than this month’s highest temperature so far - the Deniliquin Community Pool was sure to be a destination.

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And Edward River Council made it even more so, with its first ever Australia Day weekend pool party.

Getting underway at 6pm, local and visiting families were invited to the swim centre where entry was free and a pizza dinner was provided.

When attendees were not in the pool keeping cool and playing games, they sought out the shade in small picnic groups to feast on the pizzas made on site as they waited.

Once the run went down - providing a bit more relief - the movie screen lit up.

On show was the Dreamworks animated family favourite, Home.

The pool party was offered to complement Edward River Council’s traditional Australia Day activities, which included a meet and greet soiree with Australia Day Awards nominees (see page 10) and the official Australia Day breakfast and ceremony event at the Town Hall on Monday.