ALTHOUGH Dorset residents face some increase in their rates and waste management charges for the coming financial year, the cost of season tickets to Dorset Council swimming facilities at Scottsdale and Branxholm has been slashed.
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Branxholm's daily entry charge remains at 2013-14 levels with adults paying $3.50 and children, students and pensioners $2, but the cost of an adult season ticket has fallen from $130 to $65, a child's season ticket from $50 to $40 and a family ticket from $175 to $150.
Scottsdale's heated pool retains 2013-14 pricing for single tickets - adults $4.50 and children, students and pensioners $3.
Season tickets for adults have fallen from $250 to $150, children from $175 to $70 and families from $350 to $250.
General manager Tim Watson said it was all about getting more people to use the facilities.
"We actually heat the Scottsdale pool to a higher temperature than the Launceston Aquatic Centre's, about 28 degrees, and can get up to 30 degrees if it gets hot enough," he said.
The charges for use of the various halls in the municipality remain unchanged from 2013-14 at $10 an hour or $60 a day.
The cost of Branxholm's powered caravan park sites remains unchanged at $20 a night, but Bridport sites have risen between $2 and $3 each a night.
