PHOTO: LAURA SMITHThe Invercargill City Council lost more than $11,000 in the first 15 weeks of its new $3.2million hydroslides. A report from chief executive Clare Hadley said Splash Palace had $70,554 of revenue and spent $81,795, on staff wages, electricity, purchase of chemicals and loan repayments, during the first 15 weeks of new slides’ operation. She explained in the document the facility noticed an increase in admissions over the 15 weeks, with 1288 users on average per week. "If no discounts had been applied at all, then the hydroslides would have taken a revenue of $136,829.00 in the 15 weeks. "When the operation of the hydroslides becomes more stable and consistent, management would expect to see better overall recovery on the hydroslides use."

Source: Otago Daily Times September 05, 2021 16:07 UTC