Mrs Parton said the pool would now remain open until at least Easter this year. Earlier in the week she told The Gympie Times the pool's future had been clouded by financial concerns. News of the pool’s likely closure sparked a social media outcry from Rainbow residents. "It's a business," she said on Wednesday. "At the end of the day it costs a lot to make it run." News of the possible shutdown sparked an outcry on social media, including queries about whether the council could step in to help and calls for a protest outside the council's Mary St offices.