Council looks to bring forward Aquatic Centre redevelopment

Published on 22 April 2020

In light of the response to COVID-19, Goulburn Mulwaree Council is looking at options to bring forward the construction program for the Goulburn Aquatic Centre redevelopment while the centre is closed.

Councillors considered a report on Tuesday night, with FDC Contracting working on a revised construction program to bring forward the demolition works of the indoor pool hall.

Mayor Bob Kirk said it would be remiss of Council to not take advantage of the opportunity presented.

“Our original intention was to keep the indoor pool open throughout the 2020 winter, however the Aquatic Centre has now been closed for a month and we expect this to continue for some time due to COVID-19.

“If we can bring forward the demolition works while the centre is closed we can obviously minimise the impact on the community, and make some gains on the entire construction program. The demolition works can proceed under the current development consent for the project.”

Alongside this, the contractor is currently working on design amendments and preparing a development application modification, which is expected to be finalised by September.   

The second construction certificate would be aligned with the DA modification, and therefore will not be available until design amendments and the DA modification is finalised.

The revised construction program incorporating these changes will be reported to Council in the near future when available.