New Bundaberg Regional Aquatic Centre
The Bundaberg Regional Aquatic facility aims to deliver a year-round, modern facility for fitness, education, therapy and recreation users.
The Bundaberg Regional Aquatic Facility will be co-located with the Bundaberg Multiplex, which includes a large modern conference centre and the Bundaberg PCYC. This will leverage previous investments and create a defined, branded high performance-based precinct.
A new, FINA standard, covered, 50m, heated competition pool will support regional and state level events and training camps. Additional indoor heated pools and multi-purpose rooms will be available for fitness, teaching and therapy programs, creating a facility able to offer a range of comprehensive health and fitness services.
Council has elected to deliver the project in a single stage over approximately 3 financial years.
The scope includes:
• A covered FINA standard, 10 lane, 50m heated swimming pool including equitable access
• Indoor 8 lane 25m heated swimming pool, including equitable access
• Indoor heated program pool for learn to swim and health programs, which also includes equitable access
• Equitable access features, including lifts/hoists, ramps and adult accessible change rooms
• Entrance station and staff administration area
• Classrooms and space to support coaching, active sports recovery, allied health training and service delivery
• Indoor multipurpose activity areas to support out of pool training and general fitness and health programs
• Additional amenities, administration space and sports club areas
• Grandstand seating to support state and regional competitions.
• Covered space for marshalling, timing and judge’s area
• A café, open space and small dry playground
• Grassed spectator area
• Toilets and amenities
• Plant and pool infrastructure
• Carparking, driveways and general landscaping
See how the Aquatic Centre will look
The latest designs are available here.
How Can I Get Involved?
There are several ways to get involved to shape the future of the Regional Aquatic Centre and we'd love to hear from you.
- If you're a local sub-contractor, find out how you can be involved here.
- Keep up to date via our project news feed
Update - July 2023
Council statement
FROM BUNDABERG REGIONAL COUNCIL CEO STEVE JOHNSTON:
Bundaberg Regional Council would like to address mistruths circulating within the media and on social media regarding the build of the Bundaberg Aquatic Centre.
The site at the Old Showgrounds was selected with the full background knowledge that it had previously been used for waste disposal.
This was taken into account with the Aquatic Centre's design and construction methods chosen.
The project remains on time and on budget. In fact, elements of the construction are well ahead of the original schedule.
Council and Woollam Constructions are working collaboratively to deliver a high-quality project.
Council has been fully transparent in terms of the project and residents are encouraged to utilise the project page on ourbundabergregion.com.au as a single source of truth.
FROM WOOLLAM CONSTRUCTIONS REGIONAL MANAGER MITCH PERRY:
The constraints around building on a landfill site were well known and documented throughout the design and tender process. The structure of the project is found on over 800 concrete piles to mitigate the effects of variable landfill.
The project has been and continues to be delivered methodically, safely and on program. At no point throughout the project have works been performed out of sequence, without necessary remediation works occurring, nor have they stopped due to unsuitable foundations or uncompacted landfill.
The design and tender process was carefully managed by the Bundaberg Regional Council project team and the level of documentation provided has positively supported the project and facilitated our progress to date.
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