Council has awarded ADCO Constructions Pty Ltd the contract ($62 million) to deliver the project with a revised total project cost of $75 million.

The new year-round aquatic and leisure facility will be one of the most environmentally friendly and sustainable centres in the world. It will be designed and constructed to a Six Star Green Star rating with climate resilience, low energy operations and maximum water efficiency, and will include:

• indoor and outdoor pools;
• an outdoor diving pool;
• learn-to-swim programs, a therapeutic warmwater pool and numerous allied health services;
• a café, barbecue, and shaded seating areas;
• allied health treatment rooms;
• program rooms for classes such as yoga and Pilates; and
• retention of design references to the past such as the post-war style signage, the red brick and retaining the eastern hill.

We have been successful in securing $15 million of funding through the Australian Government as part of our advocacy efforts and we will continue to advocate to the Victorian Government as the project continues. 

Glen Eira Mayor Cr Jim Magee said we have been committed to delivering this much-needed facility to the Glen Eira community since 2019.

“We are excited to finally be moving ahead with this intergenerational project but there will be continued challenges that we face in relation to the increased cost of materials and labour that we will need to balance with all projects moving forward.”

To read more about the project, view the concept designs for the centre and to keep up-to-date with timelines and major milestones, please visit the Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool redevelopment webpage.

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