Logan’s only Olympic-size 50-metre pool, at Logan North Aquatic Centre and built in the late 1980s, is set for a much-needed revamp to the tune of $9 million.
“The pool is more than 30 years old and recent audits have indicated that major maintenance is due, especially in the plant room and the equipment,” Logan Council’s City Lifestyle chief Laurie Koranski said.
“The increasing maintenance and operating costs for this pool means that it is a better decision to replace the pool and plant with modern equivalents.”
The pool gets 160,000 visitors a year and hosts about 35 swimming carnivals.
Now however, the pool’s walls are cracking and moving. The upgrade aims to extend the life of the pool for another 35 years and would be done during the winter next year, Cr Koranski said.
The pool is expected to be closed from March next year and will re-open for the summer of 2021/2022.
Works would include:
- Potential for two additional lanes, increasing pool capacity for leisure, squad training, school carnivals and regional competition.
- Improved water quality controls.
- New energy efficient pumps and filtration will lower power costs.
- Reduced water consumption costs.
- Removal of obsolete pipework will reduce the risk of future issues
- Reduced pool closures for maintenance and repairs.
- For more information about Logan’s pools visit loganleisurecentres.com.au/
