We're excited to announce plans to redevelop the much-loved Lavington Swim Centre with modern aquatic facilities to better serve our community's needs.
Lavington Swim Centre is at the end of its useful life and a replacement of the facility is required to ensure the ongoing operation of the facility. The replacement of this facility is in line with AlburyCity's Aquatics Strategy and was endorsed by a Council resolution from the 23 October 2023 Council meeting.
The Lavington Swim Centre replacement will deliver increased active participation opportunities with a gender-equal and accessible design including family friendly features, enhanced spectator capacity and multipurpose community meeting. Some specific outcomes of the project include:
The following table defines the key milestones that will form the project baseline.
Key Milestones | Delivery |
Phase 1 – Stakeholder Engagement, Initial investigations | Nov 2024 |
Phase 2 - Concept designs, extensive consultation | 2025 |
Phase 3 - Development Design detailed plans | 2025 |
Phase 4 – Contract Documentation 70% complete | 2025 |
Phase 5 – Contract Documentation 90% complete | 2025 |
Phase 6 – Contract Documentation issued at 100% for tender and construction | 2025-26 |
Phase 7 – Construction | 2027 |
Plans to redevelop the Lavington Swim Centre with modern aquatic facilities to better serve our community's needs have commenced with Phase 1 of the project underway. Extensive community consultation has been sought to engage pool users, and residents identified as primary stakeholders in the use, and subsequent future of the facility.
The Stakeholder Engagement Plan aims to:
The community engagement will take place over two phases of the project:
Phase 1 Concept Design
Phase 2 Detailed Design