Flagship Fitness First club to close after 20 years

The Fitness First Platinum Gym in the Westfield Shopping Centre at Sydney’s Bondi Junction is to close after the group failed to secure a lease for the facility.

The club, Fitness First’s first Platinum facility, first opened in September 2004.

In an email to members this week, management advised that the club, Fitness First’s first Platinum facility when it opened in September 2004, would close later this year.

The communication advised “unfortunately, after 20 years of dedicated service to the community, it's with deep sadness that we write to inform you of the impending closure of our Fitness First Platinum Gym, at Westfield Bondi Junction later this year.

"We were hopeful of securing a new location within the centre to build a new premium fitness facility, however, we were disappointed to learn late last week that we were unsuccessful in our tender bid."

As reported by Yahoo Finance, a timeline for the closure has not been established, with Fitness First still in negotiations with Westfield.

Members will be contacted once the dates are confirmed. Until then, the facility remains operational.

Image: Panoramic views of Sydney from Fitness First Platinum Bondi Junction.