Goulburn Aquatic and Leisure Centre opens today

The $29.8 million redeveloped Goulburn Aquatic and Leisure Centre opens today with a free entry open afternoon from 2pm until 7:45pm to allow the community the opportunity to try the new facility.

Construction of the redevelopment of the facility began in July 2020, after receiving planning approval a year earlier. Included in the project are an eight lane, 25 metre indoor pool, program pool, water play area, hydrotherapy pool, gym, change rooms and a café which opens out onto Victoria Park.

The $29 million facility has been joint funded by the Goulburn Mulwaree Council and the NSW Government who provided a $10 million grant for the project.

Once open the Aquatic Centre will offer a new facility for young children to learn to swim, for residents to recover from sport or injury in the hydrotherapy pool, or for community to swim laps or use the gym to keep fit and healthy.

Local State Member for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman acknowledged the culmination of many years of work which has led to the redevelopment of the Aquatic Centre.

“From the contributions of the original Aquatic Centre Working Party in 2016, to the NSW Government’s $10 million election commitment in 2019 and Council’s perseverance in continuing the pool’s operations throughout the demolition and construction process to date – this has been an enormous project.

“The new Aquatic Centre will not only be an asset to sport and recreation for the entire Goulburn region, it will be the crown jewel for Victoria Park alongside the Adventure Playground, Skate Park and Seiffert Oval developments,” Tuckerman said.