Townsville’s Strand aquatic playspace undergoes significant maintenance

Townsville’s seafront Strand waterpark and aquatic playspace is undergoing significant maintenance as part of a month-long shutdown that will see the waterpark’s popular bucket, alongside other moving parts, receive a mechanical overhaul, as part of the project’s total cost of around $100,000.

Townsville City Council Mayor Troy Thompson said the waterpark had been undergoing a refurbishment, including a fresh coat of paint, mechanical overhaul and recertification and advised “the waterpark sees more than 150,000 visitors annually, so as you can imagine there were parts of the park that were in need of a bit of love.

“Considering how well-utilised the waterpark is, it was important that we timed the project correctly, which is why we waited till the cooler winter months when usage typically drops just after school holidays.

“We have been able to save significantly by using our in-house teams like our fitters to overhaul the water cannons, which would be around $15,000 each to replace.

“The park is getting a new splash of colour by local business The Brilliant Group who are bringing the original colours back to life with new 2-pack paint.”

The Brilliant Group’s Project Manager Manford Reed said it was terrific to work alongside Council on the popular Townsville waterpark.

Reed added “the crew has been hard at work to bring the waterpark back to life, it is such an iconic Townsville feature that holds so many good memories throughout the community, so it’s great to see Council investing in its refurbishment.

“As a proud, locally-owned Indigenous business we’re really pleased to be working on the waterpark’s refurbishment.

“There’s not too many workplaces that provide a better view, especially at this time of year.”

Mayor Thompson said the Strand was a popular community asset that required significant ongoing maintenance adding “It costs more than $6 million to maintain the Strand annually, so this $100,000 project provides exceptional value to ratepayers.”

The waterpark is set to reopen on 10th August 2024.