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Council decision - LPAC stage 2 upgrades

12 May 2025

At its meeting on Tuesday 29 April 2025 Council considered a report including community feedback and resolved the following:

  1. That Council note the outcomes of the Engagement Report, including that the vast majority of respondents supported the stage 2 works to Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre, including three quarters of people who saw the plans in person.
  2. That Council investigate options to include a small playground in the grassed area between the pools and the Bay Run, including funding sources.
  3. That Council investigate options to include more shade over the concourse areas around the 50m and 25m pools, including funding sources.
  4. That Council staff include the results of these investigations in their monthly reports to Council.
  5. That Council adopt the revised conceptual designs in Attachment 2 of the Council report, for Stage 2 of the Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre.
  6. That Council endorse proceeding with detailed design development, planning approval and delivery stages for the Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre Upgrade Stage 2.
  7. That Council note that the required funding detailed in the funding implications of this report for the Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre Upgrade is included in the draft 2025/26 operational plan and budget.

Read the meeting minute - search the minutes for item 3 - Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre Stage 2 Upgrade