A new pool could be on the cards for Point Cook.
Wyndham council has agreed to talk with the Victorian Schools Building Authority and Department of Education and Training about providing indoor sports and aquatic facilities at the planned Saltwater secondary school that can also be used by the community.
The project could be either fully funded by the state, or include a partnership with a private provider.
This is in response to a council budget submission from Point Cook Action Group member Christine Macpherson, who called on the council to build a pool and indoor recreation facilities in Point Cook.
“Current [council] facilities at AquaPulse are oversubscribed and, along with Eagle Stadium, are not practically accessible from our area by public transport,” her submission read.
“The council should urgently address the needs of our significant Point Cook population by building a local swimming pool/indoor recreation complex.”
Western Leisure Services chief executive Bruce Mackay said AquaPulse had about 910,000 visitors over the 2017-18 financial year. About 3350 children are enrolled in swimming lessons at the facility.
The council is currently compiling information about how Point Cook residents use AquaPulse as part of its Wyndham Aquatic Strategy.
When asked what conversations the council has had with the VSBA and DET about a shared indoor sports and aquatic facility at the planned Saltwater secondary school, acting city life director Georgie Hill said the council was in “constant contact with the Victorian School Building Authority to determine opportunities to establish shared community sports facilities throughout Wyndham”.
Meanwhile, a planned indoor recreation facility just off Hacketts Road, on the western boundary of the East Werribee Employment Precinct, could also serve the Point Cook community.
The development depends on the land being released to Wyndham council, and to date no funding has been allocated to this project.
