Phone 4342 2070 Fax 4342 2071 Email us

2002 (c) Peninsula Community Access Newspaper Inc

 

Business plan for aquatic centre

 

Gosford Council has adopted a business plan for the Woy Woy Regional Aquatic Centre.

A presentation was made by the consultants to the building committee meeting held on August 15, to which all councillors were invited.

Cr Malcolm Brooks asked if it could be known what the cost would be, and it was resolved that a further report will come back to council on the implications of funding, both capital and operational.

It was also resolved that council continue to vigorously pursue additional grants from the State Government for the complex.

The council business paper stated that the most likely scenario was a "small" net annual loss, in line with the current recurrent budget cost for Woy Woy Pool of $100,000 a year.

Cr Tony Sansom asked that council officers find out all the details regarding the city's investment in the aquatic centre to "ensure everyone is aware what the impact is".

The key issues impacting on the facility that were identified included:

1 The catchment area for the centre being limited by the transportation barrier of Brisbane Water,

2 The site being away from Woy Woy CBD and having a limited street frontage, and

3 The population having a large proportion of older adults.

Jonathan Reichard, Council agenda CS.054, September 24