The City of Kwinana has been awarded over $17 million in Federal Government funding towards significant upgrades.
The Thriving Suburbs Grant will see $15 million spent on improving the Kwinana Recquatic Centre, increasing its pool capacity and redeveloping health, fitness and wellness facilities.
"The Thriving Suburbs grant will enable the redevelopment of the already, multi-award-winning but aging Kwinana Recquatic Centre, into a more modern, versatile, accessible, and community-focused facility that will serve the needs of our rapidly growing community into the future," Mayor Peter Feasey said.
"$21.9 million was budgeted in the City’s Long Term Financial Plan from 2028 to commence the redevelopment, now with the grant funding the City can fast track this project with a total budget of $36.9million.
“The design is proposed to include an expanded pool area including learn-to-swim, hydrotherapy, family leisure pool with water play feature and a toddler and family area. As well as expanded and modernised health, fitness, and wellness facilities, a state-of-the-art gym, group fitness studio, wellness facilities, health programs and new change areas."
Just over $2 million will also go towards the redevelopment of the Kwinana City Centre.
The project will improve key connections with new surface treatments, installing public art to link spaces and improve wayfinding.
Public spaces in the City Centre will be improved with additional landscaping, seating and strategic lighting.
The planning and design phases for both projects will begin early next year.
“This grant is the most significant investment in infrastructure in the City of Kwinana to date and we could not be more appreciative of the opportunity, nor understate the positive impact that this will have on the lives of the Kwinana community,” Mayor Feasey said.
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