Kew Recreation Centre redevelopment

We’re redeveloping the Kew Recreation Centre to transform it into a modern facility for people of all ages and abilities. The new facility will cater to a wide range of our community’s health and wellbeing needs.

Project and construction information

Below is a high-level overview of ADCO’s construction timeline. It is subject to change. Subscribe to our mailing list to receive more regular updates about activity progressing at the site.

Safety 

Our priority is building a safe facility for our community. 

There are several layers of quality assurance measures which are being used on the project, including:

• Engaging an independent superintendent to oversee the project contract administration
• Having multiple parties review and approve design changes
• Conducting audits of welding and steel fabrication processes
• Engaging and independent structural engineer to check and certify all steel designs.

Additionally, a quality assurance program has been introduced for all structural steelwork, with the steelwork fabricator externally certified by Steelwork Compliance Australia. Rigorous testing at every step is planned to ensure all steel components meet Australian Standards, as well as detailed reporting and independent approval on all stages of the steel fabrication and erection processes.

Steel materials are being sourced from Australian suppliers where possible, and the steel frame is fabricated in a Melbourne workshop before being delivered to the site in stages. 

What we’re delivering

Community consultation

We worked closely with our community across 3 stages of consultation to ensure the new facility meets your needs. Your feedback helped us design a modern, fun and engaging facility which caters to a wide range of our community’s health and wellbeing needs.

Some key topics and themes arose during consultation.

• You told us you wanted more water spaces for different activities, such as warm water exercise and rehabilitation, swimming lessons and children’s play in addition to lap swimming.
  • We prioritised adding in these programmable spaces and a 25m lap pool over a single 50m lap pool.
  • We have created a fun and colourful aqua play area with a large slide and a wide array of splash pad features to entertain children of all ages, because we heard how important this area was to you.
• You told us how much you love the sauna, so in addition to a bigger and better one in the new centre we have added a sauna facility to the Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre too.
• You told us how valuable a childcare facility is, so this service remains along with a new outdoor play area to support families’ health and wellbeing needs.
• We've increased parking capacity by adding improved and accessible underground car parking, along with additional bicycle parking.

Where to go while the centre is under construction

Kew Recreation Centre members have reciprocal rights to use our other Boroondara Leisure and Aquatic Facilities, including: 

• Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre
• Boroondara Sports Complex
• Ashburton Pool and Recreation Centre.

For more information, visit YMCA’s Kew Recreation Centre redevelopment page. 

Steel roof structure collapse information

Below is a timeline which summarises key events relating to the collapse of the steel roof structure at the Kew Recreation Centre site.

More information

For information, contact our team on (03) 9278 4444 or email [email protected]

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