We're proposing to build a public warm water pool for exercise, treatment, swim lessons and general use, complemented by a private wellness centre at Brighton Golf Course.
To understand if either of these proposals should proceed, we asked our community if they would use either facility, preferred services and facilities, what they saw as the benefits and challenges and their overall level of support.
This feedback is essential to help Council decide whether to progress with the proposal(s), and then inform the design, management and use of any future facility.
Summary of Phase 1 community engagement
Who took part?
Strong participation from key stakeholders
What you told us about the warm water pool
What we asked
We wanted to understand if community members were likely to use a public warm water pool at Brighton Golf Course, which programs and services were of interest, what they saw as the benefits and challenges of the proposal and their overall level of support.
What we heard
What you saw as the ...
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Benefits
- This is a great initiative and will provide lots of benefits (35%)
- The location is convenient (19%)
- Enhances community health and wellbeing (14%)
- Supports positive ageing for seniors and an ageing population (13%)
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Challenges
- Need for sufficient on-site car parking (21%)
- Local traffic congestion (12%)
- User affordability (10%)
- Time allocations that satisfy the demands of various users (10%).
What you told us about the wellness centre
What we asked
We wanted to understand if community members were likely to use a private wellness centre at Brighton Golf Course, which services/facilities were of interest, what they saw as the benefits and challenges of the proposal and their overall level of support.
What we heard
What you saw as the ...
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Benefits
- Enhances community health and wellbeing (18%)
- Provides much needed community facilities and better community facilities (12%)
- Proposal looks well covered, great facility and services (12%)
- Many overall benefits associated with a wellness centre (10%)
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Challenges
- Need for sufficient on-site car parking (16%)
- User affordability (14%)
- Do not support this proposal (14%)
- Comments relating to the LMS-Council collaboration (12%)
Next steps for the project
What we’re doing
Work is underway on the following reports, which would be required to progress the project to Stage 2 – design development:
- Cultural Heritage Plan
- Environmental impact report
- Biodiversity impact report
- Traffic engineering report
- Arborist construction impact report
- Release of select tender for project architect
- Continued negotiations with LMS concerning lease, management model and hours of usage priorities.
Next steps
Council will consider community feedback on the public warm water pool and private wellness centre proposals at its meeting on 28 June 2022.
If the proposal(s) continue to be supported by Council, work will commence on the concept designs, management model and hours of use of the public warm water pool.
Following this, a second phase of community engagement would be expected to commence in October 2022. This would focus on the design of the warm water pool and how it will be managed and operated.
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