Aquatic Strategy

Engagement summary now available.

The feedback from over 2,000 surveys and more can be found here. It will be one of the factors considered in the future of Aquatics at Yarra Ranges.

Engagement summary (word) Engagement summary (PDF)

We are currently reviewing the activities, programs, services and facilities of all our pools, leisure centres and water play parks, to help us plan for the future.

Together with previous studies, recent usage data and industry trends, we are looking to create a deeper understanding of how our community uses these facilities. The input collected from community members will be one of the considersations used to inform the Draft Yarra Ranges Aquatic Strategy .

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What do we mean when we say Aquatic facilities?

Aquatic facilities include swimming pools, leisure centres (with gym and program areas), and water play parks. The following lists the aquatic facilities owned and maintained by Yarra Ranges Council, exceptions are listed below. Most pools are currently managed by Belgravia Leisure, with the exception of Olinda.

Council's aquatic facilities include:

Pool & Leisure Centres

Monbulk Aquatic Centre - all year
Yarra Centre (Yarra Junction) - all year

Pools only

Belgrave Outdoor Pool - summer only
Healesville Outdoor Pool - summer only
Jack Hort Memorial Community Pool (Healesville) -all year (owned by the Department of Education and Training)
Kilsyth Centenary Pool - all year
Lilydale Outdoor Pool - summer only
Olinda Outdoor Pool - summer only - managed by a community Committee of Management

Water Play Parks

Lillydale Lake Water Play - summer only
Seville Water Play Park - summer only
Warburton Water World - summer only

Complete the online survey

The community survey has closed
Come and talk to us

The team will be out and about across Yarra Ranges while the survey is out. Follow this page for updates.

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You will need to sign up to Shaping Yarra Ranges, but then we can keep you in the loop with updates and opportunities to be involved in this project.
Join a focus group

We want to learn more about how young people, people with a disability, unpaid carers, and other diverse community members use, or would like to use aquatic facilities, in a series of focus groups.

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Frequently asked questions

Why do we need an Aquatic Strategy?

Yarra Ranges Council owns and maintains a large number of aquatic facilities across the whole municipality. We need to make sure we are meeting the needs of the community now and in the future.

This strategy will help guide decisions that need to be made by Council about aquatic facilities in the future which is why your input is important.

What's the point of the survey?

In planning for an important strategy like this one, Council needs to balance a number of things. Decisions made by Council must consider:

Social impact - how people use pools, leisure facilities and water play parks, and how these facilities add to the health and wellbeing of the community

Environmental impact - the way these facilities use water, power, gas and other resources

Financial impact - the cost to maintain these assets, now and into the future

Council is collecting information on all of these areas and your input will make up part of the 'Social impact' evidence as defined above.

Have any decisions been made about pools?

The simple answer is no.

The more complicated answer is that with our large number of aquatic facilities, of varied ages, conditions, and usage, some serious decisions do need to be made by Council. So we need to make sure that the social, environmental and financial impacts of maintaining these facilities are balanced with the needs of the community.

However, until all of the data and feedback is collected no decisions about the future of any aquatic facilities have been made - so get involved.

What is happening next?

Timeline item 1 - complete

Research and analysis
Timeline item 2 - complete

Community survey open

Collect data and evidence from the community about how they use aquatic facilities.
February - April
Timeline item 3 - complete

Focus groups and Advisory Committees

Hearing from specific user groups e.g young people, people with a disability and more to capture diverse needs.
February - April
Timeline item 4 - incomplete

Draft strategy developed

April - June
Timeline item 5 - incomplete

Draft strategy out for community feedback

The draft recommendations for the future of aquatic facilities in Yarra Ranges will be open for public feedback.
June - August
Timeline item 6 - incomplete

Council consideration of Aquatic Strategy

Contact Us

If you have any questions or want to learn more about this project, contact us below:

Name	Cathrine Bennett - Coordinator Recreation
Phone	1300 368 333
Email	mail@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
In writing	PO Box 105, Lilydale Vic 3140

Aquatic Strategy

Engagement summary now available.

News updates

What do we mean when we say Aquatic facilities?

Complete the online survey

Come and talk to us

Follow this page for updates

Join a focus group

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