Cleveland Aquatic Centre Update

The Cleveland Aquatic Centre will be open for reduced hours on Saturday 3 July from 6 am to 12 noon. The Centre will then be closed for the remainder of Saturday for scheduled maintenance and solar system commissioning.

The Centre, including the 25-metre pool, will re-open again on Sunday 4 July.

The 25-metre pool will remain unheated following the recent failure of the pool's heater. Belgravia will use pool blankets to retain heat in the pool pending the delivery and installation of a new pool heater.

The 25-metre pool is closed until further notice for repairs to the heater and other maintenance.

The kiosk, gym, 50-metre pool and Learn-to-Swim pool remain open.

Council has received advice that people are experiencing suspected static at Cleveland Aquatic Centre pool facilities.

Static is caused by the build-up of electric charge on the surface of objects and can be influenced by environmental conditions, including wind and humidity. It can affect different people in different ways.

Multiple tests have been undertaken by qualified contractors who have assured Council the facility is safe.

Further investigations are underway to minimise this experience occurring.

Trial testing of the 50m pool concourse surface has been completed. Remediation is currently under consideration.

Contractors have commenced the installation of solar system and new shade structure over the filtration system, which also doubles as a solar panel platform.

Weather permitting, work is anticipated to be completed by 30 June.

Pool users will continue to have access to the pool.

Weather permitting, Council contractors will be trialling the application of non-slip treatment to small areas to the pool concourse during the week commencing 26 April.

Pool users will continue to have access to the pool.

Lap swimmers can start limbering up for their daily dive because our 50-metre pool will re-open to the public from 5 am this Monday (February 1st)!

The whole community will be making a splash, with the first day of operation featuring the very first school swimming carnival of the year.

This fantastic community facility is a fitting reward for the patience and support of pool users, council staff, contractors and the state government throughout the project.

We have checked and tested the pool systems, and now all that's left to do is enjoy the clean, crystal, clear water!

The official celebration is on the way, but for now, you can enjoy the fully refurbished Cleveland Aquatic Centre.

Remember always to stay COVID-safe and comply with Centre staff's directions.

Works on the 50m pool at Cleveland Aquatic Centre are continuing.

The pool has been filled and the final phase of testing the new filters and heater are underway.

In assessing the upgrades, contractors have identified a possible leak and are investigating.

Council will continue to keep the community informed.

The 50m Pool Filters have arrived onsite at Cleveland Aquatic Centre.

Contractors are on standby to commence installation post the 3 day lockdown.

Once the filters are installed, the 50m pool will be filled and the filters tested and commissioned prior to opening.

The good news is the vessel carrying our filters arrived over the holidays and offloaded our long-awaited cargo.

The filters are now awaiting final customs clearance.

As soon as this happens, the details for onsite delivery, installation and commissioning work can be worked out and will be advised.

The filter system for the Cleveland Aquatic Centre’s 50-metre pool is on the last leg of its journey to Brisbane.

Redland City Councillor Peter Mitchell (Division 2) said it had been a long and frustrating wait for both Council and residents, and it was now anticipated the pool would reopen by the end of January 2021.

“We had hoped for the 50-metre pool to reopen by the end of this year following the partial re-opening of the rest of the refurbished aquatic centre in October,” he said.

“However there have been delays in transporting the filter from overseas due to the combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, industrial action, rough weather and capacity issues in ports.

“Our latest advice is that the vessel carrying the filter is due to arrive in Brisbane on 27 December and the filter is expected to be cleared by Australian customs on 4 January 2021.

“A team of contractors remains on stand-by and committed to installing the new filter system as soon as it arrives on-site.

“We anticipate and hope that the filter will be installed and the pool operational by the end of January 2021 but that is of course contingent on the arrival of the filter and its clearance through customs.”

Cr Mitchell said residents had been very patient while Council and centre operator Belgravia Leisure had overseen the revitalisation and maintenance upgrade at the aquatic centre.

“Even before COVID restrictions forced the closure of the centre in March, work had commenced to repair a suspected leak in the 50-metre pool.

“The filter system is a critical piece of equipment and was procured from overseas only after no submission was received for supply of a suitable local Australian-manufactured product.

“While it is disappointing we weren’t able to reopen the 50-metre pool for the summer school holidays, it will be heated so I am sure it will prove a popular attraction during the rest of the year.

“Since October, work has continued on final landscaping, tiling and concourse painting and, once this crucial final element is complete, the community will have access to a quality and enjoyable aquatic centre for many years to come.”

The Cleveland Aquatic Centre had a partial re-opening on 14 October 2020 following plumbing and electrical works, replacement of the 25-metre pool filter mediums, refurbishment of the children’s play pool and centre kiosk, and centre-wide painting, decking, tiling and landscaping.

Council acknowledges the State Government’s COVID Works for Queensland funding contribution of $830,000 towards this project.