Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre redevelopment
New facility opened Monday 29 October
The redevelopment of the new Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre is now complete.
The centre opened its doors to the community on Monday 29 October 2018.
The new centre features:
- 50 metre fitness pool
- 24/7 gym
- Water play splash pool
- Waterslides
- Group fitness
Visit Active Merri-bek's Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre to register your interest in joining the new facility and to find out more.
Take a look at the new pool
New Oak Park Pool
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Oak Park Pool
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Oak Park Pool
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Oak Park Pool slide
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Oak Park Pool
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Oak Park Pool
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Oak Park Pool
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Oak Park Pool
Project background
First opened in 1966, the Oak Park pool has seen generations of happy families and friends mingle and play under the summer sun, but the much-loved facility was long overdue for a full redevelopment.
The redevelopment includes:
- New 50 metre x 8 lane outdoor heated pool with entry ramp
- New outdoor heated learn to swim pool
- New outdoor heated children’s play pool with water play equipment and beach entry
- New water slides
- Wet and dry change facilities
- Accessible change rooms
- Reception and back of house facilities
- Kiosk and retail space
- New gymnasiums
- Multi-purpose and group fitness space
- Studio
- New sports pavilion
- Landscaped areas, and
- Parking and traffic flow improvements.
The Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre redevelopment is Merri-bek’s largest ever capital works project.
The $27.3m project was funded entirely by the community, with no assistance provided by the State or Federal Government.
Community consultation
The project involved a range of consultation with the community in the development of designs and plans.
Online survey - closed Monday 10 August 2015
Users, groups, members and guests of the existing facilities were invited to comment on how you use the current facilities and precinct and how their experience could be improved in the future through this project.
Community information session - Wednesday 9 September 2015
Council Officers held an informal community information session where residents and centre users were welcome to attend to view and or discuss this exciting project with Council Officers.
Community workshop - Monday 7 November 2016
Council Officers held a community workshop at the Oak Park Aquatic Centre on Monday 7 November 2016 to finalise the concepts and design of the waterslides.