Green Square's growing population to receive Sydney's largest aquatic centre in 20 years

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Jan 29, 2018

Green Square's growing population to receive Sydney's largest aquatic centre in 20 years

Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre will cater for the rapidly expanding Green Square community.

Image: supplied by City of Sydney.

The City of Sydney will begin building a new aquatic centre in Green Square in 2018, and expects it to be complete and ready for swimmers in 2020.

The centre is expected to be the largest built in Sydney in 20 years.

CPB Contractors will build the Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre on Joynton Avenue, Zetland.

A 50-metre heated outdoor pool will be set within a larger, irregular shaped pool inspired by Sydney's famous ocean pools.

The complex will include a 25-metre indoor pool for swimming lessons, an indoor heated hydrotherapy pool, a crèche with indoor play areas, a health and fitness centre, a multipurpose synthetic sports field, change rooms, public toilets and storage facilities.

The centre will also include a new public artwork by Aboriginal artist, Jonathan Jones.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the new pool was an important addition for Green Square, an area that will soon be home to more than 61,000 people.

“Green Square is one of the fastest growing precincts in Australia, and we’re doing everything we can to make sure it is a wonderful urban neighbourhood with the services and facilities its residents and workers need,” the Lord Mayor said.

The aquatic centre has been designed by Andrew Burges Architects, whose ‘beach pool’ concept was chosen from more than 140 other entries in a design competition run by the City of Sydney council.

Construction will be phased over two stages, as the council does not own all the land the complex is planned to cover. The sports field, playground, and further landscaping will be developed as the land becomes available.

The City is spending $540 million over the next 10 years on extensive infrastructure and streetscaping works throughout Green Square, and community facilities will include a library and plaza, creative centre, childcare centre, and 15 parks and open spaces.

When fully developed, Green Square will house almost 61,000 people in 30,500 new homes, and provide around 21,000 permanent jobs.