Kilsyth Centenary Pool - Closed

When it was built, Kilsyth Centenary Pool was at the height of aquatics facilities, however it no longer meets today’s expectations or accessibility requirements. 

The cost to renovate to meet today’s standards is prohibitive and Council needs to make the right decision on where to invest in aquatics facilities for the municipality as a whole. 

• The pool does not have different depths throughout  
• The pool does not have a variety of temperatures for warm water swimming
• Failure in the sand filters 
• Underground water pipes leaking 
• Significant leak to pool shell and associated pool balance tanks in 50m pool 
• The layers of the pool lining are separating and coming apart in the spa and learn to swim pool causing leaks
• Failure to dome fixtures
• Dome membrane showing signs of significant deterioration
• The filter and boiler for the outdoor pools have reached the end of their mechanical life.   

The facility needed an estimated $6,000,000 for the pool to potentially reopen. However, given the age and condition of the facility, this investment would only provide a limited number of years of operation before additional investment would be needed.

The facility also did not meet the accessibility requirements for all users.

Since the closure in March 2023 significant effort has been made to accommodate the users impacted. 

The dome structure at Kilsyth pool has a significant environmental impact due to the permeability of the dome structure. 

It was the highest user of all Council utilities/aquatics facilities representing 42.3% of total emissions and costing $449,991 per year.  

In addition, the pool was leaking approximately 100,000L of water every week and the water needed to be replaced until the facility was closed.