Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre
37°54′57″S 145°03′37″E / 37.91587°S 145.060247°E
| Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre | |
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| Location | 200 East Boundary Road, East Bentleigh, 3165 |
| Opened | 7 May 2012 |
| Operated by | Glen Eira City Council |
| Owned by | Glen Eira City Council |
| Architect | Mantric |
| Former name(s) | East Bentleigh Swimming Pool |
| Cost | $44 million dollars [1] |
| Website | GESAC |
| Facilities | |
| 25 metre Indoor Pool, 50 metre Outdoor Pool, Two Water slides, Leisure Pool, Hot Water Pool, Spa, Sauna, Steam room, Gymnasium, 4 group exercise studios, 3 court indoor sports stadium, childcare centre, cafe, consulting suites.[2] | |
Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre (GESAC) is an aquatic centre that was developed by Hansen Yuncken and is owned by City of Glen Eira. It is a rival to Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre as it contains a 50-metre outdoor pool, 25 metre indoor pool, water slides, leisure pools, gymnasium and a stadium. It was constructed at a total cost of $44m dollars, with significant contributions from Federal and Victorian State Governments.
It is the first indoor pool in Glen Eira.
History[edit]
In 2009, construction was approved and the pool had started to develop. It was opened on Monday 7 May 2012 at 6:00am.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hansen Yuncken Projects". Hansen Yuncken. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Facilities". GESAC. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "GESAC Opened". GESAC. 7 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "History of GESAC". Glen Eira City Council. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.